Weird Fiction

It's the first day of a new school for Sam and Sara. So of course they're both hoping to fit in quickly. All they want is a helping hand - some new friends to keep an eye out for them and help them get ahead. What they're probably not hoping for is Thumb. Actually, a lot of thumbs. And fingers. They're turning up all over Freakham High in seriously unexpected places. But why?

In these four stories - "The Curse of Captain Cross-Eyed", "The Treasure of Mr Tipp", "The Riddle of Dr. Sphinx", and "The Mystery of Miss King" - Jonny meets a range of oddballs and mysterious neighbours, including the shady figure at number 13 with a parrot on his shoulder; the inventor at number 34 1/2, who has a hall full of robots; the archaeologist with the overgrown garden at number 36; and the lady at number 57 with a foot in her shed.

"Die Sonne schien durch die Nabelschnüre hindurch und warf tausend lange Schatten auf das ewige Grasland. Seit ein paar Wochen waren sie dünn und ausgetrocknet, zuckten nur noch ab und zu. Als würde sterbendes Gewebe aus dem Himmel wachsen und nach der Erde greifen."Sie sind an diesen verlassenen Ort gekommen, weil sie dachten, hier hätten sie genug, um zu überleben. In diesem Niemandsland sind sie allein - da sind nur tausende Nabelschnüre, die aus dem Himmel wachsen und sie am Leben erhalten. Doch die guten Zeiten sind vorbei.

Fünf Geschichten von zwei Stimmen aus der jungen Horrorliteratur. Düstere, surreale Stimmungen mit Themen, die über die klassischen Motive hinausgehen.

"Bogi Vtorogo Mira" - fantasticheskij roman Artema Kamenistogo, tret'ja kniga iz cikla "Samyj strannyj nub". Vtoroj Mir - virtual'noe prostranstvo bez nerushimyh granic i strogih zakonov. Polnaja svoboda dejstvij v rasplyvchatyh ramkah igrovyh uslovnostej. Plati i naslazhdajsja, a ostal'noe ne tvoja zabota, za vsem prosledjat iskiny poslednego pokolenija. Oni nesposobny oshibat'sja, ih nel'zja podkupit', oni ni na shag ne mogut uklonit'sja ot glavnyh pravil Vtorogo Mira.

"Rab Zapertyh Zemel'" - fantasticheskij roman Artema Kamenistogo, vtoraja kniga iz cikla "Samyj strannyj nub". Telega istorii nashego mira predpochitaet dvigat'sja po pologoj spirali, i, zavershaja vitok, ty ochen' blizko podbiraesh'sja k ego nachalu. Istorija Vtorogo Mira, pohozhe, uprostila svoj put' do kol'ca, vyhoda iz kotorogo ne vidno. Vzjavshis' za posoh maga, ne zhdi, chto ego u tebja nikto ne otnimet.

"Samyj strannyj nub" - fantasticheskij roman Artema Kamenistogo, pervaja kniga iz cikla "Samyj strannyj nub". Pozabyty vse bylye dogovorennosti o nejtralitete i dazhe druzhbe. Vcherashnie sojuzniki smotrjat drug na druga volkami, i esli by tol'ko smotreli: zvenjat mechi, svistjat strely, gremjat raskaty magicheskogo groma. Vchera eshhe nikomu ne nuzhnyj, pochti ubytochnyj rudnik, stal arenoj ozhestochennyh srazhenij.

William Wymark Jacobs (1863-1943) was an English author of short stories and novels. His most popular works in the early part of the last century were his humorous tales set around the docks of Wapping and in the taproom of the infamous Cauliflower tavern. 'The Rival Beauties' is one of the night watchman's most unlikely tales. He narrates the time when his ship came across a giant sea-serpent and they attempted to lure it with them to New York.

John McGill wasn't looking for love when he became Commander (for life) of the secretive Applied Science Concepts and he certainly didn't expect it to come in the form of a hybrid cat woman who drove both his heads crazy. The only problem? She wants nothing from him other than frequent booty calls. Katya (formerly Amy) is dealing with her own problems, namely a split personality and the attentions of a man who wants to take things to a level of relationship that scares the hell out of her.

