Set in an abandoned Derbyshire village, the story unfolds around a mysterious brass plate depicting Sir Humphrey and Lady Sybil de Latours, with Sybil's face eerily erased. Young artist Sally Fenton captures an image to attract tourists, but the rubbing takes on a life of its own under moonlight, unleashing chaos in the village. As the ancient image animates, Sally and her partner, Andy, find themselves ensnared in a terrifying nightmare, struggling against a malevolent force. This compelling horror novel explores themes of art, history, and the supernatural.
NEL Horror Reeks
Deze serie dompelt lezers onder in de duisterste hoeken van de menselijke psyche en het bovennatuurlijke rijk, waar de realiteit vervaagt in nachtmerries. Elke aflevering verkent diverse facetten van angst, variërend van psychologische spanning tot viscerale, angstaanjagende ontmoetingen. Als je snakt naar ijzingwekkende ervaringen en verhalen die je lang na het lezen zullen achtervolgen, is deze collectie je bestemming. Bereid je voor om een wereld binnen te gaan waar angst om elke hoek loert.
De plastic man
- 158bladzijden
- 6 uur lezen
Albert Bright had served humanity well in his role as experimental scientist—he had even been awarded a private research centre to run. Living alone, except for his daughter, he had little to distract him from his work.His studies led him to an exciting but secret development—a computer of massive and complex powers. A machine that can outstrip the thought of man a thousand times, and yet is totally logical, totally just.Most of all it has great power; power to move walls, create objects, and to destroy. Only the Professor could control his invention, yet his own mind was rapidly becoming part of the machine...