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  The Novel of the White Powder -...

  Arthur Machen

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  Arthur Llewelyn Jones was born in Caerleon, Monmouthshire on the 3rd March 1863. 
  Machen came from a long line of clergymen, and when he was two, his father became vicar of a small parish about five miles north of Caerleon, and Machen was brought up at the rectory there. 
  In his early years he received an excellent classical education, but family poverty ruled out university, and he was sent to London to sit exams to attend medical school but failed the exams.  He did show literary promise with the publication of the poem ‘Eleusinia’ in 1821.  But life in London was difficult and it was only in 1884 that he published again and was taken on to translate several French works which thereafter became the standard editions for many years. 
   
  In 1887, his father died.  That same year he married Amelia Hogg, a maverick music teacher with a passion for the theatre.  He also began to receive legacies from Scottish relatives which allowed him to devote more time to writing. 
   
  After publishing in literary magazines in 1894 he published his first book ‘The Great God Pan’.  Its sexual and horrific content very much helped sales. 
   
  Over the next decade or so he wrote some of his best work but was unable to find a publisher mainly due to the collapse of the decadent market over Oscar Wilde’s scandalous trial. 
   
  In 1899, his wife died and during his long recovery he took up acting and travelled around the country as part of a travelling company.  Three years later he was publishing again and had remarried. 
   
  Re-publishing of earlier works helped anchor both his reputation and his income.  By the time the Great War opened Europe’s wounds he returned to the public eye with ‘The Bowmen’ helped by the publicity around the ‘Angel of Mons’ episode. 
   
  However, by the late 20’s new works had dried up and his back catalogue was no longer a source of regular income. 
   
  In 1932 he received a Civil List pension of ₤100 per annum but other work was not forthcoming.  His finances finally stabilised with a literary appeal in 1943 for his eightieth birthday and allowed him to live his remaining years in relative comfort. 
   
  Arthur Machen died on 15th December 1947 in Beaconsfield. He was 84. 
   
  A man is prescribed a medicine that turns him from a hard studying student of the law to something so compellingly awful that only Machen himself could have willed it into reality.<

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  Whitmore Asylum

  Mai Redding

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  Falsely imprisoned in Whitmore Asylum by her cruel husband, Laurence, Eleanor fights to retain 
  her sanity in a world that seeks to break her. As she uncovers horrifying secrets within the 
  asylum’s walls, she plans her escape and revenge. When an opportunity arises, she 
  seizes it, determined to reclaim her freedom. 
  Mai Redding, both author and narrator of this chilling tale, weaves a haunting story of injustice, 
  resilience, and revenge. With a sharp eye for gothic suspense and psychological horror, she 
  brings Eleanor’s harrowing journey to life, immersing readers in a world where power corrupts 
  and the fight for survival is relentless.

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  House of Idyll

  Delilah S. Dawson

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  From the New York Times bestselling author of Bloom and Guillotine comes a darkly seductive tale of beautiful rock stars, sinister cults, and a magical oasis where dreams come true . . . for a price.Angelina Yves is a struggling singer/songwriter offered the chance of a lifetime to join the experimental luxury compound sponsored by the most famous band in the world, Black Idyll. With her every need accommodated, she finally has the time and space to perfect her music. Her muse? Reclusive rock star Jesper Idyll, who lives up to her every high school daydream. But this paradise has a haunted underbelly heralded by screaming horses, mysterious figures in the night, and dreams too twisted to be real. When people start to disappear and Jesper's ex turns up dead and hideously mutilated, Angelina begins to suspect that something malevolent lurks behind the cult that's grown around the band . . .A disturbing, decadent, and wickedly compelling tale of a Hollywood dream turned nightmare, Delilah S. Dawson's darkly delicious prose will seduce you, tie you up, and never let you go . . .

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  Grave Shelter

  Kate Allenton

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  Some secrets are worth dying to protect. 
   
   
   
  Twenty years ago, a woman with a secret vanished only to turn up murdered a year later on the same shoreline where she'd disappeared. And now it's happening again. 
   
   
   
  Psychic Ryley St. James has found a killer's dumping ground. Six dead bodies took their secrets to a watery grave. And now Ryley's name has been added to the killer's hit list. 
   
   
   
  She refuses to be number seven. 
   
   
   
  Her entire life is shrouded in mysteries and unspoken secrets. Ryley is the perfect victim for this predator, and time is of the essence to get her affairs in order. 
   
   
   
  And that includes side lining the sexy new stranger that has just walked into her life that she's unsure is friend or foe. She'll have to unmask and outsmart a killer in hopes of sending him to his grave before he kills her first. 
   
   
   
  With her life hanging in the balance, she's playing a game she's unsure she can win.

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  The Birth-Mark

  Nathaniel Hawthorne

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  The Birth-Mark by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a hauntingly thought-provoking short story that explores the dark side of perfectionism, science, and obsession. With rich symbolism and moral complexity, Hawthorne crafts a powerful narrative that continues to resonate with readers today. Ideal for fans of classic literature, psychological fiction, and philosophical allegory.

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  None Shall Sleep - Reworked

  Rachel Lawson

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  Blake Alexander, the King of Death, is captured, and no one dies while he's caught by order of his captor; who also demands the soul of his wife be returned to him, or he will kill death. The grim reapers send the Necromancer, Death's son, with the soul. The soul pleads with their husband to let her go and let Death go. What will he do? How will this end? Will Death survive this or die?

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