Author: Rick Anthony Publisher: Rick Anthony ISBN: Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 130
Book Description
You are about to embark on a narrative journey where traditional dichotomies of good and evil find themselves dissolved, reshaped, and born anew. This is not a tale for the faint-hearted, for it delves deep into the shadowy recesses of existence, where beings of incomprehensible power vie for control, not over mortal souls alone, but the very definitions of damnation and eternity. Here, in the smoky taverns of Hell and the labyrinthine lairs of vampires, you will find a struggle that defies the paradigms we so comfortably wrap around our understanding of morality and existence. Lucifer, the Prince of Darkness, the timeless embodiment of rebellion and individuality, finds himself at an impasse, a cosmic conundrum—what to do when another form of 'evil' threatens the age-old business of damnation? Facing him are the vampires—eternal, enigmatic, and sensual creatures who, with their power to offer a form of flawed immortality, are drawing souls away from Hell's dominion. They are not heroes in this tale; neither are they conventional villains. They are a mirror into which Hell gazes and finds its own reflection disturbingly unfamiliar. It is, at its core, a story of evil against evil, of the devil against vampires, of one form of eternal damnation pitted against another. In this world of spectral grays, where heroes are absent and villains abound in complex layers, can there be a victor? Or will they find a murky commonality, a compromise that reshapes the cosmos in ways unforeseeable? If you dare to venture into this territory, know that you are stepping into a story that questions the very roots of sin and salvation, that challenges the foundations of our cosmic judgments. In doing so, it implores you to consider—when evil battles evil, who draws the line, who sets the standards, and who, if anyone, can claim victory? Prepare yourself for a tale of astonishing scope and intricate detail, where every choice reverberates through the multiverse, and each character—be they devil, vampire, or otherworldly entity—faces not just external foes but the internal landscapes of their own flawed eternities. Read on, if you dare, but remember: In the battle of devil against vampires, no soul leaves unscathed, no belief leaves unchallenged, and the world you know may never appear the same again.
Author: T. R. Quigley Publisher: Satan's Vampires ISBN: 9781795833097 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 446
Book Description
The Church has known the true story behind vampire folk tales and legends for over 2000 years. Vampires are far more frightening, more devastating and more incredible than any movie or novel has ever portrayed. These so-called vampires are among us - hidden to all but a few unfortunates. They revel in making mankind its own worst enemy. Orphans, the homeless, the lonely, the desperate and the innocent are recruited to do their bidding. The Church has a secret office and organization that tracks and tries to limit their destruction. In this story two orphans, two detectives, a hotel clerk and a nun are brought together to thwart one of the most evil of the thirteen master vampires.
Author: Publisher: McFarland ISBN: 1476620830 Category : Literary Criticism Languages : en Pages : 389
Book Description
This comprehensive bibliography covers writings about vampires and related creatures from the 19th century to the present. More than 6,000 entries document the vampire's penetration of Western culture, from scholarly discourse, to popular culture, politics and cook books. Sections by topic list works covering various aspects, including general sources, folklore and history, vampires in literature, music and art, metaphorical vampires and the contemporary vampire community. Vampires from film and television--from Bela Lugosi's Dracula to Buffy the Vampire Slayer, True Blood and the Twilight Saga--are well represented.
Author: Cynthia J. Miller Publisher: Scarecrow Press ISBN: 081088545X Category : Performing Arts Languages : en Pages : 345
Book Description
In Undead in the West: Vampires, Zombies, Mummies, and Ghosts on the Cinematic Frontier, Cynthia J. Miller and A. Bowdoin Van Riper have assembled a collection of essays that explore the many tropes and themes through which undead Westerns make the genre’s inner plagues and demons visible, and lay siege to a frontier tied to myths of strength, ingenuity, freedom, and independence. The volume is divided into three sections: “Reanimating Classic Western Tropes” examines traditional Western characters, symbolism, and plot devices and how they are given new life in undead Westerns; “The Moral Order Under Siege” explores the ways in which the undead confront classic values and morality tales embodied in Western films; and “And Hell Followed with Him” looks at justice, retribution, and retaliation at the hands of undead angels and avenger. The subjects explored here run the gamut from such B films as Curse of the Undead and Billy the Kid vs. Dracula to A-list features like From Dusk ‘til Dawn and Jonah Hex, as well as animated films (Rango) and television programs (The Walking Dead and Supernatural). Other films discussed include Sam Raimi’s Bubba Ho-Tep, John Carpenter’s Vampires, George Romero’s Land of the Dead, andSergio Leone’s Once Upon a Time in the West. Featuring several illustrations and a filmography, Undead in the West will appeal to film scholars, especially those interested in hybrid genres, as well as fans of the Western and the supernatural in cinema.
