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Seeing Things: Spectral Materialities of Bombay Horror (South Asia Across the Disciplines)
by Kartik NairIn 1980s India, the Ramsay Brothers and other filmmakers produced a wave of horror movies about soul-sucking witches, knife-wielding psychopaths, and dark-caped vampires. Seeing Things is about the sudden cuts, botched makeup effects, continuity errors, and celluloid damage found in these movies. Kartik Nair reads such "failures" as clues to the conditions in which the films were made, censored, and seen, offering a view from below of the world's largest film culture. By combining close analysis with extensive archival research and original interviews, Seeing Things reveals the spectral materialities informing the genre's haunted houses, grotesque bodies, and graphic violence.
The Seekers (Krewe of Hunters #28)
by Heather GrahamTHE TRUTH IS SCARIER THAN FICTION <P><P>Keri Wolf has joined the crew of The Seekers, a show that searches for paranormal phenomena, as they explore a supposedly haunted old inn on the road between Philadelphia and Harrisburg. <P><P>The place is famous for its warm welcome—and infamous for being the site of an ax murder rampage in the 1920s. They’ve barely begun when a very real dead body is discovered in the basement. As a nonfiction author, Keri is supposed to be the rational one, but she can’t explain a terrifying apparition that seems to be both a threat and a warning. <P><P>Former detective Joe Dunhill knows what she’s going through—the strange gift of being able to see and talk to the dead is a struggle he shares. A new member of the FBI’s Krewe of Hunters, he’s on the team investigating the disturbing death. <P><P>The town is steeped in old-fashioned superstition, and the deeper Joe and Keri plunge into the dark secrets of the inn, the closer they get to a devastating truth. Will a bloody history be repeated? Or can the spirits of the past reach out to stop a killer? <P><P><b> A New York Times Bestseller</b>
The Seekers
by Doris ShannonTHAT ISLAND IS A PLACE OF DISTILLED EVIL” Such was the reputation of Covencroft, a narrow strip of land in the water just north of Vancouver Island. Terrible things were said to have happened on that island. People who had gone to visit had never returned. Most of them young. Most of them women. But John Akers, a wealthy and handsome Texan, had never heard of Covencroft. Not until he met the beautiful and beguiling Cynthia. John Akers fell passionately in love with her. So passionately it was like a madness. ”He’s so infatuated with her,” said his friends, ”that he’d follow her to Hell.” He did. Because Cynthia asked him to take her to Covencroft....
Seelenmagie (Triade #3)
by Poppy Dennison Jutta GroblebenDie Fortsetzung zu KörpermagieBuch 3 in der Serie - TriadeDas Blut reicht bis in die Seele. Cormac ist seit der Nacht, in der das High Moon Rudel angegriffen wurde, nicht mehr derselbe. Seine Magie ist geschwächt und er wird von einer Blutlust verzehrt, wie er sie seit seiner Verwandlung in einen Vampir nicht mehr erlebt hat. Der Drang, seine Magie wieder aufzufrischen, macht ihn zu einer Gefahr für sein letztes verbliebenes Familienmitglied und der Hunger macht ihn leichtsinnig. Und das ist erst der Anfang. Sich von Liam Benson, dem Beta des Rudels, zu nähren, hätte seinen Hunger stillen sollen, nicht sein Verlangen verstärken. Simon Osborne und Gray Townsend versuchen, eine Kreatur zu bekämpfen, die laut Geschichtsschreibung gar nicht existieren sollte - ein Geschöpf mit allen drei Arten der Magie. Das Rudel muss all seine Kraft aufwenden, um sich gegen die mysteriöse Triade zu wehren und sogar den zwielichtigen Rat der Magier um Hilfe bitten. Während Cormac versucht, die Fehler der Vergangenheit mit seinem Verlangen der Gegenwart in Einklang zu bringen, muss Simon das Unmögliche versuchen: eine Allianz zwischen Gedanken, Körper und Seele.
The Seer of Shadows
by AviHorace Carpetine does not believe in ghosts.Raised to believe in science and reason, Horace Carpetine passes off spirits as superstition. Then he becomes an apprentice photographer and discovers an eerie--and even dangerous--supernatural power in his very own photographs.When a wealthy lady orders a portrait to place by her daughter's gravesite, Horace's employer, Enoch Middleditch, schemes to sell her more pictures--by convincing her that her daughter's ghost has appeared in the ones he's already taken. It's Horace's job to create images of the girl. Yet Horace somehow captures the girl's spirit along with her likeness. And when the spirit escapes the photographs, Horace discovers he's released a ghost bent on a deadly revenge. . . .
