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Jenna is stalked by a sinister man in a mask on the eve of her eighteenth birthday in The Man in the Window. What does he want, and is he even real? Two astronomers make first contact with another life form, forever changing both of their lives in The Andromeda Girl. In Jade, a writer at a comic book convention buys an illustration of a beautiful woman he has seen in real life. He becomes obsessed with finding out who this mysterious woman is. Sixteen-year-old babysitter Gina Zeneski takes the kids for a day at the amusement park and gets more than she bargained for in Rollercoaster, a ...

Pulpy supernatural horror short story from James J. Caterino the author of The Séance, Psychic Murder Incorporated, Time Travel Stories, The Promise, Pop Star, Watch the Skies, The Last Neanderthal, The Girl from the Stars, 50 Films, and much more.

Business success depends on your ability to trust yourself, generate effective solutions, and steer towards successful outcomes. The foundation of all success relies on a healthy and positive mindset. Your frame of mind can determine how well you bounce back from setbacks and how well you handle the pressures of business. These affirmations are designed to help you unleash the best version of your business self while becoming more inspired and motivated.

Jack Trainer is a sales executive working for the fossil fuel industry and as ruthless as they come. Then one day he meets environmentalist Kara Jones and Jack experiences something he can’t explain. Something fantastic and wondrous. Something that will change him forever. In the tradition of “The Twilight Zone”, “The Outer Limits”, and “Amazing Stories”, “The Green Girl” is an epic, page turning tale of fantasy, romance, and suspense, from the imagination of acclaimed writer James J. Caterino, author of “Watch the Skies”, “The Girl from the Stars”, and “Super ...

Reviews and Essays: Cult films, underrated movies, forgotten TV shows, pop culture, and other cool stuff is the fourth non-fiction review book from James J. Caterino, the author of Pop Culture Musings, 50 Films That Mattered to Me and Why, and Fantastic Films, Cult TV Episodes, and Perfect Pop Songs. In this book Caterino covers the neglected 2023 blockbuster The Flash, the underrated Jessica Chastain vehicle Miss Sloan (2016), the misunderstood Passengers (2016), cult movies like Joe Dante’s Piranha (1980), Amazon Women on the Moon (1987), Pump Up the Volume (1990), Sam Raimi’s The ...

At a masquerade ball to raise money for renovations to Memorial Library, Kellan finds a dead body dressed in a Dr. Evil costume. Did one of Maggie’s sisters kill the annoying guest who’d been staying at the Roarke and Daughters Inn, or does the victim have a closer connection to someone else at Braxton College?

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HUMOROUS AND SATIRICAL SUSPENSE AND MYSTERY STORIES "Think Peter Sellers as Inspector Clouseau with Don Knotts and Tim Conway from the Apple Dumpling Gang mixing with John Travolta as Vincent Vega along with a gang of murderous otters and that’s just a portion of what you’ll find." asinine [as·i·nine] adjective 1: extremely or utterly foolish or silly 2: of, relating to, or resembling an ass Synonyms: absurd, balmy, brainless, bubbleheaded, cockeyed, crackpot, crazy, cuckoo, daffy, daft, dippy, dotty, fatuous, feather-headed, fool, foolish, half-baked, half-witted, harebrained, inept,...

Ellen, a loyal and caring friend, has always been there for Laura through thick and thin. But when Ellen discovers a secret about Laura's son, she must face a difficult decision that could change their friendship forever. Or even destroy it. As their feelings intensify and their relationship becomes more complicated, Ellen must decide if she's willing to risk everything for a chance at love.

M.A.L.S. Theory envisages three rings of galaxies, for simplicity. An Inner; a Middle and an Outer set of galaxies. The Inner galaxies traveling the slowest, while the Outer ring of galaxies traveling the fastest, in fact, approaching that of the speed of light. As a body's velocity increases - our universe is speeding up, so its mass will increase, and therefore, the gravitational pull will also increase. Eventually (though it is assumed time does not exist) at the outer reaches of the universe, all three rings (simplified universe) will be drawn together and when this happens, as the ...

Each Tales2Inspire book contain stories of a different yet uplifting theme, named for the gemstone whose meaning reflects the theme of that book.

