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3) Hypnos
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Hypnos is a short story by H.P. Lovecraft, penned in March 1922 and first published in the May 1923 issue of National Amateur. Hypnos is a first-person narrative written from the perspective of an unnamed character living in Kent, England. The narrator writes that he fears sleep, and is resolved to write his story down lest it drive him further mad, regardless of what people think after reading it. The narrator, a sculptor, recounts meeting a mysterious...
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The Silver Key is a short story written by H.P. Lovecraft in 1926, considered part of his Dreamlands series. Randolph Carter discovers, at the age of 30, that he has gradually "lost the key to the gate of dreams." As he ages, he finds that his daily waking exposure to the more "practical", scientific ideas of man, has eventually eroded his ability to dream as he once did, and has made him regretfully subscribe more and more to the mundane beliefs...
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The Quest of Iranon is a short story by H. P. Lovecraft. It was written on February 28, 1921, and was first published in the July/August 1935 issue of the magazine Galleon. The story is about a golden-haired youth who wanders into the city of Teloth, telling tales of the great city of Aira, where he was prince. While Iranon enjoys singing and telling his tales of wonder, few appreciate it. When a disenfranchised boy named Romnod suggests leaving Teloth...
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At a gathering to decide the fate of Randolph Carter's estate which has been held in trust since his disappearance the mysterious Swami Chandraputra, who wears curious mittens and enveloping robes, tells Carter's acquaintances of his ultimate fate. He explains that the key took Carter to a type of higher dimension. There, Carter, on an ill-defined mission (or out of sheer curiosity), travelled strange sections of the cosmos by first meeting with 'Umr...
7) The Outsider
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After spending more time than he can remember on his own inside a castle, an enigmatic man resolves to finally escape and seek human contact and daylight, both of which he has never experienced before. However, dissatisfied with what he finds on the outside, he hastens back to his old world inside his castle-to which he is now barred entry. First published in 1926, "The Outsider" is a short story by American horror writer H. P. Lovecraft that explores...
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Todesangst verzerrte das Gesicht des Mannes. Im Lichtkegel der Taschenlampe blitzte ein Messer auf. "Das könnt Ihr nicht machen!" schrie er-.Zynisch antwortete ihm eine kalte Frauenstimme: "Das wirst Du gleich sehen." Das Kult-Comeback der Hörspiel-Legende: Die originalen Klassiker von Tonstudio Braun digital überarbeitet!
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un cuento sobre los efectos de una droga capaz de llevar al corazón a 1000 latidos por minuto, a fin de acelerar el metabolismo y aprovechar el tiempo por la aceleración del pensamiento y movimiento humanos. Un profesor llamado Gibberne que en el año 1899 invento la droga.
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Dämonen in Moskau. Es schien unmöglich. Und doch war es so. Als die ersten Zombies auf dem Roten Platz auftauchten, konnten die offiziellen Stellen es nicht länger verheimlichen. Man holte Suko und mich nach Rußland. In Sibirien stellten wir die Untoten zum letzten Kampf. In einem Atomkraftwerk- Das Kult-Comeback der Hörspiel-Legende: Die originalen Klassiker von Tonstudio Braun digital überarbeitet!
11) The Dead Woods
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THE PAID ACTORS AT THE NECROVILLE SURVIVAL EXPERIENCE ARE VERY GOOD AT PRETENDING TO BE ZOMBIES. TOO GOOD...
When Will and his friends decide to spend one last night together after graduating university, none of them realize the danger that lurks in plain sight. At first, they're having fun, caught up in the thrill of running through the forest, firing Nerf guns at under-paid zombies-actors. Then that all changes when darkness falls. It quickly becomes...
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"Me veo obligado a hablar, pues los hombres de ciencia se niegan a seguir mi consejo sin saber por qué. Si explico las razones por las que me opongo a esta planeada invasión de la Antártida, con su extensa búsqueda de fósiles y su minuciosa perforación y fundición del antiguo casquete glacial-es totalmente en contra de mi voluntad y mis reticencias son aun mayores porque es posible que sea en vano. Es inevitable que los hechos, tal como debo...
14) Harvest Festival
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How far would you go to save your family?
First the birds went quiet.
Then the evening sky filled with strange clouds that trapped the heat below.
Now Callum wakes, dripping in sweat. Something has come to his isolated Welsh farm. If he's going to keep his family alive during this single night when all hell breaks loose, he'll have to think fast. And when he sees what he's facing, he suspects even that may not be enough.
15) Té verde
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Audiolibro narrado en castellano. Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu probablemente uno de los autores más influyentes en la literatura gótica tardía, nos presenta Té verde, uno de sus relatos más destacados donde aparece el doctor Martin Hesselius que aborda el estremecedor caso del reverendo Jennings el cual sufre tremendas alucinaciones; espíritus malignos o realidad que consiguen transformar su personalidad y llevarle a extremos de locura.
"Es deleite...
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Here's a spooky story: Slenderman has been seen around the world for over 2,000 years. This book - dedicated to the authors who tragically and violently lost their lives shortly after writing it - aims to tell you everything you want to know about Slenderman. What does he look like? What are his powers? What is his purpose? All this and more can be found within these very pages. Including excerpts from historical Slenderman documents (such as the...
17) Mercurial Dreams
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Aislinn Cain and the Serial Crimes Tracking Unit are being sent to the hottest place in North America to investigate mummified remains that were found in Death Valley. When Xavier Reece uncovers elemental mercury in the heart of one of the mummies, they discover there is more than Mother Nature at work. The victims have matching injuries, but only one of the bodies reveals the liquid metal, raising questions about how many killers are using the valley...
18) Dissolution
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What if evolution went mad? How would the world deal with it? Follow Lt. Lusinda Hawk, on a journey to find the truth of a world shrouded in lies, and mystery. Deadly turns lie around every corner. Governments play a game of chess with the very lives of those they say they protect. No one is safe, hope is hard to find, can a Hawk fly high enough to see clear skies? Hell if I'll tell you! You'll have to find out in our new Audiobook Dissolution.
19) Crackodile
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Everyone's a snack when a crocodile's on crack!
When a Nile crocodile is stolen from an animal hospital by a pair of black market smugglers, little do they know their luck is about to turn for the worse when they accidentally wreck their transport van into a car of drug dealers carrying a synthetically-altered street drug.
What happens next is hell on earth when the croc ingests the dangerous drug, becoming an unstoppable killing machine hellbent...
20) Escalation
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Is anybody out there?
After a long winter spent hunkering down in Wyoming, Bree, Nate, and the gang are back on the road. The harsh temperatures up in the northern regions might have decimated the undead scourge somewhat, but soon they have to face reality: it's not just zombies that are out there to hunt people down and kill them. For humanity to have a fighting chance to rebuild a semblance of civilization, everyone will have to work together-and...
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