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One of the most terrifying stories of the twentieth century, Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery" created a sensation when it was first published in The New Yorker in 1948.
"Power and haunting," and "nights of unrest" were typical reader responses. Today it is considered a classic work of short fiction, a story remarkable for its combination of subtle suspense and pitch-perfect descriptions of both the chilling and the mundane.
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"A cop begins seeing huge, blinking eyes where the headlights of cars should be that tell him who to pull over. Two freedom riders take a bus ride that leaves them stranded on a lonely road in Alabama where several unsettling somethings await them. A young girl dives into the depths of the Earth in search of the demon that killed her parents. These are just a few of the worlds of Out There Screaming, Jordan Peele's anthology of all-new horror stories...
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From international bestseller Stephen King the first ebook ever published—a novella about a young man who hitches a ride with a driver from the other side.
Riding the Bullet is "a ghost story in the grand manner" from the bestselling author of Bag of Bones, The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon, and The Green Mile—a short story about a young man who hitches a ride with a driver from the other side.
Riding the Bullet is "a ghost story in the grand manner" from the bestselling author of Bag of Bones, The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon, and The Green Mile—a short story about a young man who hitches a ride with a driver from the other side.
4) Micah
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Anita Blake: vampire hunter volume 13
Anita Blake vampire hunter novel volume 13
Anita Blake vampire hunter volume 13
Anita Blake vampire hunter novel volume 13
Anita Blake vampire hunter volume 13
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English
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Vampire hunter Anita Blake is called on to raise the dead-while trying to suppress her ever-growing feelings for a certain wereleopard.
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Vampire chronicles volume 4
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English
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Lestat embarks on the most dangerous enterprise he has undertaken in all the danger-haunted years of his long existence.
6) Cold fire
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A man on a mission must come to terms with his forgotten past in this gripping thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Dean Koontz.
In Portland, he saved a young boy from a drunk driver. In Boston, he rescued a child from an underground explosion. In Houston, he disarmed a man who was trying to shoot his own wife. Reporter Holly Thorne was intrigued by this strange quiet savior named Jim Ironheart. She was even falling...
In Portland, he saved a young boy from a drunk driver. In Boston, he rescued a child from an underground explosion. In Houston, he disarmed a man who was trying to shoot his own wife. Reporter Holly Thorne was intrigued by this strange quiet savior named Jim Ironheart. She was even falling...
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Stinetinglers volume 1
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English
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A collection of ten scary stories with brief introductions by the author.
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Prolific author Stephen King presents a collection of four new novellas. In the story 1922, a man plunges into the depths of madness when his wife attempts to sell off the family home. A mystery writer, who was beaten and raped while driving home from her book club, plots her revenge in Big Driver. Diagnosed with a deadly cancer, a man makes a deal with the devil in Fair Extension. And in A Good Marriage, a woman discovers her husband's darker side...
13) The ancestors
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Recorded Books
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[2009]
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9 CDs (9 hr., 45 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
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In this collection of flesh-crawling tales, each author contributes one deliciously twisted selection. A writer unearths dangerous truths in backwoods Mississippi and a man's sanity--and life--are threatened by disturbing visions. Then, in the third and final tale, two children are forced to face off against terrifying ancestors.
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Classic CD Books
Pub. Date
[2008?]
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Unabridged.
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1 CD (approximately 78 min.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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H.P. Lovedraft is widely regarded as one of America's greatest horror writers. In this audiobook, Classic CD Books speaks new life into three of his stories.
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Classic CD Books
Pub. Date
[2005?]
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Unabridged.
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1 CD (approximately 72 min.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Five chilling, unabridged stories from one of America's greatest horror writers. Listen to the story of a curious tourist's confrontation with 'The beast in the cave.' In 'Dagon', a naval prisoner escapes his captors, but to what? 'The statement of Randolph Carter' recounts the horrifying experience of two researchers. A group of thieves get more than they bargain for when they choose 'The terrible old man' as their next victim. A meta-physics student...
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Recorded Books
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2009.
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23 CDs (27 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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One of the best-selling authors to ever set pen to paper, Stephen King crafts macabre tales of the highest order. In his third collection of short stories, King displays the range and fecundity of imagination that his readers savor.
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