Download or read book Immortal Monster written by Joseph Andriano and published by Praeger. This book was released on 1999-01-30 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Imaginary beasts have figured prominently in literary works ever since the ancient world, when these myths were first formulated. But the nineteenth century witnessed the rise of science, the discovery of geological findings that challenged the biblical myth of creation, and the birth of Darwin's theory of evolution. Since then, monsters have evolved from supernatural creatures to natural ones endowed with exceptional size, strength, or intelligence. This book explores both literary and cinematic texts that are especially explicit in their Darwinian portrayal of monstrous beasts, though these creatures retain an archaic mythological quality. The myth of Leviathan and Behemoth, for instance, is as central to Jaws as it is to Moby-Dick; indeed, Jaws inherits the myth directly from Moby-Dick, as does King Kong. These and other monster tales, such as The Creature from the Black Lagoon and Grendel, keep the ancient myth alive and relevant by recasting it in the context of biological and cultural evolution. There is a pattern of alternating bestialization and anthropomorphism in many monster tales, suggesting that these images are being displayed in repeated attempts to define who we are in relation to animals. Thus the more beastly the monster, the more insistently we erect the old paradigm of the Ladder of Being, placing ourselves on a higher and separate rung; but the more human-like the creature, the more readily we shift to the paradigm of the Tree of Life, in which all creatures are more closely related. Since the matter of distinctions between species also involves questions of race, the monster myth is often conscripted to serve racist agendas. But more often than not, the myth has an anti-racist subtext that undercuts the hierarchy. The closing chapters of the volume consider the notion of artificial evolution in works such as The Island of Dr. Moreau, and human-machine interaction in Gravity's Rainbow. As fables of identity, monster tales dramatize our anxieties and fears about our own animal nature and provide a means of coming to terms with our evolution.

Download or read book The Immortal Rules written by Julie Kagawa and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2017-01-16 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These vampires don’t sparkle…they bite. Book 1 of the Blood of Eden trilogy by Julie Kagawa, New York Times bestselling author of The Iron Fey, begins a thrilling dark fantasy series where vampires rule, humans are prey…and one girl will become what she hates most to save all she loves. Allison Sekemoto survives in the Fringe, where the vampires who killed her mother rule and she and her crew of outcasts must hide from the monsters at night. All that drives Allie is her hatred of vampires, who keep humans as prey. Until the night Allie herself dies…a becomes one of the monsters. When she hears of a mythical place called Eden that might have a cure for the blood disease that killed off most of civilization, Allie decides to seek it out. Hiding among a band of humans, she begins a journey that will have unforeseen consequences…to herself, to the boy she’s falling for who believes she’s human, and to the future of the world. Now Allie must decide what—and who—is worth dying for…again. “A fresh and imaginative thrill ride.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review Books in the Blood of Eden series: The Immortal Rules The Eternity Cure The Forever Song

Download or read book The Immortal Count written by Arthur Lennig and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2013-07-24 with total page 610 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bela Lugosi won immediate fame for his portrayal of the immortal count in the 1931 film Dracula. After a decade of trying vainly to broaden his range and secure parts to challenge his acting abilities, Lugosi resigned himself to a career as the world's most recognizable vampire. His last years were spent as a forgotten and rather tragic figure. When he died in 1956, Lugosi could not have known that vindication of his talent would come—his face would adorn theaters, his image would appear on greeting cards and postage stamps, his film memorabilia would sell for more than he earned in his entire career, and his Hungarian accent would be instantly recognized by millions of people. Martin Landau's Oscar-winning role as Lugosi in the 1994 film Ed Wood added an ironic twist to a career that had ended in oblivion. In 1974, devoted Lugosi fan Arthur Lennig published a highly regarded biography of the unsung actor. More than twice the length of the original and completely rewritten, The Immortal Count provides deeper insights into Lugosi's films and personality. Drawing upon personal interviews, studio memos, shooting scripts, research in Romania and Hungary, and his own recollections, Lennig has written the definitive account of Lugosi's tragic life.

