Títulos em Antologias e Contos

Plongez dans l'univers captivant de "La traversée et autres nouvelles de l’étrange" de Nelson Tardif, où le fantastique et l'inattendu se rencontrent.

Aux confins de la veille et du songe, une porte s’entrouvre. La Porte des rêves rassemble quinze contes fin-de-siècle où le fantastique se teinte de symbolisme. Sous l’influence de Poe et de Stevenson, Marcel Schwob cisèle des visions brèves, inquiétantes, parfois ironiques, où l’invisible affleure et la réalité chancelle. Voix, silhouettes, présages et mirages y composent un dédale de sensations: moins des intrigues que des atmosphères, où chaque image éclaire une ombre.

L'éveil de la jalousie chez un garçon de douze ans, qui, en villégiature, a innocemment rapproché sa mère d'un comte oisif dont l'amitié l'emplissait de fierté. La découverte pour cet adolescent privilégié de la vie réelle, d'autres réalités que celles de son milieu d'origine. La puissance du secret.

Un père tue son fils après que celui-ci s'est laissé subordonner et a livré un voleur à la police. Le devoir et l'amour, la malice de l'enfance et la loi inflexible du clan s'y affrontent tragiquement. Cette nouvelle de 1829 a vu le jour dix ans avant le premier voyage de Mérimée en Corse. Pour l'élaborer, l'auteur devait s'inspirer d'un récit fort répandu et plusieurs fois rapporté par écrit, partie prenante enfin, d'une certaine « légende corse ».

Beth Brockington thought she had everything figured out—until her marriage fell apart just before the holidays. Now she’s struggling twin five-year-olds, a bustling family store, and trying not to think about the empty space where her husband used to be. The last thing she expects is to feel her heart skip when Brett shows up looking like the man she fell in love with instead of the stranger they’d both become.

A mysterious island, a tribe of lovely monster gals, and a fight for survival. Troy Thunder, ex-US Secret Service, finds himself stuck on a mysterious island with nothing more than a knife and the shirt on his back. To survive, his skills will be put to the test.

An animal can be many things. Such is very much the case in this collection of 10 creature-themed horror stories that delve into the dark, the sinister, and the absurd. A taxidermist’s life is turned upside down after he accepts a bizarre project request; a vet trip reveals horrific secrets within a man’s newly adopted cat; a struggling young woman develops a psychic connection with a great white shark.

A bittersweet holiday tale set in a grimdark future, long after humans took to the stars. The Solstice Festival celebrates the new dawn and the promise it brings. It holds more significance for Marcus since he managed to claw his way out of poverty by focusing on the future. However, the legacy of his humble beginnings haunt him in a world where social hierarchy is everything. Instead of celebrating with his own family, Marcus agrees to visit his partner’s parents on their lavish estate to celebrate the Solstice.

Les Contes du vent et de la nuit, c'est avant tout une atmosphère. une sensation d'étrange, voire de fantastique, le sentiment angoissant que l'inconcevable va surgir du quotidien, la folie de la sagesse, la mort de la vie. Anatole Le Braz sonde les tréfonds de l'âme bretonne, en dévoile les pans les plus obscurs et passionnés. Nul étalage tapageur ici, mais l'amour, la vengeance, le remords, le chagrin sont autant de passions sourdes, rentrées, qui couvent silencieusement, mais débouche sur la folie ou la mort, sur le don total de tout son être.

Dans une petite ville de province, la maison close de Madame Tellier est un monde à part: un lieu de passages et de confidences, où se mêlent rires, routines et pudeurs. Maupassant y observe, avec une précision tour à tour tendre et cruelle, la comédie des convenances et les fragilités cachées. Derrière les portes closes, l’humanité se dévoile: solitude, désir, charité, orgueil. Nouvelle brève et incisive, La Maison Tellier trace le portrait d’un établissement et de ses habitantes, ainsi que du regard que la ville pose sur elles.

Los enrevesados rituales de la burocracia, lo extraordinariamente inútil que resulta la tecnología nacional, el interminable examen de conciencia que un ciudadano común tiene que hacerse antes de decidir por quién votar y las peculiares maneras de los mexicanos para dar malas noticias o presentar a dos extraños… Jorge Ibargüengoitia exhibe en esta colección de textos la inexplicable lógica detrás de la vida en este país.

نظر بجانبه فوجد كشكولاً صغيرًا. أمسك به محاولاً معرفة صاحبه، فلم يجد عليه توقيعًا أو اسمًا فتركه وأتى القطار وغادر.. ولكن تكرر الأمر في اليوم التالي.. فأمسك به وقرأ ما بداخله، حيث بدأ صاحب الكشكول بمقدمة أثارت ذهن مصطفى فقال الكاتب في لهجة لا تخلو من مرح: (عشت كثيرًا في الحزن والتشاؤم إلى أن قررت أن أغير حياتي؛ أن أعيش.. أفرح وأتفاءل.ليس من المهم أن تتحقق كل أحلامي ولكن الأهم أن تكون نفسي راضية، ولمن يقرأ تلك المذكرات.. هتتفائل يعني هتتفائل غصب عنك..)ماشي يا سيدي اشجيني..

In this emotionally charged story, Max faces the complexities of life, death, and the profound connections that transcend the boundaries of time and space. After Max's passing, he finds himself reborn on a distant planet, navigating a new existence. The story weaves through themes of love, loss, and the enduring bonds that persist even in the face of unimaginable circumstances.

Are you ready for a journey through the end of the world? G581: Plague Tales is an anthology of science fiction stories that will take you on a roller coaster ride of survival, love, and loss in the face of a devastating virus and an asteroid so large it will destroy life on Earth at the end of the 21st century.

This Is the Night is a powerful collection of Easter short stories for mature Christian listeners who long to feel the mystery of resurrection come alive again and again. Inspired by the ancient readings of the Great Vigil of Easter, each story reimagines a moment from salvation history—Creation, the Exodus, the Prophets, the Passion, and the Resurrection—through a blend of modern settings, rich emotion, and theological depth.

What awaits within this audiobook? Friends with naughty secrets, lonely witches, love doll seductions, spaceship stowaways, bimbofication experiments, and so much more! Let your imagination and libido run wild as you explore this dangerous collection of experimental fantasies. A smorgasbord of kinky romps that grind right up against horror, comedy, sci-fi, and romance awaits. Hop to any story to find new inspiration and titillation. There’s no wrong way to explore the naughty world of erotica, but there are many ways to earn a spanking. Here you’ll find just a few to wet your appetite.

The Bookkeeper presents a gripping trilogy of short stories, each emerging from the shadows to serve as a stark warning for the intrepid listener.

Former model Astrid Lane lives a quiet life as a caterer, far from her days as rock star Callum Blake's famous wife. When a retrospective about the 1970s music scene sparks renewed interest in that era, Astrid's estranged daughter Zara reaches out about a podcast discussing her father's career—and a long-buried tragedy that changed their family forever.

ansa is a stress expert who can't manage her own stress. A mother whose children barely call. A daughter haunted by her mother's dementia. A woman one breath away from breaking. When she steps into a rickshaw in Mumbai, everything changes. Kirit, her calm driver, navigates impossible chaos with inexplicable peace.

Felonies and misdemeanors are the cost of doing business for some. Crime doesn’t pay in this collection of short stories set in Eastern Washington. Join an assortment of characters as they relearn the oldest rule about bad behavior. A thief puts his hand in the wrong pocket and finds a horrible secret. A father and son reunite while transporting suspicious cargo. A junkie gets a golden opportunity and struggles to turn his life around. An employee discovers her betrayal doesn’t reap the rewards she had originally hoped.