The latest spine-chilling horror from the Hugo award-winning author, Thomas Olde Heuvelt. Perfect for fans of Neil Gaiman, Adam Nevill and Stephen King.
Thomas Olde Heuvelt Libri
Thomas Olde Heuvelt crea narrazioni che fondono un'atmosfera gelida con profonde esplorazioni della natura umana, spesso evocando paragoni con maestri vintage del genere. La sua scrittura approfondisce paure universali e dilemmi morali, creando storie che sono sia visceramente avvincenti che intellettualmente stimolanti. Possiede un'abilità unica nell'immergere i lettori negli aspetti più oscuri della psiche umana, rendendo il suo lavoro distintivo e avvincente. La voce distintiva di Olde Heuvelt e il suo sguardo impavido sulle complessità dell'umanità consolidano la sua posizione come voce significativa nella letteratura contemporanea.
'This is totally, brilliantly original' STEPHEN KING WELCOME TO BLACK SPRING, A PICTURESQUE TOWN WITH AN HORRIFYING SECRET... A 17th century woman with her eyes and mouth sewn-shut walks Blacks Springs streets... enters its homes... and watches its people while they sleep. They call her the Black Rock Witch. So accustomed to her presence, the townsfolk often forget what will happen if her eyes ever open. To protect themselves the Black Spring elders use high-tech surveillance to quarantine the town. Frustrated with the lockdown, the town's teenagers decide to break the rules and go viral with the haunting. But no one foresees the dark nightmare that awaits them all. PRAISE FOR THOMAS OLDE HEUVELT: 'Reminiscent of vintage Stephen King' John Connolly 'A powerfully spooky piece of writing' Financial Times 'Spielbergian... a fabulous, unforgettable conceit' Guardian
From the Author of HEX. A Startlingly Original Horror Novel from the Author of HEX This is totally, brilliantly original Stephen King.
'Totally, brilliantly original.' Stephen King on HEX'Creepy and gripping and original' - George R.R. Martin on HEXOn a foggy winter morning two children discover the impossible: the wreck of an eighteenth-century ship stranded in a field.One enters the hatch on the deck and is never seen again. And she isn't the last to disappear . . .Soon a government agency begins to investigate, determined to uncover the ship's secrets before a media storm erupts. They enlist Robert Grim, a retired specialist of the occult, to unravel the mystery, who soon realises the ship could be a harbinger of an ancient doom awakened under the sea. In a maelstrom of international intrigue and pure terror, Grim must race against time as he comes face to face with an open doorway to the apocalypse.Praise for Thomas Olde Heuvelt'A compulsive page turner mixing supernatural survival horror and pulp adventure' Paul Tremblay'Hallucinatory, eerie and terrifying' Catriona Ward'A haunting contribution to the literature of folk horror' Ramsey Campbell'Reminiscent of vintage Stephen King' John Connolly'A great writer, the next genre superstar' Paul Cornell'Takes the horror/thriller genre to a whole new level' Sarah LotzHorrific, poignant, creepy, brilliantly written' Jeff VanderMeer
November
Roman
In Lock Haven, einer beschaulichen kleinen Stadt in Washington State, gibt es eine ganz besondere Straße. Die Bird Street. Wer in der Bird Street wohnt, ist erfolgreich, wohlhabend, gesund und glücklich. Die Kinder allesamt ausgeglichen, wohlerzogen und klug. Zumindest für elf Monate im Jahr. Im November jedoch brechen die dunklen Tage an. Pech, Misserfolg und Krankheit halten Einzug. Im November kommt der Fremde in die Bird Street, um bei den Bewohnern die Schulden einzutreiben. Im November ist die Zeit gekommen, den Preis für all das Glück zu zahlen. Denn es kehrt erst zurück, wenn ein Menschenleben geopfert wird ...
Dolores Dolly Poppedijn
- 93pagine
- 4 ore di lettura
'Dolores Dolly Poppedijn' vertelt het hypnotiserende verhaal van Charlotte, een vrouw die na de dood van haar baby Dolores steeds verder afglijdt in haar diepgewortelde verlangen haar perfecte baby te herscheppen. Olde Heuvelts tour-de-force is een huiveringwekkende vertelling in de traditie van grootmeesters Roald Dahl en Edgar Allan Poe, doordrenkt met inktzwarte humor en weergaloos geïllustreerd door Iris Compiet.
