Rain Christiansen ist fest davon überzeugt, dass er das Übernatürliche niemals ganz verstehen wird, aber als Medium und Cold-Case-Detective hat er sich allmählich eine gewisse Routine angeeignet.
'Superior horror literature' New York Times'A compelling set-up and provocative premise' Kirkus'There's no let-up, not so much as a chapter-break where you can catch your breath' Stephen King__________________Craving an adventure to wake them from their lethargic Mexican holiday before they return home, four friends set off in search of one of their own who has travelled to the interior to investigate an archaeological dig in the Mayan ruins.
This final collection of Joan Aiken's stories, taken from nearly sixty years of her writing career, is rooted in the classic fables and fairy tales familiar to us all, but which she has brought up to date by adding her own voice, and a touch of that mysterious added ingredient that makes you return to them again and again, at any age.
The stories in A Ghostly Gallery were written over a period of sixty years, the whole length of Joan Aiken's writing career; some appeared in her very first collections of what her father Conrad Aiken called "e;Twentieth century Fairy stories for the young of all ages.
In this new collection taken from her very first short stories, written while she and her young family were living in a bus, shortly after the end of the second world war, up until her most recent, Joan Aiken draws on the characters of women from folk and fairy tales who may have had to keep their own light under a bushel, but who use their understanding of the ways of the world, and often their sense of humour to help not just themselves, but others who are lonely and unhappy.
In this stunning new collection of four horror stories, award-winning author Rachel Harrison explores themes of body image, complicated female friendship, heartbreak and hauntings.
How to Sell a Haunted House meets High Fidelity in this music store set horror about an A&R man who inherits a set of cursed records from his late father.
A provocative, blood-soaked slasher about unsung villainesses - a nightmarish blend of Eric LaRocca meets American PsychoBy day, Maeve Fly works at the happiest place in the world as every child's favorite ice princess.
From an author who is "e;like Quentin Tarantino on paper,"e; a thriller featuring a special agent on a mission to uncover a conspiracy (New York Times-bestselling author Kevin J.
From an Eisner Award-winning author, a supernatural thriller about a man who confronts a ghost while searching for artifacts of a Native American tribe.
A police officer goes up against a legendary monster in this thriller from an author who is like "e;Quentin Tarantino on paper"e; (New York Times-bestselling author Kevin J.
A young girl and her father take a desperate pilgrimage through a blasted post-apocalyptic Mojave Desert to the Holy City of Las Vegas in this vivid and uncanny tale of outsiders in a dangerous world, perfect for fans of Lucy A.
From a Los Angeles Times-bestselling author, "e;a [vampire] novel that goes out of its way to not to glorify the villainy of vampirism"e; (Miami Herald).
'Shockingly real, twisty and dark' - INDEPENDENT'Tense, thrilling and darkly comedic' - HEAT'The feminist update to Rosemary's Baby we all needed' - ANDREA BARTZI wanted this baby so badly.
A young boy's life is upended after the arrival of his grandfather, who is hiding a terrifying secret in this sweltering southern gothic horror, perfect for fans of Cassandra Khaw and T.
An einer Eisenbahnstrecke im nördlichen England, dort, wo die Zuggleise durch einen düsteren Taleinschnitt und kurz darauf in den Tunnel führen, geschehen seltsame Dinge: Der Streckenwärter sieht im Tunnel immer wieder eine geisterhafte Gestalt, kurz darauf ereignet sich jedes Mal ein Unglück …Charles Dickensʼ (1812–1870) fesselnde Erzählung, bekannt unter dem Titel »The Signal-Man – Der Bahnwärter«, entstand unter dem Eindruck eines schweren Eisenbahnunglücks 1865 in Staplehurst, Kent, das der Autor zwar knapp überlebte, das ihn aber zeitlebens psychisch belastete.
Zwei Meisterwerke der Schauerliteratur: »Die schwarze Katze« ist der Bericht eines Mannes, der die Kontrolle über sein Handeln verliert und zum Mörder wird.
It's 1783 and wealthy Paul Déroulède has offended the young Vicomte de Marny by speaking disrespectfully of his latest infatuation, Adèle de Monterchéri.
Der Student Paul zweifelt zunehmend an seinem Verstand: nachdem er im Bus von einem gehässigen Kerl angepöbelt wurde, scheint seine Welt aus den Fugen zu geraten.
