Download or read book Ghosts of Christmas Past written by Neil Gaiman and published by John Murray. This book was released on 2017-10-19 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A present contains a monstrous secret. An uninvited guest haunts a Christmas party. A shadow slips across the floor by firelight. A festive entertainment ends in darkness and screams. Who knows what haunts the night at the dark point of the year? This collection of seasonal chillers looks beneath Christmas cheer to a world of ghosts and horrors, mixing terrifying modern fiction with classic stories by masters of the macabre. From Neil Gaiman and M. R. James to Muriel Spark and E. Nesbit, there are stories here to make the hardiest soul quail - so find a comfy chair, lock the door, ignore the cold breath on your neck and get ready to welcome in the real spirits of Christmas.

Download or read book The Ghost of Christmas Present written by Scott Abbott and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-10-23 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It’s the fourth Wednesday of November, and Patrick Guthrie is giving thanks. He’s giving thanks that his eight-year-old son, Braden, will finally have a procedure on his heart that will cure him of the same life-threatening condition that took Patrick’s wife several years earlier. But when Patrick suddenly loses his job teaching drama at a New York City high school, his already desperate financial situation becomes dire. Rebecca Brody, a social worker, shows up at his door with a judge’s order for him to appear before the city’s family court to determine if Patrick is financially fit, and Patrick realizes he is in danger of losing his son. Patrick knows that he must somehow make it through the holiday season to a new job waiting for him in the new year. He also knows that Ted Cake, his former father-in-law, blames Patrick so much for the death of his daughter that he, a rich and disagreeable man, is the one pushing the city to call the custody hearing and give the boy over to him. Now Patrick has only three weeks before Christmas to somehow make enough money to pay his bills, present himself to the family court as a fit father, and keep Braden in his life. It’s when Patrick sees a charming beggar on the subway dressed up as a crazy alien that he gets an idea. In true Dickensian holiday spirit, Patrick makes use of his old acting skills and his love of A Christmas Carol and takes to the streets in the guise of the Ghost of Christmas Present. Making a midtown corner his performing stage, he begins to touch and change the lives of all those who come his way, including Rebecca Brody and the bitter and heartbroken Ted Cake. *** The train stopped at a station where the signs read Thirty-fourth Street. The doors opened and Patrick waited for the commuters to disembark before he got off. He walked to the stairs as the morning light from the street shone and the sounds of Broadway bounced down into the station in echoing waves. He caught sight of himself in the plastic window of the token booth, where the transit workers shook their heads at his appearance. Perhaps he had gone too far with the costume. Perhaps he had gone too far thinking he should even attempt this madness. Perhaps what was worst of all was thinking he could save the semblance of a life that he could carve for himself with Braden. Maybe Braden would be better off without him in his daily life. Maybe . . . Patrick shook off the thought as the noise of Broadway waited for him above. He drew in a breath and exhaled. “Into the breach, dear friends.” He began to climb the stairs.

Download or read book I m The Ghost Of Christmas Present written by Christmas Pun Vibes Prints and published by . This book was released on 2019-11-11 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christmas Notebook - Funny Xmas Pun Sayings Santa Claus Winter Deals Holiday Season Mini Notepad Funny Xmas Humor Gift College Ruled Are you a Looking to buy some Christmas Gifts? Or you know someone that needs this Xmas Pun notebooks for this coming Holiday? This is a great for taking notes, scheduling, journal and much more. Use it for work, business, travel or your day to day notes. Convenient 6 x 9 size - perfect for fitting in your pocket or purse Great gift idea for black friday, Christmas, december, shopper, cyber monday, birthdays, cooking recipe, holidays, or any special occasion. Useful and funny Christmas Puns notepad for writing notes, journal and more! Perfectly sized at 6" x 9" 120 lined pages Cool Christmas day cover design Thoughtful gift for people who loves Christmas season!

Download or read book They Sing Christmas Up in Harlem written by Eric LeRoy Wilson and published by Dramatic Publishing. This book was released on 2000 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A Christmas Carol written by David A. Hill and published by Pearson UK. This book was released on 2019 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Scrooge in Rouge written by Ricky Graham and published by Dramatists Play Service, Inc.. This book was released on 2017-09-29 with total page 43 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This quick-change, cross-dressing version of the Charles Dickens classic is set in a Victorian music hall. The Royal Music Hall Twenty-Member Variety Players are beset with a widespread case of food poisoning. This leaves only three surviving members to soldier on through a performance of A Christmas Carol. The undaunted trio gamely face missed cues, ill-fitting costumes, and solving the problem of having no one to play Tiny Tim. Done in the style of British Music Hall, SCROOGE IN ROUGE abounds in bad puns, bawdy malapropisms, naughty double-entendres, and witty songs. A raucous holiday treat!

