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Nachdem drei führende Experten auf dem Gebiet der Erforschung seltener Pflanzenkrankheiten auf ein Geheimnis aus der Zeit Alexanders des Großen stoßen, werden sie in kurzer Folge tot aufgefunden. Die Inschriften auf ein paar alten Tontafeln berichten von dem Fluch einer alten griechischen Göttin, der die Nahrungsmittelversorgung der gesamten Welt vernichten könnte – das ideale Werkzeug, um die Weltherrschaft zu erlangen.

On the table of psychiatrist Robert Cavendish lay a strange set of papers, claimed to be the journal of the infamous Whitechapel murderer whose crimes instilled terror on the streets of Victorian London. Delving deeper into the journal, Robert is convinced of its authenticity, and finds that the words of the Ripper have a strange and compelling effect on him. Unable to cast the pages aside, he is drawn into the dark, sinister world of Jack the Ripper. Robert is about to find out just how thin the line between sanity and madness really is. But can he distinguish fact from fantasy?

Spring of 1963, Los Angeles: The Dodgers are opening another season in their brand-new park, the Beach Boys sing from open car windows, and tourists clog the beach at Santa Monica. Stop at a red light, and a movie star might cross the street in front of you. There’s a darkening shadow over the fun. Women are being found asleep on the streets of Hollywood, and they never wake up. Morning after morning, the L.A. Times headlines shout about the Sleeping Beauty murders, but the cops have no leads. A young girl named Corah Glass dreams about a monster, one she says is real.

Nel bosco in fondo a Needless Street non abitano solo animali ma anche senso di colpa, crudeltà e dolore. Smarrircisi è fin troppo facile, perché tutti siamo vittime ma anche carnefici. Questa è la storia di un assassino, di una bambina scomparsa e di una vendetta. Questa è la storia di Ted, che vive con sua figlia Lauren e la gatta Olivia in una casa normale alla fine di una strada normale. Tutte queste cose sono vere. Eppure, alcune sono bugie. Pensi di sapere cosa c'è dentro l'ultima casa in fondo a Needless Street. Pensi di aver già letto questa storia. Ma è qui che ti sbagli.

After moving into the oldest beachfront home in Kitty Hawk, Senator Reginald Forsythe hires Detective Weston Wolf to watch over his wife. The senator fears his wife may be possessed by the ghost of a woman who built the house back in 1896, Wolf's assignment is to keep Rebecca Winston Forsythe safe and make sure nothing scandalous happens that would jeopardize Forsythe's political career. Wolf soon discovers the case is more problematic than he ever imagined.

Death has come twice to Ravenbank, a remote community in England’s Lake District, each time on Halloween. Just before the First World War, a young woman’s corpse was found, with a makeshift shroud frozen to her battered face. Her ghost - the Faceless Woman - is said to walk through Ravenbank on Halloween. Five years ago, another woman, Shenagh Moss, was murdered, and again her face was covered to hide her injuries.

Sixteen-year-old Lex Bartleby is a teenage grim reaper with the bizarre ability to Damn souls. That makes her pretty scary, even to fellow Grims. But after inadvertently transferring her ability to Zara, a murderous outlaw, Lex is a pariah in Croak, the little town she calls home. To escape the townspeople’s wrath, she and her friends embark on a wild road trip to DeMyse. Though this sparkling desert oasis is full of luxuries and amusements, it feels like a prison to Lex.

When a blood-stained effigy of body parts is found in a central London park, D.I. Daniel Graves must set about trying to discover what it could mean and find the person responsible. Symbols at the crime scene suggest the occult. Who would leave a murder victim in such a way, and why? As Graves and partner D.I. Charlie Palmer begin to investigate the ritual and the act of human sacrifice, they enlist the help of Charlotte Gooding, a talented professor specializing in the subject. They hope to narrow down a motive—could the killer believe in the supernatural? Witchcraft, even?

Forfatter Sean Reeve, hans kone og deres 4-årige datter flytter ind i et gammelt engelsk hus. Hurtigt vender glæden sig til mistro, da naboerne fortæller dem, at huset er bygget på en gammel kirkegård, og at alle de tidligere beboere har mødt en tidlig og uhyggelig død. Da overnaturlige fænomener begynder at dukke frem i dette "haunted house" bliver Sean forvirret. Han lider nemlig også af alvorlige eftervirkninger af en bilulykke. Han har hukommelsestab og ved ikke, hvem han er.

