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From her deathbed, Mathilda tells the story she has carried in silence—one marked by love, loss, and a devastating truth that reshaped her life forever. Orphaned young and raised in emotional distance, she is reunited with her father only to face a revelation so profound it fractures their bond and drives him toward irreversible despair.

In Ligeia, Edgar Allan Poe delivers one of his most haunting and psychologically charged tales—a story where love, intellect, and sheer will seem to defy the boundaries of death itself. The narrator recalls his mysterious and brilliant wife, Ligeia—a woman of extraordinary beauty, vast intellect, and an almost supernatural intensity of spirit. Her presence is unforgettable, her voice hypnotic, and her eyes—dark, luminous, and unknowable—become an obsession that lingers long after her passing. But death does not bring peace.

Basil Hallward pinta el retrato de Dorian Gray fascinado por su belleza. Este, influenciado por su amigo lord Henry Wotton, decide dedicarse a un mundo amoral y hedonista lleno de placeres y diversión. Mientras lleva este tipo de vida, Dorian mantiene toda su juventud y lozanía mientras que el retrato envejece, mostrando toda la crudeza de su nueva vida amoral y carente de escrúpulos.

La novela narra la historia de Víctor Frankenstein, un estudiante de medicina en Ingolstadt, obsesionado por conocer "los secretos del cielo y la tierra". En su afán por desentrañar "la misteriosa alma del hombre", Víctor crea un cuerpo a partir de la unión de distintas partes de cadáveres diseccionados. Víctor Frankenstein comprende en ese momento el horror que ha creado, rechaza con espanto el resultado de su experimento y huye de su laboratorio. Al volver, el monstruo ha desaparecido y él cree que todo ha concluido.

Esta obra constituye una parodia y sátira dirigida al género de la novela gótica, exagerando los elementos habituales hasta el punto del surrealismo. La novela no pretende tanto causar diversión como hacer una sátira cáustica. La protagonista es Ann Radcliffe, una alusión directa a una de las escritoras de novela gótica más conocidas de la época.

Das Leben von Bat in einem Londoner Vorort ist perspektivlos. Notdürftig hält er sich mit Zeitungsartikeln über Bands der Gothic- und Industrial-Szene über Wasser. Doch als er die hübsche Myriam kennenlernt, scheint sich das Blatt zu wenden. Batcave ist die letzte Zusammenarbeit von Jörg Kleudgen und Michael Knoke vor dessen Tod im Jahre 2010. Der Roman zeichnet sich durch die Szenekenntnis der beiden Autoren und ihre Liebe zur dunklen Phantastik aus und besticht durch faszinierende Authentizität.

Emmy has always felt out of place—haunted by vivid dreams, drawn to people she shouldn’t want, and burdened by a quiet sense that something inside her is waking up. When strange deaths begin rippling through her small town and her long-buried memories start to surface, Emmy is forced to confront the truth: she is not who she thought she was—and neither are the people closest to her.

In the gaslit dark, love is never tender. It’s teeth at your throat. Blood on silk. It is the sweetest surrender – and the most exquisite damnation. By day Lady Euphemia Butterworth is a dutiful daughter – corseted, perfumed, and groomed to marry a lecherous duke twice her age. By night...

Three women. Seven centuries. One unbreakable blood curse… It began in fire… Paris, 1307. When eleven-year-old Princess Isabella of France watches four men burn at the stake, a dying knight curses her bloodline: love will destroy everything she holds dear. It was forged in madness… Bedlam...

A queer gothic coming of age novel about a young boy confronting the ghosts of the past and the restless, obsessive pursuit of immortality. Perfect for fans of Susannah Clarke and Kelly Link. All bones have a story. Henry arrives at the vast estate of Dr Robertson Hammond alongside his pregnant...

