Castle of Sorrows

Zehn Schriftsteller werden für eine Klausur mit dem berühmten Autor Roderick Wells ausgewählt. Der legendäre und geheimnisvolle Gastgeber verspricht seinen Schülern, sie über das Schreiben und ihr ungenutztes Potenzial zu unterrichten. Vor allem aber sollen sie die Finsternis in ihren Herzen erkennen.Die Schriftsteller glauben, dass sich ihnen eine Chance auf Reichtum und literarischen Ruhm bietet. Doch in Wirklichkeit begeben sie sich in die irre Fantasie eines geistesgestörten Genies, in einen tödlichen Wettbewerb, in dem sie um ihren Verstand und ihr Leben kämpfen ...Booklist: 'In seinem neuesten Horror-Juwel ließ sich Janz vom frühen Stephen King beeinflussen, um die Geschichte eines abgelegenen Schriftsteller-Refugiums in etwas Einzigartiges und zum Nachdenken Anregendes zu verwandeln.'Booklist Online: 'Ein Leckerbissen für Horrorfans, ja, aber der Roman wird auch ein breiteres Publikum ansprechen, da er es schafft, sowohl zu erschrecken als auch die Freude an Literatur zu ergründen.'Brian Keene: 'Einer der besten neuen Horror-Autoren.'

Der Schriftsteller David Caine ist ein bekannter Skeptiker des Übernatürlichen. Deshalb lädt ihn ein Freund ein, einen Monat im 'unheimlichsten Spukhaus von Virginia' zu verbringen.David glaubt, dass so wie sonst auch nichts passieren wird. Aber dieses alte Gebäude wird tatsächlich von Gestalten aus seiner blutigen Vergangenheit heimgesucht.Und dann ist da das Mädchen Anna, die sich wegen David vor vielen Jahren das Leben nahm. Sie scheint ihm ins Haus gefolgt zu sein ...Brian Keene: 'Janz ist einer der besten Horror-Autoren der letzten zehn Jahre.'

"Entertaining is an understatement." — Horror Novel Reviews<BR><BR>When traveling actors recruited his wife for a plum role, Cody Wilson had no idea they would murder her. Twelve-year-old Willet Black was just as devastated the night the fiends slaughtered everyone he loved. Now Cody and Willet are bent on revenge, but neither of them suspects what they're really up against.<BR><BR>For the actors are vampires. Their thirst for human blood is insatiable. Even if word of their atrocities were to spread, it would take an army to oppose them. But it is 1885 in the wilds of New Mexico, and there is no help for Cody and Willet. The two must battle the vampires—alone—or die trying. <BR><BR>FLAME TREE PRESS is the new fiction imprint of Flame Tree Publishing. Launched in 2018 the list brings together brilliant new authors and the more established; the award winners, and exciting, original voices.

"Jonathan Janz does several things immaculately well in Savage Species, primarily crafting high-octane action sequences and creating antagonists that you can easily hate in the span of only a few short paragraphs...Overall, Savage Species delivered the goods." - High Fever Books<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>Jesse thinks he's caught a break when he, Emma (the girl of his dreams), and her friend are assigned by their newspaper to cover the opening weekend of a sprawling new state park. But the construction of the park has stirred an evil that has lain dormant for nearly a hundred years, and the three young people—as well as every man, woman, and child unlucky enough to be attending the Algonquin Falls grand opening—are about to encounter the most horrific creatures to ever walk the earth. <BR><BR>FLAME TREE PRESS is the new fiction imprint of Flame Tree Publishing. Launching in 2018 the list brings together brilliant new authors and the more established; the award winners, and exciting, original voices.

