That notorious evening at Villa Diodati when Lord Byron challenged his contemporaries to write a ghost story, his summons brought forth a mad doctor intent on reanimation and a vampire drunk with bloodlust. The night modern horror was born was notoriously dark and stormy, as were the lives of those who wrote the most fearsome--yet beloved--tales in literature, for those so gifted were also cursed. Horrors, a graphic novel, reveals in gruesome detail how Mary Wollstonecraft, Bram Stoker, Edgar Allan Poe and other masters of the genre were haunted by their monstrous creations.

Yankee Boy is a tale of lost souls and dedication. Jacob Wilcott died of wounds received during the Battle of Marianna, Florida during the Civil War. A young man from Stow, Massachusetts, he died and was buried over a thousand miles from his home. His spirit lingers in the hopes that someone will help him get home. Sara Richardson is a teenager at the beginning of her high school years. Forced to move to a place she has no knowledge of, Ponce de Leon, Florida, she is angry and resentful. Soon she has obligated herself to do something that she has no idea how she is going to accomplish. Sara is soon considered "troubled" and is sent to see a psychiatrist. What follows is something no one expects, least of all, Sara, her closest friend, or her family. Yankee Boy takes on a life of its own when it embarks on a nationwide adventure. Ride along with the teens and, of course, the Yankee Boy.

Sweet Melody follows the Huffman family through the trials and tribulations of living in a Victorian home inhabited by the spirit of a musical genius. When their son, Gerry, suddenly begins playing the piano with the expertise of a child prodigy they are baffled and concerned about the appearance, out of nowhere, of their child's unexplained talents. Gerry is as confused as his parents because his sudden talents are unknown to him. Recurring character, Agatha Whidby, helps the family try and figure out the source of Gerry's talents. This book is the third in the 'Open Pond Ghost Stories' series and continues taking the reader into the town of DeFuniak Springs, Florida and its historical past by way of its Victorian era homes.

A Collection of True Stories from People Reunited with Their Loved Ones Who've Passed Away. What happens when we die? Regardless of your belief system, receiving "proof" that the spirit lives on can be a life-altering experience. They're Not Gone provides detailed accounts of 13 people who, through Psychic Medium Ricky Wood, reconnected with a loved one they lost. With names, phrases, mannerisms, and much more, Ricky delivers irrefutable evidence that our spirits are still very much alive after our physical death. Your Outlook on Life and Death May Never Be the Same. They're NOT Gone presents in a Chicken Soup for the Soul format with a John Edward's One Last Time theme. Following each short story, get to know Ricky Wood in a question and answer section where he addresses common questions such as -- Is there a 'heaven' and a 'hell?' Is there a difference between where you go if you die naturally versus suicide? Do you 'see' things differently after dying? And much more Through humor and his down-to-earth nature, get to know what Ricky believes based on his years of experience as a Psychic Medium. Product Details

Karen and Jeff Miller had the perfect life; a happy marriage, a young and precocious daughter, Chrissy, and a son on the way, and... they had just won a lottery. They bought their dream home; an early Twentieth Century Victorian located in a charming Northwest Florida town. Little did they know how much their quiet and perfect lives would change once they moved into their new home and their daughter met her new 'imaginary friend'. All children have imaginary friends - don't they?