IT WAS ONLY MEANT TO BE A GAME . . .None of us ever agreed on when it started.Was it when we started drawing the chalk figures, or when they started to appear on their own?Was it the terrible accident?Or when they found the first body?____________THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER, SHORTLISTED FOR A NATIONAL BOOK AWARD & THE STEEL DAGGER, BEST THRILLER AWARD, SOON TO BE ...

The fantastic seventh book in the horror anthology series which Booklist called "Highly recommended for longstanding horror fans and those readers who may not think horror is for them."Ghost Lights is the seventh volume in the non-themed horror series of original stories, showcasing the very best short fiction that the genre has to offer, and edited by Mark Morris. This new anthology contains 20 original horror stories, 15 of which have been commi...

Leadership, the practice of focusing and motivating a group or organization to achieve its aims, is a much discussed but often misunderstood concept. Dilemmas of Leadership is a comprehensive and well-established textbook that introduces the subject.Readers are invited to make a series of metaphorical journeys of discovery, thematically organized around fundamental dilemmas within the field of leadership studies. Building on the success of previous editions, the text uses ...

Written by the author of the best-selling "Blender for Beginners" book, this first volume shows you how to plan, model, texture, and populate a Victorian city in Blender 5, laying the groundwork for the full environment in Part 2 Free with your book: DRM-free PDF version + access to Packt's next-gen Reader\*Key FeaturesBuild a cohesive Victorian city using practical environment art workflows in Blender 5Create detailed architecture, signage, props, and ...

** NOW A NETFLIX SERIES STARRING SAMANTHA MORTON AND RUBY STOKES****If you see the Burning Girls something bad will befall you...'A mesmerising and atmospheric page-turner, with plenty of shocks and a surprise twist for a finale. Her best novel yet' SUNDAY EXPRESS'Hypnotic and horrifying . . . Without doubt her best yet, The Burning Girls left me sleeping with the lights ...

THE BESTSELLING QUEEN OF HORROR RETURNS‘All the thrills of vintage Stephen King…I loved every second of it. The maestro of macabre does it again’WILL DEAN‘Imagine Stephen King colliding with The Stepford Wives…an unnerving, slow-burn drenched in malice and suspense. Easily Tudor's strongest novel to date’JOHN MARRS‘Brimming with mystery, dread, and characters to root for, Serenity Falls

'Britain's female Stephen King returns with a sparkling, yet terrifying story...Brilliant' DAILY MAIL'An incredibly exciting novel, tightly plotted and brilliantly tense, with an atmosphere you could eat with a spoon' STUART TURTON'A cracking read and such assured writing. She just gets better and better!' SARAH PINBOROUGH---WELCOME TO DEADHART. ALASKA. POPULATION 673. LIVING.

From summer fun to serious sleuthing!A twisty puzzle, a feisty mare, a brand-new best friend, and a mystery-prone small town.Emmy's life is a highlight reel of on-the-road escapades, thanks to her mom's viral van life posts. But her real haven? Aunt Jewel's house in Mystery Hollow, riding horses and basking in summer memories. This year, with a promising new horse, and the budding friendship of Baxter, Emmy's wish is simple: stay.B...

PREPARE TO BE TERRIFIED THIS HALLOWEEN WITH C. J. TUDOR'S BONE-CHILLING COLLECTION OF SHORT STORIES'All hail the queen of scream. C.J. Tudor at her spine-tingling, nightmare-inducing best. Read it if you dare . . .' CHRIS WHITAKER'This unsettling collection of stories from a writer often called the 'British Stephen King' deftly inverts the banal and unremarkable to reveal t...

Written by the author of the best-selling "Blender for Beginners" book, this second volume continues the Victorian city from Part 1, adding new buildings, hero assets, interiors, scene refinement, and the final render Free with your book: DRM-free PDF version + access to Packt's next-gen Reader\* Key FeaturesContinue the Victorian city from Part 1 with new shops, townhouses, a tower, and a vintage truckDevelop detailed exteriors and interiors while refi...

She left a slave. She returns a conqueror.As an Adept, Reiva blasts fire from her hands and leaps over walls. But when her first solo mission leaves her half-dead amidst a heap of massacred allies, she gets just one chance at redemption.The Empire orders her to crush the one kingdom she thought she would never see again: Talynis, the land of her birth, the land she left in chains.Standing in her way is the Wolf, a vicious assassin hellbent on killin...

The Endurance of the Mare unravels the complex and layered histories of belonging and non-belonging that emerge from family archives shaped by classed, sexual, state, and border violence. It asks: How might retelling the past enable a radical transformation of the present? How do we grapple with the enduring legacies of systemic violence and intergenerational trauma without reenacting wounded attachments that justify nationalisms and further viole...