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Investigative reporter Nora Hesper spends her nights cloaked in shadows. As Indigo she's become an urban myth, a brutal vigilante who can forge darkness into weapons and travel across the city by slipping from one patch of shadow to another. Her primary focus both as Nora and as Indigo has become a murderous criminal cult called the Children of Phonos. Children are being murdered in New York, and Nora is determined to make it stop, even if that means Indigo must eliminate every member.

There exists a secret and highly illegal trade in mythological creatures and their artifacts. Certain individuals pay fortunes for a sliver of a satyr's hoof, a gryphon's claw, a basilisk's scale, or an angel's wing. Embroiled in the hidden world of the Relics, creatures known as the Kin, Angela Gough is now on the run in the United States. Forty years ago the town of Longford was the site of a deadly disease outbreak that wiped out the entire population. Now the town is revealed again. The Kin have an interest in the ruins.

Der Raumfrachter MARION soll das wertvolle Mineral Trimonit vom Planeten LV178 zur Erde bringen. Doch bei den Schürfungen unter Tage stößt die Crew auf unbekannte Wesen, die tief in den Minen geschlummert haben - und die Hölle bricht los. Als die Arbeiter panisch die Flucht ergreifen, kommt es zur Katastrophe: Beim Anflug auf das Mutterschiff rast eine der Transportfähren ungebremst in die MARION und das Minenraumschiff kann nicht mehr gesteuert werden.

Earth’s rising oceans contain enormous islands of refuse, the Amazon rainforest is all but destroyed, and countless species edge towards extinction. Humanity’s last hope to save the planet lies with the Virgin Zones, 13 vast areas of land off-limits to people and given back to nature. Dylan leads a clandestine team of adventure racers, including his daughter Jenn, into Eden, the oldest of the Zones. Jenn carries a secret - Kat, Dylan’s wife who abandoned them both years ago, has entered Eden ahead of them.

No one knew about the Strangers from beyond Noreela, and it was the Core's job to make sure it stayed that way. Kel Boon was once an agent of the land's most secret organization, tracking, observing, and eliminating the Strangers as part of an elite Core team. But then one horrifying encounter left his superior officer - and lover - dead, along with many innocents. And Kel has been running ever since. But the worst was still to come.

With global warming out of control, large swathes of North America have been struck by famine and drought and are now known as the Desert. A young woman sets out across this dry, hostile landscape, gradually building an arcane apparatus she believes will bring rain to the parched earth. Jesse lives alone, far from civilization. Once, he too made rain, but he stopped when his abilities caused fatalities, bringing down not just rain but scorpions, strange snakes, and spiders.

In the darkness of an underground cave, blind creatures hunt by sound. Then there is light, voices, and they feed.... Swarming from their prison, the creatures thrive; to whisper is to summon death. As the hordes lay waste to Europe, a girl watches to see if they will cross the sea. Deaf for years, she knows how to live in silence; now it is her family's only chance of survival. To leave their home, to shun others. But what kind of world will be left?

Voyagers Nomi Hyden and Ramus Rheel would be mortal enemies if their lives and fates weren't so closely entwined. But now the unlikely pair are brought together for what will be their greatest - and perhaps final - journey. When a grim wanderer named Ten arrives with an ancient parchment he claims to have brought back from the Divide, its arcane glyphs hint at the existence of a realm most consider a myth...and at something amazing sleeping there.

Two years after London is struck by a devastating terrorist attack, it is cut off from the world, protected by a military force known as Choppers. The rest of Britain believes that the city is now a toxic, uninhabited wasteland. But Jack and his friends - some of whom lost family on what has become known as Doomsday - know that the reality is very different. At great risk, they have been gathering evidence about what is really happening in London - and it is incredible. Because the handful of London's survivors are changing. Developing strange, fantastic powers. Evolving.

Two years after London is struck by a devastating terrorist attack, it is cut off from the rest of the world, protected by a large force of soldiers (known as Choppers) while the rest of Britain believe that their ex-capital is a toxic, uninhabited wasteland. But that's not true. Jack and his friends know that the truth is very different - and incredible: the few remaining survivors in London are changing; developing strange, fantastic powers; evolving.

Der Raumfrachter MARION umkreist den Planeten LV178, aus dessen Minen das wertvolle Element Trimonit gewonnen werden soll. Seit zwei Tagen besteht jedoch keinerlei Funkkontakt zu den Minenarbeitern, und die Crew auf dem Mutterschiff macht sich langsam Sorgen - allen voran Captain Jordan und ihr Chefmechaniker Chris Hooper. Als die Verbindung zu den Kollegen plötzlich wieder steht, ist die Erleichterung zunächst groß.

