Verlag: Charles River Editors
Skyros Publishing is dedicated to reproducing the finest books ever written and letting readers of all ages experience a classic for the first time or revisit a past favorite. Nightmare Abbey, written by Thomas Love Peacock, is a gothic satire which pokes fun of the romantic movement in English literature. Many of the characters in this classic story are based off of historical figures.
From USA Today bestselling author Kate Allenton comes the first book in a series about murder and deception, and a woman running from her past—a past that's about to catch up to her present.Dying is easy. It's living with the dead that's hard.Psychic Ryley St. James was a mere five years old when she witnessed her first murder. Twenty years and multiple therapy sessions later, Ryley desires a normal life, a life free from hiding in the shadows, looking over her shoulder each day.When a close friend reveals they're being stalked by a vengeful ghost, Ryley sets out to uncover the truth about the ghost's mysterious death. As the ghost shifts her attention to Ryley, attempting to stop her from discovering the truth, Ryley's identity is thrust back into the limelight, revealed for all to see.And now, the life that needs the most saving may be her own.The Lost Souls Society supernatural suspense series is brimming with ghosts who don't always play nice and a psychic who doesn't always play by the rules.Zum Buch
HorrorBabble's complete "Horror at Sea" collection. 15 nautical nightmares: from the discovery and subsequent investigation of a mysterious vessel in The Derelict; to the terrifying ordeal of a lighthouse keeper stationed at the remote, Three Skeleton Key. "There’ll be restless nights for thee, upon these seven seas…" Contents: The Derelict by W. H. Hodgson (Red Magazine, Dec 1912) The Ocean Ogre by D. Carroll (Weird Tales, July 1937) -- A stranded ship. Ghouls of the Sea by J. B. S. Fullilove (WT, March 1934) -- Death aboard the "Kay Marie". The Voice in the Night by W. H. Hodgson (Blue Book Magazine, Nov 1907) -- A schooner, approached in the night. The Black, Dead Thing by F. B. Long (WT, Oct 1933) -- A dreadful thing came aboard the ship. The Temple by H. P. Lovecraft (WT, Sep 1925) -- A submarine on a strange descent. The Lure of Atlantis by J. M. Nichols, Jr. (WT, April 1925) -- An expedition into a lost city. The Uncharted Isle by C. A. Smith (WT, Nov 1930) -- A sailor lost at sea. The Night Ocean by H. P. Lovecraft (Californian, Winter 1936) -- An artist, unsettled by the ocean. Fire in the Galley Stove by W. Outerson (Atlantic, May 1937) -- An attack on the "Unicorn". The Black Kiss by R. Bloch (WT, June 1937) -- The thing that swam in black waters. Lost by A. M. Schnirring (WT, July 1943) -- A tale of the marshes. The Thing in the Weeds by W. H. Hodgson (Story-teller, Jan 1913) -- A Sargasso Sea story. The Brain-Eaters by F. B. Long (WT, June 1932) -- A horror from four-dimensional space. Three Skeleton Key by G. G. Toudouze (Esquire, Jan 1937)Zum Buch
Tenant: “No.” She admitted, guiltily. “I am sorry. If I enter the darkness, it would grab me before I can fetch you anything to get the fire going.” Sam nodded. He had faced death before. But every time, there was hope, a fighting chance. This time, he could do nothing. “What would happen to you after it kills me?”Emily visibly shuddered. “He will have me, place its scythe through my soul. It allows it to control the agony my soul receives. Then, until the morning, I will keep suffering. Every moment feels like an eternity. I might switch to my other personalities, just to escape the pain.”Sam nodded. So she knew about her condition. He mindlessly reached his gun. At that moment, he truly felt helpless, and at least, he wanted to go out on his own terms.“You have a gun?” Emily asked, eyes wide. “Yes.” He said, but before he could do anything, Emily slapped him.“You idiot, there is gun powder in these bullets right? You can light anything on fire with that." Bortos: I remember waking once from a horrible dream, in which I looked down and saw the clown’s enormous mouth, its massive, wall sized face at the end of my bed and felt myself being dragged… dragged though I kicked and screamed, fighting against the covers. Thrashing and flailing for purchase, closer and closer to the red rimmed mouth, filled with murderous hanging teeth that waited, hungry to chew and devour me as the clown continued to smile. Sometimes I would look at the black. The space painted in for the mouth. In the daylight, you could clearly see that it was black paint. You could even sort of make out the brickwork beneath the paint. But at night, at night the clown's fixed smile seemed warped around a space that seemed not to end with the wall, but to extend back, further and further, like a pathway or a tunnel that would go on forever.Zum Buch
Bethany Simmons takes a shortcut on a stormy night and ends up in a place where one man is both sustained by the ghosts of his past and held captive by them.Zum Buch
A twisted relationship between two couples reaches a terrible climax in this novel by the New York Times-bestselling author of Machines Like Me. Colin and Mary are lovers on holiday in Italy, their relationship becoming increasingly problematic as they become increasingly alienated from one and other. They move from place to place in this foreign land but seemingly without aim or purpose, seemingly bored and without attachment. Then they meet a man named Robert and his disabled wife, Caroline. Colin and Mary seem happy for the diversion—happy to meet another couple that takes their focus off of each other for a while. But things become strange when they attempt to leave: Robert and Caroline insist that they stay with them for a while longer. While Mary and Colin do rediscover an erotic attraction to each other during this time, they also find that their relationship with Robert and Caroline is taking a dreadful and horrific turn, in this “fine novel” by the Booker Prize-winning author of Saturday and On Chesil Beach (New Statesman). “McEwan perfectly captures the thrill of travel when one is divorced from familiar surroundings and the chance of something unusual and out-of-character seems possible. Of course, this being a McEwan fiction, the possibility is a brutal truth about how people find love in extreme ways.”—The Daily BeastZum Buch
The Guardians have always loved and protected their priestess above all else, but when it comes to just whom she belongs to… jealousy can be a dangerous game. Among the immortal brothers, one has always loved her the most. Toya would fight all odds to stay by Kyoko`s side whether it be demons, his brothers, or his love. In a moment of passion, Toya finally claims his heart’s desire. That moment is forever changed when Kyoko is taken from his world by the heartless fates above. Believing he is cursed, Toya gives in to his demon blood, falsely accepting that his reason to live has forsaken him. When another guardian claims her, Toya finds he must defend her against the worst enemy of all... himself.Zum Buch
