Download or read book Tainted Tales Anthology written by Abrianna Denae and published by . This book was released on 2020-03-24 with total page 718 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Some stories paint us sweet, told to children as they fall asleep.Mother Earth she weaves the world with a whirl of her magic, and her kind embrace shapes us all. Father Time keeps us all, ever constant, ever moving onwards, for time never stands still.Icy hands and a frozen touch, Jack Frost ushers in the cold snap, coating the earth with sparkly delights. If Jack brings cold, May Queen brings warmth, her delicate touch bringing forth the spring.Follow the rainbow and maybe you'll find, a Leprechaun with his lucky pot of gold. The tooth fairy dances through the night, collecting teeth, and leaving shiny coins behind.The watchful eyes of Man in the Moon keeps all of the secrets of the night, shining down on us with his silvery light. The Sandman is here to soothe you to sleep, bringing all to slumber with a pinch of magic dust. Shhh, sleep now. Beware the Boogeyman lurking out of sight, waiting under your bed, to catch naughty children in the night. Be good little children, for Santa is watching, and he knows if you've been naughty or nice.Tales of lore, fair music to our ears. Can you hear it? Did you know? Not every tale is sweet. The truth is darker, our stories more twisted, unlike the rhymes that children hear.All proceeds will be donated to Save the ChildrenThis is a mixed M/F and M/M anthology that contains trigger warnings for its dark content. It is intended for a mature audience of 18+.
Download or read book Twisted written by Janine Pipe and published by . This book was released on 2021-04-27 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Janine Pipe's first collection made me an instant fan!" Brian Keene "Sidle on up to Janine Pipe's debut horror buffet. There's enough here to gorge on to satisfy every bloody appetite. So many wicked delights!" Hunter Shea, author of Misfits and Bigfoot in the Bronx. "Full of bloodthirsty monsters and gory mayhem, this impressive debut collection is a must-read for any hardcore horror fan." - Tim Meyer, author of Malignant Summer and The Switch HouseAn abandoned house. A locked desk drawer full of old papers. And an 80's mix tape?Jill is tasked with seeking out any legal documents from the property.What she discovers, transports her into a world of nightmares, ranging from the macabre to the downright chilling. Jill knows she has to share the stories she's uncovered ...In Twisted: Tainted Tales, the Splatterpunk Award-nominee delivers creature features, supernatural urban legends, cannibalism and a few other surprises. Mixing flash fiction with short stories, these tales might be tainted and will be twisted.Includes foreword from the Flame Tree Press/Silver Shamrock Publishing author, Glenn Rolfe.
Download or read book Tainted Tales and Rotten Rhymes written by Matt Nord and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2011-07-01 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This anthology is chock full of stories with zombies, cannibals, zombies, killer birds, zombies, homicidal clones, zombies, evil ghosts, zombies, serial killers, zombies, murderous mermaids and, you got it, more zombies! … Oh yeah, and poems… I got a thing for horror-themed poetry, lately. Anywho…This “Best of”-esque anthology is my further attempt to raise money or to put out the Collaboration of the Dead collaborative novel. For those who don't know what that is, I'm kind of surprised. I'm pretty much a nobody in the writing world at this point and if you can across this and actually bought it without knowing about my forum, collaborationofthedead.lefora.com, or my other Internet outlets (where I always mention the Collab) then I really appreciate it! Maybe you'll come back around and check out the novel when it's done!So, enjoy the madness that comes from my head. Bon appetit!
Download or read book Tainted Love written by Erica Ruhe and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2021-01-29 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For fans of Twilight Zone, American Horror Story, and Creepshow.When love goes wrong, it can be a killer.An artist soon discovers how dangerous it is to paint her muse.A young boy finds out how deadly a birthday wish can be.A young woman plagued by nightmares will find out what they really mean with deadly consequences.A woman visits her sister only to discover of her new macabre hobby.These and many other stories make up the twisted world of TAINTED LOVE, a collection that exalts and explores the many ways love can go wrong, may it be romantic relationships, friendships, or familial bonds, sometimes, love can become deadly or scary. Here you have fourteen chilling tales of love and the wounds it leaves, sometimes metaphorical sometimes literal. Love kills, and these authors expertly wield the knife in this anthology that you don't want to miss!Stories in the anthology: When The Mask Drops by Hillary Lyon Memento Mori by Azzurra Nox & Erica RuheThe Wait by Kathleen HaleckiThey Want to Talk by Rachel Bolton Chronic Chills by Hudson WildingMake A (Death) Wish by Melissa Burkley The Flagship by Phoebe Jane Johnson Of Guys and Dolls by Stella B. James Prey by Erin Lee Sleep by Marie Anderson Hunter's Moon by Marnie Azzarelli Unborn by Alexandra Bay Unfinished Business by Joni Chng My Lady Bathory by Mandy Burkhea
Download or read book Tainted written by Jodi Lee and published by . This book was released on 2008-10-01 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tainted is a collection of both classic and new horror fiction. The anthology includes tales from eight contemporary authors and five classics.
