Once upon a time, the stories that came to be known as ';fairy tales' were cultivated to entertain adults more than children; it was only later that they were tamed and pruned into less thorny versions intended for youngsters.
Treading the fine line where the supernatural ends and real human monstrosity begins, GAMES FOR DEAD GIRLS is a haunting, dark read, perfect for fans of Jennifer Hillier and Alex North.
This carefully crafted ebook: "The Four Just Men Series: Complete Collection of 6 Detective Thriller Novels" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.
Ray Bradbury meets The Martian in this chilling page-turning tale of Mars' first colony, fallen to madness after all contact with Earth ceased, perfect for fans of Jeff VanderMeer.
'I've never read a writer with a more fertile imagination' DIANA GABALDONAnita Blake, Vampire Hunter, goes up against an ancient evil set on destroying all she holds dear in the new book in the Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling series.
Después de un extraño incidente en el funeral de la matriarca Marian, las familias McCray y Savage esperan un tranquilo verano en la costa del golfo de Alabama, donde tres antiguas casas victorianas se elevan en la soledad de una playa abrasadora.
** AN OBSERVER BEST BOOK OF YEAR **'Ward's most complex and brilliant book yet' - GUARDIAN'A darkly moving and heartfelt exploration of obsession' - DAILY EXPRESSWriters are monsters.
'Brilliant: singular, unsettling and mutative' ROSIE ANDREWS, author of THE LEVIATHAN'The strange events of this story have haunted me' NAOMI BOOTH'A beautiful, moving, unexpected novel .
In dem kleinen Ort Erfweiler in der Pfalz geschieht ein grausames Verbrechen: ein achtjähriges Mädchen wird brutal vergewaltigt und anschließend getötet.
From a beautiful antique that gives its owner a show he'd rather forget, to 'ghost detective' whose exorcism goes horribly wrong and a sinister masked ball which seems to have one too many guests, these ghost stories of supernatural terror are guaranteed to make you shiver, thrill and look under the bed tonight.
Central North Carolina hasn't seen much change in over 50 yearsbut suddenly people who have been there for generations are leaving the small farming settlements-lock, stock, and barrel.
Agatha Christie's disturbing 1960s mystery thriller, reissued with a striking cover designed to appeal to the latest generation of Agatha Christie fans and book lovers.
From the critically acclaimed author ofBunnycomes a horror-tinted, gothic fairy tale about a lonely dress shop clerk whose mother's unexpected death sends her down a treacherous path in pursuit of youth and beauty.
These stories which have never been brought together before are taken from Joan Aiken's earliest writing years in the 1950s and 1960s when she was working for the English short story magazine, Argosy where they were first published.
SinopsisParaguas rotos es una obra literaria atípica en la que se exploran, a través de distintos relatos interconectados, las emociones y los sentimientos más primitivos de los seres humanos.
Arisu Suzuki erbt eine Pension auf Hokkaido, wo sie nicht nur ihre Albträume und ihre verlorene Vergangenheit ergründen kann, sondern auch in eine Welt voller übernatürlicher Wesen gezogen wird.
En Requiem, un tecnic d'autopsies sense gaire aspiracions a la vida, troba un anell misterios dins el cos d'una noia que ha aparegut surant al port de Barcelona.
Querido lector, entre tus manos tienes un libro que reúne 18 cuentos que van de lo fantástico a lo maravilloso, que desnudan los disímiles intereses del autor, en el despliegue de lo mapuche, lo deslenguado del realismo sucio, visiones de futuros distópicos y una mirada descarnada de cómo sería un apocalipsis Z.
Parupak, un soldado extraterrestre, llega a nuestro planeta durante los albores de la civilización con la misión de estudiar el comportamiento y las acciones humanas.
Wie ein böses Omen saß eine dicke, bläulichschwarz schillernde Schmeißfliege auf der Türklinke, träge hob sie ab und schwirrte davon, als Julia näherkam.
,,In meinem Buch geht es um vieles, mal um eine alte Freundschaft die zerstört wurde wegen Gier und Geiz oder mal um eine Oktopus Königin die nur drauf wartet das du kommst .
A SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BEST HISTORICAL FICTION BOOK OF 2023'A superb writer' EMMA STONEX'Stylish and raw' ANNE ENRIGHT'Mesmerising and beautiful' DAILY EXPRESS'Gripping and visceral ' IRISH EXAMINER'A powerful, riveting read ' ELIZABETH MACNEAL'Astonishingly absorbing' i PAPER'That's a good thing about you, Martha.
