In the idyllic town of Willowbrook, a mysterious carnival known as "Chuckles in the Shadows" materializes, bringing with it an aura of enigmatic delight. However, unbeknownst to the cheerful townsfolk, this carnival conceals a hidden agenda—to unleash laughter and merriment upon the world. At the heart of the tale is Aria Kensington, a gifted artist and a fervent advocate for spreading love and laughter through her craft. As the whimsical carnival graces Willowbrook, it sets in motion a series of extraordinary events, uniting a cast of eccentric characters: Charlie Grimshaw, a stand-up comedian with a dark sense of humor; Mortimer Creepy, the undertaker yearning for a clown's legacy; Isabella Moon, a reclusive artist drawn to the macabre; Sheriff Rottenwood, a well-intentioned yet clumsy lawman; Dahlia Nightshade, the mysterious ringmaster; Dr. Ichabod Quirke, a scientist infatuated with the supernatural; Greta Hex, a dramatic fortune teller; and Barnaby Twitch, a ghostly former clown. Through a tapestry of laughter, revelations, and personal growth, each character's journey intertwines with the carnival's magic. "Chuckles in the Shadows: A Ghastly Comedy" explores the transformative power of laughter, the beauty of embracing one's true self, and the unifying spirit of community. This dark comedy invites readers to a realm where laughter is the key to an extraordinary adventure, revealing that even in the shadows, hilarity awaits.

I could save him, but he would ruin me. The beast. The creature who stalks the forbidden wood. The dragon prince.He has suffered a fate worse than death. We all have. A curse put upon us by the mad king.We are a kingdom locked in time. Shifters unable to feel our animals. Stuck here by a deal between the late king and a demon who seeks our destruction. The only one keeping this kingdom alive is Nyfain, the golden prince to a stolen throne. The last dragon shifter. He's our hope. He's my nightmare. When he catches me trespassing in the forbidden wood, he doesn't punish me with death, as he's entitled. He takes me, instead. Forces me back to the castle as his prisoner. Seeks to use me. Apparently I can save him. I can save the whole forgotten kingdom, locked away by the demon king's power. But it would mean taming the monster beneath his skin. It would mean giving myself to him. It would mean my ruin._ _ _ _ _ _This is a dark and sexy Beauty and the Beast retelling featuring a strong heroine, a dangerous anti-hero, and a humorous supporting cast.

Featuring producer/director Dan Curtis' original shooting scripts from "House of Dark Shadows" and "Night of Dark Shadows", this book contains previously unpublished publicity photos, stars' recollections, production credits, and promotional material--a treasure trove of trivia for "Dark Shadows" movie fans. 80 photos, 30 in color.

Hugo and Shirley Jackson award-winning Peter Watts stands on the cutting edge of hard SF with his acclaimed novel, Blindsight Two months since the stars fell... Two months of silence, while a world held its breath. Now some half-derelict space probe, sparking fitfully past Neptune's orbit, hears a whisper from the edge of the solar system: a faint signal sweeping the cosmos like a lighthouse beam. Whatever's out there isn't talking to us. It's talking to some distant star, perhaps. Or perhaps to something closer, something en route. So who do you send to force introductions with unknown and unknowable alien intellect that doesn't wish to be met? You send a linguist with multiple personalities, her brain surgically partitioned into separate, sentient processing cores. You send a biologist so radically interfaced with machinery that he sees x-rays and tastes ultrasound. You send a pacifist warrior in the faint hope she won't be needed. You send a monster to command them all, an extinct hominid predator once called vampire, recalled from the grave with the voodoo of recombinant genetics and the blood of sociopaths. And you send a synthesist—an informational topologist with half his mind gone—as an interface between here and there. Pray they can be trusted with the fate of a world. They may be more alien than the thing they've been sent to find. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

The story of one of the most important and least-understood jobs in moviemaking-film editing-is here told by one of the wizards, Ralph Rosenblum, whose credentials include six Woody Allen films, as well as The Pawnbroker, The Producers, and Goodbye, Columbus. Rosenblum and journalist Robert Karen have written both a history of the profession and a personal account, a highly entertaining, instructive, and revelatory book that will make any reader a more aware movie-viewer.

Based on the cult TV series that inspired the major motion picture

When a sociopathic scientist and professor begin creating experiments at the expense of innocent lives, evil arises. Vantablack focuses on the dark aspect of the real world, how evil is hidden in plain sight throughout the country. Justifying the terror and black-hearted nature of the two antagonists, Vantablack explores just how emotionless people can be, and what people will resort to in order to get what they want. And as our world grows more and more corrupt, Dr. Ghastly lives off of fear and intelligence. About the Author Je’Von Miller was born in Detroit, Michigan. He enjoys traveling, being on the road, and astronomy. Miller became a paranormal investigator in 2015 and has been investigating since! Also an actor, Miller was an extra in Living Life on the Edge. He dreams of turning his books into films to create a new genre of horror that will leave people’s hearts racing.