Humorous short stories

Humorous short stories

Humorous short stories

Historical novel

A full-cast comedy production recorded live at Convergence in Bloomington, MinnesotaVillains on Parade, starring Chuck McCann, Wally Wingert, and the rest of our usual troupe, features an evil sorceress, bumbling henchmen, the annual Storming of the Castle, the Plunderers Day Parade, the Lost Orc Commentaries, and other extreme silliness. The bad guys have their say, and the pros take the stage and bring down the castle.Additional pieces include a closeup of the Pl...

In Murder in Vegas, the International Association of Crime Writers and New York Times bestselling author Michael Connelly have gathered twenty-two crime and mystery stories about the ultimate playground and what can happen behind the glitz and glamour.Las Vegas. Lost Wages. Sin City. An artificial oasis of pleasure, spectacle, and entertainment, the gambling capital of America has reinvented itself so many times that its doubtful that anyone knows...

There is a big old sledding hill not more than two or three good snowballs’ worth of distance from our home, just behind Hank Macabee’s house. That hill was waiting for me and my brand new toboggan. It’s one of those sneak-up kind of hills with a long slow ride down that picks up speed as it goes with a bump-hump at the end that you never see coming.I didn’t see what was coming next, either.The Christmas tree crashed through Hank Macabee’s bay window. The tree stand clatter...

A novella and twelve stories from a master of supernatural horrorFather John has lived his whole life without knowing a woman’s touch. Hard at first, his self-denial grew easier over time, as he learned to master his urges with a regimen of prayer, cold showers, and jigsaw puzzles. That changed the day that Debra Rocks entered his confessional. A rough-talking adult film actress, she has come to ask him to pray for a murdered costar. Her cinnamon perfume infects Fa...

The best suspense and mystery from around the world, including stories by such greats as Carol Anne Davis, Robert S. Levinson, Rhys Bowen, Joyce Carol Oates, and more.Editors Ed Gorman and Martin H. Greenberg have scoured the world to present the biggest and most consistently entertaining collection of crime and suspense stories from across the globe. Their first-rate picks are a diverse and exciting mix of stories by big names, award winners, and ...

With the long-term success of procedural shows dominating prime-time television, the readership for a forensic anthology extends well beyond traditional mystery readers.Collected by Martin H. Greenberg -- the King of Anthologists -- this volume features the following contributors:Brendan DuBoisEdward D. HochMichael A. BlackMax Allan Collins and Matthew ClemensJeremiah HealyKristine Kathryn RuschJulie Hyzy, Jo...

The world as we know it ended with a bang, and society retreated in on itself for a year to weather out the effects of the downfall. At Broadmore Psychiatric Hospital, they've found an interesting way of dealing with being cut off from the rest of the world. There's only a few of them left alive, but there's always room for more.In the Freezer.

Big Ben has been stolen! Only IM—8’s top agent Adam Sharp can crack this case. But when Adam gets to London he finds cowgirls square-dancing in Buckingham Palace and cowboys having a hoedown at the Houses of Parliament. Has England gone hog-wild?