From the author of ‘CROWLEY’S CULT’ (a New Apple Book Awards OFFICIAL SELECTION!), and ‘BLOODY PUZZLE’. Are you afraid of urban legends? Prepare to be even more scared when they become real! Dr. Daniel Cooper is a vicious serial killer who finds himself bored with killing only prostitutes and homeless people. In order to indulge his most morbid and sadistic fantasies, he decides he’ll start to perpetrate his crimes by staging famous urban legends. His insatiable hunger for killing makes him plan every murder with extreme cruelty, to make every death as gruesome and gory as possible. Is it possible that urban legends could inspire such macabre crimes? Daniel’s hubris and wit lead him into a dangerous confrontation with two detectives who are investigating the dreadful crimes, and are running out of time to stop the frenzied killing. How many innocent victims will die before the detectives can figure out who the killer is? Even the most avid horror reader won’t be able to predict the astonishingly scary conclusion! REVISED EDITION. This edition incorporates major editorial revisions, but there are no plot changes to the original story. The Bloody Series will be made up of three books, plus a prequel, each containing a stand-alone story with no major cliffhangers. However, since it is a series, for the best reading experience and to avoid spoilers this is the recommended order to read the stories in: Bloody Origin – Prequel Bloody Legends – Book 1 Bloody Puzzle – Book 2 Bloody Hunt – Book 3 WARNING: These stories contain extreme violence against people and animals, vulgar language, sex, and graphic murders.

From the author of ‘CROWLEY’S CULT’ (a New Apple Book Awards OFFICIAL SELECTION!), and ‘BLOODY LEGENDS’. Like 'Dexter' meets 'Zodiac' - but when Daniel comes for you, no one will hear you scream! Daniel is back, and he’s more evil than EVER! Oakville is in another panic! The most hideous serial killer the city has ever known has returned with a new theme. The murders are more violent. The deaths are more gruesome. Where will it all end? Follow the clues that Daniel leaves at each crime scene, and try to unravel the Bloody Puzzle along with the perplexed detectives hot on his trail. Are you ready for an insane new spree of blood and gore? The Bloody Series will be made up of three books, plus a prequel, each containing a stand-alone story with no major cliffhangers. However, since it is a series, for the best reading experience and to avoid spoilers this is the recommended order to read the stories in: Bloody Origin – Prequel Bloody Legends – Book 1 Bloody Puzzle – Book 2 Bloody Hunt – Book 3 WARNING: These stories contain extreme violence against people and animals, vulgar language, sex, and graphic murders.

From the author of ‘CROWLEY’S CULT’ (a New Apple Book Awards OFFICIAL SELECTION!). “The beast from BLOODY LEGENDS was just as evil as a boy.” A serial killer is born! BLOODY ORIGIN is the prequel to the Bloody Series, in which Dr. Daniel Cooper, a vicious serial killer, perpetrates the most heinous crimes with a truly morbid creativity. In this short story, you will learn how Daniel came to understand who he really is, and what it was like for him the first time he killed a person. Are we really born evil? Find out here, and get ready to learn how it all began! REVISED EDITION. This edition incorporates major editorial revisions, but there are no plot changes to the original story. The Bloody Series will be made up of three books, plus a prequel, each containing a stand-alone story with no major cliffhangers. However, since it is a series, for the best reading experience and to avoid spoilers this is the recommended order to read the stories in: Bloody Origin – Prequel Bloody Legends – Book 1 Bloody Puzzle – Book 2 Bloody Hunt – Book 3 WARNING: These stories contain extreme violence against people and animals, vulgar language, sex, and graphic murders.

Seven ways in which psychoanalysis illuminates folklore Bloody Mary in the Mirror mixes Sigmund Freud with vampires and explores various folklore genres to see what new light psychoanalysis can shed on folklore techniques and forms. In seven fascinating essays, folklorist Alan Dundes applies psychoanalytic theory to illuminate such genres as legend (in the vampire tale), folktale (in the ancient Egyptian tale of two brothers), custom (in fraternity hazing and ritual fasting), and games (in the modern Greek game of "Long Donkey"). One of two essays Dundes co-authored with daughter Lauren Dundes, professor of sociology at Western Maryland College, successfully probes the content of Disney's The Little Mermaid, yielding new insights into this popular reworking of a Hans Christian Andersen favorite. Among folk rituals investigated is the girl's game of "Bloody Mary." Elementary or middle school-age girls huddle in a darkened bathroom awaiting the appearance in the mirror of a frightening apparition. The plausible analysis of this well-known, if somewhat puzzling, rite is one of many surprising and enlightening finds in this book. All of the essays in this volume create new takes on old traditions. Bloody Mary in the Mirror is an expedition into psychoanalytic folklore techniques and constitutes a giant step towards realizing the potential psychoanalysis promises for folklore studies. Alan Dundes (deceased) was professor of anthropology and folklore at the University of California, Berkeley.

This book in the Urban Legends: Don't Read Alone! series explores the creepy history of the Bloody Mary legend. Are you brave enough to read it alone? Written with a high interest level to appeal to a more mature audience and a lower level of complexity with clear visuals to help struggling readers along. Considerate text includes tons of fascinating information and wild facts that will hold the readers' interest, allowing for successful mastery and comprehension. A table of contents, glossary with simplified pronunciations, and index all enhance comprehension.

