Horror Sagas

Wynn Hygeorht arrives at the Guild of Sagecraft, bearing texts supposedly penned by vampires. Seized by the Guild's scholars without Wynn's consent, several pages disappear - and two sages are found murdered. Convinced the Noble Dead are responsible for the killings, Wynn embarks on a quest to uncover the secrets of the texts....

Estremecedora historia de terror puro de la mano de uno de los herederos en español de Stephen King. La ciudad de Mistyville tiene un secreto: en su interior alberga vampiros, seres de la noche sedientos de sangre, desde hace mucho más tiempo del que nadie puede recordar. Sin embargo, los vampiros no viven en armonía: una guerra de clanes está a punto de despedazar tanto la sociedad vampírica como la humana de la que se alimenta. La única esperanza reside en Ashton Parker, un veinteañero hastiado cuya vida dará un vuelco al cruzarse en el camino de la vampira nigromante Ethrin.

"The Room in the Dragon Volant" is a mysterious story about a premature burial, a theme favoured by Poe some years previously. When a chivalric young man tries to save an innocent countess from the clutches of a greedy count, little does he suspect that the whole situation could be a trap. With plenty of Gothic elements and some remarkable episodes of horror, "The Room in the Dragon Volant" is a haunting mystery story that will keep readers at the edge of their seat. B. J.

Una stanza nascosta all'interno di un misterioso castello dalla forma tentacolare; una ragazza bellissima, apparsa dal nulla e impossibile da toccare; uno spirito misterioso che si manifesta nelle rovine di un vecchio maniero. Giocando sul contrasto tra la paura e il fascino dell'ignoto, in questa raccolta di racconti horror Margaret Oliphant sfrutta gli schemi classici del genere gotico in maniera innovativa, arricchendoli di descrizioni realistiche e suggestive che gettano il lettore al centro della storia, davanti al confine che separa sanità e follia.

Abigail Argent stands out. Some people notice that she always wears gloves and shudder when they know why. The ones who know her best notice her ability with metal. Abigail's particular talent lies in the coloring of alloys, for seeing the beauty in a plain piece of metal and being able to draw it out. Her study leads her to discover a connection between her own craft and that of her favorite childhood myth: changing lead into gold.

Una novel·la amb un punt de partida apassionant que juga amb els girs argumentals amb mestratge i que, a més, està farcida de referències literàries i culturals. Amb tots aquests ingredients, Pastor ens presenta Farishta, que amb divuit anys acabats de fer, se’n va a treballar en un complex d’illes privat de la Polinèsia Francesa, on descobrirà que res és el que sembla. L’autor planteja amb un gran talent un seguit de qüestions molt interessants en un ambient clarament distòpic que, per contrapartida, situa enmig de paisatges de bellesa paradisíaca.

In Remembrance, Lizzie and Drew changed the course of fate so they could be together. In Vengeance, Chelsea set fate back on its original, deadly path. Now, strange things keep happening to Lizzie. Things that are omens of darkness to come. A curse has doomed her to die an early death, just as she did in her past life. To make matters worse, even if she can figure out who cast the curse, it's irreversible. There's only one option left for her to save herself.

When hell claws its way up from the dark depths of the earth, and the dead begin to walk again, for several people the zombie apocalypse doesn't just mean the end of the world as they know it, it is also the beginning of a brave new life for them. For some it offers freedom, for others a deeper torment and unforgiving life than they ever thought possible.

Una fábula moderna, extraordinariamente escrita y además original.” Así definió el jurado del premio Café Gijón esta novela, que trata de un hombre patoso y fracasado, a quien una pulga muy particular -milenaria, reverberante y voraz- que se ha instalado en su oído, dicta discursos convincentes con los que pretende imponer su voluntad diabólica a cambio de rescatarlo de la miseria y el desamor. Con esta novela, Covadlo afianza una de las trayectorias más fascinantes de la literatura contemporánea.

"Somnium Tenebris" supone el mazazo encima de la mesa de Manuel Jesús Palma en el género del ensayo de terror. El texto aborda el mundo de los sueños, y en especial de las pesadillas, tanto desde el punto de vista neurológico y científico como desde el tratamiento que se le ha dado en el mundo de la ficción a lo largo de la historia. Un tratado meticuloso sobre los horrores que nos aguardan a todos cada vez que cerramos los ojos.

Nora has been kidnapped, lost in the land of the Aos Sídhe, and under the clutches of Pandora, the forgotten one. While the group in the human world scrambles to get themselves together, Auberon hunts for Nora while awakening something deep within him that can either make or break the final confrontation with Pandora...but things are not what they seem under the shadows.

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.

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.

How do you choose between life, love and the future? You can't. Rob's missing. Rouge's passed out. Caleb just told her that Rob's been taken away to be put down. Oh yeah, and Rouge's pregnant. Wait, what?! Rouge's the Seventh Mark, Michael's a guardian who's already dead. How can he get her pregnant? The high and mighty Caleb is even more determined now to stop Rouge and the abomination growing in her belly.

After finally coming face to face with her greatest foe, Bentos, Rogue has a decision to make. Joshua, the new grolics alpha came to her aid her stand off against Bentos, and has been labeled as her true mate, but her heart still belongs to Michael.

The secrets of her past have been revealed, but Rouge's life is still shrouded in mystery. She has learned more and still feels like she had merely scratched the surface as more questions arise that she must find answers to. The Grollics want her dead, she's forbidden to be with the boy she loves, and her brother - who is the enemy - may be the only one she can trust. The deeper she digs into the past, the more trouble awaits. Can she find answers in the ancient journal she carries, or is she opening Pandora's box?

Tres relatos con un tema en común: el fatalismo. Un maquetista envuelto en una fantasmagórica historia amorosa durante la Feria Internacional de Burdeos; un asesino confeso compelido a un destino absurdo; un español perdido en el desconcertante Moscú de la Perestroika... Personajes muy distintos unidos por una suerte común: avanzar perplejos y desconcertados por un camino sembrado de circunstancias extraordinarias y, ante todo, inevitables. Tres obras sobre la perplejidad y la impotencia ante los extraños derroteros que nos depara la vida.

Una nueva muestra del retorcido y siniestro sentido de la narrativa del maestro del horror, Jack Ketchum. En esta historia seguimos a una mujer que, con ayuda de su amante, ha asesinado a su cruel y brutal marido. Sin embargo, su crimen no ha pasado desapercibido: un testigo manipulador y demoníaco los obligará a participar en un juego que no se detendrá en una sola muerte.

Rotunda obra maestra de la literatura de terror contemporánea, "La chica de al lado" nos cuenta sin ambages el proceso de tortura de una chica americana en los años sesenta quien, tras la muerte de sus padres, se ve obligada a vivir con una pariente que poco a poco la irá introduciendo en una espiral de degradación. Un audiolibro demoledor no apto para todos los estómagos y una de las obras cumbres del género.

La colección de cuentos que habría provocado pesadillas en autores como H. P. Lovecraft o Robert E. Howard. La oscuridad innombrable es un homenaje del autor Ted E. Grau a los maestros del género de la Arkham House, tan macabra como apabullante en el tratamiento del terror más oscuro e ignoto.