Dr. Arthur Covington may hold the key to the most important discovery in the history of humankind. He is, however, not the only interested party.If he is to survive treachery and attempts on his life in his bid to escape a secure, high-tech facility, he will have to rely on others - but who can he trust?Underground, an explosion rocks the facility. Someone drops a viral agent.In a new world where none can be trusted, Covington’s life hangs in the balance. It’s a race against time…and the end of the ...
Much of the city can't wake up. And more are dozing off each day. Instead of powerful forces storming Seattle, a more insidious invasion is happening. Most of Joanne Walker's fellow cops are down with the blue flu—or rather the blue sleep. Yet there's no physical cause anyone can point to—and it keeps spreading. It has to be magical, Joanne figures. But what's up with the crazy dreams that hit her every time she closes her eyes? Are they being sent by Coyote, her still-missing spirit guide? The messages just aren't clear. Somehow Joanne has to wake up her sleeping friends while protecting those still awake, figure out her inner-spirit dream life and, yeah, come to terms with these dreams she's having about her boss.... Wouldn't it be easier to just save the world?
Clark's Harbor was the perfect coastal haven, jealously guarded against outsiders. But now strangers have come to settle there. And a small boy is suddenly free of a frenzy that had gripped him since birth… His sister is haunted by fearful visions… And one by one, in violent, mysterious ways the strangers are dying. Never the townspeople. Only the strangers. Has a dark bargain been struck between the people of Clark's Harbor and some supernatural force? Or is it the sea itself calling out for a human sacrifice? A howling, deadly…
Outside, the city is embroiled in violent chaos: street fights rage with the ferocity of urban warfare, buildings burn unchecked, and blood flows along the sidewalks and drips into the depths of the hungry gutters. The entire country, it seems, has gone collectively insane. But all that seems so far away. Despite the fact that they can see the anarchy through their apartment window, two young couples struggle to maintain a sense of normality and civility within the confines of their four walls. They listen to the helicopters clatter overhead. They watch as news reports roll in, trying to ...
The community of Cryer’s Cross, Montana (population 212) is distraught when high school freshman Tiffany disappears without a trace. Already off-balance due to her OCD, 16-year-old Kendall is freaked out seeing Tiffany’s empty desk in the one-room school house, but somehow life goes on… until Kendall's boyfriend Nico also disappears, and also without a trace. Now the town is in a panic. Alone in her depression and with her OCD at an all-time high, Kendall notices something that connects Nico and Tiffany: they both sat at the same desk. She knows it's crazy, but Kendall finds herself drawn ...
Cassie Palmer may be the world's chief clairvoyant, but that doesn't mean people have stopped trying to kill her. And now, the self-styled god Apollo, the source of Cassie's power, is on the warpath — leaving her no choice but to face down her creator once and for all.
Kolejna, po "Dw?ch tygodniach strachu", kolekcja b?yskotliwych opowiada? angielskiego mistrza grozy. Tym razem czytelnik b?dzie mia? sposobno?? odby? podr?? do czternastu r??nych punkt?w ziemskiego globu… Na spowitych g?st? mg?? ulicach San Francisco odkry? sekret dziewczyny, kt?ra zrobi wszystko z mi?o?ci. Tajemnic? gorsz? od najwi?kszego koszmaru… Odby? spacer po du?ym londy?skim parku w czasie deszczu i pozna? przera?aj?c? prawd? o m??czy?nie, kt?ry ukrywa si? pomi?dzy drzewami… Odwiedzi? Wali? i stan?? twarz? w twarz z lud?mi, kt?rzy poszukuj? ?mierci…
There's a new vampire in town. His name is Valentine Maxwell. Goth-girl Raven knows this latest intruder can only mean trouble—he's the younger sibling of two vampires she fought to drive out of Dullsville. But when her brother, Billy, befriends this dangerous tween night prowler, the stakes are suddenly higher. Though torn by the excitement of every teen girl's fantasy—attending the prom with her boyfriend—Raven must do everything she can to protect Billy. Valentine's appearance may pose even further threats. Could he somehow know Raven's innermost feelings about becoming immortal for her true love, Alexander?
