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13 Views of the Suicide Woods
by Bracken MacLeod“Dark, human stories of horror and modern noir [by] one of the brightest stars of the next generation.” —Christopher Golden, New York Times–bestselling author of Ararat A young woman waits for her father, who has gone to a place from which no one intends to return. A single word is the push that may break a man and save a life. The members of a winemaking community celebrate the old time religion found flowing in the blood of the vine. A desperate man seeking a miracle cure gets more than a peek behind the curtain of Dr. Morningstar’s Psychic Surgery. The author of Stranded “brings together the macabre and the offbeat” (Publishers Weekly) in this remarkable collection of stories that inhabit the dark places where pain and resignation intersect, in which the fear of a quiet moment alone is as terrifying as the unseen thing watching from behind the tree line. “[A] superb new collection . . . There are pieces here that nod to distinguished ancestors like Ambrose Bierce’s ‘An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge,’ Flannery O’Connor’s ‘A Good Man Is Hard to Find’ and Shirley Jackson’s ‘The Lottery’.” —The New York Times
13 Ghostly Tales
by Freya LittledaleMoans! Groans! Rattling bones! Things that go bump in the night! Are you ready to be scared silly? Here are 13 Ghostly Tales that are guaranteed to make you shiver. Read them--only if you dare! Reading level 5th grade, Ages 9-13 Pictures are described.
13 Days Of Midnight
by Leo HuntIn a devilishly dark and funny debut, a teen finds himself the unwitting beneficiary of eight enslaved and angry ghosts seeking bloody vengeance. When Luke Manchett's estranged father dies unexpectedly, he leaves his son a dark inheritance: a collection of eight restless spirits, known as his Host, who want revenge for their long enslavement. Once they figure out that Luke has no clue how to manage them, they become increasingly belligerent, and eventually mutiny. Halloween (the night when ghosts reach the height of their power) is fast approaching, and Luke knows his Host is planning something far more trick than treat. Armed with only his father's indecipherable notes, a locked copy of The Book of Eight, and help from school outcast Elza Moss, Luke has just thirteen days to uncover the closely guarded secrets of black magic and send his unquiet spirits to their eternal rest--or join their ghostly ranks himself.
13 Bullets
by David WellingtonAll the official reports say they are dead-extinct since the late '80s, when a fed named Arkeley nailed the last vampire in a fight that nearly killed him. But the evidence proves otherwise.When a state trooper named Caxton calls the FBI looking for help in the middle of the night, it is Arkeley who gets the assignment-who else? He's been expecting such a call to come eventually. Sure, it has been years since any signs of an attack, but Arkeley knows what most people don't: there is one left. In an abandoned asylum she is rotting, plotting, and biding her time in a way that only the undead can. Caxton is out of her league on this case and more than a little afraid, but the fed made it plain that there is only one way out. But the worst thing is the feeling that the vampires want more than just her blood. They want her for a reason, one she can't guess; a reason her sphinxlike partner knows but won't say; a reason she has to find out-or die trying.Now there are only 13 bullets between Caxton and Arkeley and the vampires. There are only 13 bullets between us, the living, and them, the damned.From the Trade Paperback edition.
13 Bullets (Laura Caxton #1)
by David WellingtonThe monster knelt in the mud, his balled fists punching at the ground, his head bowed. He started to get up and Arkeley shot him again. He'd had thirteen bullets to start with, how many did he have left? Twenty years ago, Jameson Arkeley thought he had put the final nail in the coffin of the last of the undead. He destroyed the last band of savage vampires, barely escaping alive, and imprisoned their savage leader, Justinia Malvern. Or so he thought. Signs begin to emerge that he has not seen the last of this vampire race and that Malvern, despite having been held under lock and key for two decades, has been busy hatching a comeback. State Trooper Laura Caxton makes some disturbing discoveries while investigating a seemingly routine homicide and is drawn into the case against her wishes. Working in tandem, Arkeley and Caxton come upon a human massacre and determine that three other vicious vampires are on the loose. Their sole purpose? To release Malvern from her prison and promulgate their terrifying race. Though Caxton resigns out of fear, she returns to the case when she learns that Arkeley has been kidnapped, his body to be used to replenish Malvern's formidable powers. She prepares for a final showdown, knowing that she is the only person who stands between salvation and unbridled horror and devastation, the likes of which have never been seen. Alluring and hypnotic, 13 Bullets is a thrilling chase through a fear-inducing landscape, seen through the eyes of fearless yet flawed heroes. It is sure to give an adrenaline boost to a genre that's already tremendously popular worldwide. 'Lace collars and kerchiefs are nowhere to be found in this breakneck, blood-spattered, totally original vampire novel. Breathless, exciting and totally kick ass.' - B. H. Fingerman, author of Bottomfeeder.
