Publisher: Perennial Press
The Castle of Otranto is a 1764 novel by Horace Walpole. It is generally regarded as the first gothic novel, initiating a literary genre which would become extremely popular in the later 18th century and early 19th century, with authors such as Charles Maturin, Ann Radcliffe, Bram Stoker, Edgar Allan Poe and Daphne du Maurier.
Stella Benson (1892-1933) was an English feminist, novelist, poet, and short story and travel writer.The Desert Islander is the story of a deserter from the French Foreign Legion who seeks help from an Englishman living in a remote part of southern China during the Chinese war. Two facts quickly become apparent about our legionnaire. First, that he has a narcissistic personality disorder which leaves him devoid of empathy and in desperate need to attention and adulation. Second that he is suffering from a gangrenous leg.The imperturbable Englishman, who is totally disinclined to pander to his visitor's over-bloated sense of self-importance, insists on setting off next morning through the fighting zone to try to bring his guest to a hospital.Show book
Twenty-two years ago, Sam and Dean Winchester lost their mother to a mysterious and demonic supernatural force. In the years after, their father, John, taught them about the paranormal evil that lives in the dark corners and on the back roads of America...and he taught them how to kill it. Sam and Dean have set out on a road trip to the Grand Canyon, but this is no vacation for the brothers. On a stretch of deserted ranchland just beyond the canyon's stunning vistas, mysterious murder sprees have occurred every forty years. The area's inhabitants have been few and far between in years past, but a nearby mega-mall is about to celebrate its grand opening—and attract thousands of fresh victims.The Winchester boys are determined to protect locals and shoppers alike, but they never anticipated they'd be fighting a group of killers this vicious, this vindictive, this . . . dead. A deadly horde of animal spirits and human ghosts has arisen to terrorize this tiny corner of the Arizona desert. If Sam and Dean can't figure out why, the wide-open spaces of the West will once again become a desolate frontier . . . and the witch's canyon will be the brothers' final resting place.Show book
"Celephaïs" is a fantasy story by American horror fiction writer H. P. Lovecraft, written in early November 1920 and first published in the May 1922 issue of the Rainbow. The title refers to a fictional city that later appears in Lovecraft's Dream Cycle, including his novella The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath (1926).Celephaïs was created in a dream by Kuranes (which is his name in dreams—his real name is not given) as a child of the English landed gentry. As a man in his forties, alone and dispossessed in contemporary London, he dreams it again and then, seeking it, slowly slips away to the dream-world...Show book
A Perfect Life for a Perfect Wife… … Or so Francesca Oliver believes until she is murdered. She’s a popular mommy vlogger with over a half million subscribers. Who would want her dead? On February 14th, Robert Oliver arrives home late from work to find his beloved wife’s lifeless body lying in a pool of blood. Detective Mark Barlow is enlisted to solve the case. Mark suspects there are secrets lurking behind the Olivers’ white picket fence. He turns to a former cop with a psychic gift to piece the evidence together. Due to a severe injury, Miranda can no longer work on the force. Fortunately, it isn’t the end of her police career. After coming out of a coma, Miranda discovers she has the ability to communicate with the dead. Now she speaks with deceased victims of violent crimes to try to solve their murders. Her uncanny abilities may be the popular mommy vlogger’s best hope to find her killer.Show book
Unveil the Darkness: "Grave Horror - Short Stories" Digital Audio Collection Dear fans of the macabre and lovers of spine-chilling tales, we present to you an audio experience that transcends the boundaries of the living - "Grave Horror - Short Stories." Immerse yourself in the haunting narratives of literary giants, featuring works from Ambrose Bierce, Edwin Carty Ranck, Orville R. Emerson, and the legendary Bram Stoker. Featured Stories: "A Bottomless Grave" by Ambrose Bierce Dive into the abyss of mystery and unearth the secrets hidden in the bottomless grave. Ambrose Bierce's timeless tale comes alive through captivating narration. "Fingers from the Grave" by Edwin Carty Ranck Feel the spectral touch as Edwin Carty Ranck weaves a tale of the supernatural. Let the ethereal fingers guide you through the shadows with a narration that sends shivers down your spine. "The Grave" by Orville R. Emerson Orville R. Emerson invites you to explore the depths of the grave, where chilling revelations await. Embark on a journey of suspense and darkness, accompanied by a narration that brings the story to life. "The Burial of the Rats" by Bram Stoker Bram Stoker, the master of gothic fiction, unveils a tale of horror as rats find their final resting place. Mark Nelson's narration transports you to a world where the line between the living and the dead blurs.Show book
From the New York Times–bestselling “master of suspense”: A woman’s mysterious past is unearthed during the 1906 San Francisco earthquake (Mary Higgins Clark). Sara Bishop was raised in Chicago, but her heart belongs in San Francisco, where her childhood sweetheart, Ritchie Temple, has moved to pursue a career in architecture. Convinced he feels the same way for her, she hopes his fiancée, the manipulative Judith Renwick, is just a passing fancy. And now Sara has packed her bags to prove it. Sarah’s mother is not only concerned by her daughter’s pursuit of an elusive romance, she’s also scared of the city itself—and the secret she and Sara’s father buried there years ago. Once Sara arrives on the far side of the Golden Gate, she finds herself in the midst of a tantalizing puzzle involving Ritchie, Judith, and Judith’s mysterious brother. She soon discovers a monstrously wicked matriarch nursing a strange and unfathomable vengeance in her Nob Hill mansion. And one fateful morning, when the earth moves and the city is set afire, the pieces of Sara’s past will emerge from the ashes—but will it be too late to save her? A recipient of the Agatha Award for Lifetime Achievement, Phyllis A. Whitney is the acknowledged “Queen of the American gothics” (The New York Times). This ebook features an illustrated biography of Phyllis A. Whitney including rare images from the author’s estate.Show book