The Seer's Spread (Beautiful Creatures: The Untold Stories #2)
by Kami Garcia Margaret StohlFate is a powerful thing... Ethan Wate is still grieving the loss of his beloved Amma when he receives an unexpected gift--the old, yellow Whitman's Sampler box that held Amma's most closely guarded secrets. "One day I might let you have a look under that lid, Ethan Wate," Amma used to say. "But today isn't the day."Now it's time for one of her greatest secrets to be revealed. In a long-lost letter, Amma tells Ethan the story of growing up as a young Seer with a remarkable gift for reading cards. But with a power that far-reaching comes responsibility, and Amma has been honoring her mission since before Ethan was born--to protect the Wate family at any cost. So when Lila Jane Evers enters Mitchell Wate's life, bringing the whole Caster world with her, Amma turns to her cards. This time, it's a the reading that will define the rest of her life--and Ethan's.In this second installment of Beautiful Creatures: The Untold Stories, #1 New York Times bestselling authors Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl bring you even deeper into the Caster world. Word Count: ~9,000 words
Segredos Sombrios
by Matthew W. Grant Renata NascimentoQuando os Poderes das Trevas assolam uma pequena cidade...Perto de completar dezoito anos, Rick Williams passa a sofrer dores de cabeça severas e inexplicáveis. O jovem atormentado, uma vidente poderosa, um professor misterioso e uma mãe desesperada com um passado oculto precisam lutar por suas vidas e suas almas contra o mal que os unem e ameaça destruir a todos.Aqueles que sobreviveram ao ritual profano devem lembrar-se de que o diabo sempre cobra sua dívida.
La segunda vida de Hippolyte Bontampis
by Isabella MarquesHippolyte Bontampis es un hombre corriente cuya vida monótona y sin amor se termina una mañana inesperadamente. Hippolyte es asesinado por un desconocido en su piso de una bala en pleno corazón. Pero esto no es el final de la historia, todo lo contrario. Hippolyte se despierta y nos lleva con él hacia un laberinto surrealista en el que se cruzan varios hijos de Ariane. Se encontrará con la pasión, los celos y el odio. Y es a través de la muerte que encontrará un sentido a su vida.
A segunda vida de Hippolyte Bontampis
by Isabella Marques Paula Cristina AlvesHippolyte Bontampis é um homem comum, cuja vida monótona e sem amor acaba uma manhã- Ele é abatido por uma desconhecida, no seu apartamento, com uma bala em cheio no coração. Este não é o fim da história, mas o princípio. Hippolyte acorda e leva-nos com ele para um labirinto surrealista onde se cruzam vários fios de Ariana. Ele reencontrará a paixão, o ciúme e o ódio. E é através da sua morte que ele encontrará um sentido para a sua vida.
Segunda Visão (Hollows Ground #1)
by J. A. CulicanUSA TODAY e INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING SERIES por J.A. Culican Quando se trata da morte, prever é acreditar. Mirella pode profetizar a morte de quem quer que ela veja. Ela passa seus dias trancafiada em seu apartamento, evitando as pessoas e o dom que ela considera uma maldição. Até que, em uma visão devastante, ela vê a morte de um menino pequeno. Só ela pode ajudar. Só ela pode salvá-lo. Este sentimento de urgência força ela a deixar seu apartamente e sair para o mundo que ela sempre ignorou. Encontrar o lindo Luka, um Sombra, muda o mundo de Mirella. Ele é encantador, até mesmo mágico, e a leva para uma cidade subterrânea escondida embaixo de Atlanta, povoada por empatas, telepatas, videntes e pessoas com dons como o dela. Ainda assim, nada é como parece. Uma guerra secreta envolve os Sombres a os Fantasmas, um grupo mortal de feiticeiros que desejam dominaro o mundo. Presa entre os dois grupos perigosos, Mirella deve escolher entre lutar ao lado de Luka ou acreditar no aviso de Talon, um Fantasma elegante e perigoso, que desperta algo dentro dela como nunca antes. Se Ella escolher o lado errado, então todos os seres mágicos irão perecer.
