Download or read book Tales to Frighten and Delight written by Pleasant DeSpain and published by august house. This book was released on 2003 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of scary folktales from around the world.

Download or read book The Chill of the Night written by Oscar Watson and published by . This book was released on 2016-06-01 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many things go 'bump' in the night. These stories are a gathering of some of the most chilling, thought-provoking and wondrous tales of fright. You'll want to be cozy and secure when you dive into these depths, for more than just your nerve will be tested... for these are stories meant to drive your spirit to the edge of insanity, and bring you back in time for breakfast! The secret to the chiller is the stark nature of the truth behind them. It is one thing to be afraid of what might happen. It is even scarier when you know what DID happen. These stories dance along the edge of this reality, beckoning you into a twilit world of mystery and horror. Pulled from historical reality; drawn from human existence on the edge of personal destiny and established in the heart of a dark, scary place where possibility passes beyond reason. Each of these stories will draw you to the edge of your seat, and each page-flipping scene will suck you nearer to the edge of sanity. Inside You Will Learn: The Last Mission of the Lost Dutchman How the Howls of the Wolf might Save you from Mortal Danger How the Ghostly Brakeman Saved an Empire The danger of avoiding the Nock-Knocks What Happens When You Forget to Pay the Piper And Much More These stories will frighten and delight you. As an added bonus, there is a section on how to make your scary story reading even more intense! So be ready to get your 'Scare' on, even in broad daylight. Don't Delay. Download This Book Now.

Download or read book Fairy Lights written by Lisamarie Lamb and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2013-10 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There's a mystery lurking in these pages. A monster. A witch, and a ghost, and an unseen thing that bites and shrieks in the night. There's laughter and sadness. There are chills and shivers and all manner of ghouls that should never see the light of day. Or the dark of night, come to that. Why not open the book and delve straight in, to see what you can see? I know you're intrigued. Be careful though; each story brings a fear into the open, and one of them might be yours. Afraid of being alone? Scared of the dark? Terrified of water? Wary of strangers? All these fears and more creep around the pages of this book, lurking in the corners, waiting to pounce when you least expect it. So go on, turn the page... I dare you.

Download or read book Story of the World Activity Book 4 Modern Age written by Susan Wise Bauer and published by Peace Hill Press. This book was released on 2005-11-29 with total page 429 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents a history of the ancient world, from 6000 B.C. to 400 A.D.

Download or read book A Midevil Tale written by Michael Rogers and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2004 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the story of the fortunes of a jester whose adventures span Europe and the Middle East.

Download or read book Folk and Fairy Tales Fifth Edition written by Martin Hallett and published by Broadview Press. This book was released on 2018-07-04 with total page 538 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This bestselling anthology of folk and fairy tales brings together 54 stories, 9 critical articles, and 24 color illustrations from a range of historical and geographic traditions. Sections group tales together by theme or juxtapose variations of individual tales, inviting comparison and analysis across cultures and genres. Accessible critical selections provide a foundation for readers to analyze, debate, and interpret the tales for themselves. An expanded introduction by the editors looks at the history of folk and fairy tales and distinguishes between the genres, while revised introductions to individual sections provide more detailed history of particular tellers and tales, paying increased attention to the background and cultural origin of each tale. This new edition includes a larger selection of critical articles (including pieces by J.R.R. Tolkien and Marina Warner), more modern and cross-cultural variations on classic tales (including stories by Neil Gaiman and Emma Donoghue), and an expanded selection of color illustrations.

Download or read book Ghost Encounters written by Shanna Warner and published by Manna Services Group, LLC. This book was released on 2020-08-31 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you believe in ghosts and hauntings? What about angels and demons? You just might after reading this book. Shanna Warner shares her true supernatural tales with you. From ghostly children to spirit dogs, invisible visitors and bat-faced demons, the author brings you into her mystical world. These tales will amaze, frighten and delight. So grab a snack, make a drink and be sure to keep all the lights on. Once you get started reading, you won't want to put this book down. Get ready for 13 True Tales of the Supernatural!

Download or read book Fitcher s Brides written by Gregory Frost and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2003-12 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "1843 is 'the last year of the world'--according to Elias Fitcher, a charismatic preacher in upstate New York. There he's established a utopian community on an estate outside the town of Jeckyll's Glen, where the faithful wait, work, and pray for the world to end. Vernelia, Amy, and Catherine Charter are three young townswomen whose father falls under the Reverend's hypnotic sway. In their old house, where ghostly voices whisper from the walls, the girls are ruled by their stepmother, who is ruled by the fiery preacher in turn. Determined to spend Eternity as a married man, Fitcher casts his eye on Vernelia, and before much longer the two are wed. But living on the man's estate, separated from her family, it's not long before Vern learns the extent of her husband's dark side ... Inspired by the classic fairy tales "Bluebeard" and "The Fitcher Bird", this dark fantasy is a story of faith gone wrong, and evil countered by one brave, true soul."--Back cover.

Download or read book Tales of Cats written by Pleasant DeSpain and published by august house. This book was released on 2003 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains a 'catty' collection of folktales from around the world.

Download or read book Scary Stories That Stir Fear in the Heart written by Dana M. Carroll and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-09-29 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: scary stories to frighten and delight young readers. find out what happens when a young mans friend helps him find out what type of monster is leaving tracks outside his window, find out how a would be murder victim helps whip his 12 year old murders into shape, and find out what happens to two hikers who find a mysterious trail.

Download or read book A Terrifying Taste of Short Shivery written by Robert D. San Souci and published by Turtleback Books. This book was released on 2004-08-01 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thirty chilling tales from around the world are compiled in this edition, featuring stories from Germany, India, Australia, and America. Illustrations.

