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  Deliver Us From Evil

  Aaron Lamont

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  Cyrus Longworth has carried the Son of the Dark Lord in his head since the day he was born. Sabrina Jennings murdered her husband on their wedding night. Caught in the Dark Lord's tangled web, all hell is about to break loose...

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  Top 10 Short Stories The - M R...

  M R James

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  The Top Ten - M R James - An Introduction 
   
  Here, in this volume, are some of the most precious gems of the British Ghost Story.  M R James wrote around 30 of them and each is imbued with now familiar themes that still strike at the nerves, unsettle the heart and shine, unequalled in their brilliance. 
   
  Short stories have always been a sort of instant access into an author’s brain, their soul and heart.  A few pages can lift our lives into locations, people and experiences with a sweep of landscape, narration, feelings and emotions that is difficult to achieve elsewhere. 
   
  In this series we try to offer up tried and trusted ‘Top Tens’ across many different themes and authors. But any anthology will immediately throw up the questions – Why that story? Why that author?  
   
  The theme itself will form the boundaries for our stories which range from well-known classics, newly told, to stories that modern times have overlooked but perfectly exemplify the theme.  Throughout the volume our authors whether of instant recognition or new to you are all leviathans of literature. 
   
  Some you may disagree with but they will get you thinking; about our choices and about those you would have made.  If this volume takes you on a path to discover more of these miniature masterpieces then we have all gained something. 
   
  1 - The Top Ten - M R James - An Introduction 
  2 - Oh Whistle and I'll Come to You My Lad by M R James 
  3 - Count Magnus by M R James 
  4 - The Ash Tree by M R James 
  5 - A Warning to the Curious  
  6 - Canon Alberic's Scrap-Book by M R James 
  7 - Casting the Runes by M R James 
  8 - The Mezzotint by M R James 
  9 - The Tractate Middoth by M R James 
  10 - Lost Hearts by M R James 
  11 - Rats by M R James

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  The Dead Smile

  F. Marion Crawford

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  Sir Hugh takes his secret to the grave with a vicious grin on his lips – a devious grin that is somehow contagious.  
  A master of the short horror story, F. Marion Crawford’s contributions to the genre of supernatural fiction are significant. His collection of short stories, Wandering Ghosts, includes tales of vampires, ghouls, the undead, and more. “The Dead Smile” was first published in this collection in 1911. 

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  The Great God Pan

  ARTHUR MACHEN

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  "The Great God Pan" is a novella written by Arthur Machen. A version of the story was published in the magazine Whirlwind in 1890, and Machen revised and extended it for its book publication (together with another story, "The Inmost Light") in 1894. On publication it was widely denounced by the press as degenerate and horrific because of its decadent style and sexual content, although it has since garnered a reputation as a classic of horror. Machen’s story was only one of many at the time to focus on Pan as a useful symbol for the power of nature and paganism. The title was taken from the poem "A Musical Instrument" published in 1862 by Elizabeth Barrett Browning, in which the first line of every stanza ends "... the great god Pan."(via Wikipedia)

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  Mrs Morris and the Pot of Gold

  Tracy Wilton

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  Salem, Massachusetts, B&B owner Charlene Morris will need the luck of the Irish—and the help of a ghost—to unveil a hooded killer . . .Charlene has hired a van to ferry her B&B guests to an all-you-can-eat corned beef and cabbage dinner hosted by Salem's Irish community at the Ancient Order of Hibernians club—but she should have booked a hearse. It's never a good sign when the family black sheep drunkenly crashes a party by punching the guy dressed as a leprechaun. But things go from troublesome to fatal when Charlene stumbles upon a second brawl in an upper room—and this fight Connor Gallagher loses, his anonymous assailant rushing past Charlene, hidden by a hoodie. Now Detective Sam Holden has another homicide on his hands, with Charlene as the only eyewitness. Even if she can't give the police sketch artist much to go on, Charlene is determined to ID the murderer, with the help of Dr. Jack Strathmore, the charming ghost who haunts her B&B. The answer lies in the motive, and to uncover that sleuth and spook will need to shine a light on Connor's shady past—before the killer pulls another Irish goodbye . . .

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  Mrs Morris and the Wolfman

  Tracy Wilton

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  Set in Salem, Massachusetts, this fun, cozy series sees a widowed B&B owner teaming up with a charming ghost to solve murders—an engaging listen for fans who like a paranormal tinge to their mysteries. Saturday night at the movies has some added flair now that Darren and Elise Shultz are reopening one of Salem's classic theaters. Charlene is delighted to help the couple with their venture, and Darren has lined up a cult classic double-header featuring Lon Chaney in The Wolfman. But things get hairier than expected when Elise starts to choke on her popcorn mid-movie—and once the lights go up,she's dead . . .  When tests reveal Elise's popcorn was poisoned, Detective Sam Holden eyes her husband as the guilty party. Charlene doesn't believe Darren would hurt his wife—even if his company's specialty seasoned salts were sprinkled on the fatal snack. But who else had a motive to do something so unsavory? With a little help from Jack, the handsome ghost who haunts her B&B, Charlene delves into the ill-fated couple's past. And the more she learns, the more Charlene wonders if this time, she's bitten off more than she can chew . . .

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