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By the dim and yellow light of the moon, as it forced its way
through the window-shutters, I beheld the wretch-the miserable
monster whom I had created. He held up the curtain of the bed; and
his eyes, if eyes they may be called, were fixed on me. His jaws
opened... Frankenstein is the most celebrated horror story ever
written. It tells the dreadful tale of Victor Frankenstein, a
visionary young student of natural philosophy, who discovers the
secret of life. In the grip of his obsession he constructs a being
from dead body parts, and animates this creature. The results, for
Victor and for his family, are catastrophic. Written when Mary
Shelley was just eighteen, Frankenstein was inspired by the ghost
stories and vogue for Gothic literature that fascinated the
Romantic writers of her time. She transformed these supernatural
elements an epic parable that warned against the threats to
humanity posed by accelerating technological progress. Published
for the 200th anniversary, this edition, based on the original 1818
text, explains in detail the turbulent intellectual context in
which Shelley was writing, and also investigates how her novel has
since become a byword for controversial practices in science and
medicine, from manipulating ecosystems to vivisection and genetic
modification. As an iconic study of power, creativity, and,
ultimately, what it is to be human, Frankenstein continues to shape
our thinking in profound ways to this day.
A gritty and thrilling anthology of 28 new short stories in tribute
to pulp noir master, Cornell Woolrich, author of 'Rear Window' that
inspired Alfred Hitchock's classic film. Featuring Neil Gaiman, Kim
Newman, James Sallis, A.K. Benedict, USA Today-bestseller Samantha
Lee Howe, Joe R. Lansdale and many more. An anthology of exclusive
new short stories in tribute to the master of pulp era crime
writing, Cornell Woolrich. Woolrich, also published as William
Irish and George Hopley, stands with Raymond Chandler, Erle Stanley
Gardner and Dashiell Hammett as a legend in the genre. He is a
hugely influential figure for crime writers, and is also remembered
through the 50+ films made from his novels and stories, including
Alfred Hitchcock's Rear Window, The Bride Wore Black, I Married a
Dead Man, Phantom Lady, Truffaut's La Sirene du Mississippi, and
Black Alibi. Collected and edited by one of the most experienced
editors in the field, Maxim Jakubowski, features original work
from: Neil Gaiman Joel Lane Joe R. Lansdale Vaseem Khan Brandon
Barrows Tara Moss Kim Newman Nick Mamatas Mason Cross Martin
Edwards Donna Moore James Grady Lavie Tidhar Barry N. Malzberg
James Sallis A.K. Benedict Warren Moore Max Decharne Paul Di
Filippo M.W. Craven Charles Ardai Susi Holliday Bill Pronzini
Kristine Kathryn Rusch Maxim Jakubowski Joseph S. Walker Samantha
Lee Howe O'Neil De Noux David Quantick Ana Teresa Pereira William
Boyle
The Christmas Gothic (with thanks to author Marina Favila for the
suggestion) is a seasonal celebration of the dark and moody, the
ghastly, the ghostly and the magical Christmas short story. New
stories from open submissions join the classic tales of Algernon
Blackwood, James Joyce, E.F. Benson, Elizabeth Gaskell and more.
Flame Tree Gothic Fantasy, Classic Stories and Epic Tales
collections bring together the entire range of myth, folklore and
modern short fiction. Highlighting the roots of suspense,
supernatural, science fiction and mystery stories, the books in
Flame Tree Collections series are beautifully presented, perfect as
a gift and offer a lifetime of reading pleasure.
A brooding marquess And a mysterious widow On the outside Henry
Spencer, Marquess of Clairborne, has it all: title, fortune and
dashing good looks, but inside he's haunted by nightmares. Seeking
sanctuary at his Scottish estate, his peace is disturbed by a new
tenant, widow Genevieve de L'Omont. Her beauty and spirit lead to a
growing desire that distracts him from his troubles, but as he
unravels a mystery from his past, he discovers Genevieve has
secrets of her own...