Sie sollen Feinde sein. Doch eine Nacht mit einem maskierten Fremden verändert alles. Sie sehnen sich nach der nächsten Berührung des Menschen, den sie am meisten hassen. Sind süchtig nach dem Geschmack dessen, den sie nicht ausstehen können. Das erste Problem? Sie haben beide Freundinnen. Das schlimmste Problem? Sie sind Stiefbrüder.

Conan Doyle & Wilde: Victorian England's sharpest minds meet the paranormal in this Sherlock-meets-X-Files steampunk adventure, steeped in London fog! Doyle recruits the witty Oscar Wilde to solve bizarre murders, diabolical plots, and long-buried mysteries—each with a chilling supernatural twist.

In the bioluminescent, star-worshipping city of Astraea, inventor and occultist Lucia Fairfax harvests a particular currency from the shadows—luck itself—drawn from a dimension she calls the Otherside. But when her latest ritual fails and her husband dies tragically, her carefully cultivated fortune bleeds dry.

My parents made me see a therapist for stalking. They thought Dr. Red Mercer would cure me. They assumed he would teach me restraint, discipline, and distance. What they didn’t count on was the way his gaze lingers too long, like he’s undressing the truth instead of treating it. Or how his voice tightens every time I say exactly what I’m thinking. He says boundaries. I hear an invitation.

Er ist das Feuer, das sie verbrennt, und die Glut, die sie am Leben hält. Der zweite Band der »The Hollow Boys«-Reihe von Monty Jay entführt dich erneut in die düsteren Gemäuer der Hollow Heights University: eine alte Universität voller Geheimnisse, Gefahren und gefährlicher Gefühle...

Gia Bennett ist verzweifelt. Damit ihre Mutter an einer medizinischen Studie teilnehmen kann, braucht die persönliche Assistentin ausgerechnet die Kontakte ihres Bosses Tatum Blackthorn. Aber der skrupellose Geschäftsmann stellt eine Bedingung: Gia soll seine Frau werden! Auch wenn Tate für Gia der Teufel in Person ist, war da schon immer diese unwiderstehliche Anziehung zwischen ihnen. Deshalb stimmt Gia der Heirat zu, und was als ein Deal begann, wird schon bald zu so viel mehr. Doch eine Ehe mit Tate ist gefährlich, denn er hat Rache an der Mafia geschworen.

Salem Salazar è da sempre affascinata dalla morte, il che fa di lei "quella stramba", la pecora nera della sua ricca famiglia, prestigiosa ma segnata dagli scandali. Quando arriva alla Mortimer University, Salem è alla ricerca di risposte su cosa sia successo alla sorella maggiore, la perfetta Olivia, precipitata da una scogliera due anni prima. Presto viene a sapere che sua sorella non è l'unica ragazza morta nella scuola e decide che farà di tutto per scoprire quali forze oscure stanno uccidendo gli studenti della Mortimer.

Tatyana sa cosa significa vedere il proprio mondo andare in frantumi. A poco più di diciotto anni, quando New York smette di essere casa e diventa una gabbia piena di ombre dove tornare a fare i conti con un padre violento, Tatyana sceglie l'unica opzione che le resta: scappare. Raggiunge David e Peter a Mountfells, la cittadina del Nord Est che li ha accolti di nuovo dopo la fine della relazione tra Peter e la madre di Tatyana. Il passato però non dimentica. E quando torna a bussare alla sua porta, la trascina di nuovo nel baratro, minacciando tutto ciò che Tatyana sta provando a ricostruire.

A twisty Gothic historical fantasy by the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Silent Companions Tabitha would do anything to remain at her ancestral home of Reynard’s Hollow. So, while marrying her cousin Vincent isn’t an inspiring proposition, things could be worse. He doesn’t hold a...

In G.G. Silverman’s debut fairytale-horror collection, The Blood Year Daughter, a woman builds husbands out of gravel and slaughterhouse feathers, two sisters eat cinnamon-scented pieces of their mother, and a charming doctor’s murdered brides whisper warnings to his newest wife...