Set in an abandoned Derbyshire village, the story unfolds around a mysterious brass plate depicting Sir Humphrey and Lady Sybil de Latours, with Sybil's face eerily erased. Young artist Sally Fenton captures an image to attract tourists, but the rubbing takes on a life of its own under moonlight, unleashing chaos in the village. As the ancient image animates, Sally and her partner, Andy, find themselves ensnared in a terrifying nightmare, struggling against a malevolent force. This compelling horror novel explores themes of art, history, and the supernatural.
NEL Horror Reihe
Diese Reihe entführt die Leser in die dunkelsten Winkel der menschlichen Psyche und des Übernatürlichen, wo sich Realität und Albtraum vermischen. Jede Erzählung erforscht verschiedene Facetten der Angst, von psychologischer Spannung bis hin zu brutalen Horrorszenen. Wenn Sie nach gruseligen Erlebnissen und Geschichten suchen, die Sie nicht schlafen lassen, ist diese Sammlung genau das Richtige für Sie. Tauchen Sie ein in eine Welt, in der das Böse an jeder Ecke lauert.
De plastic man
- 158 Seiten
- 6 Lesestunden
Albert Bright had served humanity well in his role as experimental scientist—he had even been awarded a private research centre to run. Living alone, except for his daughter, he had little to distract him from his work.His studies led him to an exciting but secret development—a computer of massive and complex powers. A machine that can outstrip the thought of man a thousand times, and yet is totally logical, totally just.Most of all it has great power; power to move walls, create objects, and to destroy. Only the Professor could control his invention, yet his own mind was rapidly becoming part of the machine...