Horror Sagas

"The Devil and Tom Walker" is a short story by Washington Irving, tackling the theme of making a deal with the devil. The greedy and easily-corruptible Tom sells his soul in exchange for power and riches, but soon regrets his foolish, though absolutely irreversible choice. A typical cautionary and moral tale, "The Devil and Tom Walker" is a central story in Irving’s fiction, emphasizing the problems of human condition, family issues, and decision making.

Ichabod Crane llega a Sleepy Hollow, pequeña y tranquila ciudad que algunos dicen está encantada, para ocupar una plaza de maestro. Gana muy poco dinero y no le queda más remedio que complementar sus ingresos dando clases de canto a las hijas de los granjeros, que a su vez le dan de comer y le permiten quedarse a dormir en sus casas.Ichabod se enamora perdidamente de la belleza de su joven alumna Katrina Van Tassel y también del dinero de su padre.

Jag såg henne i receptionen är en rysande berättelse som spänner över tid, rum och dimensioner men som hela tiden står stadigt i ett realistiskt, modernt Sverige. Cornelia Karlsson blev som liten flicka övergiven av sin familj och lever nu sitt vuxna liv som fotomodell och partyknarkare i Stockholm. Men bakom den skinande fasaden som kändisbarn och festens stjärna, slåss hon mot både inre och yttre demoner. I sin egen spegelbild ser Cornelia märkliga saker och i vinden är det röster som talar till henne.

In the decades since an innocent human slave was taken to Castle Dragon against her will, for the sole purpose of bearing a son for the monarchy, much has changed in the Realm: Alliances made in secret have flourished; sons born of veiled paternity have grown to adulthood; and dangerous warlocks, seasoned witches, and cunning shades have risen to powerful positions. Yet all is not as it seems. Beneath the shadow of an eerie double moon, a dark, tormented evil is rising....

Wynn Hygeort is stunned when Magiere and Leesil, along with the elven wolf Chap, show up at the Guild of Sagecraft. But Wynn cannot leave with her friends - she still must access the texts within the Guild’s archives, which may help her divine the locations of the last two Orbs sought by the Ancient Enemy. To complete her task - and protect the Orbs - Wynn must remain sequestered from her friends. But she’s essentially a prisoner.

The bloody War Between the States and a harrowing confinement in an enemy prison camp had turned Joshua Wingade into a broken man. His nerves and spirit shattered by the barbarity of battle, and demoralized by a cause that his heart secretly despised, Wingade returns home in hope of finding peace and healing.

Behold the Many is the eerily beautiful story of three young sisters, Anah, Aki, and Leah. In 1913, they are sent away from their family for treatment for tuberculosis to an orphanage in Hawaii's Kalihi Valley. Of the three, two will die there, in spite of the nuns' best efforts to save them, and only Anah, the eldest, will grow to adulthood. But the ghosts of the dead children are afraid to leave the grounds of St. Joseph's, which is the only place they have known as home, and as Anah prepares to begin married life away from the orphanage, these ghost children grow angry.

A conversation piece among allies. Where time is suspended. Worship the antihero. Bleed those who oppose you. Who are the heroes? Who are the villains? What side will you take? Can you solve this maze of deceit? In the most demented tale ever transcribed, only one thing is certain, the legions will collide.

La criminóloga Priscila Serrano es una joven agente del FBI, que se especializa en perseguir asesinos ritualistas... Cuando empiezan a morir sacerdotes en la ciudad de Miami, su jefa le asigna el caso. Fuerzas sobrenaturales parecen controlar al asesino y... Aparecen los cadáveres de varias chicas jóvenes en Nueva Orleans y en el lugar del crimen hay signos de ceremonias de vudú, el FBI envía a Priscila a la ciudad. Las chicas eran vírgenes y...

Born on the Isle of Skye, Darcy is a beautiful woman of many gifts. Fortune-telling is her forte, and she remains the only Druid who could unlock the secrets - and desires - of a dragon king. His name is Warrick. And now that Darcy's seen into his dragon heart, nothing will ever be the same.

Driven by the desire to rescue his abducted son and a relentless thirst for retribution, the zombified gunfighter, Dead-Eye, continues his search for the renegade vampire, Jules Holland, and his unholy entourage. Accompanying him on his journey is the Louisiana mojo man, Job, who is hellbent on putting an end to his daughter Evangeline's wicked shenanigans. As long as she possesses the demonic tome, Necronomicon, and holds the ability to open the otherworldly Hole Out of Nowhere, no territory is safe from the infinite evil the dark enchantress has at her fingertips!

