Horror Mythology

Many Indigenous people believe that one should never whistle at night. This belief takes many forms: for instance, Native Hawaiians believe it summons the Hukai’po, the spirits of ancient warriors, and Native Mexicans say it calls Lechuza, a witch that can transform into an owl. But what all these legends hold in common is the certainty that whistling at night can cause evil spirits to appear—and even follow you home. These shiver-inducing tales introduce listeners to ghosts, curses, hauntings, monstrous creatures, complex family legacies, desperate deeds, and chilling acts of revenge.

Discover the Secrets and Legends of Greek Mythology Step into a world where gods and goddesses, powerful heroes, and terrifying monsters come alive through epic tales passed down for thousands of years. Greek Mythology: Tales of Gods, Monsters, and Mortal Destinies invites you to explore the fascinating stories that have shaped cultures and inspired people around the world. From the mighty gods of Mount Olympus to the brave heroes who faced impossible challenges, each story unveils the ancient mysteries of love, betrayal, revenge, and redemption. Ever wondered why some tasks are called “...

Edith Hamilton's mythology succeeds like no other book in bringing to life for the modern listener the Greek, Roman, and Norse myths that are the keystone of Western culture—the stories of gods and heroes that have inspired human creativity from antiquity to the present.

Zeke Atkins is a good man and a good son, living a quiet life. But, he’s also a killer… Zeke and his father Tom, the local pharmacist, live in Tarton’s Mill. It’s a small town where everyone knows one another, and where neighbor helps neighbor. But, Zeke and Tom are hiding a secret. Zeke is afflicted with lycanthropy. When the full moon emerges, Zeke is turned into a monster, an animal, a creature of legend…the WEREWOLF. Tom’s entire world revolves around his son. As Tom searches for a cure for Zeke’s affliction, a secret Black Ops team, from an organization called ODESSA, ...

Un juramento infantil. Una cinta que nunca debió romperse. Un abismo que reclama lo que le pertenece. En la isla de Gotland, dos niños sellan su amistad eterna con una extraña cinta caída del cielo. Pero cuando es cortada, una grieta se abre en la realidad y devora a Elias, dejando a Nils marcado por la culpa y el terror. Veinte años después, Nils sale de un hospital psiquiátrico decidido a cumplir su promesa: encontrar a su amigo perdido. Su regreso a Visby lo arrastra a templos paganos ocultos bajo la catedral, a las Nornas que tejen el destino y a criaturas que acechan desde la ...

With her husband off fighting at World War I’s eastern front, Petra Kurková embraces her fleeting freedom, roaming the city at night with her camera. A born witch, she’s discovered that she can capture the souls of the dead on film. Her supernatural skills don’t go unnoticed by the enigmatic Josef Svoboda. He’s recruiting a team of sorcerers to infiltrate the front lines, where the bloodshed of combat has resurrected foul creatures. Petra’s unique abilities will be needed against the most dangerous enemies of all—those ever present, undead, and unseen.

The air hangs heavy in the Deep South, thick with the perfume of magnolia and the stench of the grave. In the murky waters of the bayou and the decaying halls of forgotten plantations, the past is never truly past. It waits, patient and hungry. This chilling anthology of fifteen unsettling tales will drag you into a world of Southern Gothic dread. Witness a desperate fisherman follow a spectral bride into the heart of the swamp, where the only treasure is a tomb. Listen to a voodoo drumbeat that is not a drum at all, but a parasitic heart that feeds on the unwary. Stand vigil on a haunted ...

Beware...this book is cursed! These strange but true stories of the world's most infamous items will appeal to true believers as well as history buffs, horror fans, and anyone who loves a good spine-tingling tale.

A cursed tomb. A goddess reborn. A world on the brink. Egypt, 1940. When a forgotten tomb is opened, an ancient evil awakens, sending two siblings and a fearless adventurer on a desperate race from the deserts of Egypt to Berlin to stop her. 1940, Egypt. Beneath the sun-scorched sands of the Valley of the Kings, a long-forgotten tomb is unearthed. Inside lies Dina—the vengeful goddess of life and death—sealed away for millennia. When her slumber is disturbed by rival British and German archaeologists, her spirit is unleashed, leaving only blood and whispers in its wake. Siblings Lillian...

Greek mythology continues to appear in popular movies and books today, but have you ever wondered about where these characters started out? Discover the origins of your favorite characters from Greek mythology with this collection of profiles to tell you who’s who in classical lore! In Greek Mythology, you will discover the backstories of the heroes, villains, gods, and goddesses that enjoy popularity in today’s shows and films.