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Horseman
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Christina Henry
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In this atmospheric, terrifying novel that draws strongly from "The
Legend of Sleepy Hollow," the author of Alice and Lost Boy works
her trademark magic Everyone in Sleepy Hollow knows about the
Horseman, but no one really believes in him. Not even Ben Van
Brunt's grandfather, Brom Bones, who was there when it was said the
Horseman chased the upstart Crane out of town. Brom says that's
just legend, the village gossips talking. Twenty years after those
storied events, the village is a quiet place. Fourteen-year-old Ben
loves to play "Sleepy Hollow boys," reenacting the events Brom once
lived through. But then Ben and a friend stumble across the
headless body of a child in the woods near the village, and the
sinister discovery makes Ben question everything the adults in
Sleepy Hollow have ever said. Could the Horseman be real after all?
Or does something even more sinister stalk the woods?
Step into the world of Dark Academia with this stunningly presented
box set featuring three vivid and mesmerising titles from the best
in the genre. Perfect for collectors, novices, and graduates of the
dark academy alike. A collection of three gruesome tales for fans
of Dark Academia. This box set includes A Lesson in Vengeance by
Victoria Lee, The Library of the Unwritten by A. J. Hackwith, and
The Devil Makes Three by Tori Bovalino. A Lesson in Vengeance by
Victoria Lee After the death of her girlfriend, Felicity Morrow
returns to Dalloway School for a second chance at senior year.
Subject to pity and whispers, she retreats into her studies and her
obsession with the school's dark and witchy past. Felicity's only
distraction is Ellis Haley, a prodigy working on a novel about what
drives a person to kill. Ellis recruits her to help plot the
perfect hypothetical murder for her book, which she swears will
banish the guilt and ghosts of Felicity's past. Their attraction
and intense commitment to Ellis' plan grows - but not everyone will
make it out alive... The Library of the Unwritten by A. J. Hackwith
Claire is Head Librarian of a space in Hell where all the stories
never finished by their authors reside. Her job involves keeping an
eye on restless tales that risk materializing as characters and
escaping the library. When a Hero breaks out of his book and goes
in search of his author, Claire must capture him, but what should
have been a simple retrieval goes horrifyingly wrong... The Devil
Makes Three by Tori Bovalino When Tess and Eliot stumble upon an
ancient book hidden in a secret tunnel beneath their school
library, they accidentally release a devil from his book-bound
prison. To stay free, he'll manipulate, murder and bleed into every
inch of Tess's life until his freedom is permanent. Forced to work
together, Tess and Eliot have to find a way to re-trap the devil
before he kills everyone they know and love, including,
increasingly, each other. And compared to what the devil has in
store for them, school stress suddenly doesn't seem so bad after
all.
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The Body
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Stephen King
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The No. 1 bestselling author Stephen King's timeless coming-of-age
novella, The Body - set in Castle Rock and originally published in
his 1982 short story collection Different Seasons, and adapted into
the film classic Stand by Me - is now available as a stand-alone
publication. We'd all listened to the Ray Brower story . . . he was
a kid our age The small town of Castle Rock is tuning in to the
news of a young boy who has gone missing from a nearby town. Gordie
Lachance and his three friends set off along the railway tracks on
a quest, determined to become famous by officially finding the
boy's body. But their journey becomes a rite of passage, and as
they cross the railway trestle and the tracks begin to hum, the
boys encounter an intimation of their own mortality. Adapted into
the 1986 classic film Stand By Me, The Body is an iconic
exploration of friendship, loneliness and adventure, an
unforgettable coming-of-age story by master chronicler of
small-town adolescence and universal experience, Stephen King.
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Cackle
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Rachel Harrison
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Winner of the Ladies of Horror Fiction Award for Best Novel, this
is a deliciously dark feminist tale of witches, bad ex-boyfriends,
good coffee and friendly spiders. All her life, Annie has played it
nice and safe. After being unceremoniously dumped by her long-time
boyfriend, Annie seeks a fresh start. She accepts a teaching job
that moves her from Manhattan to a small village upstate. Her new
home is picturesque and perfect. The people are all friendly and
warm. Her new apartment is lovely too, minus the oddly persistent
spider infestation. Then Annie meets Sophie. Beautiful, charming,
magnetic Sophie, who takes a special interest in Annie, who wants
to be her friend. More importantly, she wants Annie to stop
apologizing and start living for herself. That's how Sophie lives.
