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One secret. One cult. One cosmic being. When his uncle dies, it’s up to Francis Wayland Thurston to finally uncover the family secret. For too long, recounts of dreams becoming reality had cast a sombre shadow over the family. And it seems these dreams didn’t die with the uncle. But when Francis discovers hidden notes of a mysterious cult, the truth turns darker than anyone could have ever imagined. A monster is on the rise. But one that is worshipped by those touched by evil, rather than feared.

IAs soon as she arrives in Venice, golden-haired Charlotte Morrow is pursued by the city's most dashing and celebrated men. Young and reckless, the orphaned English ward of a mysterious guardian expects a life of parties and adventure. Instead she finds herself little better than a bird in a gilded cage at Edentide, her guardian's immense palazzo on the Grand Canal. A "Ghoul of Venice" is terrorizing the city, draining beautiful young women of their blood. To Charlotte's horror, her handsome, brooding guardian, whom she secretly calls the Demon Count, is considered a prime suspect.

Slavný Wildeův román v sobě nese autobiografické rysy. Mladý muž se nechává portrétovat známým malířem, a když poprvé spatří svůj krásný portrét, projeví přání, aby sám nikdy nezestárl a všechny proměny tváře se objevovaly pouze na obraze… Román obsahuje hororové prvky i faustovský motiv, dotýká se i tématu homosexuality. Zatímco krásný Dorian Gray zůstává stále dvacetiletý, do jeho věrného portrétu na malířském plátně se propisují všechny hříchy a poklesky živé předlohy. Původně čistý a naivní mladík Dorian se vlivem okouzlujícího, ale amorálního Henryho, postupně mění.

When I called all men soul-sucking, I didn’t realize how literal that could be. In a desperate attempt to get away from my ex, I moved to a new city. Only to find the men here to be the same—overbearing, pushy, and just plain creepy. Except, maybe I placed the blame on the wrong people.

В сборник "Рандеву" английской писательницы Дафны Дюморье (1907–1989) вошли рассказы, написанные в конце 1920-х – начале 1930-х годов и в десятилетие между 1937 и 1947 годом. Как и вся новеллистика Дюморье, эти четырнадцать историй поражают разнообразием сюжетов и жанров. Выдержанный в готической традиции "Эскорт" соседствует с театральными, в духе Чехова, "Примой" и "Прирожденным артистом"; психологический этюд "За закрытой дверью" – с поучительным анекдотом "Оплошность"; своеобразно обыгрывающие форму сказки или притчи "Пресвятая Дева".

Имя Дафны Дюморье (1907–1989) мир узнал в 1938 году, после выхода в свет романа "Ребекка", седьмой по счету книги молодой английской писательницы. Всего же за долгую творческую жизнь она выпустила полтора десятка романов, несколько сборников рассказов (новелл, повестей – в разное время Дюморье по-разному именовала произведения своей малой прозы), а также три пьесы, биографии и книгу о Корнуолле. Сборник рассказов Дафны Дюморье, в 1977 году озаглавленный по знаменитой новелле "Птицы", впервые был опубликован в 1952 году под названием "Яблоня", а в 1953-м – "Поцелуй меня еще раз, незнакомец".

Moving in with the Kings of Aventine was supposed to be simple: get close enough to find out what happened to my sister and get the hell out. Yeah, that's not what happened. Like, at all. Now I'm falling hard for Rock, a golden retriever with the body of a god, and Oscar, the pierced brooder who takes pictures of me when I'm not looking. Even Neo, my bully and stepbrother, isn't off limits because, apparently, my body is a thirsty traitor. Still, there are advantages to having the Kings on my side, especially since I'm now the proud owner of a rage-filled stalker.

Struggling with money, raising a child alone, and fleeing a volatile ex, Jess McMachen accepts a job caring for an elderly patient. Flo Gardner—a disturbed shut-in and invalid. But if Jess can hold this job down, she and her daughter, Izzy, can begin a new life. Flo's vast home, Nerthus House, may resemble a stately vicarage in an idyllic village, but the labyrinthine interior is a dark, cluttered warren filled with pagan artefacts. And Nerthus House lives in the shadow of a malevolent secret. A sinister enigma determined to reveal itself to Jess and to drive her to the end of her tether.

"Приемная дочь богатой аристократки - красавица, которую ждет выгодное замужество. Что скрывает ее прошлое? Она жила в приюте, влачила жалкое существование и в минуту отчаяния присвоила себе чужие документы, чужую историю жизни. Но призрак прошлого врывается в настоящую жизнь - обманутая несчастная требует ответа. Хватит ли мужества у Принцессы превратиться в Золушку, пожертвовать любовью и богатством.

The Moonstone, a yellow diamond looted from an Indian temple and believed to bring bad luck to its owner, is bequeathed to Rachel Verinder on her eighteenth birthday. That very night the priceless stone is stolen again and when Sergeant Cuff is brought in to investigate the crime, he soon realizes that no one in Rachel's household is above suspicion.

