Résultats pour "Testament" dans Anthologies et nouvelles

"The Test" is a short, powerful piece that describes a day in the life of a woman, whose past comes to haunt her just as she thinks she is settled and perfectly safe in her life. Faced with memories of long ago as well as considerations and responsibilities of today, she must make a difficult choice she knows will change her life and affect the lives of those around her.

Martha Vadeva führt ein geruhsames Leben in Rom. Eines Tages wird die 62-jährige Boutique-Besitzerin von einer schwedischen Anwaltskanzlei kontaktiert. Ihr stünde ein größeres Erbe zu, teilt man ihr mit. Martha kann sich nicht erklären, warum oder von wem dieses Erbe sein soll. Als sie sich auf ein persönliches Treffen mit den Schweden einlässt, wird sie mit einer Vergangenheit konfrontiert, die sie längst hinter sich gelassen zu haben glaubte.

Have you ever wondered what the erotic side of everyone’s favorite Bible story characters would be like? Ever think of what those characters would look, act, feel, and behave like in today’s more sexually open-minded society? What would it look like if you combined those two elements? Testaments: A Collection of Erotic & Kinky Shorts is a dark, taboo, erotica-based anthology that will take you on a kinky and sexually arousing journey you never knew you needed.

In the twilight of the 19th century, reason begins to rot. Across fog-drenched moors, beneath the catacombs of Parliament, and within the haunted silence of museum vaults, ancient forces stir—unbound by time, myth, or law. Vampires broker immortality contracts in London’s salons. A mummy stalks oath-breakers with divine judgment. Mina Harker raises an empire of forgotten women. And something invisible watches Holmes… from just behind the glass.

A man walks into a bar...

Test Tube Frankenstein, a short horror story by Wayne Robbins appeared in the May 1940 issue of Terror Tales. It is interesting to draw connections between this pulp story and Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. Both stories involve a mad genius creating a creature that deceives and kills those around them. However, in this short story, the creature takes on the form and demeanor of its creator, Chester Vermis, which differentiates it from Frankenstein.

When Ava Barnes’s boyfriend, Justin, proposes after a whirlwind romance, the young couple embarks on a quest that will test their love. For generations, engaged couples in Ava’s family have traveled into the Everglades to retrieve the egg of the magnificent frigate bird in order to bake it into a marriage cake. Those who succeed live happily ever after, while those who fail are destined for heartbreak. With Ava’s beloved grandmother gravely ill, never has the marriage tradition meant so much.