Annie can't help but gravitate toward the self-possessed Sophie,
wanting to spend more and more time with her, despite the fact that
the rest of the town seems... a little afraid of her. And, okay.
Sophie's appearance is uncanny and ageless, her mansion in the
middle of the woods feels a little unearthly, and she does seem to
wield a certain power... but she couldn't be... could she?
This Norton Critical Edition includes: The first edition of the
novel, published in 1851 by Ticknor, Reed and Fields. Robert S.
Levine's insightful introduction, revised headnotes, expanded
explanatory footnotes and note on the text and annotations. A
generous selection of carefully chosen primary materials-three of
them new to the Second Edition-intended to provide readers with
essential backgrounds on the novel's major themes. An extensive
selection of critical responses to The House of the Seven Gables
from the time of its publication to the present day, including
eight new to the Second Edition. A chronology of Nathaniel
Hawthorne's life and work and a selected bibliography. About the
Series Read by more than 12 million students over fifty-five years,
Norton Critical Editions set the standard for apparatus that is
right for undergraduate readers. The three-part format-annotated
text, contexts and criticism-helps students to better understand,
analyse and appreciate the literature, while opening a wide range
of teaching possibilities for instructors. Whether in print or in
digital format, Norton Critical Editions provide all the resources
students need.
The latest bestseller from the ultimate craftsman of the dark
fantastic, Ramsey Campbell. Joe Hunter has begun to adjust to the
loss of his wife when he hears her calling from beyond, “Where am
I?†His urge to help leads him into her afterlife, which is made
up of their memories. Even the best of those is no refuge from the
restless dead, and Joe can only lure them away from her. Soon they
begin to invade his everyday life, and every journey he makes to
find her leaves him less able to return. When her refuges turn
nightmarish he may have to make the ultimate sacrifice to keep her
safe… FLAME TREE PRESS is the imprint of long-standing
Independent Flame Tree Publishing, dedicated to full-length
original fiction in the horror and suspense, science fiction &
fantasy, and crime / mystery / thriller categories. The list brings
together fantastic new authors and the more established; the award
winners, and exciting, original voices. Learn more about Flame Tree
Press at www.flametreepress.com and connect on social media
@FlameTreePress.
Six women - mothers, daughters, sisters - gone missing. Inspired by
the unsolved murders of the Chillicothe Six, this is the story of
two sisters, both of whom could be the next victims. Arcade and
Daffodil are twin sisters born one minute apart. With their fiery
red hair and thirst for an escape, they form an unbreakable bond
nurtured by their grandmother's stories. Together they disappear
into their imagination and forge a world where a patch of grass
reveals an archaeologist's dig, the smoke emerging from the local
paper mill becomes the dust rising from wild horses galloping deep
beneath the earth, and an abandoned 1950s convertible transforms
into a time machine that can take them anywhere. But no matter how
hard they try, Arc and Daffy can't escape the generational ghosts
that haunt their family. And so, left to fend for themselves in the
shadow of their rural Ohio town, the two sisters cling tight to one
another. Years later, as the sisters wrestle with the memories of
their early life, a local woman is discovered dead in the river.
Soon, more bodies are left floating in the water, and as the killer
circles ever closer, Arc's promise to keep herself and her sister
safe becomes increasingly desperate - and the powerful riptide of
the savage side more difficult to survive. Drawing from the true
story of women killed in Chillicothe, Ohio, acclaimed novelist and
poet Tiffany McDaniel has written a moving literary testament and
fearless elegy for missing women everywhere. PRAISE FOR TIFFANY
McDANIEL'S BETTY 'A coming-of-age story filled with magic in
language and plot' Observer 'Breahtaking' Vogue 'I felt consumed by
this book. I loved it, you will love it' Daisy Johnson 'A
page-turning Appalachian coming-of-age story told in undulating
prose that settles right into you' Naoise Dolan 'Vivid and lucid,
Betty has stayed with me' Kiran Millwood Hargrave
ISSUES 101-150 Collected together for the first time. TODD
McFARLANE unleashed his signature creation, SPAWN, in 1992. In
doing so, he created the most successful independent comic book in
history. Now for the first time Issues 101-150 are collected in
FULL Color. Some of these issues have neven been collected before!
