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Dive into the eerie and enthralling world of the supernatural with master anthologist Joseph Lewis Frenchs collection of the finest ghost stories ever penned. From the early influential works of Daniel Defoe and Edward Bulwer-Lytton to the chilling narratives of contemporary legends like M. R. James, Algernon Blackwood, and E. F. Benson, this anthology promises to deliver a treasure trove of haunting tales that will keep you on the edge of your seat and awake through the darkest hours of the night! - Summary by Ben Tucker

A wonderful collection of classic thrillers, mystery stories, crime tales and weird accounts of uncanny events.1. Query by “Seamark” 2. The Furnished Room by O. Henry 3.The Dancing Partner by Jerome K. Jerome 4. The Squaw by Bram Stoker 5. The 19 Club by A. J. Alan 6. The Interruption by W. W. Jacobs7. Laura by Saki 8. A Descent into the Maelström by Edgar Allan Poe 9. The Diver by A. J. Alan10. The Man of the Night by Edgar Wallace11. The Burglary by Arnold Bennett

At Clean Slate Ranch, the men are rugged, the trails are rocky and lassos aren’t only used for roping horses For Colt Woods, Clean Slate Ranch is home. The dude ranch in Northern California helped him heal from a devastating breakup. So when his ex-Dom, the man who broke his heart, waltzes...

While most of his friends have moved on to "real" careers, Jon Buchanan is content skating through life as a part-time waiter and gay porn star. Firmly single thanks to a previous relationship disaster, he focuses his spare time on Henry, a dear friend dying of cancer. And with Henry's happiness paramount, Jon is on a mission to help Henry meet his recently discovered grandson.

The annals of movie history are full of lost treasures – spectacular scripts from world-renowned writers that could have been classics, had they only been made. Now, for the first time, some of these forgotten gems have been brought to life, fully realised as vivid, cinematic radio productions. Scripted by major 20th Century writers, they star a host of A-list actors and feature richly evocative, atmospheric soundtracks.

From acclaimed author A.M. Arthur comes a tender, sexy cowboy romance, the first in her Woods Ranch series. Two cowboys will have to risk their hearts—again—to find a home on the ranch. Hugo Turner's boots haven't touched Texas soil in almost a decade, and he's not sure they should now...

The original South Beach Diet defined the cutting edge of healthy weight loss. Now the creator of the classic plan combines his signature diet with the latest, most cutting-edge advances in healthy eating that are the basis for the ketogenic diet. With a new emphasis on good carbs, healthy fats...

A third collection of 18 classic tales of the weird and supernatural by some of the best known writers in these genres.

Human cloning. Technology evolves faster than we do. The law shields us from our worst temptations. But the opportunity is there, dangling just out of reach - perfection and ascension or delusion and destruction. The choice is ours. In this collection of clone-themed stories, 10 of today’s top speculative fiction writers explore our morality and built-in societal restraints and reflect upon our state of grace. Similar is not necessarily the same.

The history of Western thought contains hundreds of statements by philosophers testifying to the use of esoteric writing in their own work or others'. Despite this well-documented history, however, esotericism is often dismissed today as a rare occurrence. But by ignoring esotericism, we risk cutting ourselves off from a full understanding of Western philosophical thought. Arthur M. Melzer serves as our guide in this engaging history of philosophical esotericism. Walking listeners through both an ancient and a modern esoteric work, he explains what esotericism is - and is not.

Inventor, philosopher, mathematician, astrologer, athlete, yogi, scion of old wealth, artist, lover of truth - the author takes us on the fascinating journey that was his life, all 89 years of it. But that was not his purpose in creating this book. Rather, he was compiling data to study under the lens of astrology in order to explore the nature of time - an essential factor that science ignores and that his own “theory of process” includes.

Volume 9 launches with "The Ash Tree", M. R. James' insight into an enigmatic woman and her rituals around this mysterious tree. A condemned man and over zealous executioners generate shocking results, in Arthur Conan Doyle's "The Los Amigos Fiasco". An immoral wager leads to terror when the dead rise in Ambrose Bierce's "A Watcher by the Dead". Lovecraft takes us exploring through a lost world of ancient evil in "The Nameless City".

Unsettling Canada, a Canadian best seller, is built on a unique collaboration between two First Nations leaders, Arthur Manuel and Grand Chief Ron Derrickson.Both men have served as chiefs of their bands in the B.C. interior and both have gone on to establish important national and international reputations. But the differences between them are in many ways even more interesting. Arthur Manuel is one of the most forceful advocates for Aboriginal title and rights in Canada and comes from the activist wing of the movement.

This 34th issue of Tales from the Canyons of the Damned consists of four sharp, suspenseful, thought provoking short stories - each from a different featured master of speculative fiction. Tales from the Canyons of the Damned (canyonsofthedamned.com) is a dark science fiction, horror, and slipstream magazine we've been working on since 2015.

Discover how the Kingdom of Macedonia, under the visionary leadership of Philip II (382-336 BC), rose to dominate ancient Greece through a mix of shrewd diplomacy and military prowess. Philip revolutionized the classical Greek phalanx by integrating soldiers armed with the formidable 6-meter spear known as the sarissa, creating an infantry that remained unmatched until the rise of the Roman legions. After Philips tragic assassination, his son, Alexander the Great (356-323 BC), ascended to the throne and embarked on an extraordinary journey, establishing an empire that stretched from Greece to ...

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The Ultimate Ghost Stories Collection is a fully indexed collection of classic ghost stories, read by three Audie-winning narrators. Included here are stories by Henry James, M.R. James, Edgar Allan Poe, Charles Dickens, Edith Wharton and Washington Irving.

1880, Dunwich, Massachusetts: Der junge Sherlock Holmes besucht seinen ehemaligen Studienfreund Basil Bishop. Im Landhaus der Bishops tauchen am ersten gemeinsamen Abend höchst merkwürdige Gäste auf, die schier unglaubliche Ereignisse hervorrufen. Der zukünftige Meisterdetektiv gerät unversehens in seinen ersten Fall, der absolut unlösbar scheint.

War der Tod in Meiringen nur Zufall? Nein! Wie Holmes seinem Freund Watson hier nun erklärt, hat die tödliche Begegnung mit Moriarty dort stattfinden müssen. Alles wird also klar, und nun lebt Moriarty nicht mehr. Sein hinterlistiges Wirken ist jedoch nicht erloschen. Skrupellose Hintermänner sind noch am Werk. Andere, erschreckende Taten werden noch geplant. Warum wirkt ein brutaler Mord in der riesigen Ausstellungshalle des Londoner Crystal Palace so verhängnisvoll? Was ist es, dass hier aufzuflammen droht? Und wer sind die Erben Moriartys? Werden Holmes and Watson dahinterkommen?

Wir schreiben das Jahr 1890. London wird von einer Serie grausamer Morde heimgesucht. Zwischen den Opfern existiert keine Beziehung. Die einzige Gemeinsamkeit ist der Fundort der Leichen - nämlich das Themseufer. Scotland Yard ist ratlos und bittet Sherlock Holmes um Hilfe. Wird es Holmes und Dr. Watson gelingen, den Mörder zu überführen, bevor dieser erneut zuschlägt? Spannend, unterhaltend und ganz im Stil von Sir Arthur Conan Doyle gelingt es der Autorin mit ihrem Buch Die Themsemorde das viktorianische London aufl eben zu lassen. Johanna M.