Segunda Visión: Hollows Ground, Libro 1 (Hollows Ground #1)
by J. A. CulicanSólo ella puede ayudar. Sólo ella puede salvarlo. Esta urgencia la obliga a salir de su apartamento hacia un mundo al que ha rechazado. Al conocer al apuesto Luka, una Sombra, el mundo de Mirela cambia. Él es encantador, incluso mágico, y la llevará hasta una ciudad subterránea oculta debajo de Atlanta, poblada por empáticos, telépatas, videntes y otras personas con dones al igual que ella. Sin embargo, nada es lo que parece. Una guerra secreta se libra entre las Sombras y los Espectros, un mortífero grupo de hechiceros que buscan apoderarse del mundo. Atrapada en medio de esas dos poderosas fuerzas, Mirela debe escoger entre luchar en el bando de Luka o creer en las advertencias de Talon, un guapo y peligroso Espectro que enciende una chispa dentro de ella como nunca antes había sucedido. Si Ela elige el bando equivocado, podría significar el fin de todos los seres mágicos.
Seis tumbas en Múnich: Una historia criminal movida por la venganza
by Mario PuzoUna historia criminal movida por la venganza. Del autor de El Padrino, una novela inédita escrita originalmente con el seudónimo de Mario Cleri. Durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial, gracias a su prodigiosa memoria y a su talento para descifrar textos codificados, Mike Rogan ingresa en la Sección de Inteligencia del Ejército americano, poco después de casarse con Christine. A raíz del desembarco de las tropas aliadas en Francia, Rogan es enviado a Europa en misión de desciframiento de mensajes. Pero por un error cae, junto a Christine, en manos de la Gestapo para acabar en el Palacio de Justicia de Múnich, donde serán sometidos a una violencia extrema. Con tal de ahorrarle sufrimientos a su mujer, Rogan revela las claves de los códigos americanos. Aun así, sus siete verdugos, tras anunciarle la muerte de Christine, le disparan untiro en la cabeza. Sin embargo, horas después, es encontrado vivo. Diez años después, en 1955, Rogan dará comienzo a su cacería...
Seize (A Magnus Blackwell Novel)
by Alexandrea Weis Lucas AstorAND THE DEAD SHALL RISE Lexie Arden has a loving husband, a thriving business, and consults with the New Orleans Police Dept on murder cases. Kalfu has given her everything she desires, but challengers to her authority are closing in. Her dark secret remains hidden from everyone except Magnus. He sees the evil growing stronger, changing her, and hurting her marriage. If Lexie doesn't rid herself of Kalfu's influence soon, the consequences will be irreversible. When she unexpectedly inherits a cottage in the swamp, she uncovers a library of rare books on voodoo. Their spells can reverse the dark lord's hold and set right the balance between darkness and light. But such magic requires a great sacrifice; one Lexie isn't willing to make. With the shadow spirits and raging voodoo gods vying for her attention, Lexie is on the verge of losing everything—her husband, her power, Magnus, and possibly, her life. The battle for control of the mambo's soul is about to begin.
Seize the Night: New Tales of Vampiric Terror (Dark-hunter Novels Ser. #6)
by Kelley Armstrong John Ajvide Lindqvist Laird Barron Gary A. Braunbeck Dana Cameron Dan Chaon Lynda Barry Charlaine Harris Brian Keene Sherrilyn Kenyon Michael Koryta John Langan Tim Lebbon Seanan McGuire Joe McKinney Leigh Perry Robert Shearman Scott Smith Lucy A. Snyder David Wellington Rio YouersA blockbuster anthology of original, blood-curdling vampire fiction from New York Times bestselling and award-winning authors, including Charlaine Harris, whose novels were adapted into HBO’s hit show True Blood, and Scott Smith, publishing his first work since The Ruins.Before being transformed into romantic heroes and soft, emotional antiheroes, vampires were figures of overwhelming terror. Now, from some of the biggest names in horror and dark fiction, comes this stellar collection of short stories that make vampires frightening once again. Edited by New York Times bestselling author Christopher Golden and featuring all-new stories from such contributors as Charlaine Harris, John Ajvide Lindqvist, Scott Smith, Sherrilyn Kenyon, Michael Kortya, Kelley Armstrong, Brian Keene, David Wellington, Seanan McGuire, and Tim Lebbon, Seize the Night is old-school vampire fiction at its finest.
