![]() ![]() “It’s intimidating as hell to take on an icon like the Frankenstein monster,” said Mignola. The miniseries will be the second appearance of the Frankenstein monster within the mythology and continuity of Hellboy, B.P.R.D., and the other Mignolaverse titles the character first appeared in the graphic novel House of the Living Dead by Mignola and Richard Corben. The miniseries follows the Frankenstein monster, who is alone, abandoned, and wandering underground, where he discovers both other monsters and the dark secrets to the universe. ![]() In 2015 Dark Horse Comics will publish Frankenstein Underground, a new five-issue miniseries written by best-selling comic book creator Mike Mignola with covers by Mignola and interior art by acclaimed artist Ben Stenbeck (Baltimore). ![]()
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The new record marks the first since the band’s 2014 Primus & The Chocolate Factory with the Fungi Ensemble, the first original material since 2011’s Green Naugahyde, and their ninth LP together. ![]() Currently on tour, with a recent collaboration with Dean Ween in Asbury Park over the weekend, Primus has announced a new album The Desaturating Seven, due out September 29th via ATO Records, along with Fall tour dates to support. ![]() ![]() ![]() Facing threats on multiple fronts, he races against time to stop another EMP attack on the former United States and China, putting years of progress at risk. Pulled back into the fray, John struggles to hold the tottering Republic together. After several years attempting to lead a quiet life, John Matherson receives the news that the President is dying from a possible assassination attempt, and is asked to step in to negotiate with what appears to be a new military power hidden in the wreckage of the world. ![]() Forstchen, the New York Times bestselling author of the One Second After series, comes Five Years After, a near-future thriller where John Matherson must contend with new threats to the fragile civilization that he helped rebuild.įive years after The Final Day, the Republic of New America has all but collapsed into regional powers and the world at large is struggling to remain stable as regional conflicts ravage the post EMP landscape. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() It is Smith’s debut, and with it, she has put her own creative spin on the Grimm fairy tale, The Goose Girl. But there's something deeply amiss in her new home, too, and soon she finds herself swept into a deadly new mystery with a secretive prince, the ghost of an ancient queen, and a poison vine called Bloodleaf.Īurelia is entangled in a centuries-long game of love, power, and war, and if she can't break free before the Tribunal makes its last move, she may lose far more than her crown. Bloodleaf is the first book in an exciting and imaginative new fantasy series of the same name by Crystal Smith. When a devastating assassination attempt reveals her magical abilities, Aurelia is forced to flee her country with nothing but her life.Īlone and adrift in an enemy kingdom, Aurelia plans her revenge against the Tribunal, desperate to bring down the dark organization that has wrought terror upon her people for hundreds of years. ![]() Surrounded by spirits and burdened with forbidden magic, she lives in constant fear of discovery by the witch-hunting Tribunal and their bloodthirsty mobs. “BLOODLEAF feels like a classic in the making.” – Sara Holland, New York Times bestselling author of EverlessĪ roar of a dark and luscious epic fantasy that’s layered with heady romance, bloodthirsty magic, and ghostly intrigue-an absolutely wicked delight.Īurelia is a princess, but they call her a witch. “Enchanting, visceral, and twisty”- New York Times bestselling author of Ash Princess, Laura Sebastian ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, Francesco Francavilla ‘Afterlife with Archie: Escape from Riverdale’ Review Horror Story of the Week – Mark Allan Gunnells: I Never Promised You a Rose Garden Top 5 Creepy Episodes of Anthology Shows ![]() Read Kevin Wetmore’s ‘Halloween Returns’ Contest Winning Story “Ben Tramer’s Not Going to Homecoming!”ĭownload the ‘Halloween Returns: A Fan Fiction Anthology’ Now for Free!įive Reasons Drunks Will Always Survive Horror Storiesīloody Good Writing Volume 2: Does Sex Sell? 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Benson – the Archbishop – recognized the distress in his friend’s demeanor, and tried to relieve his malaise with light banter, but the morose atmosphere was impenetrable, and their conversation turned to ghosts and the afterlife. ![]() One writer calls it “the great professional trauma of James’ life.” Speechless with embarrassment, his mind went to grave places, and he only accepted an invitation to return to the Archbishop of Canterbury’s rural residence for tea and warmth. James had suffered a staggering humiliation when one night he attended the opening of one of his plays, Guy Domville, which failed hideously. Mary Shelley and Robert Louis Stevenson were both inspired by horrifying nightmares, but – typical of Henry James – the writer of the ultimate literary ghost story was motivated by a polite conversation over a crackling fire. Like the other exemplars of the five respective genres of literary horror (Frankenstein, Dracula, Jekyll and Hyde, Haunting of Hill House), “The Turn of the Screw” has a fascinating genesis. ![]() ![]() This is a classic story of the dark lord seeing Persephone before she’s able to see herself and her magic blooms beautifully as the story unfolds.