Splatter horror film director Jonathon Gale is desperate for a hit. But his production seems plagued by problems, innocuous at first. Then one of his actresses is shot dead by her boyfriend, and Jonathon is forced to accept that he's facing not only a series of unrelated mishaps, but in fact, a full-blown curse.The violence escalates: demonic possession, blood-thirsty zombies, creatures from another world. Someone wants this film to stop.When the skittish financial backers ...

Seven Stories of Dark HorrorA maniac terrorizes a small town.A teenage girl plays an evil game with a stranger.A jilted lover returns from the dead to seek revenge.A series of deaths around the world are mysteriously linked.Two serial killers have a rivalry over the decades.Someone is tearing unborn children from their mothers.The American version of ISIS rises to power.From E Stuart Marlowe comes an explorati...

Splatter horror film director Jonathon Gale is desperate for a hit. But his production seems plagued by problems. Innocuous at first. Then one of his actresses is shot dead by her boyfriend, and Jonathon is forced to accept that he’s facing not only a series of unrelated mishaps, but in fact, a full-blown curse.The violence escalates: demonic possession, blood-thirsty zombies, creatures from another world. Someone wants this film to stop. When the skittish financial backers begin t...

Piper is a little tiger cub whose daily dilemma will be familiar to toddlers everywhere. During the day he wants to be brave and fearless, he wants to do everything all by himself. But as bedtime approaches, Piper doesn't want to be brave, he wants to feel Mummy by his side. So every night he pads over to Mummy's bed. Through gentle demonstration that he is big enough to do all sorts of things all by himself, and reassuring him that she's never far away, Mummy is able to persuade Piper to ...

From Evan and Kerry Marlowe, the couple who produced the indie films, Blood Rush and Horror House, comes a tell-all diary on the shooting of these two productions. Evan describes the financing, preparation, production and distribution of the features, including their work with legendary Troma co-founder Lloyd Kaufman. Brimming with production stills and screen grabs, the book is a quick and informative read.Chapter One describes how the two developed Blood Rush from an idea for a sh...

Button has had a busy day playing with his older sisters and now it's time for Mummy and Daddy to put him to bed. Just as they pad quietly away, Button remembers the fallen log he clambered over during the afternoon. It looked a bit like a big bear asleep in the grass and now Button is worried that the tree-bear might lumber into his dreams and turn them into scary ones. He calls out and Daddy comes back to comfort Button. Daddy always knows what to do in these situations - he tells Button...

Bean is a little rabbit. Although she's getting bigger every day, she is sure that she will never, ever be too big for her Cloth. So when Mummy and Daddy try to persuade her, very gently, that perhaps she can stop carrying Cloth everywhere with her, Bean decides she must hide Cloth in a safe place to protect it from being taken away. But the trouble with hiding things in very safe places is that they can't always be found again and Bean has to face her first bedtime without Cloth. Naturall...

Toast, a little field mouse, knows that his birthday is just around the corner. And in the days leading up to it, he wants to know just how many sleeps there are to go. As the birthday preparations gather pace - delivering the invitations, collecting the party treats, and helping Mummy to decorate the birthday cake, Toast can hardly contain his excitement and when he discovers there is just one more sleep left until his birthday he is almost fit to burst! This infectiously happy story that...

Bramble has a nose for adventure. She can dig under meadows, wade through slippery weeds, tumble down hills and climb the trickiest branches, but when it comes to trying new food, she turns her nose up at everything. But eating nothing but berries can get a bit boring and Mummy mole knows just the thing to entice Bramble to be brave and try something new. Another delightful story from Amber Stewart and Layn Marlow, to warm your heart and make you feel hungry for lunch!

'When Puddle was barely more than an egg, he couldn't wait to start duckling school.' So begins this story about feelings of excitement, anticipation, and understandable nervousness that surround an approaching first day at nursery school. Puddle, a little duckling, is like so many pre-school children in desperately wanting to be grown-up enough to go to school and to have his own school bag. But as the day draws nearer, Puddle begins to feel rather wobbly about the whole concept! Luckily ...

Scramble is a little otter who can't swim. At the beginning of the story, we find him in the middle of writing a list. It's his Can-do and Can't-do List. The Can't-do side just says 'Swimming'. One small word. But not being able to swim is a big deal for Scramble. It means he's teased by some of the riverbank animals. It means he feels left out when everyone else is in the water. And it means he spends hours and hours sitting on his own on the slippery rock wishing and wishing and wishing ...

Laughing Gravy has a new job; it started on a Wednesday and it is an important job. He has to deliver the mail to all of the houses in his town . “I think I will like this job” says Laughing Gravy. “I will deliver the mail to all of the houses, even if it is raining, and I will always be on time because being on time is important when you are a postman. All of the people like to get their mail every day at the same time.” Laughing Gravy sets off with his bag full of letters and some small ...