The Devil's Mask

The Devil's Mask
Author: Joey Di Paolo
Publisher: Createspace Independent Pub
Total Pages: 512
Release: 2013-02-05
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9781482368208

Follow King Josephus as he fights to save his kingdom from the evil Jonus after being accused of a murdering his best friend Frederick. Josephus starts his journey in Key West Florida in modern times before returning to his own time to save his kingdom. Follow him in this first person view receiving information as Josephus does to solve a murder, return his kingdom to prosperity, and grow into a true leader of Kartenon. Along the way, discover new friends as well as old while fighting dragons, mages and other creatures with the help of some uncommon allies. Go through Josephus' experiences with him and see things from his point of view while forming one of your own. What would you do in his position? How would you handle the situations he's put into. There's only one way to find out. Read it as a surface adventure, or read deeper into the romance and human experiement we all live every day. The multiple levels is ideal for those who wish to experience a simple adventure, or become a deep thinker and analyze the philisophical aspect of the book. The choice is yours. Either way, you will enjoy this story and find it very hard to put it down.

Devil

Devil
Author: Luther Link
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Total Pages: 208
Release: 2013-01-09
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1780231555

"highly entertaining and informative... This is a book worth arguing with, written with verve, wit and passion. It is also lavishly illustrated. I enjoyed every minute of it."—The Spectator "as comprehensive a guide as anyone could wish to the appearances of the Evil One in art and literature throughout the age."—The Herald

The Devil's Mask

The Devil's Mask
Author: Christopher Wakling
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2011-06-16
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0571271987

The Georgian terraces are rising. In the aftermath of the abolition of the slave trade, the port of Bristol is awash with the commercial gains of the Empire. But in the midst of all the grand building projects something is rotten at the heart of the city. The first victim is discovered. News of the mutilated body speads quickly. And as further horrifically charred corpses are found, the new streets are gripped with a primal sense of fear. The city fathers decide to step in to suppress the rising panic. An innocent is drawn into the tangled net. A lowly legal clerk with a taste for coffee, Inigo Bright has been charged with investigating customs fees in the great port. Yet this routine investigation will drag him down in a net of violence and deception that puts not only his life but that of those closest to him in deadly danger...

Speak of the Devil

Speak of the Devil
Author: Gilbert Hernandez
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
Total Pages: 130
Release: 2004-10-12
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 1621152685

There's a peeping tom prowling the neighborhood. Eyewitness reports vary, but one thing is agreed upon: he wears a devil mask. This is the story of Val Castillo, a promising gymnast with a strange hobby. She is secretly the neighborhood peeping tom. At first she is alone in this, but when a male friend discovers her doings he joins her into a dark journey of spying and making discoveries about their neighbors that may have been better left alone. Especially secrets that threaten all involved. Like Val spying on her own father and stepmother in their bedroom. This snowballs into a journey darker than even the most cynical would care to endure. * Collects the six-issue miniseries. * Ranked as one of The Comics Journal's "Best of 2007"!

Masks of Mexico

Masks of Mexico
Author: Barbara Mauldin
Publisher:
Total Pages: 142
Release: 1999
Genre: Architecture
ISBN:

This is a state-by-state guide for collectors and general folk art enthusiasts to learn about the types of masked dances still carried out in Mexico's Indian and mestizo communities today. Close to one hundred color photographs of authenticated masks from the collection of the Museum of International Folk Art are presented, including finely carved pieces from the nineteenth century to simple face coverings made in the past ten years. The masked ceremonies are brought to life with documentary photographs showing masqueraders acting out their roles. --Amazon.

The Devil's Red Bride

The Devil's Red Bride
Author: Sebastian Girner
Publisher: Vault Comics
Total Pages: 148
Release: 2021-09-28
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 1638490155

Both a master of the sword and a slave to it, Aragami Ketsuko cannot resist the tide of violence that would destroy her clan. Taking up her fallen father's 'Red Devil' mask, Ketsuko fights to save her people, no matter the bloody cost. WHAT IS THE SWORD? KETSUKO CARVES HER WAY THROUGH THE WORLD IN SEARCH OF THE ANSWER. 16th century Japan. The fates of warlords ebb and flow like tides of blood, none more than the Aragami Clan who follow their lord clad in the ‘Red Devil’ mask into every battle. But when Lord Aragami succumbs to illness, his daughter, the fierce Ketsuko, hatches a plot to save her people, no matter the cost… Years later, as Ketsuko wanders the heaving battlefields of her ruined homeland, she discovers a chance to avenge the terrible wrong done to her clan, even if it means stepping back onto a road steeped in slaughter. From writer Sebastin Girner (Shirtless Bear-Fighter!, Scales & Scoundrels) and artist John Bivens (Creature Feature, Spread) comes a blood-drenched love letter to Samurai fiction in a chilling tale of guilt, trauma, and vengeance. Collects the complete five issue series. “…wonderfully hideous art renders the plot twists into an addictive ride. Fans of the samurai genre will thrill in this sleek and splattered modern entry.” - Publishers Weekly

The Devil's Treasure

The Devil's Treasure
Author: Mary Gaitskill
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 280
Release: 2023-08-15
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1946022829

"In this searching biography of the writer’s imagination, Mary Gaitskill excavates her own novels, revealing their origins and obsessions, the personal and societal pressures that formed them, and the life story hidden between their pages. Using the techniques of collage, The Devil's Treasure splices fiction together with commentary and personal history, and with the fairy tale that gives the book its title, about a little girl who ventures into Hell through a suburban trapdoor." -- Publisher's website.