The gates between life and death have been opened. Musician Jack Logan holds the key. In the streets of New York, he brought a man back from the dead-in plain and shocking sight of a TV news camera crew. Now the whole world is aware of his miraculous power. The media wants to expose him; the scientists to exploit him. But worst of all, the tortured souls of the dead-including his own mother-are reaching out from the void, luring him into the eternal domain, transforming his gift into the ultimate curse. Living or dead, they struggle to seize and control the secret that lies beyond the . . . black horizon.
A country drive quickly turns into a nightmare for newlyweds Paige and Hal Loche
When you are in the bush, pregnant, and your husband is hurt what do you do? Will you trust just about anyone?
When their car gets a flat tire in the Australian outback, it should be a simple job for capable Hal to fix. His wife pregnant, he sets to it. But an accident befalls him, leaving him immobilized. Paige is now their only hope of getting out of the bush.
"How the cruelty of a stranger changes a couple's life forever."
When Paige chances upon a stranger, it seems her prayers are answered. But the stranger doesn't want to help. She wants something else, and it's not Paige's husband. Hal is expendable, piece by piece it seems, but her baby isn't.
What will Paige do to protect her unborn child, and at what price?
From the Queen of Scream comes a novel that will raise the hair on the back of your neck.
Not every grandmotherly type bakes cookies.
What's more frightening than finding out that the kindly old ladies living across the street from you are anything but?
As a child, Tim Robertson is selling cookies with his best friend Damien when they knock on the door of the house across the street from him. Two old ladies open the door and Tim never sees his best friend again.
Twenty years later, Tim has tried to move on and forget what happened back then. He is married, has a son, and just bought the house of his dreams in small town Cocoa Beach. When the house across the street from them is sold, they are all looking forward to getting new neighbors, until Tim realizes the old ladies are back to haunt him and the rest of the town.
A terrifying, nail-biting horror story from the Queen of Scream novels
Marie-Therese is about to take in another child in foster care. But Edwina is no ordinary girl, as Marie-Therese is about to discover. Stories of death and destruction follow her trail, and soon events in the small Danish town will take a decidedly macabre turn on one horrifying and endless night.
From a top secret government laboratory come two genetically altered life forms. One is a magnificent dog of astonishing intelligence. The other, a hybrid monster of a brutally violent nature. And both are on the loose....
Bestselling author Dean Koontz presents his most terrifying, dramatic and moving novel: The explosive story of a man and a woman, caught in a relentless storm of mankind's darkest creation....
If you're different enough, the night is not your enemy, the darkness is not intimidating, the shadows are not terrifying. You fear nothing.
Christopher Snow is different from all the other residents of Moonlight Bay, different from anyone you've ever met. For Christopher Snow has made his peace with a very rare genetic disorder that leaves him dangerously vulnerable to light. His life is filled with the fascinating rituals of one who must embrace the dark. He knows the night as no one else can-its mystery, its beauty, its terrors, and the eerie silken rhythms that seduce one into believing anything-even freedom-is possible.
Until the night Christopher Snow witnesses a series of disturbing incidents that sweep him into a violent mystery only he can solve, a mystery that will force him to rise above all fears and confront the many-layered secrets of Moonlight Bay and its strange inhabitants. A place, like all places, that looks a lot different after dark.
"An eerie, captivating thriller . . . packs more suspenseful excitement than a dozen novels." -The Flint Journal
"Fear Nothing is among the best the author has written, and it certainly whets the appetite for [more]." -Rocky Mountain News
From the mind of the man Stephen King calls "a master of the macabre" comes a brilliant new collection of no-punches-pulled horror stories, some never-before-collected and many originals that have never been published anywhere before. Bentley Little can take the innocuous, twist it around, and write a story that will change your way of thinking. Walking Alone: Short Stories is a shining example of his talent to scare you, creep you out, and make you shudder.
