Author : Hernàn Moreno-Hinojosa
Publisher : Arte Publico Press
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 31,52 MB
Release : 2003-01-01
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781558856790
A collection of twenty traditional tales from southern Texas viewed through the author's experiences on the cattle ranches owned by his father, including one in an area known as "el desierto muerto."
Author : Hernán Moreno-Hinojosa
Publisher : Arte Publico Press
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 44,29 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN :
A collection of twenty traditional tales from southern Texas viewed through the author's experiences on the cattle ranches owned by his father, including one in an area known as "el desierto muerto."
Author : Marie O'Regan
Publisher : Robinson
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 12,31 MB
Release : 2012-10-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1780330251
25 chilling short stories by outstanding female writers. Women have always written exceptional stories of horror and the supernatural. This anthology aims to showcase the very best of these, from Amelia B. Edwards's 'The Phantom Coach', published in 1864, through past luminaries such as Edith Wharton and Mary Elizabeth Braddon, to modern talents including Muriel Gray, Sarah Pinborough and Lilith Saintcrow. From tales of ghostly children to visitations by departed loved ones, and from heart-rending stories to the profoundly unsettling depiction of extreme malevolence, what each of these stories has in common is the effect of a slight chilling of the skin, a feeling of something not quite present, but nevertheless there. If anything, this showcase anthology proves that sometimes the female of the species can also be the most terrifying . . .
Author : Annie Wilder
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 43,74 MB
Release : 2012-08-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0765330350
A collection of firsthand accounts from truckers who have driven all over the United States and have encountered strange and unusual phenomenons which can only be described as paranormal.
Author : Peter Haining
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 874 pages
File Size : 29,39 MB
Release : 2010-03-23
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1849015759
Over 25 short story masterpieces from writers such as Louis de Bernières and Ian Rankin - modern literary tales to chill the blood. This spine-chilling new anthology of 20th and 21st century tales by big name writers is in the best traditions of literary ghost stories. It is just a little over a hundred years ago that the most famous literary ghost story, The Turn of the Screw by Henry James, was published and in the intervening years a great many other distinguished writers have tried their hand at this popular genre - some basing their fictional tales on real supernatural experiences of their own.
Author : Valley Byliners
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 49,34 MB
Release : 2010-04-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1450219772
The authors of COLLECTED TALES FROM THE RIO GRANDE are current or former residents of the Rio Grande Valley, who know the joys and tribulations of living along a contentious border with Mexico. From this wealth of talent and experience, the Valley Byliners Editorial Committee selected and edited the stories and poems that make up this volume. Don Cliff ord has written for and edited several prize winning military and civilian publications. Jack King once taught English and Art in the Texas State Technical College Upward Bound program. Marianna Nelson helped keep the project on track with pertinent insights from the Byliner membership. But in the long run, this book would not have been possible without the collective eff orts of all the talented writers presented here.
Author : Neil Peart
Publisher : ECW Press
Page : 564 pages
File Size : 41,52 MB
Release : 2002-06
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1554907063
In less than a year, Neil Peart lost both his 19-year-old daughter, Selena, and his wife, Jackie. Faced with overwhelming sadness and isolated from the world in his home on the lake, Peart was left without direction. That lack of direction lead him on a 5
Author : Washington Irving
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : pages
File Size : 32,42 MB
Release : 2016-10-15
Category :
ISBN : 9781539541196
From the listless repose of the place, and the peculiar character of its inhabitants, who are descendants from the original Dutch settlers, this sequestered glen has long been known by name of Sleepy Hollow... A drowsy, dreamy influence seems to hang over the land, and to pervade the very atmosphere. Washington Irving
Author : Benjamin Percy
Publisher : Marvel Entertainment
Page : 147 pages
File Size : 13,11 MB
Release : 2022-10-26
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 1302943642
Collects Ghost Rider (2022) #1-5. Ghost Rider goes back to flaming-skulled basics! Johnny Blaze is in a haze. He has the perfect life: idyllic small town, wife and kids, dog - the American dream. Except for the nightmares. Blaze is having terrifying visions and has a constant, pounding headache - like something inside is trying to get out. This world he's living in is too good to be true. In fact, it's more like a prison. But who would purposely be keeping the Spirit of Vengeance on the sidelines - and how? Meanwhile, the FBI has recently discovered a frightening and unexplained surge in supernatural activity. And that can mean only one thing: It's time for Blaze to hit the dark roads of the Marvel Universe once more, confronting its monsters and battling his demons. Let's ride!
Author : Valley Byliners
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 28,61 MB
Release : 2006-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 059542063X
Tales Told at Midnight Along the Rio Grande: A great river with two names forms the southern boundary of Texas. Here, two cultures clash and old world ghosts collide with new. Two peoples create their myths and legends, each with their own heroes and villains, lovers and friends, natural and supernatural. Collected and created by the Valley Byliners are 34 such tales suitable for those darkest hours. The members of the Valley Byliners, whose history as an organization stretches back to the 1940s, have come together to produce a fourth book. The writers sincerely hope you'll be amazed and thrilled. Perhaps you'll feel the chill of something other-worldly at your back as you read their latest offering.