Author, bookseller, spy-breaker, killer. Enter the world of Russell Stickles. Not since George Harvey Bone in Hangover Square has there ever been a singular protagonist as compelling. As sickly. As sick. From the creator of Dead Funny: Horror Stories by Comedians comes a stunning novel that re-invents the tale of the empty man.

Dr. Jessica Coran, Medical Examiner and forensic profiler is called in on a case in Marietta, Georgia to help track down the elusive Eye-Snatcher, a gruesome serial killer who leaves his victims to choke to death on their own gouged out eyeballs.

Quando don Stefano Nascetti viene trasferito alla parrocchia di Lio Piccolo, abbandonando sul nascere una bella carriera nella curia veneziana, la sua non è una scelta: è una fuga dalla vendetta del questore Carlo Saintjust, a cui lo legano un tradimento e un'offesa mai dimenticati. Ma il tranquillo paesino nel Polesine non è il rifugio che si aspettava.

“Com’era vivere in quella casa?” Maggie Holt è abituata a questa domanda. Venticinque anni fa, lei e i suoi genitori, Ewan e Jess, si trasferirono a Baneberry Hall, una sconfinata tenuta vittoriana nei boschi del Vermont. Trascorsero lì venti giorni prima di fuggire nel cuore della notte, un calvario che Ewan raccontò in seguito in un libro di saggistica intitolato "La casa degli orrori". La sua storia di eventi spettrali e incontri con spiriti maligni diventò un fenomeno mondiale, rivaleggiando con Orrore ad Amityville in popolarità e scetticismo.

Join Marcus Caldwell as he steps into the decaying Chateau Amara Hotel, where every creak of the floorboards whispers secrets of sins long buried. As he confronts the enigmatic Midnight Masquerader, you’ll FEEL the chilling tension seep into your bones, leaving you breathless with anticipation!

On the verge of losing her laboratory, her savings, and all respect for herself, Pandora (Penny) Yee lands her first contract as scientific consult to the police department. And with 17 murder cases on the go, the surly inspector is happy to leave her to it. Only she’s going to need to get around, and that means her slightly unhinged adopted brother, Matiu, will be doing the driving.

Seit Generationen verlangt die Familie Scafoni ein Opfer von uns. Eine jungfräuliche Tochter zur Sühne für Sünden, die so alt sind, dass wir nicht einmal mehr wissen, was sie waren.

Equine veterinary technician Walter Watson was working in a prestigious practice in Colts Neck, New Jersey when he makes a terrible discovery. His boss, famed equine surgeon Dr. John Hansen, is involved with a group of men committing a multimillion-dollar fraud killing racehorses in order to collect insurance money. Just before Walter can expose the scam, he is murdered. However, he is reincarnated as a thoroughbred racehorse colt.

Gracie Flynn may be dead. But she's not gone. Three university friends are divided by a tragic death. Eighteen years later, chance reunites them. Robyn is still haunted by memories of her best friend Gracie, and Cohen's heart has never healed. Only Sam seems to have moved on and found success and happiness. But death rocks their lives again when Sam's body is found in mysterious circumstances. And the ghost of Gracie Flynn has a story to tell about the night that changed their lives forever.

For three years, a serial killer known as the Penny Murderer terrified Monroe, Georgia. His signature was leaving a note on the body starting with "A penny for your thoughts". Detective Mike Allen and his team tracked down and arrested Samuel Johnson for 12 murders. Throughout the trial and even after his conviction, Johnson always proclaimed his innocence. The controversial trial divided the city, and things exploded when he was found dead in his cell shortly afterward. A cover-up?

Isaiah Black is a newly minted detective for the small college town of Norman, Oklahoma. Seldom is there ever any violent crime. But something has changed. When a young woman is found brutally murdered in an alley, Isaiah's partner wants to write it off as a random act of violence. Isaiah isn't buying it. But catching the killer will be no small task. How do you catch a serial killer who leaves no forensic evidence behind? On his secret quest for justice, he encounters two unlikely allies. One causes him to question everything he believes. The other inspires him to be something more.