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H.P. Lovecraft - 15 essential Stories: The Temple, Dagon, The Music of Erich Zann, The Nameless City, Hypnos, The Outsider, The Colour out of Space, The Rats in the Walls, The History of Necronomicon, Azathoth, The Stolen Body, The Lurking Fear, The Whisperer in Darkness, Herbert West Reanimator, The Shadow over Innsmouth.

What is the terrible secret at the heart of The King in Yellow? The forbidden play’s second act is said to drive all those who read it mad. And the sinister text casts its shadow of dread over Robert W. Chambers’s collection of weird, supernatural stories of the same name. Threaded with elements of fantasy, science fiction, the supernatural, and gothic horror, this cult classic continues to inspire the imagination of artists - from H. P. Lovecraft to the writers of HBO’s True Detective - and delight connoisseurs of the macabre.

The collection begins with "The Ghost of Hooker Alley," which introduces listeners to 10-year-old Sarah and six-year-old Tommy. After a quick bus ride into town to buy a gun, Sarah and Tommy think their problems are all but solved. That is, until a creepy weirdo follows them into an alley. But they aren't the only ones in that alley.... "The Monkey's Penis" features Chris, a teenage boy who receives a birthday gift unlike any other. In "Gary's Children," a man's quest for stress relief leads to terror, and an unexpected kidnapping takes place in "Aliens Wrecked Our Kegger."

The Mysterious Stranger was published posthumously in 1916. At the time of writing, Twain had suffered a series of physical, economic, and emotional losses. In this chilling tale, a stranger named Satan visits an old Austrian town to convince the religious faithful that there is no God, and “nothing exists; all is a dream.”

The supernatural, the surreal, and the all-too real . . . tales of the dark. Such stories have always fascinated us, and modern authors carry on the disquieting traditions of the past while inventing imaginative new ways to unsettle us. Chosen from a wide variety of venues, these stories are as eclectic and varied as shadows. This volume of The Year's Best Dark Fantasy and Horror offers tales from some of today's finest writers of the fantastique. Sure to delight as well as disturb!

The main character of the story, Thurber, a member of the Providence Art Society, narrates about his acquaintance with the eccentric painter, Richard Upton Pickman. He is the only one among his acquaintances who has not abandoned the peculiar artist. One day, Pickman invites him to his studio to show paintings that he dared not present to the rest of the society. Thurber not only becomes familiar with the paintings but also their terrifying models.

Perfect for fans of Carmen Maria Machado and Kelly Link, Jo Paquette’s Stories I Told My Dead Lover contains eight searing tales of psychological horror that probe the darkest and most deeply buried parts of the human psyche. A child is forced to grow up too soon. A woman trusts her doctor too much. An abandoned woman isn’t as alone as she thinks. An idyllic holiday masks an unspeakable act of violence. Driven, desperate, fighting for the power to choose their own fate, Paquette’s characters dare to push back at the walls that hold them in.

Doppelgängers, werewolves, and little tiny diamond grubs that eat their way through your shirt. They're all here and not always looking like you'd expect them to. Fifteen horror stories for Halloween guaranteed to make you look over your shoulder and avoid dark alleys.

Edgar Allen Poe is regarded as one of the greatest American writers and a pioneer of the horror genre, and this collection brings together some of his most celebrated tales. Themes of guilt, fear and revenge abound as the master of gothic horror transports audiences to mysterious worlds, carries them on dangerous sea voyages, and investigates gruesome murders. Exploring the hidden depths of the human mind, these are tales full of thrills and intrigue.

Monsters come in all shapes and sizes; we usually never meet them. But every once in a while, fate intervenes. Inside you’ll find seven stories where such a thing happens. Inside you’ll find … A Smashing Good Time.

كنت أظنني أحلم حينما رأيت رجلًا طويل القامة مظلمًا، ذا عينين متوهجتين بمدخل الغرفة ، فقمت بقرص نفسي ثم شعرت بقشعريرة باردة تجتاح جسدي لما أدركت أنني مستيقظ.

The Depths Below is a gripping tale of terror, where the ocean hides more than just secrets, it hides something watching and waiting. Will Charlotte survive the horrors awaiting beneath the surface, or will she become the next victim of the sea's ancient curse?

فأنت الآن أمام مجموعة قصصية من نوعٍ غريب تدور أحداث الرّعب فيها حول المفردات المنزلية العادية والقريبة منّا جدًا والتي تلامس نشاطتنا اليومية، وبعض المخاوف الأكثر قربا من قلوبنا كفقد عزيز أو الخوف على أطفالنا، هذه المفردات العادية تحولت مع الكاتب إلى مفردات مخيفة تنشر الرّعب في نفوسنا إذا ما اقتربنا منها !!

Nine tales of terror from the acclaimed author of Maneater and Skarlet. A police officer is forced to search for two missing tourists in a cursed wood where nothing seems alive - except for the trees... A property assessor becomes the plaything of terrifying entities that lurk in an abandoned tower block.

Each story will plunge you into a whirlpool of TERROR, leaving you gasping for breath and begging for more! Your perceptions will shift, and every moment will crackle with suspense. So, TURN OFF THE LIGHTS, plug in your headphones, and let the madness envelop you. But Remember! Once you dive in, there’s NO ESCAPE from the nightmares that await!

Fifteen horrific tales explore vast landscapes of terror, whether it’s the woods at the end of the street or the icy reaches of space.

والبدايات لن تكون أقل من؛ سر مخيف يتوارى في صحراء الربع الخالي...طالبة تبتكر طريقة عجيبة لبث الرعب...

رجلٌ يُصاحبه أزيزٌ مرعب في أذنه طوال الوقت ويفكِّر بالانتقام!؟ مراهِقيْن يقرِّران قضاء ليلةٍ كاملة في الكابينة28؟! بابا ..أنت بتعمل ايه؟ هذا آخر ما نطق به الطّفل الصَّغير قبل أن يُقتل؟! رجلٌ يلاطف المتسوِّلين دائمًا ويحنو عليهم لكنَّهم سرعان ما يختفون بعد ذلك؟! كائناتٌ فضائية ورسائل غامضة عبر الراديو؟! رجلٌ يحاول الانتحار فيمرُّ بتجربةٍ أبشع من ذلك تجعله يُعيد حساباته؟! بئرٌ مهجورة بصفير مزعج وامرأةٌ فضولية؟! مارثا الطّفلة التي تُصادق أشخاصًا لا يراهم أحد؟! امرأةٌ وحيدة تجتاز طريق المقبرة فهل ستخرج منه؟! وطبيبةٌ تعذِّب الأطفال في حديقة السيئين؟!

All the stories in this collection from Stephen King are related to the Vietnam War. King fans will recognize echoes of The Dark Tower series in the collection's first story, "Low Men in Yellow Coats." As the characters develop over the next four stories, King's version of the Vietnam War becomes one of his most frightening tales ever.

Horror stalks the sideshow tents of the 40’s and runs a 70’s era dive bar steeped in murder… It preys from the frozen peaks of a small, 80’s Alaskan town and spills across the streets of modern-day New York City. From the Great Plains of Native America to war-torn North Korea and the cradle of civilization itself in ancient Mesopotamia, the Beast is out for blood but the werewolf hunter pursues and will not stop until the last drop of blood has fallen.