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Santo Domingo de la Calzada, 1532. London, 1837. Boston, 2019. Three young women, their bodies planted in the same soil, their stories tangling like roots. One grows high, and one grows deep, and one grows wild. And all of them grow teeth.

Eel Marsh house stands alone, surveying the windswept salt marshes beyond Nine Lives Causeway. Mrs Alice Drablow lived here as a recluse. Now Arthur Kipps, a junior solicitor with a London firm, is summoned to attend her funeral, unaware of the tragic and terrible secrets which lie behind the house's shuttered windows.

Carlota Moreau: A young woman, growing up in a distant and luxuriant estate, safe from the conflict and strife of the Yucatán peninsula, the only daughter of a genius—or a madman. Montgomery Laughton: A melancholic overseer with a tragic past and a propensity for alcohol, an outcast who assists Dr Moreau with his scientific experiments, which are financed by the Lizaldes, owners of magnificent haciendas with plentiful coffers. The hybrids: The fruits of the Doctor's labour are a motley group of part-human, part-animal monstrosities.

In trying to create life, the young student Victor Frankenstein unleashes forces beyond his control, setting into motion a long and tragic chain of events that brings Victor to the very brink of madness. How he tries to destroy his creation, as it destroys everything Victor loves, is a powerful story of love, friendship, scientific hubris and horror.

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Tomorrow by Damian Dibben, read by George Blagden. Tomorrow tells the story of a 217-year-old dog and his search for his lost master. His adventures take him through the London Frost Fair, the strange court of King Charles I, the wars of the Spanish succession, Versailles, the Golden Age of Amsterdam, 19th-century Venice and the Battle of Waterloo.

As Pip unravels the truth behind his own "great expectations" in his quest to become a gentleman, the mysteries of the past and the convolutions of fate through a series of thrilling adventures serve to steer him toward maturity and his most important discovery of all - the truth about himself.

Andrew Thale is not exactly thrilled when his overbearing father sends him on an errand to assess the property inherited from an eccentric aunt. Andrew is intrigued though, when he finds the house fully occupied. Its odd and interesting residents have a calming effect on him, especially the beautiful young woman named Tarragon. But his arrival seems to have set a series of mysterious events into motion. Narrator John McDonough’s engaging performance lets you share in the excitement and camaraderie.

When Jonathan Harker visits Transylvania to help Count Dracula with the purchase of a London house, he makes a series of horrific discoveries about his client. Soon afterwards, various bizarre incidents unfold in England: an apparently unmanned ship is wrecked off the coast of Whitby, a young woman discovers strange puncture marks on her neck and the inmate of a lunatic asylum raves about the 'Master' and his imminent arrival.

A rebellious young woman desperate to escape her predetermined life joins forces with an unlikely ally—a sinister spirit—in this dark gothic fantasy from the acclaimed author of At the Bottom of the Garden.

Madeline is missing. Ordered to find her, Madeline’s estranged niece, Fade, must return to the lonely forest of Willow Sound, Nova Scotia. There, Fade discovers her aunt’s once-cozy cottage empty and rotting. The ominous smell of something burnt hangs in the air. In her search for answers, Fade clashes with the people of Grand Tea, a nearby village struggling under the shadow of a massive, looming rock that could tip and crush them all at any time. For generations, they’ve invented bizarre lore about Madeline, calling her a witch and blaming her for their misfortunes.

They've shattered my mind, twisted my memories, and turned my world upside down. But the Crowne family isn't finished with me yet. Haunted by Gareth's death and trapped in their web of lies, I'm forced to keep playing their games. Caius Crowne is still cold, still ruthless—but now, he's my only ally in a fight against the monster behind it all. Every secret I uncover tightens the noose. Every truth pulls me deeper into a maze I can't escape. They want me broken, but I'm done being their pawn. I'll find the truth. I'll destroy their lies.

On an island akin to Portpatrick (Scotland), Anne Adams, a librarian recovering from a car crash that killed her brother, steps onto the grounds of Winterbourne. Anne will live in the vast house alone. The library is magnificent, with priceless first editions, a librarian's dream. And then she discovers a secret room off the library, full of horrendous banned books - and the diary of the missing librarian whose experiences at Winterbourne mirror her own in an uncanny way.

Одинокий гробовщик, привыкший к тишине и печали, однажды оказывается в самом неожиданном обществе. Но кто его гости — соседи или… клиенты? Гробовщик — изящная готическая миниатюра, где за лёгкой усмешкой слышится звон колокольчика, а между строк сквозит нешуточная сатира.

One year ago, JT Rutherford and Steven Braun committed the unthinkable. Driven by arrogance and occult obsession, these Ivy League students murdered their friend David in a failed attempt to summon a demon for wealth and power. Now, haunted by David's vengeful spirit and consumed by guilt, they return to the decadent Gothic mansion in New Orleans where their nightmare began. Twelve strangers receive mysterious invitations to an anniversary dinner party at the abandoned estate. Each guest harbors their own dark connection to the mansion's blood-soaked history.

In a world where shadow magic corrupts all it touches, Seraphina is the deadliest blade of the Sisterhood—an ancient order sworn to hunt the darkness. When Lord Rivin Blackthorne’s shadow cult threatens to spill corruption beyond his decaying kingdom, Seraphina is sent with a weapon more intimate than steel. The Raven’s Kiss—a sacred venom that kills only at the height of pleasure and must be delivered by her lips alone. Posing as Lady Sera Ravencrest, she infiltrates Luridian's elite society, drawing ever closer to her target.

In the bustling atmosphere of a vibrant food festival, destiny intertwines the lives of two individuals. He, an adventurous soul with an insatiable appetite for life, and she, a mysterious and captivating presence, exuding an air of enigma. Yet, behind her radiant smile and infectious laughter, she harbors a secret that threatens to unravel their newfound happiness. The secret casts a shadow, slowly but surely, growing heavier upon her fragile conscience.

What happened before the Gallows Hill trilogy? Before the Brethren? What really happened to Salem in 1692....

Angel Castillo ist der Teufel. Kaltblütig, bösartig und rücksichtslos. Mit seiner brutalen Welt will ich nichts zu tun haben. Eine Welt, in der er als König regiert und in der Ungehorsam den Tod bedeutet. Aber ich habe keine andere Wahl. Sein Angebot ist so kalt wie sein Herz: Werde seine Frau oder stirb. Ich versuche zu fliehen, aber seine Krallen haben sich bereits tief in mir vergraben. Es gibt keinen Ausweg. Ich hasse ihn dafür, dass er mich in diesem goldenen Gefängnis gefangen hält. Wohin ich auch gehe, er ist da. Beobachtet mich. Wartet. Warum denke ich dann immer nur an ihn?

There are too many secrets in the Paris Opera House and Christine Daaé knows them all, for her lover, Erik, the infamous Phantom of the Opera, is at their center.

Ein Urlaub in Südengland wird für Professor Zamorra und seine Partnerin Nicole Duval zum Albtraum. Während einer Sonnenfinsternis geraten sie in einen Zeitstrudel. Unvermittelt finden sie sich im Jahr 1925 wieder, auf dem herrschaftlichen Anwesen der resoluten Lady Eliza Fitzgibbon. Noch ehe sie einen Gedanken an die Rückkehr verschwenden können, geraten sie ins Visier einer Lamia - eines uralten, blutrünstigen Wesens aus der Mythologie, gegen das selbst Zamorras magisches Amulett machtlos ist.