Horror Sagas

In New York City herrschen die Vampirfamilien, mächtig, bewaffnet, zu allem bereit - und im Krieg miteinander. Auch Chase Blood gerät unversehens in die kriegerische Halbwelt, als er bei einem Mordversuch fast das Leben verliert und vom Paten einer der ältesten Vampirfamilien persönlich verwandelt wird. Bald steigt er auf zur rechten Hand des Fürsten und wird immer tiefer hineingezogen in die blutrünstigen Machenschaften der sagenumwobenen Clans.

It's been nearly 20 years since the deaths of Laurel and Darren Hunter, and their grandchildren are grown up, some with families of their own. Doctor Thomas Seabrook is about to retire, but there is a feud between his son, his niece, and his future son-in-law about who will replace him. Then a family emergency makes everyone re-evaluate their priorities. Will there be a happy ending, or will Thomas lose everything he holds dear?

Call them zombies if you must; America is at the mercy of a ruthless infection that devolves the intellect into that of a simian fiend. Horrible, yes, merciless, yes, bloodthirsty, unquestionably - but it is the offspring of the infected who will change the world: The children of the fiends are a mutant mind controlling abomination, and there is no defense against them.

Sometimes hope is the most dangerous thing of all. When their brother dies, sisters Freya and Tamsin lose the one thing that connected them. But when Tamsin goes missing a year later, Freya is determined to find her. Guided by a trail of diary entries, revelations are unveiled about the grief that drove Tamsin to the edge of a cliff - and into the arms of a mysterious stranger... A man who promised hope but demanded sacrifice.

When a man is murdered by a secret society, it’s up to his vampire daughter to avenge him. Along the way, she discovers a world of blood, sex, death, and darkness. Twists, turns, and mysteries await her around every corner. When a vampire from Abigail’s past comes back into her life, Abigail’s world is torn apart. She’s the only one who can stop the evils of the world from destroying her home.

London im Jahr 1908. Drei Wege führen aus dem Waisenhaus: der Tod, das Arbeitshaus oder eine Adoption. Als die junge Florence in den Haushalt der Familie Molyneux aufgenommen wird, kann sie eigentlich aufatmen – doch sie erkennt schnell, dass etwas auf dem prachtvollen Landsitz Hollyhock ganz und gar nicht stimmt. Warum darf außer ihr niemand das Zimmer voller alter Puppen betreten? Wieso kann sie dort manchmal Kinderlachen hören und manchmal ein Weinen? Und welches düstere Geheimnis bergen der gutaussehende Rufus Molyneux und seine eiskalte Schwester? Florence ahnt noch nicht, wie gefährlich Neugier sein kann.

"Uncle Silas" is a Gothic locked-room mystery novel by Sheridan Le Fanu. Maud Ruthyn is an orphan, left in the care of her mysterious and evil uncle Silas. The latter keeps thinking up new and creative ways to get rid of his niece. In a similar vein to Wilkie Collins’ novels, Le Fanu’s "Uncle Silas" depicts a heroine in danger, who moves from one hair-raising adventure to the next, making it a perfect, terrifying, horror tale of greed and vile intentions. B. J.

This way lies monsters and madness. Because you’re about to enter the imagination of H.P. Lovecraft. A master of the short story form, Lovecraft made the unknowable scarily real. Parallel universes, alien worlds, vengeful spirits—all realised in the space of a few pages. And all brought to life with spare, simple language, making Lovecraft’s fiction an easy read for modern audiences. This volume contains six of his short stories: "Dagon", "The Tree", "The Evil Clergyman", "The Very Old Folk", "Pickman's Model" and "Azathoth". H.P.

Colección de relatos de una de las maestras del suspense gótico y del terror sobrenatural del siglo XIX, Rosa Mullholland. Cuentos para leer bajo las sábanas, junto a la chimenea, a la luz de las velas, siempre de noche. Incluye las historias: "El organista maldito de Hurly Burly", "El espectro de Wildwood Chase", "Una extraña historia de amor", "El fantasma del Rath" y "No tomar antes de dormir".

"El chico asintió y el extraño le tendió la mano. Titubeó unos segundos, se la agarró y continuaron andando juntos por la carretera. La nieve comenzaba a cuajarse de nuevo, apenas unos centímetros, pero eran suficientes para sentir la humedad y el frío a través de las suelas rotas de sus zapatos. Desanduvo parte del camino que había hecho con su padre días antes; los árboles habían ardido y todo estaba desolado. El mundo se había convertido en una hoguera inmensa donde debían purgarse todos los pecados del hombre".