Spawn: Compendium 3 presents the continued tales of Spawn, as he
discovers the true meaning of becoming a Hellspawn. He settles on a
path of bloody revenge in search of a way back to his humanity!
Collects SPAWN #101-150
The land outside of the Old City was supposed to be green, lush,
hopeful. But the verdant fields are nothing but ash-and hope is
nowhere to be found. Still, Alice and Hatcher are on a mission to
find his daughter: a quest they will not Forsake even as it takes
them deep into the clutches of the mod White Queen or into the
realm of the twisted and cruel Black King. The pieces are set and
the game has begun, and each move brings Alice closer to her
destiny.
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Hell, Nebraska
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They went to the shrine. They confronted the creepy shrine
maidens...but then everything that could go wrong did. Turns out,
Mitsue's teacher is one of the shrine maidens! And so, in a
desperate struggle, master and apprentice face off-with the fates
of Miko and Rom hanging in the balance!
Welcome to Desperation. Once a thriving copper mining town in the
middle of the Nevada desert, Desperation is now eerily abandoned.
It's the last place that travellers like the Carver family, bound
for vacation, and writer Johnny Marinville, astride his Harley,
would expect to be stopped and charged. But Desperation still has a
local cop - a unique regulator who patrols the wilderness highway.
The secrets buried in Desperation are as terrifying as the forces
summoned to encounter them. A terrifying transformation is taking
place and the travellers will soon discover the true meaning of
desperation . . .
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Anne Rice, this
sensuously written spellbinding classic remains 'the most
successful vampire story since Bram Stoker's Dracula' (The Times)
In a darkened room a young man sits telling the macabre and eerie
story of his life - the story of a vampire, gifted with eternal
life, cursed with an exquisite craving for human blood. When
Interview with the Vampire was published the Washington Post said
it was a 'thrilling, strikingly original work of the imagination .
. . sometimes horrible, sometimes beautiful, always unforgettable'.
Now, more than forty years since its release, Anne Rice's
masterpiece is more beloved than ever. ***The Vampire Chronicles is
soon to be a major TV show*** Also in the Vampire Chronicles: The
Vampire Lestat The Queen of the Damned
"A wild trip that keeps you wondering what the hell is going on,
it's an amazing experience. It is highly entertaining read." -
Sci-Fi & Scary Jayce's twenty-year-old daughter Emory is
missing, lost in a dark, dangerous realm called Shadow that exists
alongside our own reality. An enigmatic woman named Nicola guides
Jayce through this bizarre world, and together they search for
Emory, facing deadly dog-eaters, crazed killers, homicidal sex
toys, and - worst of all - a monstrous being known as the Harvest
Man. But no matter what Shadow throws at him, Jayce won't stop.
He'll do whatever it takes to find his daughter, even if it means
becoming a worse monster than the things that are trying to stop
him. FLAME TREE PRESS is the new fiction imprint of Flame Tree
Publishing. Launching in 2018 the list brings together brilliant
new authors and the more established; the award winners, and
exciting, original voices.
"With tinges of Rosemary's Baby as well as a touches here and there
of the Robin Hardy-directed film, The Wicker Man, this is a tense
as well as intense tale of ancient religious fervor directed
against someone accidentally coming between a cult and its end
purpose." - New York Journal of Books When family man Joe Crawford
confronts a young mother abusing her toddler, he has no idea of the
chain reaction he's setting in motion. How could he suspect the
young mother is part of an ancient fire cult, a sinister group of
killers that will destroy anyone who threatens one of its members?
When the little boy is placed in a foster home, the fanatics begin
their mission of terror. Soon the cult leaders will summon their
deadliest hunters-and a ferocious supernatural evil-to make Joe pay
for what he's done. They want Joe's blood and the blood of his
family. And they want their child back. FLAME TREE PRESS is the new
fiction imprint of Flame Tree Publishing. Launched in 2018 the list
brings together brilliant new authors and the more established; the
award winners, and exciting, original voices.
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