"One of the best writers in modern horror to come along in the last decade. Janz is one of my new favorites." -Brian Keene<BR><BR> <BR>A year ago composer Ben Shadeland traveled to the Sorrows, a reportedly haunted island off the California coast, to find inspiration for a horror movie music score. Instead, he found madness, murder, and an ancient evil. His family barely survived the nightmare, and Ben swore he'd never return to the island or its accursed castle. <BR>Now Ben's infant daughter has been kidnapped and Ben is convinced that the malevolent creature that lives in the catacombs beneath Castle Blackwood is responsible. Ben joins three federal agents, a sultry medium, and others in an attempt to save his daughter. But what awaits them is far worse than they ever imagined. The creature - an ancient god named Gabriel - has grown more powerful than ever. It has summoned unspeakable monsters to the island - both human and supernatural. And Gabriel won't rest until he has his revenge. <BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR> FLAME TREE PRESS is the new fiction imprint of Flame Tree Publishing. Launched in 2018 the list brings together brilliant new authors and the more established; the award winners, and exciting, original voices.

In the spring of 1912, American writer Arthur Pearce is reeling from the wounds inflicted by a disastrous marriage and the public humiliation that ensued. But his plans to travel abroad, write a new novel, and forget his ex-wife are interrupted by a lovely young woman he encounters on a London-bound train. Her name is Sarah Coyle, and the tale she tells him chills his blood. According to Sarah, her younger sister Violet has been entranced by a local count, a man whose attractiveness and charisma are rivaled only by his shady reputation. Whispers of bizarre religious rites and experimental medicine surround Count Richard Dunning, though no wrongdoing has ever been proven. Sarah's family views the Count as a philanthropist and a perfect match for young Violet, but Sarah believes her sister is soon to become a subject in Count Dunning's hideous ceremonies. Smitten by Sarah and moved to gallantry by her plight, Arthur agrees to travel to Altarbrook, Sarah's rural ancestral home, in order to prevent Violet from falling into ruin. He soon learns, however, that his meeting with Sarah on the train was no accident. And his arrival at Altarbrook represents a crucial but ghastly step in the Count's monstrous plot."One of the best writers in modern horror to come along in the last decade. Janz is one of my new favorites." - Brian Keene, Horror Grandmaster"If you're searching the horror horizon for your next dark star, your next must-read, the silhouette you see coming your way is Johnathan Janz." - Josh Malerman, New York Times Bestselling Author"Janz uses a well-mined genre trope to craft something unique and gloriously twisted."- Library Journal, on The Dark GameJonathan Janz is the author of more than a dozen novels. He is represented for Film & TV by Ryan Lewis (executive producer of Bird Box). His work has been championed by authors like Josh Malerman, Caroline Kepnes, Stephen Graham Jones, Joe R. Lansdale, and Brian Keene. His ghost story The Siren and the Specter was selected as a Goodreads Choice nominee for Best Horror. Additionally, his novels Children of the Dark and The Dark Game were chosen by Booklist and Library Journal as Top Ten Horror Books of the Year. He also teaches high school Film Literature, Creative Writing, and English. Jonathan's main interests are his wonderful wife and his three amazing children.

"Fans of ghost stories like The Haunting of Hill House and Hell House will love this book." - Horror Maiden<BR><BR>Myles Carver is dead. But his estate, Watermere, lives on, waiting for a new Carver to move in. Myles's wife, Annabel, is dead too, but she is also waiting, lying in her grave in the woods. For nearly half a century she was responsible for a nightmarish reign of terror, and she's not prepared to stop now. She is hungry to live again…and her unsuspecting nephew, Paul, will be the key.<BR><BR>Julia Merrow has a secret almost as dark as Watermere's. But when she and Paul fall in love they think their problems might be over. How can they know what Fate—and Annabel—have in store for them? Who could imagine that what was once a moldering corpse in a forest grave is growing stronger every day, eager to take her rightful place amongst the horrors of Watermere?<BR><BR>FLAME TREE PRESS is the new fiction imprint of Flame Tree Publishing. Launched in 2018 the list brings together brilliant new authors and the more established; the award winners, and exciting, original voices.