Il folle omicida che ha massacrato l'intera famiglia Templeton, in una notte di orrori, ignora di aver risparmiato la giovane Chyna, ospite nella casa per il weekend. La ragazza, vincendo la disperazione, si è nascosta sul camper del serial killer, con la speranza di poterlo consegnare alla giustizia, ma durante il tragitto viene a sapere di un agghiacciante segreto custodito nella cantina del mostro, e decide di seguirlo fino alla sua abitazione. Una volta all'interno, ha inizio un'interminabile, feroce partita...
This comprehensive overview delves into the life and philosophical contributions of Ken Wilber, an influential American thinker. It explores his unique perspective on consciousness, integrating various disciplines such as psychology, spirituality, and science. The work highlights Wilber's key theories and their impact on contemporary thought, offering insights into his holistic approach to understanding human experience and existence. Readers will gain a deeper appreciation for his intellectual legacy and its relevance in today's philosophical landscape.
In the stunning title story 'Strange Highways', a failed author returns to his hometown after many years to attend his father's funeral, only to find himself suddenly and inexplicably thrust back through time to relive a traumatic event from his past. One rain-swept Sunday night when he was twenty years old, on his way back to college after a weekend with his family, Joey Shannon took the wrong highway - and from that moment, nothing ever went right for him again. Now, exactly twenty years later, on another rain-swept night, Joey finds himself at the same crossroads, looking down the road never taken. Which is odd. Because that road no longer exists. A superhighway replaced it nearly twenty years ago, and the old state route - which had crossed a web of perpetually burning, abandoned coal mines - was condemned as too dangerous and was torn up. But now the highway is exactly as it was on that long-ago night, and when Joey turns on to it, he begins an eerie, terrifying journey toward a truth so dark and stunning that it will change everything he believes about himself, his past, and the nature of life.
Il giovane e affermato scrittore Christopher Snow è affetto da una rara malattia genetica che lo rende pericolosamente vulnerabile alla luce, costringendolo a un'esistenza notturna. Nel mondo di tenebre in cui vive, assiste a una serie di allarmanti episodi che lo proiettano nel cuore di un terribile enigma, qualcosa che lo obbligherà a fare appello a tutte le sue forze per affrontare gli inspiegabili eventi che accadono intorno a lui.
Quando due scheletri abbracciati vengono rinvenuti nei cunicoli oscuri e maleodoranti delle viscere di New York, il tenente Vincent D'Agosta si rivolge all'antropologa Margo Green. Quello che scoprono sottoterra va oltre ogni immaginazione: un vero cimitero di cadaveri rosicchiati, senza vita e deformi. Mentre fuori, alla luce, una catena di efferati delitti sembra essere collegata a quell'orrore, Margo e Vincent lottano contro il tempo per trovare il colpevole di tanta ferocia.
They are dying, one by one. Wealthy, middle-aged women in an exclusive Connecticut suburb. Their murderer remains at large. Nora Chancel, wife of publishing scion Davey Chancel, fears she may be next. After all, her past has branded her a victim . . . . "Combines the intellectual-puzzle mystery with a powerful vein of psycho-thriller suspense." -- The Washington Post Then Davey tells Nora a surreal story about the Hellfire Club, where years before he met an obsessed fan of Chancel House's most successful book, Night Journey --a book that has a strange history of its own. . . . "One of the most chilling villains to come along since Hannibal Lecter." -- San Francisco Chronicle Suddenly terror engulfs Nora: She must defend herself against fantastic accusations even as a madman lies in wait. And when he springs, she will embark on a night journey that will put her victimhood to rest forever, dead or alive. . . .
De kolonie is een zeer reële toekomstvisie op de ontwikkelingen op aarde en in de ruimte in de beginjaren van de eenentwintigste eeuw. De kolonie is het verhaal over de eens zo trotse steden, ten prooi gevallen aan hebzucht en wraak, over primitieve culturen en hoog geciviliseerde ruimtebewoners. De wereld is een grote chaos, waarin bevrijdingsbewegingen opereren tegen dictaturen die komen en gaan. De aarde is de speelbal van de rijken die in het geniep bouwen aan hun ruimterijk: de Kolonie ... David Adams, hun genetisch wonderkind, zal zich tenslotte tegen de machthebbers keren. Hij had alles wat een menselijk wezen kon wensen, maar de ellende van de aarde raakt hem diep. Hij weet de ruimtekolonie te verlaten en voegt zich bij de rebellen ...
An audacious and suspenseful vision of the future by Joe Handeman, on the grand scale of MINDBRIDGE & THE FOREVER WAR. In a universe of strange, threatening & mutated creatures, Otto McGavin acts as undercover agent for the Confederacion. A mild, unassuming man, two years of intensive hypnotic training have turned him into a Prime Operator with TB II. His technology enables him to take on the appearance & personality of any enemy. And to protect the legal rights of humans and non-humans he is prepared to lie, cheat, steal and kill his way across the galaxy.
