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The second step into the Darkness is called Illusion, and the pioneer of modern-era horror stories, Howard Phillips Lovecraft, meets another of his “gurus” – Edgar Allan Poe (Lovecraft himself is sometimes referred to as E. A. Poe’s direct successor). William Wilson is …

Salon Podolská býval v dobách své největší slávy spojován s elegancí a luxusem. Po znárodnění v roce 1948 zde díky protekci Marty Gottwaldové mohla bývalá majitelka zůstat zaměstnána na podřadné pozici. Na osudech lidí spojených se salonem můžeme sledovat dobu, kdy mode…

Největší vodvaz v dějinách svangu byl Grapo Wolinski. A můžete mi věřit. Znali jsme se už od učáku, měli jsme společný holky, kouřili jsme slámu z jedný fajfky a když nám bylo dvanáct a z učáku nás vykopli, táhli jsme to spolu dál, protože tenkrát začal fičet svang. A o…

Anna Gašparíková - Horáková vystudovala dějiny na Filozofické fakultě Univerzity Karlovy (1924-1928). V letech 1929-1936 pracovala jako soukromá archivářka Tomáše Garrigue Masaryka. Její vzpomínky z této doby vyšly knižně v roce 1995 pod názvem U Masarykovcov. Osmidílno…

Příběhy mimořádných žen, převážně urozených, ale i prostých, které se svými projevy blíženské lásky a svatostí zapsaly do dějin. O svatých královnách hovoří církevní historik profesor Martin Weis. Pozornost věnuje například císařovně Elii Pulcherii, svaté Uršule, králov…

James Clerk Maxwell is one of history's most influential scientists — in Einstein's words, the man with whom "one scientific epoch ended and another began" — yet he remains far less known to the public than contemporaries like Faraday, Newton, or Einstein himself. In th…

The ninth step into the Darkness is called Love from the Dark Side, and it brings us to the climax of the series – the Darkness itself. It features The Tenant of the Cedars by Mary Elizabeth Penn – a story about the vengeance of the dead. Little is known of the author o…

Původní snímky této kompilace byly nahrány v roce 1962 ve studiu Omniton. V roce 1996 obohatila producentka titulu Naďa Dvorská nahrávky o doprovodnou hudbu skladatele Miloše Vacka a Bonton, který v té době disponoval archivem Supraphonu, je znovu vydal v roce 1996 pod …

A young woman starts her first job as a governess in charge of two young orphans, Miles and Flora, at a country house called Bly. The children are beautiful and well-behaved, but are they too good to be true? When the governess starts to experience strange visions, she …

V Ledové sfinze se Verne pokusil navázat na "Dobrodružství Arthura Gordona Pyma" od Edgara Allana Poea. Poeovo fascinující vyprávění o plavbě do jižních moří končí tajuplnou scénou: uprchlíci se ocitají v oblaku páry, z něhož probleskuje jakási bílá postava... Verna ta…

The third step into the Darkness is called Sounds in the Dark. It begins with a short story written in 1921 by American master horror writer Howard Phillips Lovecraft called The Music of Erich Zann. The author himself considered the story to be one of his masterpieces, …

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MS v ledním hokeji juniorů 1977 - Banská Bystrica (první MS v této kategorii) ČSSR - Švédsko 4:2 2. 1. 1977 - 2. a 3. třetinu komentují Stanislav Dudka, Aleš Procházka a Jaroslav Janků - přenos začíná posledními 2 minutami 2. třetiny, ČSSR vede 2:0 - …

The very first step into the Darkness is called Death and Other Horrors, and it contains three short stories. The author of the first of these – The Haunted Dolls’ House – is Montague Rhodes James. A scientist at first, James eventually gained success writing Gothic hor…

The eighth step into the Darkness takes place on the American side of the Atlantic. It features two short stories by a single author – Texas native Robert Ervin Howard. Sadly enough, Howard died at age 30, but he still managed to create several immortal heroes – and was…

The fourth step into the Darkness is called Murderers, and it takes the listener into the realm of vampire stories and haunted houses. The first – The Tomb of Sara – was written by English navy officer, and writer, Frederick George Loring. It was one of the very first s…

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Montague Rhodes James makes his second appearance in the series in this, the seventh step into the Darkness. James came from Kent in South East England, and was a renowned scientist focusing on medieval art, literature, and architecture. He wrote short stories just for …

What did Shakespeare really believe, write, and do -- and what have we simply assumed for four hundred years? 30 Great Myths about Shakespeare takes aim at the persistent myths surrounding the world's most famous playwright, from questions about his identity and authors…

One of the greatest risks for small and medium businesses is certainly past due receivables. Preventing this risk or promptly responding to problems with receivables is the main focus of this lesson. You will get many useful tips on how to keep your receivables under co…

The Otis family move into a haunted house, Canterville Chase. The resident ghost, Sir Simon de Canterville killed his wife there in 1575 and his guilt causes him to haunt the house. Sir Simon haunts with different coloured bloodstains, which appear on the floor everyday…