Cat Anthology

When a man tortures and kills a witch disguised as a cat, it returns from The Great Beyond to seek revenge.

For the Love of Cats chronicles the lives of three rescue cats, their hilarious antics and bonds with their adopters. Unashamedly anthropomorphic this novella will bring laughter and smiles into the listener's home. If you love cats you will treasure this book!

First published in an 1843 edition of the Saturday Evening Post, "The Black Cat" tells the story of a man and his increasingly antagonistic relationship with his cat. Akin to "The Tell-Tale Heart" and "The Cask of Amontillado", "The Black Cat" investigates the psychological effects of guilt as well as the potentially destructive and violent consequences of alcoholism.

Behind the Mask is a multi-author collection with stories by award-winning authors Kelly Link, Cat Rambo, Carrie Vaughn, Seanan McGuire, Lavie Tidhar, Sarah Pinsker, Keith Rosson, Kate Marshall, Chris Large, and others. It is partially a prose nod to the comic world - the bombast, the larger-than-life, the save-the-worlds and the calls-to-adventure. But it’s also a spotlight on the more intimate side of the genre. The hopes and dreams of our cape-clad heroes. The regrets and longings of our cowled villains. That poignant, solitary view of the world that can be experienced only from behind the mask.

A young, hard-up aristocrat decides to visit his wealthy relative in the hope of obtaining a loan. When he arrives at Greylands Court, he is warmly greeted by his cousin, but his hostess is strangely hostile. However, her husband urges the young man to pay no attention to her, and invites him to tour his menagerie. There he sees the star of his cousin's collection: a sleek, black Brazilian puma.

The Tell-Tale Heart is a clever classical gothic horror story birthed in 1843, by the quintessential short story extraordinaire Edgar Allan Poe. In this thrilling roller-coaster tale, we are granted access to the workings of the narrator’s heart - namely the confessions of the heart as well as the lack of having one. The year 1843 also gave birth to The Black Cat. This is arguably Poe’s darkest literary piece which bleeds the themes of brazen blame gaming, alcoholism, domestic violence, and the inescapability of one reaping what one has sown.

Frederick, the cat, lost and alone as a kitten was rescued by a good Samaritan. His present owner found him in time at the animal shelter. Little did he know this human was going to take him on an adventure no cat has done before. She took him first to the Moon when she broke up with her boss. When a job opened up on Mars, off he went. Updated, 3/27/22

A short story that revolves around a woman who sees herself as a wild cat, but her sincere lover collides with her. How will he behave with this wild cat, and will he see ferocity and cruelty in it?

A collection of short stories to delight and entertain by this acclaimed author.

A selection of the stories that Jane wrote for her family when she was between the ages of 12 and 15. AUTHOR: Jane Austen was born in 1775 in her father’s Rectory in the village of Steventon in Hampshire. By the time of her death in 1817 she had written 6 major novels, left two others unfinished and was the author of a considerable amount of correspondence.

Ozzee the cat always dreams of a life away from his present misery. When someone appears to come to the rescue, should Ozzee take a chance or play it "safe" where he is? The unexpected find of a witch's broomstick could mean uncertainty and danger, or could it lead to excitement and adventure? Will Ozzee find new horizons and friends, or will his decisions lead to disaster? Click the "buy now" button at the top, and enter Ozzee's world today.

Take part in the heroic rescue of a fishing boat in trouble, meet a boy who makes an extraordinary discovery in the vegetable patch, and find out how a farm cat forms a very special connection with a young Ukrainian girl. These three uplifting stories capture the wonder, muck and magic of a city child’s week on the farm.

Some of the most famous children's tales to be enjoyed by the whole family.

When a wealthy gentleman mysteriously dies in his luxury hotel suite, fun-loving 1920s detectives and cool cats pounce on the case.

The Reinvented Detective presents stories that complicate law and order as well as the concept of criminals, detectives, punishment, and justice for all by showing how shifting technology, the rise of sentient AIs, and shifting social attitudes may affect what is not only acceptable, but expected, within both real world and digital communities—and everything in-between. These stories reinvent detective and true crime tropes, recasting them for the 21st century, and above all, experimenting, astonishing, and entertaining.

One night when the Count was reading a book on ghosts, he caught a glimpse of something in the corner of his eye that frightened the willies out of him. It was a black cat with blazing red eyes. The Count brushed it off as just his mind playing tricks on him. The cat leaped from the window sill onto the ground, and headed to the front door of the castle....

Cat haters beware. This piece by H.P. Lovecraft is largely memoirish, whereby the narrator is compelled to tell the listener about Ulthar after petting his own cat. When a travelling caravan passes through, a young orphan named Menes finds his beloved black kitten has gone missing and fears the worst - that his kitten had suffered a torturous end at the hands of the town cat killers. Annoyed by the lack of action on the part of the townspeople, Menes invokes a prayer that results in the cats of the town rising and slaying the cat-killing couple.

The Clever Cat.

Un joven matrimonio lleva una vida hogareña apacible en compañía de varios animales domésticos, entre ellos un misterioso gato negro. Todo cambia cuando el marido empieza a dejarse arrastrar por la bebida. El alcohol le vuelve irascible y en uno de sus accesos de furia acaba con la vida del animal.

"The Black Cat" tells an unforgettable tale of obsession, murder...and revenge! Poe's narrator, who admits to horribly mistreating the eponymous house pet, is forced to deal with the bizarre and unexplainable repercussions of his own vicious cruelty.