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Be Afraid Be Very Afraid (scary creepy stories)

posted by juicyjossy9

Jan Brunvand
2004
256 pages

Reviews:

From Publishers Weekly

Rum flavoured 由 a dead man in the cask; black widow spiders nesting in beehive hairdos; women’s intestines broiled 由 tanning booths; teenage couples menaced 由 men with hooks for hands: if these are the sorts of tales that thrill and chill you, this an anthology worth picking up. Folklorist Brunvand (The Vanishing Hitchhiker) assembles a creepy cornucopia of urban legends, organizing them 由 theme ("Chills Up Your Spine," "Accidents") and considering them in a surprisingly sedate manner. The result is a blend of "primary text" urban...

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GEEKSPEAK

posted by juicyjossy9

Dr. Graham Tattersall*
239 pages
2010

A Guide to Answering the Unanswerable, Making Sense of the Nonsensical, and Solving the Unsolvable

How big is your vocabulary?
How heavy is your house?
Do the dead outnumber the living?
What are the best words to use
in a personal ad?

We humans are a curious species, prone to think, ruminate, reflect, cogitate, mull over, and philosophize. We long to explain away the world aruond us, to answer all those seeming unanswerables. Why are we here? Is there a God? Is there life after death? And, above all, how many houseflies does it take to pull a car?

A confirmed and...

Theta Head

posted by Greg_Dawe

How and why I wrote Theta Head 由 Greg Dawe

Twenty years 以前 I was a young man wielding a freshly dispensed adult 图书馆 card, roaming the aisles of my local public library. I found myself trying to find myself there – searching for something that might explain what this life thing was all about. Time and again I found myself gravitating to the ‘alternative’ section – the runes and pagans, the spiritual and metaphysical. I was on the lookout for something different, mysterious – Tibetan monks with extraordinary powers, out of body experiences. And just there, tucked between UFO Abductions...

Uninvited guests

posted by lovetolovejb

Uninvited Guests...

“What is it?” Asked Patty Dransiena, “how did it get in here?”
John Dransiena couldn’t speak, he could only stare at the trembling creature that looked so innocent, yet so scary.
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As John stepped out of his steaming car, he reflected on his day. He had been yelled at 由 his, then on his way home, some idiot had tried to cut in front of him and had nearly knocked him off the cliffs that lined the boundaries...

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Recommend: Bluestar's Prophecy, 由 Erin Hunter

posted by ttmrktmnrfn0830

FYI: Just because the series is about cats, DOESN'T mean it's kiddie!

"YOU ARE FIRE, AND 你 WILL BLAZE THROUGH THE FOREST..." Bluestar--leader of ThunderClan--has been prophesied to guide her Clan to power in a time of great turmoil. But closely guarded secrets form the past haunt her every paw step, and dark shadows whisper in her ears. Will she protect her Clan? 或者 collapse under the weight of her desiny?

A selection from the book:

...Bluefur pushed herself onto her haunches and leaned against Oakheart, enjoying the smoothness of his pelt and the firmness of his muscles beneath. He still smelled...

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Natural

posted by Perfectpaige101

Natural
1666
Clarabele was alone, alone in the dark, damp, abandoned cellar with carefully strung cobwebs made of sliver moonlight as company, and she adored it. The cellar was her freedom, her release from the cold, strong grasp of an oppressive society. She loved it here, where the only noises in the abandoned 朗姆酒 cellar were her and the feet of the mice. However Clarabele had to leave her sanctuary for a demonic reason.

Spirits were high on this All Hallows eve, the town was replenished from The Great 火, 消防 and the ‘occurrences’ had lessened, utter peace. As Clarabele walked along the dark,...