Only Scott can keep the vengeful ghost from completing his unholy ritual. Thirty years ago, Scott's grandfather slaughtered his best friend, and then committed suicide. Now the spirit of the murdered man has returned, seeking the ancient volume that can return him to life - forever. Pursued by this savage spirit and accompanied by a strange woman who claims to be immortal, Scott must do the impossible.

Heroes and monsters clash with government forces in an apocalyptic London. Two years after London is struck by a devastating terrorist attack, it is cut off from the world, protected by a large force of soldiers (known as Choppers), while those in the rest of Britain believe that their ex-capital is now a toxic, uninhabited wasteland. Jack and his friends know that the truth is very different. The handful of survivors in London are developing strange, fantastic powers. Evolving. Meanwhile, the Choppers treat the ruined city as their own experimental playground.

It Came From the Darkness is a unique collection of drabbles (stories of 100 words exactly) and artwork, compiled by Red Cape Publishing and Philip Rogers 101 PR in aid of the Max the Brave Fund. A huge number of horror writers, poets, artists, and film makers have come together to support the cause and offer the listener something special. Each piece of writing begins with the same five words, but the stories themselves are all wonderfully varied. So dig in, take each tale one bloody bite at a time, and beware of what comes from the darkness.

During the Dark Ages, a thing named Temple slaughtered Gabriel's family. A man with snake eyes charged him to pursue the assassin wherever he may strike next and destroy him. Gabriel never believed he'd still be following Temple almost 1,000 years later. Because Temple may be a demon, the man with snake eyes cursed Gabriel with a life long enough to hunt him down. Now he has picked up Temple's scent again.

Die Crew ist mittlerweile auf dem Planeten gelandet. Begleitet von der Angst, jeden Moment auf weitere Aliens zu treffen, versucht man, sich zu den Minen vorzukämpfen. Doch die seltsamen Zufälle und Systemfehler häufen sich - weshalb Ripley nicht müde wird, davor zu warnen, dass Ash seinen teuflischen Plan auch hier unten weiter verfolgt. Und es scheint tatsächlich so, als wäre der bösartige Android ihnen immer einen Schritt voraus.

Ein brandneuer Horror-Öko-Thriller vom Bestsellerautor des Netflix-Hits "The Silence". In einer Zeit, in der die steigenden Ozeane riesige Müllinseln enthalten, der Amazonas-Regenwald fast komplett zerstört ist und zahllose Arten vom Aussterben bedroht sind, wurden die Virgin Zones eingerichtet, um gegen die Veränderung anzukämpfen. Diese dreizehn gewaltigen, für die Menschen verbotenen und der Natur zurückgegebenen Landflächen sollten zur grünen Lunge der Welt werden.

Trotz schwerer Verletzungen und eines herben Verlusts ist es der Crew gelungen, die rettende Ebene 4 zu erreichen, auf der die dringend benötigte Brennstoffzelle lagert. Und selbst Sneddon schöpft nun neue Hoffnung: Der Facehugger hat sich von ihrem Gesicht gelöst - und offenbar geht es ihr gut. Der Rückweg zur MARION kann also endlich beginnen. Doch Ripley weiß, dass es nur eine Frage der Zeit ist, bis ein Alien aus ihr herausplatzt.

Die gute Nachricht: Die Crew hat es tatsächlich zurück zu MARION geschafft! Und hier gilt es keine Zeit zu verlieren. Während Hooper die Brennstoffzelle in die NARCISSUS einbauen muss, sollen die anderen Lebensmittel und Medikamente einsammeln, um für die lange und beschwerliche Reise gewappnet zu sein. Doch nicht nur Ash will das Team davon abhalten, die MARION lebend zu verlassen - auch das letzte verbliebene Alien lauert irgendwo im Schiff noch immer auf frische Beute.

Ash arbeitet weiter unbemerkt an seiner Mission, die Crew mit den Aliens in Berührung zu bringen. Und es sieht ganz so aus, als würde er seinem Ziel immer näher kommen. Zwar konnte sich die Crew fürs Erste in einen kleinen Hohlraum retten, in Sicherheit sind sie dadurch aber nicht - im Gegenteil: Das Ganze wirkt wie eine tödliche Sackgasse. Doch während Hooper und die anderen verzweifelt nach einer Möglichkeit suchen, die Höhle wieder zu verlassen und den rettenden Fahrstuhl zu erreichen, macht Sneddon eine unglaubliche Entdeckung.