Ergebnis für "Play" in Horror

Jack Plummer hasn't slept in months. Doctors can't help. Pills don't work. Nights stretch endlessly until exhaustion becomes a way of life. Then, at two in the morning, he finds something impossible: a fully stocked, 24-hour VHS rental store in San Francisco — a relic of the past that shouldn't exist anymore. The tapes work. Jack sleeps — deeply, completely — for the first time in years. But the sleep comes with side effects. Lost hours. Blackouts. Memories that don't come back the same way they left.

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A woman must confront the demons of her past when she attempts to fix up her childhood home in this devilishly clever take on the haunted house novel from the author of Black Sheep and So Thirsty. Clio Louise Barnes leads a picture-perfect life as a...

Ascension has become one of the most popular VRMMO games. It is a huge world divided into a hundred floors, with each floor a boundless location with its own countries, tribes, and millions of players. The object of the game is to unlock all the gates and conquer the top. Having joined the game, Will Thomson doesn't realize that he is all by himself. Then he accepts the first quest.

Wed me. Bed me. Slit my throat. Born in dirt, raised in rot, I dig graves for the dead, while the living decay around me. When my brother coughs blood, he appears. A man too polished for the graveyard, with a bargain too cruel for the light: Seduce the King. Become the Queen. Die. And my brother...

"They're just kids.... It's only a game." That's what Barbara, a lovely 20-year-old babysitter told herself when she awoke bound and gagged. But the knots were tight and painful and the children would not let her go.

Ein Funke des allmächtigen Willens des Schöpfers ist noch immer in den Herzen von Millionen von Spielern lebendig, die den Eingebungen ihres Glaubens und ihres Wissens gehorchen und das Universum nach ihren eigenen Bedürfnissen umgestalten. Ursprünglich war die AlterWorld sogar mit Ebenen der Hölle ausgestattet worden.

Once a seasoned gamer, Max has cheated fate, swapping his dying body for an immortal avatar in the world of sword and sorcery MMORPGs. He joins the ranks of a new race of people: perma players, forever stuck in the virtual castles and cities of AlterWorld. Now they have to obey the ever-changing rules of their new home while learning to live together in peace, love, and justice. But freedom and immortality are a poisoned chalice. Some of Max's new friends crave power; others become traitors and spies.

The fabric of reality is bursting at the seams. The gnolls' negotiators are knocking at the gates of the Kremlin. Ancient half-forgotten gods take on a new lease on life as AlterWorld's avatars. A spark of the Creator's almighty will is still alive in the hearts of millions of players, obeying the impulses of their faith and knowledge while reshaping the Universe to suit their unspoken needs. Initially AlterWorld came complete with infernal planes. So how about confronting a few demons?

Brought to you by Penguin. SOON TO BE A MAJOR NETFLIX FILM, STARRING COLIN FARELL AND TILDA SWINTON ‘I waited patiently for the next hand to be played out, and I had a feeling it was going to be a Natural, a perfect nine.’ His name is Lord Doyle. His plan: to gamble away his last days in the...

Er existiert irgendwo und nirgendwo: der Okkulte Karneval, ein Fest dunkler Magie und schattenhafter Wesen jenseits unserer Wirklichkeit. Seit dem Tod seiner Frau Anna hat Markus jeden Lebensmut verloren – bis er tief im Wald auf einen geheimnisvollen Jahrmarkt stößt. Im flackernden Licht der Buden trifft er auf den rätselhaften Besitzer eines Spiegelkabinetts. Dieser verspricht, Markus' sehnlichsten Wunsch zu erfüllen. Alles, was er tun muss: durch einen uralten, magischen Spiegel treten.

Das Rauschen ist so stark, dass Lisa, Tina, Markus und Julius die Worte aus dem Funkgerät kaum verstehen können. Das ist doch die Stimme ihres Freundes Michael! Erleichtert atmen alle auf. Dann ist er also am Leben. Aber wovor wollte er sie warnen? Eingeschneit in einer einsamen Hütte tief in Wäldern sitzen sie ohne Aussicht auf Hilfe fest. Und dann dieses unheimliche Geräusch, das immer wieder aus den Wäldern ertönt. Eines ist den Freunden klar: da draußen lauert etwas.

Angela Carter was one of the most important writers of the 20th century. A pioneer of British magical realism, her work was described by Salman Rushdie as 'without rival and without equal'. Her radical, inventive novels influenced countless writers, while her dark, sensual short fiction turned traditional fables inside out, giving women the power over their desires and fates. Susannah Clapp, Angela Carter's literary executor and friend, introduces the productions and offers fascinating insights into Angela Carter's life and work.

Im Jahre 1962 entdeckt eine Gruppe von Tauchern im Pazifik ein geheimnisvolles deutsches U-Boot aus dem 2. Weltkrieg. Die Gruppe beschliesst, das Boot zu heben um das Geheimnis zu lüften. Sie begeben sich auf eine Tauchfahrt des Grauens.

From famed baseball manager Terry Francona, a lively, unvarnished narrative of his tenure with the storied Boston Red Sox From 2004 to 2011, Terry "Tito" Francona managed the Boston Red Sox, the most talked about, scrutinized team in all of sports. In Francona the legendary manager opens up for...

1962 entdeckten Taucher im Pazifik Hinweise auf eine vergessene Unterwasserbasis der Nazis. Kurz darauf bricht auf einer Insel eine schreckliche Seuche aus, bei der es nur eine Überlebende gibt. 1972 macht sich eine Gruppe von sieben Menschen auf, das Rätsel zu lösen. Sie sind der Stosstrupp ins Inferno.

The magic flames are raging. Blades are melting. Souls are reduced to ashes in the fury of battle. The grand finale of the war for the First Temple is upon us. The last trump cards have been played, the reserves are all exhausted, and even the gods have engaged in the plebeian fight. The universe is on the point of collapse. Broken are the chains that held the worlds together. The icy waters of the Baltic cool the scorching sands of the Frontier.

Nach dem Fund eines mysteriösen deutschen U-Bootes aus dem 2. Weltkrieg bricht 1962 auf einer idyllischen Pazifikinsel eine grauenvolle Seuche aus.

Alec wakes up to find he has been abducted. He can't see or move, then hears the announcement that makes his blood run cold.

 Welcome to the challenge. You're an absolute nobody here - nothing; a zero; a useless lump of meat filled with bones. You're but a delicious morsel for your antagonists and those who got lucky at the start. The only goal you can have in your miserable existence is to kick the bucket as soon as possible. 

Im Jahre 1898 kommt es in London zu einer Reihe bizarrer Morde. Zur selben Zeit soll in Indien eine Eisenbahnstrecke durch die Berge von Kaschmir gebaut werden. Ein seltsames Geheimnis verbindet die außergewöhnlichen Ereignisse.