When England's greatest hero is summoned to the estate of Aleister Crowley, he is expecting a leisurely evening of tale-telling with the assembled guests, among whom number Rudyard Kipling and Harry Houdini. But the evening will turn out to include kidnapping, murder, and blood sacrifice! Based on a true story.The Great White Lion is back! Though Mason Queensbury was once one of the most famous men on earth (he was reportedly the model on which both Tarzan and Indiana Jones were based) he’s been nearly completely forgotten by today’s public. “Mason Queensbury in the Parlour of the Occult” is the first new story featuring Victorian England’s Greatest Hero in over fifty years. The story, which tells the incredible tale of a visit by Queensbury and his faithful valet Pup-pup to the palatial country estate of the young occultist Aleister Crowley, contains all the elements the classic Queensbury books were well known for: suspense, action, frightening villains, a touch of the supernatural, and, of course, a great hero, the always-impeccable Englishman, Lord Mason Queensbury, the Earl of Daring. Experience the thrill of savage battle along with Queen Victoria’s chief adventurer as he protects the God-fearing people of England from the dark magic of Aleister Crowley! Views: 722
A beautiful young debutante meets a senseless and untimely demise. The eye witness account, retold from a peculiar perspective, leads to the question, could the tragedy have been prevented.The merchant vessel 'Persephone', fastest of her kind, is on a fairly routine run to the colonial world of Tanvella. En route, however, she encounters a derelict ship and then an unknown object which threatens to destroy her. Captain Duschelle and his crew must save themselves, and thousands of others, and reveal something deplorable, before they can hope to return home. Views: 722
A collection of poems by Nemonica Bars with different themes. From the darkest poetry to the inspirational.The art of poetry..."It starts with a vision A simple thought And we put onto paper The things we have sought We draw out our pains, our thoughts and our fears But also, some happiness behind all our tears So go ahead, bleed out in ink as you cry But you won't be forgotten For artists never die." Views: 721
In the final installment of the Star-Crossed Series, we find Eden Matthews a prisoner in the very household she set out to destroy. She is without magic and engaged to the same boy who betrayed her and everyone she loves. With her wedding looming on the horizon, conditions for her people continue to worsen and her goal of offering her kingdom freedom seems further away than ever. Her brother is free however, and building a Rebellion that hopes to rescue her. Eden's parents are working with the Resistance and inside the Citadel Eden finds more allies than she thought possible. However, there is more at stake for Eden than just an unwanted marriage. Her heart is on the line too, as she fights the pressures of palace life, the prejudice ingrained in her people and a seemingly unbeatable king. Endless Magic is the fourth and final installment of the Star-Crossed Series. Views: 721
Two academics thought they could unravel the secrets of a diabolical book but it destroyed them both.A short horror story based on the Lovecraftian Necronomicon. Two academics thought they could unravel the secrets of this diabolical book but it destroyed them both. Views: 721
A man from an advanced-technological civilization visits Earth and attempts to solve some of our problems with not quite the results he expected.A man that claims to be from an advanced-technological civilization thousands of light years away appears at a meeting of the UN and states that he has come to Earth to solve our problems. He has to convince the delegates that he is what he says he is and his attempts to prove this and to help the people of Earth does not have desired outcome. Views: 721
From Sophie McKenzie, bestselling and award-winning author of Girl, Missing and Sister, Missing
On a quiet, gray, Saturday morning, Livy arrives at her best friend Julia’s flat for a lunch date only to find her dead. Though all the evidence supports it, Livy cannot accept the official ruling of suicide; the Julia she remembers was loud, inappropriate, joyful, outrageous and loving, not depressed. The suspicious circumstances cause Livy to dig further, and she is suddenly forced to confront a horrifying possibility: that Julia was murdered, by the same man who killed Livy's sister, Kara, eighteen years ago.
Desperate to understand the tragedies of her past and hold her unraveling life together, Livy throws herself into the search for Kara and Julia’s killer, who she now believes is someone close to her family. But if that is true, can she still trust anyone? Damien, the man Julia was secretly dating? Leo, her husband’s boss and a close family friend? His son Paul, her husband’s best mate since college? Or even Will, her own dear husband, who has betrayed her perhaps one time too many?
And when Livy finally faces her sister’s killer, and he traps her with one horrible, impossible choice, she must finally decide: is she strong enough to trust herself? Views: 721
Five ghost stories. A witch figure comes to life to exact revenge. A boy conceives a ghoulish sacrifice. A mysterious stranger picks up a hitcher. A corpse reaches out from beyond the grave. An initiate spends the night in a haunted house.These five ghost stories are certain to give you goose bumps. "The Attic Man" tells about a strange presence in the attic that terrorizes two boys. In "The Unlucky Thirteen Club," a nervous man must spend a night in a haunted house for his initiation. "The Corpse's Wife" takes place in the nation's capitol during the years of plague following the Civil War. A hitchhiker earns his fare by telling ghost stories in "The Ride With the Stranger." And "The Witch" recounts a Halloween figure that comes to life to exact a centuries-old revenge. Views: 721
Yukyuk is a speed freak and Harry sells weed and hash from his one-room apartment on 11th Street. One warm summer night in 1967, they have a problem, and that problem ends in murder.In the mid-1960's, a teenage, hippie crash-pad scene developed in New York's East Village. Many of the arrivals were escaping repressive or abusive home environments. During this time, I was forced to run away twice before my father would consent for me to grow long hair. Today they call it "The Generation Gap," but it was really a Generation War. However, life in the East Village got increasingly bizarre as hard drug use increased, revealing a dark underbelly to the emerging hippie subculture. Views: 720
A MASKED MAN . . .
