Author: Alex G. Paman
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
ISBN: 1462900917
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
Filipino Ghost Stories is crawling with spine-tingling tales of supernatural encounters and hauntings in the Philippines. Ghost stories are commonplace in traditional Filipino culture. Whether they take place at a relative's funeral or at a hacienda located deep in a remote province, virtually all families have their own personal accounts of their encounters with the supernatural. Passed on from generation to generation, these tales act as a bridge to the past, to a time lost or nearly forgotten. To write this book of ghostly encounters in the Philippines, author Alex Paman collected eerie and terrifying tales that have been told in his family for generations. Covering spooky interactions in bustling cities and in rural towns--and even a short section about hauntings on American soil--Filipino Ghost Stories offers good, old-fashioned scary stories perfect to share around the campfire or under the blankets with a flashlight. The 68 ghost stories include: Great Balls of Fire Caught in the Wake Family Ties that Bind Just Outside the Door Pitch Black Only the Wind A Brush with the Unknown Hide and Shriek Like secret family recipes, traditional ghost stories in the Philippines are valuable personal heirlooms meant to be passed forward to future generations. Complete with abundant photographs and illustrations, this book delivers terrific entertainment--and some good spine-tingling chills--for those interested in the Philippines and aficionados of the supernatural alike.
Filipino Ghost Stories
Author: Alex G. Paman
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
ISBN: 1462900917
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
Filipino Ghost Stories is crawling with spine-tingling tales of supernatural encounters and hauntings in the Philippines. Ghost stories are commonplace in traditional Filipino culture. Whether they take place at a relative's funeral or at a hacienda located deep in a remote province, virtually all families have their own personal accounts of their encounters with the supernatural. Passed on from generation to generation, these tales act as a bridge to the past, to a time lost or nearly forgotten. To write this book of ghostly encounters in the Philippines, author Alex Paman collected eerie and terrifying tales that have been told in his family for generations. Covering spooky interactions in bustling cities and in rural towns--and even a short section about hauntings on American soil--Filipino Ghost Stories offers good, old-fashioned scary stories perfect to share around the campfire or under the blankets with a flashlight. The 68 ghost stories include: Great Balls of Fire Caught in the Wake Family Ties that Bind Just Outside the Door Pitch Black Only the Wind A Brush with the Unknown Hide and Shriek Like secret family recipes, traditional ghost stories in the Philippines are valuable personal heirlooms meant to be passed forward to future generations. Complete with abundant photographs and illustrations, this book delivers terrific entertainment--and some good spine-tingling chills--for those interested in the Philippines and aficionados of the supernatural alike.
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
ISBN: 1462900917
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
Filipino Ghost Stories is crawling with spine-tingling tales of supernatural encounters and hauntings in the Philippines. Ghost stories are commonplace in traditional Filipino culture. Whether they take place at a relative's funeral or at a hacienda located deep in a remote province, virtually all families have their own personal accounts of their encounters with the supernatural. Passed on from generation to generation, these tales act as a bridge to the past, to a time lost or nearly forgotten. To write this book of ghostly encounters in the Philippines, author Alex Paman collected eerie and terrifying tales that have been told in his family for generations. Covering spooky interactions in bustling cities and in rural towns--and even a short section about hauntings on American soil--Filipino Ghost Stories offers good, old-fashioned scary stories perfect to share around the campfire or under the blankets with a flashlight. The 68 ghost stories include: Great Balls of Fire Caught in the Wake Family Ties that Bind Just Outside the Door Pitch Black Only the Wind A Brush with the Unknown Hide and Shriek Like secret family recipes, traditional ghost stories in the Philippines are valuable personal heirlooms meant to be passed forward to future generations. Complete with abundant photographs and illustrations, this book delivers terrific entertainment--and some good spine-tingling chills--for those interested in the Philippines and aficionados of the supernatural alike.
