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Much of Richard Matheson's work has found its way into pop culture: The title story became a memorable episode of television's The Twilight Zone, and more recently, Will Smith starred in the blockbuster movie I Am Legend. Stephen King has declared Matheson to be one of his favorite writers. Find out why as you listen to the classic horror story of a man who peers out of his airplane window to see a gremlin destroying the wing.

Experience Ender’s Game as you’ve never heard it before! With an all-new, original script written by Orson Scott Card, Ender’s Game Alive is a full-cast audio drama that reimagines the Hugo and Nebula Award-winning classic.

As the days grow shorter and the temperature drops, Halloween approaches. Come, brave listener, pull up a chair, and spend some time with master storyteller Stephen Fry as he tells us some of his favourite ghost stories of all time, in truly terrifying spatial audio. From the headless horseman of Sleepy Hollow to the tortured spirits of M.R. James, from Edgar Allan Poe’s terrifying tale of a doppelganger to Charlotte Riddell’s Open Door that should definitely stay shut, join Stephen as he tells you some truly terrifying tales.

On board a ship bound for Natal, adventurer Allan Quatermain meets Sir Henry Curtis and Captain John Good. His new friends have set out to find Sir Henry's younger brother, who vanished while seeking King Solomon's legendary diamond mines in the African interior. By strange chance, Quatermain has a map to the mines, drawn in blood, and agrees to join the others on their perilous journey.

John Glover reads a selection of unabridged short stories, including "Graveyard Shift," from Stephen King's best-selling collection Night Shift...

Den 22. november 1963 lød tre skud i Dallas, John F. Kennedy døde, og verden var forandret for altid. MEN hvad nu hvis man kan ændre historiens gang? Skal man så gøre det? Det spørgsmål må 35-årige Jake Epping stille sig selv, den dag hans gamle ven Al viser ham en tidstunnel skjult i den lokale diner. Jake er en helt almindelig mand; high school-lærer, fraskilt og sympatisk - og ikke mindst skeptisk over for tidstunneller. Men Al har forberedt sig godt og overtaler Jake til at tage turen tilbage til 1958, bo der i fem år og gøre et forsøg på at forhindre mordet på Kennedy.

In einem entvölkerten Amerika versucht eine Handvoll Überlebender die Zivilisation zu retten. Ihr Gegenspieler ist eine mythische Gestalt, die man den Dunklen Mann nennt, die Verkörperung des absolut Bösen. In der Wüste von Nevada kommt es zum Entscheidungskampf um das Schicksal der Menschheit.

John Glover reads a selection of unabridged short stories, including "Gray Matter" from Stephen King's best-selling collection Night Shift...

Holly Gibney, l’un des personnages les plus appréciés de Stephen King, fait son grand retour dans ce roman haletant pour percer le mystère de multiples et inquiétantes disparitions qui frappent une petite ville des États-Unis.

Durante as férias escolares de 1958, em Derry, pacata cidadezinha do Maine, Bill, Richie, Stan, Mike, Eddie, Ben e Beverly aprenderam o real sentido da amizade, do amor, da confiança e... do medo. O mais profundo e tenebroso medo. Naquele verão, eles enfrentaram pela primeira vez a Coisa, um ser sobrenatural e maligno que deixou terríveis marcas de sangue em Derry. Quase trinta anos depois, os amigos voltam a se encontrar. Uma nova onda de terror tomou a pequena cidade. Mike Hanlon, o único que permanece em Derry, dá o sinal.

Danny n’a que cinq ans, mais il possède le " shining ", un don qui le fait rayonner d’une énergie psychique. Lorsque son père devient le gardien d’un vieil hôtel, les visions de Danny deviennent incontrôlables. Isolé du reste du monde par le blizzard, l’hôtel semble développer une force maléfique. Et qui sont ces mystérieux clients qui hantent ce lieu prétendument désert ?

I’m a golden boy. A genius law student, the heir to the Carson empire, and the dutiful son. Or, at least, that's what it looks like from the outside. Deep inside, I have the urge to set the world on fire. I keep these impulses in check, rarely indulging in mayhem. Until one night of debauchery backfires, and I'm caught by a villain. I bury the entire ordeal with the rest of my skeletons. That is, until that night walks into my classroom in the form of my new professor. Kayden Lockwood.

The evil Saruman has been defeated by Gandalf, but in Mordor the battle for the Ruling Ring continues. Wounded by the giant spider, Shelob, Frodo has been captured by the dreaded orcs. Sam, alone and in possession of the Ring, must rescue his master if their mission - to find the Cracks of Doom...

Stephen King has received enormous attention from both the popular press as well as academics seeking to explain the unique phenomenon of his success. Books on King explore his canon in religious contexts, in political and historical contexts, in mythic contexts, in Gothic/horror contexts, and in a wide variety of other contexts appropriate to a writer who has become "America's Storyteller.

Stephen King es el más importante creador de best-sellers de terror, misterio y ciencia-ficción de la segunda mitad del siglo XX. Como consecuencia de todo ello, Stephen King ha conformado un imaginario extremadamente rico que fascina a sus muy numerosos seguidores. Tony Jiménez es uno de ellos, pero también uno de los principales estudiosos de la ingente obra de King y un erudito sobre su misteriosa figura.

Alle Frauen im Dornröschenschlaf - und der Männeralbtraum beginnt. Die Welt sieht sich einem faszinierenden Phänomen gegenüber. Sobald Frauen einschlafen, umhüllt sie am ganzen Körper ein spinnwebartiger Kokon. Wenn man sie weckt oder das unheimliche Gewebe entfernen will, werden sie zu barbarischen Bestien. Sind sie im Schlaf etwa an einem schöneren Ort? Die zurückgebliebenen Männer überlassen sich zunehmend ihren primitiven Instinkten.

Martin Luther King Jr., was a powerful and eloquent champion of the poor and oppressed in the US, and at the height of his fame in the mid-'60s seemed to offer the real possibility of a new and radical beginning for liberal politics in the USA. However, in 1968, he was assassinated; the movement for social and economic change has never recovered. The conviction of James Earl Ray for his murder has never looked even remotely safe, and when William Pepper began to investigate the case it was the start of a 25-year campaign for justice.

Benvenuti a Stephen King: Il Podcast! Un'immersione completa e appassionata nell'universo del Re, Maestro di Horror, Thriller e Fantasy. Esploriamo a fondo i suoi capolavori, dai drammi sovrannaturali (Il miglio verde) all'epica di L'ombra dello scorpione. Analisi profonda di trame, personaggi e influenze culturali e cinematografiche. Un podcast fatto da un vero fan per la community. Inizia con noi dalla vita dello scrittore e le origini di Carrie. Un viaggio critico e divertente nell'universo King! Nota: La serie si concentrerà su King, ma in futuro includeremo l'analisi di altri grandi.

From the start, his path was never predictable. Steve Jobs was given up for adoption at birth, dropped out of college after one semester, and at the age of 20, created Apple in his parents' garage with his friend Steve Wozniack. Then came the core and hallmark of his genius - his exacting insistence on perfection, his counterculture life approach, and his level of taste and style that pushed all boundaries.

What is the role of the writer? Prophet? High priest of art? Court jester? Or witness to the real world? Looking back on her own childhood and writing career, Margaret Atwood examines the metaphors which writers of fiction and poetry have used to explain - or excuse! - their activities, looking at what costumes they have assumed, what roles they have chosen to play. In her final chapter she takes up the challenge of the title: if a writer is to be seen as "gifted", who is doing the giving and what are the terms of the gift?