Hexen & Zauberer

SONDERAUSGABE: inkl. illustrierter Hintergrundrecherche Ein verheerender Waldbrand in Ratingen weckt eine jahrhundertealte Macht, die nicht vergessen hat und unbarmherzig ihr Ziel verfolgt. Während der Feuerwehrmann Mark ein finsteres Erwachen in sich spürt und die depressive Melanie von Visionen eines gesichtslosen Mannes heimgesucht wird, lässt sich die Fotografin Cat auf ein gefährliches Experiment ein, das sie in die dunkle Geschichte der Stadt hineinzieht. Denn um 1460 kämpft die Heilerin Helene um das Leben ihrer Schwester, die der Hexerei bezichtigt wird. Helene geht einen verhängnisvollen Pakt ein und zahlt dafür einen Preis, der Generationen überschreitet ... Erliegt Mark dem flüsternden Schatten? Und können Melanie und Cat die Wahrheit aufdecken, bevor die Vergangenheit sie endgültig einholt? Sabine Riedels "Ein Pakt aus Asche und Blut" ist ein spannungsgeladener historischer Mystery-Thriller, der in ein Geflecht aus Blutmagie, Dämonen und Geheimnissen entführt. Die Grenzen zwischen Wahn und Wirklichkeit verschwimmen, während ein Generationenfluch ans Licht kommt, der tief in Ratingens Vergangenheit verborgen liegt.

Erzählungen von Spuk- und Geisterhäusern - der große SammelbandGeister lauern in englischen Herrenhäusern und abgelegenen Ruinen, das weiß jeder. Aber auch in einem Puppenhaus kann sich das Grauen einnisten. Dem Schrecken im 'Grauen Zimmer' dagegen kann sich nur der viktorianische Geisterjäger Carnacki entgegenstellen. Das Spukhaus lässt das Grauen ins eigene Heim einziehen, und in spinnwebenverhangenen Spiegeln erblicken wir die Abgründe unserer eigenen Psyche. Diese Anthologie enthält über 20 Spukhausgeschichten, von den großen Namen des Horrors, von klassischen Autor*innen und unbekannten viktorianischen Schreibtalenten.Mit Geschichten von Eduard Mörike, Sheridan Le Fanu, E. A. Poe, E. T. A. Hoffmann, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Virginia Woolf, Oscar Wilde, Ambrose Bierce, Edith Wharton, M. R. James, Bechstein, den Gebrüdern Grimm, H. P. Lovecraft, William Hope Hodgson, Algernon Blackwood u.v.m.- Poltergeist, Hexenhaus und Geisterjäger- Alles unter einem Spukhaus-Dach: von der Antike bis zur Schauerromantik, vom Märchen zur literarischen Moderne, von Weird Fiction bis Cosmic Horror- Neu zusammengestellt und extrem vielfältig: 20 Geschichten mit schaurig-schönem Oldschool-Charme - 'Wenn Monsieur nichts dagegen einzuwenden habe, gäbe es nun wohl doch ein Zimmer, im ersten Stock, nur sei es, nun ja, auf gewisse Art ¿belegt¿, will meinen - -' Aus Das belegte Zimmer von Algernon Blackwood

Ein verheerender Waldbrand in Ratingen weckt eine jahrhundertealte Macht, die nicht vergessen hat und unbarmherzig ihr Ziel verfolgt. Während der Feuerwehrmann Mark ein finsteres Erwachen in sich spürt und die depressive Melanie von Visionen eines gesichtslosen Mannes heimgesucht wird, lässt sich die Fotografin Cat auf ein gefährliches Experiment ein, das sie in die dunkle Geschichte der Stadt hineinzieht. Denn um 1460 kämpft die Heilerin Helene um das Leben ihrer Schwester, die der Hexerei bezichtigt wird. Helene geht einen verhängnisvollen Pakt ein und zahlt dafür einen Preis, der Generationen überschreitet ...Erliegt Mark dem flüsternden Schatten? Und können Melanie und Cat die Wahrheit aufdecken, bevor die Vergangenheit sie endgültig einholt? Sabine Riedels "Ein Pakt aus Asche und Blut" ist ein spannungsgeladener historischer Mystery-Thriller, der in ein Geflecht aus Blutmagie, Dämonen und Geheimnissen entführt. Die Grenzen zwischen Wahn und Wirklichkeit verschwimmen, während ein Generationenfluch ans Licht kommt, der tief in Ratingens Vergangenheit verborgen liegt.

