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Carcosa is a fictional land that first appeared in Bierce’s 1886 story “An Inhabitant of Carcosa” (included in this collection), and later is appeared Robert W. Chambers’s The King in Yellow. It has since been used by many other fantasy and horror writers and poets. This collection explores Carcosa and other fictional cities found in nineteenth-century poetry and short stories. The works of these classic and innovative writers are given new life, and a new generation of listeners will have the chance to voyage to Carcosa … and beyond.

Este libro reúne sus mejores cuentos: Blancanieves, La Caperucita Roja, Hansel y Gretel, El lobo y las siete cabritas, Blancanieves y Rosaroja, La muerte de la gallina y El rey de los pájaros.

Come Join Us by the Fire S2: Originals is the second installment of Nightfire's audio-first horror anthology, featuring a wide collection of short stories from emerging voices in the horror genre as well as longtime fan favorites.   

In Mississippi Noir, literary crime fiction master Tom Franklin has assembled a phenomenal short-story collection that highlights a mesmerizing and diverse set of styles and subject matter. Urban, suburban, and rural settings alike unveil new shades of darkness that fall upon Mississippi's past and present.

Airmen tell of their experiences interspersed with music and news.

Sales is the most rewarding profession in the world. So why do parts of the job have to be so stressful? If prospecting, phone sales, cold calling, rejection, and closing makes your palms sweat, then you’re in luck - this product has been designed to help you navigate the most stressful aspects of sales. This audio contains lessons from the world’s top sales experts who will guide you through their secrets of stress-free selling. In no time at all, you’ll be selling with ease.

Psalms is presented by number-one Amazon best-selling editor, producer, and narrator Steve Cook. Also included is a theological introduction by number-one top-selling writer/publisher Robert J. Bagley, MA. This is the Revised Geneva Translation, a 21st-century update of the Geneva Bible. It eliminates archaic and potentially distracting 16th-century words and phrases, while at the same time maintaining the strict attention to original intent, for which this version of the holy bible has always been known. 

Characters that are passed down through history are larger than life, and Paul Bunyan is a fabled figure whose stories have been passed between generations and grown to epic proportions throughout time. The legendary giant lumberjack accompanied by trusty Babe the Blue Ox is a classic character whose legends have lived for over a hundred years. This collection of stories includes classics like: "Babe the Blue Ox", "The Birth of Paul Bunyan", "Paul Bunyan Tames the Whistle River", "Paul Bunyan and the Frozen Flames", and "Paul Bunyan and the Log Jam".

Given the simple prompt "hello winter", nine writers were given the task to create a new short story to be put into this collection. This unique group of stories were all crafted in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic and brings writers from two continents and five states together when we all must stay safely apart. Short stories included in this collection: "The Essential Guide to Happiness" by Mindi Dickstein, "Teddy" by Ronald Keaton, "The Snow Queen" by Theresa Heskins, " Le Cygne" by James DeVita, "In the House She Was Given" by Mallory Jane Weiss, and more.

This holiday bundle features six entertaining and delightful audio stories for the whole family to enjoy year-round. Perfect for the audiobook lovers on your list! Each story is performed by a full cast of voice actors with sound effects and music. Includes Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll, The Bell by Hans Christian Andersen, A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, Cinderella by Charles Perrault, Snow White by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, and The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum.

I forbindelse med nogle husbesættelser i København har der været en kraftig debat om politiets magtanvendelse, og her tænkes specielt på brugen af tåregas. En del af dagspressen og flere politikere fandt, at politiet ved brug af tåregas havde foretaget en optrapning.

Fredag den 6. juni 1980 kl. 17.45 forlod invalidepensionist Jette Pedersen, 46 år, Frederiksborg Amts Sygehus, psykiatrisk afdeling, Hillerød, for at gå hen med et brev i postkassen. Lørdag den 7. juni 1980 ca. kl. 17.00 blev hun fundet død ca. 100 km borte i Valmose Grøft, Ganges Bro, Næstved. Hvad var der sket? Var det drab, selvmord eller et ulykkestilfælde?

Det lyder næsten utroligt, men ikke desto mindre afsonede denne artikels hovedperson to gange i sit liv en straf på 16 års fængsel, eller tugthus, som det dengang hed. Den første af de to domme fik han som 22-årig i 1903, men allerede før var han en god kending af politiet, idet han forinden havde afsonet tre år i forbedringshus for en række tyverier.

To unge mennesker begår et hensynsløst mord på en taxichauffør. Udbyttet blev sølle 30 kroner, men straffen til gengæld hård – 14 år til hovedgerningsmanden og 4 ½ år til medhjælperen.

Landet over er der gennem tiderne blevet drevet ulovlig jagt, krybskytteri ved nattetide. En del af disse ulovligheder anmeldes til politiet, men i mange tilfælde foretager de jagtberettigede sig ikke noget, måske ud fra den overbevisning, at det ikke er muligt at finde frem til gerningsmanden.

Da det første kup var gået godt og drømmen om en sorgløs tilværelse ved at gå i opfyldelse, tog man munden for fuld, og så gik det galt.

Ved identifikation af dødsofre ved katastrofer med mange omkomne er det nødvendigt, at identifikationen foretages og styres af en identifikationskommission/gruppe, der altid må være i beredskab og i øvrigt er etableret med den fornødne ekspertise, altså har forudsætninger for at foretage de medicinske, odontologiske og politimæssige undersøgelser.

I de senere år er der forøvet mange røverier mod banker landet over – mere eller mindre efter de "traditionelle mønstre" – men i denne beretning skildres det første bankrøveri med gidseltagning i Danmark, som skete i Århus den 22. august 1977. 

Den 29. november 1972 begyndte et mareridt for tandtekniker Hans Larsen og dennes hustru, der sammen med ægteparrets 3 sønner havde deres hjem i Klarup, en forstadsagtig landsby få kilometer sydøst for Ålborg. Et mareridt, der skulle komme til at vare måneder for derefter, da deres mellemste søn under makabre forhold blev fundet død, at gå over til ufattelig sorg over den skæbne, for hvilken deres dreng var blevet et helt uskyldigt offer.

Anmeldelser om forsvundne unge piger skal altid behandles alvorligt. En understregning af vanskelighederne ved at løse forsvindingsgåder ses deri, at politiet i de seneste år står med fire uopklarede sager om unge piger, der forsvandt på mystisk vis og som senere blev fundet myrdet.