Modern Horror

In this instance you might have bitten more than you can chew. I'm a little worried about you; you see, not everyone can handle this epic madness and trust me, this madness was not created for everyone. The team at SpookyNinjaKitty sent out 10 copies to supposed horror fans for feedback and by the very next day, six had dropped dead from heart attacks, three committed suicide and the last one has never seen again.

Dive into the heart of New Orleans, a city where every street corner whispers a story, every gust of wind carries a melody, and every moment is a verse waiting to be written. "67 Days of NOLA Poetic Exploration" is more than a book; it's a journey through the soul of one of America's most vibrant cities, captured in the intimate dance of poetry and prose. In this mesmerizing collection, you'll explore the mysterious allure of Saint Joseph's Table in NOLA, unravel the enigmatic presence of Gods in The Gymbo, and voyage with Zeus into the realms of space. Feel the pulse of New Orleans after ...

It's a period of turmoil in Britain, with the country's politicians electing to remove the UK from the European Union, despite ever-increasing evidence that the public no longer supports it. And the small town of Lychford is suffering. But what can three rural witches do to guard against the unknown? And why are unwary hikers being led over the magical borders by their smartphones' mapping software? And is the immigration question really important enough to kill for?

Jag såg henne i receptionen är en rysande berättelse som spänner över tid, rum och dimensioner men som hela tiden står stadigt i ett realistiskt, modernt Sverige. Cornelia Karlsson blev som liten flicka övergiven av sin familj och lever nu sitt vuxna liv som fotomodell och partyknarkare i Stockholm. Men bakom den skinande fasaden som kändisbarn och festens stjärna, slåss hon mot både inre och yttre demoner. I sin egen spegelbild ser Cornelia märkliga saker och i vinden är det röster som talar till henne.

Il mito eterno del mostro, della creatura che viene strappata alla morte dalla scienza torna a vivere...

Within the first Modern Madness collection, Gateway to the Grotesque, the modern-day dark-hearted master of horror Tim Chizmar introduced the world to his quality tales of terror. Now, in The Screaming Virgins, he seeks to usher in a brand-new group of masterful storytellers to shock, disgust, and scare you out of your mind!

Victor Frankenstein is a driven man. His single-minded scientific drive has controlled his life from childhood. It has driven him to do the unthinkable, to carry out fiendish, craven tasks, to do that which only God has done before. His goal of creating life - a living, thinking being, a man - has come to pass. Little did he expect that his zeal would forge a monster, an intelligent being set upon Victor's complete destruction.

When the Countess Narona meets Agnes Lockwood, the woman jilted by her husband-to-be, she feels a great sense of foreboding. After the marriage, she moves with her husband, Lord Montbarry, to Venice. As much as Agnes tries to forget the episode of her broken engagement, her fate and that of the Countess seem to be inextricably woven. Both are relentlessly drawn to the Palace Hotel in Venice for a final and dramatic encounter, in the room where more than past emotions resurface to haunt them.

A group of college students decide to spend their winter break up in a cabin in the woods in the middle of winter. Well, this is obviously going to go well... The events that occur in this short story take place in the diary of our protagonist, Alice. It might be best if they decide to stay inside, though, as the winds bite.

Book two in the Love Bites series. A year has passed since nosferatu crime lord Gyorgy Thurzó attempted to disrupt the long-standing truce between vampyr and humans in what has come to be known as the Crisis. Things have changed - greater numbers of undead roam the streets of London making it necessary for a team of Enforcers to patrol the capital where one used to be sufficient, while Whitehall now retains a unit of soldiers trained to fight the undead if required. Against this background the former Blood Countess, Elisabeth Bathory, looks back over her long tenure on the planet while ...

"En man av stil och smak" är en rysande skräckhistoria där det moderna Stockholms öde står på spel och den fristående fortsättningen på "Jag såg henne idag i receptionen". CeO Molin skulle kunna vara en av killarna i Akademien. Eller i Snabba Cash. Han är bibliotekarie vid Kungliga Biblioteket, men också gentlemannatjuv och en beryktad playboy. CeO har tidigare levt ett rikt liv med stort umgänge och extravaganta fester i sin paradvåning mitt i centrala Stockholm. Men den välpolerade ytan skrapas sakta men säkert bort och hans förflutna börjar komma ikapp honom.

