The Blitz. London 1941. Forgotten by their schools, left to fend for themselves by fathers at war and mothers overwhelmed, thousands of the city’s children run wild in its rubble-filled streets. Tommy’s older brother has gone AWOL and taken refuge in the attic. Wilkie’s abusive, alcoholic father poses a threat of violence more real than anything a German bomber can do. Alan wakes to play among the bombsites and burned-out houses, haunted by nightmares of yesterday’s horrors—and the fear of...

Scholarly writings in translation have contributed enormously to intellectual life throughout the world, but there has been little written on the practice of academic translation. Leading translation scholar, translator, and translator educator Brian James Baer discusses the specific challenges involved with academic translation and sets out ways of addressing them as a necessary first step in developing best practices for the field.Ranging from terminological issues, citational pr...

Greetings from the Elsewhere Welcoming Committee. We're glad you made the journey and hope your stay here is exactly what you want it to be. Please feel free to roam wherever you want and take as long as you want. We have no timetables, no agendas, no schedules, no calendars, and no clocks. Time does not matter here. Normal rules do not apply. Restrictions are non-existent. No boundaries, no "Keep Out" signs. You are your own tour guide in a universe of anything. So, be sure to allow yours...

"The tone and building dread reminds me of classic Stephen King. Great velocity and impact, and super creepy. Don't go in the basement!" -- Stewart O'Nan, New York Times bestselling author of The Night Country and A Prayer for the Dying When Henry was a child, something terrible happened in the woods behind his home, something so shocking he could only express his grief by drawing pictures of what he had witnessed.  Eventually Henry's mind blocked out the bad memories, but...

From the founder of the Number One Stephen King news website, Lilja's Library, comes a wonderfully rich anthology of inspirational horror stories, including a rare story from Stephen King himself, classics by Clive Barker and Edgar Allan Poe, and an original novella by John Ajvide Lindqvist (author of Let the Right One In), written for Shining in the Dark.Celebrating twenty years of the expansive Stephen King fan site Lilja's Library

When Jonathon asked his mother why everyone wore costumes to go trick-or-treating, she said the costumes allowed little kids to walk harmlessly among the real ghouls and goblins that lurked on Halloween night. But this year one of those Halloween terrors might have followed him home, long after the costumes and candy had been put away. His mother's boyfriend once warned of a giant living pumpkin that would attack children in their beds on Halloween night, and now something has thumped aga...

Stare Deep into the Abyss...and the Ghosts Stare BackWith its breathtaking views, amazing depths, and terrifying ghosts, ghouls, and UFOs, the Grand Canyon is indeed worthy of its title as one of the greatest natural—and supernatural—wonders in the world. This incredible book invites you to journey into the canyon's most haunted locations and explore first-hand accounts of spirits and unexplainable events.Ghosts of the Grand Canyon is packed with e...

In 1934, a band of desperadoes known as the Ghost Gang terrorized bankers across the state of Nebraska with a series of daring robberies. A posse of lawmen traced the gang to a Gage County ghost town, and the hideout was raided on a cold November night. One by one, all the members of the gang faced prison or death, until only Maurice Denning remained at large. Denning, the son of a respectable farm family, had drifted into bootlegging and, ultimately, bank robbery. For ten years, he was at...

Five lifelong friends return to the cabin they built in high school to reminisce about old times and forget their troubles, but Mother Nature has other plans in mind.Tonight, there will be a meteor shower the likes of which no human has ever witnessed. It will bring a change to the world, upsetting the balance between man and animal.Before too long supplies will be running low and these five friends will have to make some hard choices...like who gets to live and who has to ...

Charting their training, travels, and performances, this innovative study explores the role of the artists that roamed the Chinese countryside in support of Mao's communist revolution. DeMare traces the development of Mao's 'cultural army' from its genesis in Red Army propaganda teams to its full development as a largely civilian force composed of amateur and professional drama troupes in the early years of the People's Republic of China (PRC). Drawing from memoirs, artistic handbooks, and...

Humans are confusing, according to Xaphan, a fallen angel new to Earth.Unable to hide their angelic wings, Xaphan is forced to stay at home unless fighting crime with their superhero team: The Renegades.Until Now.A chance encounter with the Egyptian god Setesh has shown Xaphan that it is possible to hide their angelic nature and live among humans. Setesh is even willing to teach Xaphan how to do it. But gods of chaos never do anything for free, and what Setesh wants...

Amos Alonzo Stagg is referred to as the Grand Ol' Man of Football. He died on St. Patrick's Day in 1965 at the ripe old age of 102! Today's Stagg Bowl, which determines the D-3 collegiate pigskin champion, is so named in his honor. Thank the good Lord, he was not on this earth to Google the shameless season of the purple-clad Generals and the wild exploits of 19-year-old defensive back, Brian James, or A. A. Stagg may have been wearin' of the green and feelin' ill much before the 17th of M...