Midnight. Some call it the witching hour. Others call it the devil's hour. Here in the graveyard, midnight is a very special time. It is a time when ghostly spirits are at their strongest, when the veil between our world and theirs is at its thinnest. Legend has it, that while most of the world is asleep, the lack of prayers allow the spirits to communicate under the cover of darkness, among the headstones, their whispers rustling in the leaves of the old oak trees. But if you're here in the graveyard, you can tell yourself it's just the wind, that the moonlight is playing tricks on your eyes, that it's only the swirling mist you see. But when you hear the graveyard gate clang shut, the dead have something to say. Here are their stories ...
It begins when hardheaded mountain matriarch Granny Mustard decides she wants to live forever, but is killed before she can achieve her goal. Her slow-witted but equally hardheaded granddaughter Jenkie decides to pick up the ball and run with it. She takes Granny's unperfected immortality moonshine recipe, a socially-inept friend named Bink, and dreams of fame and fortune to an abandoned trailer up in Desper Hollow. But slow-witted can't stand against the terrible power Granny initiated. Jenkie's experiments worsen the troubles with Granny's original recipe. Now, it brings dead critters and a few stray dead folks back to a state of hungry, vicious, mindless animation. Now a stash of the living dead is locked up in the back of the Jenkie's trailer, a howling herd that has Jenkie terrified. And Armistead, one of the red-eyed living dead, seems way too alert for comfort....
Suzanne Heath is a ticket vendor for Luna Park in 1909 Coney Island. The Boardwalk is a garish, noisy place filled with bizarre shows, death-defying roller coasters, and wild and unusual shows. It is home to the tawdry, the grotesque and the unusual. A reluctant psychic, Suzanne is helping the police locate a serial killer-all of whose victims have been found horribly mutilated. Suzanne's one true friend is Cittie Parker. Cittie is a young man who ran away from the Colored Waifs' Asylum and now performs as a bloodthirsty Zulu drummer in Dreamland. As Suzanne's best friend, he fears for her safety. Cittie is right to be afraid. For Suzanne's investigation is leading straight to the Gates of Hell.
In this book, traditional fairytales and modern fairytales are told using contemporary dialogue from a present-day perspective. Each tale includes issues the characters face and the lessons that can be learned.
Highlights presents Conflict Resolution written by Elizabeth Massie. This audiobook outlines practical ways to deal with conflict. It shows how conflict resolution works in real life through the profiles of five well-known individuals who encountered major conflicts during their lives: Rosa Parks, Abraham Lincoln, Rachel Carson, Thomas Jefferson, and Eleanor Roosevelt. The author examines how each individual chose to handle his or her conflict in a different manner.
Highlights presents Back from the Edge written by Elizabeth Massie. This audiobook is about how humans and animals share our planet Earth. With the increasing human population, animals and their natural habitats have been destroyed. However, people and organizations have been able to bring back some animals on the brink of extinction to safer numbers. The audiobook discusses several of these animals and the efforts to save them from forever being excluded from Earth.
Richard Blackburn and his mother used to live in Maryland until Richard's father died. Now they live on a plantation in Virginia with Richard's grandfather. Richard's grandfather owns slaves, and Richard believes that having slaves is wrong. Richard and his grandfather have conflicting views about slavery until something happens that changes his grandfather's mind.
Das Hörbuch zur erfolgreichen TV-Serie VERSAILLES Der junge König Ludwig XIV. ist fest entschlossen, Frankreichs mächtigster Herrscher zu werden - um jeden Preis. Und es gibt nur einen Ort, an dem dieser Traum Wirklichkeit werden kann: Versailles. Doch noch ist unklar, wer die Macht hat - Adel oder König? Um ein für allemal klarzumachen: 'L'État c'est moi', beschließt Ludwig 1667, das Jagdschloss Versailles zu einem prunkvollen Palast ausbauen zu lassen. Das Mammutprojekt steht aber schon bald vor massiven Schwierigkeiten und auch sonst häufen sich die politischen und persönlichen Probleme des machthungrigen Herrschers - vor allem mit seinem Bruder Philipp I. d'Orléans. Dieser leidet zunehmend darunter, dass der mächtige König ihn an keinen politischen Prozessen beteiligt und überdies eine leidenschaftliche Affäre mit Philipps Frau hat. Tauchen Sie ein in eine prunkvolle und exzessive Welt voller Intrigen, Sex und Krieg im berühmtesten Schloss der Welt. Wenn Sie 'Die Tudors' mochten, werden Sie 'Versailles' lieben!
Suzanne Heath is a ticket vendor for Luna Park in 1909 Coney Island. The Boardwalk is a garish, noisy place filled with bizarre shows, death-defying roller coasters, and wild and unusual shows. It is home to the tawdry, the grotesque and the unusual. A reluctant psychic, Suzanne is helping the police locate a serial killer - all of whose victims have been found horribly mutilated. Suzanne's one true friend is Cittie Parker. Cittie is a young man who ran away from the colored Waifs' Asylum and now performs as a bloodthirsty Zulu drummer in Dreamland. As Suzanne's best friend, he fears for her safety Cittie is right to be afraid. For Suzanne's investigation is leading straight to the Gates of Hell.
It begins when hardheaded mountain matriarch Granny Mustard decides she wants to live forever, but is killed before she can achieve her goal. Her slow-witted but equally hardheaded granddaughter Jenkie decides to pick up the ball and run with it. She takes Granny's unperfected immortality moonshine recipe, a socially-inept friend named Bink, and her wild dreams of fame and fortune to an abandoned trailer up in Desper Hollow.
