Music has curative powers on both body and soul, but for one man, these soothing sounds evoke profound feelings of dread and horror. A curious encounter in his youth may hold the remedy if only he can negotiate his memory, separating fact from fiction. In a world filled with background music, the despair pushes his mind to the breaking point.

Once a century, the coven of the sleepy town of Berkshire play a Halloween game, a sadistic contest with its own rules and etiquette. With its insistence on masks, costumes, and other tricks, it is easy to lose sight of the essence of this night, distracted by its own theatrics. However, a new witch to the coven plays a game within a game, reminding her sisters of Halloween's true spirit.

There are monsters bent on annihilation and destruction—simple pleasures. These are easy nightmares, understandable and familiar threats. However, there are dreadful, uncommon terrors hidden in the folds of the joyous and festive. Under the ice of an abyssal lake is a soft spot where a light shines on Christmas Eve. Is it a beacon, or is it a snare?

Each Halloween, the city of Grimaldi endures a phantasmagoric children's play. At night, the city becomes the stage where the Harlequin, that colorful performer both tragic and comic, bends everyday life and expectation. In his terrible annual performance, the audience becomes the actors; some are changed, some are lost in the dark plot.

"Teddy The Squirrel Becomes a Pilot" is a short story for children of any age. Teddy is a squirrel who dreams of flying an airplane. His brother – Stuart - doesn't believe Teddy's dream could come true and scolds Teddy for not caring about winter supplies only watching children playing airplanes. But when one day the brothers find an airplane that got stuck in the tree, Teddy decides to fly it. Stuart decides to help his brother in becoming a pilot.

In 2,700 words and eight illustrations, an ordinary chicken finds himself in an awkward situation and needs to get away—fast. He soon discovers he is inventive, smart, and sneaky enough to become a temporary zombie (and a stylish one), a magician of dazzling feathers, and a half-mastermind hero.Suitable for all readers who wonder how far nonsense can go while enjoying a ridiculous series of events.

Survival Songs is a collection of poetry by author Meggie C. Royer. The poems and prose in Survival Songs are clear and concise. Grounded through experiences, Royer's evocative poems cast a knowing eye on the wider world, telling us what it’s like to be displaced and replaced, used and abused. Her poems are suffused with a graceful, mysterious pathos and longing. Survival Songs is a remarkable debut.

Peteyboo was just a hungry bug with 18 legs and 37 eyes, but he was very sad, because while he had a lot of legs, he had no friends. But then one day, when he finds a strawberry to eat, he also finds a hungry worm. And before you know it, both of their lives are changed forever! Peteyboo and the Worm is a heartwarming story of sharing and friendship for 5- to 8-year-olds. Bram Stoker Award-winning novelist John Everson wrote this short fantasy tale to read to his s...

Behind a hedge of tangled thorns, a palace sleeps, under the powerful spell of a wicked fairy inside is Sleeping Beauty, waiting for the kiss of a handsome prince to awaken her from her long enchantment…Here is a delightful new version of a traditional fairy tale, specially adapted by Lesley Young and carefully worded with lively text to appeal to all young readers. Every magical moment of this classic story is captured in bright, charming pictures making this edition perfect for reading a...

So, Let me share with you a little about me and what this book is about...It occurred to me that a lot of people are “ourselves” when we are truly by our self. The only person or animal that may see us for who we truly are ( other than the Almighty ) is our dog.If there ever were a time when our pet could voice his opinion or concern... I wonder how that would go for us...personally.The following is an interview with one of our four footed friends who came into the lig...

I broke your heart. / Now barefoot I tread / on shards.Such is the elegant simplicity—a whole poem in ten words, vibrating with image and emotion—of the best-selling Russian poet Vera Pavlova. The one hundred poems in this book, her first full-length volume in English, all have the same salty immediacy, as if spoken by a woman who feels that, as the title poem concludes, “If there was nothing to regret, / there was nothing to desire.”Pavlova’s economy and directness make he...

होरीराम ने दोनों बैलों को सानी-पानी दे कर अपनी स्त्री धनिया से कहा - गोबर को ऊख गोड़ने भेज देना। मैं न जाने कब लौटूँ। जरा मेरी लाठी दे दे। धनिया के दोनों हाथ गोबर से भरे थे। उपले पाथ कर आई थी। बोली - अरे, कुछ रस-पानी तो कर लो। ऐसी जल्दी क्या है? होरी ने अपने झुर्रियों से भरे हुए माथे को सिकोड़ कर कहा - तुझे रस-पानी की पड़ी है, मुझे यह चिंता है कि अबेर हो गई तो मालिक से भेंट न होगी। असनान-पूजा करने लगेंगे, तो घंटों बैठे बीत जायगा। 'इसी से तो कहती हूँ, कुछ जलपान कर लो और आज न जाओगे तो कौन हर...