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Bored roommates use a planchette to contact a legendary ghost that haunts Pune University. Will she answer? Is the abandoned Khairatabad Science College in Hyderabad really haunted? A gang of students break inside to investigate. Nirav and Pavi love each other . . . most of the time. Will...

Right Behind You is a collection of 13 horror stories of different genres. The thing that connects these stories is the emotion of our inner fears that resides in all of us. We might mask these fears, we might even deny them, but they emerge when least expected, and then they begin to encroach upon every aspect of our lives. In this collection of assorted horror stories, you will find noir horror, urban myths, fantasies, campfire tales, stories of phobias, gore, and even a story that takes place entirely on chat.

Nitya, a single child ignored by her parents, makes an unlikely friend - a boy with a strange power who has mysteriously manifested in her room. Nikhil creates a replacement for his dead mother - a clay doll that has her likeness. Things take a bizarre turn when his clay mother starts communicating with him. Nihar, a teenage orphan, has walked a long way to seek shelter in an orphanage he has heard a lot about, unaware that it is the house of a terrifying secret.

Power, desire, and violence collide in The Prussian Officer, a haunting exploration of the human psyche by D.H. Lawrence. This novella peels back the façade of authority to reveal the seething passions and suppressed emotions lurking beneath. With prose that strikes like a thunderclap, Lawrence immerses the reader in a world where rigid discipline clashes with primal instincts, and the cost of obedience is measured in human suffering. In this gripping narrative, Lawrence examines the tension between the oppressor and the oppressed, unraveling the fragile balance between control and rebellion.

In this beautifully observed study of a new marriage and the sexual tensions that run through it, Lawrence returns to his theme that happiness in marriage can only come with the submission of the woman to the man. The young wife strains against the bonds of being married and dallies with another man but returns to the arms of her husband once he shows his true feelings for her.

Breece D'J Pancake cut short a promising career when he took his own life at the age twenty-six. Published posthumously, this is a collection of stories that depict the world of Pancake's native rural West Virginia...

தமிழ்ச் சிறுகதைகளுக்கு புதிய வார்ப்பும் வடிவமும் வனப்பும் வழங்கியவர் ஜெயகாந்தன். சிறுகதை இலக்கியத்துக்கு விரிவான வாசகப் பரப்பை உருவாக்கியவரும் அவரே. ஜெயகாந்தனின் மொத்தச் சிறுகதைகளிலிருந்து தேர்ந்தெடுக்கப்பட்ட பதினேழு கதைகளின் தொகுப்பு 'ஒரு வீடு பூட்டிக் கிடக்கிறது'. ஒரு காலகட்டத்தைச் சேர்ந்த தமிழ் சிறுகதைப் போக்கையும் முன்னோடி எழுத்தாளர் ஒருவரின் நோக்கையும் அடையாளப்படுத்துகிறது இத்தொகுப்பு.

தமிழ்ச் சிறுகதைகளுக்கு புதிய வார்ப்பும் வடிவமும் வனப்பும் வழங்கியவர் ஜெயகாந்தன். சிறுகதை இலக்கியத்துக்கு விரிவான வாசகப் பரப்பை உருவாக்கியவரும் அவரே. ஜெயகாந்தனின் மொத்தச் சிறுகதைகளிலிருந்து தேர்ந்தெடுக்கப்பட்ட பதினேழு கதைகளின் தொகுப்பு 'ஒரு வீடு பூட்டிக் கிடக்கிறது'. ஒரு காலகட்டத்தைச் சேர்ந்த தமிழ் சிறுகதைப் போக்கையும் முன்னோடி எழுத்தாளர் ஒருவரின் நோக்கையும் அடையாளப்படுத்துகிறது இத்தொகுப்பு.

Dr. Ed's head is spinning: a long-lost "son" has just been sent over to his office by the temp agency, his shopping-addicted wife seems to have disappeared, and the clinical trial that he is running for a revolutionary new anti-depressant might well be going off the rails. But Dr. Ed is in control of everything, including himself.

Edward Stentz est un mutant sans pouvoir, et pourtant la survie de l'humanité dépend de lui. Des portes dimensionnelles apparaissent partout à la surface de la terre, offrant un aller sans retour vers... Quoi ? Un généticien est sur le point de faire une découverte terrifiante, qui changera complétement la perspective de l'humanité. Yoan Keller traque les Autres dans une ville dévastée... Une expédition de scientifiques en confinement dans des grottes est abandonnée loin de la surface, coupée de toute communication avec l'extérieur.

