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Imagine a future in which human boxing has been replaced by heavyweight bouts between massive robots. Richard Matheson’s classic short story, “Steel", is the inspiration for Real Steel, a new movie starring Hugh Jackman.

The Doll Maker tells the tale of Clare Lydgate, a young woman studying at boarding school for her Oxford scholarship examinations. In the evenings she escapes the school grounds by climbing over the wall of Brackenbine Hall. It is here that she encounters the charismatic and mysterious Niall Sterne, the Doll Maker. This is a subtle, intelligent, and compelling tale of horror.

Three days after identifying her sister’s body at the morgue, Lina receives a terrifying voice message from Maya’s phone. “Lina… I can’t breathe down here.” As the late-night recordings become more desperate and disturbing, Lina begins to suspect a horrifying truth: her sister may...

LA TRANSFORMACIÓN 1831. Es un relato de terror gótico con algunos matices arrancados del folclore y de las leyendas populares. Su motivo principal es el pacto entre Guido Il Cortese y una criatura sobrenatural (una especie de enano o demonio menor), que consiste en el intercambio de cuerpos, cuestión que Marlowe también tocó en su Fausto. 2 – EL SUEÑO: UN CUENTO 1832. Uno de los mejores relatos de terror de Mary Shelley, donde a través de una historia sin fisuras, pone en evidencia la exquisita sutileza de la autora. 3 – LA PRUEBA DE AMOR 1834.

A simple wager. A deserted house. And something waiting in the dark. In The Middle Toe of the Right Foot, Ambrose Bierce delivers a masterclass in psychological horror—where tension builds not through spectacle, but through what cannot quite be seen… or explained. When a man accepts a...

An ancient tradition… and a descent into something far older than memory. In The Festival, H. P. Lovecraft delivers a chilling tale of inherited ritual, hidden passageways, and the terrifying pull of the unknown. Returning to his ancestral town during the winter solstice, a lone traveler is...

A chilling Edgar Allan Poe tale of hypnotism, mortality, and the unknown, Mesmeric Revelation explores the eerie boundary between life, death, and consciousness in Poe’s signature gothic style.

16 de julio de 1923, precisamente después que el último obrero había terminado su tarea, me mudé a Exham Priory. La restauración había implicado desmedidos trabajos, ya que de la construcción original apenas si quedaba un montón de ruinas, pero como se trataba de la mansión de mis antepasados no reparé en gastos. La finca había permanecido deshabitada desde épocas de Jacobo I, cuando un drama de aspectos espantosamente trágicos, si bien en buena medida comprensibles, se precipitó sobre el jefe de familia, sus cinco hijos y algunos criados.

John Langan, author of the Bram Stoker Award-winning novel The Fisherman, returns with ten new tales of cosmic horror in Corpsemouth and Other Autobiographies. In these stories, he continues to chart the course of 21st century weird fiction, from the unfamiliar to the familial, the unfathomably distant to the intimate.

Le vite oscure e intricate di dodici donne spietate che hanno lasciato un'impronta indelebile nella storia. Da assassine seriali a figure politiche contorte, queste donne incutono timore e suscitano attenzione in egual misura.

Najbardziej znana, klasyczna japońska opowieść grozy, oparta na XVII-wiecznej legendzie o mściwym duchu zdradzonej i wykorzystanej kobiety, który powraca, by szukać zemsty na swoich prześladowcach. Historia ta inspirowała dramatopisarzy teatru kabuki, drzeworytników ukiyo-e, powieściopisarzy, a nawet filmowców, z Hideo Nakatą, reżyserem Ringu na czele.

En sus escritos aborda lo misterioso, incomprensible y que esta más allá de lo que puede entender nuestra razón, lo "sobrenatural". H. P. Lovecraft es uno de los autores que sobresalen en los cuentos de horror, con un mundo salido y creado por su inconsciente lleno de pesadillas y horrores.

A quiet encounter… with something that refuses to be forgotten. In A Ghost, Guy de Maupassant delivers a chilling and atmospheric tale that blurs the line between reality and the supernatural. What begins as a simple request soon leads to an eerie and unforgettable experience—one that...

Step beyond the veil of reality in Strange Tales of Other Dimensions by H. P. Lovecraft, a haunting collection of classic cosmic horror and weird fiction. Featuring The Quest of Iranon, The Silver Key, The Dreams in the Witch House, and The Trap, this volume explores forbidden knowledge, dream worlds beyond time, and terrifying gateways to unknown dimensions.

Descend into the chilling depths of revenge with The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe. Set beneath the shadowed streets of carnival-season Italy, this classic Gothic tale follows Montresor’s calculated plot against the unsuspecting Fortunato. With razor-sharp irony, mounting psychological tension, and a haunting final twist, Poe crafts one of the most unforgettable short stories in American literature.

Enter the chilling realms of cosmic dread and supernatural terror in Three Classic Horror Short Stories. Featuring The Wendigo by Algernon Blackwood and The Dunwich Horror and The Horror at Red Hook by H. P. Lovecraft, this haunting collection explores ancient forces, forbidden knowledge, and unseen horrors lurking just beyond reality.

Step into the shadowed worlds of Edgar Allan Poe, H. P. Lovecraft, and Algernon Blackwood in this chilling collection of classic horror short stories.

Japanese Tales of Mystery & Imagination, the first volume of its kind translated into English, is written with the quick tempo of the West but rich with the fantasy of the East. These nine bloodcurdling, chilling tales present a genre of literature largely unknown to people outside Japan, including the strange story of a quadruple amputee and his perverse wife; the record of a man who creates a mysterious chamber of mirrors and discovers hidden pleasures within; the morbid confession of a maniac who envisions a career of foolproof "psychological" murders…

Das Mitternachtstaxi wartet auf dich! Es bringt dich an die dunkelsten Orte deines Verstandes und vielleicht … noch ein Stück weiter. Ein bösartiger Pfleger in einem Altenheim bekommt seine gerechte Strafe. Eine Taxifahrt direkt aus der Hölle. Eine kurze Momentaufnahme des Todes. Ein Mann erliegt dem Gift des Verlangens. Ein Ehepaar auf direktem Weg in den Abgrund. Neue Erzählungen von A.M. Arimont.

A dark and enchanting collection of tales about cunning, wicked, and magical old women. These stories reveal the power, cleverness, and sometimes terrifying influence of hags, crones, and witches, blending suspense, enchantment, and grim humor.