13 Bullets: Number 1 in series (Laura Caxton Vampire #1)
by David WellingtonAll the official reports say they are dead - extinct since the late '80s, when a fed named Jameson Arkeley nailed the last vampire in a fight that nearly killed him. But the evidence proves otherwise. When a state trooper named Caxton calls the FBI looking for help in the middle of the night, it is Arkeley who gets the assignment - who else? He's been expecting such a call. Sure, it's been years since any signs of an attack, but Arkeley knows what most people don't: there is one left. In an abandoned asylum she is rotting, plotting and biding her time in a way that only the undead can. But the worst thing is the feeling that the vampires want more than just Caxton's blood. They want her for a reason, one she can't guess; a reason her sphinxlike partner knows but won't say; a reason she has to find out or die trying. Now there are only 13 bullets between Caxton and Arkeley and the vampires. There are only 13 bullets between us, the living, and them, the damned.
The 12 Screams of Christmas (Goosebumps Most Wanted #2)
by R. L. StineThe infamous, Most Wanted Goosebumps characters are out on the loose and after you. For the first time ever, it's a Goosebumps Christmas! <P><P> Kate Welles doesn't want to be special. She just wants to play the lead in her school's Christmas play. Her annoying "friend" Courtney is constantly getting in the way of that. Can you even call someone a "friend" if all they do is make fun of you and ruin everything all of the time? But Kate has to get along with Courtney or else neither of them will be allowed to take part in The 12 Screams of Christmas. Kate and Courtney's teacher decides they need to find a special place to rehearse. A certain house with a special history. The kind of place that Kate would normally be pretty frightened to go into. The kind of place that gives new meaning to the term: Christmas Spirit.
11/22/63: A Novel
by Stephen KingOne of the Ten Best Books of The New York Times Book Review Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize Now a miniseries from Hulu starring James FrancoON NOVEMBER 22, 1963, THREE SHOTS RANG OUT IN DALLAS, PRESIDENT KENNEDY DIED, AND THE WORLD CHANGED. WHAT IF YOU COULD CHANGE IT BACK? In this brilliantly conceived tour de force, Stephen King—who has absorbed the social, political, and popular culture of his generation more imaginatively and thoroughly than any other writer—takes readers on an incredible journey into the past and the possibility of altering it. It begins with Jake Epping, a thirty-five-year-old English teacher in Lisbon Falls, Maine, who makes extra money teaching GED classes. He asks his students to write about an event that changed their lives, and one essay blows him away—a gruesome, harrowing story about the night more than fifty years ago when Harry Dunning’s father came home and killed his mother, his sister, and his brother with a sledgehammer. Reading the essay is a watershed moment for Jake, his life—like Harry’s, like America’s in 1963—turning on a dime. Not much later his friend Al, who owns the local diner, divulges a secret: his storeroom is a portal to the past, a particular day in 1958. And Al enlists Jake to take over the mission that has become his obsession—to prevent the Kennedy assassination. So begins Jake’s new life as George Amberson, in a different world of Ike and JFK and Elvis, of big American cars and sock hops and cigarette smoke everywhere. From the dank little city of Derry, Maine (where there’s Dunning business to conduct), to the warmhearted small town of Jodie, Texas, where Jake falls dangerously in love, every turn is leading eventually, of course, to a troubled loner named Lee Harvey Oswald and to Dallas, where the past becomes heart-stoppingly suspenseful, and where history might not be history anymore. Time-travel has never been so believable. Or so terrifying.
