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The Tree is a macabre short story by American horror fiction writer H. P. Lovecraft. It was written in 1920, and published in October 1921 in The Tryout. Set in ancient Greece, the story concerns two sculptors who accept a commission with ironic consequences. Lovecraft wrote The Tree early in his career. He was dismissive of the story in a 1936 letter. Such stories, he said, "if typed on good stock make excellent shelf-paper, but little else." The assessment of Lovecraft authority S. T.

The story begins with the narrator describing the night sky as observed over long sleepless nights from his window, in particular that of the Pole Star, Polaris, which he describes as "winking hideously like an insane watching eye which strives to convey some strange message, yet recalls nothing save that it once had a message to convey". He then describes the night of the aurora over his house in the swamp, and how on this night he first dreamed of a city of marble lying on a plateau between two peaks, with Polaris above in the night sky.

Tragedy strikes twice when an enraged father discovers his son’s death was caused by bullying and sets out for bloody revenge. An adventurer seeking the true meaning of fear learns to be careful with what he wishes for. And a web of mystery leads a group of neighborhood children to investigate and carry the secret of their discovery well into adulthood….

"Die Sphinx" ist eine Erzählung von Edgar Allan Poe, veröffentlicht im Januar 1846. Die Geschichte spielt zur Zeit der Cholera-Epidemie in New York. Der Protagonist folgt einer Einladung eines Verwandten zu dessen Landhaus am Ufer des Hudson River, um dort zwei Wochen zu verweilen. Jeden Tag versterben Freunde der beiden, was diesen per Post mitgeteilt wird. Der Protagonist ist äußerst abergläubisch und wird misstrauisch, nachdem er ein paar Bücher in der Bibliothek seines Freundes gelesen hat. Dann passiert etwas Unheimliches.

Set in Ireland, this SFW collection of short horror stories is recorded in amazing 3D audio technology that engages all of your senses for a truly immersive ASMR listening experience. What makes these short stories even more special is that the listener is placed at the center of all the action. You get to play the lead role as Gaelforce speaks directly to you — up close and personal.

A farmer in old Japan prays to the gods for a wife, someone who is kind, beautiful, and hardworking. What would be even better is if she didn’t eat at all, saving him both money and food. Imagine his surprise when just such a woman shows up at his house one night. But all is not perfect. The gods have quite the sense of humor, and the farmer soon learns what kind of monster he is living with. But is it too late?

Eve does not enjoy making the long drive through the mountains and forests along Ortega Highway 74. In fact, she’s terrified to drive it—especially at night. She’d been warned since childhood of how haunted the road was.

Raymond is trying to enjoy an afternoon at the park with his toddler, Victor. A pastime of his is to categorize all the parents he sees at the playground, based on their appearance and behavior. He proudly considers himself a parent that doesn’t fit into “The Trans-Parent Club” filled with oblivious and often neglectful dads and moms. To his horror, he’s about to meet a few other parents that defy categories and possibly even mother nature.

An intriguing woman knocked on the door to your craptastic new house and offered to sell you some knowledge about it for a small fee, and then she showed you a secret room in your basement where the former owner smoked hallucinogens and performed occult rituals. Would you be curious to explore it with her? If you’re a morose and horny retired professor like Herman Tilling, you sure as hell would! But it might not end up the way you expect....

Thirteen classic stories of horror and the supernatural by some of the greatest writers in the genre. This compilation includes a mix of well-known classics by authors such as Edith Nesbit, J. Sheridan Le Fanu and M. R. James, alongside several tales by less familiar names who were hugely popular and prolific in their day.

Hell hath no fury like a raisin scorned. Hellraisin 3: The Wrath of Grapes!

narra la historia de Walter Gilman, un estudiante de la Universidad de Miskatonic obsesionado con las leyendas de Arkham, y un ávido lector de libros como el Necronomicón, El libro de Eibon y el Unaussprechlichen Kulten. Es así que decide rentar una habitación en la Casa de la Bruja, sitio donde vivió Keziah Mason, una vieja bruja que consiguió escapar de los juicios de Salem gracias a su habilidad para viajar a otras dimensiones.

From the author of Yellowstone Shifters come three frightful tales set in America's renowned parks. A Yellowstone dishwasher catches a grotesque trout, unleashing an insidious catastrophe... A young ranger in the Everglades releases a slinking killer in her shallow waters... And a former pro-wrestler is pitted against a hairy, bipedal creature that isn’t what everyone thinks it is.

