Publisher: Babelcube
Based on the movie "The Purge". The purge law was finally approved in Brazil. Mother and daughter race against time to save themselves. They just didn't expect so much bad stuff to happen in a single night.
A stand-alone paranormal mystery inspired by a sinister true story... On a desolate peninsula, Skelling Hall has stood for more than a century. When Iris Walsh flees to the Upper Peninsula in northern Michigan, she’s grappling with some deeply disturbing truths. She seeks solace at her grandmother’s home and, for a time, she finds it. But on a frigid winter night, Iris glimpses a man fleeing through the forest from a dark entity, and she crashes her car. Iris is swept into a mystery that began nearly a century ago when two little boys walked into the forest on the Skelling Peninsula and were never seen again. Don’t miss this chilling paranormal tale...Show book
Most families can be a pain. Some can be deadly. Alastair Stone has successfully finished the first of the three tasks he’s oath-bound to complete for his powerful dragon ancestor. To his shock and surprise, the second turns out to be something he already wants to do: kill an old enemy who shouldn’t even be alive. The only problems are, Stone has no idea how to find his target, and the deadline he’s been given makes success by no means certain. Complicating matters, a new ally has a consulting job for him: figure out why somebody in the Changeling community is kidnapping young and seemingly unconnected children all over California. Stone will need to rely on all his friends to deal with these challenges—especially when both take unexpected, deadly, and decidedly personal turns. When family is involved, none of the usual rules apply. And the penalty for failure is unthinkable. Prepare to lose yourself in this #1 Amazon-bestselling urban fantasy series readers are calling “Unstoppable” and “A major winner!” Once you enter the world of Alastair Stone, you won’t want to leave.Show book
Margaret Oliphant (1828 – 1897]) was a Scottish novelist who wrote as Mrs. Oliphant. She is best known for her fictional works, historical novels and supernatural tales. "The Library Window" is a ghost story. A young girl, visiting her aunt in Scotland, finds herself increasingly intrigued by a mysterious window in the house opposite her own favourite window, where she sits to read. There seems to be a local mystery about the window, including a dispute about whether there is even a window there at all. Increasingly this doubt seems odd to the girl as the days go by, as she can see into the room opposite and make out furniture and objects there. Then one day she sees someone in that room...Show book
Ginny Mills is a librarian with a mission. She's determined to get to her family, and not even the crowds of shuffling, infected undead will stop her.Lee Quartine's spent his life making do and getting by. He knows how to survive, but now he has Ginny and a small band of survivors to care for.The power is out. Winter has arrived. The infected roam in packs. Survivors are showing up in the strangest places. And Ginny and Lee haven't even crossed the state line yet.It's gonna be a long trip . . .Show book
Though many of his tales have morals, so few of Poe’s stories start with the idea that they are meant to be moralistic as is the case with Never Bet the Devil Your Head. In this story, the narrator showcases his friend, Toby Dammit, who is a man of low morals and often makes bets against the devil. One day, while on a bridge, Dammit sees a turnstile and bets the devil his head that he can make it that far. An old man goads Dammit into making the leap – and the cost is about what you might expect.Show book
The crew of a fishing trawler kills a strange creature. Its remains are presented at an exhibition. From the depths of the sea, terrible revenge soon approaches...A story was written by H.P. Lovecraft's future wife, Sonia Haft Greene. Horror on Marina Beach appeared in "Weird Tales" as "The Invisible Monster," signed only with Sonia's name.Show book
