Enter a collection of chilling volumes where darkness reigns and fear is a constant companion. Each of the Anthologies of the Damned brings together more than a dozen master storytellers per book, each weaving a unique and terrifying tale that will leave you looking over your shoulder and questioning your sanity. Imagine Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark but written for grownups. Paranormal detectives, body swapping cyborgs, cave-dwelling demons, and lovers beyond the grave. These stories and more! This set of spooky tales is a perfect read for Halloween, dark and stormy nights, or Sunday morning church, and will haunt your dreams, lingering long after the last page is turned.

Enter a collection of chilling volumes where darkness reigns and fear is a constant companion. Each of the Anthologies of the Damned brings together more than a dozen master storytellers per book, each weaving a unique and terrifying tale that will leave you jumping at shadows. Imagine Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark but written for grownups. Babysitter slashers, classic vampires, an author descending into madness, and gene spliced monstrosities. These stories and more! This set of spooky tales is a perfect read for Halloween, dark and stormy nights, or Sunday morning church, and will haunt your dreams, lingering long after the last page is turned.

Contained within this anthology are dark stories and works of art that explore the shadow side of reality. They are disturbed works that journey hopelessly through the downtrodden fringes of society, across the deepest reaches of space, and into the darkest, most troubled corners of the mind. Enter if you must, but beware. The seventh issue of Dark Matter Magazine includes nine original dark science fiction stories, part one of a serialized novella, one poem, one reprint story, two art features, two interviews with industry leaders, an augmented reality cover, and dozens of full-color illustrations throughout. FEATURING "This Will Be the Most Vulnerable Post I've Ever Made" by Marissa van Uden "All the Sludge You Want to Drink" by Mary G. Thompson "Rundle 105" by Beth Goder "Starfish Pizza Party" by Nikki R. Leigh "Zombies Are Out, Mermaids Are In" by Ivy Grimes "Little Leviathan" by Michael Canfield "The Elsewhere Finger" by Bill Gusky "Midnight Sun" by Alex Woodroe Part one of serialized novella "Override" by Warren Benedetto Poem, "War Paint" by Gerri Leen Art feature story, "The Testimony of the Five Hundred" by Andy Dudak With reprint story, "Communist Computer Rap God" by Andrea Kriz A feature interview with legendary editor, Ellen Datlow; feature by Janelle Janson A interview with blockchain start-up Craft Network Augmented reality cover art by Rob Shields And interior art features by Rob Shields and Radiant Void Labs

Things have been peaceful at the Lucky Devil, but peace never lasts between technology and magic... It's been two months since Rune Leveau, aka Anna Masterson, survived the machinations of the Kodiak corporation. Chicago never sleeps, especially when the Masterson Files, the computer program with the impossible ability to cast spells, is still out there. The rest of the corporate overlords won't let that lie, and Rune is the key to that power. To make matters worse, the Magic Guild wants a word with the Finder while trouble in the form of the Faerie King comes calling at her bar. Now, it seems like every faction in the city is converging on Rune, trapping her in a crossfire of bullets and magic, hitmen and wizards. Just the right moment for St. Benedict, the deadly and handsome cyber-spy, to sweep back into Rune's life. Can Rune convince the Saint of Liars to help answer the most important question in her life: where is Justin Masterson? Even with the two joining forces, will Rune and Benedict make it out alive?

Rune Leveau, a young woman with a magical Talent for Finding things, is trying to keep her bar, The Lucky Devil, from being foreclosed. To save her bar, Rune decides to do some Finding gigs to earn extra money. Then a cyber-augmented corporate spy comes to ask her help with finding a wanted runaway criminal named Anna Masterson. The problem is Rune is Anna Masterson and he's not taking no for an answer. St. Benedict, a corporate spy for the Corinthe Corporation, has searched for the last six years for the Masterson Files, a computer program that is rumored to have cracked the code to allow computers to do the impossible, cast magic spells. Such a program would reshape the world. For his own reasons, he's determined to be the first to find it and the mysterious woman connected to it, Anna Masterson. Having exhausted his other options, he is left with a new hope that this Finder of the Lucky Devil can lead him to the prize he has sought for so long. But the Finder is proving difficult and he isn't going to take no for an answer. Set in an alternate Chicago, where technology and magic are in competition with each other, this fast paced Cat-and-Mouse chase makes The Finder of the Lucky Devil a welcome addition to your urban fantasy/cyberpunk library.

