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Barnabas Collins and the Gypsy Witch
by Marilyn RossThe fifteenth novel based on the TV series Dark Shadows. It was Halloween night when Barnabas and his lovely distant cousin Roxanna decided to visit the Gypsy fortuneteller. "What do you see in my future?" Roxanna asked nervously. In the shadowy tent, the ancient Gypsy was some- how frightening, and Roxanna was grateful that Barnabas was with her. The Gypsy lowered her eyes to gaze into the crystal. "Your house is under a curse," she said at last. "The cold hand of death is over it. There will be sudden and violent deaths ... many of them!"
A Tiger Walks
by Ian NiallYosef and Ram Sing stop in a small Welsh village, get a little drunk and release a tiger.
The Wicked Ones: Children of the Lost
by J. Z. FosterYou know, the best thing about nightmares is that they're not real. It's all just in your head, and as soon as you wake up, pop! It's all gone. You're safe. It's not like they could crawl out, creeping from your mind with long, slender fingers and milky yellow eyes sunken into heads with pointed horns bursting out. That'd just be insane. Daniel Tanner's life is insane. A mysterious disease came to claim his son, seemingly pulling him into the grave with cold fingers named misery and hopelessness. Now a stranger has come calling with an even stranger tale of monsters—horrible things that take children in the middle of the night and leave their own, things that crawled out of the fairy tales our barbarous ancestors used to tell, things that they tried to warn us about. We didn't listen. Because monsters aren't real, are they? There's no reason to fear the dark, no reason at all to believe the old tales about creatures with a taste for human meat. That would be insane... wouldn't it?
The Shrine
by James HerbertCome worship at the shrine. If you are lustful, your most carnal desires will be fulfilled. If you are greedy, wealth will be yours for the taking. If you are holy, you will learn of a force greater than all your dreams of the divine. If you are a disbeliever, you will be converted or you will be destroyed. Bow before the shrine and little Alice, the angelic child who stands before it and casts her light over the world [will heal you]... ... as the flames of hell leap up to conquer heaven itself. . . .
The Demon of Barnabas Collins (Dark Shadows by Marilyn Ross #8)
by Marilyn Ross[from the back cover] "The arrival of a movie company at Collinwood gives Barnabas a chance to escape Angelique's awful curse--the curse which has made him one of the living dead. Barnabas meets and falls in love with beautiful film star Rita Glenn. In order to save him, she introduces him to the mysterious Dr. Moreno who has a cure for Barnabas. Barnabas is jubilant over his recovery--but not for long. Suddenly he is in a life and death battle with another vampire--with Rita's life at stake. The only way to save her is to return to the curse once again." The Demon of Barnabas Collins is the eighth in a series of thrilling novels based on ABC-TV's popular suspense drama, Dark Shadows. Look for the rest of the books in this series based on one of the most popular and unique series from the late 1960s and early 1970s in the Bookshare library. They are: #1. Dark Shadows, #2. Victoria Winters, #3. Strangers at Collins House, #4. The Mystery of Collinwood, #5. The Curse of Collinwood, #6. Barnabas Collins and #7. The Secret of Barnabas Collins.
Ghosts Who Went to School
by Judith SpearingWhat would you do if a ghost came to your class? Wilbur doesn't mean to make trouble, but books rise by themselves, voices answer the teacher...
Dracula Doesn't Drink Lemonade (The Adventures of the Bailey School Kids #16)
by Debbie Dadey Marcia Thornton JonesFrom the Book jacket: There are some pretty weird grown-ups living in Bailey City. But could the new guidance counselor really be Count Dracula, the famous vampire? The Bailey School Kids are going to find out! "You won't be laughing when Count Dracula nibbles your neck while you sleep," Howie warnec plan to be safe." "For all you know, he's a sickly cousin of Mrs. Jeepers," Melody argued. "After all, who seen a vampire breaking up fights?" "And I'm sure Count Dracula doesn't drink lemonade," Eddie added.
The Pack
by William EssexFueled by an insatiable hunger and driven by madness, the pack roams the countryside, chasing and devouring their prey with the icy, snarling efficiency of the perfect killing machine. <P><P>They were once pets, but now they're man's worst enemy--and their numbers are growing.
Bloch and Bradbury
by Robert Bloch Ray BradburyTen dark fantasy stories from the early careers of two of the best writers. By Robert Bloch--The Shadow from the Steeple, The Grinning Ghoul, Mannikins of Horror, The Druidic Doom, A Question of Etiquette, The Man Who Cried Wolf!. By Ray Bradbury--The Watchers, Fever Dream, The Dead Man, The Handler
Cold Hand in Mine
by Robert AickmanThese eight stories draw the reader irresistibly into eight strange worlds-uncanny, enigmatic, unearthly. In each there is something chillingly wrong-a hint of diabolism or vampirism, of reincarnation or the living dead-all of which could be explained away as hallucination or hysteria. Or could it? The stories cover a wide variety of settings and situations. A young English girl falls into peaceful but oddly enervating love in a palazzo in Ravenna, a man traveling on business finds himself as night falls in an isolated, unnervingly Kafka-esque hotel, Prince Albrecht von Allendorf meets his mysterious end in a mountain lake in Bavaria. Robert Aickman's stories are the work of a master of the genre, subtle, written with consummate skill and command of detail. Their mystery lingers, tantalizes, never quite lets the reader go.
