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Laird Barron

    1. Jänner 1970

    Laird Barrons Werk befasst sich mit den dunkleren Aspekten der menschlichen Natur und dem Bösen, das Menschen tun. Sein Stil ist beklemmend und atmosphärisch, oft angesiedelt vor karger, abgelegener Kulisse, die Gefühle von Isolation und Furcht verstärken. Barron baut meisterhaft Spannung und Unbehagen auf und lässt den Leser in Welten eintauchen, in denen das Unerklärliche und tief verwurzelte Ängste zuhause sind. Seine Geschichten erforschen die verschwimmenden Grenzen zwischen Realität und Übernatürlichem und hinterlassen einen bleibenden Eindruck im Geist des Lesers.

    Laird Barron
    The Beautiful Thing That Awaits Us All
    Blood Standard
    Worse Angels
    Adam's Ladder
    There Is No Death, There Are No Dead
    Hallucigenia
    • Ein Mann, der auf einer Indienreise die Gelegenheit erhält, an einer einmaligen Kunst-Performance teilzunehmen, und in Begleitung einer Gruppe zynischer, sensationsgieriger Geschäftsleute in einen schleichenden Albtraum abrutscht ... Ein Ehepaar, das im Niemandsland nördlich von Oregon einen makabren Fund macht, schwer verletzt in die Zivilisation zurückkehrt und hilflos mit ansehen muss, wie ihm Gesundheit, Geld, Glück und Verstand entgleiten ... Ein okkultes Buch, ein harmloser Campingausflug zu einem darin erwähnten Ort, eine Gruppe junger Männer, die bestens mit Alkohol- und Gewaltexzessen vertraut sind − und die angesichts des Schreckens, dem sie sich gegenübersehen, hilflos erstarren ... Hallucigenia enthält vier längere Erzählungen eines der bedeutendsten Horror-Autoren unserer Zeit. Bedächtig spitzt Barron seine Geschichten auf jene drastischen Momente zu, mit denen er die Wirklichkeit aus dem Lot rückt. Stück um Stück zerfällt um seine Protagonisten herum die Realität, bis sie wild um sich schlagend den endgültigen körperlichen und geistigen Zusammenbruch erleiden. Thematisch reichen die in Hallucigenia enthaltenen Erzählungen von der Beschwörung kosmischen Grauens bis zum psychologischen Thriller. Mit der Titelgeschichte ist eines der Kernstücke seiner Mythologie enthalten. Nic Pizzolatto, Schöpfer der Fernsehserie True Detective, hat erklärt, von Laird Barron maßgeblich beeinflusst worden zu sein.

      Hallucigenia
    • There Is No Death, There Are No Dead

      • 322 Seiten
      • 12 Lesestunden
      4,2(6)Abgeben

      The narrative explores the existence of spirits and their desire to connect with the living. It delves into themes of communication between realms, revealing the messages and insights these entities wish to share. The story invites readers to consider the implications of such interactions and the impact they have on the living, blending elements of the supernatural with emotional depth.

      There Is No Death, There Are No Dead
    • Adam's Ladder

      • 304 Seiten
      • 11 Lesestunden
      4,0(7)Abgeben

      Exploring the evolution of humankind, this book delves into the potential trajectories of our species. It raises critical questions about whether our future will lead to mental transcendence, a divine existence, or a troubling regression. The narrative invites readers to contemplate the implications of these possibilities, engaging in a thought-provoking discussion about humanity's place in the universe and the nature of our evolutionary journey.

      Adam's Ladder
    • Ex-mob enforcer-turned-private investigator Isaiah Coleridge pits himself against a rich and powerful foe when he digs into a possible murder and a sketchy real-estate deal worth billions.Ex-majordomo and bodyguard to an industrial tycoon-cum-U.S. senator, Badja Adeyemi is in hiding and shortly on his way to either a jail cell or a grave, depending on who finds him first. In his final days as a free man, he hires Isaiah Coleridge to tie up a loose the suspicious death of his nephew four years earlier. At the time police declared it an accident, and Adeyemi isn't sure it wasn't, but one final look may bring his sister peace.So it is that Coleridge and his investigative partner, Lionel Robard, find themselves in the upper reaches of New York State, in a tiny town that is home to outsized secrets and an unnerving cabal of locals who are protecting them. At the epicenter of it all is the site of a stalled supercollider project, an immense subterranean construction that may have an even deeper, more insidious purpose. . . .

