Horror Sagas

Taylor deals with the aftermath of the millennium ceremony. As she fights to survive, her friends and family stay loyally at her side. Taylor is conflicted about her new condition and nobody knows how to help her. Is there hope for her? Can she survive? Or will her life spiral out of control? Especially when she is deemed Queen of the Immortals.

Für Kapitän Benjamin Spooner Briggs gestaltet sich die Suche nach einer geeigneten Mannschaft für sein neuerworbenes Schiff, die Mary Celeste, unerwartet schwer. Das Gerücht, der Zweimaster sei ein Unglücksschiff, auf dem es spuke, hat sich im Hafen von New York unter den abergläubischen Seelauten verbreitet. Kapitän Briggs will dennoch von all dem nichts wissen. Die Mary Celeste soll eine Ladung Industriealkohol nach Genua transportieren und es darf keine Zeit verloren werden. Und so sticht die Mary Celeste am 7. November 1872 hoffnungsvoll in See.

Pulp fiction just got a whole lot scarier... Few books ever become loved. Most linger on undead, their sallow pages labyrinths of old, brittle stories and screeds of forgotten knowledge... And other things, besides: Paper-pale forms rustle softly through their leaves. Ink-dark shapes swarming in shadow beneath faded type. And an invitation... Harris delights in collecting the unloved. He wonders if you’d care to donate. A small something for the odd, pale children no-one has seen. An old book, perchance? Neat is sweet; battered is better.

The perfect weekend away. A remote lodge, old friends... and murder. Set in a remote Scottish lodge in the depths of winter, this explosive and disturbing thriller asks what happens when dark secrets finally come to light. When a group of female friends gather at a beautiful but isolated Scottish island lodge for a weekend away, they're looking forward to relaxing, sharing updates on their lives, reminiscing... The furthest thing from their minds is death. But even though they've known each other since high school, some of these women have secrets.

Alle kennen ihn: den legendären Vampirjäger Abraham Van Helsing! Was die Wenigsten wissen – er hat eine Nachfahrin. Patricia Vanhelsing ist Reporterin bei der London Express News. Als in London ungewöhnliche Dinge vor sich gehen, will Patricia der Sache auf den Grund gehen. Dabei helfen will ihr attraktiver neuer Kollege, der selbst ein Geheimnis verbirgt. Die nächsten Romane in der Patricia Vanhelsing-Reihe bleiben genau so spannend wie ihre Vorgänger.

Juni, 1993. Malmö befinner sig, precis som resten av Sverige, i en övergångsperiod. Moderniseringen i samhället har fått upp farten och nu går den inte att stoppa. Vardagen tycks ofta ohjälpligt inrutad, men samtidigt ligger det något i luften. Det är i alla fall så det känns för ungdomarna i staden - för Matti, Robert, Peggy, och deras vänner. Och visst är det något på gång när det plötsligt uppstår ett oförklarligt ljusfenomen mitt i staden. Frågan är om det är på riktigt eller bara ren inbillning?

Samlingen svenska kulter består av skräcknoveller som skildrar en tillvaro ganska lik vår egen. Fast ändå inte. I Anders Fagers Sverige vandrar fasor mitt ibland oss lyckligt ovetande och andra världar med andra regler och härskare, existerar parallellt. Novellerna i "Du kan inte leva" för läsaren in i ett spegelland. Saker är bekanta, men samtidigt skruvade. Personalen på ett äldreboende dör, en efter en, under mystiska omständigheter. Under en ung kvinnas vackra och välpolerade yttre döljer sig en hänsynslös mördare.

Maddie is restless in London. She has friends, a job and a sort-of boyfriend, but something in her life is missing. Then she visits the ancient village of Walditch, deep in the Dorset countryside. Something stirs in her, and on a whim she buys a centuries-old cottage and moves there three months later. Her friends think she's crazy, but for Maddie it feels like coming home. Late at night in the cottage, Maddie hears strange noises and sees mist gathering indoors and out.

Packender Plot, spannend bis zum Schluss! Vier Hunsrücker Freunde planen den großen Coup. Auf einen Schlag reich werden, alle Sorgen los sein und die große, weite Welt vor sich haben! Ihr Plan ist beinahe ein Kinderspiel. Er setzt einfach darauf, dass Kinder ihren Eltern mehr wert sind als alles Geld der Welt. Wenn ein Elternteil dann noch im politischen Rampenlicht steht und der andere ein angesehener Anwalt mit gut gehender Kanzlei ist, lässt sich die Forderung leicht in Millionenhöhe treiben!

"The Room in the Dragon Volant" is a mysterious story about a premature burial, a theme favoured by Poe some years previously. When a chivalric young man tries to save an innocent countess from the clutches of a greedy count, little does he suspect that the whole situation could be a trap. With plenty of Gothic elements and some remarkable episodes of horror, "The Room in the Dragon Volant" is a haunting mystery story that will keep readers at the edge of their seat. B. J.

