Horror Fairy Tales

Las nubes en frente de él comenzaron a oscurecerse, sus ventosas inscripciones deletreando un mensaje de bienvenida – o tal vez una advertencia- mientras la promesa de tierra firme se volvió evidente. Eydis. Como guerrero vikingo experimentado, Sterlig Kyvanson siempre encontró la manera de obtener lo que deseaba -hasta que deseo a Arja Freidottir. Después de que a Sterlig le es negado el derecho de casarse con Arja, el está determinado a hacer todo lo que esté en su poder para reclamarla como suya- inclusive si eso significa matar al dragón que guarda la maldecida isla de Eydis. ...

The Ghost of Kaiser Rock is a mixture of ghost stories circulating around a small town named Butler. It fits in quite well with helloween. The story about a young boy's short journey down a darkened road in his country neighborhood finishes up the book, but it certainly doesn't end the suspense.

Set in contemporary Alaska, Canada and New York State, The Eternal Hunt is a supernatural thriller based on Iroquois legends. Non-stop action and wonderfully developed characters drive this novel. The main character struggles with his internal demons along with fighting the monster his friend has become. It skillfully blends the modern world with the mystery of American Indian legends. It is a unique addition to the current selections in supernatural novels.

Many tales have been told about the Wendigo, the man-eating monster of Algonquin legend. But how many times has the Wendigo ever spoken for himself? Step inside and take a gander at the mind of the top predator in Canada's North Woods.

Evil lurks in the ancient dark forest. Those perilous dangers have protected the Aljo-Gari tribe for generations. This year, however, the pleasant weather and mild climate have made the forest uneventful. Irritated with the monotony, Thulvia rashly ventures out to find excitement worthy of the nightly story circle. The forest does not disappoint; unspeakable terrors await.

In 1673 the first European explorers to travel down the Mississippi River spot on the high, sheer bluffs the painting of a huge, winged monster. Where does it come from? Why did somebody take the trouble and risk to paint it on the bluff face? The Indians told them the terrifying story of a man-eating, dragon-like creature, and the brave chief who killed it.

A sinister evil has arrived in Burrows, Wisconsin. With it comes ominous omens, haunting apparitions, and twisted, bloody bodies. It creeps. It stalks. It’s searching...but for what? The Whool has been adapted into an audio production by the Weird Darkness podcast and is also featured on Creepypasta.com. IWriteBooksPub.com also ranked it their number three book of 2020.

In the pantheon of great fictional horrors, Frankenstein's monster perhaps stands the tallest. Mary Shelley's acclaimed masterpiece, about the creation of a monster pieced together from graves, the gallows, and medical school scraps, has lost none of its chilling power to arouse both horror and compassion.

The Cornish village of St Petroc is the sort of place where people come to hide. Tom Killgannon is one such person. An ex-undercover cop, Tom is in the Witness Protection Programme, and St Petroc offers him a chance to live a safe and quiet life. Until he meets Lila. Lila is a 17-year-old runaway. When she breaks into Tom's house she takes more than just his money. His wallet holds everything about his new identity. He also knows that Lila is in danger from the travellers' commune she's been living at.

1917: When two young cousins, Frances Griffiths and Elsie Wright from Cottingley, England, announce they have photographed fairies at the bottom of the garden, their parents are astonished. But when the great novelist Sir Arthur Conan Doyle endorses the photographs' authenticity, the girls become a sensation, their discovery offering something to believe in amid a world ravaged by war.

In the frozen wilderness, Angela is running: away from the man who's trying to kill her; away from a lonely upbringing; and away from terrible family secrets...when she discovers something else hidden from prying eyes - horrors unthinkable, inconceivable. Monstrous things that might just save her life. Join best-selling and award-winning author Paul Kane as he once again puts a dark modern spin on another well-known fairy tale in Snow.

It was just a dusty old Buffalo Skull, but in it's own way, beautiful. With love and care, she restored it to a beautiful piece of art. Following old drawings, she thought it was perfect. But now that it was back to it's old self so was it's magic. No one noticed and if they did it wasn't spoken of. But now its power is making itself known.

A newlywed Mormon thinks a honeymoon in the Amazon jungle of Brazil where he served his mission is a great idea, since he's been there and speaks the language. But he's completely unprepared to face the creatures of legend that roam the rainforest. This short story first appeared in the 2011 collection Monsters & Mormons, edited by Wm Henry Morris and Theric Jepson.

The night is clear, the moon is bright, a low fog swirls along the moor.... And there she is amongst the fog - the woman in white, forced to wander for eternity; but wait, what is her story? Can she be freed from the curse that keeps her so? Lachlan wants to know, but will he pay too great a price, as he also becomes her victim?

A Roman soldier steals the Cup of Life from a small church in Britannia, seeking to carry the Cup to Rome as a prize. Instead, he finds himself tempted by the legend that those who drink from the cup will have eternal life. What the legends don't talk about is the price of that eternal life.

The Gobi Desert is a treasure trove of dinosaur fossils, giving up some of the most famous and complete skeletons found in the world. Sherene Carter and her team are hoping to uncover the next big skeleton in the dunes and rocks. What they find is a legendary creature that's much less dead than the bones they're looking for. An even better prize to announce to the world, if they can survive it...

The Book of Speculation is Erika Swyler's gorgeous and moving debut, a wondrous novel about the power of books, family, and magic. Simon Watson lives alone on the Long Island Sound in his family home, a house perched on the edge of a cliff that is slowly crumbling into the sea. His parents are long dead, his mother having drowned in the water his house overlooks. His younger sister, Enola, works for a travelling carnival and seldom calls.

Justene Bell always wanted to travel, to escape the valley she had existed in for many years. Her spiritual mother, Odesa Freewoman Bell expects the same sacrifices from this girl, the one she had stolen as her own daughter. Together they claim the Bell House, for in the backyard lies a horrible family secret.

Amalia had always heard the music of the night in her dreams, but it wasn't until one day, when she was traveling back from town, did she find out what the true source of it was: a strigoi. The last thing she remembers is being bit, then finding herself back at her camp. Everything seemed strange from then on, but why was that? Was it all a dream? Or did she really come in contact with one of the most feared creatures of her people?

Un thriller fantastique sous forme de descente aux enfers au cœur d'une ville portuaire pleine de mystère et de légendes effroyables portant le nom maudit d'Innsmouth. Un jeune homme passionné d'antiquités et de généalogie entame une visite de la Nouvelle-Angleterre lorsque son attention se porte sur une mystérieuse ville sinistrée et lugubre répondant au nom d'Innsmouth. Inexorablement attiré par elle, il ignore les nombreuses mises en garde, les glaçantes rumeurs et les effroyables légendes à son sujet et décide de s'y rendre.