Are you a member of the Empath tribe? These are some of the most tragic people in the world. What they regard as their greatest gift is exactly what sends them into the hands of the predators that prey on them. Empaths have an extraordinary vulnerability that unfailingly brings them into the orbit of the creatures that love to toy with them and torture them. Their empathy draws them to the people who are their formal opposite – those devoid of empathy. Or, rather, those that can fake the h...

It's not often that Dracula confesses. Don't miss this opportunity to understand him. The Fraternity forbade Dracula from telling the blood donors ("normals") the truth, but he defied them. He hates anyone trying to control him. Dracula, like all vampires, is a malignant narcissist. That's his secret. That's the bizarre and troubling secret of the undead. How does malignant narcissism allow death to be defeated? It's quite a story. Come and find out – straight from the bloodsucker's mouth ...

Some people are predators. They have been predators all their lives. But when you encounter these people, they will not present themselves as predators. The absolute reverse is the case. They will depict themselves as victims and prey, heroically fighting back against the predators. They will style themselves as martyrs, fixers, healers, gurus, ascended masters, saviors, messiahs. There is no lie they are not prepared to tell. The bigger the lie, the better the lie, as far as they are conc...

Narcissists are the strangest creatures. They are the people of arrested development. The key to understanding these monsters is to grasp that they simply didn't grow up. They are emotionally stunted. They were so emotionally traumatized in childhood that they never left it. Children resort to childish fantasies and infantile psychological defense mechanisms to shore up their fragile, inchoate sense of self. A normal person grows up and moves on from childish things. Narcissists don't. The...

Do you want to be successful? Then become evil. Haven't you realized the evil rule the world? You must sell your soul to the Devil to get on in life. Or you must attend the Devil's school. Come along to the Narcissists' Academy, the School of Evil. The most evil people in the world – even worse than psychopaths and sociopaths – are the malignant narcissists. These are your favorite people! They are the brightest Hollywood stars, the most luminous models and singers, the most popular influe...

The world is suffering from a deadly plague. The Echo Apocalypse is here. Echoes have overrun the world. They're everywhere, ruining everything. An Echo has only one goal in life ... to find her Narcissus. This is an obsession so single-minded, it makes Romeo look like an amateur in his devotion to Juliet. Nietzsche said, "A little woman, pursuing her vengeance, would force open even the iron gates of Fate itself." An Echo feels fated to find her narcissist. It's the only way she can fulfi...

Stories include a clock that reverses the order of history, a potion that prolongs youth, a machine that disintegrates matter, the prospect of the earth burning to a crisp from the heat of the sun and the effects of the absence of gravity. When first written these stories were no more than fascinating and exciting fantasies, but time and progress have given them a terrifying touch of modern-day reality. Read by Nicky Henson bringing just the right amount of tension and suspense to these el...