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Books > Fiction > Genre fiction > Horror & ghost stories
Nathaniel Hawthorne's classic of gothic literature follows the
Pyncheon family in pre- and post-colonial New England, in their
ancestral home; the titular House of the Seven Gables. Published in
1851 at the height of the Gothic fiction craze, Hawthorne's book
follows two time frames: one involves flashbacks to the late 17th
century, while the other is set in the author's present day of the
mid-19th century. We witness the events leading up to the Salem
witch trials, and the construction of a house which came to
epitomise the foreboding gloom of late Gothic architecture. We hear
how the very construction of the house was unjust, the land was
seized from its rightful owner via cynical accusations of
witchcraft. The newly-built mansion is thought to harbor a curse
when Colonel Pyncheon dies during its housewarming party.
Thereafter this event overshadows the lives of the Pyncheon family
members, who begin to feel the house and its grim legacy weigh on
their shoulders.
All Hallows' Eve is the story of a man and woman whose love was so
great it could bridge the gap of death; of evil so terrible as to
be unmentionable, of a vision so beautiful it must be true. Opens
with a discussion between the ghosts of two dead women wandering
about London. Ultimately explores the meaning of human suffering
and empathy by dissolving the barrier between the living and the
dead through both black magic and divine love. A young woman dies
to discover a London that looks right out of Dante. A painter does
a portrait of a minister and discovers he has painted beetles, and
the minister thanks him for it! A magician sends someone to the
future. All Hallow's Eve is an amazing book in that it explores
both the question of 'what happens when you die?' as well as 'what
is the relationship between the dead and the living?'. Charles
Williams at his best.
The third and Final chapter in the Fenton Saga as Daniel, Madison
and Todd are faced once more with their evil father. Who will
perish as they try to rid the world of Bill Fenton.
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In this fourth thriller in the Pseudoverse Series novels, we take
you into an ancient time and new direction. Caught between the past
and the present, a young archaeologist is thrust forward into the
future as a pawn in a twisted game hosted by the corrupt, the
greedy, and the underworld. In this fourth novel in our
Pseudoverse, the year is 2049, twenty-seven years before Cobalt.
Who was the very first Pseudosynth? A detective working a case of
murders become a casualty of Ray Nelson's early work as we follow
her and her partner through the wasteland of lies, cover-ups, and
mummified remains. This thrilling and mysterious follow-up to
Emerald will have you on the edge of your seat as we unveil who was
'the first genetically engineered conscious being' in this tale of
Egyptian lore turned painfully bloody, and cubed.
In an isolated castle deep in the Austrian forest, Laura leads a
solitary life with only her ailing father for company. Until one
moonlit night, a horse-drawn carriage crashes into view, carrying
an unexpected guest - the beautiful Carmilla. So begins a feverish
friendship between Laura and her mysterious, entrancing companion.
But as Carmilla becomes increasingly strange and volatile, prone to
eerie nocturnal wanderings, Laura finds herself tormented by
nightmares and growing weaker by the day... Pre-dating Dracula by
twenty-six years, Carmilla is the original vampire story, steeped
in sexual tension and gothic romance.
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Anne Rice, this sensuously written spellbinding classic remains 'the most successful vampire story since Bram Stoker's Dracula' (The Times).
In a darkened room a young man sits telling the macabre and eerie story of his life - the story of a vampire, gifted with eternal life, cursed with an exquisite craving for human blood.
When Interview with the Vampire was published the Washington Post said it was a 'thrilling, strikingly original work of the imagination . . . sometimes horrible, sometimes beautiful, always unforgettable'.
Now, more than forty years since its release, Anne Rice's masterpiece is more beloved than ever.
This is the story of a murderer. A stolen child. Revenge.
This is the story of Ted, who lives with his young daughter Lauren and his cat Olivia in an ordinary house at the end of an ordinary street. All these things are true. And yet some of them are lies.
An unspeakable secret binds the family together, and when a new neighbour moves in next door, the truth may destroy them all. Because there's something buried in the dark forest at the end of Needless Street.
But it's not what you think...
From the multiple award-winning author of Little Eve and Rawblood, this extraordinary tale will thrill and move readers. A work of incredible imagination and heartbreaking beauty.
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