Horror Legends

From USA Today and number-one Amazon best-selling author Jeremy Bates comes the first book in the all-new World's Scariest Legends series. After a woman bangs at the door in the middle of the night and promptly dies from her injury, a couple's remote cabin getaway becomes a psychological night of terror as they are hunted by an unknown assailant. Now they must go far beyond what they thought themselves capable of if they hope to save their young children and survive until morning.

His name is Breslyn, Prince of Dagda of the Tuatha De. He is a royal Fae, immortal and endowed with more than eye candy looks. He is a being with immeasurable powers but life for him lacked something - so he looked around, and found... humans.

En una gran cantidad de culturas alrededor del mundo se relatan historias sobre espectros sin rostro, demonios y seres macabros, los cuales se convierten en protagonista de las peores pesadillas o inspiradores de los más aterradores gritos. Audiolibros colección presente una colección de las leyendas mas escalofriantes, dramatizadas y con ambientación sonora que lo sumergirá en el relato. Incluye: La leyenda de la Mujina (Japón), La leyenda del charro negro (México), De cuando la muerte fue madrina (Europa e Hispanoamérica), La casa del sueño (Europa), La llorona (Puerto Rico), y mas.

"The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" is the most famous supernatural wild chase in all of literature. One of the best-known American short stories, this tale has been produced countless times for television and film. A Halloween classic!

While everyone is busy preparing for the coming winter, two girls wander away from their camp, following a path of strange, beautiful stones. Each stone is lovelier than the last, and the trail leads them farther and farther away from camp. But what starts out as a peaceful afternoon on the land, quickly turns dangerous when the girls find themselves trapped in the cave of Mangittatuarjuk—the Gnawer of Rocks! Based on a traditional Inuit legend, this novel introduces listeners to a dark and twisted creature that haunts the Northern landscape and preys on unsuspecting children.

In 1917, East Side Grade School in Eureka, Kansas, burned to the ground. In 1918, a carpenter died in a fall during construction of Mulberry School. It was said he haunted the school ever since. Teachers, students, and staff encountered apparitions after the school's dedication. One teacher knew the victim and welcomed any sign of his existence. Others, however, did not. She coped with the loss of her friend and managed to go on with unusual help from the universe.

Victor Standish, street gypsy living on the haunted streets of the French Quarter, should live in fear. But his is a philosophy of defiance…and love: "No one's life should be rooted in fear. We are born for wonder, for joy, for hope, for love, to marvel at the mystery of existence, to be wounded by the beauty of this world, to seek truth and meaning, to hunger for wisdom, and by our treatment of others to brighten the corner where we are."

If Lupe Dávila and Javier Utierre can survive each other’s company, together they can solve a series of grisly murders sweeping though Puerto Rico. But the clues lead them out of the real world and into the realm of myths and legends. And if they want to catch the killer, they'll have to step into the shadows to see what's lurking there - murderer or monster?

"Only draw what is real." This is the rule given to 14-year-old art prodigy Maxwell Cooper by his father, and is the only way Max's father will allow him to attend the prestigious boarding school Apogee Art Academy. It's also a rule Max decides to defy. During their first night of vacation at Bear Tooth Point Resort, he draws a portrait of a local legend just to spite his father: the monster known as Inini-Makwa. But the land of Bear Tooth Point is steeped in Ashotii spirit magic, and when guests begin disappearing, Max is confronted with a terrifying reality.

When Cora and her little sister, Mimi, are sent to stay with their great-aunt in the isolated village of Bryers Guerdon, they receive a less than warm welcome and are desperate to go back to London. But Auntie Ida’s life was devastated the last time two young girls were at Guerdon Hall, and now her nieces’ arrival has reawakened an evil that has lain in wait for years. A haunting voice in an empty room; a strange, scarred man lurking in the graveyard; mysterious words scrawled on the walls of the abandoned church ... all point to a horrifying truth that has held Bryers Guerdon in its grip for centuries.

When seven-year-old Jamie falls down a very long hill, he finds himself trapped in a world of strange creatures, harsh landscapes, and near-perpetual darkness. Lost and confused, Jamie is desperate to get home. The nightmares, fears, and all manner of what-ifs that inhabit this shadow world are unfamiliar to him - all except one: the Lairdbalor, Jamie's personal nightmare, once relegated to his dreams. In this fantastical land, however, the Lairdbalor and all the fears and nightmares of children are very real.

El libro contiene una recopilación de relatos, historias y leyendas mágicas recogidas de la tradición oral de diversas partes del mundo.

Beneath the red roses, heart-shaped chocolates, and declarations of love lies a shadowy history of Valentine's Day that few are brave enough to explore. In a journey that spans from ancient Roman festivals to medieval legends, this book uncovers the sinister roots of this holiday—from tales of forbidden love to spectral visitations and mysterious rituals.

Alys was seven when the soul eaters came to her village. These soul eaters, twin sisters who were abandoned by their father and slowly morphed into something not quite human, devour human souls. Alys, and all the other children, were spared - and they were sent to live in a neighboring village. There the devout people created a strict world where good and evil are as fundamental as the nursery rhymes children sing. Fear of the soul eaters - and of the Beast they believe guides them - rules village life.

Hannah is shaken to the core after the mysterious death of her husband, Captain Hovey. A man that was as cruel as he was loved. Shunned by her neighbors and the town, Hannah is lonely and desperate. Some believe she was a witch. Others believe she was an outcast.

Inside a small village within the Great Plains of Montana, a ritual initiated in blood will be performed. This ceremony has been executed only once before and will mark a rite of honor and justice. Commonly, the Assiniboine are a harmonious people with strong pride and passions, but will turn to the spirits for vengeance when wronged. The tribe's chief will summon the Great Spirit on behalf of his people, for no earthly man can make evil suffer like a greater evil.

Rebecca Virtue discovered the secret of her family’s past, but at a great cost. She is now the last of her name. Unleashing her full power as the last demon hunter, she defeated her teacher turned avatar, Samuel Santano. With nothing left in her home of Chicago, Rebecca heads to Detroit with a simple plan. Summon and destroy the Horseman of War.

Step into a world of spine-tingling excitement with the Brave Kids' Book of Scary Urban Legends: Humor & Mystery Unite. This thrilling collection invites brave young listeners to embark on a hair-raising adventure through eerie urban legends, haunted places, unexplained phenomena, supernatural objects, legendary creatures, and pop culture ghostly mischief. Brave kids will giggle and gasp as they face the Chupacabra, the Jersey Devil, the Loch Ness Monster, and Bigfoot with newfound courage.

Angelique Clairvoux lives in St. Martinsville, Louisiana, free of the slavery in other parts of the South. Living together with her grandmother, she practices voodoo and makes her living telling fortunes and selling charms and remedies. When the slave catchers arrive, Angelique is captured and assaulted, but manages to escape to the wilds of the bayou with her meager belongings, only to be never heard from again. Soon after, several men in the area enter the bayou in search of Angelique's treasure...unaware of the danger for those who hold evil in their hearts against women.

Harry, the wonder cat, is no ordinary cat! Two centuries ago, he was tasked with caring for the Johnson family, helping them through life's ups and downs. Fast forward to the present. This story begins when Nikki Johnson, accompanied by her close friend Heather Murphy, had planned her annual quiet and relaxing Christmas visit to Harrot Reef to visit her beloved aunt Lynn. Plans changed when Nikki's aunt summoned her to come earlier because something was terribly wrong. The two friends arrived the next day to a shocking discovery.