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  The Curse of Antonia Arco - Arco...

  Maxima Runo

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  Clara has a secret. 
  She is obsessed with the mysterious Countess Antonia Arco, a woman Clara has never even met. 
  When Clara is hired to work in the remote Arco castle as a live-in librarian, the two women enthral in a passionate romance. But the castle hides sinister secrets within its walls, and Clara soon realises that nothing is as it seems. 
  When Antonia is revealed as an immortal monster, Clara is thrown into a world of ancient rituals and perverse eroticism. The deeper she descends into the lower levels of the castle, the darker the secrets she uncovers, each one placing her in mortal danger. When faced with unimaginable evil, Clara is forced to make a choice. How far is she willing to go for her obsession?The Curse of Antonia Arco is a poetically beautiful sci-fi fantasy about obsessive love and the abuse of power, while questioning the existence of right and wrong.

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  Camp Firwood

  Boris Bacic

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  If the counselors of Camp Firwood send you into the woods, you're as good as dead. 
  When the rebellious teenager Kevin gets sent to a summer camp by his parents, he initially has no idea what's in store for him. Every two weeks, the camp organizes an event called The Trial. The campers all dread it. They don't want to spend the night in the woods with the Firwood Wraith roaming around. And the more they misbehave, the higher the chances they'll be chosen. 
  By the time Kevin realizes what Camp Firwood really is, he is trapped - and every week, more and more campers go missing.

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  Mrs Raeburn's Waxwork - An eerie...

  Lady Eleanor Smith

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  Lady Eleanor Furneaux Smith was born in Birkenhead, Merseyside in England on the 7th August 1902 into a privileged family steeped in titles and politics. 
   
  Part of her education was at Miss Douglas's school at Queen's Gate.  Here she met and befriended several other young women that the British tabloid press would later call the ‘Bright Young Things’, a group of bohemian young aristocrats and socialites in 1920s London. 
   
  Smith's paternal great-grandmother, was said to have been a Gypsy, and this sparked an early and life-long interest with the Romani people, she even went so far as to learn to read and speak the language, which she called ‘musical and broken.’ 
   
  Her life was full of adventure and mishaps.  A mistaken encounter with a man she thought could help her into the film business turned out to threats of marriage and death from a man wanted for the murder of his father.  She was even arrested twice.  Once for listing her career as a journalist and another, in Rome, for walking around in a sleeveless dress. 
   
  Smith began her career writing society gossip columns for various newspapers but later received an offer to write for the newly-formed Great Carmo Circus, with which she travelled for several years and was the source material for many of her books. 
   
  Her first novel, ‘Red Wagon’, was published when she was 28 and it was an immediate bestseller.  A prolific writer several of her works were also adapted for films. 
   
  Smith also wrote ghost stories and others flavoured with evil.  Her support for the Conservative party may be forgiven but her attributed quote to be a ‘warm adherent of General Franco’ less so. 
   
  Lady Eleanor Furneaux Smith died on the 20th October 1945 in Westminster after a long illness.  She was 43.

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  The Forgotten Worlds of H G...

  H. G. Wells

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  Step beyond the time machine and into the untold realms of H. G. Wells.
   
  The Forgotten Worlds of H. G. Wells is a curated collection of 14 masterfully written short stories — strange, stirring, and visionary tales that have quietly stood in the shadow of his more famous works. Here, Wells explores the edges of science, consciousness, and the unknown with unsettling brilliance and lyrical force.
   
  Narrated with calm intensity by Lucy Walker, these lesser-known stories range from cosmic catastrophes and sea-dwelling horrors to mysterious artefacts, moral dilemmas, and eerie fables that echo across time. Whether it's the haunting tranquility of The Door in the Wall, the unnerving realism of The Star, or the psychological twists of The Moth, each story invites you to see the world — and the human condition — through Wells’ radically curious lens.
   
  Perfect for fans of classic speculative fiction, thoughtful science fiction, and the weirdly wonderful, this audiobook revives the forgotten gems of a literary pioneer. If you’ve only read Wells for Martians and machines, you’re only scratching the surface.
   
  
   
  Stories Included:
  
  The Country of the Blind
  The Door in the Wall
  The Sea Raiders
  The Treasure in the Forest
  The Lord of the Dynamo
  The Star
  The Crystal Egg
  The Beautiful Suit
  The Diamond Maker
  A Dream of Armageddon
  The Moth
  In the Avu Observatory
  The Cone
  A Vision of Judgement

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  Adoption

  JL Gore

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  A childless couple. A perfect adoption. A silent curse that never dies. 
  For eight years, Claire and Carter Brennan have endured miscarriages and failed fertility treatments. Adoption feels like their last hope—until six-year-old Emma enters their lives. Quiet, withdrawn… and strangely familiar, as if grief itself had taken human form. 
  But Emma is not alone. 
  Her twin sister Lily was murdered by their deranged biological mother during a psychotic break—and Lily’s spirit never left. She clings to Emma like a shadow, demanding life. 
  Four previous adoptive families are dead. 
  The adoption agency covered it up, pushing the girl from home to home like a ticking supernatural time bomb. The Brennans are next. 
  Doors slam. Whispering fills the house at night. Emma’s room is covered in drawings of a black house with windows like eyes. Claire’s attempt to bond with her turns into a descent into madness as she uncovers the truth: Emma isn’t possessed—she’s complicit. Each family feeds Lily, and Emma knows it. 
  Now Claire must make an impossible choice:Send Emma away, condemning another innocent family…Or break the bond between the sisters at the price of her own soul. 
  What follows is a ritual fueled by love—and corruption. Because sometimes, the darkest evil is born from the purest desire to be a mother. 
  In the end, Claire becomes part of the curse. 
  Emma moves on to her next family, carrying with her the devouring nightmare—where every hope of parenthood is twisted into horror.

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  What Feasts at Night: Book...

  Alexander Pike

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  This content is an independent and unofficial summary created for informational and educational purposes only. It is not affiliated with, authorized, approved, licensed, or endorsed by the original author or publisher. All rights to the original work belong to its respective copyright holders. This summary is not intended to substitute the original book, but to offer a concise overview and interpretation of its main ideas.
   
  
  Venture into the heart of darkness with What Feasts at Night, a chilling tale of family secrets and ancient, malevolent forces. Rowena returns to her childhood home after her father's mysterious death, only to find herself trapped in a web of supernatural horrors. As she uncovers the dark truth behind her family’s legacy, she must confront an ancient evil that has been lurking in the shadows for generations. Will she break the curse, or will the darkness consume her? This gripping psychological horror will leave you questioning the boundaries between reality and nightmare.

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