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Paru en 1913, cet ensemble de paraboles et de libres diversions trace, en traits vifs, les inquiétudes et l’orgueil de l’esprit humain. D’un ton tour à tour grave et malicieux, Pierre Mille se demande pourquoi la création semble s’être arrêtée à l’homme, scrute le regard du premier critique et compose des images morales qui éclairent nos travers sans pesanteur.

Im Moloch Paris treiben sich die seltsamsten Gestalten herum. Der prosaische Großmeister Victor Hugo nutzt diese Weltbühne, um Charaktere unterschiedlichster Couleur aufeinanderprallen zu lassen und entfesselt ein spektakuläres Realitätsbild der wahnwitzigen Gesellschaft. Sorgenlose und mutige Glücksjäger, ausgestoßene Einzelgänger, vom Teufel besessene Priester, die leidenschaftlich morden und in alchemistischer Besessenheit nach Goldformeln suchen, wunderschöne Frauen, Studenten u. a.

Автор мастерски смешивает реализм повседневной жизни с элементами магического, психологического триллера и социальной драмы, создавая уникальную атмосферу, которая заставляет задуматься о цене свободы, любви, предательства и истинной воли. «Вост-Сибирград» — сборник малой прозы и исследование русского характера в таежных ландшафтах, приглашение к размышлению о том, что делает нас людьми и как мы отвечаем на вызовы жизни. Это сибирский текст нового формата, но наследующий классической традиции: суровая природа, отчаянные, но не отчаявшиеся люди, полифония эмоций.

A mysterious letter arrives for Megan, bringing with it a feeling of excitement and dread. This could be the adventure I've been waiting for, but still that feeling of uneasiness won't go away. My resistance is futile. It knows it has me. Lost in this power, I know nothing about. I don't have the power to resist. This is real—he is real—and there’s nothing in any storybook or urban legend that could have prepared me for what that means.

I’m the sister of the Kane brothers, two overprotective hockey legends destined for the NHL. Which means my love life has always been a total disaster. They’ve blocked every guy who’s ever shown interest, their intimidating presence clearing the room faster than a buzzer at the end of a period. So when three masked men show up and turn my world upside down, I’m not complaining. They awaken something in me I didn’t know I was missing. And the best part? My brothers have no idea and can’t interfere.

'Louise Hegarty can do anything. She's fearless. And I loved these playful, clever, perfect stories' - MARIANA ENRIQUEZ 'Phenomenally talented' - THE SUNDAY TIMES 'Borges for the CMAT generation' - THE IRISH TIMES Are you ready to play? Have you ever found yourself doom-scrolling, worrying about...

What if the Devil didn’t tempt you…—but understood you better than anyone else ever could? Welcome to Therapy With Satan. A quiet bar. A drink in your hand. And across from you—Satan. Not the monster you were warned about. Not the villain you expected. But something far more dangerous: A therapist who doesn’t lie. Each session begins the same way—Someone sits down, convinced they know what’s wrong with their life. They’re wrong. Through conversation, confrontation, and surgical precision, Satan dismantles the stories people tell themselves about love, guilt, success, identity… and truth.

A haunting tale from the Scottish Borders, Wandering Willie’s Tale is one of the most celebrated supernatural stories by Sir Walter Scott. First published in 1824 as part of Redgauntlet, one of Scott’s Waverley Novels, the story unfolds in a time of political unrest and religious division in 18th-century Scotland. When Steenie Steenson goes to settle a debt with the fierce Sir Robert Redgauntlet, he finds himself pulled into a ghoulish gathering, leaving with a debt he can never repay.

The Bridge That Waited for Winter is a quiet winter journey through a valley where snow falls without hurry, a river thickens with cold, and an old stone bridge stands patiently between its banks. A solitary traveler walks at the pace the morning allows—down frost-covered paths, beside slow water, and onto the bridge that has waited through decades of seasons. There is no urgency here, no destination that demands arrival. The crossing itself is enough. As snow gathers and sound softens, the landscape begins to feel suspended between moments. Footprints appear and fade.

On a quiet stretch of coastline, there is a cove where the sea no longer moves with the moon. When the Tide Forgot to Turn is a calm, meditative sleep story for adults — a gentle exploration of still water, slow time, and a solitary keeper who has learned to live inside the pause between moments. As the light softens and the day releases its hold, the keeper walks familiar paths along the shore, tending a lantern, observing the quiet rituals of the cove, and listening to the subtle rhythms beneath the surface of the sea.

