Horror Sagas

Lady Olivia Sophia Allen Townsend is not only young and beautiful, but considered by most in her polite social circle to be far too eccentric for her own good. Olivia’s been able to see and speak to spirits since she was very young, but the years of shunning by her peers caused Olivia to turn her back on those who need her the most; the spirits caught between two worlds. That is until the night her best friend Lilly comes to her asking for help. You see, Lilly can’t remember what happened to her, and finds herself in need of Olivia’s unique gifts to help her figure it out.

This way lies monsters and madness. Because you’re about to enter the imagination of H.P. Lovecraft. A master of the short story form, Lovecraft made the unknowable scarily real. Parallel universes, alien worlds, vengeful spirits—all realised in the space of a few pages. And all brought to life with spare, simple language, making Lovecraft’s fiction an easy read for modern audiences. This volume contains six of his short stories: "Dagon", "The Tree", "The Evil Clergyman", "The Very Old Folk", "Pickman's Model" and "Azathoth". H.P.

Una de las colecciones de cuentos de terror más perturbadoras y únicas de lo que va de siglo. Relatos que abordan temas tan horrendos como hermanos asesinos, marionetas que cobran vida, casas que mutan a voluntad, parques de atracciones que encierran repugnantes secretos, pesadillas que estiran sus tentáculos más allá del sueño y, en definitiva, la gran pregunta que encierra toda buena historia de terror: ¿qué nos diferencia de los monstruos?

"Frankenstein" begins in epistolary form, documenting the correspondence between Captain Robert Walton and his sister, Margaret Walton Saville. Walton sets out to explore the North Pole and expand his scientific knowledge in hopes of achieving fame and friendship. The ship becomes trapped in ice, and, one day, the crew sees a dog sled in the distance, on which there is the figure of a giant man. Hours later, the crew finds a frozen and emaciated man, Victor Frankenstein, in desperate need of sustenance.

Una rotunda primera obra que mezcla un afilado trasfondo social con un terror cercano al realismo mágico. En el Cleveland de los años ochenta, deprimido por el abandono de fábricas industriales y huelgas continuas, una serie de mujeres jóvenes empieza a oxidarse, tanto en el exterior como en el interior. El secreto de lo que les está sucediendo podría encerrar un horror más allá de la imaginación.

This way lies monsters and madness. Because you’re about to enter the imagination of H.P. Lovecraft. A master of the short story form, Lovecraft made the unknowable scarily real. Parallel universes, alien worlds, vengeful spirits—all realised in the space of a few pages. And all brought to life with spare, simple language, making Lovecraft’s fiction an easy read for modern audiences. This volume contains five of his short stories: "The Outsider", "The Festival", "The Green Meadow", "He" and "Till A' the Seas". - H.P.

This way lies monsters and madness. Because you’re about to enter the imagination of H.P. Lovecraft. A master of the short story form, Lovecraft made the unknowable scarily real. Parallel universes, alien worlds, vengeful spirits—all realised in the space of a few pages. And all brought to life with spare, simple language, making Lovecraft’s fiction an easy read for modern audiences. This volume contains five of his short stories: "Hypnos", "The Temple", "Nyarlathotep", "Unnamable" and "The Disinterment". - H.P.

This way lies monsters and madness. Because you’re about to enter the imagination of H.P. Lovecraft. A master of the short story form, Lovecraft made the unknowable scarily real. Parallel universes, alien worlds, vengeful spirits—all realised in the space of a few pages. And all brought to life with sparse, simple language, making Lovecraft’s fiction an easy read for modern audiences. This volume contains five of his short stories: "From Beyond", "Cold Air", "The Moon-Bog", "The Music of Erich Zann" and "The Transition of Juan Romero". - H.P.

Wanneer wordt Billy wakker uit deze angstaanjagende nachtmerrie? De jonge barman moet de harde werkelijkheid onder ogen zien wanneer hij een briefje krijgt van een onbekende met de volgende boodschap: "Als je dit briefje niet naar de politie brengt en die erbij betrekt, dood ik een lieftallige blonde onderwijzeres.

