Author : Roman Dirge
Publisher : Titan Comics
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 10,8 MB
Release : 2015-07-29
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 1782768882
A collection of short poems all telling macabre and twisted tales for children of all ages. From serious sinister one page poems like, 'Critter Pie’ and 'Pear Head Man and Bread Boy’ to longer stories such as 'The Sideways Man’ and the title story, 'Something at My Window is Scratching’. This is Roman Dirge at his most macabre best, short stories with creepy stings in their tales.
Author : Michael Dylan Foster
Publisher : University of California Press
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 32,34 MB
Release : 2015-01-14
Category : History
ISBN : 0520271025
Monsters, ghosts, fantastic beings, and supernatural phenomena of all sorts haunt the folklore and popular culture of Japan. Broadly labeled yokai, these creatures come in infinite shapes and sizes, from tengu mountain goblins and kappa water spirits to shape-shifting foxes and long-tongued ceiling-lickers. Currently popular in anime, manga, film, and computer games, many yokai originated in local legends, folktales, and regional ghost stories. Drawing on years of research in Japan, Michael Dylan Foster unpacks the history and cultural context of yokai, tracing their roots, interpreting their meanings, and introducing people who have hunted them through the ages. In this delightful and accessible narrative, readers will explore the roles played by these mysterious beings within Japanese culture and will also learn of their abundance and variety through detailed entries, some with original illustrations, on more than fifty individual creatures. The Book of Yokai provides a lively excursion into Japanese folklore and its ever-expanding influence on global popular culture. It also invites readers to examine how people create, transmit, and collect folklore, and how they make sense of the mysteries in the world around them. By exploring yokai as a concept, we can better understand broader processes of tradition, innovation, storytelling, and individual and communal creativity.
Author : Rio Youers
Publisher : Crossroad Press
Page : 59 pages
File Size : 13,26 MB
Release :
Category : Fiction
ISBN :
Johnny Gregson moved to the country to enjoy the quiet of his twilight years, but it seems he's got two problems. The first is the roadkill. His neighbour—Hill "Scratch" Clayton—is the second. Scratch is a hard-edged old man and a creature of habit. He mows his lawn at first light every morning, and the sound of the John Deere's engine always wakes Johnny and his wife from their brittle sleep. Come winter the ride-on mower is replaced by Scratch's snowblower. Johnny tries to reason with him, but Scratch is set in his ways. There is no compassion in his soul. After Johnny's world is turned upside down, he is compelled to take drastic action. He thinks he knows a way to silence Scratch forever. For six years he has been scraping dead animals from his driveway and tossing them to the side of the road, and for six years they have disappeared within a day or two. He often asks himself, what happens to the roadkill? Just where does it go? Old Man Scratch is a revenge story that is often touching, often humorous, but always bound by the unknown … the inexplicable fear of what man is capable of, and the darkness of his heart.
Author : Jeanne Prinsloo
Publisher :
Page : 8 pages
File Size : 27,78 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Mass media
ISBN :
Author : Kathleen Barber
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 48,4 MB
Release : 2020-02-25
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1982102004
From the author of Truth Be Told (formerly titled Are You Sleeping)—now an Apple TV+ series of the same name—comes “a thriller for the Instagram age” (Amy Gentry, author of Good as Gone) for fans of Jessica Knoll and Caroline Kepnes. Everyone wants new followers…until they follow you home. Audrey Miller has an enviable new job at the Smithsonian, a body by Pilates, an apartment door with a broken lock, and hundreds of thousands of Instagram followers to bear witness to it all. Having just moved to Washington, DC, Audrey busies herself with impressing her new boss, interacting with her online fan base, and staving off a creepy upstairs neighbor with the help of the only two people she knows in town: an ex-boyfriend she can’t stay away from, and a sorority sister with a high-powered job and a mysterious past. But Audrey’s faulty door may be the least of her security concerns. Unbeknownst to her, her move has brought her within striking distance of someone who has obsessively followed her social media presence for years—from her first WordPress blog to her most recent Instagram Story. No longer content to simply follow her carefully curated life from a distance, he consults the dark web for advice on how to make Audrey his and his alone. In his quest to win her heart, nothing is off-limits—and nothing is private. Kathleen Barber’s new novel of suspense, hailed as “gripping, chilling” by Robyn Harding, author of The Perfect Family, is an electrifying new thriller that will have you scrambling to cover your webcam and digital footprints.
Author : Нил Гейман
Publisher : Litres
Page : 219 pages
File Size : 39,34 MB
Release : 2019-06-10
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 5041755299
Исследуя дом, в который только что переехала её семья, Коралина находит дверь, ведущую в никуда. Или, точнее, дверь, которая вела в никуда, пока её не открыли правильным ключом. Теперь за ней находится проход в другой мир, очень похожий на мир Коралины: здесь тот же дом, те же странные соседи, и даже её мама и папа! Только еда здесь вкуснее, игры веселее, а животные могут разговаривать. А раз здесь так хорошо, то почему бы не остаться здесь навсегда?Текст произведения снабжен грамматическим комментарием и словарем, в который вошли ВСЕ слова, содержащиеся в тексте. Благодаря этому книга подойдет для любого уровня владения языком.
Author : Paul Park
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 39,46 MB
Release : 2008-02-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780765354341
Many girls daydream about being princesses adopted by commoners. In the case of teenager Miranda Popescu, this is literally true. Hidden by her aunt in this world, Miranda is at the fulcrum of a deadly political battle between conjurers in an alternate world where "Roumania" is a leading European power.
Author : Joshua Kozubal
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 22,61 MB
Release : 2006-08-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1847285937
Orphaned at a young age when his parents are killed in a car accident, Adam Swanson lived his life without questioning his surroundings or ever considering whether God actually existed, but after he gets a visit from the Arch Angel Gabriel, that all changes. Through a series of bizarre glimpses into the supernatural, he quickly begins to learn that there is indeed more to this life. When his grandfather dies and leaves Adam both his house and an unusually large amount of money, he finds a strange book that reveals an ancient family secret placing him directly in the middle of an age old plot to bring the anti-Christ into the world. As Adam struggles to figure out what his place is in the world, he learns that not only is there more going on in the supernatural realm than the could have ever imagined, there is also more going on in the natural realm than meets the eye. This fast paced thriller will keep you on the edge of your seat and questioning what is just beneath the surface.
Author : Alvin Schwartz
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 20,80 MB
Release : 2019-04-02
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0062682865
The iconic anthology series of horror tales that's now a feature film! More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark is a timeless collection of chillingly scary tales and legends. Folklorist Alvin Schwartz offers up some of the most alarming tales of horror, dark revenge, and supernatural events of all time. Available for the first time as an ebook, Stephen Gammell’s artwork from the original More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark appears in all its spooky glory. Read if you dare! And don't miss Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark and Scary Stories 3!
Author : Michelle Porter
Publisher : Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press
Page : 157 pages
File Size : 37,56 MB
Release : 2022-04-15
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1771125454
Scratching River braids the voices of mother, brother, sister, ancestor, and river to create a story about environmental, personal, and collective healing. This memoir revolves around a search for home for the author’s older brother, who is both autistic and schizophrenic, and an unexpected emotional journey that led to acceptance, understanding and, ultimately, reconciliation. Michelle Porter brings together the oral history of a Métis ancestor, studies of river morphology, and news clippings about abuse her older brother endured at a rural Alberta group home to tell a tale about love, survival, and hope. This book is a voice in your ear, urging you to explore your own braided histories and relationships.
