Resultados para "Adam" en Terror

As the novel opens, Lestat, having risen from the earth after a fifty-five years' sleep, and infatuated with the modern world, presents himself in all his vampire brilliance as a rock star, a superstar, a seducer of millions. And, in this blaze of adulation, daring to break the vampire oath of silence, he determines to tell his story, to rouse the generations of the living dead from their slumbers and to penetrate the riddle of his own existence.

The rock star known as Vampire Lestat, worshipped by millions of spellbound fans, prepares for a concert in San Francisco. Among the audience—pilgrims in a blind swoon of adoration—are hundreds of vampires, creatures who see Lestat as a "greedy fiend risking the secret prosperity of all his kind just to be loved and seen by mortals," fiends themselves who hate Lestat's power and who are determined to destroy him . . .

The Zombie War came unthinkably close to eradicating humanity. Max Brooks, driven by the urgency of preserving the acid-etched firsthand experiences of the survivors from those apocalyptic years, traveled across the United States of America and throughout the world, from decimated cities that once teemed with upwards of thirty million souls to the most remote and inhospitable areas of the planet. He recorded the testimony of men, women, and sometimes children who came face-to-face with the living - or at least the undead - hell of that dreadful time.

Money's tight and their new home is a fixer-upper. Deep in rural South West England, with an ancient wood at the foot of the garden, Tom and his family are miles from anywhere and anyone familiar. His wife, Fiona, was never convinced that buying the money-pit at auction was a good idea. Not least because the previous owner committed suicide. Though no one can explain why.

Eine brutale Mordserie erschüttert die Stadt. Was hat Frendo der Clown damit zu tun? Quinn und ihr Vater ziehen in die verschlafene Kleinstadt Kettle Springs. Ein Neustart für beide. Doch sie finden nicht das erhoffte Idyll. Immer mehr Einwohner flüchten aus der Stadt, in der ein stiller Krieg tobt: Alt gegen Jung, Tradition gegen den Fortschritt.

Hannes, a haunted witchfinder tries to purge the hidden coven and believes he's fighting evil. When darkest secrets unravel, father and daughter must confront a horrifying truth—the true evil may not be supernatural, but the scars left by war, faith, and obsession.

Look into the darkness of the human psyche that lies behind Adam’s eyes. As a child, Adam believes he responsible for a number of mysterious deaths. Is Adam a child serial killer?

I'm back in Dearmont, and confused as hell. The world I left behind was on the brink of an apocalypse, but now it's business as usual. New case, new mystery, new danger. Sounds fun, right? When a mega-rich guy with a penchant for occult relics creates a televised competition to find thirteen magical bones, I'm all in. I have to win this thing to make sure the supernatural equivalent of a nuclear bomb doesn't fall into the wrong hands.

For years, the windswept grandeur of the Scottish Highlands was Fraser's only true companion. But his latest expedition into the mysterious heart of the Cairngorm region, shattered that familiarity. Beneath the crags and lochs, a breathtaking pristine hidden realm stirred, pulling him into an adventure far beyond his wildest dreams. A secret of epic proportion, hidden for millennia soon unravells as the realm beneath is thrown into turmoil, revealing an ancient dark practice, hidden from mankind.

The Dunella Hotel, a legacy, a sanctuary. Bruce arrived seeking peace and a new life, but this old Georgian building nestled in a Scottish seaside town, harbours more than just guests. Hidden rooms, forgotten rituals, and a history steeped in dread begin to surface, twisting his newfound happiness into a horrifying ordeal. He must confront the hotel's dark secrets, or become another lost soul trapped within its haunted walls.

A young couple's journey through a nightmarish hellscape. The dead in the shadows. The undead on street corners. At night, Nate must scavenge for his family. At night, death awaits. And who is the strange girl writing messages in blood? Dark, thrilling, and tragic, The Risen explores a new kind of existence, where the undead aren’t the only threat to humanity.

Born of beast, through blood and bile and spewing guts. A beast she must temper, while her humanity scrambles in the earthenware of the world of once-before. She did not know her parents, but they are there every day - in the mirror, in her burning eyes, in her twisted ways. And in those dead still roaming the Welsh hillsides and towns.

Struggling with money, raising a child alone, and fleeing a volatile ex, Jess McMachen accepts a job caring for an elderly patient. Flo Gardner—a disturbed shut-in and invalid. But if Jess can hold this job down, she and her daughter, Izzy, can begin a new life. Flo's vast home, Nerthus House, may resemble a stately vicarage in an idyllic village, but the labyrinthine interior is a dark, cluttered warren filled with pagan artefacts. And Nerthus House lives in the shadow of a malevolent secret. A sinister enigma determined to reveal itself to Jess and to drive her to the end of her tether.

Hoping for a romantic escape, newlyweds Eleanor and Thomas leave London for a secluded cottage on the misty fringes of Edinburgh. But their honeymoon is quickly pierced by the chilling sound of distant bagpipes—a tune only they can hear. The locals speak in fearful whispers of a phantom musician known as The Silent Piper, and the terrifying fate of all who listen to his song. As the mysterious melody draws closer, Eleanor and Thomas realise they have stumbled into a dark Scottish legend. Some secrets demand to be heard, and some tunes only play for the dead.

When Emily and Jack set out in search of something to break the monotony of small-town life, they never imagined where that longing would take them. Drawn to a forgotten mansion on the edge of Meadow Brook, they enter a world where history lingers in the shadows, silence carries the weight of unfinished stories, and the echoes of the past still walk the halls. What begins as a simple thrill soon turns into something far more profound, an encounter with the past that will test their courage, their bond, and their understanding of what it truly means to let go.

The Dark Descent tells the story of David and Rachel, two adventurous cave divers drawn to a mysterious underwater cave system off the coast of California. But as they plunge deeper into the uncharted depths, the line between discovery and danger begins to blur, pushing their survival to the limit. With dwindling resources and no clear way back, David and Rachel must rely on their training, resilience, and unshakable bond to escape before time runs out.

When Rita's husband, Estan passes away she is left with plenty of time to indulge in her macabre hobby but where will it lead her?

To be unwanted and unloved can cause such pain that our search for salvation can lead us to the most unlikely places - and into the arms of the strangest people. What if one such quest found only an imaginary friend? Is the character of Sebastian in Temptation and Denial just an imaginary friend or something more - something supernatural?

Ten haunting tales of the ghostly, decadent, and supernatural by Adam Nicke, author of Temptation and Denial. Written in the style of late 19th century masters of the macabre, each weirdly twisting tale is haunted by characters confronting their inner turmoil and the dark recesses of the soul. Escape the modern age and let the lush, sensuous language in this audio wash over you as gently as the crimson hues of twilight on an early Autumn evening.

What would you do if you were...Hunted? Despised? A vampire? You'd try to escape. Where do you go when the whole human race is against you? The future. But beware - you might not like what you find. And you can't go back. Dive into an alternate Earth where vampires are real and are the hunted, not the hunters!