Horror genre books (305)
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Ustedes brillan en lo oscuro [You Glow In the Dark] by Liliana Colanzi ES
Country: South America / 
Bolivia
Bolivia
Description:
Los cuentos de Liliana Colanzi exploran magistralmente diversas formas de narrar el tiempo, como el viaje geológico en una cueva, la búsqueda de las raíces históricas de la explotación del caucho en las ruinas de un pueblo amazónico, o la temporalidad dislocada de una colonia religiosa en la que sus personajes ansían deshacerse de las prohibiciones que los encallan en el pasado. En este libro la radiación es un agente invisible que afecta a los jóvenes que viven cerca de una central nuclear andina y a los recolectores de chatarra de una ciudad brasileña. Ustedes brillan en lo oscuro, libro gal... continue
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Uzumaki (3-in-1 Deluxe Edition) by Junji Ito EN
JapanDescription:
A masterpiece of horror manga, now available in a deluxe hardcover edition! Kurouzu-cho, a small fogbound town on the coast of Japan, is cursed. According to Shuichi Saito, the withdrawn boyfriend of teenager Kirie Goshima, their town is haunted not by a person or being but a pattern: UZUMAKI, the spiral—the hypnotic secret shape of the world. The bizarre masterpiece horror manga is now available all in a single volume. Fall into a whirlpool of terror!
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Venus in the Blind Spot by Junji Ito EN
Description:
A “best of” collection of creepy tales from Eisner award winner and legendary horror master Junji Ito. This striking collection presents the most remarkable short works of Junji Ito’s career, featuring an adaptation of Rampo Edogawa’s classic horror story “Human Chair” and fan favorite “The Enigma of Amigara Fault.” With a deluxe presentation—including special color pages, and showcasing illustrations from his acclaimed long-form manga No Longer Human—each chilling tale invites readers to revel in a world of terror.
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Viy by Nikolai Gogol EN
UkraineDescription:
Three students. A deserted house. A witch. This horror novella boasts an abundance of supernatural encounters, dazzling effects, and folktale elements. Included in the cycle ‘Mirgorod’, this is one of Gogol’s most successful works and has witnessed some notable movie adaptations. Considered one of the most prominent figures in the short story genre, Nikolai Gogol (1809-1852) was born in Ukraine. Both a writer and a dramatist, he is known for the unconventional nature of his works, so much so that they often touch upon folklore and fantasy. He has been attached to a range of different literary ... continue
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Vlad by Carlos Fuentes EN
Country: North America / 
Panama
Panama
Description:
After centuries of war and blood shortages in Eastern Europe, an undead Vlad the Impaler moves to Mexico and offers eternal life to the only child of Yves and Asunción Navarro in exchange for their legal and real estate services.
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Walker on Water by Kristiina Ehin EN
EstoniaDescription:
A woman cultivates a knack for walking on water, but is undermined by her husband's brain, which he removes each night when he returns home from work; a couple overcomes the irksome mischief of the gods; a skeptical dragon wonders what sex is all about: this is the world of Kristiina Ehin. From the 2007 British Poetry Society Popescu prize winner for European poetry in translation: a series of comic, surreal adventures. Kristiina Ehin's quirky voice takes each story directly from the dream state, at times stubborn and resistant, at other times masochistically compliant. Ehin offers up modern f... continue
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Walpurgisnacht by Gustave Meyrink EN
AustriaDescription:
Walpurgisnacht uses Prague as the setting for a clash between German officialdom immured in the ancient castle above the Moldau, and a Czech revolution seething in the city below. History, myth and political reality merge in an apocalyptic climax as the rebels, urged on by a drum covered in human skin, storm the castle to crown a poor violinist "Emperor of the World" in St. Vitus' Cathedral.
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Country: North America / 
United States of America
United States of America
Description:
"Medical student Amy Brenner is spending the night on a locked psychiatric ward. Amy has been dreading her evening working on Ward D, the hospital's inpatient mental health unit. There are very specific reasons why she never wanted to do this required overnight rotation. Reasons nobody can ever find out. And as the hours tick by, Amy grows increasingly convinced something terrible is happening within these tightly secured walls. When patients and staff start to vanish without a trace, it becomes clear that everyone on the unit is in grave danger. Amy's worst nightmare was spending the night on... continue
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We Had to Remove This Post by Hanna Bervoets EN
Country: Europe / 
Netherlands
Netherlands
Description:
For readers of Leila Slimani's The Perfect Nanny or Ling Ma's Severance: a tight, propulsive, chilling novel by a rising international star about a group of young colleagues working as social media content monitors--reviewers of violent or illegal videos for an unnamed megacorporation--who convince themselves they're in control . . . until the violence strikes closer to home. Kayleigh needs money. That's why she takes a job as a content moderator for a social media platform whose name she isn't allowed to mention. Her job: reviewing offensive videos and pictures, rants and conspiracy theories,... continue
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We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson EN
Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
Description:
THE STORY: The home of the Blackwoods near a Vermont village is a lonely, ominous abode, and Constance, the young mistress of the place, can't go out of the house without being insulted and stoned by the villagers. They have also composed a nasty s