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Barbara Comyns The Vet's Daughter

'A small Gothic masterpiece... I have read it many times, and with every re-read I marvel again at its many qualities - its darkness, its strangeness, its humour, its sadness, its startling images and twists of phrase' - Sarah Waters. Growing up in Edwardian south London, Alice Rowlands longs for romance and excitement, for a release from a life that is dreary and lonely. Her father, a vet, is harsh and oppressive; his new girlfriend, brash and lascivious. Alice seeks refuge in fantasy, in her...

Engels | 5 uur 4 minuten (224 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2023

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Kind van de duisternis

Een hele poos nadat een 16-jarig meisje is geadopteerd door een rijk echtpaar, blijkt dat hun motief zeer onaangenaam was.

Fictie

Nederlands | 320 pagina's | De Kern, Baarn | 2006

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Fred Van Oystaeyen De ergernis van het oog in het duister

In een nabije toekomst regeert een supercomputer samen met een religieuze orde over de bewoners van een eiland; de blinde Og wordt geselecteerd om met een team op zoek te gaan naar de rebellen en hen uit te schakelen

Fictie

Nederlands | 393 pagina's | Beefcake Publishing, Gent | 2020

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Ate Grypstra It beest fan de Westereen

Wikipedia: It boek is in thriller, miskien sels wol in horrorboek. It genre wurdt ek beneidrukt troch de sin dy't foaryn it boek stiet: "Troch Steven Kingma, besoarge troch Ate Grypstra". Steven Kingma stiet dêryn foar Stephen King. It ferhaal spilet him ôf yn de jierren tachtich, yn dy tiid ûntdekt in professor in manuskript, dat er graach útjaan wol. Omdat Grypstra keazen hat om it ferhaal him ôf spylje te litten yn it doarpke De Westereen, is it boek ek skreaun yn it Westereendersk. Sitaat:...

Westerlauwers Fries | 5 uur 7 minuten (197 MB) | Audiofrysk, Easterwierrum | 2019

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Kate Ryder Beneath Cornish Skies

To an outsider, Cassandra Shaw's life looks perfect. She lives in a beautiful, luxurious house in the English countryside, with a handsome, wealthy boyfriend who insists she needn't do a day's work in her life. But Cassie knows that something is not right. Her boyfriend has grown colder, treating her more like a housekeeper than a future wife. And her time feels empty and purposeless. Cassandra has always been riddled with insecurities and self-doubt, but, just for once, she decides to take a chance...

Engels | 10 uur 35 minuten (465 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2022

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H. G. Wells H. G. Wells Top Stories

Delve into the works of the visionary author H.G. Wells with this captivating collection of his hidden gems. From the depths of his imaginative mind, these lesser-explored short stories showcase Wells' unparalleled storytelling prowess and offer a fresh perspective on his literary brilliance. From "The Valley of Spiders" and "The Magic Shop" to "The Story of the Inexperienced Ghost", prepare to be enthralled as you uncover the hidden treasures of one of the greatest literary masters in history....

Engels | 3 uur 12 minuten (139 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2022

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Alex North The half burnt house

Als Katie Shaw bericht krijgt van de politie dat haar broer betrokken is bij een moord en zij zichzelf bedreigd voelt besluit ze haar broer te gaan zoeken om uit te vinden wat er aan de hand is.

Fictie

Engels | 388 pagina's | Penguin Books, UK | 2023

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Joyce Carol Oates Zero-Sum

stories

Twaalf korte verhalen.

Fictie

Engels | 251 pagina's | 4th Estate, London | 2023

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Tais Teng | Theo Barkel | Jaap Boekestein | Karel Smolders | Johan Klein Haneveld | Joke Adam | Martijn Kregting Vampieren en demonen

griezeljaarboek 2022

Verzameling van negen griezelverhalen.

Fictie

Nederlands | 150 pagina's | Uitgeverij Macc, Rijen | 2022

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H. P. Lovecraft H. P. Lovecraft – Horror Stories Vol. IV

This way lies monsters and madness. Because you’re about to enter the imagination of H.P. Lovecraft. A master of the short story form, Lovecraft made the unknowable scarily real. Parallel universes, alien worlds, vengeful spirits—all realised in the space of a few pages. And all brought to life with spare, simple language, making Lovecraft’s fiction an easy read for modern audiences. This volume contains five of his short stories: "The Outsider", "The Festival", "The Green Meadow", "He" and "Till...

Engels | 2 uur 16 minuten (100 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021

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H. P. Lovecraft H. P. Lovecraft – Horror Stories Vol. III

This way lies monsters and madness. Because you’re about to enter the imagination of H.P. Lovecraft. A master of the short story form, Lovecraft made the unknowable scarily real. Parallel universes, alien worlds, vengeful spirits—all realised in the space of a few pages. And all brought to life with spare, simple language, making Lovecraft’s fiction an easy read for modern audiences. This volume contains six of his short stories: "Dagon", "The Tree", "The Evil Clergyman", "The Very Old Folk",...