The 100 Society
by Carla SpradberyFor sixth-form student Grace Becker, The 100 Society is more than just a game; it's an obsession. Having convinced her five friends at Clifton Academy to see it through to the end, Grace will stop at nothing to carry out the rules of the game: tagging 100 locations around the city. With each step closer to the 100-mark they get, the higher the stakes become. But when the group catches the attention of a menacing stalker - the Reaper - he seems intent on exposing their illegal game, tormenting Grace with anonymous threats and branding their dormitory doors with his ominous tag. As the once tight-knit group slowly unravels, torn apart by doubt and the death of a student, they no longer know who to trust. With time running out, Grace must unmask the Reaper before he destroys everything she cares about for ever...With its mix of horror and mystery The 100 Society is perfect for fans of Point Horror and James Dawson.'A pleasingly dark teen thriller with fun, fresh characters. Spradbery is a debut author to watch.' James Dawson
The 100 Society
by Carla SpradberyFor sixth-form student Grace Becker, The 100 Society is more than just a game; it's an obsession. Having convinced her five friends at Clifton Academy to see it through to the end, Grace will stop at nothing to carry out the rules of the game: tagging 100 locations around the city. With each step closer to the 100-mark they get, the higher the stakes become. But when the group catches the attention of a menacing stalker - the Reaper - he seems intent on exposing their illegal game, tormenting Grace with anonymous threats and branding their dormitory doors with his ominous tag. As the once tight-knit group slowly unravels, torn apart by doubt and the death of a student, they no longer know who to trust. With time running out, Grace must unmask the Reaper before he destroys everything she cares about for ever...With its mix of horror and mystery The 100 Society is perfect for fans of Point Horror and James Dawson.'A pleasingly dark teen thriller with fun, fresh characters. Spradbery is a debut author to watch.' James Dawson
100 Great Fantasy Short Short Stories
by Isaac Asimov Terry Carr Martin Greenberg“Merely 2,000 words to range over the full scope of the unreasonable, and to pluck from that scope a satisfying tale.” These were the criteria Isaac Asimov set for himself, Terry Carr, and Martin H. Greenberg in choosing the stories for this collection. The result is 100 of the greatest, shortest fantasy stories ever written. Some of them are funny, some are chilling. You'll get answers to questions like "What happens if you are given 3 wishes and wish for more wishes?", or "What happened to the world where wishes came true?". Find out what happened when a werewolf met a robot, and more.
1:35AM: An AFK Book (Five Nights At Freddy's #3)
by Scott Cawthon Andrea Waggener Elley CooperThe Fazbear Frights series continues with three more unsettling, novella-length tales to keep even the bravest Five Nights at Freddy's player up at night . . .For Delilah, Stanley, and Devon, being left behind is practically a way of life. Orphaned from a young age and recently divorced, Delilah escapes deeper into her dreams each night, in desperate need of a wake-up call. Stanley is newly dumped, stuck in a dead-end job for a mysterious employer, and unable to connect with anyone. And Devon, abandoned by his dad and ignored by his mom, can't understand why love and friendship come so easily to everyone except him. Unfortunately, in the callous world of Five Nights at Freddy's, it's always in the depths of loneliness when evil creeps in.In this third volume, Five Nights at Freddy's creator Scott Cawthon spins three sinister novella-length stories from different corners of his series' canon, featuring cover art from fan-favorite artist LadyFiszi. Readers beware: This collection of terrifying tales is enough to unsettle even the most hardened Five Nights at Freddy's fans.
1-2-3 Scream!
by R. U. GinnsGet ready to scream with this collection of hillarifying—hilariously terrifying—tales, fully-illustrated and perfect for scary story lovers who are looking for a side of humor to go with their helpings of horror.Stop!Unless you want to be scared, do NOT read this book. These tales of terror are so horrible, so alarming, they had to be bound up between these pages forever!You&’ll discover The Boogerman, an oozing horror that lurks in mirrors. You&’ll read about Instagrave, a popular new app that tells kids how they are going to die. In Epizeuxis, you&’ll learn what happens if you speak the name of a—wait. We&’ve said too much already. The things between these covers are too dangerous to ever be let out. That's why we're warning you: stay away from this book, or else!Of course, if you are reckless enough to open this book, then be sure to read these stories in a safe, indoor space, far from the beady, prying eyes of any birds*.Now, on the count of three: 1…2…3…SCREAM!*Is that a crow, a magpie, or an indigo bunting behind you? Be careful. Birds will do anything to keep people from discovering the secrets of this book!
