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  Ariadne I Love You

  J. Ashley-Smith

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  Jude is dragged out of Alt-Country obscurity, out of the dismal loop of booze and sadness baths and the boundless, insatiable loneliness, to scrub up and fly to Australia for a last, desperate comeback tour. Hardly worth getting out of bed for—and he wouldn’t, if it weren’t for Coreen. 
  But Coreen is dead. And, worse than that, she’s married. Jude’s swan-song tour becomes instead a terminal descent, into the sordid past, into the meaning hidden in forgotten songs, into Coreen’s madness diary, there to waken something far worse than her ghost.

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  The Deserted House - Curiosity...

  E T A Hoffmann

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  Ernst Theodor Wilhelm Hoffman was born on the 24th January 1776, the youngest of three children, in Königsberg, then in Prussia but now part of the Kaliningrad Russian enclave. 
   
  His parents separated when he was two and for many years life was to be provincial and, despite his talents for the creative arts and the classics, much was passing him by. 
   
  At 20 Hoffman obtained employment as a clerk and to the art that now surrounded him.  Two years later he was in Berlin attempting a career as a composer with an operetta called ‘Die Maske’.  His gift for drawing caricatures and sharing them often got him into trouble that was easier to avoid. 
   
  The years of Napoleon ravaging Europe were bad for Hoffman; he moved often and took on works as varied as theatre management and music critic.  In this his talents were now more evident.  His works on Beethoven where highly regarded by the master himself. 
   
  His literary breakthrough came in 1809, with ‘Ritter Gluck’, about a man who believes he has met the composer 20 years after his death.  However the various jobs and the wars continued and plagued any career advancement despite his constant travel for opportunities, often through dangerous territories. 
   
  In the wake of Napoleon’s defeat in 1814, Hoffmann returned to Berlin where his opera ‘Undine’ was performed by the Berlin Theatre.  Life was now more settled and many of his most famous works were written at his time. 
   
  From 1819, Hoffmann was struggling with both legal disputes and ill health.  Alcohol abuse and syphilis were physically weakening him and from 1822 paralysis set in.  His last works were dictated to his wife or to a secretary as all around him society descended into an anti-liberal agenda, stifling dissent with threats of legal action and even treason.  The ailing Hoffman was among them. 
   
  E T A Hoffmann died on the 25th June 1822 in Berlin of syphilis.  He was 46.

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  Dwellings of the Damned - 15...

  Robert Arthur, E.F. Benson, A....

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  A collection of stories concerning shunned and disreputable houses. 
  Contents: 
  Nobody's House by A. M. Burrage (1927) 
  The history of a haunted house. 
  A Night of Horror by Dick Donovan (1899) 
  A haunted castle in the hills of Wales. 
  The Room in the Tower by E. F. Benson (1912) 
  A recurring nightmare. 
  The House of the Nightmare by Edward Lucas White (1906) 
  A night at a remote country house. 
  The Shunned House by H. P. Lovecraft (1937) 
  An abandoned house in Providence. 
  The Red Lodge by H. Russell Wakefield (1928) 
  A dreadful rental experience. 
  The Specter Priestess of Wrightstone by Herman F. Wright (1925) 
  A legend surrounding an English castle. 
  The Secret of the Vault by J. Wesley Rosenquest (1938) 
  A charnel chamber beneath an old house. 
  Black Was the Night by Laurence Bour, Jr. (1940) 
  An encounter in a crumbling house. 
  Six Flights to Terror by Manly Banister (1946) 
  How do you bury a building? 
  Up Under the Roof by M. W. Wellman (1938) 
  Something stalks the space between the roof-peak and the ceiling. 
  The Believers by Robert Arthur (1941) 
  A radio host broadcasts from a crumbling, haunted mansion. 
  Pigeons from Hell by Robert E. Howard (1938) 
  A deserted plantation mansion haunted by ghostly pigeons. 
  The Ghost of a Hand by Sheridan Le Fanu (1863) 
  A house haunted by a partially visible ghost. 
  Dark Mummery by Thorp McClusky (1944) 
  Beware of 'reputedly' haunted houses.

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  Hit The Road Jack - Never...

  Rachel Lawson

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  Will this killer scare him to death or kill him? 
  Lance Alexander Sr sat singing along with his car radio as he waited to pick up his son Jr. He was totally distracted by the music. He didn't see the man jump in his car til it was too late. "What are you doing in my car," said Lance noticing him. 
  "Drive!" said the stranger coldly. 
  "I'm waiting for my son hit the road, Jack!" said Lance he hadn't time for this guy. 
  "Forget him and drive," said the stranger pulling a gun on Lance. 
  "You don't want to do this mate!" warned Lance knowingly. 
  "do you think you're a magician?" asked the carjacker. 
  "I'm worse!" said Lance smiling darkly as he stared the car and sped off. Lance was worse than a magician they were heroes he was wanted by the police as a serial killer. 
  His son saw his car speed away. 
  "Okay I'll take myself home then!" said Jr shortly and disappeared into thin air teleporting home. 
  Meanwhile, in the car, the carjacker was terrified thinking he chose the wrong car to carjack. The owner was insane and had some sort of a death wish he was all over the road like a madman and had a devil-may-care attitude with the carjacker. 
  "Let me out of here? I'll not hurt you if you let me go," pleaded the carjacker who was petrified. 
  "You said you wanted me to drive," said Lance in a mock hurt tone as he locked the doors and drove on. 
  Also in the book: The Haunting of the Necromancer, Hell is empty and all the devils are here, The necromancer goes to jail

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  Supernatural Stories

  Sir Aarthur Conan Doyl, Walter...

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  Are you a fan of mystery and suspense? Do you love to get lost in a world of intrigue and unexpected twists? Then you won't want to miss out on our incredible digital audio collection, featuring some of the most spine-tingling short stories ever written! 
   
  First up is "The Ring of Thoth" by the legendary Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. This tale follows an Egyptologist as he attempts to unlock the secrets of an ancient ring with deadly consequences. 
   
  Next, we have another gem from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle: "The Silver Mirror." In this chilling story, a man discovers a mirror that shows him his own death – and he'll stop at nothing to avoid his fate. 
   
  But the terror doesn't stop there. "The Tale of the Mysterious Mirror" by Sir Walter Scott takes us on a journey through time as a cursed mirror wreaks havoc on those who dare to look into it. 
   
  And finally, we have "The Phantom Coach" by Amelia Ann Blanford Edwards, a haunting story of a man haunted by the ghostly image of a coach and its spectral passengers.

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  3 Stories About - Marrying for...

  Kahlil Gibran, Amy Levy, Tod...

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  There is something about the number 3.    
   
  The Ancient Greeks believed 3 was the perfect number, and in China 3 has always been a lucky number, and they know a thing or two.   
   
  Most religions also have 3 this and 3 that and, of course, in these more modern times, three’s a crowd may be too many, except when it’s a ménage à trois.  It seems good things usually come in threes. 
   
  Whatever history and culture says WE think 3, a hat-trick of stories, is a great number to explore themes and literary avenues that classic authors were so adept at creating. 
   
  From their pens to your your ears.

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