Horror fiction

  • Wicked Woods

    Creator

    Vernon, Steve

    Abstract

    A new collection of ghost stories from every corner of New Brunswick.Pull up a seat and listen closely-storyteller Steve Vernon has another collection of classic, bone-chilling tales to tell. Steve takes readers from one end of New Brunswick to the other, unearthing dark tales of strange happenings along the way-from the headless ghost that haunts those who pass through Johnville's covered bridge, to the spirit of a murdered man that guards long-buried treasure at Wolf Point.

    Publisher (Source)

    Halifax

    Nimbus

    Non spécifié
  • Haunted Harbours

    Creator

    Vernon, Steve

    Abstract

    This is a collection of ghost stories from Nova Scotia- from the restless spirits of Devil's Island to the Black Dog of Antigonish Harbour. Documented and well-known stories from the provincial archives are mixed with word-of-mouth legends of strange happenings and scary sightings from across Nova Scotia. Steve Vernon relies on his storytelling experience to create moody and terrifying tales from the annals of history.

    Publisher (Source)

    Halifax

    Nimbus

    Non spécifié
  • Dracula

    Creator

    Stoker, Bram

    Abstract

    When Count Dracula departs Transylvania on a Russian ship, crew members begin to mysteriously disappear. After the ship docks, and more people are attacked, rumours of a monster quickly spread. When Abraham Van Helsing is asked to intervene, Dracula meets his match. On his quest to find Dracula, Van Helsing is forced to hunt newly made vampires, using a cross, garlic, and a wooden steak as weapons. But tracking down Dracula will prove to be harder, and more dangerous that Van Helsing could have ever imagined. Bram Stoker named Count Dracula after the 15th century Romanian king, Vlad III.

    Publisher (Source)

    Vancouver

    Engage Books

    Non spécifié
  • Dracula and Frankenstein: Two Horror Books in One Monster Volume

    Creator

    Stoker, Bram

    Shelley, Mary

    Abstract

    Victor Frankenstein is consumed by his desire to discover the secrets of life. After several years of research, Victor feverishly constructs a man out of old body parts and brings him to life. Victor is immediately horrified by his ambitious creation, and flees his apartment in remorse. The newborn monster disappears from Frankenstein’s laboratory and enters the world as an outcast, struggling with his own identity. What follows is a gripping tale of murder, injustice, and revenge. When Count Dracula departs Transylvania on a Russian ship, crew members begin to mysteriously disappear.

    Publisher (Source)

    Vancouver

    Engage Books

    Non spécifié
  • Dracula (AD Classic)

    Creator

    Stoker, Bram

    Abstract

    When Count Dracula departs Transylvania on a Russian ship, crew members begin to mysteriously disappear. After the ship docks, and more people are attacked, rumours of a monster quickly spread. When Abraham Van Helsing is asked to intervene, Dracula meets his match. On his quest to find Dracula, Van Helsing is forced to hunt newly made vampires, using a cross, garlic, and a wooden steak as weapons. But tracking down Dracula will prove to be harder, and more dangerous that Van Helsing could have ever imagined. Bram Stoker named Count Dracula after the 15th century Romanian king, Vlad III.

    Publisher (Source)

    Vancouver

    Engage Books

    Non spécifié
  • Frankenstein (AD Classic Illustrated) Or, the Modern Prometheus

    Creator

    Shelley, Mary

    von Holst, Theodor

    Abstract

    Victor Frankenstein is consumed by his desire to discover the secrets of life. After several years of research, Victor feverishly constructs a man out of old body parts and brings him to life. Victor is immediately horrified by his ambitious creation, and flees his apartment in remorse. The newborn monster disappears from Frankenstein's laboratory and enters the world as an outcast, struggling with his own identity. What follows is a gripping tale of murder, injustice, and revenge.

    Publisher (Source)

    Vancouver

    Engage Books

    Non spécifié
  • Lovecraft country

    Creator

    Ruff, Matt

    Abstract

    Chicago, 1954. When his father goes missing, twenty-two-year-old army veteran Atticus Turner embarks on a road trip to New England to find him. On his journey he encounters both mundane terrors of white America and malevolent spirits that seem straight out of a Lovecraft story.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [Ashland, Oregon]

    Blackstone Publishing

    Non spécifié
  • Chimera

    Creator

    Grant, Mira

    Abstract

    The outbreak has spread, and the implanted tapeworms have turned their human hosts into a mindless mob. Sal and her family must find a way to compromise between the two sides of their nature before the battle becomes large enough to destroy everything humanity has built.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    Hachette Book Group

    Non spécifié
  • The motion of puppets

    Creator

    Donohue, Keith

    Abstract

    When Kay fears someone is following her home, she takes shelter inside a toy shop and is suddenly transformed into a puppet. So begins a dual odyssey of a husband determined to find his wife and of a woman trapped in a magical world where her life is not her own.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [Ashland, Oregon]

    Blackstone Publishing

    Non spécifié
  • Patient zero

    Creator

    Maberry, Jonathan

    Abstract

    Detective Joe Ledger has been recruited by the government to lead a new task force called the Department of Military Sciences, and his first mission is to help stop a group of terrorists from releasing a bioweapon that can turn people into zombies.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [Ashland, Oregon]

    Blackstone Publishing

    Non spécifié