Wnikliwe studium o agresji i przemocy. Autorka konfrontuje czytelników nie tylko z historią, w której bohaterowie doświadczają zła, lecz także zmusza do przyjrzenia się problemowi agresji w wyjątkowo wnikliwy sposób, mogący podważyć ugruntowane w tym temacie poglądy i reakcje. „Obciach" jest drugim tomem powieściowego cyklu, otwartego przez utwór „Tabu".

Cela, Martin och Yvonne är tre vänner som alla har en mörk hemlighet gemensamt. Världen omkring dem tycks inte förstå dem och vad de än gör för att kunna hantera hemligheten stöter de på problem. Och ju mer de försöker bli av med den alltmer tryckande närvaron inom sig, desto starkare växer den sig... "De inneboende" är en otäck psykologisk skräckroman som besatthet och demoner. Frida Edman är en svensk författare och förläggare. Hon skriver framför allt fantastisk litteratur och driver förlaget Mörkesdottir.

Ett kusligt mord inträffar och en hel stad blir lamslagen. Från början tror polisen att den unga flickan har fallit offer för ett rovdjur, men läkarna slår snart fast att kroppen har slitits sönder - av människotänder... Samtidigt föds ett barn på ett sjukhus i staden. En pojke med underligt gula ögon som brinner av hat. Ingen anar att han är utvald av den svarta makten och en av dem som ska bärga ondskans skörd.

Questo racconto dell'orrore di fine Ottocento può essere classificato come una storia di fantasmi. In Inghilterra, una giovane istitutrice accetta il compito di occuparsi di due bambini, Miles e Flora, in seguito alla morte della prima istitutrice. La donna si accorge sin da subito dell'alone di mistero che avvolge i due fanciulli e intende scoprire quale segreto si celi dietro a quella che apparentemente sembra un'intelligenza fuori dal comune. Finché una notte viene turbata dalla visione di due persone che non conosce, che appaiono e poi svaniscono senza lasciare traccia.

Una fábula moderna, extraordinariamente escrita y además original.” Así definió el jurado del premio Café Gijón esta novela, que trata de un hombre patoso y fracasado, a quien una pulga muy particular -milenaria, reverberante y voraz- que se ha instalado en su oído, dicta discursos convincentes con los que pretende imponer su voluntad diabólica a cambio de rescatarlo de la miseria y el desamor. Con esta novela, Covadlo afianza una de las trayectorias más fascinantes de la literatura contemporánea.

L'appassionante trilogia fantasy de La curatrice finalmente raccolta in un’unica, elettrizzante compilation. Quando il dottor Peter Collins capisce il potere straordinario della giovane Gwen, le propone di fargli da assistente. È l’inizio di un fortunato sodalizio e di un affetto profondo, destinato a legarli attraverso molteplici avventure. Dapprima sulle tracce di Maryon, poi in fuga costante da nemici senza scrupoli, i protagonisti di questa esaltante trilogia dovranno affrontare sfide quasi insormontabili.

Dormael and D’Jenn bring a dangerous artefact home to the Conclave, hoping to answer the riddle behind an ancient mystery. But their homecoming only raises more questions as they discover an undercurrent of lies beneath the surface - lies that have been eating at the foundation of the Conclave itself, and subverting all they’ve sworn to uphold. Caught in a web of treachery, they must uncover the truth to free themselves, and keep an ancient weapon from falling into the wrong hands.

The dead are rising. Reports of rioting and mob violence begin to appear in the news as more and more major cities go silent. The CDC and FEMA are powerless to stop the spread of the deadly “Reaper Virus”. Rumors fly about the nature of the “rioters”, claiming that the dead have risen to prey on the living. In the Midwest city of Springfield, Missouri, all law enforcement officers are called to report for duty. Corrections Officer Wylie Grant is sent into the field only to discover for himself that they are facing the living dead.

In the Highlands of Scotland lies the Hole, a famed passageway under the town of Bethel where hundreds have vanished. After years of ignored recovery wishes, the Hole’s ownership has passed to Elisabeth Wingate. A former child star and British fashion mogul, Elisabeth wants to redeem her scandalous, reckless life. She agrees to finance an expedition to retrieve the legion of bodies that have accumulated over the years, but there’s only one catch: She wants to venture alongside the caving team. But they’re not alone down there....

You either build your world or you burn in someone else's. With every fleeting moment, the whole world draws closer to being overcome by the deadliest virus known to man. Steele's family home lies in burnt ruins on the shore of Lake Michigan. His group hunts for his missing mother in the apocalyptic wilderness filled with the dead. Instead he finds a group of refugees badly in need of his skills learned in the shadow war on terror, for they are persecuted at every step by the Chosen, a group of fanatics hell-bent on creating God's Kingdom in the rubble of society.