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  He

  H. P. Lovecraft

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  "He" is a short story by American horror writer H. P. Lovecraft. Written August 1925, it was first published in Weird Tales, September 1926.Plot: The story's anonymous narrator has moved from New England to New York City, and greatly regrets it. One night, while wandering in a historic part of Greenwich Village, he happens upon a man dressed in garments from the 18th century. The man offers to show the narrator the secrets of the town. - The man brings the narrator to his home; there, he tells him the story of a squire who bargained with Native Americans for the secrets of their rituals concerning time and space, which were practiced on the land where the squire had recently taken up residence. After learning these secrets, the squire killed the Native Americans by giving them "monstrous bad rum"; within a week all of them were dead, and he alone had the secret knowledge. The man shows the narrator visions of the city's past and future so terrifying that the narrator begins to scream wildly. The screams rouse the spirits of the Native Americans to take vengeance on the man, who is the same squire from 1768.

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  The Student Lodger

  Neil Munro

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  Neil Munro (1863-1930) was a Scottish journalist, newspaper editor, author, and literary critic who is now mainly known for his humorous short stories.The Student Lodger is the humorous tale of a Scottish couple who take on an English divinity student as a lodger. The trainee minister turns out rather livelier than his landlords had hoped....

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  Diablero

  Toby Tate

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  Blackbeard has returned—in a far more dangerous form . . . “The perfect matchup of Lovecraft’s Great Old Ones and pirates.” —David Niall Wilson, Bram Stoker Award-winning author of Deep Blue 
   
   
   
  A being known as Diablero has miraculously reanimated the bones of pirate Edward Teach, the infamous Blackbeard, and it is moving relentlessly through the dark forests and waterways of northeastern North Carolina.  
   
  Reporter Hunter Singleton and park ranger Lisa Singleton, Hunter’s estranged wife, must join forces to battle the presence that is older than mankind. Teach is about to open the gates of Hell on an unsuspecting world. The question is: How can mere humans stop the unstoppable? 
   
  “Fertile ground for pure evil...a well-crafted read.” —Steve Alten, New York Times-bestselling author of the MEG series

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  Seeing Double

  Pat Herbert

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  When a mysterious middle-aged woman moves in next door to St Stephen’s vicarage, she is immediately taken under the wing of Nancy Harper, the Reverend Bernard Paltoquet’s redoubtable housekeeper. As the relationship between the two women develops, however, ‘Mrs Aitch’ begins to entertain suspicions that her new neighbour is not all she seems. Bernard and his friend Dr Robbie MacTavish also begin to think she has a dark secret.Another stranger to the world of the St Stephen’s vicar comes in the shape of a freakish little man with strange powers which he uses to help Bernard and his friends with their various problems. Other complications ensue, culminating in the brutal slaying of a man on the eve of his wedding and an Old Bailey murder trial. But is the verdict safe?

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  ZC Four - Zombie Castle Series...

  Chris Harris

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  How safe is safe? Continue the story of the Zombie Castle from Chris Harris, author of UKD: The UK Dark Trilogy.Having reached Warwick Castle, the group discover it is all they had hoped it would be, but they have no time to rest. Much work is needed to make it impregnable and supplies need to be gathered to sustain them. Willie and the soldiers are following in their footsteps. Will they be able to navigate the zombie-infested wasteland that was England and be reunited once again? Remnants of the once proud Royal Navy are still gathering a growing number of desperate citizens round them as they search for a safe refuge. When they are strong enough will they be able to begin to take back their country from the legions of zombies?

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  Short Ghost and Horror...

  Various

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  A collection of twenty stories featuring ghoulies, ghosties, long-leggedy beasties and things that go bump in the night.  Expect shivers up your spine, the stench of human flesh, and the occasional touch of wonder.

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