Anthologies & Short Stories

From legendary storyteller and master of short fiction Stephen King comes an extraordinary new collection of twelve short stories, many never-before-published, and some of his best EVER.

As the days grow shorter and the temperature drops, Halloween approaches. Come, brave listener, pull up a chair, and spend some time with master storyteller Stephen Fry as he tells us some of his favourite ghost stories of all time, in truly terrifying spatial audio....

The master at his scarifying best! From heart-pounding terror to the eeriest of whimsy - tales from the outer limits of one of the greatest imaginations of our time....

The first collection of stories Stephen King has published since Nightmares & Dreamscapes nine years ago....

A master storyteller at his best - the O. Henry Prize winner Stephen King delivers a generous collection of stories, several of them brand-new....

The Ultimate Horror Collection is a fully-indexed collection of over 60 classic horror stories, read by four Audie-winning narrators....

In the midst of a raging blizzard, lightning struck on the night Laura Shane was born. And a mysterious blond-haired stranger showed up just in time to save her from dying. Years later, in the wake of another storm, Laura will be saved again....

Hugo Award-winning editor, and horror legend Ellen Datlow presents a terrifying and chilling horror anthology of original short stories exploring the endless terrors of winter solstice traditions across the globe....

Edgar Allan Poe was a writer, poet, editor and literary critic. Poe is best known for his poetry and short stories, particularly his tales of mystery and the macabre, and is widely regarded as a central figure of Romanticism in the United States and of American literature....

Originally published in 1895, Robert W. Chambers' The King in Yellow is a marvel of supernatural fiction that has influenced a number of writers in the genre....

The visionary writer and director of Get Out, Us, and Nope, and founder of Monkeypaw Productions, curates this groundbreaking anthology of all-new stories of Black horror, exploring not only the terrors of the supernatural but the chilling reality of injustice that haunts our nation.

A star-studded cast of readers present unabridged tales of horror and suspense from Stephen King's classic best-selling short story collection....

CConsummate master of his craft, Stephen King has kept millions awake past midnight shivering at tales that probe the shadows and reveal the dark side. Now listeners can chill to this second dramatic unabridged production of short stories from his best selling book, Night Shift....

This tome brings together all of Lovecraft's harrowing stories, including the complete Cthulhu Mythos cycle, just the way they were when first released....

A star-studded cast of readers present unabridged tales of horror and suspense from Stephen King's classic best-selling short story collection....

A star-studded cast of readers present unabridged tales of horror and suspense from Stephen King's classic best-selling short story collection....

Harlan Ellison’s work shaped the science-fiction, fantasy, and horror genres in the twentieth century, and this collection of his best-known and most-acclaimed stories is a perfect treasury for old Ellison fans as well as listeners discovering this zany, polyphonic writer for the first time....

Unlock the gates to a world of fear with Short Horror Stories Vol. 1-27. Perfect for both horror aficionados and newcomers to the genre, this collection of over 80 meticulously crafted short stories promises an intense experience of pure, unrelenting fear.

"I believe there is another man inside every man, a stranger...." writes Wilfred Leland James in the early pages of a riveting confession....

In Matheson's vampire classic I Am Legend, a plague has decimated the world, and transformed the unfortunate survivors into bloodthirsty creatures of the night....

A collection of four chilling novels, ingeniously wrought gems of terror from the brilliantly imaginative number one New York Times best-selling author of The Fireman, Joe Hill....

This is a story from the Fall of the House of Usher collection....

You can’t have a good tale of monster hunting without monsters. And sometimes the monsters don’t need to be hunted. Sometimes it’s fun sitting back at minimum safe distance and watching the mayhem.

Thomas Ligotti’s debut collection, Songs of a Dead Dreamer, and his second, Grimscribe, permanently inscribed a new name in the pantheon of horror fiction....

Haunted by Chuck Palahniuk is a novel made up of stories: 23 of them, to be precise. Twenty-three of the most horrifying, hilarious, mind-blowing, stomach-churning tales....

Prepare to be plunged into a realm where shadows whisper, time warps, and the very fabric of reality unravels. This collection of 66 spine-chilling tales will drag you into the darkest corners of fear and suspense. Each story stands alone, yet together they weave a tapestry of terror that will haunt your dreams. Encounter the unknown as explorers delve into forbidden depths and unlock ancient evils best left undisturbed. Face relentless nightmares where ordinary objects hold malevolent spirits, and the boundaries between life and death blur. Witness humanity's hubris as technological ...

You can’t have a good tale of monster hunting without monsters. And sometimes the monsters don’t need to be hunted. Sometimes it’s fun sitting back at minimum safe distance and watching the mayhem.

A collection of horror/thriller stories for readers who would enjoy a stroll through a graveyard after midnight. Hark! Don’t read this book if a deranged maniac has escaped from the local asylum. Otherwise, enjoy the horror! The creepers include:BLOOD AND SNOW: Members of a team sent to the Scandinavian mountains to develop a new ski resort are disappearing one by one. THE LAST WISH: Tom buys a strange blue bottle from a flea market and discovers a genie inside who grants three wishes. DINNER AT LUGOSI: A vicious food critic receives an invitation from a renowned restaurant whose ...

