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The Lurking Fear
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"The Lurking Fear"  Graphic Novels
a short story by H. P. Lovecraft in the horror fiction genre. Written in November 1922, it was first published in the January through April 1923 issues of Home Brew
 
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The Rats in the Walls
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The Rats in the Walls"The Rats in the Walls"  Graphic Novel is a short story written by H. P. Lovecraft. Written August-September 1923, it was first published in Weird Tales, March 1924
 
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The Book of Werewolves (Dover Books on Anthropology and Folklore)
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The Book of Werewolves (Dover Books on Anthropology and Folklore)
The Book of Werewolves (Dover Books on Anthropology and Folklore)

By Sabine Baring-Gould

1865. Baring-Gould states that upon finding the superstition of werewolves so prevalent he decided to investigate the fascinating history and habits of these mythical creatures. Contents: Lycanthropy among the Ancients; The Werewolf in the North; Origin of the Scandinavian Werewolf; Werewolf in the Middle Ages; A Chapter of Horrors; Jean Grenier; Fork Lore Relating to Werewolves; Natural Causes of Lycanthropy; Mythological Origin of the Werewolf Myth; The Marechal De Rezt; A Galician Werewolf; Anomalous Case, The Human Hyaena; A Sermon of Werewolves.

With the shocking histories of 10 famous cases, this classic blends science, superstition, and fiction to tell the full story of the werewolves among us. The first serious academic study of lycanthropy and "blood-lust" written in English, this book draws upon a vast body of observation, myth, and lore.

Long in the tooth, but still has bite!

Arguably the first definitive study of the topic, penned by the eccentric clergyman best known for writing the hymn 'Onward Christian Soldiers', this 1865 volume still beats most of the modern competition paws down. Its age means some will find it a tough read, but for others that will just enhance its charms. 'The Book of Werewolves' is still impressive scholarship today, and it was this volume that first made the careers of real-life monsters Gilles de Rais and Countess Bathory familiar to English readers (though somewhat toned down for its original Victorian audience). If you're serious about your lycanthropes, then this belongs on your shelf right beside Charlotte Otten's recent 'Lycanthropy Reader'.
 
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The Devil in Winter (The Wallflowers, Book 3)
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The Devil in Winter (The Wallflowers, Book 3)A devil's bargain

Easily the shyest Wallflower, Evangeline Jenner stands to become the wealthiest, once her inheritance comes due. Because she must first escape the clutches of her unscrupulous relatives, Evie has approached the rake Viscount St. Vincent with a most outrageous proposition: marriage!

Sebastian's reputation is so dangerous that thirty seconds alone with him will ruin any maiden's good name. Still, this bewitching chit appeared, unchaperoned, on his doorstep to offer her hand. Certainly an aristocrat with a fine eye for beauty could do far worse.

But Evie's proposal comes with a condition: no lovemaking after ther wedding night. She will never become just another of the dashing libertine's callously discarded broken hearts -- which means Sebastian will simply have to work harder at his seductions...or perhaps surrender his own heart for the very first time in the name of true love.



 
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The Hitch-Hiker (Streamline Graded Readers Level 4)
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The Hitch-Hiker (Streamline Graded Readers Level 4)

A car crash on an empty road, a driver who believes he has killed a man although the police have found no dead body ... Sue Fraser, a police sergeant, has to investigate the accident. But first, she must find the hitch-hiker - the man she gave a lift to on the day of the crash.

 
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