Big Book of Best Short Stories - Specials - Horror 2 - format ePub

En "El Signo Amarillo", un pintor y su modelo se ven envueltos en una serie de extraños sucesos relacionados con un misterioso e inquietante símbolo. A medida que descubren más cosas sobre El Rey de Amarillo,...

"La Demoiselle d'Ys", de Robert W. Chambers, es un escalofriante relato sobrenatural ambientado en la atmósfera embrujada de Francia. La historia sigue al narrador, quien queda cautivado —y perturbado—...

En "La Máscara", de Robert W. Chambers, un escultor descubre un misterioso líquido que puede convertir a seres vivos en estatuas de mármol. Su amigo y su musa se ven envueltos en su oscuro experimento,...

"El Reparador de Reputaciones" se desarrolla en una América de un futuro cercano, donde el protagonista, Hildred Castaigne, se está recuperando de una lesión en la cabeza y se obsesiona con un hombre...

"En La Corte Del Dragón", de Robert W. Chambers, es una escalofriante historia sobre un hombre que asiste a un oficio religioso y se ve perseguido por un amenazador organista. Mientras huye por las calles,...

En "La Calle de los Cuatro Vientos", Robert W. Chambers cuenta la inquietante historia de un artista que vive en el barrio bohemio de París. Una noche, el artista se encuentra con un gato callejero que...

En "La Calle de la Primera Bomba", de Robert Chambers, la historia se sitúa en París durante la guerra franco-prusiana. Sigue las vidas de un grupo de artistas en apuros y sus enredos románticos en medio...

En "Rue Barrée", de Robert W. Chambers, un joven artista americano se encapricha en París de una mujer misteriosa y distante que vive en su misma calle. Mientras persigue su afecto, descubre su trágica...

The failure of the old-time firm of Edgerton, Tennant & Co. was unusual only because it was an honest one—the bewildered creditors receiving a hundred cents on a dollar from property not legally involved....

Because it all seems so improbable—so horribly impossible to me now, sitting here safe and sane in my own library—I hesitate to record an episode which already appears to me less horrible than grotesque....

The King in Yellow is a book of short stories by American writer Robert W. Chambers, first published by F. Tennyson Neely in 1895. The book is named after a play with the same title which recurs as a...

There was a red-headed slattern sweeping the veranda—nobody else visible about the house. All the shutters of the stone and timber chalet were closed; cow-barn, stable, springhouse and bottling house...

The Mystery of Choice is a collection of short stories by Robert W. Chambers, author of The King In Yellow and The Maker of Moons. Published by D. Appleton, New York, in 1897. Distinguished by an atmospheric...

Cardigan is a novel by Robert w. Chambers and published in 1912. This book deals with the American Revolutionary War and explores how it affected the great landed families of northern New York. This masterful...

He who grins in clown's disguise Often hides an aching heart— Sadness, sometimes worldly-wise, Dresses for a motley part— Cap, and bells to cheat the ears, Chalk and paint to hide the tears Lest the world,...

Only when the Nan-yang Maru sailed from Yuen-San did her terrible sense of foreboding begin to subside. For four years, waking or sleeping, the awful subconsciousness of supreme evil had never left her....

Null Infinity: Book 1: A Novel Harry was one of the best physics students at one of the best schools in the country.But even he could learn something from Lauren.And together they would take on the adventure...

Rae-Rae is doing her best to get through the hardest year of her life. With nowhere else to go she left her hometown and moved up the mountain to live with her estranged father.Once there Rae-Rae learns...

n the continuously war-ravaged world of Terath, the balance of power has begun to shift as people begin whisper of the return of the old gods—powerful deities long thought to have abandoned the world...

Lady Isla Thompson has always lived in the shadow of family secrets and unspoken promises. Bound by a duty to protect her heart after a devastating heartbreak, she has kept her emotions carefully guarded—until...

Being widowed and kidnapped wasn't part of her life plan…After losing her husband, Giselle has focused all her time and energy on building her career in the fashion industry.  Now her life and her budding...

Literary Lovers and Liquor: Dylan Graves is on his journey as he navigates the highs and lows of life, attending the medical assistant program, discovering the true meaning of what it takes to be a man,...

