The Peabody- Ozymandias Traveling Circus & Oddity Emporium

      F. Paul Wilson
     The Peabody- Ozymandias Traveling Circus & Oddity Emporium

This novella was expanded from "Freak Show," the nigh impossible to find anthology F. Paul Wilson edited back in 1992. It was originally published as a 500-copy collector's edition that sold out on publication. With copies of the limited going for over $100 on the aftermarket, the author decided to make inexpensive paperback and ebook editions available to his readers. The story involves the Otherness and ties into both the Repairman Jack series and The Adversary Cycle. Follow Oz and his band of freaks as they tour the country on a dark mission that threatens the nature of reality itself. (A companion piece to "The Last Rakosh" and the Repairman Jack novel, ALL THE RAGE.)

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    A Perfect Canvas

      Kevin Adkisson
     A Perfect Canvas

When a wealthy, bad boy client offers real estate agent Paige Knight the opportunity to escape her humdrum life and follow her dream of becoming an artist, she jumps at his offer. But doing so unwittingly puts herself, and her husband, in the hands of the sadist, Nicholas Steele, a body modification and tattoo artist who sees Paige as the perfect canvas to receive his next masterwork.A World of Verse is the first collection of poetry produced by poets of the Authors' Social Media Support Group (ASMSG). Twenty-One poets, representing dozens in the Writer's Circle of ASMSG, pour their hearts, souls, and imaginations into over sixty poems ranging from the anguish of loneliness and the despair of loss to the joy of belonging and the rapture of love. Feel the passion for life within these pages as we celebrate this inaugural collection. More will follow. The poets represented herein are: Alan HardyAndy SzpukB.L. RonanBryan PaulDebra ParmleyIan Bradley MarshallJames AmoatengKarena MarieLaurie KazmierczakLucy PireelMurielle CyrOllie LambertOscar Wager IIPeter Watson JenkinsRegina PuckettShannon McRobertsSteven HarzTeresa Amehana GarciaTeresa Joseph FranklinYelle HughesWe hope you enjoy this labor of love, and pass the passion along.

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    The Toothfairy Comes A Knockin'

      Deborah Krider
     The Toothfairy Comes A Knockin'

A quick little tale about a sadistic dentist whose time has come to pay the piper.When James Peter Matthews, a senior at Tech U. , confesses to his parents that he is an atheist…well they don’t take the news very well. His Mom cried for a week, his name was plastered all over the church prayer lists, and his entire family was on his case about it. After several weeks of vainly trying to convince his family that he was right, James has an ingenious (and admittedly crazy) idea – travel forward in time and bring back irrefutable evidence that God doesn’t exist. Will James’ plan succeed? Can he actually manage to travel forward in time? And if so, will he find the answers that he seeks, or merely more questions? Come follow James’ thought provoking, yet humorous, tale and find out.

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    Twilight's Child

      V. C. Andrews
     Twilight's Child

As Mrs. James Gary Longchamp, Dawn is blissfully happy. But a legacy of deceit and betrayal still haunts her... At last Dawn can create a haven of warmth and love for her beautiful baby girl, Christie, and her darling Jimmy. Dawn is a huge success as the new owner of the Cutler's Cove hotel...and soon she and Jimmy will be blessed with a child of their own. Yet Dawn cannot quell her forebodings of evil. She can sense Grandmother Cutler's presence everywhere...can feel her bitter hatred as if the old lady plotted her vengeance from the grave. When Dawn discovers that her brother, Philip, still clings to his mad, shameful passion for her, she is heartstricken. Her spiteful, jealous sister, Clara, is far easier to ignore...until the day Clara's childish rage explodes into violence, destroying Dawn's most cherished, precious dream. Then Christie's father, debonair singing star Michael Sutton, returns. Now, as the heartaches and scandals of the past threaten to engulf her, Dawn must fight for her steadfast Jimmy...for only with Jimmy's love can she find the rainbow at the end of the storm.

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    Than and Now

      Yuri Csapo
     Than and Now

Too tired to remember, too painful to forget? Do you really want to let go? Only Dr. Than removes unwanted memories.Too tired to remember, too painful to forget? Do you really want to let go? Only Dr. Than removes unwanted memories. If you could erase a painful memory, would you? Meet Michael and his nightmare. He would give anything for a good night's sleep.

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    The Song of the Sea

      Mari Biella
     The Song of the Sea

Deaf, mute Jacob Worsley is regarded as a harmless oddity in the small fishing village where he lives. Few people suspect that he is haunted by the memory of what happened to him twenty years ago, when he went out to sea with his brother Isaac and encountered a primal evil... A short story of 2,700 words, THE SONG OF THE SEA revisits an ancient legend and weaves an atmosphere of mystery and dread.Deaf, mute Jacob Worsley is regarded as a harmless oddity in the small fishing village where he lives. Few people suspect that he is haunted by the memory of what happened to him twenty years ago, when he went out to sea with his brother Isaac and encountered a primal evil...A short story of 2,700 words, THE SONG OF THE SEA revisits an ancient legend and weaves an atmosphere of mystery and dread.

