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American author H.P. Lovecraft was known for putting his own unique twist on classic horror themes. In the short story The Shunned House, Lovecraft molds the conventions of the haunted house tale to his own ends in a suspenseful account of an old dwelling whose very essence appears to infect those who live with its walls.
How do you hunt a killer who can go back in time and make sure you’re never born?A police pursuit kicks Sergeant Jack Redding of the Florida Highway Patrol and his trainee, Julie Karras, into a shoot-out that ends with one girl dead and another in cuffs, and the driver of the SUV fleeing into the Intracoastal Waterway. Redding stays on the hunt, driven by the trace memory that he knows that running woman—and he does, because his grandfather, a cop in Jacksonville, was hunting the same woman in 1957.Redding and his partner, Pandora Jansson, chase a seductive serial killer who can ride The Shimmer across decades. The pursuit cuts from modern-day Jacksonville to Mafia-ruled St. Augustine in 1957, then to the French Quarter of New Orleans in 1914. The stakes turn brutal when Jack, whose wife and child died in a crash the previous Christmas Eve, faces a terrible choice: help his grandfather catch the killer, or change time itself and try to save his wife and child.The Shimmer is a unique time-shifting thriller that will stay with you long after its utterly unforeseen and yet perfectly diabolical ending.Mostra libro
As the Professor's assistant, it was my duty to perform whatever tasks he laid out for me. It was a simple enough arrangement, until he took me on my first investigation at a run-down house in South Entrance. The house at Grosvenor Lane showed me a brief glimpse of the world beyond, a world that exists with or without my blessing. But my investigations also revealed that the application of science to an ethereal plane is anything but straightforward. This is the first book of the Paranormology series.Mostra libro
Now that she’s dead, can she fix what went wrong? Connie Mathews grew up with nothing. However, with the help and encouragement of the trailer park women, she dreamed of a life of success and fame. At twenty-two, on the cusp of fulfilling those dreams, the unthinkable happens. Terrified of the consequences, Connie runs away, believing that choice will save her best friend’s marriage. She was wrong. And for the rest of her life, Connie has to live with the tragic consequences of her actions. Fifty years later, with nothing to show for her life but a daughter she barely knows, Connie discovers that life after death is not what she expected. But with the help of a young boy she meets in the in-between, Connie returns to Doveland, Pennsylvania, and is given a chance to fix what went wrong. But will she know the right thing to do? And what will the consequences be this time? Can Connie go back in time without making things worse? The In Between is a Stories From Doveland stand-alone novel about secrets, the past, and redemption. If you like stories about magic in real life, community, and the power of love, you will love the In-Between’ The Stories From Doveland is a series of stand-alone books, but they do follow an order. Karass - Pragma - Jatismar -Stemma - Exousia -Paragnosis - In-Between -Missing- Out Of NowhereMostra libro
Daniel is desperate for a fresh start. So when a mysterious figure slides a note under his door offering the position of groundskeeper at an ancient estate, he leaps at the chance, even though it seems too good to be true. Alarm bells start ringing when he arrives at Craven Manor. The abandoned mansion is straight out of those old gothic mysteries: the front door hangs open, and leaves and cobwebs coat the marble foyer. It's clear no one has lived here in a long time... but he has nowhere else to go. Against his better judgment, he moves into the groundskeeper's cottage tucked away behind the old family crypt. But when a candle flickers to life in the abandoned tower window, Daniel realizes he isn't alone after all. Something awful happened here long ago, and it's a paranormal mystery Daniel is afraid to solve. Because Craven Manor is hiding a terrible secret... One that threatens to bury him with it.Mostra libro
Sometimes, an anniversary means something. Sometimes, it's part of a deal that the dead make to come back. Tony Boldomero, upon hearing of "The Hatchet Man of Bullskin," decides that he has to investigate the grave of the folklore killer, a man who supposedly slit his wife's throat and hacked his own children to pieces before turning the weapon on himself. His girlfriend, Ashley, thinks the idea to be too foolish to entertain but helplessly goes along. Neither of them believe that the story could be true, that anyone could come back from the dead, that anything resembling a zombie rising could ever be possible. The zombie is very real and wields two mighty blades, ready to make short work of any who cross his path, to disassemble and scatter them to the four winds. No one can survive him once he has begun his destined hope. None can match him. Only time may tell if there be hindrance to withstand the force of The Hatchet Man.Mostra libro
The dust has settled, but the fight continues. In the wake of the violent confrontation with Elijah and his militia, plans are made to evacuate to the west. As most of the group venture out in search of supplies for the journey, Sparks sets out on her own to ensure that their biggest human threat has indeed been eliminated.Mostra libro
