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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!

Take a trip to a terrifying carnival and uncover the secrets within, solve a mysterious puzzle box and await your reward, join a travelling circus and witness the strangest ventriloquist act you've ever seen. In this follow-up to the bestselling Cursed: An Anthology, you'll unearth curses old and new. From a very different take on Snow White, to a new interpretation of The Red Shoes, the best in fantasy spin straw into gold, and invite you into the labyrinth.

It's a prick of blood, the bite of an apple, the evil eye, a wedding ring, or a pair of red shoes. Curses come in all shapes and sizes, and they can happen to anyone, not just those of us with unpopular step-parents.... Here you'll find unique twists on curses, from fairy tale classics to brand-new hexes of the modern world - expect new monsters and mythologies as well as twists on well-loved fables. Stories to shock and stories of warning, stories of monsters and stories of magic.

In an alternate world where real magic exists, its practitioners are hunted down by police officers called M-forcers. But some groups are fighting back! Callum McGuire is a new M-forcer who once worked the quiet streets of London. As an orphan, Callum has been brought up to believe that all magic is evil, but the more he sees of The M-forcers’ cruel methods (implemented by General Nero Stark, and his second-in-command Sherman Pryce), the more he begins to question whether or not they are right.

Here we have a clutch of stories by award-winning and number one best-selling author Paul Kane (Hooded Man), 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 best-selling author Cavan Scott (Doctor Who: The Shining Man) and cover by Christian Francis (Wishmaster: The Novelisation), you might just find yourself taking another look at what you thought was possible.

Paul Kane’s The Colour of Madness is a collection of spine-tingling short stories from one of the most prolific masters of modern horror. The collection features Men of the Cloth, the original novelette that inspired the movie Sacrifice, starring Barbara Crampton.

Within this audiobook, you'll find myriad approaches to Alice, from horror to historical, taking us from the nightmarish reaches of the imagination to tales that will shock, surprise, and tug on the heart-strings. So, it's time now to go down the rabbit hole, or through the looking-glass or...but no, wait. By picking up this audiobook and starting to listen to it, you're already there, can't you see?

Something has happened to the world. People are going mad, the very foundations of society are crumbling. Only Adam Keller, testing a prototype environment suit, apparently remains safe - but for how long? Can anything be done, can any of it be reversed, before everything goes to rot?

A new threat arrives on these shores at The Sheriff of Nottingham's behest, in an effort to rid him of his greatest enemy once and for all. A mercenary from The East with strange powers, building an army who will give their lives unquestionably for his cause. When The Red Lord faces Robin and his band, it becomes clear he might be the most dangerous foe they've ever encountered. But he also has another agenda, once that might see the whole of England falling at his feet eventually...

The earl of Huntingdon sighed quietly as he watched his teenage son, Robert, emerge out of the woods surrounding Huntingdon castle.... That particular spot was special; that had been where his wife, Mathilda, had taken her son for long forest walks, where she’d told him stories, where they’d played games. But when Robert was eight years old, the games had ended, and there were no more stories. But as each day thereon passed, the earl realised why his offspring behaved in the way he did. After all, Robert of Huntingdon was Mathilda’s son. He was her legacy.

The sleepy English locality of Middletown is about to get even sleepier, as a strange malady starts to affect the population. It spreads quickly, causing the authorities to quarantine this small city and seek out the only person who might be able to help: Doctor Andrew Strauss. However, Strauss has a secret - one that has linked him to this place all his life; one that has linked him to a particular person there, though he doesn’t yet know who.

From award-winning writer Paul Kane, the best-selling author of Hooded Man, The Hellraiser Films and their Legacy, and Blood Red, comes three very special interconnected zombie tales.

The Beatles shed some light and personal insights in these fantastic and previously unreleased interviews from 1964-66, at the height of Beatlemania. Featuring John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, and George Harrison.

But in the city of Norchester, being a twin also marks you out as a victim. Because someone is killing them and stealing their body parts. It’s up to Inspector Roy Mason and his Sergeant, Deborah Harrison, to track down the culprit before they can strike again. Their only lead? A man whose own twin was brutally murdered by the killer. A man whose brother is now helping him from beyond the grave.

It should have been the perfect evening. But for blue collar delivery man Nick Skinner, the romantic time he spent with the love of his life, Dawn, has just turned into his worst nightmare. Waking suddenly, he’s attacked by something feral in his room...and it’s not alone. The clock is frozen at just gone midnight and only certain things work, only some lights, only some vehicles. The city has become a hunting ground for...the loons: humanoid creatures with claws and completely white eyes. White like the moon above that seems to be influencing them.

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 listening to 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.

It started off like any other day, but for the tourists, staff and workmen at Willerton Castle it will end in terror. Because a storm is coming, a storm like nothing anyone has ever seen. A storm that will herald an attack by creatures this world has never encountered before. Will any of them survive?

Fear of the dark. It's one of the most common phobias, especially when we're growing up. For teenager Lee Masterton, his deepest childhood fears are about to become a reality - because, not only will he discover that the things living in the darkness are real, he will also find himself in the middle of a war between them and the forces of light.

Matthew Daley is an enigma. He’s appeared after seven years - eager to pick up the threads of his life, and make contact once more with his loved ones, which is something that’s not so easy to do when everyone knows that's he's dead.

The signs of life are all around us. Everywhere we look. How much do the stars tell you about who you are, and about your future? For a group of strangers - the 12 Signs of the Zodiac in particular - the omens and predictions can only mean one thing: Their lives will never be the same again. The lonely heart, the teacher, the family, the man on the run from the mob, the would-be star, the psychopath, and others. All will soon discover that their signs have more meaning than they thought, and that destiny can be a dangerous thing indeed!