Do you know that the Olympians weren’t the original immortals? Or that the Goddess Hera restored her virginity each year? The ancient Greeks wove one of the richest and best-preserved collections of stories of all the early civilizations, from the dawn of creation to the bloody siege at Troy.

This time, the monster isn’t just ancient—it’s evil. When a series of grisly murders in a remote village is blamed on supernatural forces, Lux Branson is flown in to uncover the truth. The locals are terrified. The victims are mutilated. And the whispers point to something far darker than any cryptid or beast. They say it’s a demon. Lux is about to find out they might be right. As she digs into ancient texts and chilling clues, Lux discovers a pattern that stretches back centuries—a blood curse that refuses to die. But the deeper she goes, the closer she comes to confronting a ...

Marion Shaw has been raised in the slums, where want and deprivation are all she knows. Despite longing to leave the city and its miseries, she has no real hope of escape until the day she spots a peculiar listing in the newspaper seeking a bloodmaid. Though she knows little about the far north—where wealthy nobles live in luxury and drink the blood of those in their service—Marion applies to the position. In a matter of days, she finds herself the newest bloodmaid at the notorious House of Hunger. There, Marion is swept into a world of dark debauchery.

Some nightmares are memories. And some memories stay with your every waking moment. Every time Ella thinks about the past, it feels like a dream she's not sure she ever woke from. When she was a child, it was always the two of them: Ella and Michael, Michael and Ella. Twins. Soulmates. Two halves of a single whole. Best friends against the world. Until the day Michael vanished without a trace. Twelve years later, Ella begins dreaming again—of what might have happened back then. Of the black beach with its waves crashing over diamonds of ice. Of Michael’s voice calling from somewhere ...

He is emptiness in a mask. Six years old at his first act, decades later he returns each October: inevitability with a knife—slow, patient, inexplicable. If Freddy is dream and Dracula a count, Michael is purer: murder stripped down to shape and motion. The suburbs built a sanctuary; the Shape walks straight through it. In clear, unsparing prose, JD Arden reads the face of the myth. This book traces how a blank mask became a local god—porcelain behind porch lights, plastic pumpkins, the mortar between identical bricks—and why ritual, costume, and cinema keep answering his gait. Essays...

This captivating audiobook will take you on a beautiful journey through the fascinating world of Greek mythology. From the beginning of the cosmos to the Odyssey, be ready to venture into an exciting world of love, loyalty, infidelity, vengeance, deception, and intrigue!

He is not a kindly dream‑bringer. In The Sandman: Keeper of Eternal Sleep, JD Arden follows the Sandman’s darker trail — from Hoffmann’s eye‑stealer and Andersen’s Ole Lukøje to modern sleep paralysis, medicine, and marketable slumber. This is a forensic, mythic tour of lullabies as threat: sand and sacks, masks and mornings, the tiny grit that marks a stolen waking. Through close readings, folklore, case vignettes, and conversations with sleep researchers, Arden shows how a bedside figure became a mechanism of control — punishing wakefulness, monetizing surrender, and ...

Gothic spires, ancient secrets, and a forbidden love that could be their salvation… or their doom. Dina Kaplan, a brilliant scholarship student from Brooklyn, has clawed her way into the elite, ivy-draped world of the Altschul Institute. She came for the knowledge, for a chance to prove herself among the world’s most revered scholars of Jewish studies. But when a fellow student is found crushed to death in the library stacks, Dina realizes the price of admission might be more than she can pay. The official story is a tragic accident. Dina’s gut screams it’s a lie. Her only rival for...

When a harpy finds itself in unfamiliar territory with none of its own kind, options for building a flock are limited. Kidnapping may seem a logical solution, but humans behave in unpredictable ways, and most will do whatever it takes to survive. Egypt covered a large area during the Late Period, but a string of abductions and theft must eventually be noticed by the powers that be. The stability of the region and the course of history depend on the choices made by the monster - and to a greater extent, its abducted entourage.

In Metsan Valo, her family home on Lake Superior, Anni Halla’s beloved grandmother has died. Among her fond memories, what Anni remembers most vividly is her grandmother’s eerie yet enchanting storytelling. By firelight she spun tall tales of spirits in the nearby forest and waters who could heal - or harm - on a whim. But of course those were only stories.