Raymond Carver écrit des instants de vies, tracées au fusain comme des esquisses qui laisseraient deviner le manque, les ratés, les impossibilités des existences d'hommes et de femmes qui courent après l'amour. Avec une écriture toute en pudeur, les dix-sept nouvelles de "Parlez-moi d'amour" laissent transparaître une humanité fragile et attachante. Très reconnu aux États-Unis, Raymond Carver signe un recueil d'une grande sensibilité.

Quatre récits composent la trame de ce roman où Gabrielle Roy poursuit – en l’approfondissant – l’exploration de sa propre condition de femme et d’écrivaine qu’elle avait entreprise dans Rue Deschambault. Christine, cette fois, découvre les grands mystères de l’existence et de la création: le passage et l’éternité du temps, la suite des générations et des âges de la vie, les risques de l’errance, la dure nécessité de rompre si l’on veut accomplir son destin.

The long and prolific career of Clifford D. Simak cemented him as one of the formative voices of the science fiction and fantasy genre. The third writer to be named a Grand Master by the Science Fiction Writers of America, his literary legacy stands alongside those of Robert A. Heinlein and Ray Bradbury. This striking collection of nine tales showcases Simak's ability to take the everyday and turn it into something truly compelling, taking listeners on a long journey in a very short time.

Ha tanti aspetti l'amore in questa raccolta di racconti dal titolo esplicativo che richiama il buio, il buio come mistero insondabile, come vuoto di certezze dove la ragione si smarrisce e rimane solo la forza inesplicabile della passione. L'amore è ricerca e perdita, tormento ed estasi, gelosia e confusione, ma soprattutto paura. Paura di non farcela, di non essere amati, di essere lasciati, di non capire e non essere capiti, di non saper scegliere.

AUDIOLLIBRE EN CATALÀ Els vint-i-sis contes de Cançons d'amor i de pluja s'estructuren com un recital d'emocions i reflexions sobre la vulnerabilitat i els rituals més absurds de l'edat madura. Amb un estil precís i carregat d'intensitat, Sergi Pàmies reinterpreta els clixés del...

Racconti colmi di incanti sommessi, in un libro che è un inventario dei temi piú cari di Cesare Pavese: il mito innocente e selvaggio che si svela nella campagna, la solitudine metropolitana, l'io fanciullo e la memoria dell'infanzia, le contraddizioni che rimandano ai valori archetipi dell'esistere.

Ah la magia avvolgente dell'autunno, la stagione dei mattini nebbiosi e delle serate tranquille tra le mura domestiche! Mano a mano che le foglie cadono dagli alberi e le notti si fanno più lunghe, però, anche le ombre diventano più fitte... le ombre del delitto! Lo dimostrano i dodici racconti qui riuniti, ambientati tra case isolate, manieri inquietanti, dimore infestate e sepolture maledette, scenari di crimini e delle infallibili indagini di Hercule Poirot, Miss Jane Marple e gli altri amati detective creati da Agatha Christie. Non sarà solo la brezza fresca a farvi venire i brividi...

In the title story, a man's newfound ability to walk in the past allows him to dwell among dinosaurs, saber-toothed tigers . . . and something even more timeless. In "Construction Shack," the first manned expedition to Pluto reveals that no matter how advanced aliens may be, even they don't always get everything right. And in "Univac 2200," the thin line between humans creating technology and humans becoming technology is about to be crossed-and there may be no going back.

The twentieth century's so-called golden age of science fiction produced many great writers, yet none is greater than Clifford D. Simak, named Grand Master by the Science Fiction Writers of America. His bold visions of and ingenious speculations about humankind's future, always enriched with empathy and a deep understanding of human strengths, foibles, and failings, have stood the test of time, remaining powerful, affecting, and relevant.

Beginning with the unforgettable title story—a wry and chilling horror tale about cloning and alien invasion that inspired the classic teleplay "The Duplicate Man" from the television series The Outer Limits—Simak propels the listener on a breathtaking journey across the galaxies and into the future. He then enthralls us with the strange chronicle of twin siblings, one tied to the Earth, the other drawn to the stars; imaginings of a volatile reunion of two former enemies who must join forces on Jupiter's moon or face extinction; and the story of a house in the middle of nowhere.