Books like 'The Dreadful Doctor Faust'
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Owned by Magic by Zara J. Black
Rated: 5.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI'll be safe in the prince's bed, from everyone but him.I stole from a brutal street gang, and now they want me dead. There’s only one place they can’t touch me. The palace. But safety comes at the cost of my freedom. I'll sell myself as a courtesan, serve for five years, and leave with enough money to pay my debt... -
![The Works of Edgar Allan Poe, Volume 2 by Edgar Allan Poe]()
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe, Volume 2 by Edgar Allan Poe
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsTHE PURLOINED LETTER THE THOUSAND-AND-SECOND TALE OF SCHEHERAZADE A DESCENT INTO THE MAELSTRÖM. VON KEMPELEN AND HIS DISCOVERY MESMERIC REVELATION THE FACTS IN THE CASE OF M. VALDEMAR THE BLACK CAT. THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER SILENCE—A FABLE THE MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH. THE CASK OF AMONTILLADO... -
![The Paleblood Hunt by Redgrave]()
The Paleblood Hunt by Redgrave
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"The Paleblood Hunt" is an in-depth exploration behind the lore of the popular FromSoftware video game Bloodborne. Redgrave first introduced this document on Reddit and it has since been revised, and finalized. He closely examines the information available to the player in order to build up the hidden story of the game... -
![Void's Tale: A Schooled In Magic Novella by Christopher G. Nuttall]()
Void's Tale: A Schooled In Magic Novella by Christopher G. Nuttall
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA hundred years before Emily, just after the fall of the Empire and the start of the Necromantic Wars, Void worked for the White Council as an agent of last resort, the sorcerer they called upon when no one else could complete the mission. But this mission may make or break him... -
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![Duck, Duck, Noose by Sara C. Roethle]()
Duck, Duck, Noose by Sara C. Roethle
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat do the Morrigan, a necromancer, and an ancient Viking have in common? Nothing, except for a common goal. Now that Madeline has been reunited with Alaric and the others, she must align herself with her enemies if she hopes to succeed in what she originally set out to do. Together, Madeline, Alaric, and Mikael will try to take down Estus once and for all . . -
![Tribe Master 4 by Noah Layton]()
Tribe Master 4 by Noah Layton
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsExpand the tribe. Fight mercenaries. Free slaves.With a new alliance established with the sun-elves, Jack turns his attention to improving his tribe’s perimeter defences and commanding the new ship they have acquired.But after a run-in with a beautiful stowaway, Jack ends up crossing paths with a vicious gang of mercenaries in search of the very woman he is protecting... -
![Aether Mage 2 by Dante King]()
Aether Mage 2 by Dante King
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOnly a month ago, I found out that I was a mage. Then the Agency that was meant to teach me magic up and disappeared.Thankfully, I've made some friends who can help me learn how to use my new abilities. But with the Agency gone, the supernatural monsters that were kept at bay are plaguing Portland.Protecting the mundane world from monsters has now fallen to me. And it means I'll need more allies... -
![Hell Screen by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa]()
Hell Screen by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratings"There can be no doubt that Akutagawa had more individuality than any other writer of his time and has left in Japanese literature a mass of artistic work, often grotesque and curious, that, while it undoubtedly angers the proletarian experimenters who now hold the stage and fight with lusty pens and a highly developed class consciousness against all that he stood for, will continue to live as... -
![The Collected Tales of Edgar Allan Poe by Edgar Allan Poe]()
The Collected Tales of Edgar Allan Poe by Edgar Allan Poe
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsEdgar Allan Poe's tales of the mysterious and the morbid continue to thrill readers.This collection of stories includes The Raven, The Pit and the Pendulum, The Fall of the House of Usher, and The Murders in the Rue Morgue, as well as some less familiar stories.ContentsThe black cat --The cask of Amontillado --The facts in the case of M... -