Cuando le encuentran deambulando erráticamente por la zona del pantano en estado de shock amnésico, Randolph Carter intenta explicar la desaparición de su compañero, el ocultista Harley Warren. Warren había prohibido a Carter ver un libro que tiene, escrito en un idioma desconocido y del que deduce que existen puertas o escaleras entre la superficie del mundo y el inframundo, a través de las cuales viajan los demonios.

In a post-apocalyptic future, where humankind has descended back into the dark ages, a young swordsman and his small band of allies must stand against the Undead King and his army of ravenous zombies.

Ichabod Crane llega a Sleepy Hollow, pequeña y tranquila ciudad que algunos dicen está encantada, para ocupar una plaza de maestro. Gana muy poco dinero y no le queda más remedio que complementar sus ingresos dando clases de canto a las hijas de los granjeros, que a su vez le dan de comer y le permiten quedarse a dormir en sus casas.Ichabod se enamora perdidamente de la belleza de su joven alumna Katrina Van Tassel y también del dinero de su padre.

The closer the survivors come to finding a sanctuary some unimaginable setback occurs, and throws their plans into disarray. When you're dealing with the former living the unimaginable is always a possibility. Toward the Brink 5 is a heart-pumping, action-packed adventure that explores the human psyche in the face of unimaginable horror. It is a tale of loss, love, and the resilience of the human spirit, a never say die attitude and a warning of dire consequences when humanity places greed above all else.

Omara is on the brink of war as the terrible forces of Anakhizer gather in the west. Against their assembled might, Simon Wargallow and a handful of allies journey secretly into the forbidden lands, bearing the rod of power. They enter the Deepwalks, an ancient and terrifying forest, where they learn the real nature of the horrors that threaten to engulf Omara. At last they must reach the edge of their world, where they are forced to confront the ultimate evil.

Chaos gathers like a dark cloud above Omara - as the evil Anakhizer prepares to unleash a storm of wizard war upon the last stronghold of the human race. Only the stolen power of Orhung's rod can bring salvation to the doomed world. But the wondrous instrument lies in the perilous deplanes beneath the nice. And Brannog, now King among the Earthwrought - along with a beautiful girl possessing remarkable gifts - must embark on a dangerous quest to battle the ultimate in corruption and return hope to his land.

The wicked city of Xennidhum has fallen - and now Simon Wargallow believes his world is saved. But a new evil has risen to threaten the beleaguered land of mystery and miracle. For out of the wastes of ice comes dire news of a powerful sorcerer king who will unleash the forces of chaos on the unstable empire. And one man, the son Omara's doomed lord, must shed his disguise and regain his rightful throne before humanity's final cry.

Esta recopilación de relatos es un homenaje al maestro de la ficción de terror. Un día, Stephen King encuentra una caja llena de relatos y manuscritos que pertenecían a su padre. A medida que crece, tiene sueños recurrentes y predice los hechos que más tarde se convertirán en sus grandes éxitos literarios. "La caja de los relatos" es el cuento que narra el descubrimiento de la misteriosa caja y que inicia esta antología de Claudio Hernández, declarado admirador del escritor estadounidense.

B. J. Harrison reads two late 19th-century science fiction classics by H. G. Wells. "The Time Machine," an ultimate classic, introduced the term "time machine" as we now know it. A man referred to as the Time Traveller moves hundreds of thousands of years ahead in time and finds Earth battling against the sun for survival . In "The Invisible Man," a scientist invents a way to become invisible and successfully applies this procedure on himself.

«Падение дома Ашеров» Эдгара Аллана По относится к жанру готической новеллы: небольшому рассказу с острым сюжетом и неожиданной развязкой, сопровождающейся мрачной тайной. Повествование ведётся от лица аристократа Родерика Ашера, страдающего маниакальной депрессией.

В рассказе «Преждевременное погребение» Эдгар Аллан По затрагивает тему страха человека быть похороненным заживо. Герой этого произведения страдает каталепсией. Он неоднократно впадал в летаргический сон на несколько дней или недель. Окружающие знали об этой его болезни.