True Horror

A self-proclaimed skeptic, the food writer dismissed rumors of a mischievous resident poltergeist named Lucy when he moved in, but he quickly found himself at a loss to explain the disembodied footsteps and mysterious odors that seemed to plague the old house. Soon, he was talking to neighbors and fellow homeowners, and it seemed that everyone had stories of strange events and supernatural occurrences in their own dwellings. As a result, David set out to document and research these reports...

In February 1959, a group of friends went on a ski-hiking trip to a remote mountain in the northern Urals. Something killed them. When a rescue expedition eventually found their camp, they discovered that for some unknown reason, the nine friends had cut their way out of their tent (instead of simply opening the flaps) and fled down the mountain, half undressed and without their shoes.

From a colonial manse in New England to a small-town home in Iowa to a Beverly Hills mansion, these residences have taken on a life of their own, gaining everything from local lore and gossip to national - and even global - infamy. Here, writer Steve Lehto recounts the stories behind the houses where Lizzie Borden supposedly gave her stepmother "40 whacks", where the real Amityville Horror was first unleashed by gunfire, and where the demented acts of the Manson Family horrified a nation.

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!

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.

On June 1, 2017, six people were killed at a Burger City franchise off I-80 near Jonny, Iowa. It was the bizarre and gruesome conclusion to nine months of alleged paranormal activity at the fast-food joint—events popularly known as “the Burger City Poltergeist.” The story inspired Facebook memes, Twitter hashtags, Buzzfeed listicles, Saturday Night Live sketches, and more. But the case was never much more than a punchline…until bestselling writer Daniel Kraus (The Shape of Water, The Living Dead) decided to head to Iowa to dig up what really happened.

A girl murders her own father and mother in cold blood. A whole village of people disappears without trace, and all anyone saw were strange lights in the sky. An Egyptian mummy, disturbed after thousands of years, leaves a trail of horrible disasters. Incredible? Impossible? Too awful to imagine? But someone, somewhere has sworn that each of these sinister stories is true...

Bertha Mellish, “the most peculiar, quiet, reserved girl” at Mount Holyoke College, is missing. One cold November morning the junior is spotted walking through the Massachusetts woods; then, she vanishes. As a search team dredges the pond where she might have drowned, Bertha’s panicked father and sister arrive at the campus desperate to find some clue as to her fate or state of mind. Bertha’s best friend, Agnes, a scholarly loner studying medicine, might know the truth, but she is being unhelpfully tightlipped.

Aquel que lea este libro será transportado a realidades tan siniestras que podrían parecer ficción, pero son mucho más comunes de lo que algunos podrían pensar.

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.

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.

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.

Twelve-year-old Maddie Thompson and her friend Lana share a love of horror stories and wild imaginings. But Lana insists they are too old for pretending. It’s time for a different game: serving Him, a figure she sees lurking in the dark, mysterious and demanding. According to Lana, she and Maddie must obey Him or else suffer the consequences. Maddie doesn’t want to lose her most important friendship, even if it means luring an innocent girl into the woods—as a sacrifice for Him.

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.

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.

A collection of true paranormal stories that’ll have you sleeping with one eye open... 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. These true paranormal encounters are unlike any you’ve listened to before.