It is said a legend is just a beautiful lie... In the second half of the first millennium, the legends say that London disappeared for over four hundred years. We know almost nothing about what happened during that time. But if we could shine a light on the city's ruined walls, we would be in for a shock. The Romans are long forgotten. It is now King Scarabold who rules what little remains of the city, together with his over-entitled daughter Giniva, her effete brother Leperdandy and their wayward, lunatic relatives - all squabbling and fighting amongst themselves for the future of their corrupted dynasty while trying to hide their most terrible secret. And ranged against Scarabold is a horde of bitter enemies from both without and within his dysfunctional household - the eerie Sheathwing, Lord Carapace Earl of Beetles, the warlike nuns of Étranges Cadeaux, a primate called M'Lin, Orobus the serpent, the terrifying Mater Moribund and the sinister child-spies Spackle and Peut - united in their desire to bring king's troubled reign to a bloody end. But the arrival of a mysterious outsider into the midst of the beleaguered Scarabold's snake-pit of a court that seems to offer a semblance of hope. The stranger's name is Watborn and he is a birdcatcher - strong, silent, he will infiltrate the royal family for a purpose that is all of his own .

The Foot on the Crown

Heh, Heh, Kiddies! They say that you can always tell a GOOD BOOK by its COVER! Well, after you BONE UP on the front of this first BEST OF volume of THE WORLD S LONGEST-RUNNING ANNUAL SHOWCASE OF HORROR AND DARK FANTASY by legendary artist NORMAN SAUNDERS, you ll be left SPELLBOUND by some of the most SIZZLING fiction ever published in this AWARD-WINNING series. Between these covers are DEVILISHLY GOOD STORIES by RAMSEY CAMPBELL, HARLAN ELLISON, CHRISTOPHER FOWLER, NEIL GAIMAN, CAITLIN R. KIERNAN, TERRY LAMSLEY, BRIAN LUMLEY, PAUL J. McAULEY, MICHAEL MARSHALL SMITH and PETER STRAUB. So, what are you WAITING for? Open up this HELLISH TOME and START READING! Because a cover NEVER lies, and neither does .

The Best of Best New Horror - The Best of Best New Horror, #1

Short stories by well known horror writer.

Démons Intimes

Expropriés. Les March ont eu beau faire, ils n'ont plus aucun recours: Contraints et forcés, ils quittent un quartier populaire de Londres pour invicta Cross, une banlieue plus huppée sans cachet et sans vie. Mais dans une Angleterre socialement cloisonnée, on ne change pas de quartier comme ça. Pauvres, ils sont exclus, méprisés par la communauté bourgeoise. Cette banlieue morte, cet autre monde, Billy March les hait. Pour lui; cette nouvelle vie, c'est la chronique d'un échec annoncé. Et lorsque sa mère, à. bout, se suicide, victime évidente de la lutte des classes à l'anglaise, c'est la petite ville tout entière qu'il tient pour responsable. Dix ans plus tard, un jeune couple riche et dynamique s'installe à Invicta Cross. Simultanément, une série de meurtres et de disparitions plonge la ville dans l'angoisse. Convaincu que Billy est revenu se venger, un journaliste enquête.

Psychoville

Word Monkey

Disturbia

Christopher Fowler, né le 26 mars 1953 à Greenwich et mort le 3 mars 2023 à Londres, est un écrivain britannique de fantastique et d'horreur.

https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Fowler

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