Publisher: The Gresham Library
Emily Brontë's novel Wuthering Heights tells the story of the ill-fated love of Catherine Earnshaw for the dark and brooding Heathcliff, and is set on the bleak Yorkshire moors where Heathcliff acts out his cruel revenge against Edgar and Isabella Linton. This book is considered by many to be the most passionate and original novel in English literature.
Step into a world where the natural and supernatural become entangled in eerie harmony. “The Haunted Silence” is a spellbinding anthology of Algernon Blackwood's most haunting and atmospheric stories. From remote forests to shadowy rivers, Blackwood explores the unseen forces that linger just beyond our understanding. This collection includes classics like "The Wood of the Dead", "The Empty House", and "The Willows", showcasing Blackwood's mastery in blending cosmic dread with a profound reverence for the natural world. Whether it's a ghostly presence in a desolate home or a chilling encounter in the wilderness, each tale brims with suspense, awe, and an uncanny sense of the unknown. Perfect for fans of classic supernatural fiction, this anthology captures Blackwood’s unparalleled ability to evoke fear and wonder in equal measure. Prepare to be enthralled—and unsettled—by the whispers of the unseen.Show book
Famous for introducing the character of the vampire Count Dracula, the novel tells the story of Dracula's attempt to move from Transylvania to England so he may find new blood and spread the undead curse, and the battle between Dracula and a small group of men and women led by Professor Abraham Van Helsing. Although Stoker did not invent the vampire, he defined its modern form, and the novel has spawned numerous theatrical, film and television interpretations.Show book
Rosalie Parker runs the independent UK publishing house Tartarus Press with R. B. Russell. Her previous collections include The Old Knowledge (Swan River Press 2010) and Damage (PS Publishing 2016). "In the Garden" was selected for Best New Horror 21 (2010), and "Random Flight" for Best British Horror 2015. Rosalie lives in Coverdale, North Yorkshire, the magnificent landscape of which inspires and sometimes provides the settings for her writing. NORTHERN LIGHT: The city was locked in a kind of permanent twilight. George could not get used to the sun hanging dimly halfway down the sky, its residual brightness hidden behind the clouds. This after it had risen at nine-thirty, with sunset due around four.Show book
When Essie Singh and her husband, Sanjay, move into their new home, they expect to do renovations, they don’t expect to be confronted with a curse that threatens both their relationship and Sanjay’s life. Essie has always seen herself as someone defined by her ambitions, a cold and independent woman, whose only soft spot is her husband. She never imagined herself as a mother, but then she finds out she’s pregnant. As her difficult pregnancy transforms her body and life into something foreign to her, her husband spends the nights pacing in the attic, and the house begins to whisper. As Essie’s pregnancy progresses, both her and her husband’s lives are warped by a curse that has haunted her family for generations, leaving a string of fatherless daughters in its wake. Essie must confront the past and end the cycle of violence or risk losing her husband and damning her own daughter to the same fate.Show book
William Hope Hodgson's "The Thing in the Weeds" is a short horror tale of the Sargasso Sea, in which a ship and her crew venture near a mysterious, weed-choked waterway where an unseen, malevolent presence lurks. The story first appeared in the magazine The Storyteller, in its January 1913 edition.Show book
The War is Live In this Magician's story. A podcaster from another newspaper has a war over podcast views, with Blake and Sandy, the war becomes dangerous when the podcaster is pressed by his boss to get higher ratings, or they will lose their job. How far will this war go? Will anyone be hurt by this war? How will this war end?Show book