Una giovane sposa morbosamente attratta da un ritratto misterioso. Un uomo talmente ossessionato dal proprio trauma da non riuscire a vivere una vita normale. Un grande castello nero, dimenticato da tutti tranne che da un ragazzo che continua a vedere, in sogno, lo stesso identico paesaggio. E ancora la storia di due fratelli che non riescono a perdonarsi, e il drammatico presagio che spiriti, fantasmi e creature dell'oscurità in realtà siano più vicini a noi di quanto pensiamo.

Dread and terror reign in the Freewilds. The streets of Westport are littered with signs of woe and dismay, of fear and defeat. The Watchers have turned a blind eye to the plight of the people for too long, forsaking the helpless gentry, leaving them prey to monsters and madmen.

In a refugee shanty town on the outskirts of a vast and opulent imperial capital city, an insidious sect of demon worshippers, the Cult of Ebon, began to prey upon the Gathered, a diaspora of peoples displaced from their nations in the aftermath of a mad tyrant's ceaseless wars of conquest long ago. Unwilling to overlook these heinous crimes against a vulnerable, underserved populace, Constable Lukarde Alfans began an investigation that brought him far too close to the truth, leading him to become the cult's next target.

Following the brutal murder of former Confederate officer Joshua Wingade, the pursuit for the renegade vampire Jules Holland and his hellish followers continues across a war-torn South. The newly resurrected gunfighter Dead-Eye, accompanied by Louisiana mojo man Job, find themselves hot on the trail, eager to rescue an abducted child and put an end to the death and destruction the outlaws and the dark witch Evangeline have conjured with the aid of Necronomicon and the otherworldly Hole Out of Nowhere.

Perséfone es la diosa de la primavera, aunque solo de nombre porque la realidad es que, desde que puede recordar, las flores se marchitan bajo su toque. Ante la incapacidad de usar sus poderes de diosa, decide mudarse a Nueva Atenas disfrazada como una periodista mortal con la intención de llevar una vida sin complicaciones. Hades, dios de los muertos, posee un gran imperio del juego en el mundo de los mortales. Entre picas y corazones, los rumores se hacen oír y afirman que sus apuestas favoritas son aquellas imposibles de ganar.

Als Bobbie und ihre beste Freundin Naya an Halloween den legendären Geist Bloody Mary beschwören sollen, glaubt niemand, dass wirklich etwas passieren wird. Also vollziehen sie das Ritual: Fünf Mal sagen sie Marys Namen vor einem mit Kerzen erleuchteten Spiegel … Doch etwas wird in dieser Nacht aus dem Jenseits gerufen. Etwas Dunkles, Grauenvolles. Sie ist ein böser Hauch. Sie lauert in Albträumen. Sie versteckt sich in den Schatten des Zimmers. Sie wartet in jedem Spiegel. Sie ist überall. Und sie plant ihre Rache.

E se quello che più ci spaventa, il mostro sotto il letto, non fosse così irreale come crediamo? Paura, occulto e fantascienza. Storie di mostri e creature, provenienti dalle profondità del mare e della terra, agiscono in una realtà parallela alla nostra, così vicina da sfiorarsi e fondersi. In questa raccolta sono presenti tutti i simboli, le ambientazioni, le tematiche e i personaggi che hanno reso H.P. Lovecraft uno degli autori dell'orrore più amati della letteratura mondiale. Howard Phillips Lovecraft (1890-1937) è considerato uno degli autori più importanti e apprezzati della letteratura mondiale.

An ancient prophecy of our kind tells us that a Son will be born to the Mother and that he will lead us in the coming war. Shara is the Mother no matter how much she may wish it otherwise. Joey, her son, is destined to be our Alpha. He must be taught the ways of the wolf so that he may lead us. If Shara will not return to us, Joey must be brought to the Pack. I will teach him of his destiny. But we must use caution, for our enemies fear the power of the prophecy. They fear the Alpha. I have gathered the Pack to protect him.

When the past refuses to rest, danger awakens. Haunted by her sister Luisa's sudden death a year prior, Skye's life is upended once more when she is sent to a summer camp for teens grappling with loss. But the hope for healing shatters when Skye starts receiving eerie text messages - allegedly from Luisa herself. As the lines between past and present blur, Skye knows the past can't be avoided.