Showing titles in Anthologies & Short Stories

“Du Maurier is in a class by herself.” —New York Times Perhaps best known for her immortal gothic masterwork Rebecca—the basis for the Academy Award-winning motion picture directed by Alfred Hitchcock—Daphne de Maurier began her illustrious writing career penning short stories. In The...

Nella sua giovane vita, Elena Gilbert ha dovuto fronteggiare innumerevoli sfide: è riuscita a sfuggire alla Dimensione Oscura, ha combattuto e sconfitto fantasmi, ha scoperto di essere una Guardiana... Ma nulla di tutto ciò è paragonabile al dilemma che le strazia il cuore: dover scegliere tra i fratelli Salvatore, i due vampiri, gli amori della sua vita. Ora che si è riconciliata con Stefan, Damon, è diventato cupo e imprevedibile. Elena vorrebbe aiutarlo, ma sa di non poter tradire di nuovo la fiducia di Stefan.

Geboren, um Menschen das Fürchten zu lehren! Werther T. Graf ist ein aufstrebender Horrorautor mit einer schaurigen Leidenschaft für Horror-, Grusel- und Gespenstergeschichten. Grafs Schreibstil ist direkt, lebhaft und bildhaft, und er nimmt kein Blatt vor den Mund, wenn der Fürst der Finsternis die Untoten aus der Gruft auferstehen lässt und dir die Psychos direkt nach Hause in dein Schlafzimmer schickt. Angst hat einen neuen Namen! Das Grauen besitzt einen neuen Vater: Nenn ihn Graf! Werther T. Graf! Wenn du dich völlig verängstigt unter deiner Bettdecke verkriechst, weißt du, dass es kein Entkommen gibt.

Collezionista di anime, rappresenta la cattiva abitudine, assai diffusa, di vendersi al primo ciarlatano di turno solo per un mero tornaconto economico, senza rinunciare a fare del male a qualcuno, senza troppo impensierirsi e senza alcun rimorso per il male cagionato.

As the sun sets over New Orleans, two brothers, John and Wayne Carter, find themselves standing in a French Quarter alleyway, their clothes stained with blood, and their minds foggy. They have no memory of how they got there or what they have done. All they can recall is a new friend, Jacques St. Germain offered them a deal-work for him, and he will give them a home, purpose, and power.

Just before Jack Goldstein and Jimmy Russell published their last book about Slenderman, 101 Amazing Slenderman Facts, they were both found dead in suspicious circumstances. The book was published in their memories. What was not known at the time however was that two packages were making their way through the Royal Mail service. One was from Jimmy and addressed to Jack, the other from Jack addressed to Jimmy. Both packages contained worrying documents detailing the history of Slenderman, and including some terrifying stories.

Desperate in his search of the secret of life, young Dr Victor Frankenstein attempts to construct and then bring to life a previously inanimate creature. He succeeds, yet immediately finds himself horrified and repulsed by the fruit of his long-lasting labors and, as a result, abandons the creature without a word. This action begins a series of tragic events in the life of the scientist, as the enraged monster begins his quest to fill every minute of Dr. Frankenstein's life with terror, dread and misery.

"The Masque of the Red Death", originally published as "The Mask of the Red Death: A Fantasy", is an 1842 short story by American writer Edgar Allan Poe. The story follows Prince Prospero's attempts to avoid a dangerous plague, known as the Red Death, by hiding in his abbey. He, along with many other wealthy nobles, hosts a masquerade ballwithin seven rooms of the abbey, each decorated with a different color. In the midst of their revelry, a mysterious figure disguised as a Red Death victim enters and makes his way through each of the rooms.

Unheimliche Kurzgeschichten, ist eine lose Serie von A.Kius, der in verschiedenen Genres schreibt. Im Genre Unheimliche Geschichten, widmet sich A. Kius dem seltsamen, mysteriösen, unglaublichen, unerklärlichen.

John Langan, author of the Bram Stoker Award-winning novel The Fisherman, returns with ten new tales of cosmic horror in Corpsemouth and Other Autobiographies. In these stories, he continues to chart the course of 21st century weird fiction, from the unfamiliar to the familial, the unfathomably distant to the intimate.