Horror stalks the sideshow tents of the 40’s and runs a 70’s era dive bar steeped in murder… It preys from the frozen peaks of a small, 80’s Alaskan town and spills across the streets of modern-day New York City. From the Great Plains of Native America to war-torn North Korea and the cradle of civilization itself in ancient Mesopotamia, the Beast is out for blood but the werewolf hunter pursues and will not stop until the last drop of blood has fallen.

Unidas por su ritmo adictivo, una poderosa atmósfera y el estilo inconfundible de Mikel Santiago, estas tres novelas cortas -perfectas para escuchar en penumbra, tal vez durante una tormenta- muestran de nuevo la maestría de uno de los mejores autores de suspense a nivel internacional. Cuando llega la noche aparecen la tensión, el miedo y el suspense más oscuro. De eso tratan estas tres novelas cortas, reunidas por primera vez en un audiolibro y que nos hablan de personajes al límite, enfrentados a los peligros y misterios que solo acechan si las sombras salen de sus escondites.

Unlock the Door to Nightmares Are you brave enough to step into a world where reality twists and nightmares come alive? Immerse yourself in a collection of 66 mind-bending horror tales that will leave you questioning every shadow and doubting every whisper. Each story is a journey into the unknown, a descent into the depths of fear where the boundaries of the imaginable are shattered. From the eerie silence of abandoned towns to the haunting melodies that lure unsuspecting souls, these stories pull back the veil on a universe where the ordinary becomes the grotesque. Experience the terror ...

Escrito en 1927, es considerado uno de los mejores cuentos de horror de todos los tiempos. La historia es contada en primera persona por un ingeniero encargado de hacer un estudio para edificar un embalse en un remoto paraje llamado Arkham. Allí encuentra un área de terreno denominada "landa maldita" que es distinta a todas y que le causa extrañas y poco agradables sensaciones. Un anciano vecino del lugar le explica que el motivo del estado de esa parcela es que un meteorito se estrelló cerca de una granja liberando un ser extraño que se escondió en el fondo del pozo.

If you make a wish on the box you must decide if you're willing to pay the price. When Jack got the promotion he needed he didn't think about the cost, even when bad things happen to those who might stand in his way he doesn't waiver. It's not until he realises that the price is higher than he'd ever imagined that he starts to understand where greed can lead you.

Dracula's Guest and Other Weird Stories is a collection of short stories by Bram Stoker, first published in 1914, two years after Stoker's death. Content: Dracula's Guest / The Judge's House / The Squaw / The Secret of the Growing Gold / The Gipsy Prophecy / The Coming of Abel Behenna / The Burial of the Rats / A Dream of Red Hands / Crooken Sands.

A terrified man descends into madness, convinced something is making his fingers disappear one by one. A hiker becomes trapped in a surreal empty town in the woods. A man becomes convinced creatures are living inside his blood… and they just want out. As the masks fall away in these and other disturbing tales, are you brave enough to see what lies beneath?

This Halloween, the town of Haven is all out of treats and in store for some deadly tricks. Second to only Salem, the town of Halloween Haven has become famous for its spooky events on All Hallows Eve. Though this year, things are about to take a terrifying turn as a centuries old darkness that requires human sacrifices, finds its way into this quaint suburb.

This collection of scary stories from the maniacal mind of international bestselling author, Steve Hudgins, will have you sleeping with the lights on as you grip your covers in terror! Brace yourself for 23 Tales of Horror told in a chilling true story style that will curdle your blood and send shivers down your spine!

EL GATO NEGRO: Desde prisión, el protagonista cuenta en primera persona los sucesos que le llevaron a ser condenado a muerte. EL HUNDIMIENTO DE LA CASA USHER: En el siglo XIX, un joven apuesto, Philip Winthrop, se presenta en la mansión de los Usher a pedir la mano de su amada, Madeline. EL CUERVO: Es una narración en verso, una historia fascinante, magistral.

Injustamente ignorado en vida, fue después de su muerte cuando el empuje de algunos amigos y colegas, empeñados en difundir su obra a cualquier precio, consiguió que se le prestara a su narrativa la atención que merecía. Hoy en día, Lovecraft ocupa un lugar preeminente en la literatura norteamericana, siendo uno de los escritores de horror y ciencia ficción más influyentes del siglo XX.

Un hombre se va a vivir a la casa que ha heredado de su primo, fallecido apenas un mes antes de forma repentina. Al instalarse se da cuenta de que su primo pasaba prácticamente todo su tiempo en una extraña buhardilla de la casa, que tenía una ventana redonda de cristal opaco. Poco a poco empieza a escuchar ruidos misteriosos a los que no consigue encontrar explicación y a sentir una presencia que le observa, por lo que se decide a investigar en profundidad la buhardilla y qué era lo que su primo hacía en ella, allí descubre cosas insólitas y aterradoras.

