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Robbie has been trapped by a witch inside a book of short stories. In order to escape, he changes all her scary stories into funny, crazy ones and here's the result: * Red Riding Hood, Grandma and the Wolf take on the evil Piggy Bankers. * Bad Santa has a
Nine lively and hilarious short stories for ages 8-80. Modern fairy tales with a wicked sense of humour: Alicroc the Alien in charge of a class of four year olds; the Littlest Thundertroll's trip down to "human-land" to get a box of chocolates for the Thundertroll Fairy; a small Gorilla who outwits his hungry neighbours; the bears' backward version of Goldilocks; a Boy who runs away and is captured by Trolls; what happened between the greedy Princess, the Frog and the golden ball; an Irish Fairy and a dancing Horse have a run-in with a Witch; why Pink Pigs should never talk to Wolves; and Snow White meets the Seven Easter Bunnies, who are armed and dangerous...
Modern fairy tales with a wicked sense of humour, following the highly popular "Wicked Tales". In six stories, Gangster rats are out-cooled by a mischievous baby; Easter bunnies with machine guns back Cinderella against a Chavvy Fairy Grotmother; Alicroc's Tiny Scouts compete with Big Mike's Tough Scouts; A cow with a chicken on its back and a magic hat on its head helps Jack outwit the Giant and the Ogress; Big Bob the Hunter is tricked by a cheeky Gorilla and a singing snake; and the Bad Tooth Fairy brings naughtiness and chaos to every home. These questions and many others are answered in Wicked Tales Two: Even Wickeder Tales.
Wicked Words & Epic Tales is a collection of his lyrics, and a variety of the artwork that they inspired. Schaffer is the author of numerous heavy metal anthems such as Watching Over Me, Melancholy (Holy Martyr), Dante's Inferno, the Something Wicked trilogy, Damien, Travel in Stygian, A Question of Heaven, Gettysburg (1863), Raven Wing, Timeless Spirit, Spirit of the Times, and so many others. This volume is a celebration of his works over 30 years of songwriting. Included in this deluxe hardback edition is a totally new concept in audio, on CD format, that Schaffer has dubbed "A Narrative Soundscape." All of the output penned solely by Schaffer is represented in this fantastic visual display of a long and storied career.
HUMOUR & COMEDY A dramatic intrusion ends a long family feud, a man is strangely influenced by his pets, a cat brings scandal to British society and a little boy battles to enjoy life with the help of his own personal god. These are just a few of the amazing stories created by Hector Hugh Munro – alias master short-story teller Saki, ex-journalist who turned to writing satirical tales. Dossier: Writers and the First World War
BY THE AUTHOR OF THE HANDMAID'S TALE, THE TESTAMENTS AND ALIAS GRACE 'Dark and witty tales from the gleefully inventive Margaret Atwood. Witty verve, imaginative inventiveness and verbal sizzle vivify every page' Sunday Times A recently widowed fantasy writer is guided through a stormy winter evening by the voice of her late husband. An elderly lady with Charles Bonnet syndrome comes to terms with the little people she keeps seeing, while a newly formed populist group gathers to burn down her retirement residence. A woman born with a genetic abnormality is mistaken for a vampire, and a crime committed long ago is revenged in the Arctic via a 1.9 billion-year-old stromatolite. 'A collection o...
Brand-new stories of witches and witchcraft written by popular female fantasy authors, including Kelley Armstrong, Rachel Caine and Sherrilyn Kenyon writing in their own bestselling universes! These are tales of witches, wickedness, evil and cunning. Stories of disruption and subversion by today's women you should fear. Including Kelley Armstrong, Rachel Caine and Sherrilyn Kenyon writing in their own bestselling universes. These witches might be monstrous, or they might be heroes, depending on their own definitions. Even the kind hostess with the candy cottage thought of herself as the hero of her own story. After all, a woman's gotta eat... Eighteen tales of witchcraft from the mistresses of magic: Ania AhlbornKelley ArmstrongAmber BensonChesya BurkeRachel CaineKristin DearbornRachel Autumn DeeringTananarive DueTheodora GossKat HowardAlma KatsuSherrilyn KenyonSarah LanganHelen MarshallJennifer McMahonHillary MonahanMary SanGiovanniAngela Slatter Bring out your dread...
The Highlands was first sighted by Henry Hudson himself and is known as the place where the Jersey shore begins. Its beaches are perennially crowded with sunbathers, swimmers and families. But buried under the sands, the Highlands hides sins from the past. Sandy Hook claimed North America's first European murder victim, a passenger on Hudson's Half Moon. During Prohibition, mobsters supplied Bay Avenue businesses with plenty of booze. A man accused of shooting another with a cannon performed an Old West style jailbreak. And sometimes, soldiers stationed along the shores caused more trouble than they prevented. Read about these and other wicked deeds committed in New Jersey's Highlands.
Retellings of three classic tales, "Little Red Riding Hood," "The Wicked Wolf and the Seven Little Kids," and an Italian story about a little girl who loves doughnuts and her meeting with a wolf, offer distinctive type styles for reading aloud.
From an early age, we are taught to fear the unknown; to be afraid of what we do not understand. You're about to discover that what you do know can not only hurt you, but can scare you to death! The award winning horror fiction podcast has gathered thirteen amazingly talented authors from around the world to explore the very notion that learning about the unknown can have terrifying results. Step inside, kiddies... It's story time at The Wicked Library