![One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig]()
One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsElspeth Spindle needs more than luck to stay safe in the eerie, mist-locked kingdom of Blunder—she needs a monster. She calls him the Nightmare, an ancient, mercurial spirit trapped in her head. He protects her. He keeps her secrets.But nothing comes for free, especially magic.When Elspeth meets a mysterious highwayman on the forest road, her life takes a drastic turn... -
![I'm The Bad Guy by Simon Archer]()
I'm The Bad Guy by Simon Archer
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLevel Up. Kill Everyone Else. Take Their Stuff.All Dantem ever wanted was one teeny tiny, almost insignificant thing…Vengeance on those who wronged him.When he’s suddenly recruited by the world’s largest video game company, he will finally have a way to achieve his dream.Assuming, of course, he has no problem being the bad guy... -
![Shoots and Tatters by Sara C. Roethle]()
Shoots and Tatters by Sara C. Roethle
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe old gods have returned, and there will be hell to pay. Now that Yggdrasil has been regrown, Madeline must face the old gods' judgment. She shouldn't exist, and they know it. The world has been irreparably changed, and perhaps the Vaettir no longer have a place in it. Madeline had thought that once she destroyed her rival she would be safe. Now she knows just how wrong she was... -
![Copiii întunericului by Lavinia Călina]()
Copiii întunericului by Lavinia Călina
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“Tu cât de mult te poți ascunde de magie?”Roxana și Nicol, două adolescente cu personalități aparent diferite, devin cele mai bune prietene după o noapte în care viața li se va schimba complet. Împărtășind același secret, ele vor încerca timp de mai mulți ani să ducă împreună o existență cât mai banală, cotidiană, pentru a se ascunde de cei care le doresc, probabil, moartea... -
![In the River by Jeremy Robert Johnson]()
In the River by Jeremy Robert Johnson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn intensely moving tale of survival and madness along the river's edge. A father and son fishing lesson become a nightmarish voyage to the sea in this visionary testament to the lengths we will go for those we love... -
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![Arising Son: Part Two: Guardians Of The Temple Saga by Marie Montine]()
Arising Son: Part Two: Guardians Of The Temple Saga by Marie Montine
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRyan arrives in Empia to further investigate his bloodline. But while searching the temple and exercising his uniques powers, he meets an ancient entity: one of the Guardians, and it challenges all that he is by asking him to do a task.When the person closest to him commits the worst betrayal, the Dark becomes even more enticing... -
![Dark Dreams: Daughters of Darkness 2 by Chrissy Peebles]()
Dark Dreams: Daughters of Darkness 2 by Chrissy Peebles
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBlair's journey continues with part 2. WARNING: 18+ due to sexual situations and language. This is an adult paranormal romance. Griffin has left her old life as everything crashes down around her. She's leaving the safety of her coven for the first time as bounty hunters chase her down. When she meets a mysterious stranger, she hopes he can hide her from all the immortals chasing her... -
![Deep Web by Chrissy Peebles]()
Deep Web by Chrissy Peebles
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe dreaded night, of the first full moon in January, has finally arrived. Will Taylor survive when evil threatens to destroy her life forever? Taylor relocates back to Big Bear Lake not trusting the people who signed a treaty to keep her safe. Being with her family and friends is wonderful, but knowing that she is a sacrifice is beyond unsettling... -
![My Graphic Bipolar Fantasies: & Other Short Stories by R.B. Le`Deach]()
My Graphic Bipolar Fantasies: & Other Short Stories by R.B. Le`Deach
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis book is the product of a sick mind; a product of the "Southern Madman." There are 104 Fantasies inside that are not based in reality, interspersed with 70 Short Stories of somewhat sane thought of heavy opinion. The theme of the Fantasies is Law and Order and the author and the good guys always win. In a few places, it is quite tame... -
![Soul Gem Collector by Logan Jacobs]()
Soul Gem Collector by Logan Jacobs
