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Shortly before her death Angela Carter was preparing this volume of short stories, one which does full justice to the glory of her imagination and the range of her talent. It is divided into distinct parts. The first comprises a group of stories inspired by America: Lizzie Borden visits a circus; a John Ford Western is spiced with the story of 'Tis Pity She's a Whore'; and there is a wonderful Gothic extravaganza set in Hollywood. The second section - Old World Wonders - draws on fairy tales.

A group of men fight dangerous conditions in a logging operation in the Malaysian Rainforest. They face even more risk as 'the company,' which controls nearly everything in sight, plans to clear cut new sections of ancient trees. And they begin to wonder about one of their crew. Does he bear a dark secret?

I thought this would be the best holiday ever. A trip with my friends, to a flashy resort run by lion shifters. Powerful clans in charge of running the place, drawing hundreds of thousands of tourists each year. It’s a holiday tradition to do something like this with my friends on Valentine’s Day. However, the last thing I expected was the man I’d meet there. Morgan, with his piercing blue eyes, and a smile to die for. A lion, rescuing me from the snow. A shifter that I’m trapped with in the middle of a blizzard. Anything could happen here. Anything at all… Author's Note: This is ...

An isolated castle. A young girl in a turret room. A ghostly figure that pursues her at night. Anna spends her days, and some nights, wandering the shadowy halls and winding staircases of her mother’s sprawling castle estate, The Manor. Peeking out of the huge windows, peering up at its resplendent ceilings, and looking out across the sprawling natural landscape as the sun sets over the heavily wooded forest outside, Anna feels overwhelmingly intrigued, and undeniably trapped. Sometimes, she hears eerie noises coming from the attic above, and the crypt underground, both of which she has ...

Cursed House Her friends and her go to a Cursed House on Halloween. Will they escape? It is a night that changes her life along with her friends lives forever. Haunted Asylum They go to a Haunted Asylum on Halloween and the things they see terrify them. Haunted Clown House On Halloween some friends go to a Haunted Clown House that has demonic clowns and it changes their lives forever that Halloween night. Samhain Camp Out Two couples go on a camp out on Samhain to have life altering things happen. Haunted Plantation They go to a Haunted Plantation for spooky things to happen at this haunted...

Johnny might be a nerdy gamer, but not even death can stop him from protecting his kid sister. He’ll do whatever it takes to keep her safe—even if he has to do it in the form of a mangy Tom cat. This short story also includes a sneak peek at Laura DeLuca's full length novel, The Forgotten Pharaoh.

A Romantic Tourist Town, Cafés…and Dead People? Discover Miranda Rose Barker’s The Fatal Family Reunion Cozy Mystery When Conley George, a widely-disliked man in the small town of Sycamore Grove appears to be murdered during a family reunion, his errant soul comes to the only ghost whisperer in town, Eden Kyle. But the last thing she wants is to help this guy, dead or not. “Do you plan on staying in the kitchen the whole time?” I ask, putting the bat down and walking about the corner. “Ahh! What the -?” “He’s dead, Eden. Just like us.” “I know that. But why is he with ...

A terrifying collection of classic Victorian short stories about ghosts, werewolves and vampires. The Wolf Book by Henry Chapman Mercer. Number Ninety by B. M. Croker. Ken's Mystery by Julian Hawthorne. The Piano Next Door by Elia W. Peattie. The White Wolf of the Hartz Mountains by Frederick Marryat. The Horla by Guy de Maupassant. Absolute Evil by Julian Hawthorne. Mrs. Amworth by E. F. Benson.

Vitus Adamson has a second chance at life now that he's no longer a zombie. But after killing his brother, Jamie, Vitus lands in prison on murder charges. Jamie's death exposes secret government projects so deep in the black they cannot be seen - without Vitus, that is. Sprung from jail, the government hires Vitus to clean up Jamie's messes, but tracking down his brother's homemade monsters gone rogue is easier said than done. The first of them is a convicted killer assumed to be safely behind bars.

