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Une série de récits de voyage et de dessins par l'artiste canadien Paul Kane, décrivant la vie et la culture des peuples autochtones de la région de la Baie d'Hudson.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

"Paul shares Clive's understanding of the plight of the 'hidden monsters' that resided in Midian but moves them into the World Above."-Anne Bobby from her introduction We witness the beginnings of a parasitic alien invasion, whilst at the same time a pregnant woman encounters a very different kind of organism. Strange, hooded creatures lurk on street corners and a teenage girl falls victim to even more terrors underground. Huge worm-like things plague both a detective and soldiers from the past, but a man in the present realises that living words can be just as dangerous. Allow us to introduce you to Even More Monsters, a collection of spine-chilling tales by award-winning and #1 bestselling author Paul Kane (the British Fantasy Award- Nominated Monsters, More Monsters, Servants of Hell, Before, The Storm), which includes all three "Life Cycle" spin-offs featuring the she-wolf Diana (complete with a brand new concluding chapter), the RED spin-off featuring Sherlock Holmes, and Kane's collaboration with bestselling author Simon Clark (Vampyrrhic, The Night of the Triffids). With an introduction by Anne Bobby from the movie Nightbreed and cover art by Edward Miller (The Scarlet Gospels, Thinner), you're about to see why the Monsters are even more scary this time around... "Paul Kane is a first-rate storyteller, never failing to marry his insights into the world and its anguish with the pleasures of phrases eloquently turned."-Clive Barker- Bestselling author of The Hellbound Heart, Abarat, Mr B. Gone, and The Scarlet Gospels "Paul Kane is a name to watch. His work is disturbing and very creepy."-Tim Lebbon- New York Times bestselling author of The Cabin in the Woods, The Silence and The Last Storm "His stories not only, at his best, put him neck and neck with Ramsey Campbell and Clive Barker, but also in the company of greats like Machen and MR James. You don't rest easily after reading a Paul Kane story, but strangely your eyes have been somewhat opened."-Stephen Volk- BAFTA winning screenwriter of Gothic, Ghostwatch, Afterlife, The Awakening and Midwinter of the Spirit

STORIES INFLUENCED BY THE MASTERS OF DARK LITERATURE What was the real story behind Jekyll and Hyde? How do you cheat the most notorious curse of all time? Why are people getting sick with a strange malady that makes them bleed to death, and how are they being brought back to life in a futuristic nightmare? What happens when the world's most famous vampire falls in love, or the world's greatest detective takes on his most dangerous foe? How will a deadly serial killer be caught, and how will a certain paranormal investigator deal with his most unusual case to date? These and many more questions will be answered in Dark Reflections, a collection of spine-tingling tales by award-winning and #1 bestselling author Paul Kane (the British Fantasy Award-Nominated Monsters, Sherlock Holmes and the Servants of Hell, Before, The Storm), which pay homage to the masters of dark fiction, including M.R. James, Charles Dickens, William Hope Hodgson, H.P. Lovecraft, Mary Shelley, Bram Stoker, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Edgar Allan Poe. With an introduction by the legendary Kim Newman (Anno Dracula, An English Ghost Story) and cover by Greg Chapman, you'll find a lot to reflect on in here...In Hyding Signals Life Sentence Humbuggered The Greatest Mystery Dracula in Love Heartless Masques Paw People Thicker Than Water The Grey Room >From the Introduction by Kim Newman "Paul Kane is a first-rate storyteller, never failing to marry his insights into the world and its anguish with the pleasures of phrases eloquently turned." Clive Barker - Bestselling author of The Hellbound Heart, Abarat, Mr B. Gone & The Scarlet Gospels "Paul Kane's lean, stripped-back prose is a tool that's very much fit for purpose. He knows how to make you want to avoid the shadows and the cracks in the pavement." Mike Carey - Bestselling author of the Felix Castor series of novels and The Girl With All the Gifts, Fellside, The Boy on the Bridge and The Book of Koli as M.R. Carey "A master of the delightfully dark and mysterious, Kane marries deft plotting with closely observed characters and storytelling heart." Alison Littlewood - Bestselling author of Richard & Judy Book Club choice A Cold Season, Mistletoe and The Other Lives of Miss Emily White as A.J. Elwood "Paul Kane is a name to watch. His work is disturbing and very creepy." Tim Lebbon - New York Times bestselling author of The Cabin in the Woods, The Silence and The Last Storm "His stories not only, at his best, put him neck and neck with Ramsey Campbell and Clive Barker, but also in the company of greats like Machen and MR James. You don't rest easily after reading a Paul Kane story, but strangely your eyes have been somewhat opened." Stephen Volk - BAFTA winning screenwriter of Gothic, Ghostwatch, Afterlife, The Awakening and Midwinter of the Spirit; author of The Parts We Play, The Dark Masters Trilogy and Lies of Tenderness

In these stories, dear student, retribution visits a lothario lecturer; the sinister truth is revealed about a missing professor; a forsaken lover uses a séance for revenge; an obsession blooms about a possible illicit affair; two graduates exhume the secrets of a reclusive scholar; horrors are uncovered in an obscure academic department; five hopeful initiates must complete a murderous task and much more! Featuring brand-new stories from:Olivie Blake M.L. Rio David BellSusie Yang Layne Fargo J.T. Ellison James Tate Hill Kelly Andrew Phoebe Wynne Kate Weinberg Helen Grant Tori BovalinoDefinition of dark academia in English:dark academia1. An internet subculture concerned with higher education, the arts, and literature, or an idealised version thereof with a focus on the pursuit of knowledge and an exploration of death. 2. A set of aesthetic principles. Scholarly with a gothic edge - tweed blazers, vintage cardigans, scuffed loafers, a worn leather satchel full of brooding poetry. Enthusiasts are usually found in museums and darkened libraries.

