Every scream has an origin story.The creators who bring nightmares to life all started somewhere. Whether driven by a love of fear or a need to tell a story, they set out to turn their ideas into unforgettable scares.From backyard haunts to 14,000 square-foot warehouse attractions, to scary movies and comic books, these folks know what scary dreams are made of, and they'll happily bring them to life.This collection pulls back the curtain on how nigh...

Every scream has an origin story.The creators who bring nightmares to life all started somewhere. Whether driven by a love of fear or a need to tell a story, they set out to turn their ideas into unforgettable scares.From backyard haunts to 14,000 square-foot warehouse attractions, to scary movies and comic books, these folks know what scary dreams are made of, and they'll happily bring them to life.This collection pulls back the curtain on how nigh...

A new kind of contributor has joined your team. It does not sleep, it does not get tired, and it can open dozens of pull requests across your repositories before lunch. It is an AI coding agent, and it is changing software development faster than most teams expected. Maybe your agents are wonderful at scaffolding features and occasionally wire up a database connection with credentials pasted straight into the source, or maybe your confidence in what ships quietly drops. Whatever brought yo...

Seven years ago, Elias Shaw should have died.The sacred brand seared into his chest was meant to kill him. Like it killed every other man who dared bear the mark. But Shaw survived. And the cross with its serpent still burns with the intensity of that first moment.Now he's a bounty hunter in the lawless American Southwest. Running from a past he doesn't understand. Hunting men for money instead of facing the truth about what he's become.But the truth has a way of ca...

This book critically examines recent interpretations of the Roman poet Lucretius by contemporary materialists. Inspired by his vision of matter in motion and the generativity of nature, political theorists, literary scholars and process philosophers today attribute ideas to Lucretius that anticipate their own innovative work in their respective fields. What should we make of this phenomenon? Why does Lucretius feature so prominently in recent materialisms, and what justifies treating him a...

Daily Christmas Readings for the Month of DecemberFocus on Jesus Christ during the Christmas season with daily readings from the Old and New Testaments (King James Version), one for every day in December. Each passage is followed by a short reflection to ponder and discuss.

It is the year 5170 in the land Agora, where humans, dwarves, and elves have existed in peace for centuries. Now, however, the human King Addakon has invaded and waged war on neighboring Isladon. The once peaceful Kingdoms of Agora are on the brink of continental war. The Dark Elf Eadon and his army of Dragon-Elf crossbreeds, the Draggard, threaten to conquer all kingdoms.Enter young Whill, a nineteen-year-old ranger with battle savvy and untapped abilities. Having spent years roam...

Bring calm into 2023 by learning the mindful practice of folding paper cranes, with this beautiful and charmingly unique guideThe paper crane is an iconic and powerful symbol of hope, healing and happiness.According to tradition, if a person were to fold a thousand paper cranes in one year, they would be granted a single wish and a long and joyful life.In this beautiful and inspiring book, renowned mindfulness and meditation teacher...

Kelsea Jones is like a lot of girls at the University of Northern Minnesota. She has a boyfriend, she works at a coffee shop, and she’s on the swim team. But she’s not a girl. She’s a mermaid.Trouble brews when star hockey player Chad Andersen takes an interest in her. She tries to avoid him, but he won’t leave her alone. A son of wealth and privilege, he takes what he wants, and he gets away with it. He wants Kelsea, she says no, and so he rapes her. Kelsea stands on a tail and tw...

Sam Sullivan has spent the last year of his life paralyzed. Unable to afford the state of the art surgery needed to repair his spinal cord, Sam has lost all hope. But when the first fully immersive virtual reality game goes live, Sam is given a second chance at life.Rebirth Online offers players action, adventure, and a chance at real world riches. If Sam can rise through the ranks and claim his kingdom, he just might be able to earn enough money to afford the surgery he so badly n...

Build Harem. Grind Hard. Level Fast.Sam has been deemed a dark lord by the Game Masters, and now everyone in Rebirth Online is gunning for him. To make matters worse, an overzealous NPC paladin has been resurrected to destroy Sam and his demon sons.To win this one, Sam might have no choice but to embrace the power of the Dark Throne.Contains mature themes.

‘Some guys think yoga makes you less of a man, the truth is it makes you a better one.’In today’s society, being a man is overrated. There is a set of unspoken rules that govern the way men are supposed to act and behave – act tough, don’t cry, win at all costs and these Rules are passed down from generation to generation. BUT a shift has happened and the world has opened up to a more conscious way of living, a more compassionate way of living.Boys of Yoga’s Sit Down, Be Qu...