Showing results by publisher "SAGA Egmont" in Horror

Maddie is restless in London. She has friends, a job and a sort-of boyfriend, but something in her life is missing. Then she visits the ancient village of Walditch, deep in the Dorset countryside. Something stirs in her, and on a whim she buys a centuries-old cottage and moves there three months later. Her friends think she's crazy, but for Maddie it feels like coming home. Late at night in the cottage, Maddie hears strange noises and sees mist gathering indoors and out.

Pico Mundo is een stadje in de Mohave-woestijn. Thomas, een kok in een plaatselijk restaurant, heeft een ongewoon talent: hij voelt het als de dood nabij komt. Daarom woont hij in the middle of nowhere: Pico Mundo zou veilig moeten zijn. Maar al dagenlang heeft hij nachtmerries over een slachtpartij. Als de toekomstige moordenaar het restaurant bezoekt, begrijpt hij dat hij moet ingrijpen, en snel ook.

In het bloedstollende slot van deze serie barst de ultieme strijd los. Mare zit gevangen, haar bliksemkracht verdwenen, en leeft in de greep van Maven Calore – de jongen van wie ze ooit hield. Maven heeft de troon overgenomen en blijft zijn web spinnen om zowel zijn land als Mare in zijn macht te houden. Maar de rebellie groeit.

A través de las palabras de un extraño, Álex descubre que Clara, su novia, de la que no sabe nada desde que un par de días antes le enviase un whatsApp diciéndole que necesitaba tiempo para pensar, no ha desaparecido por su propia voluntad, y está en realidad en su poder.La vida de Álex se ve de repente transformada en una vertiginosa toma de decisiones en la que cualquier error puede conducir a la muerte de Clara.

"The 120 Days of Sodom" is "the most impure tale that has ever been told since our world began". It was written by the Marquis de Sade, a french noble man, in the space of 37 days, while imprisoned in the famous parisian Bastille. Fearing confiscation, the Marquis de Sade, Donatien-Alphonse-François, had to write it on a continuous roll of paper, made up of small pieces glued together. The original manuscript is now on display in Paris, and is the third most expensive kept in France, insured for 12 million euros.

The chilling classic that inspired the new Netflix horror drama, "The Fall of the House of Usher". Venture, if you dare, into the House of Usher... The narrator visits his friend, Roderick Usher in his decaying mansion, only to witness the harrowing unravellings of Usher's mind and the dark family secrets lurking beneath the crumbling ancestral home. A classic tale of gothic horror that has haunted readers for generations.

Bloodbound and penniless. Exiled to cursed lands. Hunted by death.When thief Suri suffers a humiliating robbery, she has just one day to settle a dangerous debt. Her plan: abduct and impersonate a foreign princess at the royal ball. But when the wickedly handsome fae lord of the wasteland, Kol, crashes the party to find the princess she's pretending to be, everything takes a darker turn. With her knife in Kol’s righthand man, stolen trinkets in her pockets, and the kidnapped princess now missing, Suri can’t outrun the law.

The fae king wants her back… After learning she's half-fae, witch Faye Morgan barely escaped the dangerous faerie realm. Now, the binding bargain she made with fae king Finn Beatha's powerful, unpredictable sister could cost her more than she ever imagined. Meanwhile, brooding and magnetic Finn isn't ready to let her go—tormenting her dreams with visions of their sizzling connection, his mesmerizing tattoos, and the undeniable magic between them.

"Do monsters always stay in the book where they were born? Are they content to live out their lives on paper, and never step foot into the real world?" The Villa Diodati, on the shore of Lake Geneva, 1816: the Year without Summer. As Byron, Polidori, and Mr and Mrs Shelley shelter from the unexpected weather, old ghost stories are read and new ghost stories imagined. Born by the twin brains of the Shelleys is Frankenstein, one of the most influential tales of horror of all time. In a remote mountain house, high in the French Alps, an author broods on Shelley's creation.

Prinzessin Élèntine ist ausgewählt, den König der Werwölfe zu heiraten, um den neu geschlossenen Frieden zu besiegeln. Widerwillig findet sie sich am Hof in Darington wieder, an dem ganz andere Regeln gelten als bei den Menschen. Verwickelt in ein Netz aus Intrigen, stellt Élèntine schon bald fest, dass der Frieden der zwei Königreiche und ihr eigenes Leben auf dem Spiel stehen. Zu allem Überfluss wirbt der charmante Kronprinz um sie und bietet ihr einen Ausweg, während der ernste König Élèntine auf Abstand hält.

