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H.P. Lovecraft considered The Willows to be "the finest supernatural tale in English literature", and its appeal is obvious. In his tale of an adventurous duo who embark on a seemingly innocuous river trip down the Danube, Blackwood personifies the desolate willows to be ominous, alive, and menacing. The river itself brims with human passions, and the elemental winds and heavenly forces all combine to create a sense of a supernatural intelligence orchestrating it all.

The Willows by Algernon Blackwood is a haunting masterpiece of early supernatural fiction, blending psychological horror with the eerie majesty of nature.

Sir Roger Parkes is a man of some influence in the West Country. When he loses touch with his youngest daughter, he has a word with the Assistant Chief Constable of the local force. It's not a police matter, he is told, but if Sir Roger wants to pursue it privately, there is a lady who might be able to help-two of them, actually.

"So I thought I might take up paragliding. You know, buy one on eBay and just jump off the cliff one morning." Emily Willows is middle-aged, widowed, wealthy, and bored. When she makes those flippant remarks to her son over coffee one Friday, she has no inkling that within a few hours she will be facing the most terrifying situation of her life.

In The Willows, master of the supernatural Algernon Blackwood weaves a haunting tale of nature's unknown terrors. Two friends canoeing down the Danube River venture into an isolated marshland, where the willow-lined banks seem to whisper with life—and menace. As the men set up camp, they encounter an overwhelming sense of unease that grows into a surreal and terrifying confrontation with an elemental, otherworldly force.

Madeline is missing. Ordered to find her, Madeline’s estranged niece, Fade, must return to the lonely forest of Willow Sound, Nova Scotia. There, Fade discovers her aunt’s once-cozy cottage empty and rotting. The ominous smell of something burnt hangs in the air. In her search for answers, Fade clashes with the people of Grand Tea, a nearby village struggling under the shadow of a massive, looming rock that could tip and crush them all at any time. For generations, they’ve invented bizarre lore about Madeline, calling her a witch and blaming her for their misfortunes.

After her husband is killed by a drunk driver, Kelly Harris and her son, TJ, move to Ohio to a sprawling Victorian house left to her husband by his grandmother. Dealing with her overwhelming grief is a struggle for Kelly, as she adjusts to life in her new town. Within a short time, however, life takes an unexpected turn when the Alexa unit in her son’s bedroom starts to cry, and a little girl’s voice comes out of it asking for help.

Algernon Blackwood’s The Willows is a tale of creeping dread set along the shifting banks of the Danube, where two travelers find themselves stranded on a remote island overwhelmed by sinister willow trees. As the river swells and the land erodes beneath them, they become aware of an unseen, inhuman presence pressing against the fragile boundaries of their world. The natural landscape itself seems animated with hostile intent, its whispering branches and ceaseless currents hinting at cosmic forces beyond comprehension.

Cambridgeshire, September 1813: Detective Stephen Lavender and Constable Ned Woods are lured to an isolated estate in the deadly marshland surrounding Ely, to investigate a murder.

Meet Alcima "The Willow" Willoughby. Olympic volleyball player. Six foot six in socks. After a crippling injury on the volleyball court causes the US to lose gold at Beijing, Alcima’s life spirals into addiction and an abusive marriage. In a rare moment of clarity, she escapes. Almost across the country and out of his grasp, Alcima is stopped for a minor traffic infraction. When she pulls off the road, the massive motorhome rolls over, setting off a chain of events that conspire to trap Alcima in a nearby small town during a week of violent rainstorms.

In what would seem to be a cozy home in Chicago, a young couple seem to have it all. Willow finds herself questioning the life she chose with her husband, Neil. When his secrets begin to unfold, she gets caught up in a spicy affair with Brock, whom she met at a book club. It turns out Neil isn’t the only one bearing secrets. Pauleen, who’s named "The Nosey Neighbor", hears it all through the thin walls and starts to connect the dots herself when poor sweet Willow goes missing.

In rural Ohio, a kidnapped woman risks her life by calling 911 with her captor's phone. After she is rescued, investigators turn their attention to her kidnapper: a man named Shawn Grate. As detectives interview Grate, they realize that he may be behind the disappearances of multiple missing women in the area. Could they be face to face with a serial killer?

On the tree-lined banks of Surrey's River Wey, a decaying corpse is dug up by workmen in the middle of an Anglo-Saxon burial site. His modern dental fillings show that this is no Dark Age corpse... DCI Craig Gillard is called in, but the body's condition makes identification difficult. One man, however, seems to fit the bill: Ozzy Blanchard, a contractor employed by the same water firm doing the digging who disappeared six months ago, his crashed company car found nearby.

A mysterious cowboy is stalking the eccentric Trapnell siblings. Is he a supernatural entity or a hired killer? To complicate things, the will making them heirs to their billionaire father’s estate is missing and a relative has returned from a watery grave. Last time, the Trapnells saved the world from destruction. This time they may not be able to save themselves. Black Willows is a darkly funny Southern-fried adventure, complete with Voodoo, arson, and alligators.

Willow’s existence is not easy. Having narcolepsy is bad enough without her bond to an arrogant master, vampire extermination agents eradicating her kind, and “friends” with ulterior motives. Being undead could seem more of a hassle than being alive. After all the betrayals and abuse—even with her sleep disorder—she refuses to take things lying down. It’ll take more than performing for necrophiliacs at a fetish club to make Willow’s existence worthwhile.

Corre el año 1954 y el inspector Ichiro Abe, de la Policía de Tokio, tiene que enfrentarse al caso más complicado de su carrera: ocho supervivientes del holocausto nuclear de Hiroshima han sido asesinados en un tren. Marginados por la propia sociedad japonesa, el caso se complica cuando los cuatro asesinos que han tomado parte en los crímenes aparecen muertos en un hotel de Tokio. Por su parte, Ryo Watenabe, único superviviente de la hecatombe de Hiroshima, contrata al ahora exinspector Ichiro Abe para que le ayude a reconstruir el pasado de su familia.

Corre el año 1954 y el inspector Ichiro Abe, de la Policía de Tokio, tiene que enfrentarse al caso más complicado de su carrera: ocho supervivientes del holocausto nuclear de Hiroshima han sido asesinados en un tren. Marginados por la propia sociedad japonesa, el caso se complica cuando los cuatro asesinos que han tomado parte en los crímenes aparecen muertos en un hotel de Tokio. Por su parte, Ryo Watenabe, único superviviente de la hecatombe de Hiroshima, contrata al ahora exinspector Ichiro Abe para que le ayude a reconstruir el pasado de su familia.

Jessalyn Joy loves her husband, but she can’t help the feelings that arose when he volunteered for the Union army. When he comes back to her in a box instead of on his feet, those feelings complicate even more. Jessalyn’s mourning period is cut short when something begins to attack the livestock in their small town, and greater dangers begin to threaten their provincial life.

The walls hold secrets no one else can hear. The mirror shows a perfect life—beauty, wealth, happiness. But behind the door, the truth is far darker. The air feels heavy, every moment filled with quiet threats. Every step is careful, every breath fragile. He’s always watching. Always waiting. "Sometimes, doing the right thing means breaking everything you’ve ever stood for. There’s only so much a person can take. The lies, the hurt, the pressure to keep everything together—it can break you." This isn’t a story with a happy ending. It’s about survival.

They forgot her. Ignored her. Buried her alive in silence. She smiled, stayed quiet—and dug their graves instead. Widow Maker: Some women don’t forgive. They KILL. "Buried in silence. Resurrected for revenge."