Download or read book IMMORTAL MONSTER written by ANTHONY BRUNO. and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Immortal s APP Store written by Fu ZiYiFangDeErXing and published by Funstory. This book was released on 2020-09-17 with total page 720 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A used phone bought when you were down and out, with a powerful app store inside. Tianting WeChat, merit financial management, beauty camera, future news, a variety of powerful software functions against the sky. The protagonist by virtue of the fairy app store, east into the island, west to destroy junrong, north to strike Dixie, south plain savage, American Sam President shiver, "where is my black box?" "Mr. President, a nuclear bomb will not solve the problem. Life is like rape.

Download or read book Mine Immortal written by Kristin Ping and published by . This book was released on 2019-05-09 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Monster Book written by Christopher Golden and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2000-08 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An official guide to Buffy the Vampire Slayer describes the mythology and influences behind the monsters, ghouls, and characters through interviews with the creators and details of the episodes.

Download or read book The Iceman written by Anthony Bruno and published by Dell. This book was released on 2013-03-26 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Soon to be a major motion picture starring Michael Shannon, Winona Ryder, with Ray Liotta and Chris Evans He was smart, merciless, and deadly. And it took someone just as tough to bring him down. A mob contract killer known as “The Iceman” for hiding a body in an ice-cream truck freezer, Richard Kuklinski boasted a personal body count of more than a hundred victims. Using guns, knives, poison, ice picks, tire irons, baseball bats, and bombs, the family man from New Jersey killed for fun, for money, to cover up his own crimes, and to satisfy his inner rage. Law enforcement officials knew all about Kuklinski and had a list of his victims, but couldn’t get near him—until undercover agent Dominick Polifrone posed as a mobster and began a deadly game of cat and mouse. In this harrowing true-crime account, Anthony Bruno delves into the mind of a cold-blooded killer, chronicling the Iceman’s grisly crimes and probing the bizarre dynamics of Agent Polifrone’s dangerous liaison with him. For as Polifrone carefully built up a case against Kuklinksi, he knew he was running out of time—because the Iceman was planning to kill him too. “Bruno puts his writing talents to white-knuckle use with a tight focus on a killer with no human feelings.”—Kirkus Reviews “Excellent . . . [re-creates] the tension and stress Polifrone experienced in fulfilling his risky undercover assignment.”—Publishers Weekly

Download or read book The Game of the North Ludum Praecepta written by Jeremiah Methuseleh and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2014-12-16 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Public Domain meets the Old School Renaissance in a game for creators & storytellers. The Game of the North balances the theatricality of the table experience with the strategy of a wargame & the unbounded infinity of an art project. Specially formulated for players and referees who like to make their sessions special, their settings unique & their stories sublime the Game of the North has been conceived from top to bottom as a game for creatives, makers, artists & storytellers.

Download or read book Highlander Imagine Code Name Immortal written by Wendy Lou Jones and published by RK Books. This book was released on 2018-01-15 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Code Name: Immortal’ is the third story in the Highlander Imagine series. It continues the adventure only a short time after ‘Beyond Infinity’ ends. Duncan has taken a very powerful Quickening, from a very old Immortal in Central America. Now, he needs time to get it and himself under control. But for a man who is himself an Immortal, time isn’t a luxury that he has. Tessa has just started a new job in Paris under the direction of an ancient Immortal priest who is now working as a library antiquity director. Soon she discovers that there is another Immortal working near her with a similar objective. This leaves the already stressed Duncan feeling a bit uneasy knowing that Tessa is working near an Immortal he’s never met. With demands on his attention pulling him in several directions all at once, even an Immortal’s strength of character can be strained to its limits. When Annelise, Connor MacLeod’s latest girlfriend, suddenly appears on Duncan’s doorstep with a fantastic story of kidnapping, murder, and intrigue – all which seem to have Connor’s name attached to it somehow – Duncan is quick to act. While Tessa is plagued with doubts about what she has heard Annelise say, she is reluctant to stand in Duncan’s way when the life of his cousin may be at risk. Duncan and Annelise board a train in Paris believing that it will be only a short ride before they reach their destination and unravel the mystery of Connor’s disappearance. But instead, their trip – on Europe’s most luxurious train – turns into the most deadly ride of their lives

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Download or read book The Immortal s Reckoning written by Richard T. Brown and published by Richard Brown. This book was released on 2023-09-12 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A familiar sounding story takes a sharp twist when a young man winds up in another world and realizes he isn't the Chosen One of this story. The Chosen One is his friend, who was kidnapped for her power by the insane evil Emperor, who is trying to mold her into his perfect enforcer. Follow this tale as the two friends, trapped on opposite sides of a conflict, desperately try and get home.

