The Ultimate Book of Top Ten Lists

The Ultimate Book of Top Ten Lists
Author: Jami Frater
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 562
Release: 2009-11-03
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 156975800X

A collection of obscure facts, impressive achievements, despicable crimes, bizarre records, unforgettable films and more from the authors of listverse.com. Discover bizarre facts, amazing trivia, astonishing mysteries, natural wonders, little-known people, useful tips and much more in this mammoth bathroom reader. From crime, movies and music to science, history and literature, this book offers an incredible array of intriguing top-ten lists, including: • Urban Legends—Debunked • Influential People Who Never Lived • Ancient Methods of Execution • Poisonous Foods We Love to Eat • Inventions of the Middle Ages • Gruesome Fairytale Origins • Secret Societies • Amazing Film Swordfights • Bizarre Animal Mating Rituals • Misconceptions About Evolution • Tips for Frugal Living • Fascinating Graveyards You Must See

Listverse.com's Epic Book of Mind-Boggling Top 10 Lists

Listverse.com's Epic Book of Mind-Boggling Top 10 Lists
Author: Jamie Frater
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 497
Release: 2014-05-13
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 1612433359

A collection of crazy-but-true facts, peculiar occurrences, despicable crimes, bizarre records, unbelievable creatures, and many more shocking oddities. Delving into the shocking side of pop culture, science and history, Listverse.com’s Epic Book of Mind-Boggling Top 10 Lists offers a wealth of fascinating reading with over 200 lists and more than 2,000 interesting facts, including: • Alien Artifacts • Creepy Urban Legends • Bizarre Murder Weapons • Horrific TV Accidents • Outrageous Rock Tales • Twisted Circus Acts • Terrifying Villains • Crazy-but-True Movie Plots • Dirty CIA Operations • Monstrously Evil Babysitters • Strange Hamburger Facts • Animal Freaks of Nature • Mind-Blowing Technologies

The Book of Lists: Horror

The Book of Lists: Horror
Author: Amy Wallace
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 436
Release: 2008-09-03
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 0061982377

The phenomenally popular Book of Lists series has sold millions of copies from coast to coast, enthralling trivia aficionados with fascinating infobits about simply everything! Now the latest edition turns an evil eye toward the strange, the blood-curdling, and the macabre with spine-tingling fun facts from the dark side of entertainment. Chock-full of creepy information from the netherworlds of movies, TV, literature, video games, comic books, and graphic novels, The Book of Lists: Horror offers a blood-feast of forbidden knowledge that horror fans are hungry to devour, including: Stephen King's Ten Favorite Horror Novels or Short Stories—learn what scares the master! Top Six Grossing Horror Movies of All Time in the United States— which big shocks translated into big bucks? Top Ten Horror-Themed Rock 'n' Roll Songs—maybe it is ‘devil's music' after all! And much, much more! Drawing on its authors' extensive knowledge and contributions from the (living) legends and greatest names in the horror and dark fantasy genres, The Book of Lists: Horror is a scream—an irresistible compendium of all things mysterious, terrifying, and gory . . . and so entertaining, it's scary!

The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 12

The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 12
Author: Stephen Jones
Publisher: Robinson
Total Pages: 392
Release: 2012-03-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1780337124

The World Fantasy Award-winning anthology series reaches its twelfth spectacular volume. Collecting around a quarter of a million words by some of the biggest names and rising stars of the genre, this latest annual showcase of all things dark and deadly includes stories and novellas by Ramsey Campbell, Dennis Etchison, Terry Lamsley, Tim Lebbon, Paul J. McAuley, Kim Newman, Michael Marshall Smith and Hollywood director Mick Garris. Also featuring the most comprehensive overview of the year, a fascinating necrology and a list of useful contacts, this is the one book that all lovers of the supematural and psychological terror will want on their shelves.