15 books/series I recommend

posted by werewolflover

BTW,these are in NO particular order.
1.Shiver
2.Twilight Series
3.Harry Potter Series
4.Dragon Rider
5.Percy Jackson Series
6.Diary of a Wimpy Kid
7.Vampire Academy
8.The Old Willis Place
9.the Dawn Rochelle Series
10.Scary Stories to tell in the dark(1,2,&3.NOT a novel)
11.Bud not Buddy
12.Goosebumps
13.Fearstreet:the stepsister
14.The Diary of Callie Wade
15.Deep and Dark and Dangerous

Well,I have to make this longer and I don't have anything to say....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... I'm Bored

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My Most Excellent....Liar

posted by cressida

The blush after your first kiss. The adrenaline of a roller coaster ride. Moving to a new town. None of these can compare to the emotions one feels after finishing a book so completely excellent that 你 want to buy it for everyone 你 know. I 爱情 that feeling. And somehow I have become blessed this past 月 for I have read not one but TWO of these wonderful books. Of course I have to share them now with 你 all and desperately hope that 你 will pick them up at the local library.

My Most Excellent Year: A Novel of Love, Mary Poppins, and Fenway Park 由 Steve Klueger

"Boston teens T....

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From the Pages to the Screen

posted by dominoharvey

图书 have definitely taken on a new meaning in the past few years. Before, 图书 were a way to past time, something to take your mind off your busy and chaotic life. Now, we can see those classic stories come to life on the big screen. There are many 电影院 which were based on books, most of them very good. But I think a lot of us rabid readers can agree that sometimes, it’s just better to leave the story in the pages of a book. First of all, it’s very hard to create a film that’s just as good as the book. 图书 have so much fun detail and information on what the characters are thinking....

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Review: _Twilight_ 由 Stephanie Meyer

posted by harold

This review was last edited on 6 November 2008. A caveat: keep in mind that this was written 由 an adult man 阅读 a young adult novel: my opinions will differ from many 粉丝 of the book just as my time in life and experience also differ.

In my mind, a review consists of three parts: a recommendation, a review of the plot, and a critique of the craft that went into the product. These each follow. If 你 have not read the book already and think 你 might, avoid the review and critique both, as they discuss the book in detail.

Recommendation: Definitely read Twilight if 你 are a preteen girl,...

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Recommending a book.

posted by liissaaxx

Another great book,

For all bookworms thirteen and over, well for bookworms who don't need each character explained to them each time there mentioned throughout the novel, I have a great book 你 may like to try out if 你 haven't already. 'The Way of Shadows' 由 Brent Weeks, the first book in the Night 天使 Trilogy. It's an action packed story filled with assassins, romance, friendship and life when it's hard. It's a 幻想 book that challenges your imagination and keeps 你 guessing. I have heard multiple phrases for it and 爱情 it myself. Another book of mine that I didn't want to put down.
If your searching...

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Future Authours Of America

posted by ja8ke

Hullo everyone, my name Is Renee Smith and I would just like to say, Im the most erratic person you'll ever meet 哈哈 that and I'm going through a painful publishing period for my FINALLY DONE AND GONE UNDER THE 刀 FOR EDITING novel its a bit science fiction but very up to speed with the century we live in....I know how its hard to relate to 图书 that takes place in the future. The book is called seeker, and its a story that my characters have been dieing to tell the world and me, which i never usually listen to because its hard to pay attention when 你 have senioritis! Any ways I just...

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The Art of Covers

posted by cressida

A note to book-cover publishers: before 你 decide on a cover, go into a bookstore and head to the respective section. See the trend of tints and shades that color that genre. then pick a different color! It is astonishing that, even in this 日 and age, history 图书 about China and Russia are still primarily red, 图书 about Ireland are green, and "women's books"(i.e. Chick Lit and Self Help) are pastel pink, blue 或者 yellow. Honestly, even murder mystery books, when targeted towards female readers, take on 粉, 粉色 as opposed to the red and/or black of other mysteries.

The psychology of book...

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Paperback Dreams

posted by cressida

We all 爱情 books. That's a given. But what about bookstores? What are your thoughts on them?

I'm just going to presume that 你爱情 bookstores, and even more, independent bookstores. But in this 日 and age when it is too easy to 搜索 for and buy 图书 online *cough* 亚马逊 *cough*, I want to remind all of the wonderfulness of independent bookstores. But I also want to remind 你 that they are suffering. These historical and community treasures need your help!

And so I want to direct your attention to an upcoming PBS documentary called Paperback Dreams. Paperback Dreams is the story...