Stretching from the north to the south of the Western Hemisphere, the indigenous Americans have a long-forgotten history, and with that, myths, legends, and stories that have been passed on through generations. Many of them were in tune with nature and had their rituals, beliefs, and mythological creatures. In this guide, you'll hear about:
Native American gods and goddesses that were worshiped by the aboriginals.Some historical background, and the connection to their beliefs. The most important, best-known legends that have been told and written on cave walls. Stories that have been told on the American continent about the creation of the world. The myths and truths about supernatural powers shaman and other native Americans had (or didn't have). Native American beliefs about birth, death, and the afterlife. To get a grasp of the original inhabitants of the United States, Canada, and Latin American nations, it is crucial to understand the roots of where it all came from and what was going on in people's minds before the European settlers arrived.
Klänge des Schreckens: Was damals im Studio geschah! Hört unveröffentlichte Szenen. Belauscht die Sprecher bei ihrer Arbeit im Tonstudio. Erfahrt, welche Szenen der Kürzung zum Opfer gefallen sind - und warum dem schwarzen Henker schwarz vor Augen wird... Mit Musik, Geräuschen, unveröffentlichten Szenen & Studio-Dialogen aus den Hörspiel-Produktionen von Tonstudio Braun
In einer unwiderstehlichen Mischung aus überbordender Phantasie, teuflischem Witz und dunkler Magie verstrickt Matt Ruff die wahnwitzigen Abenteuer einer schwarzen Familie mit der Geschichte des amerikanischen Rassismus.
Atticus Turners Verhältnis zu seinem Vater Montrose war schon immer schwierig. Doch als der verschwindet, macht Atticus sich wohl oder übel auf die Suche. Auch wenn die Spur nach 'Lovecraft Country' in Neuengland führt, Mitte der 50er Jahre ein Ort der schärfsten Rassengesetze. Mit Hilfe seines Onkels George, Herausgeber des 'Safe Negro Travel Guide', und seiner hitzigen Jugendfreundin Letitia gelangt Atticus bis zum Anwesen der Braithwhites. Hier tagt der 'Orden der Alten Morgenröte', eine rassistische Geheimloge, mit deren Hilfe Sohn Braithwhite nichts weniger als die höchste Macht anstrebt. Doch dafür braucht er Atticus - und nicht nur ihn ...
'Lovecraft Country' ist ein Wunderwerk der Literatur und dabei gespenstisch real.
Cora Benson und ihr willfähriger Helfer Leo Lunt planen mitten in den schottischen Highlands das perfekte Verbrechen: die Entführung der kleinen Alice Paine, Tochter aus reichem Hause. Bis zur Lösegeldübergabe wollen sie auf Achse bleiben. Aber dann führt das Schicksal sie in das einsame Dorf Rockford, wo seit Jahrhunderten der schreckliche Kelem herrscht - und die Irrfahrt ins Jenseits beginnt! Die CLASSICS-Reihe erzählt die Vorgeschichte: Wie alles begann und John Sinclair zum berühmten Geisterjäger wurde. VON SINCLAIR-SCHÖPFER JASON DARK PERSÖNLICH EMPFOHLEN!
Ray Berkeley führt ein zufriedenes Leben. Er ist ein angesehener Psychologe und lebt mit seiner Frau und den beiden Kindern in einem großen Haus im Grünen. Doch vom einen auf den anderen Tag gerät Ray in einen Sog aus brutalen Morden, schockierenden Geständnissen und mysteriösen Ereignissen. Rätselhafte Spuren führen zu dem Schriftsteller H. P. Lovecraft - und Ray erkennt, dass die Welt weit furchterregender ist, als der berühmte Horror-Autor sie in seinen Geschichten jemals hätte schildern können ... FOLGE 8: Ray muss seine wahre Herkunft akzeptieren. Nur so kann er die Invasoren aus dem Erdinneren in Schach halten. Der finale Kampf ist unausweichlich. Und in ihm wird sich das Schicksal der Welt entscheiden. Zur gleichen Zeit: Die Welt geht zugrunde, Blut und Gewalt regiert und die Menschen fallen wie die Fliegen. Bis zuletzt hatte ein stiller Beobachter gehofft, das grausame Ende der Welt abwenden zu können. Aber nun verliert er jede Hoffnung ...
