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Eine Frau erwacht in einem vollkommen dunklen, stillen Raum. Es ist ihr unmöglich festzustellen, wo sie ist. Da keinerlei Licht an ihre Augen dringt, ihre Ohren nicht das geringste Geräusch wahrnehmen, fragt sie sich in ihrer Panik, ob sie erblindet oder plötzlich taub ist. Ganz langsam aber vermag sie winzige Unterschiede in der Schwärze zu erkennen; winzige Lichtmengen scheinen sich sporadisch in den Raum zu verirren. Sie weiß jetzt, sie muss weg von diesem schrecklichen Ort. Aber wer hat sie dort hingebracht? Und warum?

Ist es Zufall, der Professor Charles Ward in einer alten Buchhandlung zu einem gebrauchten Reiseführer greifen lässt, der mit seltsamen Notizen kommentiert wurde? Als Fan von HP Lovecraft ist der Professor sofort Feuer und Flamme für die Geister-Geschichte, die die Notizen erzählen: Auf einem mysteriösen Berg in Schottland soll der Geist des für seine Grausamkeit bekannten "schwarzen Prinzen" umgehen - und wenn man den Berg exakt am 21.12. aufsuche, so würde der Geist des Prinzen Einblick in kosmische Geheimnisse gewähren, die kein Mensch zuvor erfahren hat.

Ein Kurzthriller von Bestseller-Autor Daniel Holbe: Carlo Zingka, ein Profiler aus Berlin, wird in seine Heimatstadt versetzt, weil sich dort ein Serienmörder herumtreibt. Immer wieder redet man hinter vorgehaltener Hand über Kannibalismus, und immer wieder tauchen Leichenteile auf, die diesen Verdacht bestätigen. Noch hält die Polizei aber den Deckel drauf. Doch immer wieder verschwinden Menschen, spurlos, und das seit über 20 Jahren. Ist es tatsächlich derselbe Mörder, der da sein Unwesen treibt? Ist es jemand, der die nahe gelegene Fleischfabrik für sein Unwesen missbraucht?

The unnamed narrator of the story lives alone in a dark, ancient castle surrounded by a dense forest. He never sees sunlight, and he has no memory of human contact. One day, desperate to see the sun, the narrator decides to climb the ruined tower which is the only part of the castle taller than the trees. After the dangerous climb to the top room of the tower, the narrator is delighted to see the moon through a grating. Soon, however, he discovers the horrible truth behind his confinement.

Francis Marion Crawford, an only child, was born on 2nd August 1854 at Bagni di Lucca, Italy. He was a nephew to Julia Ward Howe, the American poet and writer of "The Battle Hymn of the Republic". Crawford was educated at St Paul's School, Concord, New Hampshire, and then on to Cambridge University, the University of Heidelberg and the University of Rome. In 1879, he went to India, to study Sanskrit and then to edit The Indian Herald. In 1881, he returned to America to continue his Sanskrit studies at Harvard University.

Edgar Allan Poe's early literary works were poetic, but he quickly turned to prose. He worked for several magazines and journals till in January 1845, The Raven was published and became an instant classic. Poe was also an early proponent of the detective story and announced his entry to this genre with the classic short story 'The Murders in the Rue Morgue'.

Seis cautivadores novelas breves escritas por uno de los grandes de la novela policiaca El autor bestseller internacional Don Winslow regresa con estas seis novelas breves hilvanadas por sus temas más explorados: el crimen, la corrupción, la venganza, la justicia, el engaño y la redención...

Souce: Luego de un año de retiro y reflexión, Humberto Ramos regresa para demostrar que no ha aprendido nada, y en su camino por encontrar "la verdad" arrastrar a Víctor Hernández a los rincones más absurdos de los conspiranoicos.

Henry Motel is located in Ohio, off of Interstate 70, near the Indiana border. If you are unfortunate enough to be in the area, just keep driving. If you absolutely have to stay at the motel, then please, please don't check into Room 13. Several occupants, each with their own demons, have met with tragedy in that room. Can the common denominator that links them together be discovered before more people have to die?

Sometimes, the real threat isn’t what’s watching from the shadows, but what’s already inside. Olivia thought she was free. After escaping her violent past, Olivia is determined to rebuild a safe life for herself and her six-year-old daughter, Mia. Their new home was supposed to be a fresh start, quiet, secure, far from everything they escaped. But safety is an illusion. Something follows her. The unseen eyes, the lingering presence, the unshakable feeling that she and Mia are never truly alone. And then there’s Abe, the overly friendly neighbor who’s always there. Watching. Helping. Too much.

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. In the dark, untamed forests of Cheat Mountain, a young Federal officer stands watch, surrounded by the ghostly whispers of an endless night. His task is simple: protect his comrades from unseen foes. But as the shadows close in and the silence grows...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Lovecraft's story regarding a tram conductor whose head transforms into tentacles, recorded in a letter dated November 25, 1927, to Donald Wandrei. The story is currently considered inauthentic, as it is partially not authored by Lovecraft. The content...

This collection of twelve short stories will draw the listener into each story, whether it is Old Love, the tale of two undergraduates at Oxford in the thirties and their bitter rivalry that ends in a memorable love story or Broken Routine, which tells of an insurance claim advisor and his...

Cat O' Nine Tales is the fifth collection of irresistible short stories from the master storyteller Jeffrey Archer. These twelve yarns are satisfying and ingeniously plotted, featuring richly drawn characters and Jeffrey Archer's trademark deliciously unexpected conclusions. They feature the mad...

An imprisoned man is certain that his supposed murder victim is very much alive . . . A female driver is pursued relentlessly by a menacing figure in another vehicle . . . A young artist gets the biggest break of her career . . . A restless beauty manages the perfect birthday celebration...

The expected never happens . . . A man calls unexpectedly on his mistress and sees another man leaving her flat. Accusing her of being unfaithful, he quarrels with her, strikes her. She dies. Leaving unseen, he tips off the police so that the other man is arrested and charged . . . Has he...

From Jeffrey Archer, the bestselling author of the Clifton Chronicles and Kane and Abel, comes his captivating sixth collection of short stories, And Hereby Hangs a Tale, full of magnificent characters and shocking plot twists. In ‘High Heels’ discover what happens in a loss adjuster’s...

"The Premature Burial" is a horror short story by American writer Edgar Allan Poe, published in 1844 in The Philadelphia Dollar Newspaper. Its main character expresses fear about being buried alive. This fear was common in this period and Poe was taking advantage of the public interest. In "The Premature Burial", the first-person unnamed narrator describes his struggle with "attacks of the singular disorder which physicians have agreed to term catalepsy", a condition where he randomly falls into a death-like trance. This leads to his fear of being buried alive.

When forensic psychiatrist Abigail Lee meets a baby-killing mother who has been declared criminally insane and acquitted, she discovers something lurking beneath the surface. Something far deeper and more insidious than mere psychopathy. But can she come to terms with her own struggle with science and faith in time to confront it?

Pilot Pete England used to think there was nothing more exciting in the world than flying off into the wild blue yonder. But lately, the blue yonder hasn’t been wild at all...it’s been downright dull. Pete’s hungry for adventure - and he’s about to get his fill. Pete has fallen into a rut, flying the same route - New York to DC - with the same passengers, day after day after day. He might as well be driving a bus...until “her highness” climbs aboard. Apparently a princess, and for one flight, she’s bought up every ticket on the plane.