Don't Look Now and Other Stories - Daphne Du MaurierDon’t Look Now and Other Stories
Daphne du Maurier

John and Laura have come to Venice to try and escape the pain of their young daughter’s death. But when they encounter two old women who claim to have second sight, they find that instead of laying their ghosts to rest they become caught up in a train of increasingly strange and violent events. Adapted into a terrifying film starring Julie Christie and Donald Sutherland.

The four other haunting, evocative stories in this volume also explore deep fears and longings, secrets and desires: ‘Not After Midnight’, in which a lonely teacher investigates a mysterious American couple; ‘A Border Line Case’, in which a young woman confronts her father’s past and his associations with the IRA; ‘The Way of the Cross’, in which a party of pilgrims to Jerusalem encounter strange phenomena in the Garden of Gethsemane; and ‘The Breakthrough’, in which a scientist claims to be able to trap the soul at the point of death…

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Cold Hands - John J. NivenCold Hands
John J. Niven

Donnie Miller counts himself lucky. Living in a beautiful, spacious house in the wild and remote landscape of central Canada, he spends his days writing for the local newspaper, working on a film script, and acting as house-husband. After a troubled and impoverished upbringing in Scotland, he now has all he wants: a caring wife, a bright and happy son, a generous father-in-law. As the brutal northern winter begins to bite, he can sit back and enjoy life.

But his peace is soon broken. There are noises in the nearby woods, signs of some mysterious watcher. When the family dog disappears, Donnie makes a horrifying discovery. Is it wolves, as the police suspect, or something far more dangerous, far darker? What secrets has Donnie been keeping? And why does he have the terrible sense that his dream was never going to last?

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Cujo - Stephen KingCujo
Stephen King

Once upon a time, not so long ago, a monster came to the small town of Castle Rock, Maine… He was not a werewolf, vampire, ghoul, or unnameable creature from the enchanted forest or snow wastes; he was only a cop…

Cujo is a huge Saint Bernard dog, the best friend Brett Camber has ever had. Then one day Cujo chases a rabbit into a bolt-hole. Except it isn’t a rabbit warren any more. It is a cave inhabited by rabid bats.

And Cujo falls sick. Very sick. And the gentle giant who once protected the family becomes a vortex of horror inexorably drawing in all the people around him…

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The Prince of Mist - Carols Ruiz ZafronThe Prince Of Mist
Carlos Ruiz Zafon

1943. As war sweeps across Europe, Max Carver’s father moves his family away from the city, to an old wooden house on the coast. But as soon as they arrive, strange things begin to happen: Max dicovers a garden filled with eerie statues; his sisters are plagued by unsettling dreams and voices; a box of old films opens a window to the past.

Most unsettling of all are the rumours about the previous owners and the mysterious disappearance of their son. As Max delves into the past, he encounters the terrifying story of the Prince of Mist, a sinister shadow who emerges from the night to settle old scores, then disappears with the first mists of dawn…

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Interview With The Vampire - Anne RiceInterview With The Vampire
Anne Rice

In a darkened room a young man sits telling the macabre and eerie story of his life – the story of a vampire, gifted with eternal life, cursed with an exquisite craving for human blood.

Anne Rice’s compulsively readable novel is arguably the most celebrated work of vampire fiction since Bram Stoker’s Dracula was published in 1897.

As the Washington Post said on its first publication, it is a ‘thrilling, strikingly original work of the imagination … sometimes horrible, sometimes beautiful, always unforgettable’.

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The Haunted - Niki ValentineThe Haunted
Niki Valentine

They wanted a honeymoon adventure. They found a place of nightmares.

Arriving in the Scottish highlands, Martin and Sue decide to escape their luxury hotel, heading out for a night of back-to-basics living in an abandoned shack. When a storm strikes, they find themselves stranded in the simple hut, miles from anywhere and completely isolated. As gentle bickering leads to violent arguments, Sue starts to sense they are not truly alone – especially when a deep, dark presence seems to takes hold of the pair.

With no way to escape, Sue and Martin must try to hold on to their sanity as the shelter quickly becomes a prison – and their thoughts begin to turn murderous…

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Banquet for the Damned - Adam L G NevillBanquet for the Damned
Adam L G Nevill

Few believed Professor Coldwell was in touch with an unseen world – that he could commune with spirits. But in Scotland’s oldest university town something has passed from darkness into light. And now the young are been haunted by night terrors. And those who are visted disappear.

This is not a place for outsiders especially at night. So what chance do a rootless muscian and burnt-out explorer have of surviving their entanglement with an ageless supernatural evil and the ruthless cult that worships it?

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