Erin and Grace are very different people. Erin has a monobrow and a slight problem with negativity; Grace is very #blessed and obsessed with her #girlsquad. One thing they have in common is a love of Charlotte Bronte and writing stories. And through their teacher-imposed critique group, they learn to see each other’s perspectives and become unlikely friends. But the path of true friendship doth not run smooth for the #brontebabes. #readitandfindoutmore #youwon’tbesorry

Judas Payne was the devil's spawn, a product of rape; a half-white, half-Indian outcast who was loved only by his pretty half-sister, Evangeline. When the Reverend Payne finds the two naked in the barn, he takes out one of Judas's eyes, and Judas chops off one of the Reverend's arms and then runs for his life. He meets up with a number of colorful characters out there in the weird wild west, from a white slave-trading ex-Confederate colonel to a gun-slinging assassin who quotes scripture as he slaughters his targets.

Something must be done. Vlad Luxor continues to rule the Timeless Province with a cruel hand, and now he's screaming about Inners and Outers, Others and Us. Then when the meanest boy in school is turned into the stinkiest, weirdest creature ever, Henry, Jo, Apollo, and Pirate Girl are asked to do the impossible. Breaking this spell will force them to go on their most dangerous, frightening adventure yet - through the Wilds, the Forest of Knives, and a lodge in the woods belonging to the most terrible bully of all...Vlad Luxor himself.

From 4-time Mom's Choice Award winner Steve Burt and veteran middle-school teacher Jolyn Joslin comes this exciting book for kids that's also a fabulous tool for parents, grandparents, and teachers: 13 ghost stories and weird tales to help kids read, learn, and write their own stuff. These are the thought-provoking stories young readers love. A boy approaches an old woman tending a grave garden. On a dare a brother and sister enter a bone yard on Halloween to free a sea captain's earthbound spirit.

Utah can be a weird place, but do you really know just how weird it can be? Find out with this collection of strange tales set in the Beehive State. We're not going to say they're true...but they're true.

When Bethany moves to Windy Falls and into a new house, she doesn't know anything about the weird woman who once lived there or the mysterious cloud that hangs over the gloomy village. Being a born explorer, Bethany seeks the answers to a host of strange events and discovers a magical world in a very unexpected place. She finds a witch in a magical kitchen who teaches her how to cast spells of her own; but is Mrs Etherington-Strange everything she appears to be?

"Sie ist genau so, wie eine Frau für Sie sein muss. Sie ist die Frau, mit der Sie Ihr ganzes Leben verbringen könnten. Aber das werden Sie nicht." Er hat die Drei zu sich gerufen, in der Hoffnung, dass sie ihm einen Ausweg aus seinem Leben bieten können. Und das können sie, wenn auch unter gewissen Bedingungen. Die Drei schenken ihm eine Frau - eine Frau, die nur für ihn erschaffen wurde.

Annie and Basile are about to go to London on holiday, at the girl's godmother’s house. They are very excited! On the agenda: reading, shopping, and museums.But... nothing will happen as planned! This stay will not be relaxing at all.On the contrary: they will have to investigate to solve a mystery and travel through all the districts of this vibrant capital. The secret they will discover will have to be protected at all costs! In this episode : The two Parisians finally meet Gill, Annie's godmother, in her antique store.

Delilah's quest for vengeance is forestalled as she seeks weapons potent enough to confront her enemies...and secrets of her occult world. In Mexico, she meets with a Mexican witch, called a bruja, to gain what she requires...but the bruja's help comes with a price. Recruited to stage a jailbreak, Delilah's quest, and world, get larger as she travels through southern Mexico seeking a lost civilization to help a god ascend. This is a weird west erotic novella. It contains violence and sexual situations and is meant for mature audiences only and is 33,000+ words.

"Ich hatte davon gehört, dass es hier draußen einsam war. Aber hier waren wirklich nur wir, die Sterne und der Mond. Es war wichtig, was wir hier taten. Wir mussten es tun." Am Ende dieser Nacht wird seine Frau sterben. Das weiß er. Dennoch fährt er mit ihr zum Ort, an dem sie der Tod erwartet. Es ist richtig, das weiß er. Denn der Mond will seine Frau. Der Mond liebt sie.

Weird Santa and Other Xmas Tales is magic realism with a dash of erotic spiciness. The 10 independent stories in this collection range from “A Doggie’s Tale”, a boy-and-his-dog story appropriate for children, to “Never Too Old, Never Too Late” in which an old babushka recounts her Christmases in the Old Country. After receiving her magic gingerbread cookies, Ana’s young American friends, two couples, discover the depth of their passion for each other on a snowy Christmas Eve. In the previous two volumes of short fiction, the stories were interconnected.