Lauded by critics yet largely unappreciated by fans of horror and "weird fiction," T.E.D. Klein is considered one of the great horror writers, despite his scant body of work. His prose blends the mundane and the supernatural, conjuring the monstrous and the malign with accessible but charged discourse that breaks with the formulaic entries in the genre. Exploring a range of topics from religious fundamentalism and right wing extremism to fashionable pessimism and the rise of "digital human...

Aside from Jesus, the Apostle Paul had the greatest formative influence on the early Christian movement. Yet who was this passionate missionary who carried the message of Christ throughout the Mediterranean world? The New Testament writings give us not one but two portraits of Paul. We read numerous details of Paul's life and relationships in the Book of Acts and we also find an additional set of details about Paul's activities in his letters. Yet how consistent are these two portraits? An...

Former gang member Tommy Cucinelle thought he had left his old life behind when he became a Christian. His investigation into a missing person brings him face-to-face with a local Wiccan church and the pagan God Molech.

Utilizing a wide range of theoretical and creative texts, Phillips offers an examination of subjectivity as considered, enacted, and embodied, through the frame of minimalist aesthetics. Provocatively, he makes the claim that lived experience is capable of being refined according to the paradoxically rich parameters of a minimalist aesthetic.

Imposing Fictions aims to ameliorate the growing problem of what Martin Heidegger refers to as psychological and cultural “homelessness” by diagnosing the nature of the latter’s current manifestations and offering readings of literature that seek to inspire the genuine, and genuinely subversive, alterity required by an authentic mode of being.Specifically, it advocates for the value of subversive literature and its capacity to impose itself on the multitude of cultural and psychological pr...

Beginning with the birth of combat aircraft in World War I and the early attempts to rescue warriors trapped behind enemy lines, Leave No Man Behind chronicles in depth nearly one hundred years of combat search and rescue (CSAR). All major U.S. combat operations from World War II to the early years of the Iraq War are covered, including previously classified missions and several Medal-of-Honor-winning operations. Authors George Galdorisi and Tom Phillips (both veteran U.S. Navy he...

PD/Synopsis:The new Captain America has a big shield to carry. Is he up to the task? Find out in these subversive, exciting and uplifting short stories inspired by the Marvel comic book universe, written by celebrated Black authors.The new Captain America has a heavy shield to hold. As a Black man in America, Sam Wilson knows he has to be twice as good to get half as much credit. He must be a paragon of virtue for a nation that has mixed feelings towards hi...

This edition comes with Professional Formatting and with several Table of Contents for easy accessibility.WHATS INCLUDED:A Stable for Nightmares by Joseph Sheridan Le FanuAt the Mountains of Madness by Howard Phillips LovecraftBerenice by Edgar Allan PoeCurious, If True: Strange Tales by Elizabeth Cleghorn GaskellDagon by Howard Phillips LovecraftDracula by Bram StokerFrankenstein by Mary Shelley...

A thriller novel is a novel that uses suspense, excitement, apprehension and exhilaration to tell a story. Thriller novels have villains, suspense, and action in settings such as espionage, medicine, crime, politics, and high tech.They often involve life and death situations and have high stakes, like the control of the world or the possibility of widespread death or destruction.Many times innocent people are victimized, stalked, or caught in situations that are beyond thei...

"A mosaic of thousands of tiny pieces that, seen whole, amounts to a fascinating picture of what probably was the most important moment of the Civil War." —Thomas E. Ricks, New York Times bestselling author of The GeneralsGeorge Armstrong Custer is famous for his fatal defeat at the Little Bighorn in 1876, but Custer's baptism of fire came during the Civil War. His true rise to prominence began at Gettysburg in 1863.On the eve of the Battle ...

Meet Thomas Smoke: a man of impeccable taste, a dedicated professional, and a prolific, methodical killer. Moving through the grit and glamour of New York City, Smoke balances his complex personal life with his true passion—meticulously orchestrating high-stakes "retirements" for a shadow network known as The House.But in the lethal world of elite espionage and dynastic crime families, a single misstep can shatter the perfect illusion.When a routine hit spiraling out of con...

A triumphant quest for the truth. First in the Wingfold Trilogy from the 19th-century Scottish author of Paul Faber Surgeon and There and Back.The character of Thomas Wingfold is introduced in this preeminent of George MacDonald's English novels, a young curate suddenly brought face-to-face with the hypocrisy of having sought the pulpit as a profession rather than a spiritual calling. Wingfold's prayerful journey into faith highlights MacDonald's m...