Dopo essere sfuggiti agli orrori della Dimensione Oscura e aver sventato la terribile minaccia che incombeva su di loro, Elena e i suoi amici sono ansiosi di lasciarsi il passato alle spalle per iniziare una nuova vita al Dalcrest College, lo stesso campus in cui si sono incontrati e innamorati i genitori di Elena. Tuto inizia sotto i migliori auspici: Elena e Stefan sono più affiatati che mai e con Bonnie, Meredith e Mat al suo fianco, la ragazza è convinta che stia per cominciare l'anno più bello della sua vita. Persino Damon sembra cambiato e pare andare d'accordo con tuti.

En español neutro, narración humana: El huésped de Drácula, La Squaw, La casa del Juez, El entierro de las ratas.

Tauchen Sie ein in die Welt des Okkulten mit dem Hörbuch Die leuchtende Pyramide von Arthur Machen, einem Meister der Schauerliteratur. In neuer Übersetzung und gelesen von Benjamin Werner, erleben Sie eine spannende Geschichte voller Geheimnisse, Rätsel und Schrecken. Folgen Sie zwei Freunden, die auf einer alten Mauer eine verborgene Botschaft entdecken, die sie zu einem unheimlichen Ort führt. Was sie dort sehen, wird ihr Leben für immer verändern. Werden sie dem Hexensabbat entkommen können, oder werden sie zu seinen Opfern? Finden Sie es heraus in diesem packenden Hörbuch..

Neun abgründige Geschichten, die Sie das Fürchten lehren! Eine alternde Diva, die alles tun würde, um wieder begehrenswert zu sein. Ein verstörter Junge, dem rachsüchtige Geister nach dem Leben trachten. Ein Team aus Arbeitern, dessen Bohrungen in den Tiefen des Alls mehr zutage fördern als nur die gesuchten Rohstoffe. Ein raubeiniger Überlebender, der sich in den Ruinen des postapokalyptischen Amerika einer monströsen Bedrohung stellen muss. Dies sind nur einige der Gestalten, mit denen Fred Ink seine Leser in diesem Buch konfrontiert.

The Ebony Frame was first published in Longman's Magazine (1891) and later in Grim Tales (1893), a collection of E. Nesbit’s romantic horror stories. A young man, who has come into possession of his deceased aunt’s house, discovers a strange portrait of a beautiful woman.

In Grudova's unforgettably surreal style, these stories expose the absurdities behind contemporary ideas of work, Britishness and art-making, to conjure a singular, startling strangeness that proves the deft skill of a writer at the top of her game.

Elena non riesce ancora a credere che Damon sia di nuovo con lei: pensava di averlo perso per sempre. La felicità per il ritorno del vampiro però è offuscata dall'oscura minaccia che incombe su tutti loro. Quando Bonnie cade in un sonno profondo e inquietante dal quale sembra impossibile svegliarsi, Elena e i suoi amici capiscono che non c'è tempo da perdere: devono agire in fretta per salvare la ragazza e le loro stesse vite, e fermare il male una volta per tutte.

Eight stories of literary dark fiction from a master storyteller. Exploring the shadow side of love, these are tales of grief, obsession, control. Intricate examinations of trauma and tragedy in raw, poetic prose. In these narratives, a woman imagines horrific scenarios whilst caring for her infant niece; online posts chronicle a cancer diagnosis; a couple in the park with their small child encounter a stranger with horrific consequences; a toxic relationship reaches a terrifying resolution . . .

Assemble Artifacts: A short story magazine that assembles a thrilling new mix of stories from genres including horror, science-fiction, comedy, and suspense. Buried at the heart of every story in the magazine is a unique artifact, an object that has inspired our storytellers to create a big idea, an irresistible question, a new immersive world, or a sense of wonder. Unearth your next great listen with Assemble Artifacts.

From witches, wendigos, and werecats to sirens, sadists, and serial killers, Rebecca Rowland serves listeners a twenty-tale meal of cosmic, creature, and quiet horror in platters heaping with unsettling trepidation. In Rowland's long-awaited follow-up to The Horrors Hiding in Plain Sight, a lighted room provides no safe haven, and in the darkest corner of the basement waits a ravenous dread. The most sinister objects of fear are never truly discarded...just repurposed.