Psychological Anthology

Night Portals is a metaphysical series that explores the hidden secrets of life around us. Twelve "What If" short stories from the mind of Ernie Howard. Aida is the first story in the series. Love is a many splendid thing. It can make you blind. It can make you feel like you're floating on a cloud. It can make you go crazy. In this fast-paced romantic thriller, we see that love can be the end of all things. A kiss can contain eternal bliss or eternal madness. What would you do for Love? George would do anything.

"Hardcore horror that ranges from the socially relevant to the scatologically repulsive—the shock here is like 'The Scream' made flesh." — Mort Castle, editor of On Writing Horror: A Handbook by the Horror Writers Association BODY HORROR PUSHING THE LIMITS What horror anthology on body enhancements wouldn’t include gross-out fiction? This book has it in spades. But, this collection of stories goes far beyond that. Here you will also find science fiction, surreal fiction, fantasy, and even a full serving of dark humor. Disturbing, perverse, often gut-wrenching (pun intended) stories—...

In the novella, a married woman reads Wuthering Heights at the same time that she falls under the erotic and destructive spell of her own Heathcliff. In the stories that follow, a single photograph illuminates the intricate web of connections between friends at an Italian cafe; a forgotten act of violence in New York's Carl Schurz Park returns to haunt the present; and a woman is prompted by a flurry of mysterious emails to recall her time as a member of the infamous Rajneesh cult.

A man finds his happiest life in the world inside his coma. He also finds that the difference between heaven and hell can be a very thin line. A man wakes on a cold basement floor staring at two women who are bound to their chairs. Across the room, a dead man lies in a pool of blood.

From Roald Dahl, the master of the sting in the tail, a newly collected audiobook of his darkest stories, read by Juliet Stevenson, Cillian Murphy, Adrian Scarborough, Tamsin Greig, Stephanie Beacham and Andrew Scott. 'There is a pleasure sure in being mad, which none but madmen know.' Our greatest fear is of losing control - of our lives, but, most of all, of ourselves. In these 10 unsettling tales of unexpected madness master storyteller Roald Dahl explores what happens when we let go our sanity.

A high-altitude lake is the point of departure for these stories of dark adventure, in which fishing guides, amateur sportsmen, teenage misfits, scientists, mountaineers, and expatriates embark on disquieting journeys of self-discovery in far-flung places.

El Alienista de Machado de Assis es una novela corta satírica que explora el tema de la cordura y la locura. Ambientada en Río de Janeiro a finales del siglo XIX, la historia sigue al Dr. Bacamarte, un científico que establece un asilo para estudiar enfermedades mentales. Mientras clasifica y aísla a la gente del pueblo basándose en la cordura percibida, la narrativa critica con humor las normas sociales y la naturaleza subjetiva de la cordura. La novela profundiza en las consecuencias de la autoridad desenfrenada, desafiando las nociones de razón y destacando el ingenio.

A young man treads delicate emotional waters as he navigates a series of sexually fraught encounters with two dancers in an open relationship, forcing him to weigh his vulnerabilities against his loneliness. In other stories, a young woman battles with the cancers draining her body and her family, menacing undercurrents among a group of teenagers explode in violence on a winter night, a little girl tears through a house like a tornado, driving her babysitter to the brink and couples feel out the jagged edges of connection, comfort and cruelty.

Unearth ancient horrors and spine-chilling legends that have haunted humanity for generations in "Nightmares: Horror Tales Based in Folklore." This collection of seven terrifying tales will transport you to the shadowy corners of the world, where folktales and nightmares intertwine to create a tapestry of fear and dread. From the eerie depths of the ocean to the mist-shrouded forests of North America, each chilling story will immerse you in the sinister realm of monsters, spirits, and creatures of the night. Prepare to confront the unimaginable as you bear witness to the terrifying power of...

Lee Smith, one of today's finest writers in the Southern literary tradition, has been compared to Eudora Welty and Flannery O'Connor. This collection of nine stories, ranging from poignant ballads to delightfully inventive forms, showcases Smith's celebrated talent. The stories will make you chuckle and leave you with a satisfying sense that no matter how unruly or warped life may seem, equilibrium can be found after all.

