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The Whisperer and Other Voices

by Brian Lumley

The Whisperer and Other Stories contains a complete short novel, The Return of the Deep Ones , as well as eight more weighty slices from the dark imagination of Brian Lumley. Here are several of Lumley's best H. P. Lovecraft-inspired tales, including "The Statement of Henry Worthy." Also included are "The Luststone" and "The Disapproval of Jeremy Cleave," proving that Lumley can make one laugh even while the... (more)

MUMMY, OR RAMSES THE DAMNED

The MummyAnne Rice

The Mummy

by Anne Rice

Taltos-Lives of the Mayfair Witches

Hora das Bruxas, A - Vol. 1

Hora das Bruxas, A - Vol. 2

The Innsmouth Cycle: The Taint of the Deep Ones (Call of Cthulhu Fiction)

The Innsmouth Cycle: The Taint of the Deep Ones (Call of Cthulhu Fiction)

" Iä! Y'ha-nthlei! City of our blood / Where ancient kinfolk call for my return / To long-drowned altars where strange votives burn / For Him who dreaming waits beneath the flood... / My journey to your depths begins tonight / To serve immortal till the stars turn right." These lines from a poem by Ann K. Schwader are the coda for this fine collection of tales about H.P. Lovecraft's Innsmouth--that... (more)

Through Violet Eyes

by Stephen Woodworth

In a world where the dead can testify against the living, someone is getting away with murder. Because to every generation are born a select few souls with violet-colored eyes, and the ability to channel the dead. Both rare and precious—and rigidly controlled by a society that craves their services—these Violets perform a number of different duties. The most fortunate increase the world's cultural heritage by... (more)

The Best of Weird tales

Made in Goatswood (Call of Cthulhu, No 8)

Made in Goatswood (Call of Cthulhu, No 8)

by Ramsey Campbell, A. A. Attanasio, Donald Burleson, C. J. Henderson, J. Todd Kingrea, Richard A. Lupoff, Kevin A. Ross, Gary Sumpter, John Tynes, Fred Behrendt, Peter Cannon, Keith Herber, Penelope Love, Robert M. Price, Diane Sammarco

The Ghost in the Mirror (Lewis Barnavelt)

The Ghost in the Mirror (Lewis Barnavelt)

by Brad Strickland, John Bellairs

A summer trip becomes a dangerous journey into the past when Rose Rita unwittingly accompanies Mrs. Zimmerman, a woman hoping to regain her magical powers, until she loses her memory and leaves them stranded in the year 1828. Reprint. AB. SLJ.

The Secret of the Underground Room: A Johnny Dixon, Professor Childermass Book (Johnny Dixon)

The Secret of the Underground Room: A Johnny Dixon, Professor Childermass Book (Johnny Dixon)

by James McVean, John Bellairs

Professor Childermass is stunned when Father Higgins claims that a ghost is trying to contact him. Then the priest disappears. When the professor and Johnny catch up to him, they make a terrifying discovery -- Father Higgins is possessed by Masterman, the spirit of a long-dead knight determined to rule the world. And it looks as if Masterman is going to get his way. "Has enough chills to satisfy readers not quite... (more)

The Dark Secret of Weatherend: An Anthony Monday Mystery (Anthony Monday)

The Dark Secret of Weatherend: An Anthony Monday Mystery (Anthony Monday)

by John Bellairs, Lucy S. Chande-Binauli

When Anthony Monday stumbles upon a book that reveals a frightening plan to turn the world into an icy wasteland, he knows that he must find the person responsible and stop him before it is too late. Reprint. SLJ. "

Goosebumps Boxed Set, Books 1 - 4: Welcome to Dead House, Stay Out of the Basement, Monster Blood, and Say Cheese and Die!

Goosebumps Boxed Set, Books 1 - 4: Welcome to Dead House, Stay Out of the Basement, Monster Blood, and Say Cheese and Die!

by R. L. Stine

Inside the "Wicker Man"

by Allan Brown

In the "Wicker Man" a Highlands policeman, on the trail of a missing girl, is lured to a remote island. This book takes the reader from conception, production, release and reception, through to the full details of the search for lost footage into an exploration of the film's themes and its roots in Scottish paganism and culture.