Sei pronto a scoprire i segreti della Wicca e a intraprendere un cammino di magia e consapevolezza?Oppure senti un richiamo verso il mondo naturale e spirituale e vuoi integrare questa connessione nella tua vita quotidiana?Allora Il Gran Grimorio Wicca: Il Manuale della Strega è il compagno ideale per te.Questo libro ti guiderà passo dopo passo, offrendoti un approccio pratico, personale e ispirazionale alla spiritualità wiccan, svelandoti le sue radici antiche e mostrandoti come viverle nel presente.Scritto con un linguaggio accessibile ma approfondito, questo grimorio è pensato per chi vuole avvicinarsi alla Wicca con serietà, scoprendo non solo le basi della tradizione, ma anche i rituali, le festività, la magia e gli incantesimi che rendono unica questa pratica.Ogni capitolo di questo libro è progettato per farti entrare in contatto con i principi fondamentali della Wicca, per aiutarti a costruire il tuo grimorio personale e trasformarlo in un diario del tuo viaggio spirituale. Grazie a spiegazioni dettagliate, esercizi pratici, meditazioni guidate e suggerimenti per la tua pratica quotidiana, potrai arricchire la tua comprensione della Wicca e vivere una connessione autentica con il Divino e la natura.

Hana Mae Jin does not believe in magic. Unfortunately, magic believes in her. When the hospital where Mae Jin works is attacked by terrifying monsters, a power the mortuary assistant never knew she possessed awakens, sending a wave of magic across New York that has unforeseen repercussions. Nikolai Stanisic has only one wish. To stop his brother Oscar and their father the Sorcerer King from carrying out the dreadful scheme that was put into motion the night they killed his mother. His only chance at success lies in rousing the soul of the being his father fears the most: the rightful Witch Queen, fated to save the world of magic and rule over it. Thrust into a fantastical realm hidden from mortal eyes, Mae soon learns of her mythical past and the incredible destiny that awaits her. Armed with the weapon and the familiar who were once promised to her, she joins forces with Nikolai and Vlad Vissarion, a seductive Russian mobster who wants to stop a demon-infested gang from taking over the city's criminal underworld. With the New York coven and a pair of mysterious magic users from Chicago at their side, Mae, Nikolai, and Vlad find themselves facing an enemy far more vicious than they could ever have imagined and uncover a terrifying plot set in motion by the Sorcerer King and his Dark Council.

It is Samhain-the Blood Harvest. Nonbelievers call it Hallowe'en.¿The night when eight Nashville teenagers are found dead, with occult symbols carved into their naked bodies. It's a ritual the killers believe was blessed by Death himself. When children are victimized, emotions always run high, and this case has the public both outraged and terrified: a dangerous combination. Recently reinstated homicide lieutenant Taylor Jackson knows she has to act quickly, but tread carefully. Exploring the baffling culture of mysticism and witchcraft, Taylor is immersed in a darkness that threatens to unbalance the order of her world, and learns how unchecked wrath can push a killer to his limits.

