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A compilation of horror stories to feed your nightmares. Stories of cruel murders, ghosts, monsters and mysteries.
Pru'ut is a small hot planet, covered with fern forests and swamps, and inhabited by one of the innumerable primate-human species of the universe. It was also inhabited, for a while, by one Terran, James Grady. The natives called their world Pru'ut, Grady called it The Mud Hole. He was the sole human on the planet, and his job was to pay the natives to collect the native plants and have them picked up 3 times a year. The company turned them into an array of wonderful drugs for the rest of the inhabited systems. He loved the job and enjoyed the easy going native life style. The only problem was the bewildering array of native taboos and customs that he had to learn and abide by. Which he did very well until one day when he made a tiny little mistake. Really, it was small and inadvertent, but that did not keep it from being deadly.Voir livre
In Henry Kuttner's "The Salem Horror," a writer named Carson moves into an old house in Salem, formerly owned by the executed witch Abigail Prinn. He discovers a hidden "Witch Room" in the basement, designed to revive Prinn's spirit. Carson's writing is influenced by dreams and he uncovers Prinn's plot to summon a dark entity. An occultist, Michael Leigh, intervenes, and together they thwart Prinn's plan, sending her and the entity back to their realm, though a chilling memento remains.Voir livre
Process by A. E. van Vogt drops us into a living world where the forest is not just scenery. It thinks. It remembers. And when a starship lands, the planet’s ancient guardian begins defending its territory using forces that are far beyond imagination. The ship burns, battles, resists — but the forest has learned its lessons from ages past, and what begins as simple growth soon becomes something far more dangerous. As the story unfolds, the forest recalls wars with neighboring forests, defenses built root by root, and weapons discovered through painful trial. When the humans harvest radioactive metal, the forest discovers a catastrophic solution it can barely control. What it unleashes changes the balance of power forever, while the humans flee without realizing what they’ve left behind. A. E. van Vogt is one of the foundational voices of classic science fiction. Born in Canada, he became famous during the Golden Age for imaginative and philosophical tales that explored alien minds, future wars, and strange new worlds. His work often asks what intelligence really is — and what happens when human logic meets something entirely different. Known for novels like “Slan,” “The Weapon Shops of Isher,” and “The World of Null-A,” van Vogt inspired generations of writers. Process showcases the imagination that made him unforgettable, blending wonder, fear, and cosmic scale into a story that lingers long after the final page.Voir livre
In this sequel to Young Lions, three British teenagers - Alan, Sam and Alice - continue to valiantly resist the Nazis and the British Fascists. A Spanish Civil War vendetta spills blood onto the streets of Hereward. Alan and Sam discover that Paul Mason has survived the St. George's Day Massacre. The Resistance attempt to assassinate Adolf Hitler and Alice is kidnapped by the S.S. Alan joins the Blackshirts and tries to sabotage the German invasion of Scotland.Young Lions Roar is the second book in the Young Lions series and is a fast-paced, gritty war novel set in an alternative history of the Second World War.Voir livre
In a lawless world, the Division fights for hope and the future Maira Kanhai has had enough. Since the Green Poison epidemic hit Washington DC, her Cybersecurity degree is worthless, she can’t rejoin the US Navy, and her early efforts to secure Maryland led to a costly mistake: the death of her brother. Every day new factions emerge, trying to burn her city to the ground … until an elite unit—the Strategic Homeland Division—emerges, inspiring hope. When a grenade kills one of the SHD agents, Maira suddenly has a chance to make a real difference as a raw new Division recruit and restore order to suffering communities on the brink of famine … if she can pass the tests, and defeat the enemies plotting to eliminate the Division once and for all.Voir livre
The threats I've been facing in this world, well, it's like playing whack-a-mole. The local aristocrats are still conspiring to put roadblocks in the path of the ever more powerful Bulatov Family. And then I have the offworlders from another world—they haven't gone anywhere, either. They're still opening portals and sending through invaders, although, thus far, these attacks have been isolated grabs for loot and prisoners. A portal opens, offworlders dash out, get what they can, and retreat. For me, the offworlders have generally been an irritant and not much more. In contrast, the aristocratic enemies within my new world have consumed far more of my energy. That being said, it looks like now, the offworlders have managed to unite, and take over the city neighboring Arkhangelsk. Does that mean that it is now time for me to turn my attention to ushering out the guests from another world? And will this offworld threat force these local aristocrats to drop their hostilities and band together against our common enemy? Hard to say, but, like usual, I can only really count on myself and my forces. Let's just hope I have what it takes to get the job done!Voir livre