Ξέρω γιατί το νερό της θάλασσας έχει γεύση αλατιού
by Στήβ ΒέρνονΕίναι μια ιστορία που γίνεται στην Οκινάουα, που μαστίζεται απο τον πόλεμο- πίσω στις τελευταίες μέρες την εκστρατείας στον Ειρηνικό κατά τον Δεύτερο Παγκόσμιο Πόλεμο. Την λέει όπως την έζησε ένας νέος Καμικάζι πιλότος που ετοιμάζεται να πετάξει το πολεμικό του αεροπλάνο στην διάρκεια μιας Αμερικάνικης ναυμαχίας. Είναι μια ιστορία ενοχής, μοναξιάς, μνήμης και την γεύση της θάλασσας. Α, υπάρχει επίσης ένα θαλάσσιο τέρας στην ιστορία. Θα έπρεπε να το αναφέρω αυτό...
مطمح الأنفس ومسرح التأنس في ملح أهل الأندلس
by أبو نصر الفتح الإشبيليالكتاب الأيام ثلاثة أقسام القسم الاول يشتمل على سرد غرر الوزراء وتناسق درر الكتاب والبلغاء القسم الثاني يشتمل على محاسن أعلام العلماء وأعيان القضاة والفهماء القسم الثالث يشتمل على سرد محاسن الادباء النوابغ النجباء وسميتها مطمح الأنفس ومسرح التأنس في ملح أهل الأندلس
كتاب التنبيه على أوهام أبي علي في أماليه
by أبو عبيد الله بن عبد العزيز البكريمن نوادر كتب الأدب. ويضم مجموعة تنبيهات التقطها البكري من كتابه: (اللآلي في شرح أمالي أبي علي القالي) وأفردها في كتاب ليقدمه إلى المعتمد ابن عباد
في التعريب والمعرب وهو المعروف بحاشية ابن بري
by عبد الله بن بري بن عبد الجبار المقدسي المصريكتاب عرض فيه ابن بري كتاب "المعرب" لأبي منصور موهوب بن محمد الجواليقي فتعقب أقواله فأورد حواشيه عليها منسوقة على حروف المعجم
شرح شذور الذهب في معرفة كلام العرب
by ابن هشاميقول عنه في المقدمة: "هذا كتاب شرحت به مختصري المسمى بـ: شذور الذهب، في معرفة كلام العرب، تممت به شواهده، وجمعت به شوارده،..قصدت فيه إلى إيضاح العبارة، لا إلى إخفاء الإشارة، وعمدت فيه إلى لفّ المعاني والأقسام، لا إلى نشر القواعد والأحكام، والتزمت فيه إنني كلما مررت ببيت من شواهد الأصل ذكرت اعرابه، وكلما أتيت على لفظ مستغرب أردفته مما يزيل استغرابه، وكلما أنهيت مسألة ختمتها بآية تتعلق بها من آي التنزيل، وأتبعتها بما تحتاج إليه من إعراب وتفسير وتأويل، وتصدي بذلك تدريب الطالب، وتعريفه السلوك إلى أمثال هذه المطالب". نيل و فرات
الفارسات الصغيرات - ماذا اصاب فرسي الصغيرة
by جاين بتانكورتاعتقدت بان أنها تحسن التصرف مع الخيول, حتى بدأت فرسها بروق تتصرف بشكل غريب. صارت الفرس تخالف أوامر فارستها الصغيرة, وتمتنع عن الأكل, كما أنها أسقطتها عن ظهرها. لذا راحت الفارسات الصغيرات يبحثن عن السبب. وعلى خلاف اعتقاد بان, كان هناك سبباً أكبر من مجرد استياء بروق منها, لكن هذا السبب استغرق الكثير من البحث المنظم للتوصل إليه. سيجد القراء متعة في متابعة مشكلة بروق والتوصل لنهاية سعيدة.