When the blood moon rises... so do the souls of the dead. A few hauntings. No big deal, right? What's the worst that can happen? They might scare the crap out of you. You might need to change your bedsheets... But ghosts can't really hurt people... Or, can they? Vampires don't have souls. They remain in possession of Baron Samedi... The ghosts have decided to fill the vacancy. My magic is protecting me... for now... But I might be the only real vampire left. How do you exorcise a human spirit from a vampire's body? Is it even possible? Bloody Moon is the eighth book in The Fury of a Vampire Witch. You've met Mercy before in The Legacy of a Vampire Witch and The Blood Witch Saga. She's fought against devils and demons, insidious witches, and old-world vampires. When she returns to Exeter, where she grew up as a girl, she'll find enemies even bigger and badder than anything she's ever faced before. A great series for fans of the True Blood / Sookie Stackhouse novels or the Underworld franchise to sink their fangs into. The Fury of a Vampire Witch features a dark and twisty romance, action that could even get a vampire's heart pumping, and a snarky badass heroine.

An Edgar Award–winning author’s true crime account of a grisly string of killings in Kentucky—and the shocking spectacle of greed that followed. Kentucky never deserved its Indian appellation “A Dark and Bloody Ground” more than when a small-town physician, seventy-seven-year-old Roscoe Acker, called in an emergency on a sweltering evening in August 1985. Acker’s own life hung in the balance, but it was already too late for his college-age daughter, Tammy, savagely stabbed eleven times and pinned by a kitchen knife to her bedroom floor. Three men had breached Dr. Acker’s alarm and security systems and made off with the fortune he had stashed away over his lifetime. The killers—part of a three-man, two-woman gang of the sort not seen since the Barkers—stopped counting the moldy bills when they reached $1.9 million. The cash came in handy soon after when they were caught and needed to lure Kentucky’s most flamboyant lawyer, the celebrated and corrupt Lester Burns, into representing them. Full of colorful characters and desperate deeds, A Dark and Bloody Ground is a “first-rate” true crime chronicle from the author of Murder in Little Egypt (Kirkus Reviews). “An arresting look into the troubled psyches of these criminals and into the depressed Kentucky economy that became fertile territory for narcotics dealers, theft rings and bootleggers.” —Publishers Weekly “The smell of wet, coal-laden earth, white lightning, and cocaine-driven sweat arises from these marvelously atmospheric—and compelling—pages.” —Kirkus Reviews “A fascinating portrait of the mountain way of life and thought that forged the lives of these criminals.” —Library Journal

📚 Top 15 Urban Legends and Myths 📚 Dive into the spine-chilling world of urban legends and myths that have terrified generations. From haunted hotel rooms to mysterious creatures lurking in the shadows, this book uncovers the eerie tales that continue to captivate our imaginations. Highlights: 🏨 The Haunting of Room 13: Discover the mystery behind the vanishing guests and cursed mirrors. 🪞 The Legend of Bloody Mary: Explore the origins and encounters of this terrifying ritual. 🦇 The Hook-Handed Man: Unearth the terrifying stories of this infamous urban legend. 👻 The Babysitter and the Man Upstairs: A chilling tale that will make you double-check your locks. 🚗 The Vanishing Hitchhiker: Stories of ghostly passengers that disappear without a trace. 🖼️ The Curse of the Crying Boy Painting: Learn about the cursed artwork that survived numerous fires. 🦎 The Chupacabra: Investigate the myth of this blood-sucking creature. 🌉 The Mothman Prophecies: Unravel the mystery behind the sightings and the tragic bridge collapse. 🪆 The Haunted Doll: Understand the terrifying antics of a possessed plaything. 🦇 The Jersey Devil: Encounter the creature that haunts the Pine Barrens. 🖤 The Black-Eyed Children: Beware the children with haunting black eyes. 🌊 The Legend of La Llorona: Hear the weeping woman's cries near the water. 🚪 The Slender Man: Delve into the unnerving abductions linked to this faceless entity. 🏚️ The House of the Seven Gables: Enter a house plagued by curses and shadowy figures. Get ready to be thrilled and chilled by tales that blur the line between reality and the supernatural. Perfect for fans of horror and folklore, this collection is sure to keep you up at night.

Recounts several popular urban legends, from Bigfoot to Bloody Mary.

Scary, mysterious & just plain weird stories from Southern Ohio The southern portion of the Buckeye State has long attracted its fair share of colorful characters and odd occurrences. Infamous bootlegger George Remus rose to power shortly after moving to Cincinnati. Roy Rogers, King of the Cowboys, was born and raised in southern Ohio. Some even say creatures not of this planet are drawn to the area, which has had numerous UFO sightings. In the same region, an unassuming university professor got away with murder, an eccentric built his version of a European castle using nearby river rocks, and a headless motorcycle ghost roams a rural roadway. Ride along with author James A. Willis as he ventures into Southern Ohio in search of all things strange and spooky.