Author: Frank Baker
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780718302399
Category : Fantasy fiction, English
Languages : en
Pages : 186
Book Description
Stories of the Strange & Sinister
Author: Frank Baker
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780718302399
Category : Fantasy fiction, English
Languages : en
Pages : 186
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780718302399
Category : Fantasy fiction, English
Languages : en
Pages : 186
Book Description
Stories of the Strange and Sinister
Author: Frank Baker
Publisher: Valancourt Books
ISBN: 1943910308
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
Sadly neglected today, Frank Baker (1908-1983) was an intriguing and highly original author of fantasy and horror fiction, best known for his post-apocalyptic novel of an avian attack, The Birds (1936), which may have been an influence on Hitchcock’s film, and Miss Hargreaves(1940), a classic in which two young men invent a story about an unusual old woman only to discover that they have actually brought her to life. First published in 1983 and long unavailable, Stories of the Strange and Sinister collects ten of Baker’s short stories and displays the versatility of his work. Included are wonderfully macabre tales like ‘The Chocolate Box’, in which a discarded box found on a Cornish moor contains a gruesome surprise, and ‘In the Steam Room’, where a man enjoying a sauna believes he glimpses a horrible event through the steam, as well as more subtle tales of the fantastic like ‘My Lady Sweet, Arise’, in which a woman’s compulsion to sing ends with strange consequences, and ‘Quintin Claribel’, the story of a rude young man who must – quite literally – eat his words. This first-ever republication includes a new introduction by R. B. Russell. Frank Baker’s The Birds is also available from Valancourt.
Publisher: Valancourt Books
ISBN: 1943910308
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
Sadly neglected today, Frank Baker (1908-1983) was an intriguing and highly original author of fantasy and horror fiction, best known for his post-apocalyptic novel of an avian attack, The Birds (1936), which may have been an influence on Hitchcock’s film, and Miss Hargreaves(1940), a classic in which two young men invent a story about an unusual old woman only to discover that they have actually brought her to life. First published in 1983 and long unavailable, Stories of the Strange and Sinister collects ten of Baker’s short stories and displays the versatility of his work. Included are wonderfully macabre tales like ‘The Chocolate Box’, in which a discarded box found on a Cornish moor contains a gruesome surprise, and ‘In the Steam Room’, where a man enjoying a sauna believes he glimpses a horrible event through the steam, as well as more subtle tales of the fantastic like ‘My Lady Sweet, Arise’, in which a woman’s compulsion to sing ends with strange consequences, and ‘Quintin Claribel’, the story of a rude young man who must – quite literally – eat his words. This first-ever republication includes a new introduction by R. B. Russell. Frank Baker’s The Birds is also available from Valancourt.
Stories of the Strange and Sinister (Valancourt 20th Century Classics)
Author: Frank Baker
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781943910311
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Stories of the Strange and Sinister collects ten of Baker's short stories and displays the versatility of his work. Included are wonderfully macabre tales like 'The Chocolate Box', in which a discarded box found on a Cornish moor contains a gruesome surprise, and 'In the Steam Room', where a man enjoying a sauna believes he glimpses a horrible event through the steam, as well as more subtle tales of the fantastic like 'My Lady Sweet, Arise', in which a woman's compulsion to sing ends with strange consequences, and 'Quintin Claribel', the story of a rude young man who must -- quite literally -- eat his words.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781943910311
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Stories of the Strange and Sinister collects ten of Baker's short stories and displays the versatility of his work. Included are wonderfully macabre tales like 'The Chocolate Box', in which a discarded box found on a Cornish moor contains a gruesome surprise, and 'In the Steam Room', where a man enjoying a sauna believes he glimpses a horrible event through the steam, as well as more subtle tales of the fantastic like 'My Lady Sweet, Arise', in which a woman's compulsion to sing ends with strange consequences, and 'Quintin Claribel', the story of a rude young man who must -- quite literally -- eat his words.
Some Things Strange and Sinister
Author: Joan Kahn
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
Fourteen sinister tales by such writers as H. G. Wells and Agatha Christie.
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
Fourteen sinister tales by such writers as H. G. Wells and Agatha Christie.
