Classic Horror Fiction

Zufällig erfährt Björn durch einen Zeitungsartikel von einem zweiten Auge des schwarzen Manja, welches bei einer Ausgrabung entdeckt wurde. Er macht sich auf den Weg in die Gurktaler Alpen. Als er dort eintrifft, ahnt er noch nicht, dass dies nur der Auftakt zu seinem bisher gefährlichsten Abenteuer ist. Pepe verschwindet als Erster. Und schließlich ist es Björn selbst, der in den Knochentunnel gerät. WIE ALLES BEGANN! Die Audio-Edition der Originalromane von DAN SHOCKER.

In the 1843 classic, Ebenezer Scrooge is cold-hearted old miser, bent on making a profit over people. In this revision of the holiday classic, Ebenezer Scrooge is a forever orphaned man, desperate to find a human connection. He spent the day burying his mentor in the ground and, now, just wants to lose himself in work.

Ein unglaublich wertvoller Inkaschatz. Ein grausamer, alter Fluch. James Owen hatte das Glück gesucht… doch er fand das Verderben. Und mit sich brachte er die Knochensaat!

Gibt es ein Leben nach dem Tod? Himmel und Hölle? Phil Hunter würde diese Frage mit "Ja" beantworten. Denn er war dort - in der Hölle. Davon ist er überzeugt. Als sein Herz während einer Operation für einige Minuten stillstand, da hat er sie gesehen: Die Teufel und Dämonen, das unsägliche Leid und das schlimmste von allem: Molochos´ Totenkarussell!

Björn Hellmark hatte ihre Geburt nicht verhindern können. Jetzt befindet sie sich mitten unter uns. Und hinterlässt eine Spur der Verwüstung. Sie ist - Phantoma, die Tochter der Finsternis!

Man nannte ihn den "Herrn der Toten". Vor langer Zeit wurde er verbannt und begraben. Doch nun soll er wieder auferstehen. Und mit ihm die Toten. Björn Hellmark nimmt seine Spur auf - und geht in die Falle. Hilflos und allein ist er gefangen - im Leichenlabyrinth.

Da war diese Stimme. Sie versprach ein Paradies. Eine fremde Welt voller Frieden und Glück. Erika Paller lässt sich auf eine Astralreise ein. Doch es ist nicht das Paradies, das sie erwartet. es ist die Hölle! Und in dieser Hölle, da herrscht sie: Mandragora, die Herrin der Angst.

"The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" is a short story by Washington Irving contained in his collection "The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon", Gent., written while he was living in Birmingham, and first published in 1820. With Irving's companion piece "Rip Van Winkle", "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" is among the earliest examples of American fiction still read today.

El Hombre de Arena (Der Sandmann) es el cuento más célebre de E.T.A. Hoffmann. Publicado en 1817 en sus Cuentos nocturnos (Nachtstücke), es el cuento más representativo del máximo autor del género del romanticismo negro (Schwarze Romantik, conocido también como literatura del terror gótico) durante el siglo XIX. El cuento relata la vida de un muchacho llamado, Nathanaël, quien está traumatizado por la muerte de su padre, que murió en muy extrañas circunstancias, ocurrida durante su infancia.

Jess Jensen lives a boring life, and her greatest fear is becoming a spinster librarian cat lady in her old age. Hoping to avoid that fate, she goes to the Ohio State Fair, where she meets Jack, a regular at the library who had been noticing her for months. They have an impromptu date, where one thing leads to another, and BAM! Werewolf attack! But werewolves aren't real, are they?

If you think tornadoes are rough on trailer parks, imagine what a tornado with claws, fangs, and a hunger for human flesh could do! David Richard Morgan is an angry and bitter man who discovers an ancient incantation and uses it to unleash the monster known as the Car Nex upon his ex-wife and the other residents of the Pleasant Palaces Trailer Park.

First published in 1885, Markheim blends crime, horror and the supernatural. The titular character, Markheim, visits an antiques dealer on Christmas Day to find a present for his beloved, but when the dealer’s back is turned, he stabs him to death and begins to ransack the shop for money. But he is disturbed by a spirit who knows all about Markheim’s life and forces him to consider his choices and the nature of good and evil.

Edgar Allan Poe was one of the most influential American writers of the 19th century. He was the first author to try to make a professional living as a writer. Much of Poe's work was inspired by the events that happened around him. His poetry alone would ensure his spot in the literary canon. Poe's notable verses range from the early masterpiece “To Helen” to the dark, mysterious “Ulalume.” From “The Raven,” which made him world-famous upon its publication in 1845, to “Annabel Lee,” the posthumously published eulogy for a maiden “in a kingdom by the sea.”

This volume proves that the assertion that women are the gentler sex is frequently an unfounded and unlikely description. From the minds and pens of some of the best female writers of the last century comes a series of macabre, twisted tales that are anything but gentle. But as they weave their magic - usually black - and entrance you with their narratives you just know that “sugar and spice and everything nice” are not likely to be what all girls really are made of - and certainly not these femme fatales....

Edgar Allan Poe (1809 - 1849), der Meister des gepflegten Schreckens, begegnet dem Hörer mit klassischen Geschichten, in denen Tod und Wiederkehr, zumal von schönen Ehefrauen, thematisiert wird...

Horror, mystery and suspense abound in this second collection from the king of ghostly tales, M. R. James. Featuring stories that have haunted listeners for more than 100 years, such as 'Lost Hearts' and 'Casting the Runes', this collection is read by critically acclaimed star of screen and stage Sir Michael Hordern.

A modern twist on a classic horror story of the Frankenstein creature. Today with the genetic research and mapping of human DNA our own immortality is possible, but remember be careful what you wish for. The quest for immortality is full of surprise pitfalls.

"A Christmas Carol" Audiobook Charles Dickens - "A Christmas Carol". In Prose. This version of Charles Dickens's "A Christmas Carol", masterfully narrated by Elizabeth Klett. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas, commonly known as "A Christmas Carol", is a novella by Charles Dickens, first published in London by Chapman & Hall in 1843 and illustrated by John Leech. A Christmas Carol recounts the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, an elderly miser who is visited by the ghost of his former business partner Jacob Marley and the spirits of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come.

When a young governess is hired to care for two orphans in a country estate, she soon realises that something is lurking in the grounds of the house. But is it a mere ghost or an altogether more sinister presence at work? The tension of this timeless horror is perfectly captured by stage and screen actress Virginia McKenna.

An invisible alien parasite slowly takes over the penetrating mind of a French nobleman. He slowly loses control over his thoughts, his words, and his deeds. Is it insanity? Or is it the Horla?