Dark Occult

A short story introducing the characters of the coming book The Mysterious World of Professor Darkk and Miss Shadow. Two strange individuals come to the aid of a group of people being attacked by a demonic being.

Joining together, nine Babylonian necromantic sorcerers were appointed as secret protectors of the royal court and the city by the King. In the shadowy halls of Babylon’s underground temples, they met under the veil of night, engaging in the most secretive of esoteric rites. In their ancient Akkadian tongues, they shared their dark secrets, communed with the dead, and joined with sister witches for intense sexual magic rituals.

The Marquette Institute and the Department of Preternatural Activities (DPA) have been America's primary defense against the things that go bump in the night for more than a century and a half. It has been said that without the activities of this group and similar organizations, the human race would've fallen under the heel of dark forces long ago.

Javar is a very entertaining and easy to listen audiobook. It has spine-chilling vestiges that shake the sensitive fibers of the always finite human being who searches in others his reason to be, his unreason or its nothing, catching your imagination, and taking you to other places. People only believe in what they see, with a rational attitude, which is why they have always denied the possibility of other kinds of lives. I was one of those people.

Zusammen mit den Tempelrittern betritt Robert Craven erneut das unheimliche Haus in Amsterdam, um das Kristallhirn, welches das mörderische Labyrinth erschaffen hat, zu zerstören. Das Vorhaben scheitert und das Hirn wird entwendet. Bei dem Versuch, es zurück zu bekommen, merkt Robert plötzlich, dass ihm ein scheinbar unüberwindlicher Gegner auf den Fersen ist. Das ist das letzte Abenteuer aus der Welt von Wolfgang Hohlbeins Hexer-Zyklus.

Ein riesiger Mottenschwarm belagert Andara House. Alles, was die scheinbar harmlosen Tiere berühren, zerfällt in Sekunden zu Staub. Als Robert Craven versucht, das Rätsel um die Herkunft der mysteriösen Insekten zu lüften, stößt er auf eine Spur, die ihn zu jemandem führt, den er bisher zu kennen glaubte: zu seinem Freund H. P. Lovecraft.

Auf der Fahrt nach London geraten Robert Craven und seine Begleiter in eine Falle der Grossen Alten: Ein Shoggote ergreift Besitz von dem Wald, den sie durchqueren. Zu spät erkennen sie, dass kein Weg mehr hinausführt. Dem Hexer bleibt keine Wahl: Er muss sich dem Kampf mit der Kreatur stellen.

The land of Ursurla moved around her as the wind struck a chord with the moonlight playing on the reddened grass before her. The night cracked and sparked as a sudden storm dissolved the stars and unleashed its force upon the moon, hiding it beneath thick clouds, layers, and darkness.

When two cannibalistic, gravely wounded men stagger into the town of Gehenna, all hell breaks loose. Infamous outlaw Mad Dog McCall, stuck in the city jail, must fight for his life to escape. The lonely, intelligent, and snarky Karen must make horrific sacrifices to survive the night against the growing army of the dead. Together, they set upon a journey of biblical proportions, fighting against the living and the infected, hoping against hope to find a safe haven in the middle of Hell.

In this episode, Professor Van Helsing confronts a somewhat familiar figure who stalks Whitechapel. Now he must make a terrible decision, but what of the consequences?

Erin Rogers and her daughter Casey have been missing in the Alaskan wilderness for five days. Troy Spencer is determined to find his sister and niece at any cost. Once there, a local tells Troy about a loner, Bishop, a man shrouded in secrets, who may be his only hope. As Troy sets out to find the mysterious Bishop, Casey is lost in the woods, alone and frightened, seeking help for her gravely injured mother. But she is not alone. Something ancient stalks these forested trails, something evil that hungers for fresh blood.

Ladies and gentlemen, Kayla Bopp is back! That's right, Caleb bought it back in a whole new tale about the Kowlikadoo Stone. This time, there's more at stake. I can't reveal everything, but just know that it will be a wild ride that you will never forget! Enjoy the ride.

Dagon has been summoned. The dead have risen from their graves. And whilst cultists, researchers, and the might of the military try to oppose him, Dagon’s power proves to be formidable. However, there is one final, slim opportunity to save the world from being eaten by Innsmouth’s returning elder god. A dwindling band of heroes fights against the inevitable apocalypse in this concluding story from Ashley Lister’s series of dark tales from Innsmouth.

Ever since they were orphaned, Tyler has kept close tabs on his sister, Shannon. He has to, considering her weird and risky obsessions. Now she has a new one: an inexplicable crush on an odd-looking stranger. And what Shannon wants from her unwitting “honey boy,” Tyler can’t begin to fathom. Not until he follows his sister into the darkest corners of her desires.

Im Dreißigjährigen Krieg öffnete sich ein Tor zur Hölle, und die Menschheit muss sich seither mit Hexen, Vampiren, Dämonen und anderen widernatürlichen Bestien herumschlagen. Einer der Kämpfer gegen das Böse ist Franz Egon von Wendt, ein betagter, aber erfahrener Jäger, der noch eine letzte Hexe zur Strecke bringen soll, bevor er seinen verdienten Ruhestand genießen darf. Siegesgewiss begeben er und seine Leute sich auf die Jagd in die Tiefen des Waldes – doch die Hexe ist nicht die einzige Gefahr, die dort lauert.

Bailey is - at best - a loner before Lucien. When he steps into her world, it is like something from a dream. Every encounter leaves her breathless and wanting more. They are perfect together. That is, until he takes everything from her. Her heart. Her sanity...Her life.

If you long to leave the real world behind for a dose of danger and the supernatural, then this collection of three tales - "Carnival", "Only the Moon", and "Strange Sushi" - is for you. Authored by best-selling author, Lea Ryan, Dark Dreams and Troubled Souls is a series of short fiction based on horror and dark fantasy genres.

The trick of accepting redemption is finding something in yourself to redeem. A scary Halloween-themed ghost tale from Michael Lynes in The Trick.

Der Arm der Hölle reicht weit. Aus den Archiven des Wächterbundes kommt diese aufregende Erzählung in der Welt des populären deutschen Rollenspiels "HeXXen 1733". Im Dreißigjährigen Krieg öffnete sich ein Tor zur Hölle, und die Menschheit muss sich seither mit Hexen, Vampiren, Dämonen und anderen widernatürlichen Bestien herumschlagen. Als zwei entkräftete Fremde in ein Wirtshaus an einem Alpenpass stolpern, nimmt ein bitterkalter Winterabend eine brenzlige Wendung.

The story takes place at a cottage situated in the rugged moors in the north of England. When Ariadne, a maid at the guesthouse, meets a dark, handsome stranger by chance, sparks begin to fly. Can love endure in this remote place?