Killingly, 1897. The female students of Mount Holyoke—an elite university in a sleepy rural town—are famous for their beauty and charm. Except for plain, quiet Agnes and Bertha, who spend their time reading, writing and wandering the dark woods of Killingly, and do not seem interested in ballgowns or young men. One autumn morning, Bertha vanishes—and the peaceful town of Killingly fractures into chaos. While a search team dredges the pond where she might have drowned, a private detective arrives in town and begins an investigation, discovering this quiet girl was keeping a terrible secret. 

Seit dreihundert Jahren gilt Sir Simon de Canterville als eines der gruseligsten Gespenster von ganz England. Seine Karriere des Schreckens nimmt jedoch ein jähes Ende, als der amerikanische Botschafter Hiram B. Otis das alte Schloss Canterville erwirbt. Nicht nur, dass Mr. Otis selbst vom Übernatürlichen völlig unbeeindruckt bleibt, seinen frechen Söhnen Ronnie und Freddie ist es ein ganz besonders Vergnügen, das ehrwürdige Gespenst zu ärgern und zu schikanieren. Vielleicht kann ihre Schwester Virginia ja zwischen alter und neuer Welt vermitteln? Nach Oscar Wilde.

Ian Ashtons Großvater, Lord Ashton, liegt im Sterben. Seit dem Tod seiner Eltern ist Ian ihm sehr verbunden und wacht daher an seinem Sterbebett. Im Fieberwahn spricht Lord Ashton immer wieder von Ians vor Jahren im Moor verschollenen Schwester Celice. Zudem nimmt er Ian das Versprechen ab, das Gemälde im Treppenaufgang von Ashton Manor nie aus den Augen zu lassen. Keine leichte Aufgabe für Ian, der das Bild seit Jahren meidet, denn die Augen des jungen Mannes im Gemälde scheinen ihn zu verfolgen.

Von alters her ragt der Felsen vor der bretonischen Küste steil auf in den Himmel. Die Bewohner nennen ihn den Finger der Furcht. In dem Leuchtturmwärterhaus auf seiner Spitze sollen in stürmischen Nächten vor den erleuchteten Fenstern geisterhafte Gestalten zu sehen sein, so raunen die abergläubischen Fischer. Ein junges YouTuber-Pärchen geht den Gerüchten nach - und erlebt das Grauen. Professor Zamorra und Nicole Duval sind alarmiert.

Zephyr, in Alabama, è una città idilliaca per l’undicenne Cory Mackenson: un luogo dove i mostri nuotano nelle profondità del fiume e gli amici sono per sempre. In una fredda mattina di primavera, Cory e suo padre vedono un’auto precipitare in un lago e un disperato tentativo di salvataggio porta il padre a confrontarsi con una terribile e ossessionante visione di morte. Mentre Cory lotta per comprendere il dolore paterno, i suoi occhi si aprono lentamente sulle forze del bene e del male che lo circondano.

Molly Wasziak’s life has not gone the way she dreamed. Facing depression after several miscarriages, Molly is adapting to her husband’s purchase of a peculiar old farm. A search for a family tree pulls Molly deep into a centuryold murder case and a web of deception, all made more mysterious by the disturbing shadows and sounds inside the farmhouse.

"Rappaccini's Daughter" is a Gothic short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne first published in the December 1844. It is about Giacomo Rappaccini, a medical researcher in Padua, Italy, who grows a garden of poisonous plants. He brings up his daughter to tend the plants, and she becomes resistant to the poisons, but in the process she herself becomes poisonous to others.

After the death of her husband, Simon, in an accident which rendered her unconscious for a time, Katherine Greene inherits Moorwood Manor. She also becomes a prisoner there. Katherine is accused of murdering her husband during the accident. His cousin, Richard Greene, demands that in exchange for his silence about the murder, Katherine marry him and turn over the estate. If she refuses, he will turn her over to the police. Katherine is completely under Richard's power.

Un manoir isolé. Un aristocrate dangereusement séduisant. Et une jeune mondaine poussée à dévoiler leurs atroces secrets. Après avoir reçu un mystérieux appel à l'aide de sa cousine récemment mariée, Noemí Taboada se rend à High Place, un manoir isolé dans la campagne mexicaine. Elle ignore ce qu'elle va y trouver, ne connaissant ni la région ni le compagnon de sa cousine, un séduisant Anglais.

Dans le New York de la fin du XIXe siècle coexistent deux mondes que tout oppose. D’un côté, l’opulence et le faste. De l’autre, le vice monnayé et l’alcool frelaté. C’est à leur frontière, au coeur de l’infâme Triangle Noir, qu’une famille fortunée va chercher à asseoir sa notoriété en faisant mine de débarrasser la ville de sa corruption.