Author: Maisha Wester Publisher: Edinburgh University Press ISBN: 1474440940 Category : Literary Criticism Languages : en Pages : 336
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"This resource in contemporary Gothic literature, film, and television takes a thematic approach, providing insights into the many forms the Gothic has taken in the twenty-first century"--
Author: Stephanie M. Wytovich Publisher: ISBN: 9781947879003 Category : Poetry Languages : en Pages : 162
Book Description
Roll the windows down, wipe the blood off your cheek, and turn the music up. Sheet Music to My Acoustic Nightmare by Stephanie M. Wytovich is a collection spattered with dirt and blood, sage and corpses. The poems inside are confessionals and dirges, their stories the careful banter of ghosts and sinners over tequila at the bar. These pages hold the lyrics to the beautiful grotesque that Wytovich is known for, but here she writes with a raw honesty that we haven't seen from her before. This new direction takes readers to hospital rooms and death beds, shows the mask that was skinned off her face time and time again. There's a brutality to her lines that cuts with the same knife she fantasized about, her blood and tears mixed in with stanzas as she talks about suicide and abuse, heartbreak and falling in love. Written during a time when the road was her home, these poems were sung under the stars and screamed in the woods, carved into trees. They are broken bottles and cigarette butts, stale coffee and smeared lipstick, each its own warning, a tale of caution. Listen to them carefully. They very well might save your life.
Author: Thomas Peckett Prest Publisher: DigiCat ISBN: Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 1014
Book Description
Varney the Vampire Or the Feast of Blood is a horror story by Thomas Peckett Prest. Structured in different episodes, these are classic tales of blood sucking horrors at midnights, for fans of the genre.
Author: James Marriott Publisher: ISBN: Category : Performing Arts Languages : en Pages : 264
Book Description
Packed with photographs of some terrifying scenes in cinema history, this comprehensive guide traces the story of horror, decade-by-decade, and provides a critique of over 250 films, plus any TV series and literature that informed them.
Author: Larry Heinemann Publisher: Vintage ISBN: 0307517705 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 368
Book Description
From the moment his first novel was published, Larry Heinemann joined the ranks of the great chroniclers of the Vietnam conflict--Philip Caputo, Tim O’Brien, and Gustav Hasford.In the stripped-down, unsullied patois of an ordinary soldier, draftee Philip Dosier tells the story of his war. Straight from high school, too young to vote or buy himself a drink, he enters a world of mud and heat, blood and body counts, ambushes and firefights. It is here that he embarks on the brutal downward path to wisdom that awaits every soldier. In the tradition of Naked and the Dead and The Thin Red Line, Close Quarters is the harrowing story of how a decent kid from Chicago endures an extraordinary trial-- and returns profoundly altered to a world on the threshold of change.
Author: Aleister Crowley Publisher: Good Press ISBN: Category : Body, Mind & Spirit Languages : en Pages : 112
Book Description
The Book of Lies was written by English occultist and teacher Aleister Crowley under the pen name of Frater Perdurabo. As Crowley describes it: "This book deals with many matters on all planes of the very highest importance. It is an official publication for Babes of the Abyss, but is recommended even to beginners as highly suggestive." The book consists of 91 chapters, each of which consists of one page of text. The chapters include a question mark, poems, rituals, instructions, and obscure allusions and cryptograms. The subject of each chapter is generally determined by its number and its corresponding Qabalistic meaning.
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