Showing results for "Luna" in Horror

On the threshold of opening the moon to tourist excursions, a private space firm owned by a visionary billionaire takes a team of non-astronauts to the lunar surface. To address concerns that the moon's barren rock may not hold long-term allure for an uber-wealthy clientele, the company's charismatic owner reveals to the group the ultimate discovery: life on the moon. But what is initially a triumphant and world-changing moment soon gives way to unrelenting terror as the team experiences firsthand that the moon still holds many secrets.

Editors Randy Chandler and Cheryl Mullenax put the call out to horror writers and editors of extreme stories, the hardcore stuff that breaks boundaries and trashes taboos, the transgressive tales you can't "unread" (as Chuck Palahniuk says). Some of the stories you'll find here are loaded with very graphic descriptions of violence, sex, and depravities, while others may contain only one shocking moment of brutality. In others, the hardcore aspect may be less graphic and subtler than you might expect.

The Halls of Venn are the seat of both knowledge and power in the great continent of Luna Ruinam. Renia, a scribe with a tragic past, spends her days expertly copying books that do little to satiate her desire for knowledge. When a fateful commission lands on her desk, she finds herself tasked with transcribing a book coveted by assassins from the southern continent. Its theft throws the scribing halls into chaos and threatens to destroy the fragile peace that exists between their nations.

Tras guerras interminables y amargas luchas internas, el descontento se ha apoderado del Imperio de Malaz. Incluso las tropas imperiales, siempre ansiosas por derramar sangre, necesitan un respiro. Sin embargo, las pretensiones expansionistas de la emperatriz Laseen no tienen límites, más aun cuando son reforzadas por sus temibles agentes de la Garra.

“There’s a lot of horrible things to be afraid of. I want to stop something. I want to save someone. I want to know I did some good, have a use. I want to say to myself, just once: 'Bam. Good witch.'” Gwenna Luna is 17 and on the run. And she dreams of strange things: a child-eating giant who lives in the woods; ghosts haunting a laboratory; a valley of the undead; a magical book; and Jack the Ripper‘s escape from hell....

With electricity coursing through my veins, I am the jolt that could change the world. Elementals are the rarest of all supernatural creatures. Their control over the elements ranks them as the most dangerous beings to ever walk the earth. And I should know. I'm one of them. After spending most of my life locked up, with my elemental ability being exploited as a battery to power the Lycan village, an unlikely ally has set me free. Now, I'm running for my life. But I'm not alone.

Fated to love Luna for the rest of his life, and unwilling to break his solemn vow, Matthew knows the only person who can help Luna is her grandmother. Through the woods they must go, just like a fairy tale. But the forest is filled with deadly peril: poisonous black moss, chimeras, and worst of all, members of their family who don't want them to continue. As they are picked off one by one, Matthew races to get Luna to safety, all the time doubting everything he thought was true.

This is a story of a woman who becomes something much darker than she could ever have imagined when she meets two brothers who look human but are anything but.

Ce que la Lune apporte est un poème en prose écrit le 5 juin 1922. Cette histoire a été publiée pour la première fois dans le National Amateur en mai 1923. Cette histoire est racontée à la première personne d'un narrateur anonyme. L'histoire décrit un paysage de rêve surréaliste. Le narrateur se promène un soir dans son jardin et, au clair de lune, assiste à de nombreux spectacles étranges. Il atteint bientôt un ruisseau. Après avoir traversé un pont, il se rend compte que le jardin n'a pas de fin.

The year is 1951, and Emily Nelson, a recent graduate of teaching school, has found a dream job in her home town. She has been hired to teach a single six-year-old girl. The girl's father has one steadfast and cruel directive that Emily cannot understand - until she breaks it. Luna is an eerie story that takes you deep inside a mysterious family secret, examining the horror of that secret as well as the innocent little girl at its center.

"El Pantano de la Luna" es un cuento de H.P. Lovecraft que profundiza en el horror cósmico y lo desconocido. La narración sigue a un joven arqueólogo llamado Tormuth que viaja a la remota campiña irlandesa para investigar un misterioso pantano. A medida que se adentra en el pantano, Tormuth encuentra fenómenos extraños y visiones inquietantes que desafían toda explicación racional. Lovecraft crea magistralmente suspenso y temor mientras la exploración de Tormuth lo lleva a descubrir antiguos horrores que acechan bajo la superficie.

