Anthologies & Short Stories

Brian was a book lover, always seeking the solace of dusty bookstores and the scent of well-worn pages. His tastes veered towards contemporary fiction, but he couldn't resist the allure of antiquated shops filled with stories from ages past. Fate intervened on one such visit when a seemingly ordinary book tumbled from a shelf and struck him, becoming slightly damaged in the process.

Three Ghost Stories is just that: a collection of three different stories that are true Gothic classics. The three stories, The Signal Man, The Haunted House and The Trial for Murder were sensational for their time and continue to hold up well, thanks to Charles Dickens' superb skills at storytelling. The Signal Man is the most well known of the three, chronicling the haunting of a railroad signal man who is visited by a ghost just before a tragic event is to happen on the railway. If you like Dickens and tales of spectres and the supernatural, you'll love Three Ghost Stories.

Between the Dead and the Deep Blue Sea is a bone-chilling trio of early Lovecraft tales, which evoke cosmic horrors, creeping madness, and ancient unknowable forces. Strange events unfurl on storm-lashed coastlines, in crumbling villages, and in dream-like realms beyond the comprehension of mere mortals. Brought to life by the spine-tingling narration of Dr. Jon Overton, each story lures the listener into unsettling encounters with the weird and uncanny...

This twist on the Hades and Persephone myth offers a short but incredibly moving tale of love, betrayal, and destined purpose. On the eve of Esme Fischer's christening as the next Tender of Erstwhile Garden, she is tricked into marrying the God of Eternal Rest by his betrothed—her twin sister. Now, bound to the Infernal, Esme struggles for purpose in the dark and compassion from the husband who doesn't want her. But as she finds her footing in the life meant for her sister, a terrible fate befalls the realm she was born to govern.

Storie emergono dalle tenebre, frammenti di vite perdute in lande nebbiose tra lunghi sentieri che sconfinano nella leggenda. C'è la spietata assassina dall'oscuro passato; un cavaliere, ultimo del suo antico ordine; il mago ed il drago; eroi luminosi o campioni del male, protagonisti della Notte Eterna. Ciascun racconto è corredato di scheda del giocatore compilata in ogni dettaglio e pronta per essere ascoltata. La terra di Neir, luogo dell'ambientazione, è caratterizzata da una lunghissima e perpetua notte.