Places in the Dark

Places in the Dark
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Publisher : Bantam
Total Pages : 306
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ISBN-10 : 9780307573766
ISBN-13 : 0307573761
Rating : 4/5 (66 Downloads)

Synopsis Places in the Dark by : Thomas H. Cook

It is autumn 1937 when a mystery woman appears in Port Alma, a sea village nestled on the chilly coast of Maine. A fragile, green-eyed beauty, the woman arrives with little more than the clothes on her back and a wealth of unspoken secrets. Before a year goes by, she will flee Port Alma on the same bus that brought her there. But before she goes, she will irrevocably alter the lives of two brothers — leaving one dead, and the other perched on the edge of madness. There is much that Dora March has hidden. But in Port Alma, Maine, there are other secrets, too....

Dark Places

Dark Places
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Publisher : Reaktion Books
Total Pages : 242
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ISBN-10 : 9781861895752
ISBN-13 : 1861895755
Rating : 4/5 (52 Downloads)

Synopsis Dark Places by : Barry Curtis

Horror films revel in taking viewers into shadowy places where the evil resides, whether it is a house, a graveyard or a dark forest. These mysterious spaces foment the terror at the heart of horror movies, empowering the ghastly creatures that emerge to kill and torment. With Dark Places, Barry Curtis leads us deep inside these haunted spaces to explore them – and the monstrous antagonists who dwell there. In this wide-ranging and compelling study, Curtis demonstrates how the claustrophobic interiors of haunted spaces in films connect to the ‘dark places’ of the human psyche. He examines diverse topics such as the special effects – ranging from crude to state-of-the-art – used in movies to evoke supernatural creatures; the structures, projections and architecture of horror movie sets; and ghosts as symbols of loss, amnesia, injustice and vengeance. Dark Places also examines the reconfiguration of the haunted house in film as a motel, an apartment, a road or a spaceship, and how these re-imagined spaces thematically connect to Gothic fictions. Curtis draws his examples from numerous iconic films – including Nosferatu, Psycho, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and The Shining – as well as lesser-known international works, which allow him to consider different cultural ideas of ‘haunting’. Japanese horror films and their Hollywood remakes – such as Ringu and The Ring, or Juon and The Grudge – come under particular scrutiny, as he explores Japanese cinema’s preoccupation with malevolent forces from the past. Whether you love the splatter of blood or prefer to hide under the couch, Dark Places cuts to the heart of why we are drawn to carnage.

Dark Places

Dark Places
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Publisher : Weidenfeld and Nicholson
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 0753827034
ISBN-13 : 9780753827031
Rating : 4/5 (34 Downloads)

Synopsis Dark Places by : Gillian Flynn

Libby Day was just seven years old when her brother massacred her family while she hid in a cupboard. Ever since then she has been drifting, but now the money is running out. When she is offered $500 to do a guest appearance, she feels she has to accept, unaware that the infamous Kill Club's members believe her brother was innocent.

Lord of Dark Places

Lord of Dark Places
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 285
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ISBN-10 : 1885983123
ISBN-13 : 9781885983121
Rating : 4/5 (23 Downloads)

Synopsis Lord of Dark Places by : Hal Bennett

A detective story, a black comedy, a tragedy, and out of print for over 25 years, this monumental tour-de-force is a dissertation on the histories and stereotypes that conspire to man and to unman black Americans by a Faulkner Award-winning writer.

Those Dark Places

Those Dark Places
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Publisher : Lulu.com
Total Pages : 190
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781847536693
ISBN-13 : 1847536697
Rating : 4/5 (93 Downloads)

Synopsis Those Dark Places by : Jonathan Hicks

Jonathan Hicks, published twice in the British Science Fiction Association's writer's magazine 'FOCUS' and the mission designer/dialogue writer of the mobile telephone game of acclaimed television show 'Battlestar Galactica', presents twelve short stories about the little people in the big universe. "I grew up with the grandiose science fiction tales, in books and on film, with great galaxy-spanning adventures or life-changing technologies," said Jonathan Hicks. "In this book I concentrate on the 'little guy', the people who work behind the scenes and those who get a less than stellar deal out of the supposed adventure travelling the galaxy and exploring new technologies offers." Click on the 'preview this book' under the cover picture above to find out more about these stories. Contains strong language and some violence

