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Basil Hallward pinta el retrato de Dorian Gray fascinado por su belleza. Este, influenciado por su amigo lord Henry Wotton, decide dedicarse a un mundo amoral y hedonista lleno de placeres y diversión. Mientras lleva este tipo de vida, Dorian mantiene toda su juventud y lozanía mientras que el retrato envejece, mostrando toda la crudeza de su nueva vida amoral y carente de escrúpulos.

La novela narra la historia de Víctor Frankenstein, un estudiante de medicina en Ingolstadt, obsesionado por conocer "los secretos del cielo y la tierra". En su afán por desentrañar "la misteriosa alma del hombre", Víctor crea un cuerpo a partir de la unión de distintas partes de cadáveres diseccionados. Víctor Frankenstein comprende en ese momento el horror que ha creado, rechaza con espanto el resultado de su experimento y huye de su laboratorio. Al volver, el monstruo ha desaparecido y él cree que todo ha concluido.

Pero descubre que los niños parecen poseídos por una pareja de amantes ya fallecidos: la antigua niñera y un empleado de la casa. Más que el hecho de que sepamos si realmente existen esos fantasmas, la novela es un estudio del impacto psicológico que sufre la niñera a través de una narración que no busca esclarecer la verdad si no que juega a poner en duda cualquier interpretación.

Esta obra constituye una parodia y sátira dirigida al género de la novela gótica, exagerando los elementos habituales hasta el punto del surrealismo. La novela no pretende tanto causar diversión como hacer una sátira cáustica. La protagonista es Ann Radcliffe, una alusión directa a una de las escritoras de novela gótica más conocidas de la época.

Das Leben von Bat in einem Londoner Vorort ist perspektivlos. Notdürftig hält er sich mit Zeitungsartikeln über Bands der Gothic- und Industrial-Szene über Wasser. Doch als er die hübsche Myriam kennenlernt, scheint sich das Blatt zu wenden. Batcave ist die letzte Zusammenarbeit von Jörg Kleudgen und Michael Knoke vor dessen Tod im Jahre 2010. Der Roman zeichnet sich durch die Szenekenntnis der beiden Autoren und ihre Liebe zur dunklen Phantastik aus und besticht durch faszinierende Authentizität.

Emmy has always felt out of place—haunted by vivid dreams, drawn to people she shouldn’t want, and burdened by a quiet sense that something inside her is waking up. When strange deaths begin rippling through her small town and her long-buried memories start to surface, Emmy is forced to confront the truth: she is not who she thought she was—and neither are the people closest to her.

Gia Bennett ist verzweifelt. Damit ihre Mutter an einer medizinischen Studie teilnehmen kann, braucht die persönliche Assistentin ausgerechnet die Kontakte ihres Bosses Tatum Blackthorn. Aber der skrupellose Geschäftsmann stellt eine Bedingung: Gia soll seine Frau werden! Auch wenn Tate für Gia der Teufel in Person ist, war da schon immer diese unwiderstehliche Anziehung zwischen ihnen. Deshalb stimmt Gia der Heirat zu, und was als ein Deal begann, wird schon bald zu so viel mehr. Doch eine Ehe mit Tate ist gefährlich, denn er hat Rache an der Mafia geschworen.

Salem Salazar è da sempre affascinata dalla morte, il che fa di lei "quella stramba", la pecora nera della sua ricca famiglia, prestigiosa ma segnata dagli scandali. Quando arriva alla Mortimer University, Salem è alla ricerca di risposte su cosa sia successo alla sorella maggiore, la perfetta Olivia, precipitata da una scogliera due anni prima. Presto viene a sapere che sua sorella non è l'unica ragazza morta nella scuola e decide che farà di tutto per scoprire quali forze oscure stanno uccidendo gli studenti della Mortimer.

Tatyana sa cosa significa vedere il proprio mondo andare in frantumi. A poco più di diciotto anni, quando New York smette di essere casa e diventa una gabbia piena di ombre dove tornare a fare i conti con un padre violento, Tatyana sceglie l'unica opzione che le resta: scappare. Raggiunge David e Peter a Mountfells, la cittadina del Nord Est che li ha accolti di nuovo dopo la fine della relazione tra Peter e la madre di Tatyana. Il passato però non dimentica. E quando torna a bussare alla sua porta, la trascina di nuovo nel baratro, minacciando tutto ciò che Tatyana sta provando a ricostruire.

