"Shizuka Satomi made a deal with the devil to escape damnation, so she must entice seven other violin prodigies to trade their souls for success."

"Belle is lured into the barbed embrace of La Maison de Méduse...(where she) discovers the frightening secret behind her (and her mother’s) obsession with the mirror—and the great shimmering depths (and demons) that lurk on the other side of the glass.

"Amid the shadow-scarred rubble of World War II, Joseph Whitehead dared to challenge the dark champion of life’s ultimate game."

"A short story about a successful lawyer who believes you can win your soul back from the devil."

"One hot spring, the devil arrives in Moscow, accompanied by a retinue that includes a beautiful naked witch and an immense talking black cat with a fondness for chess and vodka. An audacious revision of the stories of Faust and Pontius Pilate."

"A thought-provoking parable of a community devoured by greed, cowardice, and fear—as it struggles with the choice between good and evil."

"Scary, gripping, and deeply unsettling, American Gods takes a long, hard look into the soul of America. You'll be surprised by what - and who - it finds there..."

"An epic journey into the heart of a conspiracy-crazed, paranoid country that seems to have lost its very soul...where only a girl with a guitar can save us all."

"Anyone who enters his store finds the object of his or her lifelong dreams and desires...In addition to a token payment, Gaunt requests that each person perform a little 'deed'."

"A young couple trying for a baby moves into an aging, ornate apartment building on Central Park West, where they find themselves surrounded by peculiar, possibly sinister, neighbors."

"A guy who works in Hell (literally) is on the cusp of a big promotion if only he can get one more member of the wealthy Harrison family to sell their soul."

"France, 1714: in a moment of desperation, a young woman makes a Faustian bargain to live forever and is cursed to be forgotten by everyone she meets."

"A dark and moneyed stranger, Darryl Van Horne, refurbishes the long-derelict Lenox mansion and invites three powerful women in to play."

"The dreamlike story of a young man who sells his soul for eternal youth and beauty."

"An audacious man boldly wagering with the devil, Mephistopheles, that no magic, sensuality, experience, or knowledge can lead him to a moment he would wish to last forever."

"A play by Christopher Marlowe, based on the German story Faust, in which a man sells his soul to the devil for power, experience, pleasure, and knowledge."

"A historical tour of the Faustian bargain illustrates how the instinct for sacrificing our principles in exchange for power models all kinds of social ills."

"Adrift and alone, (Freya) is on the verge of despair until a chance meeting with the charismatic Dr Marsden changes everything. He’s seeking a new tenant for a shockingly affordable flat that sounds too good to be true."