Fever Dream

  • The story by Ray Bradbury "Fever Dream" describe a 13-year-old teenager Charles. He is ill with scarlet fever. The boy is constantly in his room – an enclosed space, in fact. Only occasionally his parents come. But nobody shows any special interest in him. From the lower floor of the house, one can hear the singing of a canary. Being alone with a fever the boy begins to rave. It lasts for a few days. As Charles is convinced, his whole body gradually disappears from the tips of the fingers on his arm. The boy calls for help, but nobody believes him. Everybody considers it as a game of imagination, typical for a fever. Charles is sure, that this disease born from one cell, increased and killed his former self. He is no longer himself. Suddenly, after the illness’ peak, a full recovery comes, as everyone thinks. Is it true? Is it real Charles or has he been turned into a disease that can do more evil than anything else existed before?

The Breathing Method

  • This story is of one of the most famous writers in the horror genre Stephen King. "The method of breathing" was first published in the storybook "Different Seasons" in 1982. Each story in this book is related to one of the seasons. "The method of breathing" is a winter fairy tale. The story consists of three parts and tells about the old Mr. Eldie, who comes to a mysterious nameless club. He tries to find out the secrets of the institution. Mr. Eldie tries not to interfere much and not make it dangerous for his life. He has been coming there for 10 years. Old gentlemen gather in the club and tell stories. The motto of the club is "A secret in history, not in the narrator". Every Tuesday, the visitors tell special stories - about the supernatural. Later, the main character finds many books of non-existent writers in the library of the club. He understands that this mysterious place can really be dangerous.

The Eyes of Darkness

  • This is an old science fiction novel which has again become relevant today. Indeed, forty years ago, an American writer told a story about a deadly virus from China called Wuhan 400. This virus is transmitted from person to person and causes serious complications, including pneumonia. Moreover, the events take place around the year two thousand and twenty. In the center of the plot there is a woman, who has lost her son. She is carrying out her own investigation trying to find out if he really died. The reason is she often receives mysterious messages. These messages hint that the poor mother does not know the whole truth. During the investigation, she gets to a military factory, where a mysterious biological weapon appeared.