Nella solitaria e selvaggia brughiera dello Yorkshire, invidie, rancori e ossessioni trasformano la storia d'amore tra Catherine e Heathcliff in un gioco crudele e pericoloso, in una passione assoluta e divorante, destinata a non abbandonarli mai. Neppure dopo la morte. A causa dei contenuti troppo forti, del carattere distruttivo del legame tra i due protagonisti e di una costruzione non lineare, Cime tempestose dovette aspettare il Novecento per essere riconosciuto come un capolavoro della letteratura mondiale.

This is a descent into oblivion and the hunger of the forgotten. Archivist Mara accepts a quiet contract to catalog the crumbling Dumont estate, expecting solitude and routine; instead she finds a house steeped in silence, where the walls listen and mirrors shift when no one is looking. The longer she stays, the more her reflection falters, her memories bend, and the boundary between herself and the presence within the house begins to dissolve.

Written by Irish master of the macabre Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, Carmilla is a chilling tale of mystery, seduction, and supernatural dread. When a mysterious young woman named Carmilla enters the secluded life of Laura and her father, strange illnesses and unsettling events begin to unfold. What follows is a slow-burning descent into fear, obsession, and dark revelation.

Brought to you by Penguin. HE HAS CALLED TO HER ALL HER LIFE, BUT SHE COULD NEVER REPLY. . . Midonia, a freelance interplanetary transporter, is on thin ice after a fatal accident on the job. So she doesn’t argue when she’s given the tedious task of flying devout Sister Irena to a remote...

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I was raised in the dark, sharpened into a weapon, and sent into the mortal world to secure my coven's future. The Southern Kingdom holds secrets, and I will uncover them. But it holds my past—Cage, the man who slaughtered my mother, now stands as the King's most trusted mage. Stronger. Colder. Alive. She was supposed to be dead. A ghost from an old life. But Millicent walks these halls, her power coiled like a snake beneath her skin. She is everything I was warned about—ruthless, dangerous, a disciple of a monster.

Brought to you by Penguin. 'Daphne du Maurier stole my life.' Mrs Danowski – known as Danni – is the housekeeper of a grand house on the wild coast of Cornwall. When a glamorous young writer, Daphne du Maurier, visits Manderville Hall to research her new novel, she and Danni are drawn into a...

Herrick Hall doesn’t let anything go without a fight. Least of all its masters’ dead wives … After a dalliance with another woman leaves her reputation in shambles, Josephine Carter is banished to the isolated manor to serve as lady’s companion to Herrick’s mistress. Lady Nora Blake is...

On Martha’s Vineyard, the Laurent estate has always stood as a symbol of legacy, wealth, and power. But beneath the salt-stung air and rows of clinging vines lies a family poisoned by secrets. Victoria “Vee” Laurent returns to the island after years of addiction, haunted by the child she was forced to give up and the ghosts of her past. Evelyn, the iron-willed matriarch, rules with ruthless precision, determined to bind her family’s future to the vineyard—no matter the cost. Marcus, the chosen heir, hides betrayals that could shatter both his marriage and the Laurent name.

1938. Mississippi’s Gulf Coast. An abandoned manor whispers secrets best left alone… When Maggie dares to enter the dilapidated DuMond Manor on Cat Island, she awakens something she cannot escape. Each night, her dreams grow darker, pulling her deeper into a haunting that feels all too real. Desperate, she turns to Carson Jacobs—better known to his nationwide radio audience as "Mr. Mystery"— who agrees to help her uncover the truth. But the deeper they search, the more dangerous the hauntings become… and the harder it is to ignore the spark between them.

An unexplained tragedy. A handsome stranger. A house of ghosts and memories. In this fresh take on the Gothic tale, a young Nigerian woman returns to the family mansion where her brother died—only to find the past ready to consume her. 1967, Nigeria. Celia has been estranged from her family...