Author : Michael Shea
Publisher : New York : Daw Books ; [Scarborough, Ont.] : New American Library of Canada
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 39,90 MB
Release : 1984
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780879979546
A gathering evil, as revealed by an indescribable color, haunts a lake in present-day New England
Author : Howard Phillips Lovecraft
Publisher : Hyweb Technology Co. Ltd.
Page : 689 pages
File Size : 38,69 MB
Release : 2011-09-15
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN :
One of the feature stories of the Cthulhu Mythos, "The Shadow Out of Time" is the tale of a professor of political economics that is thrown into a mind-shattering journey through time and space, while his body is held hostage by an alien mind. Horrified and panic-stricken by the implications of his experiences, he hopes against all reason and evidence that he has merely lost his mind.
Author : Gabriel García Márquez
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 473 pages
File Size : 42,59 MB
Release : 2020-10-27
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0593310853
A beautifully packaged edition of one of García Márquez's most beloved novels, with never-before-seen color illustrations by the Chilean artist Luisa Rivera and an interior design created by the author's son, Gonzalo García Barcha. In their youth, Florentino Ariza and Fermina Daza fall passionately in love. When Fermina eventually chooses to marry a wealthy, well-born doctor, Florentino is devastated, but he is a romantic. As he rises in his business career he whiles away the years in 622 affairs—yet he reserves his heart for Fermina. Her husband dies at last, and Florentino purposefully attends the funeral. Fifty years, nine months, and four days after he first declared his love for Fermina, he will do so again.
Author : Madison Smartt Bell
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 27,25 MB
Release : 2011-04-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0307742415
Mae, a blackjack dealer in a Las Vegas casino, spends her free time wandering the desert with a rifle, or sitting in her trailer obsessively watching replays of an old lover escaping the wreckage of 9/11. What she sees in those images is different from what the rest of us would see. She revels in the pure anarchy, thrills at the destruction. These images recall memories of a childhood marked by unthinkable abuse, of her drift into a cult that committed the most shocking crime of the '60s, of her life since then as a feral and wary outsider, caught in a swirl of events at once personal, political, mythic.
Author : Janet McDonald
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 36,5 MB
Release : 2007-10-16
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 1466803177
Spunky and headstrong, Cameron blasts music, challenges adults, and cuts class when she feels like it. She lives with her single mom in Brooklyn and hangs out with best friends Amanda, P, and Crystal. Life in their working-class neighborhood is pretty cool until Cameron's mother suddenly loses her job and can no longer afford the rent. Move to public housing? YG2BK! But no one's kidding, and Cameron finds herself living in the projects. Can a white girl from across town hope to be accepted by the black girls in the projects? A revelation from the past forces Cameron to confront a startling truth that just might put things in perspective . . . that is, if Cameron can handle it. Hilarious, surprising, and defiantly candid, Off-Color is a thought-provoking and thoroughly entertaining new novel from Janet McDonald. Hip and wise, the author grabs the readers and doesn't let go.
Author : Barbara Hambly
Publisher : Bantam
Page : 431 pages
File Size : 26,15 MB
Release : 1998-06-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0553575260
A lush and haunting novel of a city steeped in decadent pleasures . . . and of a man, proud and defiant, caught in a web of murder and betrayal. It is 1833. In the midst of Mardi Gras, Benjamin January, a Creole physician and music teacher, is playing piano at the Salle d'Orleans when the evenings festivities are interrupted—by murder. Ravishing Angelique Crozat, a notorious octoroon who travels in the city's finest company, has been strangled to death. With the authorities reluctant to become involved, Ben begins his own inquiry, which will take him through the seamy haunts of riverboatmen and into the huts of voodoo-worshipping slaves. But soon the eyes of suspicion turn toward Ben—for, black as the slave who fathered him, this free man of color is still the perfect scapegoat. . . . Praise for A Free Man of Color “A smashing debut. Rich and exciting with both substance and spice.”—Star Tribune, Minneapolis “A sparkling gem.”—King Features Syndicate “An astonishing tour de force.”—Margaret Maron “Superb.”—Drood Review of Mystery “A darned good murder mystery.”—USA Today
Author : Говард Лавкрафт
Publisher : Litres
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 15,82 MB
Release : 2022-01-29
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 5042590250
Параллельные миры, неразгаданные семейные тайны, злые духи, инопланетные материи, колдовство и магия, проклятые места, неподвластные человеческому разуму видения – мир произведений Лавкрафта наполнен вовсе не одними мифами Ктулху. Его вселенную населяют и другие неизведанные и непостижимые существа, пришедшие из чащи лесов, непроходимых болот, глубоких пещер, таинственных подземелий и даже иных времён и измерений, в которые можно случайно попасть, открыв окно мансарды.Одну из своих первых историй, «Зверь в пещере», Лавкрафт написал всего в 14 лет, а вошедшие в этот сборник рассказы «Музыка Эриха Цанна» и «Цвет из иных миров» автор считал своими лучшими произведениями. Оригинальные сюжеты мистических историй Лавкрафта легли в основу популярных песен, фильмов и компьютерных игр. По сей день знаменитый писатель Стивен Кинг считает Говарда Лавкрафта своим вдохновителем.Текст сокращён и адаптирован. Уровень А2.
