worrel

A photography student opens a metal box forgotten at the back of his grandfather's closet. Inside: old negatives, notebooks his grandfather never let anyone read, a sheet music dedicated to someone no one in the family knows, and a little red beanie that, after thirteen years stored away, is still warm. The grandfather can no longer travel. The answers stayed in the North, in a village that may not even exist anymore. So the grandson goes in his place, in the middle of the Círio de Nazaré, with a camera, a best friend who refuses to stay home, and the feeling that some photos hold more than they show. Twelve photos. Eleven empty places. And what was left out of the frame.

Rafael CarnielliNuovo Autore

An unknown disease is consuming the lives of the inhabitants of Lontúrnia. Refusing to lose her parents, Morgana abandons her home and sets out in search of a cure, guided only by rumors of a mysterious alchemist who lives in the depths of the Trebor Forest. Alongside a young scholar named Apolo, the veteran hunter known as Lobo, and the tracker Kira, she will face beasts, forgotten ruins, and the dangers of a world too vast to be understood. But the greatest threat may not be in the forest. For the closer they get to the alchemist, the more questions arise. Who is the man who lives isolated among monsters? Why does his name appear in stories told for generations? And why do his eyes seem to carry the weight of centuries? As Morgana's hope dwindles with each passing day, she will discover that some answers have a higher price than she imagined.

jonasexistiu

For years, Lídia Sampaio considered the dogs of Jacarandás Street an assault on civilized coexistence. So when a morning dawns without a single bark, her first reaction is gratitude. The gratitude, however, does not last long. In Vila Olaria, animals begin to disappear, inexplicable marks appear on the walls, and certain houses begin to harbor spaces that should never exist. While the residents seek explanations reasonable enough to continue their routines, Lídia discovers that there are far worse inconveniences than a noisy neighborhood. Between supernatural horror, everyday absurdity, and the melancholy of small absences, the tale investigates what we have learned to ignore, especially when its warnings blend with the usual noises of life.

jonasexistiu

In Santa Amélia, the last trip of line 86 crosses the border between the known world and the existences that, for some reason, were left on its margins. For seventeen years, Marta Amaral has driven this route, coexisting with passengers for whom time, death, and reality itself seem to obey particular rules. The Passengers Who Never Got Off explores memory, grief, motherhood, and the desire to recover what life has taken from us. In a universe where abandoned possibilities continue to exist, the story investigates the limits of belonging, the consequences of our choices, and the difficult coexistence between love and loss. Between the absurd, melancholy, and supernatural horror, the narrative finds in the small everyday intimacies some of the most unsettling questions of human existence.

Jean Carlos

Helena Montenegro tinha tudo o que sempre sonhou: uma família amorosa, amigos verdadeiros e um namorado perfeito. Mas uma noite foi suficiente para destruir sua felicidade. Após um misterioso acidente que tira a vida de Gabriel, Helena sobrevive inexplicavelmente, sem nenhum ferimento. É então que sua avó revela um segredo guardado por gerações: ela é descendente de uma das bruxas mais poderosas da história. Em uma cidade onde vampiros, lobisomens e bruxas vivem escondidos entre os humanos, Helena descobrirá que sua sobrevivência não foi um milagre. E que algumas verdades são mais perigosas do que a própria morte.

Aprisionado no medo, um menino chamado Heitor, fica cara a cara com uma fera branca. Certo da morte, ele é salvo por quem menos esperava. O gesto, carregado de bondade e misericórdia, é eternizado por sua memória que, grato pela salvação, considera sua protetora como um anjo. Partindo rumo a uma jornada perigosa para reencontrar a jovem que marcou sua vida, Heitor enfrentará o mais temido de seus pesadelos, e descobrirá que marcas profundas se escondem nas almas. Um conto de fantasia melancólica sobre destino, trauma e a fascinação silenciosa de um gesto que mudou um destino.