Ben Weaver relocated to a small desert town to escape his past failures. But not everyone is happy with Ben’s arrival. When a young girl vanishes from her bedroom the morning of the town’s famous Harvest Moon Festival, Ben uncovers an unsettling legend dating back to the town’s inception. With the local’s distrust of outsiders, Ben will discover how dangerous this sleepy desert town can be.

Texas Ranger Andy Anderson, his horse Patches, and dog Tippy Howard, are on their way back to Ranger Headquarters in Austin. Andy decides to stop for the night in the town of Llano. Andy soon discovers that the hotel he has chosen is apparently haunted. Then, he meets three children, ten year old Tommy, his seven year old sister Becky, and Tommy's best friend Julio. They inform him Llano is plagued by another ghost, one which is frightening people, then stealing from them. Ranger Andy agrees to help them look for the spirit, and put an end to its tricks. What follows is a suspenseful ...

With renegade Apaches and deadly gangs of outlaws running rampant in the Texas badlands, Texas Ranger Captain Quincy has no choice but to divide his band of Rangers and take on some new recruits. This mission is the most dangerous yet for Nate Stewart, who, at fifteen, is the youngest Ranger in the company. Now serving under Lieutenant Jeb Rollins, Nate and his best friend, Hoot Harrison, must face the fact that this may very well be their last mission—ever. The odds are stacked against them from the outset, with prairie fires, roaming bands of dangerous desperadoes, and the harsh ...

U.S. Navy fighter pilot Captain Brin Fallon is the best of the best. She is chosen as the test pilot for a new quantum invisibility drive and is accidentally sent back in time to 1942, at the peak of WWII in Europe. Facing a sky full of Nazis and a skeptical Allied command, Brin will have to use all of her skills to survive in the past and get back to the future where she belongs. “Super Hornet 1942” is another intense, action-packed work of epic imagination from acclaimed writer James J. Caterino, author of “Fireflies”, “Fantastic Stories”, “The Girl from the Stars”, and ...

Girl Pop is an essay about my favorite sub-genre of music. James J. Caterino is the author of Jordan Rose and the Tomb of Resurrection, The Anti-Matter Girl, Dreams, True Stories, To Meghan, I Want to Believe, Ghost Stories, Pop Star, Time Travel Stories, The Girl from the Stars, and much more.

Hosted by J D Smith and Freyja James this is a fortnightly podcast covering the world of writing, our personal approach to it and many adjacent subjects. We have ponderings, interviews and discussions. Learn more at https://www.jdsmithbooks.co.uk/podcast-1

Feeling isolated and lonely during a pandemic quarantine, writer Jimmy Barton throws himself into a new project, a graphic novel called 1987. It is the story of Jennifer, a lost love from his past that never was. As he writes and draws, the focus of his work intensifies and becomes obsessive, until one day, he draws Jennifer into his life for real, straight out of the pages of 1987. Jennifer the Sketchbook Girl is a delightful, addictive, funny, suspenseful, and romantic tale of imagination from James J. Caterino, the author of Super Hornet 1942, The Green Girl, The Mesomorph, and The Girl ...

In Bullet for a Ranger, Jim Blawcyzk is in jail in the town of Quitaque, Texas, accused of murdering a saloon girl. Someone in the town wants Blawcyzk out of the way at all costs. With his trial fast approaching, and everyone in town convinced of his guilt, Jim must somehow find a way from his jail cell to prove his innocence, and fast. With his only ally the town padre, the task appears impossible even for the resourceful Blawcyzk. Bullet for a Ranger is a fast-paced, action-packed Texas Ranger tale.

The year is 1983 and something strange is going on in Cross Creek, Pennsylvania.After a devastating family tragedy, Emma moves across the country at the start of her freshman year of high school. Grief-stricken, isolated, and harassed by local bullies, she is feeling lost and lonely. One day, she takes a shortcut home from school through the woods and encounters a group of strange, otherworldly, flying orbs of light that she dubs “the fireflies”. She feels a deep connection to them as her interaction with the fireflies continues, bringing her new hope, wonder, startling insights, and ...