Bookbot

Paul Tremblay

    30. jún 1971

    Paul Tremblay sa preslávil majstrovským spojením hororu a psychologického napätia. Jeho diela skúmajú temné stránky ľudskej psychiky a rodinných vzťahov, často zasadené do zdanlivo obyčajných, no znepokojivých prostredí. Tremblay sa vyznačuje schopnosťou budovať napätie a neistotu, čím vtiahne čitateľov do víru znepokojivých otázok o realite a vnímaní. Jeho prozaický štýl je hutný a atmosférický, čo z neho robí jedinečného rozprávača v žánri súčasnej literatúry.

    Paul Tremblay
    Bandersnatch
    Disappearance at Devil's Rock
    No Sleep Till Wonderland
    The Pallbearers’ Club
    Survivor Song
    Hlava plná duchov
    • Hlava plná duchov

      • 320 stránok
      • 12 hodin čítania
      3,9(2170)Ohodnotiť

      Život rodiny Barrettovcov z Nového Anglicka sa rozpadá, keď u ich štrnásťročnej dcéry Marjorie nastupujú príznaky schizofrénie. Rodičia sú bezradní, pretože lekári nedokážu zastaviť jej zhoršujúci sa stav. Ich dom sa mení na miesto hrôzy, a po váhaní sa obrátia na miestneho katolíckeho kňaza, otca Wanderlyho, ktorý verí, že Marjorie je posadnutá diablom, a navrhuje exorcizmus. Kňaz sa spojí s produkčnou spoločnosťou, ktorá má záujem o televízne spracovanie Barrettovho trápenia. Marjorin otec John je dlhodobo nezamestnaný a rodina súhlasí s natáčaním, čím sa stáva súčasťou populárnej reality šou Posadnutosť. Tragédia, ktorá sa v Barrettovom dome odohrá, vyvoláva škandál, keď sa zverejnia šokujúce záznamy. O pätnásť rokov neskôr spisovateľka pripravuje knihu o tomto prípade a vedie rozhovory s Marjorinou mladšou sestrou Merry. Pri spomienkach na detstvo vychádzajú na povrch skryté tajomstvá a bolestné spomienky, ktoré často protirečia tomu, čo sa vysielalo v televízii. Odhaľuje sa neuveriteľný príbeh psychologického hororu, ktorý vyvoláva otázky o vzťahu medzi spomienkami a skutočnosťou, vedou a náboženstvom, ako aj o samotnej podstate zla.

      Hlava plná duchov
    • Survivor Song

      • 336 stránok
      • 12 hodin čítania
      3,6(12434)Ohodnotiť

      "In a matter of weeks, Massachusetts has been overrun by an insidious virus that is spread by saliva. Those infected--both animals and humans--quickly lose their minds and are driven to bite and infect as many others as they can before they die ... or are killed. Emergency protocols are faltering, rations are being distributed, and the commonwealth is under quarantine and curfew to try to limit the spread of the new virus. Hospitals are inundated with the sick, and hysteria has taken hold. Dr. Ramola "Rams" Sherman receives a frantic phone call from Natalie, her best friend from college who is due to give birth in a matter of days. Natalie's husband has been killed--viciously attacked by an infected neighbor--and in a failed attempt to save him, Nats, too, was bitten. Her only chance of survival is to get to a hospital as quickly as possible to receive a rabies vaccine--and to deliver her child. The clock is ticking for Nats and the baby. The fight to save their lives becomes a desperate odyssey as these friends make their way through a hostile landscape filled with unexpected dangers beyond their worst nightmares. But even if Nats gets the vaccine, will it be too late?"-- Provided by publisher

      Survivor Song
    • "Delightfully morbid and surprisingly emotional" -The New York TimesA chilling and twisty horror of toxic friendships, punk rock and vampire parasites from the Bram Stoker award-winning modern master of horror and author of The Cabin at the End of the World and A Head Full of Ghosts.