The Greatest Horror Movie Ever Made

The Greatest Horror Movie Ever Made
Author: Paul Counelis
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 101
Release: 2015-09-28
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 1329584198

WHAT IS THE GREATEST HORROR MOVIE EVER MADE? Paul Counelis tries to answer that impossible question by making the case for ten of the most popular horror flicks ever to terrorize the screen. Witty, informative and thoughtful commentary highlight this collection. With "Greatest Horror Movie" lists by industry pros from writers, musicians, directors, horror hosts and actors. With a foreword by author Glen Birdsall and an amazing cover illustration by artist Roger Scholz!

Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror

Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 536
Release: 1989
Genre: Fantasy fiction
ISBN:

A comprehensive bibliography of books and short fiction published in the English language.

The Readers' Advisory Guide to Horror

The Readers' Advisory Guide to Horror
Author: Becky Siegel Spratford
Publisher: American Library Association
Total Pages: 200
Release: 2021-09-30
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 083893742X

Like the zombies, ghouls, and vampires which inhabit many of its books, the popularity of horror fiction is unstoppable. Even if you don’t happen to be a fan yourself, you won’t be “scared” to advise readers on finding their next great fright thanks to the astute guidance provided by horror expert Spratford in her updated guide. This definitive resource for library workers at any level of experience or familiarity with horror fiction details the state of the genre right now, including its appeal factors and key authors, assisting readers in getting up to speed quickly; presents ten annotated lists of suggested titles, all published since 2000, each with a short introduction providing historical context; delves into horror movies, TV shows, podcasts, and other formats; and offers abundant marketing advice, programming options, and pointers on additional resources.

Fear: Author's Preferred Edition

Fear: Author's Preferred Edition
Author: Ronald Kelly
Publisher: Crossroad Press
Total Pages: 595
Release: 2023-01-10
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

It was a legend in Fear County…a hideous creature—part snake, part earthbound demon—that feasted on the blood of innocent children in the cold black heart of the Tennessee backwoods. But ten-year-old Jeb Sweeny knows the horrible stories are not simply tall-tales, but true. Several children in the town of Pikesville, as well as his girlfriend, Mandy, have been abducted in the dead of night and taken to the Snake-Critter's lair. Jeb knows that no one has ever had the courage to go after the monster and put an end to its raging, bestial hunger. That is, until now. But Evil is well guarded. And for young Jeb, who is about to cross over into the forbidden land of Fear County and unknown territory, passage through the gates of Hell comes with a terrible price. Unbearable and everlasting…FEAR! This special Author's Preferred Edition of Ronald Kelly's magnum opus, Fear, contains the original novel, an introduction by author Brian Keene, a Fear testimonial section, two bonus novellas, and an afterword by the author.

Conducting the Reference Interview, Third Edition

Conducting the Reference Interview, Third Edition
Author: Catherine Sheldrick Ross
Publisher: American Library Association
Total Pages: 345
Release: 2019-07-03
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 0838917275

Based on the latest research in communication theory but tailored specifically for real-world application, this updated manual speaks equally to the needs of students preparing to enter the profession and those who are already fielding reference inquiries. The authors, working in consultation with a stellar advisory board of scholars and practitioners, present a convenient and comprehensive resource that will teach you how to understand the needs of public, academic, and special library users across any virtual setting—including email, text messaging, and social media—as well as in traditional and face-to-face models of communication. Packed with exercises and examples to help you practice effective reference transactions and avoid common pitfalls, this book tackles the fundamentals of the reference interview, from why it’s important in the first place to methods for setting the stage for a successful interview and techniques for finding out what the library user really wants to know; covers the ins and outs of the readers’ advisory interview; examines a wide range of contexts, such as children, young adults, parents, seniors, adults from diverse communities, and those with disabilities; presents case studies of innovative reference and user encounters at a variety of libraries; offers updated coverage of virtual reference, including new research, virtual reality transcripts, and a look at crowd-sourcing reference via social media; features new content on common microaggressions, with guidance on how to use awareness of emotion as a factor in reference interactions to ensure better outcomes; discusses topics such as respecting/protecting privacy, overcoming assumptions, implicit judgment, the importance of context, determining the real information need, and many other lessons learned from challenging reference encounters; and thoroughly addresses policy and training procedures, as well as the unique challenges faced by paraprofessionals and non-degreed staff. Find your bearings in the continually evolving hybrid reference environment through proven strategies, advice, exercises, and research from three experts in the field.