American Gothic
by Robert BlochGordon Gregg built a castle-like hotel for the Chicago Fair of 1893. His guests were women who always left mysteriously. A reporter's curiosity led her to investigate.
Psycho
by Robert BlochAfter stealing from the bank where she works, Mary's plans for escape and a new life are ended when she has the misfortune to stop at a secluded motel.
Duffy and the Devil
by Harve ZemachIf you remember the story of Rumpelstiltskin, there will be no surprises here. And, the first paragraph may illicit load graons from those who are blind. Caldecott Medal winner. " Squire Lovel of Trove had no wife. His housekeeper, Old Jone, did the cooking and the cleaning for him. But the sharpness had long since gone out of her eyesight, so she couldn't do fine chores any more, like spinning and sewing and knitting. After a time the squire's clothes got so rough and ragged that he thought he'd better go find a maid to be Jone's helper."
Strangers at Collins House (Dark Shadows series by Marilyn Ross #3)
by Marilyn RossStrangers at Collins House is the third Gothic novel in Paperback Library's new series based on DARK SHADOWS, ABC-TV's continuing suspense drama. Within the shadowy recesses of Collins House, Victoria Winters helps Elizabeth Stoddard open a secret room in preparation for the arrival of elderly Henry Collins. From the first meeting with the mysterious old man, Victoria senses that he holds a vital key to her past. When he makes her a secret present of the magnificent jewels which belonged to the woman he loved--a woman Victoria strongly resembles--she is sure she is on the verge of discovering her real identity at last. But as her life is threatened repeatedly by a hidden killer, Victoria wonders if she will live long enough to find out. [from the back cover] "Victoria Winters at last feels she has a clue to her own identity when she meets elderly Henry Collins. He secretly gives her the jewels which once belonged to his lost love--a woman Victoria strongly resembles. After receiving the gift, Victoria is suddenly terrified by attacks on her life which are masked as accidents. Surrounded by danger, Victoria wonders if she is to be the victim of ruthless thieves--or a hidden murderer desperate enough to keep her from learning about her past." There are many more eerie books by Marilyn Ross in the Dark Shadows series, the most popular supernatural daily series in television history in the Bookshare library. They were written in the mid twentieth century. Look for: Dark Shadows, Victoria Winters, The Mystery of Collinwood, The Curse of Collinwood, Barnabas, The Curse of Collinwood and Quentin and the Haunted Cave.
The Curse of Collinwood (Dark Shadows series by Marilyn Ross #5)
by Marilyn Ross[from the back cover] "Do Zombies Walk at Collinwood? Upset over the death of Ernest Collins, Victoria begins to believe that phantoms are haunting her. Are they figments of her imagination? As the threats to her life become very real, she is forced to accept the horrifying truth. The strange figures are not phantoms but the bodies of Derek and Esther Collins, murdered more than a century ago. They were unwittingly released from their coffins by a shaft of moonlight--and doomed to roam the earth as the "living dead." Victoria's life is threatened by a supernatural terror from beyond the grave! At first Victoria scoffs at the legend that Collinwood is haunted by zombies, members of the "living dead." She does not believe it possible that a shaft of moonlight striking their coffin can release two bodies buried for more than 100 years. Yet as Victoria continues to see the strange apparitions stalking the grounds of Collinwood, and as the threats to her life become more frequent, she is forced to admit that Collinwood--and her own life--are truly cursed! THE CURSE OF COLLINWOOD is the fifth Gothic novel in Paperback Library's series based on ABC's DARK SHADOWS, daytime TV's most popular show. There are many more eerie books by Marilyn Ross in the Dark Shadows series, the most popular supernatural daily series in television history, in the Bookshare library. They were written in the mid twentieth century. Look for: #1. Dark Shadows, #2. Victoria Winters, #3. Strangers at Collinwood, #4 The Mystery of Collinwood, #6. Barnabas Collins, #7 The Secret of Barnabas Collins, and Barnabas and Quentin and the Haunted Cave.