Engels | 1 uur 57 minuten (86 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021

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H. P. Lovecraft H. P. Lovecraft – Horror Stories Vol. I

This way lies monsters and madness. Because you’re about to enter the imagination of H.P. Lovecraft. A master of the short story form, Lovecraft made the unknowable scarily real. Parallel universes, alien worlds, vengeful spirits—all realised in the space of a few pages. And all brought to life with spare, simple language, making Lovecraft’s fiction an easy read for modern audiences. This volume contains five of his short stories: "The Horror at Martin’s Beach", "The Nameless City", "The Ghost...

Engels | 2 uur 14 minuten (98 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021

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H. P. Lovecraft H. P. Lovecraft – Horror Stories Vol. V

This way lies monsters and madness. Because you’re about to enter the imagination of H.P. Lovecraft. A master of the short story form, Lovecraft made the unknowable scarily real. Parallel universes, alien worlds, vengeful spirits—all realised in the space of a few pages. And all brought to life with spare, simple language, making Lovecraft’s fiction an easy read for modern audiences. This volume contains five of his short stories: "Hypnos", "The Temple", "Nyarlathotep", "Unnamable" and "The Disinterment"....

Engels | 2 uur 25 minuten (106 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021

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H. P. Lovecraft H. P. Lovecraft – Horror Stories Vol. II

This way lies monsters and madness. Because you’re about to enter the imagination of H.P. Lovecraft. A master of the short story form, Lovecraft made the unknowable scarily real. Parallel universes, alien worlds, vengeful spirits—all realised in the space of a few pages. And all brought to life with spare, simple language, making Lovecraft’s fiction an easy read for modern audiences. This volume contains five of his short stories: "Ashes", "The Hound", "Two Black Bottles", "The Tree on the Hill"...

Engels | 2 uur 22 minuten (104 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021

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H. P. Lovecraft H. P. Lovecraft – Horror Stories Vol. VI

This way lies monsters and madness. Because you’re about to enter the imagination of H.P. Lovecraft. A master of the short story form, Lovecraft made the unknowable scarily real. Parallel universes, alien worlds, vengeful spirits—all realised in the space of a few pages. And all brought to life with sparse, simple language, making Lovecraft’s fiction an easy read for modern audiences. This volume contains five of his short stories: "From Beyond", "Cold Air", "The Moon-Bog", "The Music of Erich...

Engels | 2 uur 15 minuten (99 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021

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Sheridan le Fanu B.J. Harrison Reads A Chapter in the History of the Tyrone Family

"A Chapter in the History of the Tyrone Family" is a Gothic short story by Sheridan Le Fanu focusing on a young woman who marries a Scottish landowner with a dark past. A short story whose haunting and semi-supernatural elements might have influenced Charlotte Brontë’s "Jane Eyre", Le Fanu’s tale combines a lot of elements – horror, romance, thriller, and drama – to create a compelling and sophisticated world from which there is no easy escape. All this, together with the countless secrets, murders,...

Engels | 1 uur 36 minuten (69 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021

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Sheridan le Fanu B.J. Harrison Reads The Room in the Dragon Volant

"The Room in the Dragon Volant" is a mysterious story about a premature burial, a theme favoured by Poe some years previously. When a chivalric young man tries to save an innocent countess from the clutches of a greedy count, little does he suspect that the whole situation could be a trap. With plenty of Gothic elements and some remarkable episodes of horror, "The Room in the Dragon Volant" is a haunting mystery story that will keep readers at the edge of their seat. B. J. Harrison started his Classic...

Engels | 4 uur 43 minuten (204 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021

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Henry James B.J. Harrison Reads The Turn of the Screw

A governess is hired by a bachelor to take care of his nephew and niece. She has barely arrives at the house that she starts seeing ghosts and having other supernatural visions. She decides to share her frightening experience with the maid of the house, Mrs. Grose. The maid, however, is not surprised and tells the governess that the ghosts are those of Peter Quint and Miss Jessel. What are the ghosts doing in the house? Were Peter Quint and Miss Jessel murdered? Are they seek revenge? Will the governess...

Engels | 4 uur 36 minuten (203 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021

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Sheridan le Fanu B.J. Harrison Reads Schalken the Painter

"Schalken the Painter" is a ghost short story by Sheridan Le Fanu, taking place in the 17th-century Netherlands. An aspiring painter falls in love with his master’s niece but one day, a mysterious man comes to ask for the niece’s hand, and the master agrees. Yet the heartbroken painter can’t help but feel that is something totally wrong with this new suitor. This is a short story of about greedy family relations, and is a psychologically unnerving and ghastly tale that fans of horror fiction will...

Engels | 58 minuten (42 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021

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Charlaine Harris Club Dood

een Sookie Stackhouse roman

Als Sookie's vampiervriend wordt vermist, gaat ze samen met een aantrekkelijke weerwolf op onderzoek uit.

Fictie

Nederlands | 269 pagina's | Luitingh Fantasy, Amsterdam | 2011

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