"Disinformation is one of the leading causes of death. If that isn't true now, I say it will be." For hospital physician Dr. Mark Lin, nothing is more gut-wrenching than saving a life only to see it taken...

So you're stuck rooming with the hot tattooed deputy that arrested you - for the WHOLE summer.Jennifer Bayani thought she was gonna leave the city behind for the summer and help the local police department...

When Old Tom's will reveals a missing deed and hidden gold, Dafydd Jones must untangle greed, secrets, and betrayal before Dolgwyn's unity is lost forever.Old Tom's passing should have been a quiet end...

Decades after the diaspora, the vast canal lands of Karnth still support struggling farms.When a sinkhole chews up Dallas Saldon's soil-tuner, and almost takes him too, he knows he needs to rethink his...

Jasmine's quest to save her brother, Zack, leads her deep into a world of secrets, betrayal, and dark magic. Bound by a mysterious curse, Zack get absorbed by an strange picture. With the help of Nacky,...

During 1969, during the crux of the Vietnam war, Jack Tagger is on the run. As the war in Southeast Asis, rages on, he has made the moral decision to resist the draft. In his effort to avoid the authorities...

During World War II, Stella makes an unbreakable connection with a boy sheltering in her family's Tuscan villa, while the treasures of the Uffizi Galleries are hidden inside. A beautiful and important...

From heavenly heights, a goddess falls to earth, into time's fertile soil. The divine feminine, venerated and vilified, revered and rejected, wanders among mortals, seeking her truth and her place. Within...

 In the silence of the desert, time does not sleep — it waits.Beneath the sands of Saqqara, one of Egypt's oldest and most enigmatic burial grounds, lies more than just ancient stone and crumbled monuments....

Captain Hillary Jones and his crew have set up something close to a travel agency, to welcome visitors from the city on their island for a vacation. It's a good life. Through a mishap, just before a journey...

Seeking a better life, Indian IT consultant Sandy Nair achieves his dream of migrating to Australia, eventually settling into a good job in Melbourne after initial struggles and dangerous encounters in...

Do I choose duty or love?  As the spare heir to the Astipian throne, I've always placed duty before desire.But when Captain Murahka Rangi reenters my life, everything I thought I'd buried comes rushing...

When he arrived, the rules were simple: follow the customs, respect the order, and never question the sound that echoes at night.But pain thrives in isolation, and something about the way they smile feels......

In Whispers of the Forbidden Jungle 2: The Fires of the Spiral, the saga continues as Kachin confronts the awakening Spiral—a primordial force threatening to consume the jungle and its secrets. Haunted...

In the snow-covered town of Veritas, lies don't just disappear; they freeze. From innocent lies to world-shaking hoaxes, every false truth crystallizes into delicate ice sculptures that remain in the...

The modern youth Su Mo travels to another world and after obtaining the system, he obtains scientific points through live treasure hunting and scientific treasures and opens treasure chests to improve...

This is a collection of 12 short stories. Each story is a snapshot of time from lives in different dimensions and different times. 

The Prophecy of the Black SunThe Secret Atahualpa Never RevealedWhat if Atahualpa knew the end was coming before the conquistadors ever arrived? What if he left behind a warning that still hasn't been...

Life has a way of turning ordinary journeys into extraordinary adventures. Our family's story is woven with countless road trips—long drives between home and work, where the car became more than just...

The modern youth Su Mo travels to another world and after obtaining the system, he obtains scientific points through live treasure hunting and scientific treasures and opens treasure chests to improve...

When Eliza Bennett returns to her late grandfather's countryside home, she expects only silence, dust, and the ache of goodbye. What she doesn't expect is a forgotten box of unsent love letters—each addressed...

Sia Mehra has always believed in logic, lists, and leaving romance to the movies. Mehul Kapoor? Not so much. He's the spontaneous, flirty, playlist-making guy who sends her memes at 2 a.m. and knows her...

Cheyenne Sweetwater is a savvy lawyer. She is determined to better the life of her people, particularly the women. She is loyal to the Howlani Indian tribe and proud of her ancestry. Her father is Chief,...

The modern youth Su Mo travels to another world and after obtaining the system, he obtains scientific points through live treasure hunting and scientific treasures and opens treasure chests to improve...