Seize the Night: An unputdownable thriller of suspense and danger (Moonlight Bay Trilogy)
by Dean KoontzChildren are disappearing one by one... Seize the Night is the brilliant second thriller in Dean Koontz's Moonlight Bay trilogy, following the acclaimed bestseller Fear Nothing. Perfect for fans of Richard Laymon and Harlan Coben. 'Dean Koontz has always boldly gone where no other fiction writer has even considered going before. As ever, the writing is fluid, the dynamic taunt and the relationships between the characters compulsive' - The Times One by one, the children of Moonlight Bay are disappearing. No one knows if they are dead or alive.Christopher Snow, suffering from the rare disorder xeroderma pigmentosum, has glimpsed the dark and torrid secrets of the small-town community where he has spent his entire life. And only he has the key to the truth - a truth that could only exist in the genetic chaos of Moonlight Bay. What readers are saying about Seize the Night: 'Koontz has a way of reaching out to you and dragging you into your weirdest and wildest dreams and nightmares, making them a reality''Koontz's character build-up is so real, so seemingly effortless, that you just take his characters for granted as your own friends''A shockingly strange novel yet it was made real by the artistic and imaginative writing of Dean Koontz'
Seize the Night (Moonlight Bay #2)
by Dean KoontzThere are no rules in the dark, no place to feel safe, no escape from the shadows. But to save the day, you must...Seize the Night.At no time does Moonlight Bay look more beautiful than at night. Yet it is precisely then that the secluded little town reveals its menace. Now children are disappearing. From their homes. From the streets. And there's nothing their families can do about it. Because in Moonlight Bay, the police work their hardest to conceal crimes and silence victims. No matter what happens in the night, their job is to ensure that nothing disturbs the peace and quiet of Moonlight Bay....Christopher Snow isn't afraid of the dark. Forced to live in the shadows because of a rare genetic disorder, he knows the night world better than anyone. He believes the lost children are still alive and that their disappearance is connected to the town's most carefully kept, most ominous secret--a secret only he can uncover, a secret that will force him to confront an adversary at one with the most dangerous darkness of all. The darkness inside the human heart.From the Paperback edition.
Selected Ghost Stories from Kwaidan
by Lafcadio HearnIn 1924, Lafcadio Hearn took his love of culture and myth and introduced us to the world of Japanese folklore with Kwaidan, his own collection of ghost stories. In this classic volume, you&’ll find tales that are hauntingly lyrical and complex. Japanese demons that eat flesh.Ghostly brides returning for their lovers. Lafcadio Hearn&’s ghost stories have become a fixture in the world of Japanese lore and superstition, offering us an eerie taste of what goes bump in the night. A blind performer plays for an audience of ghosts. A maiden reincarnates to search for her beloved. A nurse offers the ultimate sacrifice for her young charge. And a group of rokurokubi plot to end the life of a noble samurai. These classic tales celebrating Japanese culture are far different from our modern-day horror stories. Whether you&’re in the mood for phantoms, demons, ghouls, or ghosts, these otherworldly tales will haunt you long after you&’ve finished reading.
Selected Letters of Vernon Lee, 1856 - 1935: Volume I, 1865-1884 (The Pickering Masters)
by Amanda GagelVernon Lee was the pen name of Violet Paget (1856–1935) – a prolific author best known for her supernatural fiction, her support of the Aesthetic Movement and her radical polemics. She was also an active letter writer whose correspondents include many well-known figures in fin de siècle intellectual circles across Europe. However, until now no attempt has been made to make these letters widely available in their complete form. This multi-volume scholarly edition presents a comprehensive selection of her English, French, Italian, and German correspondence — compiled from more than 30 archives worldwide — that reflect her wide variety of interests and occupations as a Woman of Letters and contributor to scholarship and political activism. Letters written in a language other than English have been expertly translated by scholars Sophie Geoffroy (from the French), Crystal Hall (from the Italian), and Christa Zorn (from the German). The edition focuses on those letters concerning the writing, ideas and aesthetics that influenced Lee’s articles, books and stories. Full transcriptions of some 500 letters, covering the years 1856-1935, are arranged in chronological order along with a newly written introduction that explains their context and identifies the recipients, friends and colleagues mentioned. Since scholarship on Lee’s critical and creative output is still in the beginning stages, these letters will serve a purpose to students and researchers in a number of academic fields. In this first volume, tracing the years 1856– 1884, the assembled letters cover the beginnings of her career, encompassing her first publication, visits to London and encounters with some of the important artistic figures of the time. As her career begins to blossom, the letters also reflect the expansion of her subject matter from cultural studies and art history to novels and aesthetic philosophy. Correspondents include Lee’s parents, Matilda and Henry Paget; her brother the poet Eugene Lee-Hamilton; English poet Mary Robinson; English authors Henrietta Jenkin and Linda Villari; and Italian writers Enrico Nencioni, Mario Pratesi, and Angelo De Gubernatis, among others.
