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Midnight. Some call it the witching hour. Others call it the devil’s hour. Here in the graveyard, midnight is a very special time. It is a time when ghostly spirits are at their strongest, when the veil between our world and theirs is at its thinnest. Legend has it, that while most of the world is asleep, the lack of prayers allow the spirits to communicate under the cover of darkness, among the headstones, their whispers rustling in the leaves of the old oak trees. But if you’re here in the graveyard, you can tell yourself it’s just the wind....

Too much terror to contain.... Shadows reach out with darkened claws. The floorboards creek as your greatest fears stalk the halls. And no matter how much you tell yourself it is just a dream, you know the truth. Evil hides in the darkness. And now, it has finally been unleashed.... Scare Street gathers volumes one to three of Terror in the Shadows in a single edition. Over 30 tales stalk this macabre collection. And just when you think you’ve experienced the most chilling horror of all, a new story unfolds within this massive tome of fear.

The King in Yellow is a collection of 10 short stories on supernatural subjects first published 1895. The title refers to a mysterious play which causes derangement in the minds of those who read or see it, and which is mentioned in the first four stories.

In der Titelgeschichte ist ein ganzes Dorf den Mordgelüsten eines Geistes ausgesetzt, ein Entkommen ist unmöglich. In weiteren Geschichten lesen Sie von einem sprechenden Schatten, von einem Clown, der Luftballons verschenkt, auf denen man lesen kann: Sei lustig oder stirb. Dann verschwindet mal ein ganzes Dorf, ein gutmütiger Mensch rastet aus, und auf einem Stoppelfeld machen Sie Bekanntschaft mit dem blanken Horror. Oft enden die Geschichten nicht so, wie man vermuten könnte; der Autor versteht es , seine Leser zu überraschen.