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"The Inn by Doomsday Falls" is a short story by regular Weird Tales contributor, Allison V. Harding (allegedly the pen name of Jean Milligan, 1919–2004), first published in the November 1947 edition of Weird Tales.

What would you do if suddenly the world went silent? No way to talk or even scream. What's the cause of the silence? And will they regret it when they finally find out? Penelope Black is back with another episode of Dead & Depraved as she dives into the unbelievable story of Christine and her group, in this horrifying creature feature.

Step into the shadows—where fear waits to be found. Midnight Terrors: Dark Tales and Scary Stories from the Shadows is the second chilling installment in the Midnight Terrors anthology series. Within these pages lie five sinister short stories that twist the familiar into the horrifying — where the comfort of home, the safety of friends, and the glow of a screen offer no protection from what lurks unseen.

Eleven strange, unsettling, and darkly comic stories reveal the brilliance of one of Japan’s greatest modern writers. In *Tales Grotesque & Curious*, Ryūnosuke Akutagawa turns monks, thieves, servants, scholars, devils, and ordinary people into unforgettable studies of vanity, fear, faith...

The old gods are dead … The OLDER gods have returned! Before the American master of cosmic horror H.P. Lovecraft came the Welsh genius of the weird Arthur Machen, who filled his pages with tales of ancient evil. Now comes this collection of seven NEW stories from the ancient land of Machen, following in the footsteps of Lovecraft and his uncanny creations. 

A chilling assemblage of twenty-five of Madame Gray's darkest and most twisted short stories to stalk your nightmares. Here’s just a taste of what awaits you inside…

My girlfriend went on a hike. Her texts don't sound like her. As a search-and-rescue officer, I went out to find a missing boy. The voice I heard, crying for help... wasn't him. We found a tunnel in the woods. It went deeper than physically possible. If you find a Lost Camper at Camp Golden Oak, you'd better run--and never look back. TERRORS OF THE FOREST brings you 13 tales of horrific camping trips, stalked hikers, dangerous summer camps, and what lurks in the forest. Listen... if you dare.

The Architect has failed. The Butcher is ash. But the real war is just beginning. After the devastating "Glass-Dirge" of New Orleans, the Hybrid God has retreated to the ancient shadows of Copán. There, amidst the stone kings of the Maya, the unthinkable has happened: the singular entity has fractured back into Carlos and Lilith, only to discover that their union has left behind a miracle—and a curse. Lilith carries the Sovereign Seed, a child born of Salt, Marrow, and Adaptation.

Expanding upon The Pulp Horror Book of Phobias, this second volume brings thirteen not-so-irrational fears much closer to home. Find out what happens when a family goes missing in their own home, an acquired piece of artwork turns out to be much more than bargained for, the kitchen compost gets out of control, doors in the house refuse to open and more. Stories by Mehitobel Wilson, Michael Bailey, Donna JW Munro, Steve Carr, Kealan Patrick Burke, JG Faherty, John Peyton Cooke, John Palisano, Colleen Anderson, Nancy Kilpatrick, Jill Hand and Sèphera Girón.

The Call of Cthulhu is one of the defining works of cosmic horror and one of the most influential supernatural stories of the twentieth century. Told through documents, investigations, strange reports, and disturbing fragments, the story follows the gradual uncovering of a terrifying truth hidden beneath dreams, cult activity, ancient symbols, and unexplained events. At the center of the mystery lies Cthulhu, an immense and otherworldly entity whose existence suggests that humanity is small, fragile, and almost insignificant before the vast forces of the universe.

It’s just a silly little ritual they saw online. Tie a thread. Make a wish. Burn the rest. Don’t take it off. It’s the kind of thing you do and forget—until it works. After a drunken night, Milan, Drew and Lilah wake up to find their lives impossibly altered. The things they wanted most begin to fall into place with eerie precision. But something else is happening, too.

Der Untergang des Hauses Usher, seltener auch Der Fall des Hauses Usher oder Der Fall des Hauses Ascher (original: The Fall of the House of Usher), ist eine Kurzgeschichte des amerikanischen Autors Edgar Allan Poe, die 1839 in Burton’s Gentleman’s Magazine und 1840 überarbeitet in der Sammlung Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque erschien.

H. P. Lovecrafts Mystery-Box: Howard Phillips Lovecraft (1890-1937); meist nur H. P. Lovecraft, war ein amerikanischer Schriftsteller. Er gilt als einer der weltweit einflussreichsten Autoren im Bereich der phantastischen und anspruchsvollen Horror-Literatur.

Der Handlung gehen essayistische Bemerkungen voran, mit denen der Erzähler seine eigene Geschichte einleitet und bekräftigt. Grauenvolle Themen ließen sich nur da literarisch darstellen, „wo Ernst und Majestät der Wahrheit sie heiligen“. Er zählt eine Reihe von Katastrophen wie das Erdbeben zu Lissabon und die Große Pest von London auf, um schließlich zu konstatieren, dass das „furchtbarste Unheil […] den Einzelnen, nicht die Gemeinschaft“ treffe.

Conto de Stephen King que inspirou o filme de Mike Flanagan, com Tom Hiddleston e Mark Hamill no elenco. "A vida de Chuck" é uma história emocionante sobre o que torna uma vida verdadeiramente inesquecível. Em "A Vida de Chuck", Stephen King narra uma fábula de trás para frente. Tudo...

A family's Halloween haunted house becomes a conduit to something ancient and uncanny; a young man's effigy of a movie monster becomes instrumental in his defense against a bully; a family diminishes while visiting a seaside town, leaving only one to remember what changed; a father explores a...

Just after sunset, as darkness grips the imagination, is the time when you feel the unexpected creep into the every day. As familiar journeys take a different turn, ordinary objects assume extraordinary powers. A blind intruder visits a dying man - and saves his life, with a kiss. A woman...

The Night Ocean by R. H. Barlow and H. P. Lovecraft is a haunting tale of cosmic horror, mystery, and the unknown. Set along a lonely seaside, this atmospheric story explores eerie visions, ancient fears, and unsettling forces lurking beyond human understanding—perfect for readers of classic...

Weird things dwell in the hidden corners of Britain: haunted dolls, cunning shapeshifters, monstrous owls, and mad magicians. And there are weird places, too. Beyond the veil of the waking world, lie realms of secrets, domains of madness. So continues the saga, of Peter Van Melsen... The tall, gaunt and mysterious Van Melsen was born out of Ian’s love of occult detective fiction—Algernon Blackwood’s John Silence and William Hope Hodgson’s Thomas Carnacki being among his favourite paranormal investigators. The second volume of stories chronicles the ongoing exploits of the peculiar P. I.

Der Tod ist kein Ende. Manchmal ist er nur der Anfang. Chicago in den 1940ern. Frank „Machinegun" Varga sitzt im Todestrakt. Verraten von seinen eigenen Leuten, verurteilt vom Staat, wartet er auf den elektrischen Stuhl. Doch in der Nacht vor seiner Hinrichtung erhält er Besuch. Ein Mann in feinem Zwirn mit Melone auf dem Kopf bietet Frank einen unglaublichen Deal an: Eine einzige Pille – und die Chance auf einen Neubeginn. Fokus, Stärke und ein Leben ohne Reue, ohne Schwäche, purer Wille. „Eine Pille für Mr.