Winter Makepeace lives a double life. By day he's the stoic headmaster of a home for foundling children. But the night brings out a darker side of Winter. As the moon rises, so does the Ghost of St. Giles-protector, judge, fugitive. When the Ghost, beaten and wounded, is rescued by a beautiful aristocrat, Winter has no idea that his two worlds are about to collide.
A DANGEROUS WOMAN . . .
Lady Isabel Beckinhall enjoys nothing more than a challenge. Yet when she's asked to tutor the Home's dour manager in the ways of society-flirtation, double-entendres, and scandalous liaisons-Isabel can't help wondering why his eyes seem so familiar-and his lips so tempting.
A PASSION NEITHER COULD DENY
During the day Isabel and Winter engage in a battle of wills. At night their passions are revealed . . . But when little girls start disappearing from St. Giles, Winter must avenge them. For that he might have to sacrifice everything-the Home, Isabel . . . and his life. Views: 720
Sora Takinago is a robot designed by the poor but renowned scientist in in the town of Irabara, Japan. The town is known for science and its vast population of robots. These robots roam the yards and streets and homes all alike in the town Irabara. Sora is anything but your standard robot. In fact Sora is first genetically engineered robot with human DNA.DNA. The homosapien population has what we call dreams and this ability of unconscious mind has been placed into our hero Sora. Since the war of 2050 nightmares have infected the minds of the human race causing them to have demon filled dreams. Will Sora restore the peace to our dreams again or will we forever be mortified under the wrath of the Black Cat and her demons? Views: 720
Daytime TV's first and only new hot e-zine: Weekly summary of soap opera's hottest news, stories, humour, gossip, blind items, fearless predictions, top stars/stories/couples/characters to watch, snark galore, review and analysis.INSIDE — BREAKING NEWS: Inside Y&R’S Coup d'état! Source: Maria Arena Bell Out; Jill Farren Phelp In! Plus: Writing Shake-up! Publicist Quits! Plus: Major Cast Bloodbath In The Works? Are Sally Sussman Morina, Josh Griffith In? — FOREVER RESTLESS: Y&R’s Jeanne Cooper Previews Her Tell-All Memoir in an Exclusive Interview! Plus: Her Thoughts on What Bill Bell Would Think of Maria Arena Bell’s Y&R! Also: Is a Sequel Memoir in the Works Already? Extra: Why Did It Take So Long For Bill Bell’s Bio To Be Sold? Extra, Extra: Inside Cooper and Melody Thomas Scott’s Past Feud! And Cooper’s Current Love Life Exposed! Confirmed: Jen Lilley Out; Kirsten Storms In! DAYS: Explosion — Who Lives; Who Dies? Will Sami Die Saving EJ’s Life? Plus: Joe Mascolo Returns! Is DAYS Moving To New Studios? Will NBC Renew DAYS? Interview: Chandler Massey on a Will-Sonny Romance; And The End of EJ and Will! Find Out Which Former GH Actor Is Begging To Return? Brandon Beemer’s New Role! More Soap Hunks Expecting Babies! Inside Eric Braeden’s Recent Toronto Sojourn! GH/DAYS Star Jason Cook Sounds Off In A Must-Read Article on the Future of Daytime! Last Week's Reviews, Unbelievable Blind Items, and Next Week's Cheat Sheet! Views: 720
When our hero touches the face of evil, he resolves to fight. But he discovers when you fight fire with fire, everyone and everything gets burned, and there's nothing left to save.He knew better than to believe it could make a real difference, but he wanted to make oppression just a bit more expensive. So with the help of some friends, he hits back, and they succeed beyond their wildest dreams. Unfortunately, he paid an even higher price than those he was fighting, and almost lost his own soul. The biggest adventure of all was winning it back. Views: 720
A man awakens in a vast desolate wasteland without memory of who he is or how he got there. As he begins remembering, a sobering thought occurs to him: might this be hell?A man awakens in a vast desolate wasteland without memory of who he is or how he got there. As he begins remembering, a sobering thought occurs to him: might this be hell? In his travels he recalls the days leading up to his being here, the visions of a black-robed figure encroaching ever nearer, day after day. He chances upon a woman. As they cope with the probability of this being hell, they learn of a stunning coincidence too great to not possess meaning: she is the little sister of the girl he secretly loved in high school, Anna, his best friend of four years whom he never confessed his love to. They purpose to reach a distant mountain ridge to see what’s on the other side. Could it somehow be redemption? Or are they doomed to suffer an eternity in hell? Views: 720
Ruth Addems is a soap opera star, and she has a stalker so she is reffered to Rey. But he quickly learns that things aren't always as they appear. In the world of Hollywood everyone has secrets and most stories are the stuff that nightmares are made of. Rey learns that once an object is in motion it remains in motion...Ruth Addems is a soap opera star on the rise, but when her house in the affluent neighborhood of Black Hawk is broken into it looks as if she has a stalker and she is reffered to Rey. But Rey quickly finds out that things aren't always as they appear. In the world of Hollywood everyone has secrets and most stories are the stuff that nightmares are made of. Rey learns that once an object is in motion, it remains in motion... Views: 720