On a freezing winter night in the Scottish Highlands, witch Faye Morgan casts a spell beneath the full moon. The last thing she expects is the arrival of an arrogant, achingly beautiful stranger on her doorstep—the tattooed fae, Finn Beatha. Soon, Faye is whisked away to the fae realm where Finn rules as king. The fae court is full of glamour-drenched balls, sharp-toothed smiles, and perilous magic lurking around every corner. Humans and fae live by strict rules, and too much contact is deadly.

Laura lives an isolated life with her father, alone in a castle in the Austrian wilderness. When the mysterious Carmilla, a strange and beautiful lady, arrives in the night, no one suspects the supernatural occurrences that follow. But still more unsuspected is the tempestuous romance that blooms between the two young women, and Carmilla’s nightmarish secret. Written 26 years before Stoker’s "Dracula", Carmilla is the original vampire novel. Sheridan Le Fanu combines a chilling Gothic atmosphere with horrifying episodes, boldly exploring the sexual desires of his heroines, and establishing the image of the female vampire.

Svenska kulter består av skräcknoveller som skildrar en tillvaro ganska lik vår egen. Fast ändå inte. I Anders Fagers Sverige vandrar fasor mitt ibland oss lyckligt ovetande och andra världar med andra regler och härskare, existerar parallellt. Att läsa Svenska kulter är som att träda in i ett spegelland. Saker är bekanta, men samtidigt skruvade.

En el primer volumen de la saga Océano conocimos a Yáiza Perdomo, la hija de una familia de Lanzarote imbuida de un fantástico poder: es capaz de aplacar a las bestias, aliviar a los enfermos y agradar a los muertos. Su hipnótica belleza la hace deseada por muchos, pero le esperan grandes infortunios. En este segundo volumen, el asesinato cometido por uno de sus hermanos obliga a la familia entera a huir de Lanzarote hasta Venezuela. Allí se creen a salvo, pero los poderes de Yáiza y la atracción que despierta en los hombres no se lo pondrán nada fácil.

Curses run deep. Desire runs deeper. Welcome back to the City of the Damned. Suri survived Queen Lera's ceremony, but now she's trapped in the City of the Damned. Its ruler, Kol, believes she's the key to breaking the desert wasteland's curse, but Suri just wants to save her brother and escape the growing temptations of his court. As dangerous threats close in, Suri learns her blood bond might be the only way to stop Queen Lera. Spellbinding balls, glamours, blood witches, and dark prophecies await – but only if Suri dares to confront Kol's shadowed past.

Sometimes hope is the most dangerous thing of all. When their brother dies, sisters Freya and Tamsin lose the one thing that connected them. But when Tamsin goes missing a year later, Freya is determined to find her. Guided by a trail of diary entries, revelations are unveiled about the grief that drove Tamsin to the edge of a cliff - and into the arms of a mysterious stranger... A man who promised hope but demanded sacrifice.

Frankenstein ou le Prométhée moderne est un roman fantastique de Mary Shelley. Il relate la création par un jeune savant suisse, Victor Frankenstein, d'un être vivant assemblé avec des parties de chairs mortes. Horrifié par l'aspect hideux de l'être auquel il a donné la vie, Frankenstein abandonne son "monstre". Mais ce dernier, doué d'intelligence, se venge par la suite d'avoir été rejeté par son créateur et persécuté par la société.

La obra con la que el panorama fantástico español ha señalado unánimemente a Ferrán Varela como una de sus nuevas y más interesantes voces. Enmarcada en la fantasía épica de corte oscura, El arcano y el jilguero sigue la historia de Mezen el Ariete, torturador al servicio de un imperio en guerra, y sus tribulaciones a la hora de llevar a cabo su misión mientras alberga profundos sentimientos de rencor y venganza. Una obra demoledora con un sentido de la fantasía poco común en la actualidad.

Samlade svenska kulter består av skräcknoveller som skildrar en tillvaro ganska lik vår egen. Fast ändå inte. I Anders Fagers Sverige vandrar fasor mitt ibland oss lyckligt ovetande och andra världar med andra regler och härskare, existerar parallellt. Novellerna i "Artöverskridande förbindelser" för läsaren in i ett spegelland. Saker är bekanta, men samtidigt skruvade. En liten pojke får plötsligt syn på en märklig kanin. Den verkar vilja att han ska följa efter den. Invånarna på en liten ö får häpnadsväckande insikter om döden och hela deras verklighetsuppfattning vänds upp och ner.

Seyvanna, fille du puissant parrain Pavlenski, évolue dans le monde brutal de la mafia russe. Son frère, Mikhaïl, futur héritier du clan, exerce sur elle un amour possessif et obsessionnel, la traitant comme sa chose, prêt à tuer quiconque oserait la toucher. Quand Jonas Somber Jann enfreint cette règle tacite et séduit Seyvanna, l'alliance entre les deux hommes se rompt.