Horror Collection

David Bain presents six tales of small town supernatural horror.

Le Vaisseau mystérieux est une œuvre inachevée, écrite en 1902. Elle est considérée comme faisant partie de la juvénilité de Lovecraft, ou de ses premières œuvres. Lorsque le vaisseau apparaît, une personne disparaît. Le capitaine du navire doit être capturé pour résoudre ce mystère. Mais qui est-il ? Peut-être n'est-il même pas un être humain.

L'Arbre est une nouvelle macabre écrite en 1920 et publié en octobre 1921 dans The Tryout . Sur un versant du mont Maenalus en Arcadie se trouve une oliveraie qui pousse autour d'un tombeau en marbre et des ruines d'une ancienne villa. Là, un arbre gigantesque ressemble à un homme effroyablement déformé, et les racines de l'arbre ont déplacé les blocs de la tombe. Le narrateur explique que l'apiculteur qui habite à côté lui a raconté une histoire à propos de l'arbre : Deux sculpteurs de renom, Kalos et Musides, vivaient dans la villa à colonnades, qui était " resplendissante " à son époque.

Roman court de science-fiction initialement publié dans les numéros de février, mars et avril 1936 du magazine Astounding Stories. Rédigé par Lovecraft en février et mars 1931, ce roman a connu de nombreuses rééditions depuis la mort de l'auteur. Écrit à la première personne par le personnage narrateur de William Dyer, professeur et géologue de la prestigieuse Université de Miskatonic, le récit relate de terrifiants secrets relatifs à une expédition scientifique en Antarctique, dans l'espoir de dissuader l'envoi d'une prochaine équipe qui se risquerait à une mort certaine.

The Alchemist est une nouvelle écrite en 1908, alors que Lovecraft avait 17 ou 18 ans, et publié pour la première fois dans le numéro de novembre 1916 du United Amateur. L'histoire est racontée par le protagoniste, le comte Antoine de C, à la première personne. Il y a des centaines d'années, le noble ancêtre d'Antoine était responsable de la mort d'un sorcier noir, Michel Mauvais. Le fils du sorcier, Charles le Sorcier, a juré de se venger non seulement de lui mais de tous ses descendants, les maudissant de mourir à l'âge de 32 ans.

Presented is a two-volume collection of Wells' most celebrated classics of science-fiction and horror: The Time Machine and The Island of Doctor Moreau. This audio-enhanced version - with sound effects and musical soundtrack - combines Wells' groundbreaking exploration of time travel with his "youthful blasphemy" tale of animal and human hybrids.

American poet, critic, and short-story writer Edgar Allan Poe is universally recognized for his cultivation of the macabre in fiction. His stories are characterized by an original kind of supernatural horror, often using the awareness of death as a catalyzing force in its own right. His tales and poems brim with psychological depth and intense imagery, made vivid through his musical language and hypnotic rhythms, which are especially captivating when heard aloud.

These are tales of unrelenting horror and terror from the mind of Bryan W. Alaspa, author of RIG, Sapphire, Storyland, S.P.I.D.A.R., and other tales of horror, terror, and suspense. These five stories will make you wonder what lurks - when the night comes out.

Industrial Lancashire, 1974. The kids in the coal-mining town of Ashburn love the waning of the year. But, this particular autumn will be memorable for entirely different reasons. Because this year someone is killing the children of Ashburn. Or should that be something? While police and parents search for a maniac, Stephen Carter and his schoolmates know better. They may be on the cusp of adulthood, but there’s still enough of the youngster left in each of them to recognize the work of an evil supernatural unique to these deserts of slag heap and coal tip....

Bram Stoker’s classic Gothic horror novel about a vampire’s search for new blood… Perhaps the most famous vampire story of all time, Dracula is an awesome tale of a thrillingly bloodthirsty vampire whose nocturnal atrocities embody the dark underside of an outwardly moralistic age. As he searches for new prey, desirous to spread the undead curse, Dracula looks toward England. There he is met with resistance from a small band of men and women, led by the intrepid Professor Abraham Van Helsing. Will the people be able to keep the fearsome Dracula from terrorizing their community? This novel is part of Brilliance Audio's extensive Classic Collection, bringing you timeless masterpieces that you and your family are sure to love.

The Jemwaju: Come sit by the campfire and listen as an old college friend tells a group of Scouts about a Mayan tomb he explored as a college student, and the possibly haunted remains of the vengeful warrior priest he discovered inside. Best Monday Ever: A hard-working businessman wins the award of a lifetime, but the announcement causes his wife to become a kidnap target of a strange group called the witch coven cult. Dark Questions: A young man finds himself strapped to a chair without any explanation. Then the torture begins....

Rain fell in sheets and lightning flickered through the sky as two boys snuck into the abandoned theatre. What they find will change their lives forever. If they live.

On tonight's menu, brought to you by Andrew Lennon. We have a collection of short stories, each tailored to give you a taste of fear. Something small to whet your appetite.

Brace yourself. The earth is hungry, and you're on the menu. "The Abyssal Hunger: A Short Horror Story" isn't just an audiobook—it's a descent into madness that'll hijack your senses and haunt your dreams. Feel your heart pound as ancient horrors awaken. Gasp as reality warps around you. Shudder as the ground beneath your feet comes alive with ravenous intent. Every shadow will become a threat. Every tremor, a warning of impending doom.

Three kids awaken a dark presence in an abandoned house, and find themselves fighting for their lives as adults. A young girl faces off against a demon on an otherwise ordinary day in music class. A skeptic historian is forced to confront Civil War ghosts at Gettysburg. These are some of the tales in Steve Ogden's collection Headstones and Monuments, which perfectly captures the fears of our here and now, and the nightmares of all our yesteryears, complete with some true ghost stories from Ogden's youth.

Upon Mr. Sherman’s death, Charles learns the rich old gentleman gave away all his money, leaving only his Victorian mansion and the huge library in the house. His will clearly stipulates the new owner must keep the library intact. Of course, with Mr. Sherman being dead, how would he know or even care about the library?

A collection of 13 science-fiction, horror, humor, and mysterious short stories.

Vandals: A Collection of Young Adult Horror-Suspense Tales includes four spine-tingling young adult tales of horror and suspense from the Vandals series by bests-selling author R. Barri Flowers. In each gripping story, teen vandals are left to deal with the frightening consequences of their actions.

R.k. Kombrinck, co-host of Night of the Living Podcast, delivers a collection of short stories to make you dread the empty house across the street; to make you wonder what lurks in the woods behind the park and question the smile of your kind, elderly neighbor. A new employee uncovers his workplace’s top-secret supernatural history. A little girl unknowingly invites a sinister creature into her family’s home through conversations with her “imaginary” friend. A hellish virus brings a cursed town’s populace back from the dead.

Le très vieux peuple est le nom donné par les éditeurs à une histoire trouvée dans la lettre envoyée à Donald Wandrei par l' écrivain Lovecraft le 3 novembre 1927. Il s'agit d'un enregistrement d'un rêve, où le protagoniste est un officier militaire romain du pays vascon près de Pompelo . La campagne est, chaque année, ravagée par de terribles montagnards qui kidnappent des citoyens et accomplissent des rituels cruels lors d'un sabbat.