Mostrando resultados por "Algernon Blackwood" en Literatura y Ficción

Anthony Breddle, un aviatore in licenza per malattia, si reca nella casa del fratello maggiore nel Galles. Nelle vicinanze della dimora c'è un'oscura valle misteriosa chiamata la Valle del Capro, in cui si dice che vivano dei mostri. L'intrepido pilota decide di andare a dare un'occhiata di persona. I classici dell’orrore, riediti in chiave moderna e raccontati con musiche e suoni.

nos ubica en una región perdida del Danubio, donde dos viajeros dejan atrás la civilización para descubrir una realidad inquietante, oscura, siniestra, donde la naturaleza expresa su faceta más hostil: los árboles, y más precisamente los sauces, adquieren entonces la gloria de antaño. Sus siluetas retorcidas, oscuras, recortadas contra la noche, parecen moverse sigilosamente en la niebla.

A story of youth and promise, of loss and the search for love, of secrets and destiny, Blackwood Farm brings together the Vampire Chronicles and the story of the Mayfair Witches, and is Anne Rice at her mesmerizing best.

During a canoe trip on the Danube, two men are forced to stop on an island due to the current. What was supposed to be a peaceful temporary camping experience turns into a disturbing and supernatural ordeal: the willows covering the island seem to move and whisper in the wind, giving the impression of being alive; the presence of hostile and terrifying invisible entities is perceived, casting doubt on every capacity for rational thought.

We’ve recorded some 400+ stories since 2015 here at HorrorBabble. This collection comprises some of our very favorites. From Blackwood's evocative "The Transfer", through to Smith's terrifying visit to the vaults of Yoh-Vombis, there’s something here to strike fear into the heart of any horror enthusiast....

http://www.adfreebooks.com - 500+ audiobooks, all ad free"In the volume titled Incredible Adventures occur some of the finest tales which the author has yet produced, leading the fancy to wild rites on nocturnal hills, to secret and terrible aspects lurking behind stolid scenes, and to unimaginable vaults of mystery below the sands and pyramids of Egypt; all with a serious finesse and delicacy that convince where a cruder or lighter treatment would merely amuse. Some of these accounts are hardly stories at all, but rather studies in elusive impressions and half-remembered snatches of dream. ...

Representing the dark underbelly of Romanticism and beyond, these stories reach the shadowy corners of the human soul as seen through the writings of some of the most prominent authors of the 19th and early 20th centuries.

Can people come back from the dead? Can they bring something or someone back from there? If so, can they reach out to people who are still alive? "The Return" and "The Second Generation" are two stories about supernatural occurrences, about people returning from a world, which most of us do not know. Algernon Blackwood sets the readers in a scary and dreadful atmosphere which only the bravest can endure.

Erleben Sie die mystische Geschichte Die Schwingen des Horus von Algernon Blackwood, packend gelesen von Alexander Wohnhaas. In dieser faszinierenden Erzählung begibt sich der Protagonist auf eine spirituelle Reise, bei der die alten ägyptischen Götter eine zentrale Rolle spielen. Die Erzählung kombiniert übernatürliche Elemente und ägyptische Mysterien zu einer packenden Geschichte über Macht, Weisheit und das Unbekannte. Perfekt für Liebhaber von Schauerliteratur und übernatürlichen Geschichten.

Algernon Blackwood was a contemporary of Arthur Machen, a member of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn and writer of the weird and supernatural. Originally published in 1906, The Empty House tells the tale of Jim Shorthouse when his aunt shows up in town with keys to the local haunted house and expects him to help her investigate.

CONTENTS: 1. The Imp of the Perverse [Poe], 2. The Devil in the Belfry [Poe], 3. The Crawling Chaos [Lovecraft], 4. Aunt Joanna [Sabine Baring-Gould], 5. The Outsider [Lovecraft], 6. The Hound [Lovecraft], 7. The Disinterment [Lovecraft], 8. The Horror At Martin's Beach [Lovecraft], 9. The Tree On The Hill [Lovecraft], 10. The Outgoing of The Tide [John Buchan], 11. The Curse of Yig [Lovecraft], 12. The Haunter Of The Dark [Lovecraft], 13. Berenice [Poe], 14. The Angel Of The Odd [Poe], 15. Black Ram [Baring-Gould], 16. The Cask Of Amontillado [Poe], 17. Dracula's Guest [Bram Stoker].