When an ordinary family is given a mysterious talisman said to grant three wishes, it feels at first like nothing more than a curiosity. But when a wish is made, the consequences arrive with a quiet, devastating force—and nothing will ever be the same again. W. W. Jacobs’ The Monkey’s Paw is one of the most enduring tales of suspense ever written: a story not of sudden shocks, but of mounting dread, where every moment feels inevitable and every choice carries weight.

In the heart of summer, five vibrant and unapologetically Black friends set out on a thrilling journey to the Essence Festival, ready to immerse themselves in a celebration of culture, music, and sisterhood. However, their joyride takes a dark turn when they're pulled over on a dirt road. What begins as a chance encounter with two local cops quickly unravels into a nightmarish descent into the darkest corners of humanity. In Parish, the humid air is thick with secrets, and the streets echo with the unsettling silence of suppressed history.

"Deeply atmospheric and evocative, Beauchamp provides a consistently dark and foreboding collection that drips with Southern Gothic" Ryan Thomas Labee, author of Killing My Flesh Without You, and Editor-In-Chief of Pyre Magazine. "Beauchamp is a masterful weaver of horrors who works in prose the way Bosch and Goya work in oils. The Ozarks are teeming with unfathomable, long-forgotten terrors great and small, and the Missouri author will ensure they're all embedded in your psyche by the time you've read Horror In The Highlands"

The Train That Never Hurries is a sleep story for adults designed to slow the breath and quiet the mind. In this gentle journey, a solitary passenger boards an old countryside train at dawn. There is no urgency, no crowded platform, no final destination demanding arrival. The train moves at its own patient rhythm, gliding through mist-soft fields, quiet stations, and stretches of open landscape where time seems to widen and soften. Inside the carriage, stillness replaces expectation. Outside the window, the world unfolds without hurry.

Six nouvelles ou la coïncidence est si forte qu'elle en abolit le hasard. D'un résistant sauvé par un nom de famille à une philosophie qui gagne une fortune sur un concours de circonstances, ces récits explorent les fils étranges qui nous relient à travers les siècles au mystère historique de la coïncidence.

A “stunning, at times shocking collection” (The Boston Globe) of linked stories following a cast of characters navigating bodies, queerness, power, and sex—with radical results—from the bestselling author of Housemates. “These interconnected stories blitzed my brain and gut. Prepare to...

A soliloquy from a ghost annoyed by a haunted-house tour coming through her home; a demonic viewfinder that’s indebted to M.R. James; and a bloodthirsty Ayn Rand wielding a chainsaw. The Gospels of Extinction is a mix of horror, humor, and speculative fiction–all leavened with literary yeast. It’s a short-story collection debut indebted to the great American tradition of the incredible and sometimes terrifying prospects of a New World.

The Neon Edition explodes onto the page as the thunderous 30th instalment in Kevin J. Kennedy’s celebrated horror series. An unchained, full-throttle descent into chaos. This is horror without boundaries. Without mercy. Without brakes. Inside, the future is a merciless wasteland where the desperate barter their own body parts just to survive. Flesh warps and betrays. Lovecraftian wormholes rip open the fabric of reality. Urban legends stalk the streets in broad daylight. Faith curdles into fanaticism and dread. Neighbours hide unspeakable secrets.

THE UNBLESSEDThe Rise of the Red KingTwo sons. Two nations. One stolen destiny. Esau was born to lead. As the firstborn son of the patriarch Isaac, he was the master of the hunt, a man of the sun-drenched plains, and the rightful heir to a divine covenant. But in a single moment of hunger and a daring act of domestic treason, his future is stripped away. Betrayed by his brother’s cunning and his mother’s scheme, Esau is left with nothing but a father's secondary blessing: a promise of life by the sword and a home in the barren wastes. Cast out, but not defeated.

He was a man of salt and storms, defined by a single night of cowardice. Simon Peter was never meant to be a hero. A simple fisherman from the mist-shrouded shores of Galilee, he was a man of impulsive passion and crushing failure. He is haunted by the scent of a charcoal fire and the echo of a rooster’s crow—the sensory scars of the night he denied the Man he called Lord. But the Master he failed has given him a terrifying gift: the Keys to a Kingdom that has no borders.