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Un insolito "giallo" gotico, che rivela un Verga diverso e un'opera dissonante dalle sue più note. A mo' di giallo si narrano storie "speculari" che, ambientate nel castello in rovina, procedono dal fantastico al tragico fino a lasciare numerosi interrogativi la cui risposta è affidata agli ascoltatori. Ecco appena una sintesi. Matilde, il signor Giordano, suo marito, Luciano e la signora Olani - figura appena accennata - fanno parte di un'allegra brigata di turisti e sono immersi in un'atmosfera di misteriose energie.

For ages, the town of Bitterburn has sent tribute to the Keep at the End of the World, but a harsh winter leaves them unable to pay the toll that keeps the Beast at bay. Amarrah volunteers to brave what no one has before - to end the threat or die trying.

A garota saiu da pista de dança e pegou o copo que lhe foi oferecido com um líquido azul quase florescente, ela levou o enorme copo à boca e sentiu um gosto de perfeição imaginaria. Apenas mais um gole e ela já se sentia a melhor pessoa no mundo do Caos. Seguiu em direção ao banheiro, nele não tinha placa de masculino ou feminino, ela entrou mesmo assim.

We almost died escaping from Nightmare Penitentiary, but somehow, we managed to survive and to even get free. And then? Then, we’re thrown right back into peril again. And as much as I just want to say screw it and give up, I have to pull my “big girl panties” on and keep going. Because the alternative is a very grisly death.

Diagnosed by her physician husband with a “temporary nervous depression - a slight hysterical tendency” after the birth of her child, a woman is urged to rest for the summer in an old colonial mansion. Forbidden from doing work of any kind, she spends her days in the house’s former nursery, with its barred windows, scratched floor, and peeling yellow wallpaper. In a private journal, the woman records her growing obsession with the “horrid” wallpaper. Its strange pattern mutates in the moonlight, revealing what appears to be a human figure in the design.

It tells the story of a young woman whose mother died in her childbirth - just as Shelly's own mother died after hers - and whose relationship with her bereaved father becomes sexually charged as he conflates her with his lost wife, while she becomes involved with a handsome poet.

Something evil has taken over King Ormarr. Only the Fire Wielder could possibly stop the foul entity who can control the minds of others. But Enya, Fire Wielder of her generation, will need to master her new-found abilities and summon friends to help stop the monster she calls The Puppeteer before it destroys everyone she loves in its malignant craving to rule the nine lands beyond the Gate. Fire, war, death, treachery, and a love she never expected are her constant companions. She is the Fire Wielder and this is her tale...

The Farmhouse, having stood against time and history for nearly 160 years in the Virginia countryside, was forgotten and abandoned until Kyle and Jenny Dowling moved in during the summer of 1972. The Dowlings, married just a year, are struggling to repair their broken marriage. It was to be the perfect place, away from it all, to heal their relationship. Jenny would write, and Kyle would tend to minor renovations. The rent was cheap.

After her father’s untimely death, Jenna Ashby moves to Koush Hollow, a bayou town outside of New Orleans, dreading life with her wealthy mother. As the 16-year-old eco-warrior is introduced to the Diamonds & Pearls, her mother’s exclusive social club, she comes to the troubling realization that secrets are a way of life in Koush Hollow: How do the Diamonds & Pearls look so young, where does their money come from, and why is life along the bayou disappearing?

Yorkshire, 1843. When disgraced former schoolmaster John Eyre arrives at Thornfield Hall to take up a position as tutor to two peculiar young boys, he enters a world unlike any he's ever known. Darkness abounds, punctuated by odd bumps in the night, strange creatures on the moor, and a sinister silver mist that never seems to dissipate. And at the center of it all, John's new employer - a widow as alluring as she is mysterious.

A beautiful, wealthy heiress finds herself daydreaming of meeting her prince charming. One day, there is a knock on the door of her lonely mansion - a gentleman caller at long last. She loves to play hostess; she is very old-fashioned in her tastes, serving sherry and cookies as her parents had. The handsome young man seems to enjoy them very much and gets quite tipsy. He is always intoxicated by the diamonds she wears. The afternoon passes as she shares tales of her family’s tragic history that left her orphaned at a young age.