Hoy en día, Lovecraft ocupa un lugar preeminente en la literatura norteamericana, siendo uno de los escritores de horror y ciencia ficción más influyentes del siglo XX. Sus escritos, particularmente los Mitos de Cthulhu, han influido en los autores de ficción a lo largo y ancho del mundo, y podemos encontrar elementos lovecraftianos en novelas, películas, música, cómics y dibujos animados.

Un hombre trata de encontrar sin éxito a lo largo de los años la Rue d'Auseil, una estrafalaria y peculiar calle en la que vivió durante un tiempo cuando era un joven estudiante de metafísica. Allí conoció a un anciano músico alemán mudo llamado Erich Zann, que por las noches interpretaba desde su buhardilla en el piso superior a la habitación del joven, unas melodías tan extrañas y sobrecogedoras, que el estudiante no pegaba ojo en toda la noche dejándose llevar por esta música, que jamás había escuchado antes.

16 de julio de 1923, precisamente después que el último obrero había terminado su tarea, me mudé a Exham Priory. La restauración había implicado desmedidos trabajos, ya que de la construcción original apenas si quedaba un montón de ruinas, pero como se trataba de la mansión de mis antepasados no reparé en gastos. La finca había permanecido deshabitada desde épocas de Jacobo I, cuando un drama de aspectos espantosamente trágicos, si bien en buena medida comprensibles, se precipitó sobre el jefe de familia, sus cinco hijos y algunos criados.

Dive into The Supernatural Horror Collection, featuring three spine-chilling tales that will wrap you in their eerie embrace!

What begins as a Halloween adventure in an abandoned California ghost town quickly spirals into a deadly game of survival. When a group of college students, inspired by their professor’s tales of haunted history, ventures into Garrison Town, they expect harmless thrills. Instead, they awaken the wrath of Elias—a betrayed miner whose spirit is bound to the town by a vengeful curse.

Le Festival (The Festival) est une nouvelle de Howard Phillips Lovecraft, publiée pour la première fois en janvier 1925 dans le magazine Weird Tales. Le narrateur revient dans la vieille maison familiale, à Kingsport dans le Massachusetts pour la fête familiale traditionnelle de Yule. Là, il voit le Necronomicon parmi un certain nombre de grimoires. Le narrateur commence à le lire jusqu'au moment de la cérémonie qui clôt le festival. Durant celle-ci, l'ouvrage est utilisé et adoré par les participants. Le narrateur devient fou et est interné à l'hôpital de l'université Miskatonic à Arkham.

L'histoire commence par un narrateur expliquant qu'il est sur son lit de mort et ressent le besoin de partager une histoire particulière avant de mourir. Il raconte l'histoire d'un vieil homme calme et légèrement fou qui vit dans le Gray's Inn avec son chat de compagnie. Le fou est hagard et hanté, paraissant plus âgé que son âge et terrifié par les cloches des églises. Un jeune homme nommé Williams (le narrateur) emménage dans l'auberge et essaie de se lier d'amitié avec le vieil homme et de lui faire partager ses connaissances. Il est révélé que l'homme est Lord Northam d'Angleterre.

Le tombeau est une nouvelle écrite en juin 1917 et publiée pour la première fois dans le numéro de mars 1922 de The Vagrant . Elle raconte l'histoire de Jervas Dudley, qui devient obsédé par un mausolée près de sa maison d'enfance. Alors qu'il est encore enfant, il découvre l'entrée cadenassée d'un mausolée appartenant à la famille Hyde, dont le manoir voisin avait brûlé de nombreuses années auparavant. Jervas tente de casser le cadenas, mais en est incapable. Découragé, il se met à dormir à côté du tombeau.

Roman court de science-fiction initialement publié dans les numéros de février, mars et avril 1936 du magazine Astounding Stories. Rédigé par Lovecraft en février et mars 1931, ce roman a connu de nombreuses rééditions depuis la mort de l'auteur. Écrit à la première personne par le personnage narrateur de William Dyer, professeur et géologue de la prestigieuse Université de Miskatonic, le récit relate de terrifiants secrets relatifs à une expédition scientifique en Antarctique, dans l'espoir de dissuader l'envoi d'une prochaine équipe qui se risquerait à une mort certaine.

The Alchemist est une nouvelle écrite en 1908, alors que Lovecraft avait 17 ou 18 ans, et publié pour la première fois dans le numéro de novembre 1916 du United Amateur. L'histoire est racontée par le protagoniste, le comte Antoine de C, à la première personne. Il y a des centaines d'années, le noble ancêtre d'Antoine était responsable de la mort d'un sorcier noir, Michel Mauvais. Le fils du sorcier, Charles le Sorcier, a juré de se venger non seulement de lui mais de tous ses descendants, les maudissant de mourir à l'âge de 32 ans.