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Dark humour, dread and despair, this collection of short stories has it all. Some will make you smile, wryly; others will creep you out. All will inspire your dark imaginings. Do you dare to read before bedtime?
Step into the haunting world of Edgar Allan Poe’s The Masque of the Red Death, a gothic masterpiece that explores the illusion of safety, the inevitability of death, and the futility of escaping fate. Set against the backdrop of a deadly plague, this chilling allegory follows Prince Prospero as he retreats into a lavish abbey with his courtiers, hoping to avoid the Red Death. Poe’s vivid imagery, symbolic use of color, and masterful suspense create a powerful meditation on mortality that continues to captivate readers over a century later. Perfect for fans of dark fiction, philosophical horror, and classic American literature.Voir livre
Brought to you by Altrusian Grace Media and narrated by Matthew Schmitz, and includes a fully immersive cinematic music score. "The Book" is an unfinished short story by American horror fiction writer H. P. Lovecraft, believed to have been written in late 1933. It was first published in the journal Leaves in 1938, after Lovecraft's death. In the story fragment, the narrator is given an ancient book by a strange bookseller, and when he takes it home and examines it, weird and sinister events ensue...Voir livre
At first, the sound was subtle. A low, almost imperceptible tapping just on the edge of hearing, and yet, from the moment I heard it, the sound conjured that phrase: ‘The patter of tiny feet.’I had always hated that expression, ‘the patter of tiny feet.’ Even as a child, the words had sent a chill through me. I knew, of course, what they were supposed to mean, the joy of offspring, the sound of children in some other room or just out of view, playing merrily and creating said patter with their mischievous stumbling back and forth. In that context, it was a lovely phrase. An idiom that made others think of proud mothers seated downstairs as infants somewhere on the landing above giggled and ran between rooms. But that was for others...Voir livre
They called her The Angel Maker — a nurse who claimed she didn’t kill, just “helped people let go.”But mercy has a way of getting messy.When I sat by her deathbed, she told me every detail: the steady hand, the whispered prayers, the line between saving and sentencing that she walked for fifty years.Now, her confession’s mine to carry. This is Only Jack Knows: Behind the Confession Files — The Angel Maker.Because even angels fall… and some of them fall on purpose. WHAT YOU KNOW: Everyone has a final secret. I collect them. My patients aren’t on my ward just to die - they’re here to confess. Before the body bag, there’s a final reckoning. Murderers. Serial Killers. Monsters in human skin. They tell me their truths because I don’t flinch - and because I’ve made a deal with death. These are the confessions no one gets to hear. These are the behind-the-scenes confessions that don’t make it into the Asylum Confession books, the ones I hear but wasn’t sure I’d share. Well, now I am. And you get to hear them. One confession at a time. Welcome to Only Jack Knows - this is episode 4.Voir livre
A second collection of those intriguing thrillers that keep us on the edge of our seats. Contents: The Look by Maurice Level A husband and wife commit a terrible, haunting crime together. Guarded by Mearle Prout A mountain murder unleashes deadly, unforeseen consequences. The Gong Ringers by Hasan Vokine Travellers fall into a deadly trap set by unlikely suspects. An Unnatural Feud by Norman Douglas A mother and son share a deeply toxic, destructive bond. The Boarded Window by Ambrose Bierce A widower’s lonely death hides whispers of something unspeakable. A Terribly Strange Bed by Wilkie Collins A rigged gambling den traps a tourist in a murderous scheme. The Furnished Room by O. Henry A new tenant searches for a vanished woman—and finds despair. The Night They Crashed the Party by Robert Bloch Guests expecting wrestling witness something disturbingly real on live television. August Heat by W. F. Harvey Two strangers meet—linked by fate, fear, and a gravestone. The Hand by Guy de Maupassant A severed hand may be behind its owner's murder. Dread Summons by Paul Ernst A scream reveals a dreadful, otherworldly call has been answered. Grotesquerie by Harold Lawlor A strange newcomer hides in the shadows of a haunted house. A Question of Identity by Robert Bloch Trapped and transformed, a mind reels with unanswerable questions. The Fearsome Touch of Death by Robert E. Howard A man spends the night with a corpse—and something else. Night and Silence by Maurice Level They seemed to personify Age, Night and Silence.Voir livre
Being turned into a Valkyrie put a crimp in a girl's dating plans, even when the rest of the town was full of monsters. Isla Hart figured the odds of finding her happily ever after were slim when she sprouted wings . . . until she saved Cooper Madison's life and couldn't get him out of her head. Too bad he was human, and it wasn't as though she'd ever see him again anyway. Unable to pilot planes after an accident, Cooper was in search of somewhere to figure out what came next. When he rented a cabin near where his plane had gone down, he never expected to run into the woman he thought was a figment of his imagination. Or that he'd fall head over heels in love with her. Contains mature themes.Voir livre
