Wyrd and Other Derelictions
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- 4 Lesestunden
Wyrd' contains seven derelictions, original tales of mystery and horror from the author of 'Hasty for the Dark' and 'Some Will Not Sleep' (winner of The British Fantasy Award for Best Collection).
Nevill Adam Bücher
Adam L.G. Nevill ist ein Meister des Horrors, der in die dunkelsten Winkel der menschlichen Psyche und der Welt um uns herum eintaucht. Seine Erzählungen erforschen häufig Themen wie Verlust, Besessenheit und die unerklärlichen Kräfte, die am Rande der Realität lauern. Mit einem präzisen Stil und einer eisigen Atmosphäre schafft Nevill fesselnde Erlebnisse, die die Leser lange nach der letzten Seite verfolgen. Sein Werk wird für seine starke Fähigkeit gefeiert, echte Angst und Unbehagen hervorzurufen.
Darkness lives within ... Cash-strapped, working for agencies and living in shared accommodation, Stephanie Booth feels she can fall no further. So when she takes a new room at the right price, she believes her luck has finally turned. But 82 Edgehill Road is not what it appears to be. It's not only the eerie atmosphere of the vast, neglected house, or the disturbing attitude of her new landlord, Knacker McGuire, that makes her uneasy - it's the whispers behind the fireplace, the scratching beneath floors, the footsteps in the dark, and the young women weeping in neighbouring rooms. And when Knacker's cousin Fergal arrives, the danger goes vertical. But this is merely a beginning, a gateway to horrors beyond Stephanie's worst nightmares. And in a house where no one listens to the screams, will she ever get out alive?
Struggling with money, raising a child alone and fleeing a volatile ex, Jess McMachen accepts a job caring for elderly patient Flo, whose vast home, Nerthus House, is a dark, cluttered warren filled with pagan artifacts in the shadow of a malevolent secret. Mercurial Flo is soon casting a baleful influence over young Izzy. What appeared to be a routine job soon becomes a battle for Jess's sanity and the control of her child