Diana Cooke was "born with the century" and came of age just after World War I. The daughter of Virginia gentry, she knew early that her parents had only one asset, besides her famous beauty: their stately house, Saratoga, the largest in the commonwealth, which has hosted the crème of society and Hollywood royalty. Though they are land-rich, the Cookes do not have the means to sustain the estate. Without a wealthy husband, Diana will lose the mansion that has been the heart and soul of her family for five generations.

Hollywood, 1978: Tragedy sends troubled film star Vivien Lockhart into the arms of Giovanni Moretti - and it seems her fortunes have finally changed. Until she meets his sister and learns that her new husband's past holds dark secrets. Tuscany, present day: Lucy Whittaker needs to disappear. But her new home, the crumbling Castillo Barbarossa, is far from the secluded paradise it seemed. Strange sounds come from the attic. The owner of the house will never meet her in person. The fountain in the courtyard is silent - but has never run dry.

When Jen goes to her grandmother's house for the last time, she's determined not to dwell on the past. As a child Jen adored Lily and suspected she might be a witch, but the spell was broken long ago, and now her death means there won't be any reconciliation. In Lily's house Jen and her daughter, Marianne, reluctantly confront the secrets of the past and present - and discover how dangerous we become when we're trying to protect the ones we love.

Stimmen in der Nacht. Geflüsterte Verse im Licht des Silbermonds. Ein Raunen, das vom Ende spricht. Die College-Schülerin Luna Bird ist ein Mauerblümchen. Wegen ihres Namens als Vogelmädchen verspottet, gerät sie aufgrund ihrer Vorliebe für okkulte Zeremonien nur zu gern ins Fadenkreuz des Schulhofadels. Als ihre Eltern bei einem mysteriösen Unfall ums Leben kommen, wird Lunas Leben auf den Kopf gestellt. Immer wieder hört sie eine Stimme, wenn das Mondlicht durch ihre Zimmerfenster scheint.

À deriva, sem esperanças de sobreviver em alto mar, Prendick é resgatado por um navio e deixado numa pequena ilha. Lá, ele encontra seres de aparência grotesca, mescla de animais e homens... Não tarda a descobrir que são produtos das experiências do Dr. Moreau, um cirurgião exilado que realiza experimentos macabros em animais! Será que ele conseguirá escapar das garras desse doutor insano?

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.

Randolph Carter, è avido di conoscere le meravigliose città dalle cupole d'oro che tante volte ha intravisto tra la veglia e il sonno. Il suo animo cede quando, turbato dalle acque troppo profonde, si trova a dover affrontare dei mostri terribili che all'uomo non è dato di poter combattere con successo. Howard Phillips Lovecraft, spesso citato come H.P. Lovecraft è stato uno scrittore, poeta, critico letterario e saggista statunitense, riconosciuto tra i maggiori scrittori di letteratura horror.

Ein altes Familiengeheimnis. Eine eigenwillige junge Frau. Und eine düstere Sage... An der Nordküste Cornwalls spukt es, wenn man den Küstenbewohnern glaubt. Menschen sind verschwunden, geholt vom fahlen Seemann, der dazu verdammt ist über die Meere zu fahren, bis ihn jemand aus seiner Einsamkeit erlöst. Luna Walker, eine junge Frau aus London, hält nichts von dieser Sagengestalt. Sie hat das Häuschen ihrer Tante geerbt und möchte an der Küste Fuß fassen, sich aus der versnobten Londoner Gesellschaft lösen.

"It was the night before Christmas, and all through the house, not a creature was stirring... except a clot of blood, creeping up from Ted's leg to his brain, to kill him as he slept..." Recently widowed Philly keeps dreaming of her dead husband Ted – strange dreams of a paranormal alternate reality: why is her new husband Robbie so interested in them? He works for a mysterious genetic research company called Portal Inc. But what exactly is Robbie's job? Did he seduce Philly by feeding her experimental new drugs? Was Ted's death intended? Such suspicions make Philly doubt her own sanity.

Amelia Dupree hasn't seen the Woman in White since the night her brother died. The ghost seems to have disappeared from the woods surrounding Asylum, Pennsylvania - that is, until Charlie Blue moves into the creepy old MacAllister house next door. Amelia can't help liking him, even though she spent her childhood thinking his grandmother was a witch. And she definitely can't ignore the connection between his arrival and the Woman in White's return.