Macabre Anthology

Asesinos, locura, vampiros, monstruos. El miedo puede manifestarse de innumerables maneras, pero, ¿acaso se puede escapar de él? Este volumen presenta relatos variados con un denominador común: terror en estado puro.

Prepare for HEART-STOPPING terror as Hailey Moore fights for her digital soul in a HELLSCAPE of corrupted code and twisted AIs! Every second is a pulse-pounding battle against unspeakable horrors lurking in the shadows of our tech-obsessed future! This isn't just fiction - it's a terrifying WAKE-UP CALL that'll have you eyeing your gadgets with paranoid suspicion! You'll never look at immortality the same way again!

The road through hell is paved with good intentions. With this short story collection, enter a world where the laws of unintended consequences rule on high in these tales of the macabre. Whether it stems from curiosity, self-preservation, self-control, or impulsivity, what could go wrong?

Enjoy this bone-chilling selection of eight stories and poems written by the master of the macabre, Edgar Allan Poe. Titles include: "The Tell-Tale Heart", "The Black Cat", "The Fall of the House of Usher", "The Pit and the Pendulum", "The Oblong Box", "The Masque of the Red Death", "The Raven", and "The Conqueror Worm".

Dois contos de Júlia Lopes de Almeida que tem a morte em seus umbrais. No primeiro, "Sob as estrelas", tem-se a trágica história de amor de Júlio e Ianinha, separados pelo sacerdócio dele. Thriller de arrepiar os mais sensíveis. No segundo, "A casa dos mortos", uma filha tem a chance de encontrar a mãe... morta.

The Queen of Spades is decidedly one of Pushkin's gloomier tales. It inspired several movie adaptations and a magnificent opera by Tchaikovsky. Its determined, but misguided, protagonist stakes his life with dire consequences on a very old secret that might or might not even exist.

When a young man goes from the demands and rigors of the army to a luxurious and serene country living, his mind is bound to wander where it should not. Such is the fate of Alexei Alexeyevich Fedyashev, who becomes so absorbed in his newfound idleness that he falls in love with an old portrait. When the famous conjurer and medium Count Cagliostro accidentally ends up at Fedyashev's escape, the young man begs him to bring his dream to reality. "Be careful what you wish for" is the lesson young Alexei has yet to learn - and how!

These two fascinating pieces about the Mistress of the Copper Mountain come from Pavel Patrovich Bazhov's much larger collection of stories collected over many years and based on the lore of the Ural Mountains.

From the House of Abigail is a dark children's anthology including many great titles such as "Jake's Closet" and "Morbid Melanie". It adds a few extra scares to the stories!

A reminder from the master storyteller Alexander Kuprin—sometimes, there are but a few steps between your own front door and unimaginable horror.

While somewhat outdated and steeped in the prejudice of the day, the Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin fable The Lost Conscience is nevertheless a worthy tale to ponder and a great study of a mind seeking to discard its inhibitions (and not in a good way).

When a town is left defenseless and is attacked by the enemy, one woman calls on the powers that be to help her protect her people and save her son's life.

One day, a courier who deems himself quite the romantic hero, decides to follow a beautiful stranger...only to be plunged into a nightmare vortex in space and time.

In the time of paranoia and religious fanaticism, one young woman's life falls into the hands of two very misguided men.

A reminder from Alexei Nikolayevich Tolstoy that one might take great caution when pursuing hidden treasure.