Reveal Me
Author: Tahereh Mafi
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062906275
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 83
Book Description
This fourth companion novella to Tahereh Mafi’s New York Times bestselling Shatter Me series is narrated by fan favorite character Kenji Kishimoto! The explosive revelations in Defy Me have left readers reeling and desperate for answers. This fourth and final novella in the series will bring readers back to the world of the Shatter Me before the final novel installment hits shelves in winter 2020. And don’t miss Find Me, the gorgeous paperback bind-up that brings together Shadow Me and Reveal Me in print for the first time!
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062906275
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 83
Book Description
This fourth companion novella to Tahereh Mafi’s New York Times bestselling Shatter Me series is narrated by fan favorite character Kenji Kishimoto! The explosive revelations in Defy Me have left readers reeling and desperate for answers. This fourth and final novella in the series will bring readers back to the world of the Shatter Me before the final novel installment hits shelves in winter 2020. And don’t miss Find Me, the gorgeous paperback bind-up that brings together Shadow Me and Reveal Me in print for the first time!
True Philippine Ghost Stories #13
Author: Various Authors
Publisher: Psicom Publishing Inc
ISBN:
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : tl
Pages : 100
Book Description
True Philippine Ghost Stories #13 Published by Psicom Publishing Inc
Publisher: Psicom Publishing Inc
ISBN:
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : tl
Pages : 100
Book Description
True Philippine Ghost Stories #13 Published by Psicom Publishing Inc
Kate Culhane
Author:
Publisher: Chronicle Books
ISBN: 9781587170591
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
After disturbing a dead man in his grave an Irish girl nearly pays with her life, but thanks to her cleverness and bravery she finds love and riches instead.
Publisher: Chronicle Books
ISBN: 9781587170591
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
After disturbing a dead man in his grave an Irish girl nearly pays with her life, but thanks to her cleverness and bravery she finds love and riches instead.
Never Have I Ever
Author: Isabel Yap
Publisher: Small Beer Press
ISBN: 1618731831
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 211
Book Description
"Explore a world where the supernatural is an accepted element of everyday life and the horror is mined from the realities of existing." — New York Public Library Best Books of the Year World Fantasy Award finalist British Fantasy Award finalist Ladies of Horror Fiction Award winner Crawford Award shortlist “Am I dead?” Mebuyen sighs. She was hoping the girl would not ask. Spells and stories, urban legends and immigrant tales: the magic in Isabel Yap’s debut collection jumps right off the page, from the friendship and fear building in “A Canticle for Lost Girls” to the joy in “A Spell for Foolish Hearts” to the terrifying tension of the urban legend “Have You Heard the One About Anamaria Marquez.”
Publisher: Small Beer Press
ISBN: 1618731831
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 211
Book Description
"Explore a world where the supernatural is an accepted element of everyday life and the horror is mined from the realities of existing." — New York Public Library Best Books of the Year World Fantasy Award finalist British Fantasy Award finalist Ladies of Horror Fiction Award winner Crawford Award shortlist “Am I dead?” Mebuyen sighs. She was hoping the girl would not ask. Spells and stories, urban legends and immigrant tales: the magic in Isabel Yap’s debut collection jumps right off the page, from the friendship and fear building in “A Canticle for Lost Girls” to the joy in “A Spell for Foolish Hearts” to the terrifying tension of the urban legend “Have You Heard the One About Anamaria Marquez.”
Anthony Bourdain's Hungry Ghosts
Author: Anthony Bourdain
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
ISBN: 1506706908
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Hungry Ghosts is cooked up by the best selling author and veteran chef, Anthony Bourdain (Kitchen Confidential, Emmy-Award winning TV star of Parts Unknown) and acclaimed novelist Joel Rose (Kill, Kill, Faster, Faster) back again from their New York Times #1 best seller, Get Jiro!. Featuring real recipes cooked up by Bourdain himself, this horror anthology is sure to please--and scare! On a dark, haunted night, a Russian Oligarch dares a circle of international chefs to play the samurai game of 100 Candles--where each storyteller tells a terrifying tale of ghosts, demons and unspeakable beings--and prays to survive the challenge. Inspired by the Japanese Edo period game of Hyakumonogatari Kaidankai, Hungry Ghosts reimagines the classic stories of yokai, yorei, and obake, all tainted with the common thread of food. Including stellar artists Sebastian Cabrol, Vanesa Del Rey, Francesco Francavilla, Irene Koh, Leo Manco, Alberto Ponticelli, Paul Pope, and Mateus Santolouco as well as amazing color by Jose Villarrubia, a drop-dead cover by Paul Pope.
