The Damned and Other Stories - formato ePub

Al evocar las misteriosas fuerzas espirituales de la naturaleza, los escritos de Algernon Blackwood habitan la nebulosa frontera entre la fantasía, el asombro, la maravilla y el terror. Del autor de Los...

En esta excelente recopilación de relatos, Algernon Blackwood deja de manifiesto su maestría para lo sobrenatural. Sus historias van siempre de menos a más, captan la atención del lector gracias a una...

And instinctively, once alone, I made for the places where she had painted her extraordinary pictures; I tried to see what she had seen. Perhaps, now that she had opened my mind to another view, I should...

Set on the snaking, sinuous Danube River, Algernon Blackwood's tale "The Willows" represents a high point in the development of the horror genre. Indeed, acknowledged master H.P. Lovecraft regarded it...

Algernon Blackwood played a major role in developing and refining the genre known as 'weird' horror fiction. Concerned with the mystical, mysterious, and uncanny, weird horror writing is tailor-made for...

Algernon Blackwood's "The Wendigo" tells the story of a camping trip in the Canadian wilderness that goes horribly wrong when the hunters become the hunted. Drawing on the mythical creature known as the...

Blackwood was born in Shooter's Hill (today part of south-east London, but then part of northwest Kent) and educated at Wellington College. His father was a Post Office administrator who, according to...

Questa raccolta di racconti è indubbiamente un capolavoro della letteratura fantastica, scritto da uno dei più raffinati specialisti del soprannaturale. Il medico Silence, l'investigatore, ha la capacità...

The Wendigo is a novella by Algernon Blackwood, first published in The Lost Valley and Other Stories (Eveleigh Nash, 1910). In the wilderness north of Rat Portage in Northwestern Ontario, two Scotsmen...

"The Willows" is a novella by English author Algernon Blackwood, originally published as part of his 1907 collection The Listener and Other Stories. It is one of Blackwood's best known works and has been...

Two friends are midway on a canoe trip down the Danube River. Throughout the story Blackwood personifies the surrounding environment—river, sun, wind—and imbues them with a powerful and ultimately threatening...

Algernon Blackwood's classic tale, The Wendigo. An influential novella by one of the most best-known writers of fantasy and horror, set in a place and time Blackwood knew well. The Wendigo. Algernon Blackwood

Although Blackwood wrote a number of horror stories, his most typical work seeks less to frighten than to induce a sense of awe...Algernon Henry Blackwood was an English short story writer and novelist,...

Jimbo is a delicious book, and one that should be read by all who long at times to escape from this working-day world into the region of haunting and half-remembered things. Algernon Blackwood was one...

Certain houses, like certain persons, manage somehow to proclaim at once their character for evil. In the case of the latter, no particular feature need betray them; they may boast an open countenance...

Judy, Tim, and Maria were just little children. It was impossible to say exactly what their ages were, except that they were just the usual age, that Judy was the eldest, Maria the youngest, and that...

Two men. One a royal born and bred, the other…not.Prince James lives a life of stifling duty behind the walls of Buckingham Palace. He keeps his secrets and his stiff upper lip while dreaming of the day...

In the depths of the Endless Gate, anyone can become a god—if they are willing to pay the price.Common-born Rahelu can't afford principles: she had to sell her loyalty to the highest bidder in the Dominion...

Who stops cartoons when they turn criminal? MANDRILL P.I., that's who! When you've had a career as long and storied as this hardboiled, hard-drinking private detective, you make a lot of enemies. And...

The box office smash hit stage adaptation by Verity Laughton of the international bestselling novel The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip WilliamsIn 1901, the word 'bondmaid' was discovered missing from...

Meet Fleck Parker: Mother, Crafter and Amateur Detective.Fleck loves a good puzzle. She spends most of her time feeling invisible, caring for three small children, and that's fine, really. But it does...

The Decimators have succeeded.Everything in the galaxy is either dead or dying.All hope destroyed.That is until a reality-wandering Syl'Va discovers that these events were never meant to happen. The Decimators...