Įxactly what you’re looking for in a Hades and Persephone retelling. She has accepted that life for herself and wants to create her own space to excel at something, if not being a goddess, so she finds herself trying to be ‘normal’ in the mortal world. Sheltered Persephone trying to make a life that’s her own, in the shadow of her mothers rules and expectations, check. ![]() This modern retelling has everything you want and need.īroody and misunderstood lord of the underworld, check. She has what would be considered a normal life, her only interactions with the gods are when she makes her way into nightclubs that they own. I say modern day in that Persephone goes to university in New Athens and works at a newspaper. The novel follows young Persephone, the Goddess of. ![]() Asphodel Persephone exclaimed, recognizing the flowers mixed among the grass. ![]() They walked along a slate path among tall shoots of grass. ![]() After, Hecate took Persephone on a tour of the grounds beyond Hades’ obsidian home. This world is really fun, it’s a ‘modern day’ version of ancient greece. A Touch of Darkness is the first novel in the Hades X Persephone Saga written by Scarlett St. Persephone gathered her tools, and Hecate showed her where to store the itemsin a small alcove near the palace. ![]() ![]() ![]() This is most evident as Allende uses the same name over again for all four women in the family: Nivea, Clara, Blanca, Alba. The opus detailed their family saga in both good times and bad, reflecting on how the same mistakes repeated themselves through the generations. ![]() La Casa de Los Espiritus is a sweeping epic that spans three generations of Chilean women- Clara, Blanca, and Alba Del Valle Trueba- from post World War I up until the Pinochet coup which overthrew the Allende government (Isabel's uncle) in 1973. Handed down this gift, Allende admits that she has had a number of meaningful dreams over the years that have influenced both her writing and family life. She reveals that Clara represents her own grandmother: she also had the gift of being clairvoyant and communicating with all the spirits that entered her home by way of a three-legged table and tarot cards. Recently, I completed Allende's memoir The Sum of Our Days. Allende's writing is exceptional in both languages. ![]() In college, I was fortunate that La Casa de los Espiritus was required reading for one of my classes, so I read the prose a second time in Spanish. I remember how the first line "Barrabas came to us from the sea" left me captivated and eager to read on. House of the Spirits started my love affair with Isabel Allende's writing twenty years ago. ![]() ![]() ![]() A few seconds of innocent calm, perhaps a faint falling whizz, the silence as Patrick opened the front door and everything was too quiet … Knowing instantly that something was wrong, but not yet having a clue as to how much, how complete and irrevocable that wrongness was. No part of this book may be reproduced, or stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without express written permission of the publisher.Īmazon, the Amazon logo, and Thomas & Mercer are trademarks of, Inc., or its affiliates.Ĭover design by bürosüdo Munich, Library of Congress Control Number: 2014940618 ![]() Text copyright © 2014 Louise Voss and Mark Edwards Names, characters, organizations, places, events, and incidents are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. OTHER TITLES BY LOUISE VOSS AND MARK EDWARDS ![]() ![]() ![]() Since this is the first of a series (I'm assuming a trilogy), I'm sure this will be addressed in future books. She has a past, but it is just briefly mentioned in the story. ![]() ![]() The one thing I wish was different was knowing more about the main character, Tori. Three Mages and a Margarita delivered it all. Her writing style never fails to suck me in to the fictional world she has created, craving more of everything. I literally could not put my Kindle down because I had to know what happened next. Annette Marie writes some of the best action scenes I've read, and she just keeps getting better. I devoured this book in 1.5 sittings (the 0.5 being the little I was able to read during my break at work). I don't know if the similarities are wishful thinking on my part or if the author took inspiration from Fairy Tail, but either way I was SO EXCITED with the connections I was making. Say hello to the more adult, urban fantasy version of Fairy Tail, one of my FAVORITE ANIMES OF ALL TIME. Magic guilds, Elemental mages and psychics and other magic people, strong sense of friendship and loyalty.what does this remind me of?. Seriously, has anyone figured out how we can jump out of our world into the world of a book? Is there some sort of book Tardis somewhere? For real though, has someone invented a book Tardis? ![]() |