Join Browne, a young man grappling with the devastating news of his weak heart, as he reluctantly attends a dance that will change his life forever. Amidst the lively crowd, he encounters a mysterious girl in a pale green dress who draws him into a whirlwind of passion and supernatural wonder. As they dance, Browne is transported to a realm where reality and fantasy blur, leading to a profound and unexpected revelation.

Algernon Blackwood was a writer of weird, occult, and ghost tales. He was also a contemporary of Arthur Machen, both of whom were members of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. It was his interest in esoteric studies that likely served as the inspiration for strange stories such as this one. In this tale Blackwood tells the story of a student up all night studying for his exams when a childhood friend he hasn't thought about in many years unexpectedly pays him a visit.

Algernon Henry Blackwood (March 14, 1869 - December 10, 1951) was an English broadcasting narrator, journalist, novelist and short story writer, and among the most prolific ghost story writers in the history of the genre. The following recording includes the short stories "The Olive" and "Ancient Lights."

The unifying factor of this collection is that, without exception, every author included here was in some way or another involved with or interested in the occult. In some cases, they were members of an occult organization, such as the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, the Theosophical Society, or similar such groups. Others simply had a strong personal interest in the subject matter or practiced some form of the esoteric sciences in private.

Enjoy a classic horror story that begins with a hair-raising "Canadian canoe" trip down the flooded Danube. The float trip lands two adventurers on a willow-covered island in the stream, amid sharp shale, rapids, rain, and howling winds. Disastrous erosion and danger soon engulfs the two men. But the campers survive a murderous attempt to secretly scuttle their canoe and steal their food supplies.

Erleben Sie die düstere und mysteriöse Erzählung Die Weiden von Algernon Blackwood, packend gelesen von Alexander Wohnhaas. In dieser unheimlichen Geschichte machen sich zwei Freunde auf eine Kanufahrt entlang der Donau und stoßen in einer abgelegenen Gegend auf merkwürdige, übernatürliche Phänomene. Die beklemmende Atmosphäre und die unsichtbaren Mächte, die in den Weiden lauern, treiben die Spannung in die Höhe und sorgen für ein fesselndes Hörerlebnis. Perfekt für Liebhaber von Schauerliteratur und düsteren Geschichten.

When the driver refused to deliver Shorthouse to the door of the rundown mansion because he was afraid, Shorthouse realised the secret-shrouded contract he was carrying was the centre of a very strange mission. His boss had demanded secrecy and warned him of the danger involved with the visit he was to make. Now he was stuck here, miles from the nearest help with night approaching.

Erleben Sie die unheimliche Geschichte Eine Geisterinsel von Algernon Blackwood, eindrucksvoll gelesen von Alexander Wohnhaas. In dieser packenden Erzählung begibt sich eine Gruppe auf eine einsame Insel, doch schnell wird klar, dass etwas Übernatürliches im Verborgenen lauert. Die beklemmende Atmosphäre und das Gefühl von Isolation werden durch Blackwoods meisterhafte Schilderungen lebendig. Perfekt für Fans von düsteren Geschichten und klassischer Schauerliteratur.

Erleben Sie den unheimlichen Klassiker Der Wendigo von Algernon Blackwood, fesselnd gelesen von Alexander Wohnhaas. Diese packende Erzählung führt uns tief in die kanadische Wildnis, wo eine Gruppe von Männern auf der Jagd von einer uralten, übernatürlichen Kreatur heimgesucht wird – dem Wendigo. Mit meisterhafter Spannung und einer düsteren Atmosphäre zeigt Blackwood, wie Furcht die menschliche Psyche zersetzen kann. Perfekt für Fans von Schauerliteratur und unheimlichen Geschichten.