الفوائد العجيبة في إعراب الكلمات الغريبة
by محمد أمين الدمشقي الحنفييقدم ابن عابدين الدمشقي في كتابه "الفوائد العجيبة في اعراب الكلمات الغريبة" توضيح و اعراب للكثير من الكلمات الغريبة الشائعة في عصره
إتحاف الفاضل بالفعل المبني لغير الفاعل
by محمد علي بن علان الصديقيكتاب "إتحاف الفاضل بالفعل المبني لغير الفاعل" لمحمد علي بن علان الصديقي هو احد كتب علوم الللغة والنحو والصرف
Στα σκοτεινά και βαθειά
by Στήβ ΒέρνονΉταν το πρώτο θαλασσινό ταξίδι του Μπίλυ Μάκ Τάβις. Είχε μπαρκάρει για να υπηρετήσει στην συνοδεία πλοίων της Θίστλ μιας Καναδικής Βασιλικής Ναυτικής κορβέττας. Μέσω μιας επίθεσης υποβρυχίου και βομβαρδισμού της Λουφτφάβε, Ο Μπίλυ νόμιζε ότι είχε δεί όλο τον τρόμο που έδεινε ο Ατλαντικός σε έναν νέο Καναδό ναύτη. Αλλά ο Μεγάλος Τζίμι Νόναν είχε άλλα σχέδια...
Η γοργόνα του Χάρη
by Στήβ ΒέρνονΣυνέβει σττις αρχές Σεπτέμβρη, την εποχή του χρόνου που η πόλη προσπαθεί να θυμηθεί τι είναι ζέστη, μόνο μια φορά ακόμη πρίν έρθει ο χειμώνας.Μια ομάδα άστεγων ψαράδων πιάνει κάτι που ΜΠΟΡΕΙ πράγματι να είναι γοργόνα. "Ο Στήβ Βέρνον είναι κάτι σαν ανωμαλία στον κοσμο της λογοτεχνίας τρόμου. Είναι μια απο τις φρέσκιες νέες φωνές στο είδος παρά το ότι η καριέρα του τον εμπόδιζε για είκοσι χρόνια. Γράφωντας με σπάνια μαγκιά και αυτοπεποίθηση, ο Στήβ Βέρνον μπορεί να οδηγήσει τους αναγνώστες του σε διάφορα συναισθήματα απο απόλυτο φόβο και απέχθεια σε συμπόνια και γέλιο." - Σεμετέρυ Ντάνς
Η ιστορία του Φίνμπαρ
by Στήβ ΒέρνονΤο νερό είναι ψεύτης. Αν πεις μια ιστορία με νερό δεν θα γίνει πιστευτή και θα ξεπλυθεί στην πρώτη δυνατή βροχή ή στα δάκρυα ενός δυνατού κλάματος. Οι ιστορίες που λέγονται για αίμα και πέτρα μένουν περισσότερο στην μνήμη. Ο Φίνμπαρ Τάνερ λέει μια ιστορία στον γιό του, τον Ισαάκ. Είναι μια ιστορία αγάπης, πάθους και θυσίας. Είναι μια ιστορία αίματος και νερού και πέτρας. Είναι μια ιστορία για τα βαθύτερα κύματα που κυλούν μέσα στην καρδιά ενος άντρα. Είναι μια ιστορία της θάλασσας.
Γεννημένος για να επιβιώνει
by Στήβ ΒέρνονΣυνέβει μόλις χτές ή ίσως προχτές. Οι βόμβες είχαν πέσει. Κανείς δεν ήξερε το γιατί. Ίσως μια πολιτική μελέτη είχε ληφθεί σοβαρά υπόψιν. Ίσως είχε γίνει μια συμφωνία έρευνας. Ένα νέο σχέδιο να τονωθεί το χρηματιστήριο. Όποιος κι αν ήταν ο λόγος, είχε αναμφίβολα γίνει μια επισταμένη έρευνα και είχαν ληφθεί υπόψιν όλες οι απόψεις. Η πρόταση σίγουρα είχε περάσει απο το συμβούλιο μια η δυο φορές. Πάνω απ' όλα έρχονταν εκλογές. Εκείνοι μπήκαν μπροστά και το έκαναν. Κάθε ίχνος πολιτισμού είχε χαθεί, είχαν σωθεί μόνο κάποια ίχνη οστράκων στα όρια της ύπαρξης. Μπορούμε να πούμε ότι επιβίωναν τα Θαλασσινά...