The works of Poe were dark and often disturbing. From dismembered corpses, rivals bricked behind cellar walls, murders in back alleys, laments for lost loves, obsessions that drive men - and women! - to madness, his stories have had a profound impact on both the horror and mystery genres to this day.In Quoth the Raven, we invite you to answer the call of the raven and revisit Poe's work, re-imagined for the twenty-first century. Here, the lover of mystery and Gothic horror will fin...

The Most Important Meal of the Day… is Weird. Why so glum, friend? Are you feeling fatigued? Logy? Knackered? Do you require sustenance? A boost of energy to reinvigorate your existence? We have good news for you, then: The Bravest, the Newest, the Weirdest… now in edible form! Delivered directly to your body-meat, rich in nutrients and portion-sized! BRAVE NEW WEIRD returns for its third year, once more showcasing the robust health of the international Weird Fiction scene.

My love for health and wellness began at a very young age. As baby I survived a family fire that killed my older sister. I was an infant of about 2 months old and was thrown from the third-floor window. My dad caught me and laid me in the deep snow beside my dying sister. I was in the hospital for almost a year and the doctor told my parents that I would never walk. But they refused to accept that report and prayed over me daily while my dad messaged my legs every night. When I was almost ...

Eighteen-year-old Adelaide has grown up in an underground safe house. If the government discovers her ability to manipulate memories, they'll kill her—so she dreams, paints, and keeps her head down.Meanwhile, her adoptive mother Fawn brings in clients desperate to rewrite their pasts, and Adelaide alters their memories for money. Some requests are light-hearted; others are downright sinister.When a young inventor stumbles upon their illegal operation, he pushes Adelaide to ...

Jules Hammond thinks the vampire way of life in the Republic of New Vampyrium is a crock of shit. Her brethren are ruled by a pair of nihilistic tyrants, quarantined in what was once Romania, and forbidden to prey upon humans. Even worse, Jules could be staked and beheaded for voicing her disdain in public.In the underground safety of her lab, Jules spends her days synthesizing artificial blood infusions, talking a lot of political smack, and longing for freedom.When a chan...

In my book, Healing in His Wings, you will not find a single-day fast-then-healed type of quick fix. If you're looking for a five-day easy guide to forgiveness this isn't it.This book is about a real commitment to forgive and requires a sincere heart and real, quality time in God's Word. My personal journey required:Die to yourselfFasting and daily prayer timeLying prostrate before the LordAs a Sunday teacher, wife, mother, ...

A "deftly written and absorbing" look at how films reflect concepts in criminology and affect our perceptions of criminal behavior (Richard Rosenfeld, coauthor of Crime and the American Dream).From Psycho to Double Indemnity to Thelma & Louise, Nicole Rafter and Michelle Brown show that criminological theory is produced not only in the academy through scholarly research, but also in popular culture through film. Criminology Go...

Sliced Up Press is delighted to present its debut anthology, featuring sixteen sweetly sinister stories.Grab your fork and dig in to tales of tiered cakes and teary eyes, plump currants and sinister undercurrents, all-consuming hunger and bizarre gluttony. There's something for all tastes here, though you might think twice before ordering dessert...With all-new fiction from:Tiffany Michelle BrownV CastroBelinda FergusonDougla...

This is the first book in a series of children's stories featuring characters located in a harbour setting. The characters are such as tugs, a submarine, barges, police boats, water taxis, sea-planes, trucks, cranes, a cruise liner and a dinner cruise boat.Each story in the series (collectively known as 'Harbour Tales') features one or more of the characters as the central element.

I cannot believe that this zine has been going for a full year! Four issues of Scattered are now out there, scarring minds across the globe. >:) So far, we've published everything from cosmic horror to bizarro, from splatterpunk to gay werewolf erotica, and liminal to LGBTQ+ horror. It really has been a blast putting these little zines together and sending them out into the world. And I do not plan on stopping.Now we have the next issue of Scattered to kick off a whole new year of ...

An essential guide to understanding classic and contemporary crime filmsUnder the Gun provides a systematic and sophisticated criminological perspective to bear on crime films. The book provides a fresh way of looking at cinema, using the concepts and analytical tools of criminology to uncover previously unnoticed meanings in film, ultimately making the study of criminological theory more engaging and effective for students while simultaneously demonstrati...

Managing Employee Performance and Reward: Strategies, Practices and Prospects covers two major components of human resource management: managing the performance of employees and how they are rewarded. The text's holistic approach focuses on two overarching objectives of an effective human resource management system: strategic alignment and employees' psychological engagement. The fourth edition has been streamlined to address more clearly the fundamental concepts, strategies and practices ...