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"The Red House”, a story by Robert McCammon, was originally published in the 1985 anthology Greystone Bay and was selected for inclusion in The Year's Best Fantasy Stories 1985.

"White", a story by Robert McCammon, was originally published in 2014 on robertmccammon.com.

Strange Candy”, a story by Robert McCammon, was originally published in 2012 on robertmccammon.com.

Er ist der Mann mit dem scharlachroten Auge, der Mann der vielen Masken. Er vereint die Kraft der menschlichen Gier und des Wahnsinns. Er durchstreift das nuklear verstrahlte Land auf der Suche nach einem Kind, dem Mädchen mit dem Namen Swan. Das Kind muss vernichtet werden, denn es besitzt die Gabe. Swan kann dem toten Boden wieder Leben geben und den Menschen somit Rettung bringen …

In una terra desolata nata dalla rabbia e dalla paura, popolata da creature mostruose ed eserciti predoni, gli ultimi sopravvissuti della terra sono stati trascinati nella battaglia finale tra il bene e il male, che deciderà il destino dell'umanità: Sister Creep, che scopre uno strano e mutante artefatto di vetro nelle strade distrutte di Manhattan; Joshua Hutchins, il wrestler professionista che si rifugia dalle radiazioni nucleari in una stazione di servizio del Nebraska.

Swans Song - Buch 1: Nach dem Ende der Welt. Der legendäre Endzeit-Thriller. Düster, brutal und mit epischer Wucht erzählt. In diesem Endzeit-Thriller beschreibt der Bestsellerautor die Welt nach der atomaren Apokalypse. Die menschliche Zivilisation bricht zusammen und die wenigen Überlebenden werden in eine vorindustrielle Welt katapultiert, in der sie zu hungrigen Bestien mutieren. Der nukleare Winter senkt sich wie ein Leichentuch über die verkohlte Erde.

For Lawson, the horrors that stalked the Civil War battlefield at Shiloh were more than just those of war. After being forcibly given the gift of undeath by the mysterious vampire queen LaRouge, Lawson chose to cling to what remained of his humanity and fought his way free of the Dark Society's clutches.

Es ist 1964 in dem kleinen idyllischen Städtchen Zephyr, wo die Bewohner entweder in der Papierfabrik am Tecumseh River oder in dem örtlichen Milch­betrieb arbeiten. Es ist ein einfaches Leben, aber doch voller Wunder für den zwölfjährigen Cory Mackenson. Eines Morgens werden er und sein Vater Zeuge, wie ein Auto vor ihnen von der Straße abkommt und in einem See versinkt. Am Steuer aber befand sich ein nackter, geschundener Körper, mit Handschellen an das Lenkrad gefesselt.

Die Einwohner von Fount Royal sind überzeugt, dass eine Hexe für die unerklärlichen Tragödien in ihrem Dorf verantwortlich ist. Sie verlangen, dass die schöne Witwe Rachel Howarth vor Gericht gestellt und wegen Hexerei hingerichtet wird. Der Prozess wird vom reisenden Richter Isaac Woodward mithilfe seines scharfsinnigen jungen Gerichtsdieners Matthew Corbett geführt. Matthew glaubt an Rachels Unschuld und muss sich bald dem wahren Bösen stellen, das in Fount Royal umgeht.

1699 in den Carolina-Kolonien Amerikas... Die Einwohner von Fount Royal sind überzeugt, dass eine Hexe für die unerklärlichen Tragödien in ihrem Dorf verantwortlich ist. Sie verlangen, dass die schöne Witwe Rachel Howarth vor Gericht gestellt und wegen Hexerei hingerichtet wird. Der Prozess wird vom reisenden Richter Isaac Woodward mithilfe seines scharfsinnigen jungen Gerichtsdieners Matthew Corbett geführt. Matthew glaubt an Rachels Unschuld und muss sich bald dem wahren Bösen stellen, das in Fount Royal umgeht.

"Something Passed By", a story by Robert McCammon, was originally published in his short fiction collection Blue World and was selected for inclusion in The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Third Annual Collection.

Flooded by memories, poisoned by Agent Orange, Dan Lambert kills a man in a moment of fear and fury - and changes his life forever. Pursued by police and bounty hunters, Dan flees south toward the Louisiana bayous. In the swamplands he meets Arden Halliday, a young woman who bears the vivid burdens of her own past, and who is searching for a legendary faith healer called the Bright Girl. Looking for simple kindness in a world that rarely shows it, bound by a loyalty stronger than love, Dan and Arden set off on a journey of relentless suspense and impassioned discovery....

"Yellachile's Cage", a story by Robert McCammon, was first published in his short fiction collection Blue World.

"The Deep End" by Robert McCammon: Everyone thinks the drowning death of Neil Calder in the local swimming pool was a tragic accident. Only his father knows better. Now, on the last night of summer, Neil returns in search of revenge.

"I Scream Man”, a story by Robert McCammon, was originally published in the Winter 1984 edition of The Horror Show.

Zephyr, Alabama, is an idyllic hometown for eleven-year-old Cory Mackenson - a place where monsters swim the river deep and friends are forever. Then, one cold spring morning, Cory and his father witness a car plunge into a lake -- and a desperate rescue attempt brings his father face-to-face with a terrible, haunting vision of death. As Cory struggles to understand his father's pain, his eyes are slowly opened to the forces of good and evil that surround him. From an ancient mystic who can hear the dead and bewitch the living, to a violent clan of moonshiners....

"He'll Come Knocking at Your Door", a story by Robert McCammon, was originally published in 1985 in the anthology Halloween Horrors.

"Pin", a story by Robert McCammon, was first published in his short fiction collection Blue World and was selected for inclusion in Best New Horror.

It is 1944. A message from Paris warns Allied Intelligence of something big in the works - something which might have serious implications for D-Day. The only way to get more information from the agent in Paris - now closely watched by the Gestapo - is to send in a personal courier. Russian émigré Michael Gallatin is picked for the job. In retirement as a secret agent since a grisly episode in North Africa, Gallatin is parachuted into occupied France, on a mission which will take him to the festering heart of the Third Reich on the scent of doomsday.

Zephyr, in Alabama, è una città idilliaca per l’undicenne Cory Mackenson: un luogo dove i mostri nuotano nelle profondità del fiume e gli amici sono per sempre. In una fredda mattina di primavera, Cory e suo padre vedono un’auto precipitare in un lago e un disperato tentativo di salvataggio porta il padre a confrontarsi con una terribile e ossessionante visione di morte. Mentre Cory lotta per comprendere il dolore paterno, i suoi occhi si aprono lentamente sulle forze del bene e del male che lo circondano.