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Author Bret Nelson mashes up dime novels and drive-in double features to bring you two killer books in one!

SINISTRES TROPIQUES ! Ce recueil rassemble 5 récits de crime exotique cultes de la littérature classique : - Amok, Stefan Zweig - Le bouddha vivant, H.J Magog - Dans le ventre d'Huitzilipochtli, Gustave Le Rouge - Une histoire contée par la mer, William Charles MORROW - Le Chameau noir, Earl Derr BIGGERS

"وعندما بدأنا نكبر بدأت أمهاتنا في الرحيل إلى أسفل شواهد القبور..كان آباؤنا يحملون المحفّات المحملةِ بجثثهنَّ وكنّا نسعى بينهم وعيوننا تنهمر منها الدموع...وكان...

Joby was a simple guy with small aspirations and all he wanted was to reach the peak of the Himalayas like hundreds of others before him so that he'd have done at least one exciting thing in the entirety of his boring life. But he'd never, ever, in his wildest dreams, dreamed of running into a...

The time has come, water is scarce everywhere in Mumbai, it's as expensive as diamond. An old lady staying alone realises there is a thief in the house! What has he come to steal?...

Journey into the gothic heart of the past! This series uncovers the forgotten ghost stories that captivated readers in the roaring 20s. Experience the chilling atmosphere of a world on the brink of change, where the lines between reality and the supernatural blurred. Explore the macabre tales of haunted houses, vengeful spirits, and the chilling power of the unknown.

In dieser selten gehörten Kurzgeschichte von H.G. Wells geht es nicht um Science-Fiction-Technologie, sondern um nacktes Überleben. Ein britischer Leutnant wird im unwegsamen Dschungelgebiet von feindlichen Stämmen in die Enge getrieben. Gefangen auf einem Felsvorsprung, mit dem sicheren Tod im Nacken und einem gähnenden Abgrund vor den Füßen, fasst er einen wahnsinnigen Plan. Eine Geschichte darüber, wie aus Verzweiflung eine Legende wurde – die Legende vom Mann, der fliegen konnte.

From the New York Times bestselling author of the Lincoln Rhyme novel The Burial Hour -- comes three powerful short stories. In "Fast," Kathryn Dance races against the clock to track down the members of a domestic terrorist cell--with the lives of 200 people hanging in the balance. In "Game," a...

Ross Stubbard is a failed, angry, and depressed writer who struggles to find inspiration for his next book. One night a strange apparition stands by his bedside – an apparition that embodies Ross’s ghostly alter ego. The apparition urges Ross to write a short story. At first, working with the apparition helps Ross to rediscover his lost writing skills, get him out of his writer’s block, and to develop a gripping story. But then what his alter ego suggests takes on a much darker hue and urges Ross to write a tale of darkness and despair based on himself and his own failed life.

She was just trying to confront a liar. Now she’s trying to stay alive. When Faydra Hawkins sets out to catch her boyfriend in a lie, she never expects to become entangled in a jewelry store robbery — or to come face to face with armed criminals and flashing sirens. In a single heartbeat, everything spirals. With the city on lockdown and the cops closing in, Faydra finds herself trapped in something far more dangerous than betrayal.

È un romanzo composto da una serie di dodici racconti legati da un filo narrativo e interdentale. A causa di un ascesso terribile, un uomo si reca al Pronto Soccorso dentistico notturno. Sulla poltrona il protagonista della storia, mentre sta cercando di vincere il dolore del trapano, fa volare la fantasia. Ecco allora le storie raccontate da Pinketts: dall'horror al noir, dal surreale al fantastico, i racconti si muovono tutti sul livello del paradosso e della metafora. Per ogni dente un racconto, in un caleidoscopio di immagini, di giochi di parole, di invenzioni fantastiche.

Through Time and Conflict - The Max Chronicles is an historical adventure that follows the extraordinary lineage of three generations of a courageous whippet named Max, whose loyalty and bravery shape pivotal moments in history.

In diesem Buch warten finstere Wälder, flüsternde Schatten und die grausigen Fratzen menschlicher Abgründe darauf, dich einzuholen. Jede der packenden Horrorkurzgeschichten bohrt sich tief in uralte Urängste – bis du das unsichere Flackern der Nachttischlampe plötzlich als letzten Schutzschild wahrnimmst.

In diesem Buch erwarten dich 30 rabenschwarze Kurzgeschichten, jede so kompakt, dass sie in fünf Minuten gehört ist, doch ihr Echo hallt viel länger in deinem Kopf nach. Düsterer Humor, unheimliche Wendungen und kleine Alltagsmomente, die plötzlich aus dem Ruder laufen, ziehen dich in ihren Bann. Jede Story ist ein schneller Trip in die Abgründe der menschlichen Psyche, perfekt für zwischendurch, aber garantiert nichts für schwache Nerven.

Your reflection knows you better than anyone—and sometimes it wants more than to mimic. James thought he’d found a bargain: a quiet top-floor flat with just enough space to start over. But the mirrors have their own ideas. At first, his reflection lags a second behind—a trick of cheap glass, he tells himself. Then it begins to hesitate, to smile when he doesn’t, to move on its own.

Satirical and harrowing, Influence is a collection of experimental stories exposing the horror that lurks in modern society. Artificial intelligence for exorcisms, wellness fads gone deadly, lockdown cabin fever, and the dangers of our need to be adored.

Sam Pope had given up. The loss of his military career to a life-threating injury had been followed by the senseless killing of his son, Jamie. The trauma had cost him everything. His wife. His sense of purpose. Getting back on his feet in an administrative role in the Metropolitan Police, Sam soon realises he isn't the only one who has been let down by the justice system. A young girl, Daisy Phillips, met a grizzly end at the hands of the notorious O'Riordan brothers, and had nobody to fight for her.

Crimes of passion are as old as love itself. A man, a woman, a weapon: it's the perfect recipe for love gone wrong. And Murder for Love: Murder for Men is the perfect—and only—collection of love stories with a delectable devious twist: Murder. Eight works of short fiction from the very best male writers inside—and out—of the mystery field provide compelling listening in this distinctive collection.

This short story explores the grey zone between waking and dreaming. A mysterious machine suddenly appears in Joe Smith’s bedsit. Joe is a simple man, disfigured by a botched hare lip operation, who works as a toilet cleaner. At first, the machine appears to offer Joe an opportunity to change his miserable life. But gradually the situation changes, and what the machine has to offer turns into a terrible nightmare …

It’s midnight in the city. The rain is relentless, the streets half-empty, and Sorrel Hart is desperate to get home. When a cab finally stops, warmth and safety seem only a door away. But as the journey unfolds through the blurred glow of streetlights, she begins to sense that not everything inside the car is as it seems.