Magic Horror

A haunted mansion, an unsolved murder, and a team that’s more misfit than mystical. Can she unravel the mystery, or will she become part of the legend?When Jackie Thompson’s best friend suggests her life could be a cozy mystery novel, she laughs it off—until the paranormal documentary she pitched finally gets the green light. Armed with her trusty team, her sassy parrot, and a psychic's knack for paranormal predicaments, Jackie dives headfirst into a haunting that stretches back over a century. As the eclectic crew digs deeper, they uncover more than just old letters and dusty ...

Кармилла – одно из первых произведений о вампирах в истории литературы, написанное за 25 лет до знаменитого "Дракулы" Брэма Стокера, который вдохновлялся творчеством Ле Фаню. История из практики врача-психиатра Мартина Хесселиуса, рассказанная юной девушкой Лорой, которая вместе с отцом живет в замке среди бесконечных лесов Австро-Венгерской империи и ведет уединенный образ жизни. Все меняется с появлением прекрасной незнакомки по имени Кармилла, тогда и начинают происходить странные события: крестьяне умирают один за другим, Лора заболевает и чахнет на глазах, а по ночам ее мучают кошмары.

Rich with atmosphere of the Roaring Twenties and New Orleans, A Peril in the Bayou begins when Clover Flanagan, assistant to renowned psychic medium, Daphne Moultrie, travels with her to New Orleans to see a spiritualist leader. Mother Leafy agrees meet Daphne, but on one condition — Daphne must travel a haunted bayou so she will understand those spirits. However, Leafy has a rival who is a dangerous woman. . Despite cryptic warnings from a spirit, they head to New Orleans. In the bayou, Clover’s gifts begin to awaken. So do Voodoo gods in want of a sacrifice, and powerful primeval ...

20 tales of horror, from the historic to the modern: Day Trip: A couple visiting backwoods Kentucky discovers true evil. Forlorn: People are being murdered on campus, and one professor suffers blackouts. Screaming Right to The End: Which is more dangerous? The zombies or us? The Death of Lester Williams: A dying man recalls a sin from his youth. Everyone is Zombies: What if you woke up tomorrow and everyone was a zombie? August: A private eye deals with a ghost that won't leave. When the Cows Come Home: A farmer's discovery leads to strange goings-on at night on the farm. Hot Off the Press:...

In his laboratory high on the hill, Frank N. Stine has a ferocious sweet tooth that snarls to be fed. But when an eerie experiment spills into his Gingerbread batter, a frightening cookie creation comes to life! The Gingerbread Monster is hulking, horrific . . . and hungry. But as Frank is chased by his creepy creation, the young baker begins to wonder what the Monster truly craves. After all, there’s no sweeter treat than friendship.

When teacher Daniella Reyes accepts a new assignment at Mesa Luna Elementary, she has no idea her life will soon be in a tailspin as she quickly learns she has a few students who need more than the normal academia - they need her to save their lives! Being a high empath and sensitive, she becomes fearless in pursuit to rescue her students while uncovering a dark secret lurking at the school. A secret and powerful society of women mysteriously emerge and are more than willing to come to her aid - but not without cost.

Dos escuelas de escritores hiperbreves luchan por hacerse con el dominio del género. Los fundadores de las escuelas son los gemelos Salazar, irremediablemente enfrentados por su ideología y por un odio fratricida. Es este libro se recogen las obras de los excéntricos o los desgraciados que formaron parte de una de estas escuelas. Fantasía, horror, ciencia ficción, noir y realismo mágico quedan miniaturizados en los cien microcuentos que recoge la antología.

Stanley Maddox lives a mundane life in a nondescript town. His wife is cheating on him, his colleagues at work don’t recognize him, and he has recently noticed a mysterious creature darting its way through his house. When he notices a flap of skin on his face, he begins pulling. Beneath his skin lies another person, an evil person, with the power to change his life forever.

A regular life isn't in the cards for Dorian Lake, but with his charm-crafting business invigorated and the prospect of a serious relationship within his grasp, life is closer to normal than Dorian could ever expect. In the heat of the Baltimore mayoral campaign, Dorian has managed to balance his arrangements with Deputy Mayor Julian Bright with his search to find his lost soul. Dorian soon learns of a Netherworker, the head of a dangerous West Coast cabal, who might be able to find and return his soul.

When Jay's hand puppet, Yeti Booger, comes to life and defends him against Greg, the school bully, he thinks it's the coolest thing in the world. But after the creature becomes more than he can handle, Jay must figure out how Yeti Booger came to life and stop him before anyone else is hurt. It truly is a Hand Pupper Horror.