Doppelgängers, werewolves, and little tiny diamond grubs that eat their way through your shirt. They're all here and not always looking like you'd expect them to. Fifteen horror stories for Halloween guaranteed to make you look over your shoulder and avoid dark alleys.

Handsome older Claymore Enfield is a renowned high-society interior designer hired by boyishly attractive Travis Worth, a young tech billionaire, to help restore and decorate his newly acquired historic Manhattan townhouse. In addition to working on his home, Claymore takes Travis under his wing to teach him about art and culture and grooming. He also shares stories and secrets of society and the house’s dark past.

Peculiar Monstrosities is packed with 14 exquisitely crafted stories from new and established authors of Bizarro fiction.

A man in an insane asylum believes his handlers are lizard-people wearing human skin.

A family joins the cult of a subterranean god. A demon invades a classroom. A married couple experiences the terror of nuclear annihilation. A rookie police officer solves a decades-old mystery.

A depressed young orphan discovers a room that changes every time someone enters. A repair store owner who seems to be able to fix everything. A dangerous imaginary friend who might not be entirely imaginary.

From Florida Gothic horror author Wendy Dalrymple comes a collection of 13 terrifying tales centering the female experience. From doting mothers to twisted girl scouts, unsuspecting lovers and vengeful young women, Strange Little Ghouls explores the darkest parts of our hearts and minds.

Watching a loved one drift away from illness becomes a literal nightmare for the family and friends of those afflicted with silver sky syndrome. Victims become immune to the laws of gravity and ascend into the heavens in this metaphorical horror story.

In Band 11 der "Arndt Schmöle liest Edgar Allan Poe"-Reihe erwecken Poes Geschichten und Arndt Schmöles Stimme die Toten zum Leben. Das Grauen, aber auch die Komik, stecken - wie so oft - in der Wahrheit, der die Fiktion entspringt. "Lebendig Begraben": "Weh! Die grausigen Legionen der Grabesschrecken sind keine Hirngespinste; doch (...) müssen sie schlafen, oder sie verschlingen uns - muß man sie schlummern lassen, oder wir gehen zugrunde." Poe schreibt vom grausamsten Schicksal, das eine Menschenseele ereilen kann: dem Lebendigbegrabensein.

Lucid dreaming: Experienced with the dreamer feeling awake, aware of dreaming, and able to control events consciously. Nightmares: A frightening or unpleasant dream; a terrifying or very unpleasant experience. Lucid Nightmares: Being awake during a terrifying experience, and helpless to do anything about it.

Blackfoot storyteller Alex Soop plunges us into a shocking well of imagination in this collection of short stories, Midnight Storm Moonless Sky. From hauntings on the Highway of Tears to fearful gatherings of ghosts and the sorrows of racism, Soop combines the social anxieties of Indigenous life with spellbinding flights and frights of speculative fiction. Through these enthralling stories of reality mixed with terror, listeners get a wicked glimpse into the genre of Indigenous horror.

Clayton James Felding is a post adolescent teen. New to suburbia, he is concerned about societal deterioration, the implications upon society, and his psyche. Follow him into a home between worlds, and the nightmares in its shadow. Your understanding of reality will be tested…from the top of the stairs.

When Kris visited that psychic, she thought it would be fun. She thought the woman would tell her things that she wanted to hear: that there was true love in her future, that there was fortune, fame...but what she got was a dire warning. "The woman you kill will come back to you, asking for forgiveness. You must give it to her." But Kris would never kill anyone....

Bizarro outsider Dustin Reade presents 11 stories of weirdo lit, culled from the deepest recesses of the human imagination and sprinkled with thoughts and flakes from other parts of the body as well. Don't miss it. Or do. Whatever.

A woman gets a cursed tattoo on her hand. A crow. If she does something against "the rules" it pecks at her. At first the rules are easy. Don't eat this food. Can't use that color lighter.... But they've gotten worse. So has the pain from the bites.

A terrifying science experiment unleashes a phantasmal killer from beyond the grave. An ancient tome devours the minds of all who dare read its endless pages. And a donut-shop waitress discovers a sinister secret ingredient that keeps customers coming back for more....

A journalist finds something on a recording that she made. A soft, ghostly voice. Her reporting piece is put on hold as she tries to discover who the voice belongs to. Or belonged to...