This is the first book in a series by Tim Simpson. The Victorian era new York city commissioner Theodore Roosevelt is sent in to reorganize the police department when as series of murders occurs, murders that appear to be done by an animal. However is not he only one looking for the killer, JP Morgan millionaire entrepreneur wants the legendary for his own personal gain. Along the way some of histories greatest minds and personalities get involved such as, Thomas Edison, Harry Houdini, Author Conan Doyle, and others.

Es gibt ihn in jeder Kleinstadt: Den verrückten alten Sonderling, der allein in einem unheimlichen Haus lebt, das fast so heruntergekommen ist wie er selbst. In dem englischen Städtchen Thetford ist sein Name John Coal. Aber als die Jungen aus der Nachbarschaft anfangen, dem eigenbrötlerischen Alten immer dreistere Streiche zu spielen, müssen sie feststellen, dass sie sich mit dem Falschen angelegt haben. Denn John Coal hat mehr als eine Leiche im Keller. Zu den dunklen Geheimnissen, die er bewahrt, zählen seine Abenteuer mit Serienmördern, Werwölfen, Dämonen, Geistern und manisch-depressiven Vampiren.

Prof. Ewart Masters spends his convalescence, following a car accident, at the home of his nephew Jason Masters, pursuing his studies of ancient civilizations, during which he makes startling discoveries about the hidden city beneath the Yorkshire moors. His search to unravel the mystery of the green figurines, his efforts to assess the implications of Robert Krug's manuscript, lead ultimately to Devil's Pool and the surviving world of Lh'yib, culminating in a series of dream-like adventures as he wanders through the nightmare corridors of his new environment.

Jane Chandler is an apprentice healer. From childhood, she and her mother have used herbs to cure the sick. But Jane will soon learn that her sheltered life in a small village is not safe from the troubles of the wider world. From his father's beatings to his uncle's raging sermons, John Sharpe is beset by bad fortune. Fighting through personal tragedy, he finds his purpose: to become a witchfinder and save innocents from the scourge of witchcraft. Widdershins tells the story of the women who were persecuted and the men who condemned them.

Als junger Mann lernte Frédéric Boutet bereits in den literarischen Cafés von Paris unter anderem Oscar Wilde kennen und machte Bekanntschaft mit den Symbolisten und den Dekadenten. Und im Alter von 24 Jahren gab Boutet im okkultistischen Pariser Verlag Chamuel eine Sammlung erster fantastischer, dekadenter Erzählungen mit dem Titel Contes dans la nuit heraus. In den folgenden Jahren veröffentlichte er im gleichen Verlag weitere groteske und dekadente Geschichten, von denen einige bereits den kommenden Surrealismus vorwegnahmen.

I sentieri dell'avidità possono condurre a mete terrificanti. È la lezione di vita che nonno Livio vuole impartire al nipote Luca, e lo fa rivelandogli uno spaventoso segreto che conserva sin dai tempi della sua giovinezza: "Ultimamente ho la fissa che almeno una persona nella nostra vita meriti di sapere chi siamo davvero. Perché proprio tu? Chi altri può credere a certe cose, se non un ragazzino sveglio? La gente adulta e "normale" non vuole sentire queste storie..." Un moderno racconto dell'orrore puramente campagnolo.

Jessica Johnson is one of the best agents the Seattle PIA has to offer, but her transfer to the LA office comes at a price. She’s been sent to betray them. When the destructive power of the PIA’s newest weapon is revealed, Jessica realizes too late, the true cost of her loyalty. Dante Moretti has spent centuries in an emotionless void. He had accepted his death as inevitable until Jessica walked through his door. With her dormant powers emerging and an ancient enemy threatening Dante's race, he must convince her that nothing will stop him from claiming her.

Ten tales of bugs and spirits, witches and monsters, and the inevitable holiday we all know and love. From giant insects looking for something to eat in Mosquitoes to a monkey toy that comes to life and has a tendency to bite in "A Gift for Emily", everyone has something to be afraid of in this collection of creepy stories and come to life in 10 Tales of October.

Santiago finally has what he wants. His baby is growing inside me. I’ve rewritten her destiny, binding her to me for good. Things are changing for us. I see beyond the monster he shows the world. See the scars he hides beneath the ink. ILove is a weakness men like me can’t afford. I’ve decided to keep her, but I’ll never forfeit my revenge.