More Stories Strange and Sinister
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Short stories
Languages : en
Pages : 127
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Short stories
Languages : en
Pages : 127
Book Description
The Sinister Mystery of the Mesmerizing Girl
Author: Theodora Goss
Publisher: Gallery / Saga Press
ISBN: 1534427880
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 464
Book Description
Mary Jekyll and the Athena Club foil a plot to unseat the Queen and race to save one of their own in this electrifying conclusion to the Locus Award winning trilogy that began with The Strange Case of the Alchemist’s Daughter. Life’s always an adventure for the Athena Club...especially when one of their own has been kidnapped! After their thrilling European escapades rescuing Lucina van Helsing, Mary Jekyll, and her friends return home to discover that their friend and kitchen maid Alice has vanished—and so has their friend and employer Sherlock Holmes! As they race to find Alice and bring her home safely, they discover that Alice and Sherlock’s kidnapping are only one small part of a plot that threatens Queen Victoria, and the very future of the British Empire. Can Mary, Diana, Beatrice, Catherine, and Justine save their friends—and the Empire? In the final volume of the trilogy that Publishers Weekly called “a tour de force of reclaiming the narrative, executed with impressive wit and insight” in a starred review, the women of the Athena Club will embrace their monstrous pasts to create their own destinies.
Publisher: Gallery / Saga Press
ISBN: 1534427880
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 464
Book Description
Mary Jekyll and the Athena Club foil a plot to unseat the Queen and race to save one of their own in this electrifying conclusion to the Locus Award winning trilogy that began with The Strange Case of the Alchemist’s Daughter. Life’s always an adventure for the Athena Club...especially when one of their own has been kidnapped! After their thrilling European escapades rescuing Lucina van Helsing, Mary Jekyll, and her friends return home to discover that their friend and kitchen maid Alice has vanished—and so has their friend and employer Sherlock Holmes! As they race to find Alice and bring her home safely, they discover that Alice and Sherlock’s kidnapping are only one small part of a plot that threatens Queen Victoria, and the very future of the British Empire. Can Mary, Diana, Beatrice, Catherine, and Justine save their friends—and the Empire? In the final volume of the trilogy that Publishers Weekly called “a tour de force of reclaiming the narrative, executed with impressive wit and insight” in a starred review, the women of the Athena Club will embrace their monstrous pasts to create their own destinies.
Sinister House
Author: Leland Hall
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
ISBN: 1434455483
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
Leland Hall (1883-1957) was the author of "Sinister House" and "They Seldom Speak."
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
ISBN: 1434455483
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
Leland Hall (1883-1957) was the author of "Sinister House" and "They Seldom Speak."
Cold Harbour
Author: Francis Brett Young
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Midlands (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Midlands (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
Monster Diary
Author: Nick Redfern
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781933665962
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
MONSTER DIARY is the latest saga in Nick Redfern's ongoing series of worldwide road-trips in search of strange creatures and terrifying beasts. In this transatlantic trek, Redfern is hot on the trail of...a Mothman-like creature in Wisconsin; giant eels that lurk in the canals of Birmingham, England; a spectral mammoth and a ghostly big-cat in American woods; Bigfoot in New Mexico; a Chupacabras in the wilds of Oklahoma; vampire-like beasts roaming the valleys of Wales; and California's very own shape-shifting Skinwalkers. MONSTER DIARY reveals that many of the unknown animals of our planet are not all they seem to be. They may appear to be flesh-and-blood creatures, but is that what they really are? Redfern sets out to prove that the true nature of the fearsome creatures that dwell in dark and shadowy woods, atop imposing mountainous peaks, and within the depths of murky lakes and rivers can only be understood with a knowledge of ancient rituals designed to conjure up foul life forms from some terrible realm, ominous sacrificial ceremonies undertaken in the dead of night, and disturbing occult rites. Monsters do exist. Monsters are among us. But they are not what you probably think there are.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781933665962
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
MONSTER DIARY is the latest saga in Nick Redfern's ongoing series of worldwide road-trips in search of strange creatures and terrifying beasts. In this transatlantic trek, Redfern is hot on the trail of...a Mothman-like creature in Wisconsin; giant eels that lurk in the canals of Birmingham, England; a spectral mammoth and a ghostly big-cat in American woods; Bigfoot in New Mexico; a Chupacabras in the wilds of Oklahoma; vampire-like beasts roaming the valleys of Wales; and California's very own shape-shifting Skinwalkers. MONSTER DIARY reveals that many of the unknown animals of our planet are not all they seem to be. They may appear to be flesh-and-blood creatures, but is that what they really are? Redfern sets out to prove that the true nature of the fearsome creatures that dwell in dark and shadowy woods, atop imposing mountainous peaks, and within the depths of murky lakes and rivers can only be understood with a knowledge of ancient rituals designed to conjure up foul life forms from some terrible realm, ominous sacrificial ceremonies undertaken in the dead of night, and disturbing occult rites. Monsters do exist. Monsters are among us. But they are not what you probably think there are.
Band Sinister
Author: KJ Charles
Publisher: Kjc Books
ISBN: 9781912688036
Category : Brothers and sisters
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
Sir Philip Rookwood is the disgrace of the county. He
Publisher: Kjc Books
ISBN: 9781912688036
Category : Brothers and sisters
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
Sir Philip Rookwood is the disgrace of the county. He