Download or read book The Immortal s Guide written by S.C. Parris and published by Permuted Press. This book was released on 2016-09-27 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Dark World is changing. Xavier Delacroix is thrown into the fray of The Dark World as the new breed of Creature consumes all. Confusion meets him at every turn while this strange dread that claims the World holds all Creatures in its grasp…including him. Christian Delacroix is kept maddeningly close to the mysterious Alexandria Stone. And despite the fact that her blood does not reach him, it seems to reach other Creatures. For they are coming for her, and if he can take his eyes off the interesting red light that seeps past her skin while she sleeps, he just may be able to keep her safe. The Immortal’s Guide: A powerful book every Creature wants to get their hands on is lost. But a Vampire Dracula kept close may know where it is. And he wants to help Xavier reach it while others want to keep him from it. It’s a race to the book, a race to escape the clutches of the surprising new Creature that is as familiar as she is deadly; it’s a race to save the Dark World before it falls to her powerful hands.

Download or read book The Frankenscience Monster written by Forrest J. Ackerman and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Free Pass written by Julian Hanshaw and published by Top Shelf Productions. This book was released on 2022-06-08 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Huck and Nadia are enjoying their twenties: working in Big Tech and developing an adventurous sex life. Together they fantasize about opening their relationship with a “free pass” to sleep with certain friends or celebrities. It's all in good fun. But Huck is leading a double life. As a national election looms, he grows more and more uncomfortable with his company’s unelected authority over internet discourse. When the couple receives a bizarre gift—a cutting-edge humanoid sex AI that can morph into anyone—their worlds of fantasy, trust, and consent are thrown into blissful chaos. In a society growing more divided each day, Huck struggles with the pressure to uphold boundaries at work... while everything is collapsing at home. Julian Hanshaw follows his acclaimed graphic novels Tim Ginger and Cloud Hotel with an intoxicating new tale of liberty, privacy, and shame, set in the sticky place where sex, politics, and technology come together.

Download or read book McRage written by Steven Luciw and published by Steven Luciw. This book was released on 2014-02-18 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After hijacking a jet to stop the spread of a deadly plague, LAPD Detective Todd McRage has been transferred to the most peaceful precinct in the city, Bel Air. Bored to tears and worried that he's losing his skill at gunplay, McRage soon learns that the suburbs aren't quite what they seem. From the moonshine that's brewed in the basement to the obscene amount of recreational drug use in the halls, Bel Air Precinct One is hiding secrets that might reach all the way to the sadistic and cruel Commissioner Cyrus Black. So when McRage gets a new partner and it’s the Commissioner’s niece, he assumes the worst. Add to that a reporter asking difficult questions, a serial killer wandering the streets, and a possible Nazi running the station, and you’ve got the recipe for a very bad week. In a corrupt and dysfunctional police department where following orders might mean breaking the law, Todd McRage might be the only one brave enough to search for the truth, even if the evidence points to a mysterious criminal organization with ties to the Japanese Yakuza, the Chinese Triad, and a group of warriors who might just be immortal. To solve the case McRage might have to do the unthinkable and play the part of a villain, risking his life to become the most wanted man in Los Angeles. McRage is a story of intense action, memorable characters, intriguing plot twists, and bureaucratic insanity. At times hilarious and subversive, it’s the tale of one man’s quest for survival in a world of violence, conspiracy, and a threat so powerful it may change the face of America forever.

Download or read book Destined War Sovereign written by Ai Ling and published by Funstory. This book was released on 2020-08-03 with total page 1005 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every era had countless legends. Some legends could penetrate time and become memories of immortality. In this strange and joyful world of martial cultivation, could a Martial God whose memories were shattered and whose soul had been reborn establish his own legend ... A man should lie drunk on the knees of beauties, waking up to rule the world! The Ancestor will bring you into a vast and mysterious fantasy world where blood is like fire, passion is everywhere, and desire is limitless ...