Risultati Editore "Saga Egmont" in Horror

Alle kennen ihn: den legendären Vampirjäger Abraham Van Helsing! Was die Wenigsten wissen – er hat eine Nachfahrin. Patricia Vanhelsing ist Reporterin bei der London Express News. Als in London ungewöhnliche Dinge vor sich gehen, will Patricia der Sache auf den Grund gehen. Dabei helfen will ihr attraktiver neuer Kollege, der selbst ein Geheimnis verbirgt. Die nächsten vier Romane in der "Patricia Vanhelsing"-Reihe bleiben genau so spannend wie ihre Vorgänger.

¿Aún no conoces el nuevo fenómeno sobrenatural que está llegando a todos los rincones del mundo? No se trata de hombres lobo, ni de vampiros, ni siquiera de ángeles o fantasmas... Sárilan y Amanda son dos hermanas madrileñas que deciden pasar sus vacaciones conociendo la hermosa Atenas. Lo que nunca imaginaron es que se encontrarían en medio de una lucha épica donde tendrán que sobrevivir y combatir por no perder su corazón.

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.

¿Hay algo que nos recuerde más a Edgar Allan Poe que la imagen de un misterioso cuervo en el marco de una ventana? ¿O es tal vez el perturbador latido de un corazón que se niega a morir? En esta selección especial de cuentos, te presentamos las obras más emblemáticas del gran maestro del terror.

Un juego de lo más retorcido. Doce participantes. Y una serie de misteriosos asesinatos. En el palacio de una isla remota, doce jóvenes participan en un siniestro juego: la Noche del Escorpión. Al final del día, cada uno desempeña un rol y practica para la partida final. En ella, deberán ser cautos y forjar alianzas para que el asesino, a quien se le ha asignado el rol de escorpión, no resulte vencedor. Cuando creen estar preparados, todo se tuerce: Liliana, una de las antiguas jugadoras que había fallecido en un supuesto accidente, sale a rastras de la tumba.

¿Podrán Cara y Carlo hallar al culpable antes de que la oscuridad los devore por completo? ANTES: Hace veinte años, en la ciudad más hermosa a orillas del Danubio, la guerra comenzó a gestarse. Las sombras del pasado resucitaron y dos hermanas dieron a luz a sus hijos solo para que se los arrebataran. Este es el origen del horror, donde todo empezó. AHORA: En un presente desolado, Cara y Carlo deambulan por una Budapest en ruinas, una ciudad donde la luz del sol ya no llega. Los hermanos, hambrientos de venganza y respuestas, buscan al hombre responsable de desatar el mal que destruyó sus vidas y su mundo.

En la lucha contra la oscuridad siempre hay pérdidas, pero nunca debemos perdernos a nosotros mismos. Desde que Helen abandonó la seguridad de Güell en busca de su grimorio familiar cada paso en el camino la ha llevado a amistades inesperadas, pruebas de valor, decepciones, peligros y descubrimientos sobre sus orígenes y sus poderes.

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.

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.

One secret. One cult. One cosmic being. When his uncle dies, it’s up to Francis Wayland Thurston to finally uncover the family secret. For too long, recounts of dreams becoming reality had cast a sombre shadow over the family. And it seems these dreams didn’t die with the uncle. But when Francis discovers hidden notes of a mysterious cult, the truth turns darker than anyone could have ever imagined. A monster is on the rise. But one that is worshipped by those touched by evil, rather than feared.

"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.

À deriva, sem esperanças de sobreviver em alto mar, Prendick é resgatado por um navio e deixado numa pequena ilha. Lá, ele encontra seres de aparência grotesca, mescla de animais e homens... Não tarda a descobrir que são produtos das experiências do Dr. Moreau, um cirurgião exilado que realiza experimentos macabros em animais! Será que ele conseguirá escapar das garras desse doutor insano?

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.

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.

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.

"It was the night before Christmas, and all through the house, not a creature was stirring... except a clot of blood, creeping up from Ted's leg to his brain, to kill him as he slept..." Recently widowed Philly keeps dreaming of her dead husband Ted – strange dreams of a paranormal alternate reality: why is her new husband Robbie so interested in them? He works for a mysterious genetic research company called Portal Inc. But what exactly is Robbie's job? Did he seduce Philly by feeding her experimental new drugs? Was Ted's death intended? Such suspicions make Philly doubt her own sanity.

The perfect weekend away. A remote lodge, old friends... and murder. Set in a remote Scottish lodge in the depths of winter, this explosive and disturbing thriller asks what happens when dark secrets finally come to light. When a group of female friends gather at a beautiful but isolated Scottish island lodge for a weekend away, they're looking forward to relaxing, sharing updates on their lives, reminiscing... The furthest thing from their minds is death. But even though they've known each other since high school, some of these women have secrets.

Pulp fiction just got a whole lot scarier... Few books ever become loved. Most linger on undead, their sallow pages labyrinths of old, brittle stories and screeds of forgotten knowledge... And other things, besides: Paper-pale forms rustle softly through their leaves. Ink-dark shapes swarming in shadow beneath faded type. And an invitation... Harris delights in collecting the unloved. He wonders if you’d care to donate. A small something for the odd, pale children no-one has seen. An old book, perchance? Neat is sweet; battered is better.

Mardrömmarna vill inte lämna Mirjam ifred. Nyligen var hon en hyllad författare men sen kom sammanbrottet och tillvaron rämnade. Nu kan hon inte kan sluta tänka på dagen när Astor Paléus försvann. Ingen vet att hon var där när det hände. Ingen vet att hon är den mytomspunne författarens barnbarn. I ett försök att gå vidare återvänder Mirjam till sin farfars hus. Hon är trasig och härjad, men fast besluten att skriva en bok om honom och konfrontera sina minnen från sommaren i huset. Men snart känner hon att något är fel.

"Den gamla möbeln stod där också som hade den icke rubbats på ett halvt sekel. I översta nyckelhålet satt pjäsens enda nyckel, en tämligen stor och vacker tingest. På marmorplattan hade madame funnit prydligt anbringa två gräsliga porslinsvaser och en pendyl som icke gick." När han av misstag får den gamla sekretären levererad till sitt hem börjar konstiga saker att hända. Han vaknar mitt i natten med hårt bultande hjärta, i korridorerna hör han fotsteg, nycklar som vrids om och dörrar som öppnas, trots att han är ensam i huset ...