Author : The Color Out Of Space
Publisher : BEYOND BOOKS HUB
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 24,51 MB
Release : 2021-01-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN :
The Colour Out of Space is a science fiction/horror short story by American author H. P. Lovecraft, written in March 1927. An unnamed narrator pieces together the story of an area known by the locals as the 'blasted heath' in the wild hills west of Arkham, Massachusetts. The narrator discovers that many years ago a meteorite crashed there, poisoning every living being nearby; vegetation grows large, but tasteless, animals are driven mad and deformed into grotesque shapes, and the people go insane or die one by one. This short story was one of H.P. Lovecraft's best-loved and most critically acclaimed stories,as well as being his own personal favorite.
Author : Matt Cardin
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 1065 pages
File Size : 45,41 MB
Release : 2017-09-21
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1440842027
This two-volume set offers comprehensive coverage of horror literature that spans its deep history, dominant themes, significant works, and major authors, such as Stephen King, Edgar Allan Poe, and Anne Rice, as well as lesser-known horror writers. Many of today's horror story fans—who appreciate horror through movies, television, video games, graphic novels, and other forms—probably don't realize that horror literature is not only one of the most popular types of literature but one of the oldest. People have always been mesmerized by stories that speak to their deepest fears. Horror Literature through History shows 21st-century horror fans the literary sources of their favorite entertainment and the rich intrinsic value of horror literature in its own right. Through profiles of major authors, critical analyses of important works, and overview essays focused on horror during particular periods as well as on related issues such as religion, apocalypticism, social criticism, and gender, readers will discover the fascinating early roots and evolution of horror writings as well as the reciprocal influence of horror literature and horror cinema. This unique two-volume reference set provides wide coverage that is current and compelling to modern readers—who are of course also eager consumers of entertainment. In the first section, overview essays on horror during different historical periods situate works of horror literature within the social, cultural, historical, and intellectual currents of their respective eras, creating a seamless narrative of the genre's evolution from ancient times to the present. The second section demonstrates how otherwise unrelated works of horror have influenced each other, how horror subgenres have evolved, and how a broad range of topics within horror—such as ghosts, vampires, religion, and gender roles—have been handled across time. The set also provides alphabetically arranged reference entries on authors, works, and specialized topics that enable readers to zero in on information and concepts presented in the other sections.
Author : H. P. Lovecraft
Publisher : Phoemixx Classics Ebooks
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 44,90 MB
Release : 2021-10-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 3985949611
The Color Out Of Space H. P. Lovecraft - "The Colour Out of Space" is a science fiction/horror short story by American author H. P. Lovecraft, written in March 1927. In the tale, an unnamed narrator pieces together the story of an area known by the locals as the "blasted heath" in the wild hills west of the fictional town of Arkham, Massachusetts. The narrator discovers that many years ago a meteorite crashed there, poisoning every living being nearby; vegetation grows large but foul tasting, animals are driven mad and deformed into grotesque shapes, and the people go insane or die one by one.Lovecraft began writing "The Colour Out of Space" immediately after finishing his previous short novel, The Case of Charles Dexter Ward, and in the midst of final revision on his horror fiction essay "Supernatural Horror in Literature". Seeking to create a truly alien life form, he drew inspiration from numerous fiction and nonfiction sources. First appearing in the September 1927 edition of Hugo Gernsback's science fiction magazine Amazing Stories, "The Colour Out of Space" became one of Lovecraft's most popular works, and remained his personal favorite of his short stories. It has been adapted to film several times, as Die, Monster, Die! (1965), The Curse (1987), Colour from the Dark (2008), The Colour Out of Space (Die Farbe) (2010) and Color Out of Space (2019).