Evil takes on many forms -- something Rachael Daniels, an innocent care worker, is about to find out... personally. Something is roaming the streets of the city where she lives, something monstrous with a taste for sweet, red, human blood. Something that can be anything it wants to be. Soon, Rachael learns the hard way that not even the friendliest faces can be trusted. As she makes her way across that city one night on an errand of mercy, she quickly discovers the terrifying creature will definitely have no such consideration for her... Together in one book for the very first time ever, the RED trilogy is a modern, urban reworking of a classic fairy tale, which puts the horror spin on an old favorite. Blood RED picks up straight away after the events of RED, the first installment, while Deep RED throws you into a nightmarish future scenario. If you dare to open these pages, you'll face a terrifying journey into the unknown - courtesy of award-winning and #1 bestselling author, Paul Kane (the sellout Hooded Man, Monsters, Sherlock Holmes and the Servants of Hell, & Before).

Evil takes on many forms -- something Rachael Daniels, an innocent care worker, is about to find out... personally. Something is roaming the streets of the city where she lives, something monstrous with a taste for sweet, red, human blood. Something that can be anything it wants to be. Soon, Rachael learns the hard way that not even the friendliest faces can be trusted. As she makes her way across that city one night on an errand of mercy, she quickly discovers the terrifying creature will definitely have no such consideration for her... Together in one book for the very first time ever, the RED trilogy is a modern, urban reworking of a classic fairy tale, which puts the horror spin on an old favorite. Blood RED picks up straight away after the events of RED, the first installment, while Deep RED throws you into a nightmarish future scenario. If you dare to open these pages, you'll face a terrifying journey into the unknown - courtesy of award-winning and #1 bestselling author, Paul Kane (the sellout Hooded Man, Monsters, Sherlock Holmes and the Servants of Hell, & Before).

A group of teenage friends think it's a good idea to hang around in a graveyard, while a young thief gets more than he bargained for when he breaks into a local property. We're given a first-hand account of struggles in the aftermath of a post-apocalyptic event and the reminiscences of a musician with a very unusual talent. A woman wakes with no memory of who or where she is... and also no pulse, then we're flung through space to a planet where a grave discovery is made-one which has deadly repercussions... Ladies and gentlemen, these are the Zombies! a collection of stories by award-winning and #1 bestselling author Paul Kane (Hooded Man, Sherlock Holmes and the Servants of Hell, Before, Arcana, The Storm), including a brand new short novel, one of his popular Dalton Quayle novelettes, and a steampunk poem. With an introduction by award-winning and bestselling author Brian Keene (The Rising, City of the Dead) and cover art by Dominic Harman (The Hellbound Heart, Cabal), this is one book that simply refuses to lay down and die!

A winter's day, and something terrifyingly dangerous is waiting out there in the snow, while at the same time an even more dangerous curse is spoken... In a possible future a monster uprising is in full flow, but a couple have their own problems to deal with when they're stuck in a very strange queue... And while a scientist attempts to rid humanity of all evil, a female werewolf is on the prowl... Here we have a clutch of stories by award-winning and # 1 bestselling author Paul Kane (Hooded Man, Sherlock Holmes and the Servants of Hell, Before, Arcana), including another one of his popular horror fairy tales and a 'Mortis-Man' prequel, proving once again that there's more to this world than can be seen by the Naked Eye. With an introduction by Sunday Times bestselling author Cavan Scott (Doctor Who: The Shining Man) and cover by Christian Francis (Wishmaster: The Novelization) you might just find yourself taking another look at what you thought was possible. Watch out!

A winter's day, and something terrifyingly dangerous is waiting out there in the snow, while at the same time an even more dangerous curse is spoken... In a possible future a monster uprising is in full flow, but a couple have their own problems to deal with when they're stuck in a very strange queue... And while a scientist attempts to rid humanity of all evil, a female werewolf is on the prowl... Here we have a clutch of stories by award-winning and # 1 bestselling author Paul Kane (Hooded Man, Sherlock Holmes and the Servants of Hell, Before, Arcana), including another one of his popular horror fairy tales and a 'Mortis-Man' prequel, proving once again that there's more to this world than can be seen by the Naked Eye. With an introduction by Sunday Times bestselling author Cavan Scott (Doctor Who: The Shining Man) and cover by Christian Francis (Wishmaster: The Novelization) you might just find yourself taking another look at what you thought was possible. Watch out!