Download or read book Challenging and Controversial Picturebooks written by Janet Evans and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-06-05 with total page 431 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is often assumed that picturebooks are for very young readers because of their emphasis on the illustrations and their scarcity of text; however, there are increasing numbers of picturebooks where the age of the implied reader is questionable. These are picturebooks whose controversial subject matter and unconventional, often unsettling style of illustration challenge the reader, pushing them to question and probe deeper to understand what the book is about. In addition to the book challenging the reader, the reader often challenges the book in an attempt to understand what is being said. These increasingly popular picturebooks work on many different levels; they are truly polysemic and worthy of in-depth analysis. They push the reader to ask questions and in many instances are intrinsically philosophical, often dealing with fundamental life issues. Challenging and Controversial Picturebooks examines these unconventional, non-conformist picturebooks, considering what they are, their audience and their purpose. It also considers: Children’s and adults’ thoughts on these kinds of picturebooks. How challenging and unsettling wordless picturebooks can play with the mind and promote philosophical thought. What creates non-conformity and strangeness ... is it the illustrations and their style, the subject matter or a combination of both? Why certain countries create, promote and accept these picturebooks more than others. Why certain picturebooks are censored and what factors are in play when these decisions are made. The role of publishers in translating and publishing these picturebooks. Children’s creative and critical responses to strange, unsettling and often disturbing visual texts. This inspiring and thought-provoking volume explores the work of a number of highly respected, international picturebook experts and includes an exclusive interview with the legendary Klaus Flugge, Managing Director of Andersen Press, one of the few remaining independent children’s book publishers in England. It is an indispensable reference for all interested in or working with picturebooks, including researchers, students in higher and teacher education, English advisors/inspectors, literacy consultants and classroom teachers.

Download or read book Teeka and Other Stories written by Ferrell Rosser and published by Writers Club Press. This book was released on 2002-10 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Short stories of fantasy and horror. Monsters and heroes, demons and ghosts, they are all here, as well as other characters of fantasy, both familiar and strange. Placed in both otherworldly and contemporary settings, these tales of heroic fantasy and disturbing horror are meant to frighten, delight, and provoke the imagination. Satire, humor, and off beat thoughts abound.

Download or read book Oral Tradition as History written by Jan M. Vansina and published by Univ of Wisconsin Press. This book was released on 1985-09-06 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jan Vansina’s 1961 book, Oral Tradition, was hailed internationally as a pioneering work in the field of ethno-history. Originally published in French, it was translated into English, Spanish, Italian, Arabic, and Hungarian. Reviewers were unanimous in their praise of Vansina’s success in subjecting oral traditions to intense functional analysis. Now, Vansina—with the benefit of two decades of additional thought and research—has revised his original work substantially, completely rewriting some sections and adding much new material. The result is an essentially new work, indispensable to all students and scholars of history, anthropology, folklore, and ethno-history who are concerned with the transmission and potential uses of oral material. “Those embarking on the challenging adventure of historical fieldwork with an oral community will find the book a valuable companion, filled with good practical advice. Those who already have collected bodies of oral material, or who strive to interpret and analyze that collected by others, will be forced to subject their own methodological approaches to a critical reexamination in the light of Vansina’s thoughtful and provocative insights. . . . For the second time in a quarter of a century, we are profoundly in the debt of Jan Vansina.”—Research in African Literatures “Oral Traditions as History is an essential addition to the basic literature of African history.”—American Historical Review

Download or read book Teeka and Other Stories written by Ferrell Rosser and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2002-10 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Short stories of fantasy and horror. Monsters and heroes, demons and ghosts, they are all here, as well as other characters of fantasy, both familiar and strange. Placed in both otherworldly and contemporary settings, these tales of heroic fantasy and disturbing horror are meant to frighten, delight, and provoke the imagination. Satire, humor, and off beat thoughts abound.

Download or read book Heads Tales written by Karina Kantas and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2017-05-06 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 28 short stories that will delight and frighten you -- and leave you questioning your sanity!

Download or read book The Gothic and the Carnivalesque in American Culture written by Timothy Jones and published by University of Wales Press. This book was released on 2015-05-15 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Gothic and the Carnivalesque in American Culture offers a new account of the American Gothic. Gothic studies, the field that explores horrid and frightful narratives, usually describes the genre as exploring genuine historical fears, crises and traumas, yet this does not account for the ways in which the genre is often a source of wicked delight as much as it is of horror – its audiences laugh as often as they shriek. This book traces the carnivalesque tradition in the American Gothic from the nineteenth into the late twentieth century. It discusses the festivals offered by Poe, Hawthorne and Irving; the celebrations of wickedness offered by the Weird Tales writers, including H. P. Lovecraft, Robert E. Howard and Clark Ashton Smith; the curious aura attached to Ray Bradbury’s stories; the way in which hosted horrors in comics and on television in the 1950s and 1960s taught their mass audiences how to read the genre; Stephen King’s nurturing of a new audience for Gothic carnivals in the 1970s and 1980s; and the confluence of Gothic story and Goth subculture in the 1990s. Introduction: Ballyhoo Chapter One: Theory, Practice and Gothic Carnival Chapter Two: ‘The Delight of its Horror’ – Poe’s Carnivals and the Nineteenth-Century American Gothic Chapter Three: Weird Tales and Pulp Subjunctivity Chapter Four: Ray Bradbury and the October Aura Chapter Five: Hosted Horrors of the 1950s and 1960s Chapter Six: Stephen King, Affect and the Real Limits of Gothic Practice Chapter Seven: Every Day is Halloween – Goth and the Gothic Conclusion: Waiting for the Great Pumpkin