Railway tunnels, the lanes and hills of the Peak District, family homes, old stones, shreds fluttering on barbed wire, night drawing in, something that might be an animal shifting on the other side of a hedge: Tom has drawn on his lifelong love of weird fiction, folklore and nature's unregarded corners, to write a collection of stories that will delight fans, old and new, and leave them very uneasy about turning the lamp off.

One Voice Recordings presents its premiere recording of William Hope Hogdson's ghost story, "Carnacki The Ghost Finder: Gateway of the Monster"Carnacki's profession and delight is the eerie art and science of tracking down and dealing with the supernatural, and then relating his latest experience to an attentive group of friends...gathered together for just this purpose.

Collection of six stories, some have been published in magazines, Poppies at the Well, Last Orders, Christmas Eve in the Workhouse, The Night Before Christmas, The Ghost before Christmas, Not Quite Leningrad

Another beautiful collection of Poems & Short Stories from Award Winning Author Robert E. Kearns (1st Place 2019 Pencraft Awards for Hy Brasil: Island of Eternity) With Poems & Short Stories volume 2, Kearns gives us a further edition of his thought provoking poetry along with several of his highly entertaining short stories. If prose and poetry are your thing, this is the book for you.

For the tenth year, Mary O'Reilly Alden and her friends and family gather around the Jack O'Lantern to share tales of paranormal events that have happened in their lives. From creepy dolls to frightening ghosts, these stories will send a chill up your spine and have you sleeping with the lights on. So, light the candle in your Jack O'Lantern, pull together some close friends and family, and share these spine-tingling stories based on actual events.

"Absolutely horrifying." - Customer Review In Five-Minute Frights, Dan DeLuise brings you ten tales that creep under your skin and linger for long after. Neighbors who haven’t left the house in years. Unwelcome visitors who rob you of sleep. Reflections that aren’t your own. By combining elements of American Folklore, '80s horror, and Creepypasta, DeLuise's Five-Minute Frights will leave you longing for a full night's sleep.

Samantha Moon should have known better than to end a vacation with a scenic helicopter ride over the Amazon. When a demonic entity attacks mid-flight, their chopper crashes deep in the jungle—leaving Sam, Allison, Tammy, and Paxton bruised, battered, and on foot in one of the deadliest places on Earth. But the real danger isn’t the snakes, the bugs, or the endless green walls. It’s the creature that stalks them. Feeding on fear, it conjures illusions to separate and trap them. Sam’s vampire powers are pushed to the limit as she fights to keep her family alive, battling jungle ...

It's Halloween night and the O'Reilly's are gathered together for yet another night of ghostly tales and paranormal happenings. Between haunted homes and active morgues, to mischievous or affectionate ghosts, to the real reason why some of the O’Reillys don’t like to go down to the basement – this collection of stories will keep you entertained while shivers run up and down your spine. The perfect treat to get you in the mood for Halloween.

"What could go wrong?" is what a group of teenagers wonder about before breaking into an abandoned house at the edge of town. They seal their fates on the darkest night of the year, Halloween. Listen as history comes alive in front of their own eyes in a series of terrifying events. Broken families, lives tortures by those that had happened in the past. And in the middle of it, is the one person that was never supposed to come back in the first place. Allowing her to roam free is what will cause the demise of them all. But what if there is a way?

When Alice’s car breaks down during a late-night storm, she’s pleased to find not only a place to spend the night, but also the warm arms of the mysterious Charles Foster. Things quickly get more than a little steamy between Alice and Charles. In fact, they get downright sizzling. But why are Charles’ clothes so out of date? Why are the lights in the house gas instead of electric? And why does no one understand social media? Nothing is as it seems in this hot Gothic encounter by Chloe X. Taylor.

Being a fashion model can really take you places… Like a snow-covered mountain in the middle of nowhere—literally. Frost Mountain isn’t your average ski resort. The last place I expected to spend my Christmas was in a magical prison… But here I am. At least I’m not alone. There are other people trapped on this mountain with me. And one of them is my ex-boyfriend… The one who went missing years ago. I thought I’d lost him, but he’s been alive this whole time. This sizzling bear shifter is a ski instructor now…and guess what? He doesn’t even remember who I am. Amnesia ...