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In the medieval town of Vyones, master stone-carver Blaise Reynard creates two grotesque gargoyles for the newly built cathedral. Little does he know that his creations will unleash a reign of terror upon the city. As night falls, demonic forces descend upon Vyones, leaving a trail of blood and horror in their wake. The townspeople are gripped by fear, and even the church seems powerless against this evil.

In the dark recesses of the province of Averoigne, where mists intertwine with legends, and night conceals secrets, vampires, witches, and ancient powers meet. In this tale full of intrigue and danger, heroes face a choice between light and darkness. Will love and courage be enough to survive this encounter in Averoigne?

Schließen Sie die Augen und genießen Sie eine spannende Nacht mit Gänsehaut für die Ohren! Wie gewohnt befinden sich Storys der weltbesten Horror-Autoren auf diesem Hörbuch. Jede Geschichte wird von einer anderen bekannten Stimme aus Film und TV vorgetragen. Lauschen Sie den Meistern der Angst und entfliehen Sie dem Alltag!

A story from the acclaimed tales of "Hyperborea": A grotesque, deadly black form undulated toward them. Closer and closer it came, almost toying with the frightened, fleeing men who sought treasure in the long-deserted Hyperborean capital....

Clark Ashton Smith (January 13, 1893-August 14, 1961) was an American writer and artist. He achieved early local recognition, largely through the enthusiasm of George Sterling, for traditional verse in the vein of Swinburne. As a poet, Smith is grouped with the West Coast Romantics alongside Joaquin Miller, Sterling, and Nora May French and remembered as "The Last of the Great Romantics" and "The Bard of Auburn".

“The Disinterment of Venus” is a short story by Clark Ashton Smith that transports us to the year 1550. In the Perigon Abbey in Averoigne, something extraordinary and scandalous has occurred. Three monks—Paul, Pierre, and Hughes—unearth a marble statue of a goddess hidden in the monastery garden. Its arms and bosom evoke both pious terror and mysterious excitement. Could it be the ancient Venus herself?

Monstruos en la noche, probablemente uno de los cuentos de Clark Ashton Smith menos conocidos, y ciertamente uno de los más extraños, combina de manera prodigiosa las antiguas leyendas de hombres lobo con la ciencia ficción. El relato nos sitúa en un año indeterminado del siglo XXI. Un licántropo se dispone a transformarse para acechar a los caminantes incautos de un bosque. Mientras aguarda, reflexiona sobre su propia naturaleza, sabe que hay otros seres monstruosos, como él y de otras estirpes, otros seres de la noche...pero parece que no lo sabe todo sobre su mundo...algo imperdonable.