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  Aleister Crowley - A Short Story...

  Aleister Crowley

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  Edward Alexander Crowley was born on 12th October 1875 to wealthy parents in Royal Leamington Spa in Warwickshire. 
   
  He was educated at Malvern College, Tonbridge School, Eastbourne College and finally Trinity College, Cambridge where he focused on his passions of mountaineering and poetry and published several volumes. 
   
  Life for Crowley was to abandon his parents’ Christian faith and instead to inject himself into Western esotericism.  In 1898, he joined the esoteric Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn and was trained in ceremonial magic before studying both Hindu and Buddhist practices in India. 
   
  On his Egyptian honeymoon in 1904 he claimed contact with an entity―Aiwass―who gave him the sacred Book of the Law which served as the basis for the Thelema religion where he identified as its prophet.  During the Great War, which he spent in the United States, he claimed to be working for British Intelligence but by the 1920s he had decamped to pursue a libertine lifestyle in Sicily, and in the ensuing scandals was evicted by the Italian Government. 
   
  He divided the following two decades between France, Germany, and England, and the continuing promotion of Thelema. 
   
  During his life he gained widespread notoriety for his drug use, his bisexuality, and his alarming views on society.  In short, polite society frowned on his ways, his thoughts and his influence but to many others his stance had much of value.  Even after death he was a darling for the 60’s counterculture but his influence has since waned.   
   
  His literary works were both prolific and covered many topics.  In the early part of his career he published many poetry books, even plays, before his darker and more forceful works came to dominate his output. 
   
  Aleister Crowley died on 1st December 1947 at Hastings in England. He was 72.

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  Dead America: Seattle Rebuild...

  Derek Slaton

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  With the fuel situation in Seattle reaching the breaking point, a team is dispatched to the oil fields of Canada, in a desperate attempt to get things flowing again. 
  Dead America - The Second Month series follows survivors from coast to coast as they deal with the threats posed by both the living and the undead.

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  HorrorBabble's Subterranean...

  Robert Bloch, Edmond Hamilton,...

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  A collection of horror stories set in shadowy caverns, crypts, and other undesirable hollows. 
  Contents: 
  Far Below by Robert Barbour Johnson (Weird Tales, June-July 1939) 
  The story of dreadful creatures burrowing up into the New York subway. 
  The Creeper in the Crypt by Robert Bloch (Weird Tales, July 1937) 
  An unusual case of kidnapping in witch-haunted Arkham. 
  The Secret in the Tomb by Robert Bloch (Weird Tales, May 1935) 
  A man answers an inexplicable summons from beyond the grave. 
  Murder in the Grave by Edmond Hamilton (Weird Tales, February 1935) 
  A night of terror ten feet below the surface of the ground. 
  The Thing in the Cellar by David H. Keller (Weird Tales, March 1932) 
  The tale of a terrified little boy, and his fear of what might be lurking in the basement. 
  It Walks by Night by Henry Kuttner (Weird Tales, December 1936) 
  A ghastly horror that stalked through the crypts beneath an old graveyard. 
  The Graveyard Rats by Henry Kuttner (Weird Tales, March 1936) 
  A cemetery caretaker must exterminate a colony of monstrous rats. 
  The People of the Pit by Abraham Merritt (All-Story Weekly, January 1918) 
  An individual descended much too deeply into the heart of the Earth. 
  The Epiphany of Death by Clark Ashton Smith (The Fantasy Fan, July 1934) 
  A shocking revelation in the catacombs of Ptolemides. 
  The Seed from the Sepulchre by Clark Ashton Smith (Weird Tales, October 1933) 
  In the Venezuelan jungle, a diabolical plant lived on human life.

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  The Mysterious Stranger and...

  Mark Twain

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  Step into a world where innocence meets the infinite, and the everyday collides with the supernatural. The Mysterious Stranger and Other Stories represents Mark Twain at his most philosophical, daring, and haunting. Far removed from his lighthearted tales of riverboats and boyhood adventures, Twain here explores the mysteries of existence, morality, and the fragile nature of human belief. 
  Set in a secluded medieval Austrian village, the title story follows young Theodor Fischer and his friends as they encounter a mysterious visitor—an ethereal being calling himself “Satan.” What begins as childlike fascination soon spirals into a confrontation with unsettling truths about humanity, faith, suffering, and the illusions that bind us. 
  Alongside this profound tale, Twain’s accompanying stories further probe the absurdity, beauty, and cruelty of the world, blending satire, spirituality, and dark humor in only the way Twain can. 
  Narrated with thoughtful depth by Mike Polischuk, this audiobook invites listeners into a quiet, eerie, and unforgettable meditation on what it means to be human—seen through Twain’s final and most provocative lens. 
  Prepare for a journey that is mesmerizing, unsettling, and impossible to shake.

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  Even the Worm Will Turn

  Hailey Piper

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  Four years after the events of The Worm and His Kings, Donna Ashton ekes out a life far removed from her troubled past, only to be abducted one December night by a monster in man's skin. 
   
   
   
  Held prisoner by operatives of a clandestine research facility and drugged into a sickened state, each day brings questioning and punishment. Escape should be possible when Donna faces only mortal hands this time, but the more she sees, the worse her mind splinters with horrific understanding. 
   
   
   
  This facility has punched a hole in space and time. Within it lie secrets mankind should never know of a darkness beyond the universe, the legacy of the almighty Worm, and revelations behind Donna's ordeal four years ago which now might get her killed.

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  Short Horror Stories: Tavern of...

  Scare Street, David Longhorn,...

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  Come in for a diabolical cocktail of thrills and chills.... 
  Paranoia and bloodshed are unleashed when a couple’s dream home slowly turns into a nightmare. An uprooted tree reveals a sinister surprise of death and darkness. And a prohibition-era ghost reveals more about the mysterious owner of everyone’s favorite pub. 
  Welcome to Hannigan’s, a cozy tavern just down the road, where the patrons have a taste for the macabre. Come for the drinks, stay for the tales of terror. 
  As you sip your cocktail, a chill runs down your spine. A shadowy figure stares at you from across the bar. The laughter around you fades to a muted whisper. The figure raises an arm and extends a bony hand to point a finger…at you! 
  Glancing down, you see ice crystals form on your skin. The frost crawls up your arm, engulfs your neck. You try to scream, but it’s too late. The sun has set, and the room goes dark. 
  Death has claimed you. And it’s last call at Hannigan's for the night.... 
  Step into the eerie world of Scare Street, where supernatural horror and suspense await you at every turn. Our collection of ghost stories, urban legends, and haunted house stories offer the perfect mix of scary and spooky tales. Whether it's a creepy campfire classic, short horror stories, or unsettling creepypasta, our tales are crafted to bring thrills and chills that will keep you hooked.

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