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Scare Street delves into the darkness to bring you a new collection of spine-tingling terror. This diabolical tome is bursting with 13 sinister stories of supernatural horror, featuring ghastly ghosts, cold-blooded killers, and fiendish visions torn from your worst fears. Just be careful you don’t lose track of time as you meander through this shadowy landscape of dreams and nightmares. Because, once the sun sets, something waits for you in the darkness of night.

"The Middle Toe of the Right Foot", a ghost story by the writer and Civil War soldier Ambrose Bierce, was first published in The San Francisco Examiner in 1890. A man named Manton had murdered his children, and his wife who lacked the middle toe of her right foot. A decade later, he returns to the area; and having been recognized, is provoked to a duel in the dark, to be held at the scene of the crime. When the time of the duel comes, no antagonist appears, and Manton stands alone in the haunted darkness. The next day, they found his corpse, throttled by terror, crouching in a corner.

Stephen King reads three of his classic short stories including 1408, now a feature film! Enter a nightmarish mindscape of unrelenting horror and shocking revelations as the greatest storyteller of our time takes us inside a world of yearning and paranoia, isolation and addiction. It is the...

The room was on the fourth floor, and the door was locked - with the key on the inside. The windows were closed and fastened - on the inside. The chimney was too narrow for a cat to get through. So how did the murderer escape? And whose were the two angry voices heard by the neighbours as they ran up the stairs? Nobody in Paris could find any answers to this mystery.Except Auguste Dupin, who could see further and think more clearly than other people.

This is a story from The Moonlit Road collection. These five 19th-century ghost stories from both sides of the Atlantic provide some of the best chills in the genre. Ambrose Bierce is well-known, but "To Let" by B. M. Croker and "The Upper Berth" also provide moments to tingle the spine, as does "An Account of Some Strange Disturbances" by Le Fanu. This collection, which is further enhanced by suitably chilling music, was originally released under the title Classic Chilling Tales 3.

"The Temple." Howard Phillips Lovecraft (1890-1937) is a novelist famous for his horror stories, fantasy and science fiction. Although he was not famous during his lifetime, his work is now considered a classic of literature. Lovecraft's work has influenced many authors, including Stephen King, who considers him "the greatest craftsman of the classic horror story of the 20th century."

A group of mountain climbers, caught in the dark, fight to survive their descent; in the British countryside, hundreds of magpies ascend into the sky, higher and higher, until they seem to vanish into the heavens; a professor and his student track a zombie horde in order to research zombie behavior; an all-girl riding school has sinister secrets; a town rails in vain against a curse inflicted upon it by its founders; and much more.

Imagine a future in which human boxing has been replaced by heavyweight bouts between massive robots. Richard Matheson’s classic short story, “Steel", is the inspiration for Real Steel, a new movie starring Hugh Jackman.

This issue of Weird Tales presents a batch of entirely new short stories, flash fiction, poems, and an essay dealing with monsters who defy death, including zombies, vampires, mummies, and various and assorted revenants. There are some real heavy hitters here—bestsellers and names listeners might not yet know … but should. And will.

Harlan Ellison’s work shaped the science-fiction, fantasy, and horror genres in the twentieth century, and this collection of his best-known and most-acclaimed stories is a perfect treasury for old Ellison fans as well as listeners discovering this zany, polyphonic writer for the first time.

22 histoires pour explorer des territoires connus seulement de Stephen King et rencontrer ses créatures les plus inquiétantes, les plus bizarres ou les plus monstrueuses. 22 histoires qui vous prendront à la gorge, vous glaceront le sang ou vous procureront la désagréable impression que quelqu'un vous attend, dans l'ombre. 22 histoires pour empoisonner vos rêves et blanchir vos nuits, signées par le grand maître de vos cauchemars... J'ai réuni ici mes meilleures histoires. Vous êtes prêts à me suivre ? On y va. Je connais le chemin... Stephen King.

He only stepped outside to watch the twilight. What he saw instead was the truth behind everything. In a single moment of stillness, the veil lifts—and an ancient astral presence reveals the real mechanism beneath human behavior: a foundational frequency woven through every life, every choice, every thought.

The Signal-Man is a haunting and suspenseful tale by Charles Dickens, exploring themes of isolation, fear, and the supernatural. In this eerie short story, a railway signalman shares his disturbing encounters with a ghostly figure that seems to warn of impending tragedies. As he confides in a passing traveler, the signalman reveals the chilling events that haunt him, leading to a terrifying conclusion.

The title story of this collection - a devilishly ironic riff on H. P. Lovecraft's "Pickman's Model" - was nominated for a World Fantasy Award, while "Probiscus" was nominated for an International Horror Guild award and reprinted in The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror 19. In addition to his previously published work, this collection contains an original story.

A deal struck with a devil cloaked in holiness, within a church built on deprivation, desire. A chance to reclaim what was taken. To taste control again. How far would you go?

An animal can be many things. Such is very much the case in this collection of 10 creature-themed horror stories that delve into the dark, the sinister, and the absurd. A taxidermist’s life is turned upside down after he accepts a bizarre project request; a vet trip reveals horrific secrets within a man’s newly adopted cat; a struggling young woman develops a psychic connection with a great white shark.

