World of Weird: A Creepy Compendium of True Stories - Tom Adams

World of Weird: A Creepy Compendium of True Stories - Tom Adams

In the 21st century, a scientist uncovers their Victorian ancestor’s notebook in a box. This ancestor is Dr McCreebor – an eminent explorer, philosopher and collector of the very strange and truly creepy. Dr McCreebor's book is filled with the dark and disturbing stories he has collected on

Cursed Objects: Strange But True Stories of the World's Most Infamous Items (Ocker J. W.)(Pevná vazba)

An illustrated compendium that reveals the true stories behind the most infamous, creepy, and bizarre real-life cursed objects throughout history. Spanning decades and continents, subjects range from the opulent Hope Diamond to the humble Busy Stoop chair. They're lurking in museums, graveyards,

The White People and Other Weird Stories (Machen Arthur)(Paperback)

Classic tales of the fantastic, creepy and weird, with a foreword from the award-winning director of The Shape of Water Guillermo Del Toro Machen's weird tales of the creepy and fantastic finally come to Penguin Classics. With an introduction from S.T. Joshi, editor of American Supernatural Tales,

The Weird: A Compendium of Strange and Dark Stories (VanderMeer Jeff)(Paperback)

From Lovecraft to Borges to Gaiman, a century of intrepid literary experimentation has created a corpus of dark and strange stories that transcend all known genre boundaries. Together these stories form The Weird, and its practitioners include some of the greatest names in twentieth and

Running's Strangest Tales - Extraordinary but true tales from over five centuries of running (Spragg Iain)(Paperback / softback)

'Running s Strangest Tales' is a fascinating collection of weird and wonderful stories from the world of running, from the earliest marathon to today s high-tech, apped-up approach. Within these pages you ll find the bizarre story of the Norwegian soccer player forced to miss a crucial World Cup

Ancient Sorceries and Other Weird Stories (Blackwood Algernon)(Paperback)

'Ancient Sorceries and Other Weird Stories' is a collection of supernatural stories by one of the greatest writers of such stories to have ever lived, Algernon Blackwood. This collection contains the title story, 'Ancient Sorceries', which is the tale of a tourist who becomes enchanted by a strange

M is for Magic (Gaiman Neil)(Paperback / softback)

A creepy collection of spooky short stories by bestselling author Neil Gaiman

Tales from Watership Down (Adams Richard)(Pevná vazba)

A return to the world of Fiver, Hazel and Bigwig with a wonderful collection of stories set in Watership

Real Kids, Real Stories, Real Challenges: Overcoming Adversity Around the World (Sundem Garth)(Paperback)

Inspiring true stories of kids from around the world of kids who have overcome obstacles to create success for themselves. The third installment in the Real Kids, Real Stories collection again travels the world with inspirational short stories of young people who overcame adversity and persevered

The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2019 (Adams John Joseph)(Paperback)

This omnivorous selection of stories chosen by series editor John Joseph Adams and World Fantasy Award finalist Carmen Maria Machado is a display of the most boundary-pushing, genre-blurring, stylistically singular science fiction and fantasy stories published in the last year. By sending us to

The Big Book of Ohio Ghost Stories (Willis James A.)(Paperback)

Turn these pages and enter the world of the paranormal, where ghosts and ghouls alike creep just out of sight. Author James A. Willis shines a light in the dark corners of Ohio and scares those spirits out of hiding in this thrilling

Kent's Strangest Tales - Extraordinary but true stories from a very curious county (Latham Martin)(Paperback / softback)

Kent s Strangest Tales is a book devoted to the weird and wonderful side of the Garden of England. Home to historically rich towns such as Canterbury, Margate, and Ramsgate, Kent is a county with more strangeness than you can shake a strange-shaped stick at. From Chaucer's legendary tales of

Weird But True Canada: 300 Outrageous Facts about the True North (Lin Chelsea)(Paperback)

The best-selling Weird But True line is now exploring north of the U.S. border Follow along to learn tons of fun facts about the outrageous oddities and kooky charisma of the Land of Plenty: Canada Calling all Canadians and Canada-philes: Get ready to be amazed and delighted by wacky facts,

Motor Racing's Strangest Races - Extraordinary but true stories from over a century of motor racing (Tibballs Geoff)(Paperback / softback)

This absorbing collection of stories from over a century of motor racing around the world includes the Frenchman who drove 25 miles in reverse, the Grand Prix in which the leading drivers were so far ahead that they stopped for a meal in the pits, the Le Mans 24-hour race won by a car patched up

Escape or Die - True stories of heroic escape in the Second World War (Brickhill Paul)(Paperback / softback)

Women's Weird: Strange Stories by Women, 1890-1940 (Edmundson Melissa)(Paperback)

A ground-breaking collection of the best Weird short stories by women from the late nineteenth and early twentieth

The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories (Lovecraft H. P.)(Paperback)

A definitive collection of stories from the unrivaled master of twentieth-century horror 'I think it is beyond doubt that H. P. Lovecraft has yet to be surpassed as the twentieth century's greatest practitioner of the classic horror tale.' -Stephen King Frequently imitated and widely influential,

Inside the World of Bridgerton - Catherine Curzon

Inside the World of Bridgerton is a fascinating dive into the real history that inspired the smash-hit show Bridgerton. Written by an expert on the period, this book reveals the true workings of Regency high society.   Discover the true Regency history behind the TV phenomenon.In Inside the World

Straight to Hell - True Tales of Deviance, Debauchery and Billion-Dollar Deals (LeFevre John)(Paperback / softback)

From the man behind the infamous @GSElevator Twitter account, true stories from the wild world of international

Wastelands 2: More Stories of the Apocalypse (Adams John Joseph)(Paperback)

ITS THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT... For decades, the apocalypse and its aftermath have yielded some of the most exciting short stories of all time. From David Brin's seminal The Postman to Hugh Howey's Deep Blood Kettle and Tananarive Due's prescient Patient Zero, the end of the world

Rugby World Cup 101: A Pocket Guide in 101 Moments, Stats, Characters and Games (Burns Peter)(Paperback)

Rugby World Cup 101 is a compendium of fascinating facts, stats, stories, personalities and trivia - perfect for all fans of rugby from around the world.From the genesis of the tournament in 1987 all the way through to the present day, the Rugby World Cup's rich history is distilled into 101 facts,

Queens of the Abyss: Lost Stories from the Women of the Weird (Ashley Mike)(Paperback)

This new anthology follows the instrumental contributions made by women writers to the weird tale, and revives the lost authors of the early pulp magazines along with the often overlooked work of more familiar

Do You Speak Football?: A Glossary of Football Words and Phrases from Around the World (Williams Tom)(Pevná vazba)

An expertly compiled and utterly fascinating compendium of the weird and wonderful words and phrases used to describe football around the world.To speak football is to speak a language of a thousand tongues...In this ground-breaking global glossary of football words and phrases, you'll discover the

Pretty Weird: Overcoming Impostor Syndrome and Other Oddly Empowering Lessons (Miller Marissa)(Pevná vazba)

A series of true stories that are at once relatable, funny, and heart-wrenching, join lauded writer Marissa Miller on a journey of battling imposter syndrome and learning to be proud to stand out. Acclaimed writer and editor Marissa Miller was born into what you would call a nice Jewish family