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    Anna Dressed in Blood

      Kendare Blake
     Anna Dressed in Blood

Cas Lowood has inherited an unusual vocation: He kills the dead. So did his father before him, until he was gruesomely murdered by a ghost he sought to kill. Now, armed with his father's mysterious and deadly athame, Cas travels the country with his kitchen-witch mother and their spirit-sniffing cat. They follow legends and local lore, destroy the murderous dead, and keep pesky things like the future and friends at bay. Searching for a ghost the locals call Anna Dressed in Blood, Cas expects the usual: track, hunt, kill. What he finds instead is a girl entangled in curses and rage, a ghost like he's never faced before. She still wears the dress she wore on the day of her brutal murder in 1958: once white, now stained red and dripping with blood. Since her death, Anna has killed any and every person who has dared to step into the deserted Victorian she used to call home. Yet she spares Cas's life.

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    Riverlilly

      William Young
     Riverlilly

Runaways Jai and Ceder set sail in a boat full of holes, with a plan full of holes, searching for anything to hold onto in a world where nothing is what it seems.Runaways Jai and Ceder set sail in a boat full of holes, with a plan full of holes, searching for anything to hold onto in a world where nothing is what it seems. Never did they imagine their desperate voyage would ignite a maelstrom of primeval forces roiling to the surface at every turn, churning the fate and free will of every friend and foe they meet into a proper froth. Following a boy and girl who have never met before the night they flee a life of slavery and begin their journey across the open sea, Riverlilly is at heart a simple tale of young love struggling to stay afloat. Steered by waves they set in motion centuries past, leaving in their wake ripples that will rock their trusty boat a thousand years hence, together Jai and Ceder struggle to hold course against the tide of an inescapable truth: the farther away they try to run, the faster they will be reeled back to the beginning.Riverlilly is a YA Fantasy. Jai and Ceder's adventure takes place in a world not unlike Oz or Wonderland, with a wide cast of colorful characters that can be as startlingly wise as they are whimsical. There is an almost fairy-tale form of logic that underpins this world, and Jai and Ceder are as new to its quirks and Quixotisms as the reader, although most fantasy fans will get a fuzzy tinkling of familiarity throughout. Mind you, this is not an Epic, End-All Battle Between Good and Evil; there are no knights in white armor or damsels in distress, no wizards, no elves, no dwarves, no dragons (at least not in the traditional sense.) This is a smaller, more personal story, yet the pages are absolutely dripping with magic that drives the story forward at every turn, but as a powerful a narrative force as it can be, most often the existence and influence of the supernatural remains out of sight and out of mind, like the invisible currents below the surface of the sea that carry Jai and Ceder's little skiff from one shore to the other. Mystery, humor, and suspense abound, but at its core this is the adventure of a lifetime for two wide-eyed kids who have never so much as dipped a toe in the ocean but find themselves stranded on a boat full of holes by the end of the first chapter. Are you ready to set sail?

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    The Adversary

      Hamzah Sarwar
     The Adversary

The Adversary is a short tale of a man's encounters with a mysterious demon and attempts to rid himself of a wretched curse. Why has the creature appeared? And is the evil eye to blame for those awful nightmares? A descent into anarchy ensues as the past returns to haunt and teach one final lesson.The curse of the 'evil eye' is believed by most cultures to be cast by an envious glare from someone who wishes to inflict misfortune. The insidious influence of such black magic can often derail even the most ardent of believers. But does the evil eye really exist? The Adversary is a chilling short tale of a man's encounters with a mysterious demon and attempts to rid himself of a wretched curse. Why has the creature appeared? And is the evil eye to blame for those awful nightmares? A descent into anarchy ensues as the past returns to haunt and teach one final lesson.

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    I Am Not a Serial Killer

      Dan Wells
     I Am Not a Serial Killer

John Wayne Cleaver is dangerous, and he knows it. He's spent his life doing his best not to live up to his potential. He's obsessed with serial killers, but really doesn't want to become one. So for his own sake, and the safety of those around him, he lives by rigid rules he's written for himself, practicing normal life as if it were a private religion that could save him from damnation. Dead bodies are normal to John. He likes them, actually. They don't demand or expect the empathy he's unable to offer. Perhaps that's what gives him the objectivity to recognize that there's something different about the body the police have just found behind the Wash-n-Dry Laundromat---and to appreciate what that difference means. Now, for the first time, John has to confront a danger outside himself, a threat he can't control, a menace to everything and everyone he would love, if only he could. Dan Wells' debut novel is the first volume of a trilogy that will keep you awake and then haunt your dreams.