Com uma habilidade ímpar, Shirley Jackson vai do hilário ao horripilante para demonstrar seu poder de contar histórias. Única coletânea publicada enquanto Shirley Jackson ainda era viva, A loteria e outros contos traz histórias que incorporam tanto as características marcantes da escritora quanto seu poder de navegar pelos diversos aspectos da ficção. Publicado pela primeira vez em 1948 na revista The New Yorker, o conto "A loteria" é considerado um dos mais importantes da literatura americana.

Step inside The Writer Vibe, a slow-burn horror anthology where everyday places twist into uncanny nightmares. Narrated by The Writer—a calm, conversational voice you can’t quite trust—each audiobook in the series drags the ordinary into the eerie, until reality itself feels unstable. Perfect for fans of psychological horror, gothic suspense, supernatural thrillers, and unreliable narrators.

In this brilliant debut collection, Ian Rogers explores the border-places between our world and the dark reaches of the supernatural. A mysterious double murder draws the attention of an insurance company with a special interest in the paranormal. A honeymoon cabin with an unspeakable appetite finally meets its match. A suburban home is transformed into the hunting ground for a new breed of spider. A nightmarish jazz club at the crossroads of reality plays host to those who can break a deal with the devil...for a price.

In diesem Buch erwarten dich 30 rabenschwarze Kurzgeschichten, jede so kompakt, dass sie in fünf Minuten gehört ist, doch ihr Echo hallt viel länger in deinem Kopf nach. Düsterer Humor, unheimliche Wendungen und kleine Alltagsmomente, die plötzlich aus dem Ruder laufen, ziehen dich in ihren Bann. Jede Story ist ein schneller Trip in die Abgründe der menschlichen Psyche, perfekt für zwischendurch, aber garantiert nichts für schwache Nerven.

Basheba Bell has spent years tracking the things that slip through the cracks—demons, spirits, and everything in between—armed with blades, instinct, and zero tolerance for monsters. But not all evil wears a monstrous face, and not every hunt ends clean. Join her and her husband Cadwyn as they confront a ghost that relives her death night after night, face a rat-like demon feasting on the forgotten, and discover a cursed doll in the bayou with secrets too close to home.

A community where the mortgage is paid with blood. A man with an unhealthy devotion to his couch. A death machine that kills whoever its owner wants. A woman escapes one nightmare to find herself in another living hell. A boy learns more about his father than he ever wanted to know. Bone Chimes, the first collection from Kristopher Rufty, features nine demented tales, including The Night Everything Changed, the prelude to The Lurkers.

Erleben Sie über 14 Stunden spannende Unterhaltung mit Geistern, Dunkelmännern, Untoten, Betrügern, Dieben, Narzissten, Hexenmeistern, zwielichtigen Zauberkünstlern und bösartigen Schurken. Alle diese Werke haben immer wieder die Phantasie und das Interesse an Schauergeschichten bei den Zuhörern neu entfacht. Um euch so richtig das Gruseln zu lehren, haben wir diese besonderen Geschichten ausgewählt und in dieser Hörbuch-Playlist versammelt.

A wife waiting for her husband to come home ... in vain. A young woman searching for a new apartment ... and finding a trap. A scientist and his servant exploring a mountain that holds a magical secret. Two escaping prisoners discovering a gruesome truth. Stories that make you shudder, shed a tear, and may never let you go.

In this collection of horrors, Jason Fischer turns familiar spaces into deadly traps: A dinner with a new “mother” who wasn’t invited. A Halloween visitor offers a treat you must not refuse. A puzzle book that predicts your future—and takes its cut. A cardboard cutout boy that won’t stay where it’s put. A dark carnival ride with no power runs perfectly on what you fear most.

A curious girl experiments with her father’s putrefying corpse. An attempt at resurrection in Key West leads to an unusual meal. An evening with a babysitter brings forth an altogether different form of “Satanic Panic.” Tim Waggoner calls Douglas Ford a “sinister surgeon with a night black scalpel,” and with this collection of stories, you’re invited to witness what happens when we cut up dad.

Satirical and harrowing, Influence is a collection of experimental stories exposing the horror that lurks in modern society. Artificial intelligence for exorcisms, wellness fads gone deadly, lockdown cabin fever, and the dangers of our need to be adored.

In Liliana Colanzi’s singular collection of short stories, set in a Latin America at once real and otherworldly, human vice contaminates every second. Amid eerie near-future landscapes, in communities both ordinary and uncanny, and during the very real fallout of a nuclear disaster, Colanzi’s characters must contend with a poisoned legacy.

د. محفوظ .. الذي ترك لنا صندوق عجيب .. هذا الرجل مات فقيراً ولم يترك لنا إلا هذا الصندوق في قبو داره .. الصندوق يحوي مذكرات وملاحظات عن تلك القصص الغريبة التى مرت به فى حياته ذلك العجوز لم يترك إرثا لم يترك إلا هذا الصندوق العجيب دعنا نفتحه سويا لنعرف ماذا يخبئ____

Midnight. Some call it the witching hour. Others call it the devil’s hour. Here in the graveyard, midnight is a very special time. It is a time when ghostly spirits are at their strongest, when the veil between our world and theirs is at its thinnest. Legend has it, that while most of the world is asleep, the lack of prayers allow the spirits to communicate under the cover of darkness, among the headstones, their whispers rustling in the leaves of the old oak trees. But if you’re here in the graveyard, you can tell yourself it’s just the wind....