Ergebnis für "Oscar" in Paranormal & Urban Fantasy

The Ultimate Horror Collection is a fully-indexed collection of over 60 classic horror stories, read by four Audie-winning narrators. Included here are stories by H.P. Lovecraft; Edgar Allan Poe; M.R. James; Oscar Wilde; Joseph Le Fanu; Bram Stoker; Mary Shelley; Robert Louis Stevenson; and Henry James.

For twenty-one summers, Sylvia has evaded the ironclad rules set by her village, driven by an insatiable curiosity to know the world beyond the confines of the willow her fellow fairies call home. Her ventures often lead her to the vacant human mansion beyond Elysia’s forest, where ghosts whisper and ancient treasures beckon in the darkness.

But if the chosen one can slay the three-headed dragon—if the untamable beast does kneel at its new master’s feet, and the light is tempted back from the darkness, then they shall awaken the protector of man. And the sun must swallow the shadows to bring a balance that reigns through the ages.

With power comes a price, and the Devil has come to collect on an ancestral deal. David's days are numbered, and death looms at his door. Reluctantly, he reaches out to the only person he's ever trusted, his ex-boyfriend and secret society rival Rhys, for help. However, the only way to get to Rhys is through his wife, Moira. Thrust into each other's care, emotions once buried deep resurface, and the trio race to figure out their feelings for one another before the Devil steals David away for good . . .

Two months after her exile from Elysia, Sylvia is adrift in a world both strange and exhilarating. As she journeys toward Aelthorin with Jon and Cliff, every step is fraught with uncertainty. Though she promised her mother she'd reunite with her family, Sylvia finds herself drawn deeper into a forbidden bond with Jon.

When a family from the United States buys Canterville Chase, they are told it is haunted by a horrible spirit, but this does not deter them in the slightest. Indeed, when they find a recurring blood stain on the floor, and hear creaking chains in the night, even seeing the ghost himself, all they do is clean up the blood and insist that the ghost oil his manacles if he is going to keep living in the house. This perturbs the ghost to no end, and he does everything he can to try to frighten the family.

Ever since Rhys McGowan was a boy, he's only wanted two things: power and love. Now, as High Priest of Boston's premiere Secret Society, husband to his adoring witch wife Moira, and partner to David—his psychic rival-turned-boyfriend, Rhys is finally at peace. But when a strange ritual rocks Boston's occult community, and opens the Society up to sabotage, Rhys delves even deeper into the dark world of demon-summoning. He's used to carrying the weight of the world on his shoulders, but the strain of managing so many spirits will push him to the brink.

Invisible cuenta la historia de Elena no quería irse del país y a los 70 años tuvo que emigrar a los Estados Unidos para buscar a su nieta. Tomy, la amiga bruja, encontrará la fórmula mágica para hacerse invisible y le ayudará a pasar al otro lado de la frontera.

The witches captivate your thoughts... An ancient order of scholarly witches hide their sacred library deep in the mysterious caverns. Only in the month of All Hallows' Eve, they summon mortals to partake of the tomes. Linger as you peruse Halloween, paranormal and horror writings by varied authors. Many will engender shivers. A few will remind you of fun and family - beware The Witches' Cavern!

Three hundred and sixteen people are shot or killed every day in the United States. At five humans attacked per day per zombie, it would take 24 days for 316 zombies to overtake a population of 7.9 billion. “Tad Spector at your service!” “Look Tad, I heard you were the best," said the president. "I need you on my team, on my side. You hear me. I need a guy that’s not a part of the system.” Seemed a bit paranoid at the time. But now he seemed even more suspicious. “They are after me, Tad. You can keep a secret, right? I mean, that's your job.”

Cuarenta años después, aún se perciben las secuelas de la Guerra de los Dioses. En Skittersill, un distrito pobre que todavía se rige por los decadentes edictos de los dioses caídos, las malas condiciones de vida de los habitantes han despertado una serie de protestas y motines.

Tras la muerte de su padre adoptivo, Kira Maolan, una joven poseedora de un don especial, queda en manos de su malvada madrastra, quien la obliga a prostituirse en el burdel que regenta. La persona que la salva de esa traumática experiencia es Vartan Kritikian, enigmático hombre de oscuro pasado al que detesta, y que la lleva al castillo del señor de aquellas tierras, donde Kira se verá abocada a un mundo de tinieblas en el que sus habitantes guardan más de un secreto y nada ni nadie es lo que parece.

En El anillo verde, Alberto Vázquez-Figueroa se aleja de las coordenadas políticas a las que tiene acostumbrados a sus lectores para abordar una fábula con tintes ecologistas, sin renunciar a su calidad y a su componente aventurero y emocionante. Más cercana al género juvenil y fantástico, El anillo verde nos propone una gesta en pos de acabar con una plaga venida de tiempos pretéritos que amenaza con acabar con toda la humanidad.