Résultats pour "The Alchemist" dans Horreur

The story is recounted by the protagonist, Count Antoine de C, in the first person. Hundreds of years ago, Antoine's noble ancestor was responsible for the death of a dark wizard, Michel Mauvais. The wizard's son, Charles le Sorcier, swore revenge on not only him but all his descendants, cursing them to die on reaching the age of 32. The protagonist recounts how his ancestors all died in some mysterious way around the age of 32. The line has dwindled and the castle has been left to fall into disrepair, tower by tower.

Revenge, death, and destruction abound in this early short story by H.P. Lovecraft. The story follows Antoine, a count who is last in line to die at the age of 32 due to a curse put on his family hundreds of years prior. His ancestor, being responsible for the death, brought about the curse, and Antoine was left to watch all his family, including his manservant, die an early death. But when his time comes and he is exploring the castle in wait, he manages to successfully end the curse by deflecting the fatal blow of Charles - the son of the man who was killed so many years ago.

This funny, comedic, science fiction fantasy horror novel takes you on a journey through the depths of outer space, infinite time, alternate dimensions, and the outer reaches of whatever realities are possible. This is a hilarious cartoonish at times novel about what would happen concerning evolution of species in a ring of species separated from each other on different planets and space ships over the course of eternities. This novel philosophically considers the depths of all religions to determine the possible meanings of life, and the purpose of life.

High in the desert, between the mountains out west, up where the ground throbs from the nuclear test detonations, the casinos still glitter, drawing people from the far reaches of the world. They come here to try their luck, to take a chance, to have the adventures they wouldn't write home about.

Der Alchemist ist eine der bekanntesten Kurzgeschichten von H. P. Lovecraft, dem Meister des kosmischen Horrors. In dieser neuen Übersetzung von Benjamin Werner, der auch als Sprecher fungiert, erleben Sie die schaurige Geschichte von Charles Le Sorcier, dem letzten Nachkommen eines verfluchten Geschlechts, der sich an den Mördern seiner Vorfahren rächen will. Doch seine dunklen Pläne werden von einem geheimnisvollen Gegner durchkreuzt, der über ein uraltes Wissen verfügt. Werden Sie Zeuge eines tödlichen Duells zwischen zwei Erzfeinden, die sich seit Jahrhunderten bekämpfen.

Cuenta la historia de una familia aristocrática maldita por siempre jamás por las malas artes de un brujo negro, llamado Charles «Le Sorcier», que sentenciaría a la estirpe de nuestro protagonista para siempre.