Selected Stories: Science Fiction
by Kevin J. AndersonThough best-known for his science fiction novels, #1 bestseller Kevin J. Anderson has also written dozens of darker stories, ranging from eerie suspense, to surprise shockers, to monster encounters, to atmospheric Bradbury-esque tales, ranging in length from flash fiction to novellas. In these 29 stories, you will read about a nightmarish Wisconsin small town, rock stars raised from the dead, vampires, werewolves, zombies, murderers and sorcerers…and the heroes who battle them.
Selected Stories: Horror and Dark Fantasy
by Kevin J. AndersonKevin J. Anderson is one of the best-selling novelists working in the field today, but over the course of his long career he has also produced a steady stream of short fiction, ranging from hard science fiction, to fantasy, to horror, dark fantasy, and humor. He has won or been nominated for the Hugo Award, Nebula Award, Bram Stoker Award, Shamus Award, Colorado Book Award, Scribe Award, New York Times Notable Book, and many others. This first volume of Anderson’s selected short fiction focuses on his science fiction stories, from flash fiction to novella length, written solo or with collaborators. These stories showcase his writing talent across a range of military science fiction, dystopian fiction, space adventure, humor, alternate timelines, and political and psychological extrapolation.
Selected Tales: Selected Poetry, Tales, And Essays, Authoritative Texts With Essays On Three Critical Controversies (Case Studies In Critical Controversy Ser.)
by Edgar Allan PoeSince their first publication in the 1830s and 1840s, Edgar Allan Poe's extraordinary Gothic tales have established themselves as classics of horror fiction and have also created many of the conventions which still dominate the genre of detective fiction. As well as being highly enjoyable, Poe's tales are works of very real intellectual exploration. Attentive to the historical and political dimensions of these very American tales, this new selection places the most popular -- `The Fall of the House of Usher', `The Masque of the Red Death', `The Murders in the Rue Morgue; and `The Purloined Letter' -- alongside less well-known travel narratives, metaphysical essays and political satires.
Selected Works of Edgar Allan Poe: Poetical And Prose (Word Cloud Classics)
by Edgar Allan PoeThese stories and poems come from the mind of one of the earliest masters of macabre literature.From the mysterious to the macabre, the works of Edgar Allan Poe have the power to evoke readers&’ deepest emotions. Poe&’s stories and poems explore the darker side of life and still offer lessons and insight into human behavior today. This Word Cloud edition presents many of Poe&’s best-known works, including &“The Raven,&” &“The Murders in the Rue Morgue,&” &“The Tell-Tale Heart,&” and &“The Fall of the House of Usher,&” along with dozens of other short stories and poems.
The Selected Works of Margaret Oliphant, Part VI Volume 23: At His Gates (The Pickering Masters)
by Joanne WilkesMargaret Oliphant (1828-97) had a prolific literary career that spanned almost fifty years. She wrote some 98 novels, fifty or more short stories, twenty-five works of non-fiction, including biographies and historic guides to European cities, and more than three hundred periodical articles. This is the most ambitious critical edition of her work. This volume includes her 1872 novel At his Gates with editorial notes by Joanne Wilkes, including a new introduction, headnote and explanatory notes which provide key information about the book and its publication history.
The Selected Works of Margaret Oliphant, Part VI Volume 24: The Ladies Lindores (The Pickering Masters)
by Josie BillingtonMargaret Oliphant (1828-97) had a prolific literary career that spanned almost fifty years. She wrote some 98 novels, fifty or more short stories, twenty-five works of non-fiction, including biographies and historic guides to European cities, and more than three hundred periodical articles. This is the most ambitious critical edition of her work. This volume includes her 1883 novel The Ladies Lindores with editorial notes by Josie Billington including a new introduction and headnote, giving key information about the book and its publication history.