Legend of the Gatorman

Legend of the Gatorman
Author: Christopher Molleda
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Total Pages: 230
Release: 2015-10-14
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1514411261

In the 1930s, deep in Bexar County (pronounced Bear County), a man from a powerful family finds a way to make money on the other side of the law. Joe Black operates successfully as a bootlegger, and when prohibition ends, he establishes a dance hall. One thing different from other dance halls and bars is the fact that he has live alligators that he feeds as entertainment for his guests. Joe Black soon finds himself in a love triangle that ends in death for one of the lovers and near-death for the other. One of his workers discovers this dark secret, and Joe Black stops at nothing to stop her from exposing his evil deeds. Who lives and who dies as the plot unfolds in a twist of terrifying events? In the end, there are secrets that shed a sense of light in all the darkness. Light triumphs over evil and lives on forever due to the heroic deeds of one of the victims. This story is inspired by true events that unfolded over a period of fifty years.

Legend of the Gator Man

Legend of the Gator Man
Author: Laurie S. Sutton
Publisher: Capstone Classroom
Total Pages: 89
Release: 2016
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 149653588X

Scooby-Doo and Mystery Inc. gang visit an archeological dig, but the camp is deserted. A journal reports a series of frightening encounters, and the gang is convinced that a creature has kidnapped the crew.

Chronicles of the Strange and Uncanny in Florida

Chronicles of the Strange and Uncanny in Florida
Author: Greg Jenkins
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 257
Release: 2014-10-01
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 1561647462

Chronicles of the Strange and Uncanny in Florida explores the unknown for those who wish to look beyond the confines of everyday life to discover the truly unusual. It explores Florida's darker avenues for evidence of the extraordinary and the fantastic. Investigate sightings of flying saucers, extraterrestrials, and strange aerial phenomena. Meet skunk apes, chupacabras, and other creatures of the night. And in Florida's lakes and seas, meet aquatic abnormalities like sea monsters, the Everglades water serpent, and the three-toed beast of Clearwater Beach.

Short Stories from My Heart

Short Stories from My Heart
Author: Larry Wade Livingston
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Total Pages: 323
Release: 2012-03-14
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1469175185

Larry Wade Livingston was born in Cincinnati, Ohio early in the month of November. He grew up traveling state to state only living in cities sometime for only a few short weeks. His dad was an over the road truck driver which allowed him to attend countless schools throughout his entire childhood. Always being the new kid in school he really had no friends. He found that by writing stories it occupied his mind and he could create his own little world. It was a world that he could control and where he was accepted. I hope you enjoy the stories that Mister Livingston still amuses himself with now as an adult. He writes humorous tales to deep complicated ones and covers many subject matters. If you enjoy his tales told in his down home style; you can find other books by Larry Wade Livingston at Amazon and Barnes and Noble. The Poetic Storyteller, A book of poems representing the many poetic forms. Three Agendas, A book of three Sci-Fi stories filled with suspense and intrigue.

The Field Guide to North American Monsters

The Field Guide to North American Monsters
Author: W. Haden Blackman
Publisher: Three Rivers Press
Total Pages: 280
Release: 1998
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

This unique field guide draws on modern sightings, folklore, urban legends, and mythology to give novices all they need to begin a fearless foray into the world of monsterology. 75 photos.

Summer of Night

Summer of Night
Author: Dan Simmons
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Total Pages: 529
Release: 2011-07-05
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1429985313

This masterfully crafted horror classic, featuring a brand-new introduction by Dan Simmons, will bring you to the edge of your seat, hair standing on end and blood freezing in your veins It's the summer of 1960 and in the small town of Elm Haven, Illinois, five twelve-year-old boys are forging the powerful bonds that a lifetime of change will not break. From sunset bike rides to shaded hiding places in the woods, the boys' days are marked by all of the secrets and silences of an idyllic middle-childhood. But amid the sundrenched cornfields their loyalty will be pitilessly tested. When a long-silent bell peals in the middle of the night, the townsfolk know it marks the end of their carefree days. From the depths of the Old Central School, a hulking fortress tinged with the mahogany scent of coffins, an invisible evil is rising. Strange and horrifying events begin to overtake everyday life, spreading terror through the once idyllic town. Determined to exorcize this ancient plague, Mike, Duane, Dale, Harlen, and Kevin must wage a war of blood—against an arcane abomination who owns the night...

American Monsters

American Monsters
Author: Linda S. Godfrey
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 386
Release: 2014-08-28
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 1101625287

From pre-Columbian legends to modern-day eyewitness accounts, this comprehensive guide covers the history, sightings and lore surrounding the most mysterious monsters in America—including Bigfoot, the Jersey Devil, and more. Bigfoot, the chupacabra, and thunderbirds aren’t just figments of our overactive imaginations—according to thousands of eyewitnesses, they exist, in every corner of the United States. Throughout America’s history, shocked onlookers have seen unbelievable creatures of every stripe—from sea serpents to apelike beings, giant bats to monkeymen—in every region. Author, investigator, and creature expert Linda S. Godfrey brings the same fearless reporting she lent to Real Wolfmen to this essential guide, using historical record, present-day news reports, and eyewitness interviews to examine this hidden menagerie of America’s homegrown beasts.

Zora and Me

Zora and Me
Author: Victoria Bond
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Total Pages: 190
Release: 2010
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0763643009

A tale inspired by the early life of Zora Neale Hurston finds the imaginative future author telling fantastical stories about a mythical evil creature until a racially charged murder threatens to shatter the peace in her turn-of-the-century Southern community. A first novel.

Bleachers

Bleachers
Author: John Grisham
Publisher: Vintage
Total Pages: 239
Release: 2011-12-27
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0345532031

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • High school all-American Neely Crenshaw was probably the best quarterback ever to play for the legendary Messina Spartans. Fifteen years have gone by since those glory days, and Neely has come home to Messina to bury Coach Eddie Rake, the man who molded the Spartans into an unbeatable football dynasty. Now, as Coach Rake’s “boys” sit in the bleachers waiting for the dimming field lights to signal his passing, they replay the old games, relive the old glories, and try to decide once and for all whether they love Eddie Rake – or hate him. For Neely Crenshaw, a man who must finally forgive his coach – and himself – before he can get on with his life, the stakes are especially high. Don’t miss John Grisham’s new book, THE EXCHANGE: AFTER THE FIRM!