Verlag: BookRix
A graveyard digger shares his personal experiences, which he has had multiple times while working in a graveyard, that is haunted by many very strange things, that the normal human mind is not able to comprehend. Please review this book, if you liked it!
A high-profile contract in the famed New Orleans Garden District can bring architect Kathleen McCormick’s dream of owning her own home that much closer, but she’ll have to stifle her fiery temper while she’s on location. The senior project manager is a notorious workaholic and the last associate to work with him got fired amid controversy. Still, Kathleen can’t resist the urge to push his buttons. Sebastian Brooks’ father likes to remind him that he founded his own firm by the time he was thirty. As Sebastian nears that same milestone, he's checking off the boxes for promotion at a more prestigious architectural firm, including contemplating an engagement with an acceptable socialite. The pursuit feels hollow, especially when his boss lobs an attractive, unpredictable new associate into his path to derail his promotion, a woman who reminds him of all the compromises he’s made in the interest of living up to expectations. A mischievous ghost in a NOLA hotel decides to play matchmaker, but with a strict non-fraternization policy at work, getting involved could get both Kathleen and Sebastian fired. Caught up in the city’s steamy atmosphere, their unexpected connection throws all their plans into a tailspin.Zum Buch
Here there be gods and monsters—forged from flesh and stone and vengeance—emerging from the icy abyss of deep space, ascending from dark oceans, and prowling strange cities to enter worlds of chaos and wonder, where scientific rigor and human endeavor is tested to the limits. These are cosmic realms and watery domains where old offerings no longer appease the ancient Gods or the new and hungry idols. Deities and beasts. Life and death. Love and hate. Science and magic. And smiling monsters in human skin. Premee Mohamed's debut collection of contemporary cosmic horror and dark fantasy heralds the arrival of a new and vibrant voice on the cutting edge of modern speculative fiction.Zum Buch
The story traces the history of the titular street in a New England city, presumably Boston, from its first beginnings as "but a path" in colonial times to a quasi-supernatural occurrence in the years immediately following World War I. As the city grows up around the street, it is planted with many trees and built along with "simple, beautiful houses of brick and wood", each with a rose garden. As the Industrial Revolution runs its course, the area degenerates into a run-down and polluted slum, with all of the street's old houses falling into disrepair. After World War I and the October Revolution, the area becomes home to a community of Russian immigrants. Among the new residents is the leadership of a "vast band of terrorists," who are plotting the destruction of the United States on Independence Day. When the day arrives, the terrorists gather to do the deed, but before they can get started, all the houses in the street collapse concurrently on top of each other, killing them all. Observers at the scene testify that immediately after the collapse, they experienced visions of the trees and rose gardens that had once been in the street.Zum Buch
The House on the Borderland is a haunting and visionary work that blends cosmic horror, supernatural mystery, and philosophical reflection into a truly unforgettable reading experience. Written by William Hope Hodgson, this classic novel stands as a pioneering piece of weird fiction, pushing the boundaries of imagination and exploring the unknown with unsettling intensity. The story begins with the discovery of a strange manuscript found among the ruins of a remote and decaying house. As the narrative unfolds through this discovered account, readers are drawn into the experiences of a solitary recluse who once inhabited the eerie dwelling—an isolated structure perched on the edge of a vast and seemingly bottomless abyss. What starts as a tale of quiet isolation soon descends into a series of increasingly bizarre and terrifying events. The narrator recounts encounters with grotesque, otherworldly creatures that emerge from the surrounding darkness, as well as moments of profound and disorienting visions that seem to transcend time and space. The house itself becomes a threshold between dimensions, a place where the boundaries of reality begin to dissolve. Hodgson's storytelling is both atmospheric and deeply imaginative, creating a sense of unease that grows with each page. The novel moves beyond conventional horror, venturing into cosmic territory as it contemplates the vastness of the universe and humanity's fragile place within it. Through vivid and often surreal imagery, the narrative evokes a feeling of insignificance in the face of incomprehensible forces. At its core, The House on the Borderland explores themes of isolation, the limits of human understanding, and the tension between the known and the unknowable. The protagonist's journey is as much an internal descent as it is an external one, reflecting a struggle to comprehend experiences that defy logic and reason. The novel's unique structure and blending of genres—part ghost story, part cosmic exploration, part psychological descent—set it apart as a groundbreaking work that would go on to influence generations of writers in the horror and science fiction traditions. Dark, imaginative, and deeply unsettling, The House on the Borderland invites readers into a world where reality fractures and the unknown looms ever closer. It is a chilling and thought-provoking tale that lingers in the mind, challenging perceptions and igniting the imagination long after the final page is turned.Zum Buch
From the New York Times bestselling author of NOS4A2 and Horns comes this e-short story—from Joe Hill’s award-winning collection 20th Century Ghosts. Imogene is young and beautiful. She kisses like a movie star and knows everything about every film ever made. She's also dead and waiting in the Rosebud Theater for Alec Sheldon one afternoon in 1945. . . . Arthur Roth is a lonely kid with big ideas and a gift for attracting abuse. It isn't easy to make friends when you're the only inflatable boy in town. . . . Francis is unhappy. Francis was human once, but that was then. Now he's an eight-foot-tall locust and everyone in Calliphora will tremble when they hear him sing. . . . John Finney is locked in a basement that's stained with the blood of half a dozen other murdered children. In the cellar with him is an antique telephone, long since disconnected, but which rings at night with calls from the dead. . . .Zum Buch
Every time she bleeds a murderer is born. Experience the horror of Tade Thompson's The Murders of Molly Southbourne. A finalist for the 2017 BSFA Award, the 2017 Shirley Jackson Award. The rule is simple: don’t bleed. For as long as Molly Southbourne can remember, she’s been watching herself die. Whenever she bleeds, another molly is born, identical to her in every way and intent on her destruction. Molly knows every way to kill herself, but she also knows that as long as she survives she’ll be hunted. No matter how well she follows the rules, eventually the mollys will find her. Can Molly find a way to stop the tide of blood, or will she meet her end at the hand of a girl who looks just like her?Zum Buch