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
ISBN: 1506706908
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Hungry Ghosts is cooked up by the best selling author and veteran chef, Anthony Bourdain (Kitchen Confidential, Emmy-Award winning TV star of Parts Unknown) and acclaimed novelist Joel Rose (Kill, Kill, Faster, Faster) back again from their New York Times #1 best seller, Get Jiro!. Featuring real recipes cooked up by Bourdain himself, this horror anthology is sure to please--and scare! On a dark, haunted night, a Russian Oligarch dares a circle of international chefs to play the samurai game of 100 Candles--where each storyteller tells a terrifying tale of ghosts, demons and unspeakable beings--and prays to survive the challenge. Inspired by the Japanese Edo period game of Hyakumonogatari Kaidankai, Hungry Ghosts reimagines the classic stories of yokai, yorei, and obake, all tainted with the common thread of food. Including stellar artists Sebastian Cabrol, Vanesa Del Rey, Francesco Francavilla, Irene Koh, Leo Manco, Alberto Ponticelli, Paul Pope, and Mateus Santolouco as well as amazing color by Jose Villarrubia, a drop-dead cover by Paul Pope.
Ruthless King
Author: Maya Hughes
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781950117352
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
My d*ck never got me in half as much trouble as my heart... We were high school sweethearts. I was head over heels for her and no one could tell me we weren't going to last forever. College? Going pro? My family's money? None of it mattered. She was all I needed. Then she ripped my heart out. But I'm not going to let that happen again. She's back. Invading my life and acting like she was the wronged one. The pain is still there, but I can't keep my eyes off her. I can't stop thinking about her and how much was left unsaid between us. Being this close is making me question everything I thought I knew about her. This time everything will be on my terms. Everything...
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781950117352
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
My d*ck never got me in half as much trouble as my heart... We were high school sweethearts. I was head over heels for her and no one could tell me we weren't going to last forever. College? Going pro? My family's money? None of it mattered. She was all I needed. Then she ripped my heart out. But I'm not going to let that happen again. She's back. Invading my life and acting like she was the wronged one. The pain is still there, but I can't keep my eyes off her. I can't stop thinking about her and how much was left unsaid between us. Being this close is making me question everything I thought I knew about her. This time everything will be on my terms. Everything...
Ghosts of Manila
Author: James Hamilton-Paterson
Publisher: Jonathan Cape
ISBN:
Category : City and town life
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Part-travelogue, the novel chronicles a Third World country gone amok. It is told through the eyes of John Prideaux, a British film maker in the Philippines. A tale of corruption, sexual exploitation, slums and sweatshops. By the author of The Great Deep.
Publisher: Jonathan Cape
ISBN:
Category : City and town life
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Part-travelogue, the novel chronicles a Third World country gone amok. It is told through the eyes of John Prideaux, a British film maker in the Philippines. A tale of corruption, sexual exploitation, slums and sweatshops. By the author of The Great Deep.
Beauty and the Beast and Other Stories
Author: Sarah Hines Stephens
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 9780439446051
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
Three classic fairy tales are retold in this collection that provides an ideal introduction to these legendary stories. Includes "Beauty and the Beast, " "The Lady and the Lion, " and "The Frog Prince."
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 9780439446051
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
Three classic fairy tales are retold in this collection that provides an ideal introduction to these legendary stories. Includes "Beauty and the Beast, " "The Lady and the Lion, " and "The Frog Prince."
True Philippine Ghost Stories #18
Author: Various Authors
Publisher: Psicom Publishing Inc
ISBN:
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 98
Book Description
True Philippine Ghost Stories #18 Published by Psicom Publishing Inc
Publisher: Psicom Publishing Inc
ISBN:
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 98
Book Description
True Philippine Ghost Stories #18 Published by Psicom Publishing Inc