Download or read book Tainted Mirror written by Valerie L. Coleman and published by Newlife Books. This book was released on 2007-06-01 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An anthology of essays (and three fiction works) about how hope and healing can help us overcome the mental, physical and emotional strongholds that keep us from fulfillment.
Download or read book The Tainted Relic written by Medieval Murderers and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 567 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collaboration centres around a piece of the true cross, allegedly stained with the blood of Christ, which falls into the hands of an English knight, Geoffrey Mappestone, in 1100 at the end of the first crusade. The relic is said to be cursed &, after three inexplicable deaths, it finds its way to England in the hands of a thief.
Download or read book Tampered Tales Anthology written by John Steiner and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2011-11-12 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tampered Tales, John Steiner -- "The act of storytelling is a form of sorcery. The teller casts a spell upon their audience in summoning up tales that never happened, yet impact the reader as if they had lived the adventure." -- John Steiner brings you his Tampered Tales of ... Unbelieveable situations that reveal the humanity of extraterrestrials, the alienness of ordinary human beings, foibles and flaws ranging from shocking to hilarious, as brought to the surface by experiences and choices that cast doubt on once firm beliefs and challenge our thinking.
Download or read book Boyfriends from Hell written by Kevin Bentley and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether you've dated, mated, or just plain slept around, if you're a gay man looking to hook up, you've probably had your share of boy trouble. Was he passive aggressive, a withholder, stalker, or snippy vegan? The one-night stand you thought you'd never escape, the date you couldn't flee fast enough? They may be Hell to live through, but they make for riveting post mortems. Here twenty gay writers have the last word in this collection of sexy, funny, scary, heartbreaking and delightfully vengeful accounts of adventures at the deep end of the dating pool.
Download or read book Under Rose Tainted Skies written by Louise Gornall and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2017-01-03 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A teenage girl must grapple with her agoraphobia as romance blossoms with her new neighbor in this YA novel—“a poignant work, infused with humor” (School Library Journal). Seventeen-year-old Norah Dean hasn’t left the house in years. Her agoraphobia and OCD are so intense that when groceries are left on the porch, she can’t even step out to get them. Struggling to snag the bags with a stick, she meets Luke. He’s sweet and funny, and he just caught her fishing for groceries. Because of course he did. Norah can’t leave the house, but can she let someone in? As their friendship grows deeper, Norah realizes Luke deserves a normal girl. One who can lie on the front lawn and look up at the stars. One who isn’t so screwed up. Readers themselves will fall in love with Norah in this deeply engaging portrait of a teen struggling to find the strength to face her demons.
Download or read book Tainted Loyalty written by James "I-God" Morris and published by Urban Touch Entertainment. This book was released on 2007-07 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tainted Loyaltyis a fast moving tale of betrayal, back stabbing, and double crossing. Star, Crystal, Janice, and Tammy all grew up in Queens and rush headlong into the streets with their motto, ""S and S,"" set ‘em and stick ‘em. Things take a dark turn when Janice convinces Star to stick up a main dope spot owned by her brother. The brother uses his crew of killer agents to find the culprit, but one of the agents learns that Star was behind the robbery and he knows her brother will never believe him. To make matters worse, he begins to have feelings for Star. His feelings are one thing, but Star’s S and S crew of girls is a different story and each much pay for her tainted loyalty.
Download or read book Tainted written by Thomas Weedman and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2001-01-17 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tainted is a novel in connected short stories. It's an odyssey that begins with the sexual abuse of Jimmy Burman and ends twenty years later with forgiveness in strange circumstances, all the while questioning God's role.
Download or read book The Mammoth Book of Body Horror written by Marie O'Regan and published by Robinson. This book was released on 2012-03-01 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A gripping collection which offers for the first time a chronological overview of the popular contemporary sub-genre of body horror, from Edgar Allan Poe to Christopher Fowler, with contributions from leading horror writers, including Stephen King, George Langelaan and Neil Gaiman. The collection includes the stories behind seminal body horror movies, John Carpenter's The Thing, David Cronenberg's The Fly and Stuart Gordon's Re-Animator.