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBeing able to rip the soul out of a creature, store it in a precious gem, and use it to cast spells might make me the most powerful student at the Astra Argent Magical Academy. Only I can’t tell anybody about it. Because it's illegal, and they’ll kill me if they find out. But they need me whether they know it yet or not, so I’m going to capture a lot of souls and cast a lot of spells... -
![Great Tales and Poems by Edgar Allan Poe]()
Great Tales and Poems by Edgar Allan Poe
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingss/t: 21 Short Story Masterpieces plus 34 Narrative & Lyric Poems Born to an unfortunate heritage, orphaned, unsympathetically raised, and then abandoned, Edgar Allan Poe struggled for greatness in an adverse social and economic climate -- a setting not improved by his fiery temperament and caustic criticism of others... -
![Grimscribe: His Lives and Works by Thomas Ligotti]()
Grimscribe: His Lives and Works by Thomas Ligotti
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsGrimscribe: His Lives and Works is Thomas Ligotti's second collection of short tales... -
![Terrifying Tales by Edgar Allan Poe]()
Terrifying Tales by Edgar Allan Poe
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe melancholy, brilliance, passionate lyricism, and torment of Edgar Allen Poe are all well represented in this collection... -
![Two Twisted Crowns by Rachel Gillig]()
Two Twisted Crowns by Rachel Gillig
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsIn the luscious, dark sequel to One Dark Window, Elspeth must face the consequences of what she's wrought - perfect for readers of Hannah Whitten's For the Wolf and Alexis Henderson's The Year of the Witching.Elspeth and Ravyn have gathered most of the twelve Providence Cards, but the last, and most important one remains to be found: The Twin Alders... -
![Les Chants de Maldoror by Comte de Lautréamont]()
Les Chants de Maldoror by Comte de Lautréamont
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsThe macabre but beautiful work, Les Chants de Maldoror, has achieved a considerable reputation as one of the earliest and most extraordinary examples of Surrealist writing. It is a long narrative prose poem which celebrates the principle of Evil in an elaborate style and with a passion akin to religious fanaticism... -
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![El cielo de la selva by Elaine Vilar Madruga]()
El cielo de la selva by Elaine Vilar Madruga
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsLa selva es un dios hambriento. Uno que permite vivir a salvo en sus dominios pero exige el más alto de los precios a cambio. Su voracidad no termina nunca y aquellos que viven bajo su control deben entregarle a sus hijos como parte de un cíclico tributo caníbal... -
![Tales of Horror and the Supernatural by Arthur Machen]()
Tales of Horror and the Supernatural by Arthur Machen
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Best of Arthur Machen's short stories: The Novel of the Black Seal, The Novel of the White Powder, The Great God Pan, The White People, The Inmost Light, The Shining Pyramid, The Bowmen, The Great Return, The Happy Children, Out of the Earth, N, The Children of the Pool, The Terror... -
![The Book of the Mad by Tanith Lee]()
The Book of the Mad by Tanith Lee
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn her darkly dazzling finish to The Secret Books of Paradys, Tanith Lee tempts the reader with a tale of horror, lust and madness that leaves no perversity untouched, no taboo unbroken.This time, the seductive nightmare unfolds in three parallel versions of the City—Paradis, Paradys and Paradise... -
![I'll Bring You the Birds From out of the Sky by Brian Hodge]()
I'll Bring You the Birds From out of the Sky by Brian Hodge
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen Nona Conklin brings him a painting by the great-grandfather she never knew, gallery owner Timothy Randolph knows he's found the project of a lifetime: curating a spectacular cache of folk art hidden for decades in the mountains of her home. "God never made a lazier man than Cecil Conklin. Never put a more slothful soul in a fella big enough to wrestle an ox to the ground... -
![All the Fabulous Beasts by Priya Sharma]()
All the Fabulous Beasts by Priya Sharma
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe debut short story collection from acclaimed U.K. writer Priya Sharma, All the Fabulous Beasts collects 16 stunning and monstrous tales of love, rebirth, nature, and sexuality. A heady mix of myth and ontology, horror and the modern macabre... -
![Limbus, Inc. - Book II by Brett J. Talley]()
