Gothic Short Stories

Edgar Allan Poe's early literary works were poetic, but he quickly turned to prose. He worked for several magazines and journals till in January 1845, The Raven was published and became an instant classic. Poe was also an early proponent of the detective story and announced his entry to this genre with the classic short story 'The Murders in the Rue Morgue'.

Gwythn wants nothing more than to marry Prince Alwen and become a princess in the court of King Blethen, the redeemer who rescued their lands from the tyrannical rule of the dragon shifters. But when she seems close to getting exactly what she wishes, new truths are revealed about the dragon shifters who were vanquished, truths about King Blethen and his sons, and truths that will make her question her loyalties...and her love.

Florida Gothic Stories contains 11 of Vicki Hendricks’ best, some previously published and some new to this volume. Hendricks’ stories are riveting and unsettling - some offer surreal sojourns into the dark side of magical realism while others are pure Florida noir, with a full menu of characters twisted and damaged, yet with a gritty determination to survive.

With Silas and her sisters away, Emma Hazelton can finally go through with her plan without any distractions. It’s time to grow up and prove herself worthy of becoming heir. She’s already made the first step in becoming a woman by sleeping with the vampire, now she has to commit the ultimate sin. Murder. Except that Silas doesn’t want her to do it and his opinion is becoming important to her. Can she go through with her plan and save everyone she cares about before it’s too late? Falling for the Vampire 4 is the fourth book in a five part series.

Emma Hazelton is torn between her growing desire for the vampire and her fear of what he could do to her. Now she needs his help and must put her trust in him to take her sisters away from her uncle’s increasing cruelty. When he returns for her he refuses to take her away until she gives him her body and her soul. She must decide how much she wants to help her sisters, destroy her uncle, and give in to her feelings, so she can survive his request. Falling for the Vampire 3 is the third book in a five part series. Each installment is approximately 12,000 words (50 pages).

Emma Hazelton shot herself and is inching closer and closer to death. She did it to save her sisters from the Hazelton curse. She didn’t expect dying would save herself too. Falling for the Vampire 5 is the fifth book in a five part series.

Step into the shadows with the latest spine-tingling edition of Vagabond: Metamorphosis and Madness. This thrilling horror anthology curated by the mysterious Vincent Thorne presents thirteen chilling tales from today's top horror writers that explore the thin line between madness and metamorphosis. From a malevolent radio station hidden deep in the Louisiana bayou, to sinister pagan rituals in an isolated Italian village, to a cursed photography studio in 1950s New York, these stories will take you on a terrifying journey to the darkest corners of the human psyche. Tales of possession, ...

El cuervo (23:38) El gato negro (5:57) El pozo y el pendulo (25.21) La casa de los Usher (18:00). Duración total: (79:50).

L'opera narra la vicenda del protagonista, che si rifugia in un castello abbandonato e scopre in una stanza una serie di quadri e un esiguo libro che li descrive. La sua attenzione è attratta da un ritratto di forma ovale che raffigura una giovane donna di rara bellezza. Sul volumetto legge che la fanciulla, innamoratasi del pittore, lo sposò, ma presto si rese conto che costui era già "sposato" alla sua arte, che divenne per la giovane una rivale da odiare...Il ritratto ovale è un audiolibro della collana LibriVivi Palco.

"El Retrato Oval" de Edgar Allan Poe es una obra maestra que nos transporta a un mundo de misterio y obsesión. En este relato, la belleza y la tragedia se entrelazan de manera magistral, revelando la historia de un artista cuya pasión por su musa lo lleva a un destino fatal. A través de una narrativa envolvente, Poe nos invita a descubrir los secretos escondidos detrás de un enigmático retrato.

These 18 stories range from magical realism to the Gothic and macabre. Whether describing a burg of one-legged miners, a bizarre brother/sister relationship, or salty seamen telling their favorite real-life horror tales, Eric McCormack disturbs and enchants.

Gothic tales from the mistress of the weird behind frogman-romance Mrs Caliban: After a one-night-stand with the Angel Gabriel, a monk is transformed into a pregnant woman. Lost in the fog, two visitors are lured into a ruined candlelit mansion. A wife confiscates her husband's homemade sex doll, only to demand her own. Great-aunts warn of the deadly skin of the pearlkillers. Rachel Ingalls' incomparable novellas are masterpieces: surrealist, subversive, tragicomic. Prepare to meet what lurks beneath.