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    Articles in Horror Volume 1

      Brian Niskala
     Articles in Horror Volume 1

Various articles written on Horror Subjects, with a bonus of 2 Chapter from Rhinehoth!Contents:My Myth of VampiresGoth and HorrorHistory of SciFi in HorrorZombies on the Rise in HaitiHorror Religion & VoodooTorture from Limb to LimbAs well as graphics through out the book!The revised edition of Hacker School, now a trilogy with the addition of two new stories. In a dystopian world, who will decide the future of mankind?After the Great Chaos, Jake's tribe decides it's time to expand from their hidden valley and once more deal with other societies.David's tribe is trying to gather technology and reconstruct some of the technical marvels that once existed. They are violently opposed by anti-scavengers that wait for promised help from now vanished bureaucracies.Charlene is mostly healed from her many battles. She's surprised by what may be a way to survive. Does this hacker really offer a small chance of escape? Maybe human rights hacktivism is in her future. Probably not. Is it foolish to trust someone just because he remembers how to laugh?Hacker School is a three act prelude to the cyberhug.me series. "Your life is a burning match. Ignite a bonfire." - Allan R. Wallace

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    Trick or treat

      Eduard Joseph
     Trick or treat

This short story follows two young brothers as they go trick-or-treating on Halloween. As they go from house to house, the learn that some grownups are not fond of kids knocking on their doors looking for candy.A modern fairytale about a talking, giant-killing cat with ambitions. The farmyard animals are eager to imitate his example by learning to speak and throwing off the yolk of servitude. All except for silent Mr Simpkins, the grey cat who is as plump as an overstuffed cushion but not so dumb as he looks...

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    Twisted

      Uvi Poznansky
     Twisted

In this unique collection, discover diverse tales, laden with shades of mystery. Come into a dark, strange world, a hyper-reality where nearly everything is firmly rooted in the familiar—except for some quirky detail that twists the yarn, and takes it for a spin in an unexpected direction. So prepare yourself: keep the lights on.In this unique collection, discover diverse tales, laden with shades of mystery. Come into a dark, strange world, a hyper-reality where nearly everything is firmly rooted in the familiar—except for some quirky detail that twists the yarn, and takes it for a spin in an unexpected direction. So prepare yourself: keep the lights on.Inspired by her art and by literature, these tales come from different times and places, with characters that search for their identity and challenge their hellish fate. Yet all of them share one thing in common: an unusual mind, one that is twisted. If you like to read a horror anthology, with dark fantasy horror about the battle between the devil and God, you will enjoy outwitting the devil in this book, because it is a woman, or rather her ghost, that finds a way to outwit him.

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    Lark-Ellen, a short story

      Stan Smith
     Lark-Ellen, a short story

Teo Bojorquez tells the tale of what happened on the plateau of Xitapec, a story of love, loss, and unimaginable horror."The jungle in the morning is a wonderful place: the stirrings of small creatures, the echo of birdsong, the sun filtering through a vaulted green ceiling—I had never loved it as much as I did then.I doubt if I will ever love it again."When Phil Sayre's brother arrives in a small Mexican village, he is met by Teofilo "Teo" Bojorquez, a worker at the uranium mine where Phil had been a supervisor. There's been some sort of accident, and Phil has been injured, or driven mad, or...His brother is there to find out exactly what happened. Teo begins to explain, and tells a tale of love, loss, and unimaginable horror.Told from Teo's point of view, "Lark-Ellen" is a captivating story of eerie mystery by the author of "The Search for Bryant Hunter," Stan Smith.

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    Zombie Zora

      R.G. Richards
     Zombie Zora

Zombie Zora (Zora Baker #1) Surviving is step one. Zombies are everywhere. Now what? 19 year old Zora, Brittany, and Jones travel Zombie Earth facing overwhelming odds and discover secrets to destroy the zombies. Now they need to make it back.Grab your gun, let out your battle scream, and join the fight. Lookout Zombie World, she plans on sending you all to hell—screaming!Zombie Zora (Zora Baker #1) Surviving zombie apocalypse is only the first step. So you are alive, and zombies are everywhere. Now what? Zora Baker joins the army to protect her and her brother. She's a bad soldier and is in danger of getting kicked out. If that happens, what will become of them? Separated and fending for themselves, 19 year old Zora, Brittany, and Jones travel Zombie Earth. Adventure after adventure, they face overwhelming odds and discover secrets to the zombies that will enable the army to wipe out the menace once and for all. Can they make it back with their secrets or will the zombies get them? What about the scavengers? Only time will tell.Grab your gun, let out your battle scream, and join the fight. Lookout Zombie World, here she comes and she plans on sending you all to hell—screaming!

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