True Horror

As Australia sank into the darkest days of the Great Depression, a succession of bloody mysteries grabbed headlines and gripped the country. The Hammer Horror, The Bungendore Bones, The Park Demon, The Human Glove and The Pyjama Girl—these were just some of the grisly cases that had to be solved by the Sydney detectives of The Murder Squad. The Murder Squad reopens the files on Australia's most chilling forgotten crimes to ask who was guilty, who was innocent, and whether some cops were as dangerous as the monsters they were hunting.

In this original collection from Skyboat Media and Blackstone Publishing, Elizabeth Gaskell showcases the height of gothic fiction's ability to delight in the otherworldly and to dig deep into what truly haunts us. Set against the backdrop of the Salem witch trials, "Lois the Witch" reveals much about the complicity of mankind. Recently orphaned, Lois is forced to leave the English parsonage that had been her home and sail to America.

Imagine getting out of the bath and finding blood in four of your six rooms. That’s not the plot of a B-movie. That’s real life. There’s a reason you’re drawn to horror films, and they’re not as far-fetched as you thought. FBI data shows that four out of 10 homicides and six out of 10 rapes go unsolved, and this isn’t just down to shoddy police work or a failing system. Sometimes, there just is no rational explanation. Strange things happen every day, and many of them are never reported. But then, many of them don’t end in horror.

Take a daunting journey into the "dissection theater." This fictional story will give you chills and thrills while presenting you with a plausible moral dilemma.

Everyone has had a nightmare at one point of their life. But what if that nightmare was crouched next to your bed watching you sleep? A figure so terrifyingly darker than the unlit surroundings of your room. Some places contain secrets, others are local lore, but some have unimaginable truth behind the stories that echo throughout the world from their walls.

There have been monsters among us lurking in the darkest corners of America, preying on children since the first settlers arrived on our shores. They have always been with us, stalking the innocent, from the days of the original colonies, to the Gilded Age, the Depression, and beyond. These monsters are not the stuff of fiction. They are bloodcurdlingly real, and they still walk among us, always looking for their next victim.

Every paranormal investigator has one location that shakes them to the core. This one almost broke Daryl, in more ways than one. Within the House of Wills lurks an evil that has had many years to fester, slowly growing more and more until it became the perfect paranormal storm. This former funeral home in Cleveland, Ohio, brought Daryl Marston, colead on A&E's Ghost Hunters, to his knees, rebuilding him as a man and an investigator.

In the mood to be scared? Satisfy your craving with this delectable variety of paranormal stories for the supernatural enthusiast. Delve into the shadows and into a collection of stories so intriguing its binge-worthy. Treat yourselves to a haunted apartment that refuses to be inhabited in My Very Own Place. Ever been the new kid at school? Well what about at a haunted school? Listen more in New Kid, Old School. Never seek out antiques without researching the consequences first it never ends well. Learn more in The Collector.

To his neighbors, Anthony Sowell was a friendly and helpful former Marine. But they didn't know about his dark side - or the gruesome secret inside his house. Sowell's secret life was revealed to the nation on October 29, 2009, when a Cleveland Police SWAT team entered his house to arrest him for an alleged rape. They didn't find Sowell, but they encountered a nightmarish scene: two decomposed bodies in his third-floor living room. Eight more bodies were hidden throughout the house and buried in the back yard.

ثلاثة أشخاص تسببوا بهذه المجزرة، جمعهم الطمع والفضول لكشف المستور.

مرحبًا بكم في أمستردام! إنه العام 2088، فتاةٌ سويدية ووالدتها يقرران السفر وزيارة أمستردام، حيث الجِبن الطازج وطواحين الهواء المذهلة والآليون في بزاتهم الرسمية جاهزون لاستقبالك والكثير من حقول الخزامى الساحرة، لكن ما هذا الذي يزحف بين أزهار الخزامى؟!

نجا "يوهانس" من حادث سيارة، لكن الأمر اختلف مع ابنته وزوجته اللتين قتلتا على الفور.. وفي محاولة منه للتعافي من حزنه؛ يقبل منصبًا جديدًا كقس في كنيسةٍ قديمة، يلتقي فيها بامرأة تُدعى "روزالينا".. عمياء تدعي أنها روحانية، تُخبر "يوهانس" أنها تستشعر شرًّا عظيمًا في الكنيسة، وأن الشيطان موجودٌ هناك.. يجد "يوهانس" علامات غريبة فوق جدران الكنيسة. فهل هناك أحد يحاول استدعاء الشيطان؟

يختفي إيريك -عم مي- ذات يوم بشكلٍ مفاجئ.. وأثناء محاولة مي معرفة ما جرى تعثر على مذكرة عمها القديمة، عندما كان شابًّا أراد أن يصبح كاتبًا، لكنه وجد أن نشر كتبه أمرٌ في غاية الصعوبة؛ ولكي يوفر دخلًا لنفسه كان عليه أن يعمل كبنّاء.

Hotels are a place that some people frequent. Business trips, conferences, getaways, and vacations. But these people have stories to share from their experiences at hotels that weren't quite what they expected.... As one patron has advised after a terrifying experience, if you are going to an unfamiliar area, ask about the history of the place before you stay there. You'll hear about a business trip with an unexpected ghostly twist and many others. Some hotel employees as well as patrons recount numerous terrifying paranormal experiences in haunted hotels.

This anthology details encounters with ghosts, loved ones that have passed, evil spirits, lost entities, devious spectors, and haunting encounters that’ll send a chill of dread tickling up your spine. Don’t worry, you’re not alone. There’s almost certainly a ghost or two reading over your shoulder now. This anthology makes a great gift for the horror fan in your life, perfect for the storyteller that loves to scare others around a campfire, or for anyone who thinks ghosts aren’t real!

مات سونام موتةً بشعة، ودخلت ريا زميلته في الصف إلى دائرة الشك، نظرات الاتهام لا تفارقها، والعيون تتساءل هل "ريا" الوديعة الهادئة قتلت الطالب الصغير؟ أم أن لغز موته سيبقى طي الكتمان.

فتاتان يقودهما حظهما العاثر إلى مكانٍ في أنفاق مترو برشلونة، محطة مجهولة يسكنها شر قديمٌ منسي، شيطانٌ نسيه الأحياء لكنه لم ينسهم أبدًا.

These tales of holiday hauntings will bring a bit of cheer--and fear--to your holiday season! Are you ready to curl up with some hot cocoa, a warm blanket, and real accounts of spooky holiday hauntings? Then this is the audiobook for you! From poor souls who moved into haunted houses to demonic encounters, poltergeist activity, and more, these eerie stories will bring a bit of boo! to your merry and bright festivities. Holidays are a happy time of year, but hauntings don’t take the holidays off.

A haunting selection of Eve's favorite, chilling, and real-life ghost stories, bound into one amazing collection. In this delicious anthology, you will hear some of the creepiest, real-life paranormal encounters that have happened all over the world! This includes everything from haunted houses to haunted hospitals and hotels, from shadow people to loved ones communicating from beyond - get ready to listen to so much more!

Elsabet or Elizabeth Bathory's life is notorious and, for the most part, known to history. What she's done since is another story altogether. Haunted by the crimes of her life and by her bloodfather, Vlad Dracula, Elsa seeks a life of her own in the New World. But her past will always catch up to her and she must face her demon.