Dark Places

Dark Places
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Publisher : HarperCollins Publishers
Total Pages : 400
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ISBN-10 : 1554682142
ISBN-13 : 9781554682140
Rating : 4/5 (42 Downloads)

Synopsis Dark Places by : Jon Evans

Paul Wood can’t believe it. While hiking in the Himalayas he comes upon a fellow trekker, sitting against an abandoned Nepalese building—his skull crushed, and for good measure, a pair of Swiss Army knives plunged into his eyes.But the real horror of this scene is that Paul has been here before. Laura, his girlfriend, dead on the beach in Cameroon, her eyes horribly mutilated. In a debut novel that travels deep into the little known culture of young backpackers searching for their next hit of adventure, writer and world traveler Jon Evans has created a memorable twenty-something hero whose high-altitude smarts and high-tech Internet savvy propel him to solve a terrible crime. An irresistible, action-packed read that begs for a sequel—and a movie—Dark Places is the ideal summer travel destination: you’ll never want to leave.

The Novels of Gillian Flynn

The Novels of Gillian Flynn
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Publisher : Crown
Total Pages : 624
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ISBN-10 : 9780307953681
ISBN-13 : 0307953688
Rating : 4/5 (81 Downloads)

Synopsis The Novels of Gillian Flynn by : Gillian Flynn

"Gillian Flynn is the real deal, a sharp, acerbic, and compelling storyteller with a knack for the macabre." —Stephen King This collection, available exclusively as an ebook, brings together the first two novels of Gillian Flynn, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Gone Girl. In Sharp Objects, Flynn’s debut novel, a young journalist returns home to cover a dark assignment—and to face her own damaged family history. With its taut, crafted writing, Sharp Objects is addictive, haunting, and unforgettable. Flynn’s second novel, Dark Places, is an intricately orchestrated thriller that ravages a family's past to unearth the truth behind a horrifying crime. A New York Times bestseller and Weekend Today Top Summer Read, Dark Places solidified Flynn’s status as one of the most critically acclaimed suspense writers of our time.

The Dark and Hollow Places

The Dark and Hollow Places
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Publisher : Hachette UK
Total Pages : 275
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ISBN-10 : 9780575094864
ISBN-13 : 0575094869
Rating : 4/5 (64 Downloads)

Synopsis The Dark and Hollow Places by : Carrie Ryan

THE FOREST OF HANDS AND TEETH introduced us to Mary and took us into her world - a world where decades after The Return mankind is hanging on to survival surrounded by the endless hordes of the undead; the Unconsecrated. A novel of extraordinary power and imagination, FOREST took you to the centre of a terrible future and showed you that even there the hardest decisions are the decisions of the heart. A companion novel, THE DEAD TOSSED WAVES, followed in Spring 2010 and this novel will continue Ryan's superb story. Perfect for readers looking for their next injection of supernatural thrills and dread, the series has already proved to be a word-of-mouth sensation, powered by extraordinary internet activity.

My Dark Places

My Dark Places
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Publisher : Random House
Total Pages : 418
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ISBN-10 : 9781448134083
ISBN-13 : 1448134080
Rating : 4/5 (83 Downloads)

Synopsis My Dark Places by : James Ellroy

America's greatest crime writer investigates his mother's murder. On 21 June 1958, Geneva Hilliker Ellroy left her home in California. She was found strangled the next day. Her ten year-old son James had been with her estranged husband all weekend and was informed of her death on his return. Her murderer was never found, but her death had an enduring effect on her son - he spent his teens and early adult years as a wino, petty burglar and derelict. Only later, through his obsession with crime fiction, triggered by his mother's murder, did Ellroy begin to delve into his past. Shortly after the publication of his groundbreaking novel WHITE JAZZ, he determined to return to Los Angeles and, with the help of veteran detective Bill Stoner, attempt to solve the 38-year-old killing. The result is one of the few classics of crime non-fiction and autobiography to appear in the last few decades; a hypnotic trip to America's underbelly and one man's tortured soul.

In the Dark Places of Wisdom

In the Dark Places of Wisdom
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Publisher : Duckworth Publishing
Total Pages : 255
Release :
ISBN-10 : 0715631195
ISBN-13 : 9780715631195
Rating : 4/5 (95 Downloads)

Synopsis In the Dark Places of Wisdom by : Peter Kingsley

This book brings the key evidence together and presents a new picture of Parmenides, the ancient Greek poet, as priest, initiate and healer.