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Oliver spoke first, the only one who could initially find their voice and start what they came here to do. “Is anyone here with us?” And just like that, the planchette began to move. Slowly, it made its way to "yes". "Are you the girl they say haunts this bridge?" Charlotte asked. The night around them suddenly got darker, pitch-black, and it got windy, with the sound it made under the bridge sounding faintly like screams. The planchette then moved from "yes" to "no". Nora gasped, bringing her free hand to her mouth, looking at Oliver for comfort.

A young antiquary and archaeologist named Paxton is on vacation in the south-east coast of England when he hears the legend of the three holy crowns. According to the legend, England was kept safe from being invaded when three crowns were buried long ago at sites near the coast. One of the crowns was later dug up, one is now beneath the sea but one still remains buried in the earth and keeps England safe from invasion. Members of a family named Ager long guarded the site where the crown was buried.

After losing almost everything and everyone he has ever valued or love, an aspiring writer decides to write one last story before the COVID virus strain of 2023 claims his life. What he doesn't realize is that his last story may very well save the lives of future generations to come - with God giving the people of Earth a second chance.

While escorting a princess out of a war zone, a group of knights find a fortress. However, as they rest for the night, something strange happens, and they are stalked by something of a local legend. As they seek shelter, will the party survive the Legend of Fort Blood?

Stacey Chapman is a young, fearless teenager. Like most teenagers, her life centers around her friends and her cell phone. But when she accepts a dare to take a late-night selfie inside the crypt of the infamous child killer, the Monster of Millford, she discovers a mysterious family secret that threatens both her past and her future.

Con la publicación de Cadáver exquisito (Premio Clarín Novela 2017), Agustina Bazterrica logró dos cosas al mismo tiempo: consagrarse como una de las escritoras argentinas más leídas y respetadas en todo el mundo, y transformar el libro en un clásico instantáneo. Esa distopía acerca de un mundo casi inhumano, que no cesa de cuestionar nuestro modo de vida actual y que dispara toda clase de preguntas acerca de lo contemporáneo, tiene historia. La autora lleva muchos años escribiendo relatos y cuentos breves, que hoy Alfaguara reedita en este volumen.

A collection of short stories which explore and celebrate the vampire genre featuring talented, world-class writers.There's something here to delight and horrify even the most seasoned vampire fan.

An association rejects a paper entitled 'The Truth of Alchemy'. The author of the paper, Mr Karswell, does not take the rejection well. After his appeals fail, he begins to make inquiries about the expert behind the decision. The expert, Edward Dunning, soon begins to experience strange and disturbing events. He eventually becomes convinced that Karswell has placed a curse on him.

H. P. Lovecraft was influenced by Edgar Allan Poe and Lord Dunsany's fictional works, and eventually, his stories and books became as good as, perhaps even better than theirs.

Before you is a tome of twisted tales that will tug on your heartstrings...while ripping them to shreds! Play a game where you bet your life on an unimaginable fortune. Visit a neighborhood that is suspiciously unwelcoming of outsiders. Watch as terrifying unwanted visitors stalk through apartment buildings and family homes.

One of the best Victorian ghost story writers! Includes “The Phantom Coach”, “An Engineer's Story”, “A Service of Danger", and more.

Join Hannah Costin, one of Reddit’s most popular NoSleep authors, on a journey to discover Your Worst Fears. A young girl struggles to discover the horrifying reason her adoptive parents ignore her. A woman learns to live with the person who came free with her flat-packed furniture. A teenager goes to unbelievable lengths to curate the perfect Snapchat image...and a chicken starts a revolution on an old man’s lawn. There’s something to terrify everyone in these 30 spine-chilling tales.

They stalk their prey from deep in the menacing shadows, poised and ready to strike at the penultimate moment. Their victims unexpecting, unaware, until they wake in dark rooms, dank basements, or on chilly floors stained with the rotting blood of other hapless victims. The stench fills their nostrils and permeates their pores, the bile rising up in their burning throats. They scream and try to escape, but all attempts are futile. Fear dances like spiders down their spines as they hear ominous footsteps approaching — their eyes spread wide in horror as they realize the end is near.

The Scare Street train is leaving the station with a new collection of skin-crawling horror. Thirteen tales of nightmares and dark fantasy lurk within. Plenty of listening to occupy your mind, as your train ride to terror begins.

A jogger is warned about giant, ravenous squirrels lurking in an idyllic park in Burbank, California. He doesn’t heed the warning, but soon finds out why he should have.

All of a sudden, the light in the room went out, then came back on again. The girls froze in their tracks. They all stared at each other, their eyes regarding one another. Then they began to laugh again. A sickening one that rang through the walls. Then the light went out again. The room was shrouded in a stiffening darkness. The girls waited, but this time, the light never came back on. Fear like the slow thrust of an injection begin to enter their body.

Dark, imaginative, and often unsettling, in this audiobook are horror stories that range from body transformation to Lovecraftian nightmares, from classic NoSleep and creepypastas to vast cosmic beings with a cold indifference to humanity. Tales await to fuel your nightmares including...Some unlucky university students stumble upon a sanity-breaking video, and it isn’t on the Dark Web. A group of drunk college students break into a local museum to find a trove of horrors in the basement.

Ryan, an aspiring actor who recently moved to Los Angeles, gets his first acting gig in a horror movie-themed costume party at the mansion of a famous Hollywood producer in the exclusive neighborhood of Bel Air. The night he thinks could be his big break takes a surreal turn when the guests turn into the horrific characters that they are dressed as, and the movie plots begin to play out for real.

A romantic second date turns into a run for their lives when Robert and Kate encounter a menacing coyote that seems not of this world.

As expected, Elly had her head and eyes pointed down at the party. She remained seated on the couch, keeping to her shy self, and refused to mingle with the other students, no matter how hard Hazel tried to push. In Hazel’s mind, her friend had to build some confidence when interacting with others, whether she wanted to or not. Hazel kept on handing her cups of punch which she kept on drinking, since she had nothing else to do. After just a few cups, the alcohol kicked in, and Elly began to finally loosen up a bit.