Jerry Knight's ex taught her one important lesson: never lose your heart to a man. They mess with your career and they screw with your sanity. These days, Jerry's too busy saving the world to get ensnared...

Are you ready for the murder that shocked the small town of Saddle Junction?Accused of a crime he didn't commit, Conrad Sturgess is on a desperate mission to clear his name. The family lawyer's brutal...

Welcome to Season Four of Murders Under the Sun, a podcast that takes a trip to the dark side of sunny Southern California. I'm your host, Molly Shure.The large house perched on the cliffs over the beach...

Rowena Halley has hit a dead end. Will it leave her dead?Russian professor Rowena Halley is at the end of her money, the end of her job contract, the end of her romantic hopes…the end of her tether. And...

He'll show her sustainability in and out of the bedroom. An unexpected encounter at a vibrant farmer's market ignites a spark between Victoria Vega, a brilliant real estate developer specializing in sustainable...

CHILLED OUT READINGS is a collection of four different short stories. Each has a unique story to tell, and you're sure to find one that resonates with you. Whether you want something a little more personal,...

The Black Hare Press YEAR SIX anthology is a cumulation of all the nano-tales published in the Dark Moments online archive, and all the tales published on Patreon during 2024.As a champion of emerging...

For centuries our Quantum world, Asama has kept its Monarch because of a single bloodlines ability to walk through different verses of the universe.We are the only ones who can change the world, travel...

Bored with fiction? Need a break from the usual stuff? Read this. Aspiring Spy / Covert OperativeMission Four: Infiltration Approx. 3,000 to 4,000 Words

A science fiction novella by the best-selling author of the Backworlds series. In a hidden lab on the icy moon of Triton, Mahda and the Montags prepare to wage war against Bowman, the AI that rules over...

In "All Yours 2," Leah Edwards dives into a world full of deception, heartbreak, and secrets that test the limits of trust and loyalty. Unearthing a bombshell connection between her vanished sister, Camille,...

Never judge a book by its cover! In Seashell Cove, where the sun kisses the shore, and the locals know your coffee order, Emma Michaels runs her quirky bookstore, Beachy Keen Reads, with sass and a no-nonsense...

Can the Ladies' Wagering Whist Society help a scholarly young lady take a dandy seriously?Lady Helena Grant is about to become homeless. The moment her father dies—which will be within the month according...

Archie Pendergast has made a living for himself in the city. Not an honest living per se, but he's not one to split hairs. He's got a family to feed after all, and other less savory obligations, so Archie...

After barely escaping the dark specter in Threshport, Dash and her alien companion, Tavin find themselves aboard a ship with the stranger from the Howling Growler. Despite his disheveled appearance and...

Darwen Haws has a plan, to earn a fortune by manufacturing and selling chocolate-coated cheese chunks.All Darwen must do is raise capital, assemble the ingredients and equipment, and craft his idea of...

Step into the eerie, beautiful, and captivating world of **Horacio Quiroga**, the master of the short story in Latin American literature. Known for his gripping tales that blur the lines between man and...

A college hockey romance set in Canada. Full description coming soon...

Janice and Michelle feel like they're always competing in life.  Yet, the competition made them best friends instead of enemies.  As Janice goes through heartbreak, Michelle is always there to help her...

In 1930s England, Jessie Harper finds herself caught up in the latest case of the Dale Street Private Investigations Agency. Along with her partner George Jenkins, and Khan, the talking cat with magical...

En "All Yours 2", Leah Edwards se sumerge en un mundo lleno de engaños, angustias y secretos que ponen a prueba los límites de la confianza y la lealtad. Descubrir una conexión explosiva entre su hermana...

Princess Ophelia must improve her public image before she does any more damage to the Royal Family of Solena and earns the scorn of her father forever.Becoming the patron of a children's charity in London...

What if you'd only been force fed violence?What if the monsters of the world are not hiding under your bed?What if they were the ones tucking you in at night with a bone-chilling grin?Safety is an illusion...

When Miss Elizabeth Bennet's mother inherits a fortune from an old flame, it's the best and worst thing that's ever happened to the Bennet family.Now, their financial difficulties are over and they can...