Forbidden love in name baronial estate. An evil man dies with an evil smile upon his face believing his evil secret is going with him to the grave. And there it remains until the lovers creep into the crypt shortly after the stroke of midnight. An erie tale certain to creep you out and keep you in suspense.

Recopilación de los mejores relatos de terror escritos por Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849). Este espléndido audiolibro, recopila 5 de los mejores cuentos de horror del escritor estadounidense Edgar Allan Poe. Está compuesto por: "El Gato Negro", "El Retrato Oval", "Berenice", "El Corazón Delator" y "Manuscrito Hallado en una Botella". También puedes encontrar los relatos por separado, si así lo deseas, en las diferentes plataformas de audiolibros.

Man weiß nicht viel vom alten Fettes - außer dass er ein trinkfester Schotte mit medizinischem Wissen ist, der nicht viel spricht. Eines Tages jedoch gibt es einen medizinischen Notfall. Als Fettes den Namen des Notarztes hört, wird er leichenblass: McFarlane! Etwa der McFarlane, mit dem Fettes damals Leichname für den Anatomiekurs auf nächtlichen Friedhöfen ausgegraben hatte? Eine wunderbar klassische Gruselgeschichte für Fans des Genres.

Was hat es mit der krummen Janet nur auf sich? Alle Bewohner des Dorfes schwören, sie sei vom Teufel besessen. Allerdings: Pastor Soulis ist ein unerschrockener Mann. Und so nimmt er sie als Haushälterin in seinen Dienst... Klassische Schauergeschichte, die seit jeher als eines der Meisterwerke des Genres gilt.

Бочка амонтильядо — оповідання Едґара Аллана По, вперше опубліковане у 1846 році. Сюжет розповідає історію дворянина, котрий здійснив довгоочікувану помсту кривднику так, що її ніхто не зумів розкрити. Збіднілий дворянин на ім'я Монтрезор розповідає, як помстився своєму кривднику, заможному та знаменитому дворянину Фортунато. Він згадує численні приниження, яких зазнав від Фортунато, проте не описує їх (що може натякати на божевілля оповідача). Монтрезор обирає часом здійснення помсти міський карнавал, коли кривдник буде напідпитку.

Erst das 20. Jahrhundert hat die Visionen des amerikanischen Schriftstellers Edgar Allan Poe richtig zu würdigen gewusst. Dabei gelang es Poe mit seinen unheimlichen Erzählungen, die menschliche Grausamkeit und das Groteske im Menschen messerscharf zu analysieren. Das wohl berühmteste Schauergedicht der Weltliteratur, "Der Rabe" von 1845, erzählt von einem Hausherrn, der in finsterer Nacht ein Klopfen an seinem Fenster vernimmt. Der Störenfried entpuppt sich als Rabe, der den Mann in tiefste Verzweiflung stürzt. Mit seiner markanten Stimme haucht Hans Peter Hallwachs Poes schaurig schönen Erzählungen Leben ein.

L'assassino di un vecchio avvocato dopo aver commesso l'efferato omicidio, viene tormentato dal suono fantasma del cuore della vittima, smembrata e occultata sotto il pavimento. Durante un interrogatorio, proprio sul luogo dove è seppellito il pover'uomo assassinato, il cuore 'rivelatore' sospinge alla follia l'avvocato il quale fuori controllo confessa l'omicidio. Classico racconto del romanzo gotico, "Il cuore rivelatore" è considerato fra le massime espressioni dell'opera di Poe.

Cities take on an identity of their own. It is almost as if they become living, breathing beings that shelter all kinds of nefarious characters and vicious deeds. When terror strikes, it is the citizens who respond: fear, desperation, guilt and hilarity often fill the alleyways and seize the taverns and apartments like the plague. We are most interested in the “terrorists” who dominate the headlines and cause us to look behind us when we walk inside the city’s confines. We know they are sheltered by the hugeness, placated by the anonymity, and encouraged by the meekness of victims who...