      Worse Angels
    • Blood Standard

      • 321 Seiten
      • 12 Lesestunden
      4,1(158)Abgeben

      "The first in a crime noir series, Isaiah Coleridge is a former mob enforcer banished from his Alaska home after an incident. Sent to a horse farm in the Hudson Valley in NY to recover, he winds up investigating the disappearance of the 18-year-old granddaughter of his hosts."--

      Blood Standard
    • The Beautiful Thing That Awaits Us All

      Stories

      • 304 Seiten
      • 11 Lesestunden
      4,0(246)Abgeben

      Over the course of two award-winning collections and a critically acclaimed novel, The Croning, Laird Barron has arisen as one of the strongest and most original literary voices in modern horror and the dark fantastic. Melding supernatural horror with hardboiled noir, espionage, and a scientific backbone, Barron’s stories have garnered critical acclaim and have been reprinted in numerous year’s best anthologies. His work has been nominated for multiple awards, including the Crawford, International Horror Guild, Shirley Jackson, Theodore Sturgeon, and World Fantasy awards. Barron returns with his third collection, The Beautiful Thing That Awaits Us All. Collecting interlinking tales of sublime cosmic horror, including “Blackwood’s Baby,” “The Carrion Gods in Their Heaven,” and the World Fantasy Award-nominated “Hand of Glory,” The Beautiful Thing That Awaits Us All delivers enough spine-chilling horror to satisfy even the most jaded reader.

      The Beautiful Thing That Awaits Us All
    • Black Mountain

      • 400 Seiten
      • 14 Lesestunden
      4,0(784)Abgeben

      Ex-Mob enforcer Isaiah Coledrige has hung out a shingle as a private eye in New York's Hudson Valley, and in his newest case, a seemingly simple murder investigation leads him to the most terrifying enemy he has ever faced. When a small-time criminal named Harold Lee turns up in the Ashokan reservoir--sans a heartbeat, head, or hands--the local Mafia capo hires Isaiah Coleridge to look into the matter. The Mob likes crime, but only the crime it controls...and as it turns out, Lee is the second independent contractor to meet a bad end on the business side of a serrated knife. One such death can be overlooked. Two makes a man wonder. A guy in Harold Lee's business would make his fair share of enemies, and it seems a likely case of pure revenge. But as Coledrige turns over more stones, he finds himself dragged into something deeper and more insidious than he could have imagined, in a labyrinthine case spanning decades. At the center are an heiress moonlighting as a cabaret dancer, a powerful corporation with high-placed connections, and a serial killer who may have been honing his skills since the Vietnam War...

      Black Mountain
    • 3,9(244)Abgeben

      Presents a collection of nine tales of cosmic horror. This book includes the International Horror Guild Award-nominated "Proboscis", and the never-before published "Procession of the Black Sloth".

      The Imago Sequence and Other Stories
    • Limbus, Inc. - Book III

      • 366 Seiten
      • 13 Lesestunden
      3,8(52)Abgeben

      Featuring a collection of five gripping tales, this installment of the Limbus saga explores themes of horror, science fiction, and fantasy. Renowned authors such as Jonathan Maberry, Seanan McGuire, Keith R.A. DeCandido, Laird Barron, and David Liss contribute their unique voices, promising a diverse range of chilling and imaginative narratives. Each story delves into the unknown, offering readers a thrilling experience filled with suspense and creativity.

      Limbus, Inc. - Book III
    • The Croning

      • 320 Seiten
      • 12 Lesestunden
      3,9(195)Abgeben

      "Strange things exist on the periphery of our existence, haunting us from the darkness looming beyond our firelight. Black magic, weird cults and worse things loom in the shadows. The Children of Old Leech have been with us from time immemorial. And they love us. Donald Miller, geologist and academic, has walked along the edge of a chasm for most of his nearly eighty years, leading a charmed life between endearing absent-mindedness and sanity-shattering realization. Now, all things must converge. Donald will discover the dark secrets along the edges, unearthing savage truths about his wife Michelle, their adult twins, and all he knows and trusts. For Donald is about to stumble on the secret of The Croning."--Provided by publisher

      The Croning