The Ultimate WitchByron Preiss, John Betancourt

The Ultimate Witch

by Byron Preiss, John Betancourt

This collection of witch stories runs the gamut form tedious to thought-provoking to haunting. The best stories deal with contemporary witchcraft and mystical experiences. In an amusing account of mischievous modern witches, Kathryn Ptacek presents two sisters-in-law who discover a common interest in spells as they conspire to silence an annoying relative. When Nancy Holder's protagonist initiates contact with a... (more)

Wildflowers: Book 2

Star (Wildflowers)

by V.C. Andrews

Star hides her pain, like the other girls in the therapy group that's supposed to help them. But she knows how she feels deep in her heart. Even though her mother and father are still alive, they are dead to her. Today, it is her turn to reveal her secrets. Star will tell her story to doctor Marlowe and the others, and she will finally face the dark nightmares of her past....

Falling Stars (Andrews, V. C. Shooting Stars.)

Falling Stars (Andrews, V. C. Shooting Stars.)

by V.C. Andrews

All The World's A Stage -- but What If The Play Doesn't Go As Planned? Four talented girls from vastly different pasts share a dream of stardom: Cinnamon, the edgy actress; Ice, the phenomenal vocalist; Rose, the beautiful dancer; and Honey, the first-rate violinist. The four meet at the prestigious Senetsky School of the Performing Arts -- housed in an ornate New York City mansion -- and become instant friends... (more)

Orphans: Book 1

Butterfly

by V. C. Andrews

All she wanted was to be someone's little girl.... Fate made her a lonely orphan, yearning for the embrace of a real family and a loving home. But a golden chance at a new life may not be enough to escape the dark secrets of her past....

Rain

by William A. Smith, V. C. Andrews

RAIN ALREADY KNOWS HOW HARD LIFE CAN BE. BUT SHE IS ABOUT TO DISCOVER A SHATTERING SECRET FROM THE PAST THAT WILL CHANGE HER FUTURE FOREVER.... Growing up in the ghettos of Washington, D.C., the cards are stacked against a hardworking dreamer like Rain Arnold. Rain has fought to be the best daughter she can: she studies hard and gets good grades; she helps her mother cook and clean. And unlike her defiant... (more)

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The Whisperer and Other Voices

by Brian Lumley

MUMMY, OR RAMSES THE DAMNED

The Mummy

by Anne Rice

Taltos-Lives of the Mayfair Witches

Hora das Bruxas, A - Vol. 1

Hora das Bruxas, A - Vol. 2

The Innsmouth Cycle: The Taint of the Deep Ones (Call of Cthulhu Fiction)

Through Violet Eyes

by Stephen Woodworth

The Best of Weird tales

Made in Goatswood (Call of Cthulhu, No 8)

by Ramsey Campbell, A. A. Attanasio, Donald Burleson, C. J. Henderson, J. Todd Kingrea, Richard A. Lupoff, Kevin A. Ross, Gary Sumpter, John Tynes, Fred Behrendt, Peter Cannon, Keith Herber, Penelope Love, Robert M. Price, Diane Sammarco

The Ghost in the Mirror (Lewis Barnavelt)

by Brad Strickland, John Bellairs

The Secret of the Underground Room: A Johnny Dixon, Professor Childermass Book (Johnny Dixon)

by James McVean, John Bellairs

The Dark Secret of Weatherend: An Anthony Monday Mystery (Anthony Monday)

by John Bellairs, Lucy S. Chande-Binauli

Goosebumps Boxed Set, Books 1 - 4: Welcome to Dead House, Stay Out of the Basement, Monster Blood, and Say Cheese and Die!

by R. L. Stine

Inside the "Wicker Man"

by Allan Brown

The Ultimate Witch

by Byron Preiss, John Betancourt

Star (Wildflowers)

by V.C. Andrews

Falling Stars (Andrews, V. C. Shooting Stars.)

by V.C. Andrews

Butterfly

by V. C. Andrews

Rain

by William A. Smith, V. C. Andrews