      The Pallbearers’ Club
    • No Sleep Till Wonderland

      • 304 stránok
      • 11 hodin čítania
      3,7(39)Ohodnotiť

      Narcoleptic Southie PI Mark Genevich returns in this sequel to The Little Sleep from the Bram Stoker Award-winning author of Survivor Song and The Cabin at the End of the World. Like most private eyes, Mark Genevich is something of a lone wolf. So group therapy isn't a great fit. But his landlord/mother is convinced it will help his narcolepsy--ignoring the fact that his disorder is a physical condition. Truth is, he has the time. It's been a year and a half since his last big case, or any case. It's never a wise choice to go on a two-day bender with someone you meet in group therapy, but there's something about Gus that intrigues Genevich. And when his new drinking buddy asks him to protect a female friend who's being stalked, the PI finally has a case. Unfortunately, he's about to sleepwalk right into a very real nightmare. Before long he's a suspect in an arson investigation and running afoul of everyone from the cops to a litigious lawyer and a bouncer with anger management issues. Genevich must keep his wits about him--always a challenge for a detective prone to unexpected blackouts and hallucinations--to solve the crime and live to show up at his next therapy session. In Paul Tremblay's follow-up to The Little Sleep, unreliable narrator Mark Genevich once again leads readers on a surreal and suspenseful wild ride through the mean streets of South Boston and his own dreamlike reality.

      No Sleep Till Wonderland
    • Late one summer night, Elizabeth Sanderson receives the devastating news that every mother fears: her 13-year-old son, Tommy, has vanished in the woods of a local park. Riddled with worry, pain, and guilt, Elizabeth is wholly unprepared for the strange series of events that follow.

      Disappearance at Devil's Rock
    • Bandersnatch

      • 192 stránok
      • 7 hodin čítania
      3,2(27)Ohodnotiť

      Rich in curiosity and virtue, poor in dirths of the imagination and the dull phrase, Bandersnatch in this dead trees edition, eschewing flesh-and-blood for pulp, deals in the currency of wonder and mystery.

      Bandersnatch
    • Growing Things and Other Stories

      • 400 stránok
      • 14 hodin čítania
      3,5(263)Ohodnotiť

      A chilling short story collection by the Bram Stoker Award-winner author, including stories set in the world of A Head Full of Ghosts and Disappearance at Devil's Rock. A thrilling new collection from the award-winning author of A Head Full of Ghosts and The Cabin at the End of the World bringing his short stories to the UK for the first time. Unearth nineteen tales of suspense and literary horror, including a new story from the world of A Head Full of Ghosts, that offer a terrifying glimpse into Tremblay's fantastically fertile imagination. See a school class haunted by a life-changing video, the forces at work on four men fleeing the pawn shop they robbed at gunpoint, the meth addict kidnapping her daughter as the town is terrorized by a giant monster, or the woman facing all the ghosts who scare her most in a Choose Your Own Adventure. Intricate, humane, ingenious and chilling, embrace the Growing Things.

      Growing Things and Other Stories
    • Cabin at the End of the World, The

      • 304 stránok
      • 11 hodin čítania
      3,5(1895)Ohodnotiť

      Set in a secluded New Hampshire cabin, the story follows seven-year-old Wen and her two fathers, Eric and Andrew, as they seek a peaceful family vacation away from modern distractions. The remote location, just miles from the Canadian border and far from civilization, creates an atmosphere of isolation that heightens the tension and suspense throughout their stay.

      Cabin at the End of the World, The
    • The Little Sleep

      • 288 stránok
      • 11 hodin čítania
      3,4(118)Ohodnotiť

      In Boston a narcoleptic private detective dreams about a reality show contestant asking him to help get her stolen fingers back and awakens to find on his desk a manila envelope containing revealing photos of her

      The Little Sleep
    • A chilling anthology of 18 stories about the terrifying fears of isolation, from the modern masters of horror. Featuring Tim Lebbon, Paul Tremblay, Joe R. Lansdale, M.R. Carey, Ken Liu and many more.

      Isolation: The horror anthology