The Lottery and Other Stories
by Shirley JacksonThis collection was originally published as The Lottery or the Adventures of James Harris. A wonderful collection of stories written in the 1940's and takes in the culture and flavor of that period. Includes: THE INTOXICATED, THE DAEMON LOVER, LIKE MOTHER USED TO MAKE, TRIAL BY COMBAT, THE VILLAGER, MY LIFE WITH R. H. MACY, THE WITCH, THE RENEGADE, AFTER YOU, MY DEAR ALPHONSE, CHARLES, AFTERNOON IN LINEN, FLOWER GARDEN, DOROTHY AND MY GRANDMOTHER AND THE SAILORS, in COLLOQUY, ELIZABETH, A FINE OLD FIRM, THE DUMMY, SEVEN TYPES OF AMBIGUITY, COME DANCE WITH ME IN IRELAND, OF COURSE, PILLAR OF SALT, MEN WITH THEIR BIG SHOES, THE TOOTH, GOT A LETTER FROM JIMMY, THE LOTTERY 308 pages.
Barnabas, Quentin and the Witch's Curse (Dark Shadows by Marilyn Ross #20)
by Marilyn Ross[from the back cover] Will a desire for revenge lead Anita into a trap from which she cannot escape? Against her will, Anita Burgess accompanies her brother Jeffrey to Collinwood. He is determined to get revenge against Quentin Collins who he believes is responsible for his best friend's death. Pretending friendship toward Quentin, Anita and Jeffrey learn he has established a Black Magic center at Collinwood and has several young women completely under his power. Jeffrey enlists Barnabas's aid in his struggle to destroy Quentin-both to avenge his friend's death and to free the young women. But he does not realize that by destroying Quentin, he risks destroying Anita as well." Can Barnabas stop Quentin from bringing his coven to Collinwood? Quentin Collins' coven of witches, centered in the Castle Asariana in Venice, was the scandal of the city. Reports of the bizarre practices of the Devil worshippers, all of whom were beautiful girls, circulated widely, and invitations to the parties that Quentin sometimes held to attract new members to his cult, were greedily coveted. Then two Americans died while spending an evening at the castle, but before the authorities could investigate, Quentin and his entire group vanished. Soon after, Quentin showed up at Collinwood, with the intent of establishing his cult there. Barnabas knew it was up to him to stop Quentin before Collinwood was turned into a center of Black Magic and Satan worship. But who wielded the stronger power--Barnabas, or the Devil himself? You can get lost in the frightening gothic Dark shadows series you'll find in the Bookshare Library including: Barnabas, Quentin and the Crystal Coffin, Barnabas, Quentin and the Nightmare Assassin, Barnabas, Quentin and the Avenging Ghost, Barnabas, Quentin and the Mummy's Curse, Barnabas, Quentin and the Gypsy Witch, Barnabas Collins and Quentin's Demon, Barnabas Collins and the Mysterious Ghost, The Peril of Barnabas Collins, Barnabas Collins Versus the Warlock, THE Phantom and Barnabas Collins, The Foe of Barnabas Collins, The Secret of Barnabas Collins, THE Demon of Barnabas Collins, The Curse of Collinwood, The Mystery of Collinwood, Strangers at Collins HouseVictoria Winters, Dark Shadows and Barnabas Collins.
Barnabas, Quentin and the Nightmare Assassin (Dark Shadows by Marilyn Ross #18)
by Marilyn Ross[from the back cover] "Carolyn Stoddard is knocked unconscious when the sports car she and Barnabas are riding in skids on a patch of ice. She regains consciousness in Collinwood with Barnabas and Quentin Collins at her side--but the year is 1870! And Collinwood is being terrorized by a savage killer. Carolyn likes Quentin and refuses to believe that even in werewolf form he could be the murderer. But even Quentin is convinced of his own guilt. The old family lawyer hires someone to kill him. Several days later, before he can reveal the assassin's name, the lawyer dies. Quentin has signed his own death sentence, marked for death by an unknown killer. BARNABAS, QUENTIN AND THE NIGHTMARE ASSASSIN is the eighteenth in a series of thrilling novels based on ABC-TV's popular suspense drama, DARK SHADOWS. To spend more time in the gothic atmosphere of Collinwood with characters like Barnabas, quentin, Carolyn, Victoria, Maggie and more, all with their supernatural curses and ill fated romances, read more from Marilyn Ross's Dark Shadows in the Bookshare Library including: #3. Strangers at Collins House , #5. The Curse of Collinwood, #8. The Demon of Barnabas Collins and #20. Barnabas, quentin and the Witch's Curse
Cabal
by Clive BarkerTHE NIGHTMARE HAD BEGUN... Boone now knew for sure there was no place on this earth for him, no happiness here, not even with Lori. He would let Hell claim him, let Death take him there. But Death itself seemed to shrink from him. No wonder, if he had indeed been the monster who had shattered and violated and shredded so many others' lives. And Decker had shown him the proof the hellish photographs where the victims were forever stilled, splayed in the last obscene moment of their torture. Boone's only refuge now was Midian that awful, legendary place which gathered to itself in its monstrous embrace the half-dead.