Resultados para "Dark" en Antologías y relatos breves

London, 2095. The world drowned. The system broke. And people became property. Enslaved and microchipped, Alexander Lytton survived by creating the perfect mask: blank, obedient, invisible. Behind it, he was safe. One slip, and he was dead. Detective Josiah Raine hasn't touched another man since his husband's brutal murder seven years ago. He's a ghost investigating ghosts, running on empty, barely holding himself together. When Alex's master is murdered, their worlds collide.

Joyce Carol Oates assembles an outstanding cast of authors—including Margaret Atwood, Tananarive Due, and Megan Abbott—to explore, subvert, and reinvent one of the most vital subgenres of horror.

One night together. That's it. Except letting go isn't an option anymore. New day. New town. New temptation. I prowl the wastelands of this post apocalyptic world solo, a lone wolf. When I find him, a scrappy young man with fire in his eyes, my hunger stirs. That defiant gaze challenges me. I thought I'd wander alone, but claiming this fierce boy? I wasn't prepared for that. But when two wild souls collide, you surrender. You take. And you don't let go. So that's what I do, regardless of our age gap. I make him mine... In every way.

Everyone has two sides to their personality, but Josslyn and Alicia have something else ... A thirst for revenge and for getting rid of the evil in this world. You best stay on their good side ... Josslyn and Alicia are two different people with their own personalities, likes, dislikes and dreams. They just happen to share a body.

One ordinary choice. One unexpected consequence. And suddenly, there is no easy way back. When a Simple Choice Turns Dark is a collection of ten suspenseful stories about ordinary people whose everyday decisions lead them into dangerous situations. A surveyor takes an unfamiliar shortcut. An...

A small town is ruined by black rain, and two police officers find themselves face to face with the creatures lurking in the flooded streets. In the wild west, an aging gunslinger returns to his favorite brothel, only to encounter a fathomless black tar that's devouring everyone within. Paramedics find a remedy for a zombie virus outbreak - but can the survivors come to terms with their cannibalism? These stories and more fill Growing Dark, a collection of Kristopher Triana’s darkest short stories.

Despite warnings from the townspeople, Victoria Winters accepts the offer to come to the strange Collinwood as Governess. From the moment she arrives, Victoria becomes the target of someone in the house determined to destroy her. As the wind moans and the rain lashes around the isolated Collinwood, Victoria, without friends in the manor, feels death close in on her, a choking, frightening death.

Gold & Gore is an exclusive collection of horror stories perfect for dark and chilly nights. This collection includes a wide range of extreme horror and dark fiction stories sure to delight and disturb the reader long into the wee hours of the night. Prepare to get uncomfortable. “There’s no doubt about it… Candace Nola is a storyteller of the highest degree. Whether it be pulling at your heartstrings or chilling your bones to the marrow, she delivers the literary goods time and time again.” – Ronald Kelly, author of FEAR and THE ESSENTIAL SICK STUFF

Blush and Bone is an exclusive collection of dark fiction, horror, and extreme horror stories. With a haunting selection of flash fiction, extreme horror, and cosmically inspired short fiction, it is a delicious and dark sampling of the range of Candace Nola. “Nola’s ability to tell a story is unmatched. Each book proves she is well on her way to becoming a legend.”—Kristopher Rufty, author of OLD SCRATCH.

Maggie Evans visits the Collins family graveyard and is transported back in time to the year 1880. There she awakes, an amnesia victim, at a Collinwood she barely recognizes. She has fallen into the hands of Dr. Giles Collins, whose mysterious experiments with human blood have already taken several lives. Though Maggie is warned by the others that he is a vampire, she turns to Barnabas for help.

Here is another never-before-told story of the handsome, mysterious 175-year-old vampire. While searching for the woman who will replace his long-lost Josette, and thus end the terrible curse upon him, Barnabas meets lovely Clare Duncan. The story, set in 1870, of their romance—and of the terror it brings to the beautiful young noblewoman—is a tale of gothic suspense which will chill and delight the legions of Barnabas Collins fans.

Ellen awoke to see a ghostly figure moving through the shadows to her bedside. "Danger… vampire." Ellen found matches and lit the candle on her bedside table. While on a ski vacation in Switzerland, beautiful model Adele Marriot meets Dr. Stefan Soivak. He tells her of his discovery of an operating technique that will keep her forever thin. To cure one of his wealthy vampire patients, the evil doctor has turned Adele herself into one of the living dead. Adele manages to escape and flees to Collinwood to gain the help of Barnabas and Quentin Collins.

Ann and John Hayward's honeymoon at Collinwood slowly turns into a series of nightmares. Soon after their arrival, John, who is recovering from a war injury, falls victim to strange, violent spells. In a fit of irrational jealousy, he accuses his wife of falling in love with Barnabas Collins. Meanwhile, a series of attacks on her life frighten Ann into believing John is trying to kill her.

"You see, Paula, how well it will work out. Lily will drink the blood of the village maidens—and Barnabas will be blamed." "Whatever happens to Barnabas, you'll still have Quentin to reckon with!" "The werewolf? If Quentin tries to interfere with me, I'll find a way to deal with him." "I'd rather die," Paula said firmly. "An interesting suggestion," Bentley remarked pleasantly. "Dying could be your first step in joining my company of friends—zombies, if you will.

Collinwood is plagued with a series of menacing events when a ballet troupe arrives there to perform for the summer tourists. One girl in particular, the beautiful Diana Samson, whom Barnabas has come to love, is repeatedly attacked by a mysterious, invisible presence. When the star of the ballet is murdered, everyone is suspect—including Diana and Barnabas.

When Professor Anthony Collins decides to catalog his Egyptian relics at Collinwood, he brings with him the mummy of King Rehotip, who "died" over two thousand years ago. Only the professor knows that Rehotip is really in a state of suspended animation. One night, the professor brings the mummy to life. Suddenly a young girl is killed.

Barnabas Collins, the 175-year-old vampire, is introduced in this story of gothic suspense. Your blood will grow cold as you read the never-before-told story of the foggy night in 1899 when Barnabas Collins first arrived in Collinwood. You'll chill to the full horror of the real truth about Barnabas—a secret so terrible that it could not be revealed until now.

Heiress Betty Ward is worried about her twin sister, who has eloped with Jeremy Frene. Her twin is dead, victim of a mysterious illness. Her body has been sealed in a crystal coffin and kept in a darkened room. Betty is convinced her sister's death was not a natural one. Betty turns to Barnabas Collins for help, despite the rumors that he is a vampire.

This story marks a sudden shift in the characterization of Quentin Collins, who up to this point in the range had been portrayed as an enemy of Barnabas. Barnabas predicts trouble for Collinwood when Nicholas Freeze discovers a centuries-old potion that promises eternal youth. Soon after, Mr. Freeze's daughter, Hazel, tricked into taking a serum, dies. Carolyn is grief-stricken over her friend's death.

In The Half That You See, 26 writers from around the globe share their literary optical illusions in never-before-seen stories of portentous visions and haunting memories, altered consciousness and virulent nightmares, disordered thinking and descents into madness. Take a walk down the paths of perception that these dark fiction raconteurs have tunneled for you, but keep a tight grip on your flashlight.