Limbus, Inc. - Book II by Brett J. Talley
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“The world is a stage, life is a play, and we are the puppets. It’s better not to ask who pulls the strings... -
![Necroscope: The Plague-Bearer by Brian Lumley]()
Necroscope: The Plague-Bearer by Brian Lumley
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHarry Keogh is moving on. Though the search for his missing wife and child continues, his heart now lies in Edinburgh with Bonnie Jean--a beautiful Scottish werewolf whose friendly pack and flourishing pub have given him a place he can almost call home... -
![Is She for Real? by P.J. Night]()
Is She for Real? by P.J. Night
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsP.J. Night's latest installment in the spooky and spectacular Creepover series for middle-grade girls is a level 5 on the Creep-o-Meter.In Is She For Real?, Bethany has just moved to Old Warwick, a quaint old town that is said to be haunted by the ghost of Lady Warwick. Lady Warwick lived centuries ago and died of a broken heart…but her grave was found empty shortly after her death... -
![Acluofobia. Zece povestiri macabre by Flavius Ardelean, Mircea Pricăjan]()
Acluofobia. Zece povestiri macabre by Flavius Ardelean, Mircea Pricăjan
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“În România, de-a lungul timpului, am avut puţini, foarte puţini autori talentaţi care să scrie proză (cu accente) horror. Nici la momentul actual lucrurile nu stau mai bine. Există însă câţiva scriitori tineri aflaţi în plină dezvoltare artistică, iar anii următori s-ar putea să plaseze România, în sfârşit, pe harta mondială a creatorilor de fantezii macabre... -
![The Resurrectionist by Paul T. Scheuring]()
The Resurrectionist by Paul T. Scheuring
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt's 1820, and the physicians of London are on fire to unlock the secrets of human anatomy, some consorting with criminals to get their scalpels into a fresh body. Job Mowatt has become such a criminal—a body snatcher, a resurrectionist. The wages are just enough to keep his brilliant daughter, Ivy, clean and safe in London's worst slum... -
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![Observation by Elodie Faiderbe]()
Observation by Elodie Faiderbe
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLondres 1886.Orpheline, Emilia vit sous le joug de son tuteur : lord Dorian Jacobson. Séduisant comte excentrique le jour, tueur sadique et impitoyable la nuit.En parfait gentleman, Dorian régale et fascine la haute société par son charisme et sa prestance.Tous sont en admiration devant cet homme.Tous sauf elle... -
![The Glassy, Burning Floor of Hell by Brian Evenson]()
The Glassy, Burning Floor of Hell by Brian Evenson
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"Here is how monstrous humans are."A sentient, murderous prosthetic leg; shadowy creatures lurking behind a shimmering wall; brutal barrow men: of all the terrors that populate The Glassy, Burning Floor of Hell, perhaps the most alarming are the beings who decimated the habitable Earth: humans... -
![Sarah et Sid by Eve Patenaude]()
Sarah et Sid by Eve Patenaude
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLe rêve brisé que je traîne derrière moi : le ballet.Je m’appelle Sarah et, autrefois, j’en faisais. Oh, je danse toujours… mais nue. Dans un bar. Ça reste de la danse. Voilà ce que je me répète sans cesse pour ne pas m’écrouler, pour tenter d’oublier à quel point ma vie est misérable… En plus, je dois de l’argent à Carl, mon patron... -
![Out Behind the Barn by John Boden, Chad Lutzke]()
Out Behind the Barn by John Boden, Chad Lutzke
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe boys crept to the window and watched as Miss Maggie carried the long bundle into the barn, the weight of it stooping her aging back. Rafter lights spilled from the barn doors and Davey saw an arm fall from the canvas-wrapped parcel. He smiled.“She got someone!”Both children grinned and settled in their beds, eyes fixed to the ceiling.This was family growth... -
![Katie by Michael McDowell]()
Katie by Michael McDowell
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsKATIE KILLED FOR KICKS AND CASHEver so nimble at bashing heads with her little hammer, Katie Slapes was her parents' joy and certain fortune. As the cellar filled with corpses, the family coffers filled with cash.Pretty young Philo Drax didn't have a family anymore. Katie had finished off her grandfather and her mother, and promised to put Philo out of her misery very soon now... -
