Showing results by publisher "Saga Egmont" in Horror

Mare Berrens, met haar rode bloed en de macht om bliksem te beheersen, is een gevaarlijk wapen in de ogen van het koninklijk hof. Op de vlucht voor Maven, nu een wraakzuchtige koning, zoekt Mare naar anderen met dezelfde krachten, om samen de tirannie van Maven te breken. Maar het gevaar loert om elke hoek. Mare loopt bovendien het risico zelf het monster te worden dat ze probeert te verslaan. Zal haar opstand slagen, of zal ze bezwijken onder de druk van verraad en de levens die op het spel staan?

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 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.

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.

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.

A "Bluebeard" story in which a young woman marries a man whom she discovers has killed his previous wives and is trying to kill her as well.

"Frankenstein" begins in epistolary form, documenting the correspondence between Captain Robert Walton and his sister, Margaret Walton Saville. Walton sets out to explore the North Pole and expand his scientific knowledge in hopes of achieving fame and friendship. The ship becomes trapped in ice, and, one day, the crew sees a dog sled in the distance, on which there is the figure of a giant man. Hours later, the crew finds a frozen and emaciated man, Victor Frankenstein, in desperate need of sustenance.

Misteriosa località all'apparenza abbandonata, centro di oscuri rituali esoterici, la cittadina portuale di Innsmouth, New England, sembra ormai scomparsa dalle mappe. Un giovane viaggiatore ci finisce per caso e mentre cerca informazioni sulla storia locale, gli capita di ascoltare il lungo e delirante racconto di un vecchio marinaio ubriaco, Zadok Allen, che gli narra di demoniache creature degli abissi arrivate da mari lontani. Uscito nel 1936, e Shadow Over Innsmouth è considerato uno dei migliori racconti del terrore di Lovecraft.

Randolph Carter, è avido di conoscere le meravigliose città dalle cupole d'oro che tante volte ha intravisto tra la veglia e il sonno. Il suo animo cede quando, turbato dalle acque troppo profonde, si trova a dover affrontare dei mostri terribili che all'uomo non è dato di poter combattere con successo. Howard Phillips Lovecraft, spesso citato come H.P. Lovecraft è stato uno scrittore, poeta, critico letterario e saggista statunitense, riconosciuto tra i maggiori scrittori di letteratura horror.

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.

Nelle campagne del New England precipita un meteorite di un metallo alieno dalle proprietà mai viste. Quale terribile influenza avrà sulla gente del posto la misteriosa energia che emana? "Il Colore Venuto dallo Spazio" è un racconto horror fantascientifico dello scrittore statunitense Howard Phillips Lovecraft che gode di grande popolarità tra gli appassionati dello scrittore di Providence. Howard Phillips Lovecraft, spesso citato come H.P. Lovecraft (Providence, 20 agosto 1890 - Providence, 15 marzo 1937), è stato uno scrittore, poeta, critico letterario e saggista statunitense.

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.

Could you condemn one child to save another? In a near-future Europe fracturing under climate change and far-right politics, biologist Lina Stephenson works in the remote Rila Mountains. But when an old enemy dies, Lina's dangerous past resurfaces and puts her family's lives at risk. Trapped with her vulnerable sister and the dead man's family, Lina is facing pressure from all sides: her enemy's eldest son is determined to destroy her in his search for vengeance, whilst his youngest carries a sinister secret.

La jaula se ha roto, la batalla final ha comenzado... ¿Podrá el amor de la prisionera dorada iluminar la oscuridad? Un rey enjauló mi cuerpo. Otro ha enjaulado mi mente. La guerra ha estallado entre Annwyn y Orea, aunque esa no es la única batalla que se libra. Hay una lucha dentro de mí, y estoy decidida a ganarla, por mucho que intenten dejarme vacía. Sin embargo, han olvidado una cosa: la fuerza ancestral del vínculo entre dos seres predestinados.

Jane Lindsay, een doodgewoon meisje in het Victoriaanse Engeland, had nooit grote ambities. Maar haar leven neemt een spannende wending wanneer ze samen met haar echtgenoot naar Hong Kong verhuist, naar het huis van haar dromen: Het huis met de duizend lampions. Het is een plek vol verborgen geheimen, legendes en mysteries. Lukt het de wereldvreemde Jane zich staande te houden als vrouw van een prestigieuze kunsthandelaar in de Oosterse stad?

La Prisionera de Oro ha escapado de su jaula, pero su viaje apenas comienza. En Annwyn, el reino de los fae, se enfrentará a pruebas aún mayores mientras lucha por reunirse con Slade. Pero este nuevo mundo esconde secretos que podrían cambiarlo todo. ¿Será capaz de superar los desafíos que le esperan, o el precio de la libertad será demasiado alto?

Als sich von ihrem Herzen schwarze Adern ausbreiten, ahnt Tiara bereits nichts Gutes. Sie befürchtet, als verbotenes Kind eines Hexers und einer Sterblichen verflucht zu sein, und sucht Hilfe bei einem Auraseher. Durch seine Gabe ist Henrik blind, sodass er mit bloßem Auge nicht sehen kann, wie die schwarze Magie immer weiter Besitz von Tiaras Körper ergreift.

Confront the horrifying consequences of ambition in Frankenstein, question identity in the gothic mystery "Transformation," and ponder the bittersweet curse of eternal life in "The Mortal Immortal." This collection of Mary Shelley's gloriously gothic stories is a must-have for fans of classic literature, haunting storytelling, and Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein.

London im Jahr 1908. Drei Wege führen aus dem Waisenhaus: der Tod, das Arbeitshaus oder eine Adoption. Als die junge Florence in den Haushalt der Familie Molyneux aufgenommen wird, kann sie eigentlich aufatmen – doch sie erkennt schnell, dass etwas auf dem prachtvollen Landsitz Hollyhock ganz und gar nicht stimmt. Warum darf außer ihr niemand das Zimmer voller alter Puppen betreten? Wieso kann sie dort manchmal Kinderlachen hören und manchmal ein Weinen? Und welches düstere Geheimnis bergen der gutaussehende Rufus Molyneux und seine eiskalte Schwester? Florence ahnt noch nicht, wie gefährlich Neugier sein kann.

Este volumen recopila nueve cuentos que la autora escribió entre 1887 y 1910. Si bien Nesbit es más conocida por sus obras de corte infantil, a lo largo de su vida también escribió una gran cantidad de relatos fantasmagóricos y sobrenaturales en los que plasmaba aspectos de su propia vida relacionados con las frustraciones, el miedo y sus deseos. Estos nueve cuentos no solo nos permiten ser testigos de la prosa de Nesbit en un campo que no es el infantil, sino que también suponen una ventana a su alma.