Download or read book Tainted Love written by Sharonna Johnson and published by . This book was released on 2012-03-23 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Tainted Love, the aftermath of obtaining or attempting to obtain one's true desire is one bloody despairing scene. A young woman searches for ever lasting beauty and fame, a boy retreats into an alternate reality after witnessing a gruesome crime of passion, a young Nobelman wishes for a heart of his own, a young man experiences first love and first kill, a brutish twenty year old woman says goodbye in a cruel, yet befitting way, and lastly, a Mother and Son's bond proves too strong for one crazy in love outsider. In Poet's Corner rests a broad spectrum of poetic or seemingly so, drabbles and mini tales. There is a brief encounter with perfection, a young girl seeking acceptance into a happy world, a depressed Woodchuck named Dave, a sad individual saying goodbye to a stranger, a satirical inquiry on homophobia involving elephants, and much more.
Download or read book The Specialty of the House written by Stanley Ellin and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2014-07-08 with total page 479 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a quaint old restaurant, a chef relies on a devilish secret ingredient In Sbirro’s restaurant, there is no electric lighting, no music, and no menu. The only sound is the contented sighs of the regulars, who come every night in hopes that Sbirro will treat them to his signature dish, the famed lamb Amirstan, which comes from a beast so rare, only Sbirro knows how to obtain it. Tonight, two diners at this spectacular relic of a forgotten age will find that lamb Amirstan costs more than they are willing to pay. “The Specialty of the House” was the first story published by Stanley Ellin, who would go on to become one of the great short fiction authors of the twentieth century. From crime to horror to grim tragedy, every story in this collection is as delectable as a cut of meat prepared by Sbirro himself.
Download or read book Fantasy Fiction written by Jennifer Pullen and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2023-12-14 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first fantasy-writing textbook to combine a historical genre overview with an anthology and comprehensive craft guide, this book explores the blue prints of one of the most popular forms of genre fiction. The first section will acquaint readers with the vast canon of existing fantasy fiction and outline the many sub-genres encompassed within it before examining the important relationship between fantasy and creative writing, the academy and publishing. A craft guide follows which equips students with the key concepts of storytelling as they are impacted by writing through a fantastical lens. These include: - Character and dialogue - Point of view - Plot and structure - Worldbuilding settings, ideologies and cultures - Style and revision The third section guides students through the spectrum of styles as they are classified in fantasy fiction from Epic and high fantasy, through Lovecraftian and Weird fiction, to magical realism and hybrid fantasy. An accompanying anthology will provide students with a greater awareness of the range of possibilities open to them as fantasy writers and will feature such writers as Ursula Le Guin, China Miéville, Theodora Goss, Emrys Donaldson, Ken Liu, C.S.E. Cooney, Vandana Singh, Sofia Samatar, Rebecca Roanhorse, Jessie Ulmer, Yxta Maya Murray, and Rachael K. Jones. With writing exercises, prompts, additional online resources and cues for further reading throughout, this is an essential resource for anyone wanting to write fantastical fiction.
Download or read book The Book of Dragons written by Jonathan Strahan and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2020-07-07 with total page 625 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: R.F. Kuang, Kate Elliott, Ken Liu, Todd McCaffrey, Garth Nix, Peter S. Beagle, and other modern masters of fantasy and science fiction put their unique spin on the greatest of mythical beasts—the dragon—in never-before-seen works written exclusively for this fantasy anthology compiled by award-winning editor Jonathan Strahan and with art by Rovina Cai! Here there be dragons . . . From China to Europe, Africa to North America, dragons have long captured our imagination in myth and legend. Whether they are rampaging beasts awaiting a brave hero to slay or benevolent sages who have much to teach humanity, dragons are intrinsically connected to stories of creation, adventure, and struggle beloved for generations. Bringing together nearly thirty stories and poems from some of the greatest science fiction and fantasy writers working today— Garth Nix, Scott Lynch, R.F. Kuang, Ann Leckie & Rachel Swirsky, Daniel Abraham, Peter S. Beagle, Beth Cato, Zen Cho, C. S. E Cooney, Aliette de Bodard, Amal El-Mohtar, Kate Elliott, Theodora Goss, Ellen Klages, Ken Liu, Seanan Maguire, Patricia A McKillip, K. J. Parker, Kelly Robson, Michael Swanwick, Jo Walton, Elle Katharine White, Jane Yolen, Kelly Barnhill, Brooke Bolander, Sarah Gailey, and J. Y. Yang—and illustrated by award-nominated artist Rovina Cai with black-and-white line drawings specific to each entry throughout, this extraordinary collection vividly breathes fire and life into one of our most captivating and feared magical creatures as never before and is sure to become a treasured keepsake for fans of fantasy, science fiction, and fairy tales.