As the first true witch born to the Romani Traveler’s in 100-years, Regan Thorpe is going after the vampires with a vengeance. Decades ago, the undead wiped out her home village in the Carpathian Mountains, now she has one goal. Find the blood sucker responsible and turn him to dust. The only kink in her plans - she is captured by Hawk, an enforcer for The Dark Prince’s Motorcycle Club. In exchange for helping her take down those responsible for the slaughter of her family, Regan agrees to form a partnership with the sexy vampire.

She’s 5’11” of frizzy red hair, freckles, and a whole lotta attitude…and her name is Probably Magic. She was the product of hippie parents who have their own secrets. But Probably has the biggest secret of all - she sees dead people.... Peter Euclid is a Confederate soldier, who wrote the love of his life a love letter while in battle with the Union on Cemetery Ridge. The letter was never delivered.

Heather Beck presents Shivers, an anthology of curses and secrets. In "Night of the Vampire", there’s something wrong in Kristine’s new town of Darscadia. In "Long Live the Bonsai", Caddy and Cody find a bonsai tree that holds the secret to eternal youth. In "The Wildest West", a school trip turns into a nightmare when the class arrives in a ghost town once home to three evil cowboys. In "Curses Never Die", amateur divers Erin and Dustin discover a rare and beautiful diamond, but they learn the hard way that it’s cursed.

In the shadowed corridors of Drew’s everyday life, a chilling whisper from beyond unveils a terrifying truth. Drew, an average man devoted to his family and job, finds his world spiraling into a haunting nightmare when the specter of his deceased grandfather emerges, heralding a series of gruesome murders that shatter his mundane existence. As reality warps into a twisted labyrinth of horror and science fiction, Drew grapples with heart-pounding paranoia. He is ensnared in a web of dark secrets and unthinkable deceptions, each turn more disturbing than the last. The brutal murder of his ...

“This is a scorcher of a story...and while it explores themes of magic, revenge, and survival, it brims with realism and humanity.” —The Book Commentary “A brisk, enjoyable supernatural tale of black magic and powerful spells.” —Kirkus Reviews A psychologist uses witchcraft to treat an abused boy, and finds himself in a race with the Devil—literally—when his magic inadvertently exposes his patient to a demon. Travis is a witch practicing psychotherapy in modern day Bucharest. He’s devised an orb that siphons human trauma to replenish his power. The sphere induces patients ...

Once the most powerful mage in the land, defeater of dragons, Jenny Waynest is now a broken woman. She was possessed and corrupted by a demon, losing all she held dear - including her love’s trust. Rebuilding her life seems impossible. Her husband, Lord John, now bears his own torment far away: he tricked the beautiful and cruel Aohila, a rival hell’s demon queen, in order to free his wife from possession, and now he is plagued by her memories.

Grimm End is a mysterious old mansion sitting high on a cliff overlooking the town of Shadow Bluffs on the shores of Lake Superior. Nothing in Shadow Bluffs is what it appears to be and danger lurks everywhere for Sara Cross and her family as they seek refuge with their relatives at the mansion. Can Sara and her brothers battle the supernatural forces that control the town and threaten Grimm End and its inhabitants?

In a world of banned magic, these witches are forced to contend with authority and their conscience while trying to go about their daily lives. Can they survive until the ban is lifted or will they live their lives as rebels? Read as thirteen characters by fourteen authors decide their fates. Stories by: Meg Boepple, Angel Blackwood, Jim Postlethwaite, Melissa Robitille, Layne Calry, Laurie Bis, Victoria Harrison, Diane Drake, LiAnne Kay, J.E. Feldman, Joann M. Shevock, Nicole Cunniff, and Strivion Jacobs.

An innocent man is arrested for a murder committed by a woman. A guilty killer confesses to a murder - but the police arrest an innocent woman. A man finds the woman of his dreams - only to discover that he's entrapped in a nightmare. The tenants of a new block of flats are so delighted with their home that they don't ever want to leave - little realizing that they can't leave. A husband and wife find that all their wishes can come true - but with death as the price. Eight great macabre stories of murder, mystery... and magic!

With its mix of vampire and human citizens, Morganville, Texas, has always been a risky place to call home. But with the invasion of the vampire's deadliest enemy, Morganville isn't just in danger - it's dying... Ever since the draug - mysterious creatures that prey on vampires - took over Morganville, the lives of student Claire Danvers and her friends have been thrown into turmoil.