'A compelling, prescient tale of an alternate world with far too many scary similarities to our own.' Angela Clarke<BR><BR>Let me repeat myself, so we can be very clear. Women are not the enemy. We must protect them from themselves, just as much as we must protect ourselves.<BR><BR>Imagine a world in which witchcraft is real. In which mothers hand down power to their daughters, power that is used harmlessly and peacefully.<BR><BR>Then imagine that the US President is a populist demagogue who decides that all witches must be imprisoned for their own safety, as well as the safety of those around them - creating a world in which to be female is one step away from being criminal...<BR><BR>As witches across the world are rounded up, one young woman discovers a power she did not know she had. It's a dangerous force and it puts her top of the list in a global witch hunt.<BR><BR>But she - and the women around her - won't give in easily. Not while all of women's power is under threat.<BR><BR>The Coven is a dazzling global thriller that pays homage to the power and potential of women everywhere.<BR><BR>*<BR><BR>'A gripping and vividly drawn dystopian fantasy about the power and potential of women which feels easier to enjoy now Trump has gone.' Heat<BR><BR>'Thought-provoking and powerful. A big, page-turning thriller.' Paula Daly<BR><BR>'A real thrill ride.' Debbie Moon<BR><BR>'Dark, dangerous & powerful - I couldn't put it down' Michelle Kenney, author of The Book of Fire series<BR><BR>'Compelling, urgent and highly original as well as being a cracking read. I loved it.' Kate Hamer<BR><BR>'A barnstorming, breathless ride - The Handmaid's Tale by way of wicca and Witchfinder General. Thrillingly cinematic and compulsive reading.' Stephen Volk

Neues aus London: Ein Muss für alle Peter-Grant-Fans!Stories aus dem ¿Flüsse von London¿-Kosmos: Freuen Sie sich auf originelle, witzige, unheimliche Geschichten über Peter, Nightingale, Abigail, Agent Reynolds und Tobias Winter. Lesen Sie, wer (oder was) in einer einsamen Autobahnraststätte umgeht, wer immer noch auf den Regalen einer bekannten Londoner Buchhandlung herumspukt und was genau eigentlich mit dem Fluss Lugg passiert ist ...

Sometimes all it takes is murder to discover who you truly are.Myrtle Coldron shared her parents’ practical view of the world, so when she was orphaned as a teenager and sent to live with an aunt with more than a few Wiccan leanings, her worlds clashed. Intent on escaping from all things witchy and an aunt with a decided idea of who should be given her magical lineage, Myrtle settles herself in academia, far from the small medieval village of Avebury.But when she receives a call about her aunt’s mysterious death from a fall from the attic, Myrtle’s carefully constructed world falls apart. Guilt-laden from ignoring her aunt’s pleas for help as simply more of her witchy ramblings, Myrtle returns to Avebury to bury her aunt, sell the Witch’s Retreat—her aunt’s witch-themed inn—and put this part of her life behind her forever.Yet the sleepy, historic village will not let her be: at turns met by cryptic folks and strange happenings, including threatening notes, footsteps in the attic in the middle of the night, and a plant with a mind—and legs—of its own, Myrtle determines she owes it to her aunt to find out what happened. Distraught and hounded by a selfish cousin, two daft but well-meaning sisters, and two equally handsome—and equally suspicious—boarders, Myrtle soon discovers that taking a practical approach to things otherworldly isn’t the best plan and that denying her lineage—and her powers—may just cost her her life.

Best Book of 2020<BR>New York Times |NPR | New York Post<BR><BR>"This hushed suspense tale about thwarted dreams of escape may be her best one yet . . . Its own kind of masterpiece." --Maureen Corrigan, The Washington Post<BR><BR>"A new Tana French is always cause for celebration . . . Read it once for the plot; read it again for the beauty and subtlety of French's writing." --Sarah Lyall, The New York Times<BR><BR>Cal Hooper thought a fixer-upper in a bucolic Irish village would be the perfect escape. After twenty-five years in the Chicago police force and a bruising divorce, he just wants to build a new life in a pretty spot with a good pub where nothing much happens. But when a local kid whose brother has gone missing arm-twists him into investigating, Cal uncovers layers of darkness beneath his picturesque retreat, and starts to realize that even small towns shelter dangerous secrets.<BR><BR>"One of the greatest crime novelists writing today" (Vox) weaves a masterful, atmospheric tale of suspense, asking how to tell right from wrong in a world where neither is simple, and what we stake on that decision.