Download or read book The Ghost of Christmas Present written by K.J. Emrick and published by South Coast Publishing. This book was released on 2022-12-15 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's nearly Christmas in Misty Hollow and Darcy Sweet is anticipating a wonderful family gathering for the day. It's been quiet around town lately and there's absolutely nothing out of the ordinary to be stressed about, right? Well, Darcy should have known better... While unpacking a new shipment of books for her bookstore she discovers a tall slender book with a white cover she's sure she didn't order. How odd... Even odder still, the book has just a title. There's no author name and nothing on the back or spine either. While she's inspecting the book she catches a flicker of dark movement from the corner of her eye. She convinces herself it's nothing to worry about but... In Darcy's world, nothing to worry about seems to have a habit of turning into something to worry about more often than not. Could it be a ghost? Can Darcy work out what's going on and solve the mystery in time to have that wonderful family Christmas she's been dreaming about? The Ghost of Christmas Present is the 34th book in the Darcy Sweet Cozy Mystery series. If you love paranormal cozy mysteries, with a touch of romance and family, you'll love the Darcy Sweet Cozy Mystery series!

Download or read book A Christmas Carol written by Israel Horovitz and published by Dramatists Play Service Inc. This book was released on 1979-10 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE STORY: Famous the world over, the often bizarre and ultimately heart-warming story of Scrooge, Bob Cratchit, Tiny Tim and the others needs no detailing here. Mr. Horovitz's adaptation follows the Dickens original scrupulously but, in bringing i

Download or read book Horrors of War written by Cynthia J. Miller and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2015-05-14 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Battlefields have traditionally been considered places where the spirits of the dead linger, and popular culture brings those thoughts to life. Supernatural tales of war told in print, on screen, and in other media depict angels, demons, and legions of the undead fighting against—or alongside—human soldiers. Ghostly war ships and phantom aircraft carry on their never-to-be-completed missions, and the spirits—sometimes corpses—of dead soldiers return to confront the enemies who killed them, comrades who betrayed them, or leaders who sacrificed them. In Horrors of War: The Undead on the Battlefield, Cynthia J. Miller and A. Bowdoin Van Riper have assembled essays that explore the meaning and significance of these tales. Among the questions that the volume seeks to answer are: How do supernatural stories engage with cultural attitudes toward war? In what ways do these stories reflect or challenge the popular memories of particular wars? How do they ask us to think again about battlefield heroism, military ethics, and the politics of sacrifice? Divided into four sections, chapters examine undead war stories in film (Carol for Another Christmas, The Devil’s Backbone), television (The Twilight Zone), literature (The Bloody Red Baron, Devils of D-Day), comics (Weird War Tales, The Haunted Tank), graphic novels (The War of the Trenches), and gaming (Call of Duty: World at War). Featuring contributions from a diverse group of international scholars, these essays address such themes as monstrous enemies and enemies made monstrous, legacies and memories of war, and the war dead who refuse to rest. Drawing together stories from across wars, branches of service, and generations of soldiers—and featuring more than fifty illustrations—Horrors of War will be of interest to scholars of film, popular culture, military history, and cultural history.

Download or read book Tis The Season written by William D Holloway and published by XinXii. This book was released on 2019-08-26 with total page 75 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Christmas will be one that no one will forget. As an unknown curse is accidentally put on the holiday, a group of misfits must undo their wrong before everyone's jolly cheers turn to jolly fears. Or is this just another unusual day for the unusual citizens of Holiday City? This Christmas story is not one for the little kids.

Download or read book A Christmas Carol written by Charles Dickens and published by . This book was released on 2023-03-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book It s a Wonderful Knife written by Christine Wenger and published by Berkley. This book was released on 2016-02-02 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Comfort food and murder are on the holiday menu in the latest mystery from the national bestselling author of Macaroni and Freeze . . . All Trixie Matkowski wants for Christmas is a break—just not the broken leg she got after slipping on some ice. With Sandy Harbor alive in the hustle and bustle of the season, it’s the busiest time of the year at Trixie’s Silver Bullet Diner. There are millions of things to do, including cater the town’s annual Christmas pageant and community dinner with some delicious holiday comfort food. But the festivities turn into a bit of a turkey after Liz Fellows, the director of the pageant, is found with Trixie’s butcher knife in her back. Now Trixie must help the police arrest the scary gentleman—or lady—guilty of the crime if she hopes to get herself off the naughty list.

Download or read book Bushwhacked written by Zapiro and published by Juta and Company Ltd. This book was released on 2002 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the seventh annual collection of Zapiro satirical political cartoons from the Mail and Guardian, Sunday Times and Sowetan.

Download or read book The Happy Holidays Collection written by Vin Morreale and published by Dramatic Publishing. This book was released on 1997-03 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Marly s Ghost written by David Levithan and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2007-10-18 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Ben's girlfriend, Marly, dies, he feels his life is over. What could possibly matter now when Marly is gone? So when Valentine's Day approaches, it makes sense that this day that was once so meaningful to Ben leaves him feeling bitter and hollow. But then Marly shows up--or at least her ghost does--along with three others spirits. Now Ben must take a painful journey through Valentine's Days past, present, and future, and what he discovers will change him forever.

Download or read book Scrooge worstgiftever written by Charles Dickens and published by Random House Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2016-09-27 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Christmas Carol, one of the holiday’s greatest traditions told . . . in texts?! Imagine: What if Scrooge, Marley, the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future, and the whole Cratchit family had smartphones? A classic is reborn in this clever adaptation of Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol! One grouchy old man who can’t stop asking “How did you get this number?!” Three ghosts who communicate in the most modern ways, including one who ONLY uses emojis! And a status update with the most “likes” ever: God bless us, everyone! This retelling will cure even the worst bout of Bah hummingbird! #darnyouautocorrect A glossary and cast of characters are included for those who need it.