Many years have passed since Elves defeated and killed the last Goblin king. Now the Goblins are growing stronger in their mire, and Mickle Gorestab, one of the few remaining veterans of that war, is determined they will fight once more, this time aided by a renegade Elf who has delved into forbidden sorcery and hates his kind even more than his Goblin allies. Murder, treachery and the darkest of all magics follow in a maelstrom of blood, violence and unexpected alliances. Facing up to the cold cruelty of the Elves, Mickle Gorestab stands out as the epitome of grim, barbaric heroism, determined to see the wrongs of his race avenged and a restoration of the Goblin King.

Loving the Enemy tells the compelling true story of Fred Clayton, a grammar schoolboy from Liverpool, and brilliant Cambridge scholar, who leaves the comfort of the halls of Cambridge at the beginning of the Nazi era and makes a troubled journey to discover first-hand what life must be like to live under the despotic regime. Arriving in Dresden, he develops a friendship with a German family that will change his life. Through the course of the next decade, with his and their nations at war, Fred will not forget the connections that have been made and refuses to allow hate to win. After the war, with Dresden in ruins, reflecting his own state of mind, Fred writes to the same German family. Will he find the healing, love and redemption he seeks? “It is my hope that, thanks to Andy’s efforts, the story will inspire you as much as it has inspired me, and that it will find its place as a signpost, even a landmark, along the path of reconciliation, trust and love which links Coventry and Dresden; Britain and Germany.” (Christopher Cocksworth, Bishop of Coventry, from the Foreword) "A wonderful story. Family history and perseverance to do the right thing. Found it hard to put it down. Fabulously written." "This is a compelling, well written biography with many attributes of a thriller that I couldn’t put down. I highly recommend it." "I absolutely loved this book. It is a page-turning true life story of two fascinating people, Fred and Rike, living through the tumultuous 1930s and 1940s. It is a real human story, and I came to love the key characters." "This story is truly compelling and beautifully written. It is gritty, honest and deeply moving, giving new insights into both sides of the war. Highly recommended!"

A Beginner's Guide to Special Makeup Effects: Monsters, Maniacs and More is an introduction to special effects makeup using cost-effective tools and materials that can be found in local stores. The book is divided into three sections – Simple Makeup, Advanced Materials and Techniques and Advanced Makeup – and features tutorials to create characters such as a pirate, vampire, ghost, robot, burn victim, witch, zombie and goblin. Each character is introduced with a full-page photograph of the finished makeup and illustrated with full-color, step-by-step photographs. The book also includes instructions on how to make fake teeth, apply bald caps, create gory wounds and injuries and make simple prosthetics. Each makeup tutorial is designed to progressively build on the techniques outlined in the preceding tutorial, guiding readers from the basics of foundation, highlight and shadow to creating advanced creature makeups. This is a beginner makeup book suited for students of Stage Makeup courses, as well as for the theatre technician working and training on their own.

“A comprehensive exploration of spying in its myriad forms from the Bible to the present day . . . Easy to dip into, and surprisingly funny.” —Ben Macintyre in The New York Times Book Review The history of espionage is far older than any of today’s intelligence agencies, yet largely forgotten. The codebreakers at Bletchley Park, the most successful WWII intelligence agency, were completely unaware that their predecessors had broken the codes of Napoleon during the Napoleonic wars and those of Spain before the Spanish Armada. Those who do not understand past mistakes are likely to repeat them. Intelligence is a prime example. At the outbreak of WWI, the grasp of intelligence shown by US President Woodrow Wilson and British Prime Minister Herbert Asquith was not in the same class as that of George Washington during the Revolutionary War and eighteenth-century British statesmen. In the first global history of espionage ever written, distinguished historian and New York Times–bestselling author Christopher Andrew recovers much of the lost intelligence history of the past three millennia—and shows us its continuing relevance. “Accurate, comprehensive, digestible and startling . . . a stellar achievement.” —Edward Lucas, The Times “For anyone with a taste for wide-ranging and shrewdly gossipy history—or, for that matter, for anyone with a taste for spy stories—Andrew’s is one of the most entertaining books of the past few years.” —Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker “Remarkable for its scope and delightful for its unpredictable comparisons . . . there are important lessons for spymasters everywhere in this breathtaking and brilliant book.” —Richard J. Aldrich, Times Literary Supplement “Fans of Fleming and Furst will delight in this skillfully related true-fact side of the story.” —Kirkus Reviews “A crowning triumph of one of the most adventurous scholars of the security world.” —Financial Times Includes illustrations

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