Bucket List Books for the Halloween

Bucket List Books for the Halloween
Author: H. P. Lovecraft
Publisher: e-artnow
Total Pages: 22696
Release: 2020-10-13
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

e-artnow presents to you this meticulously edited Halloween collection of the greatest horror, supernatural and gothic tales of all time:_x000D_ Washington Irving:_x000D_ The Legend of Sleepy Hollow_x000D_ Théophile Gautier:_x000D_ Clarimonde_x000D_ The Mummy's Foot_x000D_ Richard Marsh:_x000D_ The Beetle_x000D_ H. P. Lovecraft:_x000D_ The Case of Charles Dexter Ward _x000D_ At The Mountains of Madness_x000D_ The Colour out of Space_x000D_ The Whisperer in Darkness _x000D_ The Dunwich Horror_x000D_ The Shunned House…_x000D_ Mary Shelley:_x000D_ Frankenstein_x000D_ The Mortal Immortal _x000D_ The Evil Eye…_x000D_ John William Polidori:_x000D_ The Vampyre_x000D_ Edgar Allan Poe:_x000D_ The Tell-Tale Heart_x000D_ The Cask of Amontillado_x000D_ The Black Cat…_x000D_ Henry James:_x000D_ The Turn of the Screw_x000D_ The Ghostly Rental…_x000D_ Bram Stoker:_x000D_ Dracula_x000D_ The Jewel of Seven Stars_x000D_ The Lair of the White Worm…_x000D_ Algernon Blackwood:_x000D_ The Willows_x000D_ A Haunted Island_x000D_ A Case of Eavesdropping_x000D_ Ancient Sorceries…_x000D_ Gaston Leroux:_x000D_ The Phantom of the Opera_x000D_ Marjorie Bowen:_x000D_ Black Magic_x000D_ Charles Dickens:_x000D_ The Mystery of Edwin Drood_x000D_ Oscar Wilde:_x000D_ The Picture of Dorian Gray_x000D_ Arthur Conan Doyle:_x000D_ The Hound of the Baskervilles_x000D_ The Silver Hatchet…_x000D_ Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu:_x000D_ Carmilla_x000D_ Uncle Silas…_x000D_ M. R. James:_x000D_ Ghost Stories of an Antiquary_x000D_ A Thin Ghost and Others_x000D_ Wilkie Collins:_x000D_ The Woman in White_x000D_ The Haunted Hotel_x000D_ The Devil's Spectacles_x000D_ E. F. Benson:_x000D_ The Room in the Tower_x000D_ The Terror by Night…_x000D_ Nathaniel Hawthorne:_x000D_ The Birth Mark_x000D_ The House of the Seven Gables…_x000D_ Ambrose Bierce:_x000D_ Can Such Things Be?_x000D_ Present at a Hanging and Other Ghost Stories_x000D_ Arthur Machen:_x000D_ The Great God Pan_x000D_ The Terror…_x000D_ William Hope Hodgson:_x000D_ The House on the Borderland_x000D_ The Night Land_x000D_ M. P. Shiel:_x000D_ Shapes in the Fire_x000D_ Ralph Adams Cram:_x000D_ Black Spirits and White_x000D_ Grant Allen:_x000D_ The Reverend John Creedy _x000D_ Dr. Greatrex's Engagement…_x000D_ Horace Walpole:_x000D_ The Castle of Otranto_x000D_ William Thomas Beckford:_x000D_ Vathek_x000D_ Matthew Gregory Lewis:_x000D_ The Monk_x000D_ Ann Radcliffe:_x000D_ The Mysteries of Udolpho_x000D_ Jane Austen:_x000D_ Northanger Abbey_x000D_ Charlotte Brontë:_x000D_ Jane Eyre_x000D_ Emily Brontë:_x000D_ Wuthering Heights_x000D_ Rudyard Kipling:_x000D_ The Phantom Rickshaw_x000D_ Guy de Maupassant:_x000D_ The Horla_x000D_ Jerome K. Jerome:_x000D_ Told After Supper…