Året är 2016 och London ligger försänkt i evigt mörker och dimma. I sin exklusiva takvåning ovanför Canary Wharf har Tiphany Reeder avtalat middag med två av de viktigaste personerna i sitt liv. Väninnan Tipper, som ska närvara via Skype, och filmlegendaren Adam som alldeles strax ska äntra våningen. Tillsammans ska de dyka ner i gamla minnen och förhoppningen är att de ska hitta tillbaka till de prominenta känslor som de tre haft för varandra tidigare. I århundraden. Vad som väntar är en lång, surrealistisk natt kantad av mörker och sensualism, bortom både tid och rum.

Samlingen svenska kulter består av skräcknoveller som skildrar en tillvaro ganska lik vår egen. Fast ändå inte. I Anders Fagers Sverige vandrar fasor mitt ibland oss lyckligt ovetande och andra världar med andra regler och härskare, existerar parallellt. Novellerna i "Du kan inte leva" för läsaren in i ett spegelland. Saker är bekanta, men samtidigt skruvade. Personalen på ett äldreboende dör, en efter en, under mystiska omständigheter. Under en ung kvinnas vackra och välpolerade yttre döljer sig en hänsynslös mördare.

Victor Frankenstein, un jeune étudiant brillant, crée de toutes pièces un être à l'apparence humaine. Bien vite, il regrette son geste. En effet, la créature prend l'apparence d'un monstre sanguinaire qui ne pense qu'à semer la mort et le malheur sur son passage et qui persécute son créateur. Au travers de l'histoire de Victor Frankenstein et de son monstre, Mary W. Shelley nous pose la question de l'origine de la cruauté humaine. Le monstre de Frankenstein est rejeté par tous. Il aimerait avoir des relations avec les humains mais ceux-ci le fuient. Il devient alors violent et s'en prend aux personnes qu'il rencontre.

A modern twist on a classic horror story of the Frankenstein creature. Today with the genetic research and mapping of human DNA our own immortality is possible, but remember be careful what you wish for. The quest for immortality is full of surprise pitfalls.

Adrian and Delanie Michaels need a new beginning in their marriage. Old grievances have almost buried them. To begin again, they need new scenery. They need a new environment for themselves and their young son, Trey. They never imagined they would be able to afford a home the size of the two-story Victorian they find in an older, upscale Colorado neighborhood. They know the home is newer than those around it, and they know this is because the original home on the site burned to the ground.

Mary Shelley´s FRANKENSTEIN oder: Der moderne Prometheus, gelesen von Ingolf Kloss. Mary Shelleys Frankenstein ist eine erschreckende Vision des wissenschaftlichen Fortschritts ohne moralische Grenzen und führt den Zuhörer auf eine gefährliche Reise von der erhabenen Schönheit der Schweizer Alpen in die trostlose Einöde des Polarkreises. Besessen von der Idee, das Leben selbst zu erschaffen, plündert Victor Frankenstein Friedhöfe und Schlachtereien.

When a meteor explodes over a snow-covered Russian industrial metropolis spreading a deadly virus that turns thousands of the city dwellers into the walking dead, Ramses Campbell—an African American martial arts instructor, and a rising HBO Sports star, who has come to Russia to teach seminars—must fight to survive. In this deathtrap of a city, Ramses joins a group of survivors of various nationalities: a Russian interpreter, an English hotel manager, a Serbian executive chef, a Swedish sex tourist, a German Catholic priest, a Turkish engineer, and a blind Chinese teenage girl. They ...

“The Tell-Tale Heart” is the Edgar Allan Poe gothic short story that continues to fascinate readers with its murder, beating heart, and insanity. -The language of over 170 years ago has been updated making Poe’s difficult language easily understood by today’s readers. -Every effort has been made to keep the story as close to the original as possible--only word order and difficult vocabulary have been changed. -End notes, interpretation, and discussion of major themes follow the text. -Biographical information on Edgar Allan Poe is included.-Accelerated Reader AR Quiz No. 7946 EN ...

Few creatures of horror have seized imaginations and held them for so long as the anguished monster of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. The story of Victor Frankenstein's terrible creation and the havoc it caused has enthralled generations of readers and listeners and inspired countless writers of horror and suspense.