![Where I End by Sophie White]()
Where I End by Sophie White
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMy mother.At night, my mother creaks. The house creaks along with her.Through our thin shared wall, I can hear the makings of my mother gurgle through her body just like the water in the walls of the house...Teenage Aoileann has never left the island. Her silent, bed-bound mother is a wreckage, the survivor of a private disaster no one will speak about... -
![Dark Gods by T.E.D. Klein]()
Dark Gods by T.E.D. Klein
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFour unusually literate horror novellas, by the former editor of "The Twilight Zone" magazine... -
![Songs of a Dead Dreamer by Thomas Ligotti]()
Songs of a Dead Dreamer by Thomas Ligotti
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSongs of a Dreamer was Thomas Ligotti’s first collection of supernatural horror stories. When originally published in 1985 by Harry Morris’s Silver Scarab Press, the book was hardly noticed. In 1989, an expanded version appeared that garnered accolades from several quarters... -
![The Children of Cthulhu: Chilling New Tales Inspired by H.P. Lovecraft by John Pelan, Benjamin Adams]()
The Children of Cthulhu: Chilling New Tales Inspired by H.P. Lovecraft by John Pelan, Benjamin Adams
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsDescend to the depths of primal horror with this chilling collection of original stories drawn from H. P. Lovecraft’s shocking, terrifying, and eerily prescient Cthulhu Mythos. In twenty-one dark visions, a host of outstanding contemporary writers tap into our innermost fears, with tales set in a misbegotten new world that could have been spawned only by the master of the macabre himself, H. P... -
![Malicent by Cassandra M.D.]()
Malicent by Cassandra M.D.
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI 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... -
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![Beautiful Little Freaks: A Gatsby Retelling by Tylor Paige]()
Beautiful Little Freaks: A Gatsby Retelling by Tylor Paige
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom top three amazon bestselling author Tylor Paige, comes a new horror romance about two star-crossed lovers whose love for a tale told 100 years ago convinces them to rewrite the ending, no matter the cost.Gatsby-The world has found me guilty of heinous crimes that aren't mine. I've been called the beautiful monster. A man with a craving for flesh, but darling, it's not your liver I want... -
![Maldoror and Poems by Comte de Lautréamont]()
Maldoror and Poems by Comte de Lautréamont
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsInsolent and defiant, the Chants de Maldoror, by the self-styled Comte de Lautréamont (1846-70), depicts a sinister and sadistic world of unrestrained savagery and brutality... -
![Noctuary by Thomas Ligotti]()
Noctuary by Thomas Ligotti
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThis collection of horror stories, many previously unpublished, includes "The Medusa," "Conversations in a Dead Language," and "Mad Night of Atonement." By the author of Grimscribe... -
![When Darkness Loves Us by Elizabeth Engstrom]()
When Darkness Loves Us by Elizabeth Engstrom
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSally Ann is a bright and bubbling farm girl, still caught in the thrill of a brand-new husband and a shining future ahead. When a careless exploration leaves her trapped underground, she learns to live again in the absence of everything she once knew. Even driven by love and light, Sally Ann finds the deepest darkness within herself in When Darkness Loves Us... -
![A Dark, Dark Tale by Ruth Brown]()
A Dark, Dark Tale by Ruth Brown
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsChildren will delight in following the black cat's progress through the dark wood, into the dark house, and eventually to the surprise discovery at the back of the toy cupboard, in this mysterious, beautifully illustrated picture book... -
![Borderlands by Thomas F. Monteleone, David B. Silva]()
Borderlands by Thomas F. Monteleone, David B. Silva
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBorderlands is a horror anthology series not concerned with traditional elements of horror fiction. Borderlands is about breaking the mold and pushing the genre and its finest writers to the edge. Hailed as the anthology series of the 90s, Borderlands will remind you that horror can indeed be horrific. Read about a farmer who disdains his wife for a giant potato..
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