The Demon at Agi Bridge and Other Japanese Tales

The Demon at Agi Bridge and Other Japanese Tales
Author: Haruo Shirane
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Total Pages: 178
Release: 2011
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0231152450

Haruo Shirane and Burton Watson, renowned translators and scholars, introduce English-speaking readers to the vivid tradition of early and medieval Japanese folktales. These dramatic and often amusing stories offer a major view of the foundations of Japanese culture.

Demons of the Night

Demons of the Night
Author: Joan C. Kessler
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Total Pages: 399
Release: 1995-04-15
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0226432084

An anthology of thrillers and chillers from 19th Century France. In Theophile Gautier's The Dead in Love, a man develops an obsessive passion for a woman who has returned from the grave, while Honore de Balzac's The Red Inn is on a crime which is committed by one person in thought and another in deed.

The Demon's Den and Other Tales of Valdemar

The Demon's Den and Other Tales of Valdemar
Author: Tanya Huff
Publisher: Jabberwocky Literary Agency, Inc.
Total Pages: 301
Release: 2017-01-09
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1625673566

Tanya Huff delivers seven fantastical tales featuring the young Herald Jors, set in Mercedes Lackey’s legendary realm of Valdemar. In Valdemar, only the true of heart are Chosen to wear the Whites and become Heralds—guardians who journey throughout the nation upholding justice, making judgments, and combating evil in its many forms. This collection of stories follows the adventures of Herald Jors: a young man just a few years out of his Greys and already making his mark, all while learning the complexities of the honored role bestowed upon him. From confronting bandits in the far borderlands to experiencing magical love and heartbreaking loss, Jors must find the balance between the law and that which is truly good and right. For the first time, Tanya Huff’s seven stories set in the world created by Mercedes Lackey are gathered together in a single volume. These short works are sure to enchant anyone who wishes to experience the land of Valdemar through the eyes, mind and heart of one of its bravest heroes. Contains the following stories: The Demon’s Den Brock All the Ages of Man Live On Nothing Better to Do The Time We Have Family Matters

Demon in the Woods

Demon in the Woods
Author: Charles Edwin Price
Publisher: The Overmountain Press
Total Pages: 84
Release: 1992
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780932807823

The monster fish sighted in Watauga and Boone Lakes, the so-called Wampas Cat, and a witchy horse that found a little lost girl wandering on Embreeville Mountain—these are but a few of the stories retold in this book of East Tennessee tales. Other stories include the Cherokee legends of creation and fire, a witch who drove people mad, a personal account of a miraculous cure, lost civilizations in the middle of Cherokee National Forest, and a host of death and burial superstitions.

The Demon Slayers and Other Stories

The Demon Slayers and Other Stories
Author: Sayantani DasGupta
Publisher: Interlink Books
Total Pages: 184
Release: 1995
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN:

A collection of Bengali folk tales. Among the stories of princes, devata (deities) and bloodthirsty rashash (demons), stories of women's lives and images emerge. Women and their goddeses bring to life not only the nurturing Bengali motherland itself, but demons as well.

The Demon with the Matted Hair and Other Stories

The Demon with the Matted Hair and Other Stories
Author: Vic Parker
Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
Total Pages: 42
Release: 2015-07-15
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1482430746

“Rapunzel” and “Cinderella” have both been imagined as movies with happy endings and positive morals. However, both stories began as haunting fairy tales long ago. In “Rushen Coatie,” a similar story to “Cinderella,” the wicked stepsisters don’t just end up without the prince, their toes are cut off! And Rapunzel’s witch? She sends Rapunzel to live in the desert! Though old, these tales will enthrall readers familiar with happier fairy tales and stimulate their imaginations with full-color images and illustrations. Other dark fairy tales from around the world, including "The Dragon of the North" and "The Demon with the Matted Hair," introduce readers to new tales of terror and woe.

Tales from the Crypt

Tales from the Crypt
Author: Randall Boyll
Publisher:
Total Pages: 292
Release: 1995
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780671526962

The highly successful HBO series Tales from the Crypt--the brainchild of Robert Zemeckis (Forest Gump), Joel Silver (Die Hard), and Richard Donner (Lethal Weapon)--makes the transition to the big screen with a movie project sure to propel the Crypt Keeper to superstar status.

Demon's Delight

Demon's Delight
Author: MaryJanice Davidson
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 324
Release: 2007-03-06
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780425213810

In the realm between the living and the undead, between human and immortal, four of today's most thrilling authors explore the delight that ensues when opposites come together in these never-before-published paranormal tales... New York Times bestselling author MaryJanice Davidson challenges a charlatan exorcist with a sexy dead woman-and an unnatural romance. USA Today bestselling author Emma Holly introduces a beautiful scientist to the realm of the Demon World...and an irresistible male she has experimented on. National bestselling author Vickie Taylor throws a hell-bent man into the arms of a beautiful dark angel who is driven by ethereal desires of her own. And national bestselling author Catherine Spangler gives a vampire prostitute a last chance at redemption when an angelic hunk offers her a night of divine lovemaking.

Prince of Ice

Prince of Ice
Author: Emma Holly
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 321
Release: 2006-11-07
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1101205571

"Emma Holly loves to take a walk on the wild side," (Best Reviews) and here she ventures into a sensuous and dangerous world where a human courtesan becomes the flesh abd blood property of a demon prince. Soulmates, lovers - and victims of an unnatural desire that could drive them both insane.