I know it's ridiculous. Lights can't whisper. But I swear I heard a voice calling to me. It sounded like static to begin with, but then it came into focus, a single word repeated over and over. Softly, slyly, seductively, insistently."Come…"The Disciples are being manipulated by beings older than time. Only Kernel Fleck knows that something is wrong. But he is in the grip of a creature who cares nothing for the fate of humanity. Voices are calling to him from the darkness and he's powerless to resist. Kernel has already been to hell and back. Now he's about to go further…
Halloween, 1963. They call him the October Boy, or Ol' Hacksaw Face, or Sawtooth Jack. Whatever the name, everybody in this small Midwestern town knows who he is. How he rises from the cornfields every Halloween, a butcher knife in his hand, and makes his way toward town, where gangs of teenage boys eagerly await their chance to confront the legendary nightmare. Both the hunter and the hunted, the October Boy is the prize in an annual rite of life and death.Pete McCormick knows that killing the October Boy is his one chance to escape a dead-end future in this one-horse town. He's willing to risk everything, including his life, to be a winner for once. But before the night is over, Pete will look into the saw-toothed face of horror-and discover the terrifying true secret of the October Boy. .Winner of the Stoker Award and named one of the 100 Best Novels of 2006 by is a powerhouse thrill-ride with all the resonance of Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery."
As a psychic, Bonnie has dreams of Elena in the Other world. But the dreams quickly turn frightening, which then causes the death of one of their friends. A source of power has infiltrated Fells Church, putting its inhabitants in danger. Not knowing what to do, Meredith, Matt, and Bonnie use a summoning spell to call for Stefan and Damon — but whose side is Damon on? This novel greatly expands Bonnie and Meredith as characters.
Once again, multi-award-winning editors Stephen Jones and David Sutton take you on a terrifying journey into the dark heart of modern horror fiction.Firmly established as the world's premier horror anthology series, this latest volume is twice the size, presenting almost a quarter of a million words of new fiction by some of the hottest names and most talented newcomers in the field. Contributors to Dark Terrors 5 include Peter Straub, Poppy Z. Brite, Ramsey Campbell, Mick Garris — Stephen King's director of choice — Gwyneth Jones, Michael Marshall Smith, Kim Newman, Gahan Wilson, Christopher Fowler and many, many more.
Villejeune, Florida. A secluded little town at the edge of a vast, eerie swamp. Far from prying eyes. Far from the laws of civilization. Here folks live by their own rules — dark rites of altars and infants, candles and blood.Years ago the Andersons left town with a dream. Now they are back. To live out a nightmare. Something has been waiting for them. Something unspeakably evil. It feeds on the young and the innocent. And soon it will draw their teenage daughter into its unholy embrace….
Истории Петра Семилетова – истории с привычными чудесами и с чудесами из ряда вон, истории страшные и мрачные, светлые и покойные. Иногда это мистические рассказы, что поймет каждый, кто дочитает их до конца. Не только вы читаете рассказы, но и они тоже читают вас.
Rache, Sch?nheit und Verderben: Toxisches aus dem Higgins-Laboratorium: Hectors Vater wurde von Gulliver Truepin, einem hinterlistigen Betr?ger, in den Tod getrieben. Der Waisenjunge hat Rache geschworen: Eines Tages wird er den M?rder finden. Tats?chlich entdeckt Hector, dass Truepin als Baron Bovrik auf dem Schloss der eiskalten Lady Mandible ein luxuri?ses Leben f?hrt. Hector erh?lt den Auftrag, f?r das dort geplante Mittwinterfest Schmetterlinge zu z?chten. Das ist seine Chance, und er beginnt, ganz besondere Tiere zu z?chten: t?dlich giftige Falter. Doch am Tag des Festes kommt alles anders, als Hector es geplant hat.Die englische Originalausgabe erschien bei Macmillan Children’s Books, London, unter dem Titel »The Eyeball Collector«