One man is about to be taught the dangers of modern dating, while another searches for a missing girl who might be in grave danger herself. The world's greatest detective has to travel abroad to solve his latest case and a P.I. travels to an unfamiliar yet recognizable town in search of clues. And as a witness' life is put in jeopardy, a young women tries to free herself from captivity. This, the second volume of Nailbiters, gathers together the latest tales of crime and psychological terror from bestselling and award-winning author and editor Paul Kane (The Family Lie, Exit Wounds). Complete with a sequel and tie-in to Her Last Secret and a prequel to the sellout #1 bestseller Her Husband's Grave (both written as PL Kane), not to mention the script and audio drama of 'A Nightmare on 34th Street', plus an introduction by award-winning, bestselling author Martyn Waites (The Old Religion, The Sinner) this is one collection guaranteed to hit you hard!

A man suffering from extreme grief finds that pieces of himself are going missing, while another attempts to cheat death in a very unusual and dangerous way...One woman gets more than she bargained for during her pregnancy, while another is the target for a unique killer who must feast to survive...And as one prisoner attempts to escape not only his pursuers but this reality, an unhinged individual attempts to build the perfect family bit by bit...In this collection of thirteen tales from award-winning and #1 bestselling author Paul Kane (the BFA-Nominated Monsters, Before, The Storm), you'll find every conceivable kind of Body Horror. This very special book also contains Kane's first published story 'Façades', a novelette set in his PL Kane crime universe (Her Last Secret, Her Husband's Grave) featuring a brand new PI, the scripts for the theatre version of 'The Torturer' (recently turned into a short film starring current Pinhead Paul T. Taylor) and the comic adaptation of 'The Disease', plus it comes with an introduction by John Llewellyn Probert (The Compleat Valentine, Made for the Dark) and stunning cover art by Les Edwards (Nightbreed, The Thing).Get ready to be traumatised!

Paul Kane's The Colour of Madness is a collection and movie tie- in from one of the masters of modern horror, featuring a host of extras: script extracts, behind the scenes pictures, plus ';Men of the Cloth', the original novelette which inspired the movie.

A series of micro-collections featuring a selection of peculiar tales from the best in horror and speculative fiction.From Black Shuck Books and Paul Kane comes The Life Cycle, the fourth in the Black Shuck SHADOWS series.

A series of micro-collections featuring a selection of peculiar tales from the best in horror and speculative fiction.From Black Shuck Books and Paul Kane comes The Spirits of Christmas, the first in the Black Shuck SHADOWS series.

One man's ability to travel in the astral realm leads to a terrifying discovery: powerful beings who manipulate lives and events for their own mysterious ends. It's his, and our, first encounter with The Controllers, but far from the last. After reading this collection of six tales - two of them brand new - which take you from the past, through the present and into the far future, you'll understand just how little influence you have over your own destiny.With an introduction from the bestselling author of Dystopia and Created By, and Hollywood scriptwriter (the double Emmy Award-winning episode of Nightmares and Dreamscapes, 'Battleground') Richard Christian Matheson, cover art by Ben Baldwin (Gwendy's Button Box, Paradise Sky), and an extras section which includes scans of original handwritten drafts and a gallery of Controllers artwork, this is a truly unique new collection.Take control...if you can!'Paul Kane is a first-rate storyteller, never failing to marry his insights into the world and its anguish with the pleasures of phrases eloquently turned.' (Clive Barker - Bestselling author of The Hellbound Heart, Abarat, Mr B. Gone & The Scarlet Gospels)'Paul Kane's lean, stripped-back prose is a tool that's very much fit for purpose. He knows how to make you want to avoid the shadows and the cracks in the pavement.' (Mike Carey - Bestselling author of the Felix Castor series of novels and The Girl With All the Gifts, Fellside and The Boy on the Bridge as M.R. Carey)

Once upon a time... A young woman runs through a snowy wasteland, fearing for her life, only to find help from an unexpected source... A whole town falls asleep, resulting in a joint US/UK military and scientific expedition to find out what happened... A serial killer with a penchant for severed feet strikes again... A teenage girl seeks refuge in a strange house, only for its owners to return... A man wins at cards, then is made an offer he can't refuse... ~ With an introduction by World Fantasy Award-winning author Angela Slatter (the Verity Fassbinder series) and cover art by the legendary Les Edwards, join bestselling and award-winning author of RED and Blood RED, Paul Kane, as he once again gives well-loved fairy tales a modern, horror spin. Living happily ever after is far from guaranteed! ~'Kane is a first-rate storyteller' - Clive Barker'Kane's foot never gets close to the brake pedal' - Peter Straub'He knows how to make you want to avoid the shadows and the cracks in the pavement' - Mike Carey'Kane finds the everyday horrors buried within us, rips them out and serves them up in these deliciously dark tales' - Kelley Armstrong'Kane's scary tales will take you down shadowy paths' - Angela Slatter

A renowned American poet utilizes the poetic form of the classic Persian ghazal to deal with the untimely passing of his wife.