Franz Kafka's profound and disturbing novella Metamorphosis was first published in German in 1915. In this recent translation by David Wyllie, Gregor Samsa, a travelling salesman, wakes to find himself "transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin". How he, his family, and others deal with this untoward situation is subsequently revealed.

A young girl's imaginary friend turns out to be more than she thought. A group of teens come across a cursed book in the woods. A man wakes up with a killer hangover and a surprise. A tired lawyer tries to unwind with his wife after a hard day at work. What do all these things have in common? Dreams. The author, Zack Nethery, often has trouble sleeping. However, when he does, he has vivid dreams that are filled with horror and suspense. Each story in the anthology is taken directly from Nethery’s unconscious mind during the night.

Bad Sex on Speed is a savage, careening, hyper-real nightmare of a novel, taking us to the depths of Amphetamine America. Told with no concession to traditional narrative, in the voices of those in the grips and on the fringes, the stories that emerge are at once devastating, hysterical, and - perhaps most terrifying of all - going on all around you, all the time. Stahl digs deep into the psyche of the most demented and dispossessed among us, returning with an unsparing vision.

In this new anthology offered by Blunder Woman Productions, you’ll take a trip down twisty roads into forests, back alleys, and even across the border between life and death. Together these tales are funny, creepy, weird, contemplative, traditional, and speculative. The characters in these stories might take a wrong turn, but it’s the right move for any fan of thrillers and mysteries.

Vier literarische Juwelen, die unseren ständigen Krieg zwischen Gut und Böse ins Extreme treiben. SCHNAPPSCHUSS ist die verstörende Geschichte eines Jungen, der von einem brutalen Schläger bedroht wird. Dieser besitzt eine Sofortbildkamera, die Erinnerungen löscht, Schnappschuss für Schnappschuss... In GELADEN stoppt der Sicherheitsbeamte eines Einkaufszentrums mutig eine Amokläuferin und wird zum Helden der modernen Waffenrechtsbewegung. Doch als eine Reporterin die wahren Hintergründe der Geschichte aufdeckt, dreht der Beamte durch.

Whatever happened to Oskar and Eli? And what became of the beleaguered families in Handling the Undead? Find out in Let the Old Dreams Die. In other tales from this collection, a woman finds a dead body and decides to keep it for herself, a customs officer has a mysterious gift that enables her to see what others hide, and a man believes he knows how to deceive death. These are the stories of John Ajvide Lindqvist’s rich imagination. They are about love and death, and what we do when the two collide and the monsters emerge.

"Sur le quai de la gare, un chat noir croise obliquement leur chemin. Elle déteste les chats. Plus encore les chats noirs."

In stories like "A Night in the Cemetery," "Night of Horror," and "Murder," not only will Chekhov's dark humor and twisted crimes satisfy even the most hardboiled of mystery fans, but readers will again appreciate the penetrating, absurdist insight into the human condition that only Chekhov can bring. Whether it is the death of a young amateur playwright at the hands of an editor who hates bad writing, or a drunken civil servant who ends up trapped in a graveyard, these stories overflow with the unforgettable characters and unique sensibility that will forever make Chekhov one of the most fascinating figures in literature.

I've wormed my way into Jeremy's heart, just as I promised myself I would. But whereas before I wanted to be there to strike at him...now I'm not so sure. My life is still defined by secrets. Secrets I can never tell another living soul.

Otra vez habían llegado las mismas estaciones mortuorias y aburridas de cada año al pueblo de Tulluc (Francia) de 1800. Todos se perdían en sus interminables rutinas mediocres, los mismos días, los mismos rostros, los mismos excesos sodomitas, toda una copia de la copia del pasado. Para el viejo Turett que había vivido en ese pueblo por 55 años, aquello era pan de cada día, pero no para su hermosa hija Minerve de 16 primaveras, que añoraba viajar a todas las ciudades de Francia, para conocer el amor.