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"The Moon Pool" is a fantasy/science-fiction novel by Abraham Merritt. The plot concerns an advanced race which has developed within the Earth's core. Eventually their most intelligent members create an offspring. This created entity encompasses both great good and great evil, but it slowly turns away from its creators and towards evil. The entity is called either "the Dweller" or "the Shining One"... This is just scratching the surface of an incredibly complex and suspenseful plot.

Abraham Merritt's Burn, Witch, Burn! is like a detective novel masquerading as a dark fantasy novel. It’s a cross-genre experimentation from the late '20s blending horror, fantasy, and crime drama. An unfortunate neurologist named Dr. Lowell finds himself confronted with a series of mysterious deaths. Each victim falls into a state of paralysis before later convulsing and finally expiring, stiffening into an abrupt rigor mortis. Merritt weaves a mix of creeping dread, action, and mystery of animated, demonic, murderous toy dolls.

While on a scientific expedition to the South Sea Islands, Dr. David Throckmartin discovers among ancient ruins the Moon Pool, a portal into Muria, an unknown underground world. After the disappearance of Throckmartin, his wife and two companions, his old friend Dr. Walter Goodwin enters Muria with a rescue party, only to confront a fantastic subterranean world filled with incredible beings, astounding scientific advances, and the worship of the most evil of all creatures, The Shining One.

A retired war pilot is travelling the French countryside. Entranced by the natural beauty of the area when he stops to rest by a lake, he sees visions of beautiful tree women who seek his protection.

Two men in one body! That's how Lief Langdon had always felt. One part of him was a modern-day adventurer, the other was a strange half-memory of another life where he was a High Priest sacrificing living people to Khalk'ru, a demon god from another time and space. Then Langdon stumbled through the mirage into a hidden Arctic valley, where he fell under the spell of Evalie, as beautiful outwardly as she was inwardly, and her friends the Little People, elfin warriors constantly warring with Lur, the Witch-Woman, and her demon riders.

Dr. Goodwin is on a botanical expedition in the Himalayas. There he meets Dick Drake, the son of one of his old science acquaintances, and other friends. They are witnesses of a strange aurora-like effect, but seemingly a deliberate one. The group is saved from death in the mountains by a magnificent woman they get to know as Norhala. They are led to a hidden valley occupied by what they name "The Metal Monster", a strange metal city occupied by the metal animate "Things" Norhala commands.

This collection comprises another 40 stories by and inspired by the originators of weird fiction. From White's seminal body-shocker, Lukundoo, through to Howard's dastardly Pigeons from Hell, and Benson's nightmarish The Room in The Tower. Time immemorial; worlds unimaginable.

The most beautiful and powerful people in the world had bargained with the Devil. They play Russian Roulette with seven footprints to world domination - and lost. They had become subject to the Collector of Infernal Revenue - Satan. The Master Player of games would glut his lust with souls and gain world power through diabolical manipulations.

"Гори, ведьма, гори" - фантастический роман Абрахама Меррита, на русском языке издавался также под названием "Дьявольские куклы мадам Мендилипп", первая книга цикла "Доктор Лоуэлл", жанр фэнтези, мистика, ужасы, детектив.

Face in the Abyss is a thrilling tale of lost civilizations, ancient magic, and supernatural forces deep in the Andes. When Nicholas Graydon stumbles upon the hidden world of Yu-Atlanchi, he is drawn into a conflict between mysterious rulers, an eerie Snake Mother, and the deadly power of the Abyss. A mesmerizing blend of adventure and the unknown.

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"Toward a Psychology of Being" by Abraham Maslow, published in 1962, is a seminal work in humanistic psychology. Building on his hierarchy of needs, Maslow explores the concept of self-actualization as the pinnacle of psychological development. The book shifts focus from pathology to positive aspects of human experience, emphasizing what enables individuals to thrive.

"Ползи, тень, ползи!" - фантастический роман Абрахама Меррита, вторая книга цикла "Доктор Лоуэлл", жанр фэнтези, мистика, ужасы, детектив....

Роман повествует о том, как небольшая научная экспедиция под руководством доктора Трокмартина обнаружила на одном из Каролинских островов (Понапе) древнее сооружение и неосторожно потревожила его таинственного обитателя.

Seven Footprints to Satan is a dark and thrilling descent into mystery and horror. When a man is lured into a bizarre game of fate, each misstep brings him closer to eternal servitude under Satan himself. With elements of supernatural terror, psychological suspense, and high-stakes adventure, this novel is a chilling and imaginative tale of risk and reward.

New York City 1905: Ist der Spiegel mit dem ausgefallen gestalteten Rahmen aus Jade-Drachen mit Rubin-Augen, den der abenteuerlustige Millionär James Hemdon aus einem Geheimraum in einem Palast in der verbotenen Stadt in Peking geraubt hat, wirklich das Tor zu einer anderen Welt...

"Металлическое чудовище" - фантастический роман Абрахама Меррита, вторая книга цикла "Доктор Гудвин", жанр научная фантастика.

Step into a world unlike any youve ever encountered‚a breathtaking tale of a forest locked in battle against its human adversaries. This utterly bizarre and captivating story, penned by the author of The Moon Pool,‚ The Metal Monster,‚ and The Ship of Ishtar,‚ brings to life a vivid landscape filled with eerie thrills. For four centuries, a family of French peasants has inhabited the edge of a mystical forest in the Vosges Mountains. But when the last descendant turns to fire and axe to attack the trees, the forest retaliates in shocking ways. Prepare for a gripping narrative of ...

Die Gruselkabinett Hörspiel Box 24 beinhaltet die Geschichten: "Das Haus der sieben Siegel" von Nathaniel Hawthorne, "Tobias Guarnerius" von Charles Rabou, "Madame Mandilips Puppen" von Abraham Merritt.

Step into a world where the boundaries between reality and enchantment blur, and the whispers of the forest hold ancient secrets. In "The Woman of the Wood," A. Merritt weaves a mesmerizing tale of a war-weary soldier, McKay, who seeks solace in a secluded inn nestled among the Vosges mountains. As he immerses himself in the tranquil embrace of the trees, he discovers that the forest is alive with more than just natural beauty--it harbors a mystical presence that calls out to him.