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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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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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Cynthia Fridsma De zwarte weduwe
Fictie
Nederlands | 377 pagina's | Celtica Publishing, Capelle aan den IJssel | 2020
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Joe Hill Zwart hart
Een rocker en zijn vriendin proberen niet alleen een wraakactie van een echt spook te ontvluchten, maar worstelen ook met de schaduwen uit hun eigen verleden.
Fictie | Griezelverhaal
Nederlands | daisy-rom | Dedicon, Grave | 2019
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Kevin Valgaeren Seance
In het Londen van de 19e eeuw wordt een wetenschapper gevraagd om onderzoek te doen naar een medium om aan te tonen dat zij een oplichtster is.
Fictie | Thriller
Nederlands | daisy-rom | Dedicon, Grave | 2019
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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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Anne Resseler Jouw vlees & bloed
Een geïsoleerde vrouw moet de buitenwereld trotseren om haar zieke hamster te verzorgen. Daar ontmoet ze haar overbuurvrouw, die onbekende verlangens bij haar opwekt. Overweldigd door haar gevoelens worstelt de vrouw om fictie en waarheid van elkaar te onderscheiden.
Fictie | Griezelverhaal | Thriller
Nederlands | 261 pagina's | De Boekenvos, [Utrecht] | 2023
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Ambrose Bierce Can Such Things Be?
"Can Such Things Be?" is a thrillingly creepy collection of short stories from one of the 19th century’s masters of horror. Sit yourself by a campfire or candlelight and enjoy these 24 eerie stories, told in Bierce’s witty, clear prose, filled with ghosts, apparitions, doppelgängers, grave robbers, death omens and other strange, inexplicable occurrences. The story of "The Damned Thing" has appeared in the tv show "Masters of Horror", while "Haïta the Shepherd" and "An Inhabitant of Carcosa" have...
Engels | 7 uur 33 minuten (340 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2017
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Oscar Wilde The Canterville Ghost
The first thing the American family see when they step into their new British mansion is the bloodstain in the sitting room. As it turns out, they have moved into an already occupied house, and their new roommate is a proud ghost determined to terrify them to death. But things do not go as planned for the poor ghost. The more he tries to scare the Otis family, the more they make fun of and ignore him. Clever from start to finish, Oscar Wilde’s ‘The Canterville Ghost’ (1887) is charming and engaging....
Engels | 1 uur 23 minuten (63 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2017
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G. K. Chesterton The Trees of Pride
Three trees, known as the Peacock trees, are blamed by the peasants for the fever that has killed many. Squire Vane scoffs at this legend as superstition. To prove them wrong, once and for all, he takes a bet to spend the night in the trees. In the morning he has vanished. Is he dead, and if so who has killed him? The poet? The lawyer? The woodsman? The trees? Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874-1936) was one of the most prolific English writers of all time. He wrote poems, plays, essays, newspaper...
Engels | 2 uur 15 minuten (107 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2017
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Horrorarium
Bundel met zeven horrorverhalen van even zoveel Nederlandse en Vlaamse schrijvers; aangevuld met een essay over horror.
Fictie | Griezelverhaal | Verhalenbundel
Nederlands | 192 pagina's | Suspense Publishing, Well | 2006
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Tais Teng | Paul Harland Computercode Cthulhu
In een wereld die half in puin ligt, komt een computerdeskundige per toeval achter het bestaan van het boek Necronomicon, de ware naam van de dood, en gaat op onderzoek uit.
Fictie | Science fiction
Nederlands | 190 pagina's | One Door Publications, Dublin | 2005
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Ad van Gils Damians dream
Een Ghanese jongen droomt ervan profvoetballer te worden in Europa.
Fictie | Sport
Nederlands | 150 pagina's | Iris Oirschot, Oirschot | 2004
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Barbara Comyns Who Was Changed and Who Was Dead
That evening the baker's wife ran down the village street in a tattered pink nightgown. She screamed as she ran. Strange things are afoot in the English village where the Willoweed family live. First, the river floods in June. The family wakes to find ducks sailing around the drawing room and dead peacocks bobbing in the garden. But the flood is only the beginning of their troubles. All of a sudden the miller goes mad and drowns himself. Then the butcher slits his throat. A peculiar illness is...
Engels | 4 uur 6 minuten (182 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2023
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Robert Louis Stevenson The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
When a brilliant doctor's experiment goes wrong, a dangerous pursuit of separating good and evil follows... Tucked away in the dark and murky streets of London, a lawyer finds himself investigating strange incidents between his old friend Dr Henry Jekyll and the reclusive Edward Hyde. Although seemingly nothing alike, the two are more similar than what meets the eye... This classic tale is perfect for fans of Heather Parry and Silvia Moreno-Garcia. Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894) was...
Engels | 2 uur 39 minuten (116 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2023
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Dochter van het licht
Een meisje slaat op de vlucht voor haar vampierfamilie. Zelfstandig te lezen vervolg op 'Dochter van de duisternis'.
Griezelverhaal
Nederlands | daisy-rom | Dedicon, Grave | 2014
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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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J. Sharpe Donkere herinneringen
Bundel korte, uiteenlopende, spannende verhalen met als overkoepelend thema verlies.
Fictie | Griezelverhaal | Verhalenbundel
Nederlands | daisy-rom | Dedicon, Grave | 2020
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Dochter van de duisternis
Een meisje is geadopteerd door een rijke, geheimzinnige familie. Als ze ouder wordt, ontdekt ze wat haar taak is.
Griezelverhaal
Nederlands | daisy-rom | Dedicon, Grave | 2012
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