Short Stories Occult

Un investigador que resuelve casos a partir de rastros en los insectos, una mujer acechada por un detective para desentrañar un misterio relacionado con la sangre, un hombre que sueña con cataclismos aéreos, centros siquiátricos que esconden historias escalofriantes, un asesinato colectivo que involucra a varios matrimonios, un espantapájaros que guarda los secretos de un grupo de niños, una pitonisa que sólo vaticina atrocidades, así como una guerra a muerte desatada en un pueblo durante la noche de brujas.

When Crag Minyac is released from prison, his demons return, begging for blood. As deranged as he is, Crag doesn't put up much of a fight. When he's forced to move into a halfway house as part of his probation, he immediately begins looking for his next victim - a tasty treat to satisfy his wicked cravings. But things get complicated when a ghost that haunts the old Astora Hotel discovers his plot. As it turns out, Crag's blood lust may cost him a higher price than he expected to pay.

When an American man discovers that he's the last descendant of the De la Poer family, he travels to England to take over their crumbling estate. Accompanied only by his cat, the man follows the incessant sound of rats to a dark place beneath the estate, unearthing horrible, dark, gruesome secrets about his ancestors and the type of activities they partook in. Taken by madness, the man falls into a dark pit of despair and commits unthinkable crimes. This jarring story from a renowned writer of horror fiction utilizes fear-inducing themes to entice its audience.

Max receives a piece of his mother's funerary jewelry and realizes that he now has the power to touch certain objects and relive their owner's last moments. But exactly how far will he need to go to reach divinity? This audiobook includes the original short story, as well as an essay about the origins of the idea for this tale.

This collection contains a mixture of stories about ghosts and contacts from spirits, some by celebrated authors, together with essays on psychical research. As Joseph French notes in the preface, even for the skeptic, tales of ghostly activity retain a distinct fascination. The widespread interest in psychic phenomena in the early twentieth century proved to be a significant stimulus to literary production.

A decade after Nocturnes first terrified and delighted readers, John Connolly, best-selling author of 13 acclaimed thrillers featuring private investigator Charlie Parker, gives us a second volume of tales of the supernatural. From stories of the monstrous for dark winter nights to fables of fantastic libraries and haunted books, from a tender account of love after death to a frank, personal and revealing account of the author's affection for myths of ghosts and demons, this is a collection that will surprise, delight, and terrify.

First published in 1911, A School Story is a classic paranormal tale written by M. R. James, an author considered to be the originator of the modern-age ghost story. In this particularly story, a Latin teacher is troubled by unusual phrases from the dead language that start to show up among the work he sets his students; something about the phrases remind him of a dark secret from his past.

What fans are saying about book two in the Creepypasta anthology "Things Whispered." "Spooky from start to finish, great read." "Joshua Lee’s books are always readily accessible to me because I can just read them over and over again! I just got this in and tried to pace myself and still finished it in 2 days! A real page turner and it grabs you from the first page!" "Joshua Lee is one amazing author! If you want spooky, this is the book for you!! All of his books are absolutely amazing!!" This book contains stories of horror and mystery with a unique take on cryptids and worlds just ...

When a photographic retoucher is commissioned to fix the abnormalities on a Great War portrait, he finds his own past and that of the subject beginning to connect. Are his personal nightmares returning, or is it something more? A short ghost story in the M.R. James tradition, "The Last Photograph of John Buckley" is a dark tale of past crimes and unfinished business.

El libro contiene historias de misterio de todas las épocas de la historia de Rusia, desde su remoto pasado pagano hasta el comunismo del siglo 20 y el período contemporáneo. Los cuentos inéditos del autor incorporan siglos de tradiciones folclóricas del país eslavo, presentando relatos macabros y ominosos de brujas, monstruos, fantasmas, espíritus maléficos y fenómenos inexplicables.

South London gangster Perry Smith doesn’t scare easily, but when four of his associates are brutally ripped apart by a demon called Amy, he calls in Jack Nightingale. Nightingale thinks it’s a wind-up - the gang contacted the demon via an iPad app whilst on holiday. But before he knows it, he’s on his way to Fuengirola, with his assistant, Jenny McLean, to send Amy back to where she came from.

Whether exploring the tenebrous bottoms of the ocean, traveling into the cold recesses of uncharted space, or battling other supernatural creatures for world dominance, these vampires mean business! So gather your stakes and clutch your garlic tight as daylight draws to a close—and the vampires claim the night!

Could you love something so hideous and offensive that it made you ill to look at it? If you travel to a little dive called Violet's Tavern in Pasadena, you are apt to hear that question from Violet herself. But whatever you do, don't give her an answer. And don't tell her your sins. Especially after closing time.

Tonia Brown shoots for the weirder side of horror with this collection of strange tales.

Train Girl On a train ride home to visit her sister, Marley Walker encounters a haunting old man who reveals a dark premonition: her sister’s life is in danger. She would be crazy to believe him, but if she doesn't find the courage to face her darkest fears, her life will be in danger, too. Again Human resources director, Lucy Matheson, is an expert at terminating staff members. But when she fires the most feared and notorious employee at Edmon Enterprises, a curse is set into motion, turning her nightmares into a reality for all eternity. To Preserve, Protect and Defend When Fiona ...

Where do flies go at night? It is a harmless question, but does anyone really know the answer? Sometimes it is best not to ask such harmless questions, for you may not like the answers. Horror Stories and Tales of the Supernatural is one those books that will keep you up way past your bedtime, whether you are listening to it or trying to forget it so that you can get some undisturbed sleep.

An animatronic clown is more than what it seems, a terrible bedbug infestation, a film project between brothers gone wrong and beloved pet turtle taken. These are a few of the spooky creepypasta stories you'll find here. Inside this debut collection you'll find over 20 concise and creepy horror stories straight from the famous Nosleep forum on Reddit. Some you may have read before...some you haven't. Turn the lights down, immerse yourself, and enjoy!

Three magical romances set in the contemporary English countryside and the fight for good versus evil....

"Over the course of a single summer Egan Kulwicki turned 15, fell in love, and got his ass kicked, roughly in that order." A fun adventure short story about summer crushes, yard work, and demonic forces.

Mardis Gras in New Orleans: the perfect hunting ground for vampires. Every year these creatures of the night descend upon the event and make this night their own. Yet, this year, something seems a little different....