The Grunch #1


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(W) S.A. Check, James Kuhoric (A) Claudio Avella (CA) Puis Calzada The woods are alive with the sound of Evil! Straight from the pages of the swampy legends of the Louisiana bayou comes a new generation of terror with BITE! The Grunch! Part twisted human part ghastly beast and all teeth and hunger! Come along with your tour guide, Johnny Detour, and his band of misfit vloggers as they delve deep into the murky myths surrounding the murderous brood! Finding the carnivorous clan is only half the battle. Getting out alive is the real trick. Don't turn out the lights, Brudder! The Grunch are having YOU for supper!




Grunch Road


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New Orleans, 1971. Nick "Iceman" Eismann is a high school newspaper reporter with a talent for getting into trouble. When his two best friends are brutally murdered, the police won't tell him what happened. So he starts an investigation of his own, and comes face-to-face with a frightening legend from the city's past... and a loose canon cop who will stop at nothing to protect the terrifying secret of Grunch Road.




The Soul Wars


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Unexplained South


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In the South, mystery comes heaped with added richness. And in this collection of comfort food for the curious mind, author Alan Brown guides readers into the most delightful medley of mystery the South has on offer. Witches in Tennessee. The devil's hoofprints in North Carolina. Voodoo in New Orleans. In this South, meat rains from the sky in Bath, Kentucky. A professor's thigh makes the case for spontaneous combustion in Nashville. UFO-induced radiation sickness befalls Huffman, Texas. From bluesman Robert Johnson selling his soul to the devil in Arkansas to the oak tree that defends the innocence of a man executed in Mobile, sometimes the inexplicable is truly the most satisfying.




Saint Augustine


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Gilding is only so thick. Helena escaped the city, chased out by those that wanted to control her. Now she is on the run across the country, many of her friends falling to the side as she fled, her home in flames. She must regroup and discover the mystery of what her parents sought and why they disappeared. Old enemies dog her progress, willing to risk everything to stop her. New allies will help in her quest. Will Helena discover the truth? Don’t miss Saint Augustine, the fourth installment of the Brandywine Series by Greg Alldredge. If you like Adventure and Fantasy with a strong female lead, then this Young Adult Steampunk novel will have you turning the pages!




Chasing American Monsters


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STEP RIGHT UP and BEHOLD a stupendous COLLECTION of over 250 FEARSOME and FANTASTICAL CREATURES from Every State in the Union! The Black Dog of Hanging Hills, the Tommyknockers of Pennsylvania, the Banshee of the Badlands—these beasts and hundreds more will hold you spellbound, unable to look away from their frightful features and their extraordinary stories. Come face to face with modern-day dinosaurs, extraterrestrials, dragons, lizard men, giants, and flying humanoids. This illustrated collection includes more than 250 monsters and cryptids that will make your hair stand on end when you hear something go bump in the night. From Alabama to Wyoming and everywhere in between, these enigmatic abominations lurk in the darkest corners and the deepest shadows. This eye-opening book details the origins, appearance, and behaviors of these bizarre creatures so that if you should come across a terrifying beast in the wild, you'll know exactly what you're dealing with. Praise: "Jason Offutt does a special service to the field of cryptozoology with this new book Chasing American Monsters. By keeping all of us up-to-date and incredibly informed—beyond the scope of lesser guidebooks—we have a better head start on knowing where to look for these cryptids. Highly recommended."—Loren Coleman, author of Cryptozoology A to Z and director of the International Cryptozoology Museum




The Draco Society Trilogy


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Creatures, Monsters, and Madmen... who’s a woman to trust? Fearing for her freedom and life, Helena escaped her estate in San Francisco. Branded a witch, her neighbors and peers turned on her with torches and pitchforks. To hell with them all. Now in the air, she is driven to find any clues that lead to her parents. Her only hope the mysterious Mister Nobody and The Draco Society. Unfortunately, unnamed forces purse across North America. Russians stalk her every move. Many false friends have fallen. Can she trust new comrades? Will Helena find safety? Read the second trilogy in the Helena Brandywine series, The Draco Society now.




Louisiana Legends & Lore


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"Lean back into Louisiana lore with an earful of New Orleans jazz and a bellyful of Cajun cuisine. But when the music dies down and the lights flicker out, hushed conversations bleed into the darker mysteries of the Pelican State. Storied outlaws like John Murrell, Eugene Bunch and Leather Britches Smith steal into the room. Voodoo priestesses Marie Laveau and Julia Brown are already there, along with the Phantom Whistler and the Axeman of New Orleans. Folklorist Alan Brown educates and entertains with tales of the unseemly, bizarre and otherworldly, like the legends of the Rougarou, the Lutin and the Honey Island Swamp Monster."--Back cover.




The Bayou Bogeyman Presents Hoodoo and Voodoo


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When they agreed to spend Halloween night in the middle of a swamp, the boys of the Society of Sublime Scribblers thought they were in for a few scary stories, but they never expected to become part of one! Instead of treats, the boys receive a heaping bag of tricks when the Bayou Bogeyman traps them into playing his twisted game: unless they can tell stories sinister enough to chill even the Bogeyman's bones, the boys might just become his midnight feast. In this haunting collection of Louisiana frights, an unsuspecting girl is shrunk down to the size of a speck of dust by a devilish miniature artist, a pair of ghostly children try to outsmart a voodoo queen, and a doll that lives in the walls whispers terrible things to sleeping children. These waking nightmares are enough to send even the bravest grownups hiding under the blankets, but will they keep the Bayou Bogeyman from devouring the innocent Scribblers? Written by nine Southern authors with a proclivity for the paranormal, this middle reader collection is sure to satisfy horror lovers of all ages. But consider yourself warned--you might just need to sleep with the lights on!




State Oddities


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State Oddities takes a different kind of look at the American nation, spotlighting the fun foibles, peculiarities, and twists in each of the 50 states that are (mostly) united under the Stars and Stripes. State Oddities is a fascinating trip through the 50 states for students studying America, teachers planning classroom activities, and general readers who will enjoy an eye-opening journey through the nation's fun side. It offers a compelling look at the character of America through the individuality of 50 very distinct states that together form the USA. This book paints a picture of the broad sweep of the American story, offering a gateway to the country as it developed into one nation filled with individual states that can be remarkably different from each other, yet unified under such national symbols as the American flag and "The Star-Spangled Banner." The author of State Oddities has become known as a master of "painless history," telling America's story in a sparkling style along with the historian's eye for fascinating detail. On the book's cross-country journey, the reader will find that it differs from other works by taking a fresh look at stories we think we know.