"Seis disparos a la luz de la luna" es un relato corto de H.P. Lovecraft, coescrito con C. M. Eddy Jr. La historia sigue al narrador, un médico forense, quien investiga una serie de asesinatos inexplicables que ocurren durante noches de luna llena. Los cuerpos de las víctimas presentan extrañas heridas de bala, pero no hay signos de un asesino ni de un arma de fuego. A medida que profundiza en la investigación, el narrador se encuentra enfrentando fuerzas sobrenaturales y descubre la verdad perturbadora detrás de los crímenes.

Maggie survived an apocalypse of hungry shadows by becoming invisible, only to drown during a violent telepathic assault. Living on the edge of Bloemfontein, in South Africa, Maggie scavenges for scraps and grapples with the unreality, a collection of strange visions and slippery thoughts caused by the attack. When she's approached by strangers who claim she can destroy the shadow monsters, Maggie faces a dilemma: are these people real, and if so, how can she ensure they stay with her forever?

Osceno, truculento, eretico, provocatorio fino all'eccesso. Lucio Fulci è ricordato come il padre dell'horror all’italiana degli anni settanta e ottanta. Il maestro dell'orrore grondante sangue e violenza, il "terrorista dei generi": per un’intera carriera tentò di dettarne le regole, facendoli deflagrare ogni volta. "Le lune nere" sono i racconti autografi che hanno dato materia narrativa al cinema visionario del regista romano.

Para horror de los integrantes de la Brigada Nocturna, el mejor amigo y protector de Pierre Le Noir es asesinado con la misma técnica que empleaba Jack el Destripador. Cuando Scotland Yard confirma que dicho asesino se encuentra en Francia y que su siguiente objetivo será Pierre Le Noir, el joven agente debe salir de París mientras sus colegas controlan la situación.

"Pícnic a la luz de la luna" es una escalofriante reflexión sobre la muerte. Un hombre atropella sin querer a un perro muy querido en su pueblo. Sin embargo, dicho perro desaparece en el bosque. Al día siguiente, una persona surge de entre los árboles y le entrega lo que parecen ser los huesos de un niño. Poco a poco, este hecho y sus consecuencias arrastrarán a nuestro protagonista a un viaje al más allá empedrado de locura, soledad y muerte.

Dopo essere sfuggiti agli orrori della Dimensione Oscura e aver sventato la terribile minaccia che incombeva su di loro, Elena e i suoi amici sono ansiosi di lasciarsi il passato alle spalle per iniziare una nuova vita al Dalcrest College, lo stesso campus in cui si sono incontrati e innamorati i genitori di Elena. Tuto inizia sotto i migliori auspici: Elena e Stefan sono più affiatati che mai e con Bonnie, Meredith e Mat al suo fianco, la ragazza è convinta che stia per cominciare l'anno più bello della sua vita. Persino Damon sembra cambiato e pare andare d'accordo con tuti.

Es un libro de cuentos donde se dan cita grandes autores y personajes de la literatura universal como Dostoievski, Mary Shelley, Franz Kafka y, por supuesto, Edgar Allan Poe. Libro ganador del premio de cuento Ciudad de Bogotá 2017.

La vida de Envy era increible. Tenía un hermano genial, un novio genial y el mejor trabajo con el que cualquiera podía soñar...poner copas en los mejores clubes de la ciudad. Por lo menos, todo era genial hasta que recibió la llamada de uno de sus mejores amigos diciéndole que su novio estaba bailando el ”limbo vertical” en la pista de baile del Moon Dance. Su decisión de enfrentarse a él desencadenará una serie de sucesos que la introducirán en un mundo paranormal y peligroso.

They say not to go out into the woods at night. But I was never good at playing by the rules. After the death of my best friend at the hands of the wolves, I fought to earn my place among the Huntsmen. They were hesitant to accept a female, but my disdain for the wolves after learning they were the ones to leave my friend ripped to shreds eventually won them over. All I've ever wanted was to end the existence of the werewolves once and for all...until I met him.