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These 15 original stories, donated by authors to help keep local theater alive, are fun, quirky, imaginative, and bold - the perfect way to tide over audiences until local stage curtains can once again rise! Each tale turns the spotlight on some unusual snapshot of life or imagination. Sit back, let us entertain you, and know that your purchase has made a big difference for local artists...while we all wait in the wings.

In this provocative and newly expanded edition, Joachim Kahl challenges the very foundations of Christianity, arguing that the religion has failed to live up to the ideals of its founder. Kahl contends that the gospel of Christ, far from being a message of love and compassion, has instead been used to justify the persecution of Jews, the suppression of women and sexuality, and a cynical indifference to social reform.

My name is Eddie Lancaster. I've outfought vampires, out planned seers, taken on the fairy kingdom, and even created my own species. If you like Jim Butcher, Kevin Hearne, Shayne Silvers, Steve McHugh, Patricia Briggs, Shannon Mayer, or Ben Aaronovitch, you will LOVE the Arcane Inc. series.

Having found the perfect flat, Matthew and Aimee settle into their new home with all the hopes of a young couple in love. But something hideous resides within its walls. Before long, curious incidents turn violent, and it becomes increasingly difficult for the sceptic Matthew to deny that an unholy ghost has descended upon his happy home. Tormented by the wrath of this angry spirit, Matthew and Aimee’s relationship begins to crumble under the weight of their terror, and have no choice but to flee into the night, leaving their beloved flat behind.

Alex Sinclair enjoyed a simple and safe life, until a chance meeting with a mysterious woman changed things forever. Gifted with immortallity and plunged into the complex world of the undead, Alex finds himself drawn into a centuries-old conflict, forcing him and his friends into a fight for survival.

Englishman James West came to Colorado with his best friend before following his dreams to New York City as a book editor. He's content with his new life, if not a little lonely. All that changes when he receives a letter from his father. His family is in dire financial trouble and they need his help. The solution? Marry a woman he hardly knows so that he might save his mother and father, as well as his little sister, from ruin. He sets out to Colorado for his trip to see the Barnes family with a heavy heart, knowing it could be his last. Then, something very unexpected changes everything.

From the intellectual mind of Julian Huxley, a renowned evolutionary biologist and a leading figure in the mid-20th century evolutionary synthesis, comes a groundbreaking exploration into the world of faith: Religion Without Revelation.

With this book, I wanted to give at least a glimmer of joy to my eternally tormented country, which, for decades, has been so preciously owed by the freedom gained through its blood. I wanted to introduce to the English-speaking world how a Georgian person thinks, primarily a Georgian poet, who are so numerous in Georgia.

Neccabashar has fallen so low: he's lost his seat on the Evil Council. He's also had to give up his bachelor pad on Volcano Plaza and has moved in with mother. He's been forced to take a job working in the Pits and can barely afford horse treats for Torment. But never fear. Our Demon friend has a plot to regain his seat on the Evil Council.

Poor Neccabashar. As the youngest demon on the Evil Council, he’s tried everything to gain the respect of the elder demons and still they ignore and slight him at every opportunity. But Neccabashar has a plan, a scheme that will finally garner him the respect he so craves: he will bring evil and chaos to the last pure bastion of good, the Happy Kingdom.

Thousands, even millions, of birds are descending on London - gathering, sitting, watching. At first their arrival is met with curiosity and amusement, as people debate where the birds have come from and what they're doing here. But soon the feathered invaders start to show their sinister side, attacking, maiming, and even killing in incidents of tremendous brutality and violence. Are they an example of nature gone horribly awry, or a paranormal manifestation? Only one thing is certain: Their aim is the destruction of mankind, and nobody has any idea how to stop them...

There is something quite special about this fine collection of tales of terror from the Sceptered Isle, each and every one crafted in the dead of the night by twisted, fevered minds, who have brought the darkest denizens of the blackest shadows crawling and slithering to life to terrify those brave souls amongst you who dare to listen.

The dark October night is bitter cold as Jake Shillingsworth, serving boy in London's most notorious inn, The Tattered Crow, discovers a terrible truth. That the hidden eyes he’s felt watching from hidden rooms are real. As is the blood curdling scratching coming from the attic during the dead of night.

Do you have a fairytale heart? In the magical world of Faerie lives a young Sgahm named Tardnattle. The Sgahm are a simple, wee folk who love cooking, long walks, friendship and above all else, doing the right thing. But what happens when doing the right thing means returning the strange cookbook to an even more terrifying witch? Adventure!

Beautiful. Magnificent. Indestructible. These are the plaudits given to the luxury space liner as it sets forth on its maiden voyage to distant vacation planets. Onboard, far below the decks of the rich and famous, is an unhappy, forlorn janitor named Chuck who mops and sweeps and dreams of, one day, becoming a captain and piloting a great spaceship such as this.

They live among us. Hiding in plain sight. Until now.... West London has always been known as the quieter part of the city. That's true...for a human. But in reality, the streets are home to those that rule over the supernatural world. Werewolves have their gated communities. Vampires reside within a subterranean utopia. And the magic-wielding wizards, witches, and warlocks study their arts right under the noses of general public. It has always been that way, and because of this, there has always been peace.

Do you believe in fate? What if your fate was actually determined by something small - something like, what counter you used in a game of Monopoly? Troy Thompson is a former F1 driver who now drives taxis (because he missed the high speeds and risk taking) and used to be the little pewter car when he played Monopoly with five others back at the Silver Sands Caravan Park in Whitley Bay, in 1985. Now, 25 years later, the six friends are drawn back to the camp by something - something ethereal, something dark. Does it have something to do with fate? Kismet? Yoga? The friends' old Ouija board?

Vampires have brought war to Maidstone. Eddie is the only thing standing in their way. The Syndicate is the deadliest group of vampires the world has ever seen. Led by the 1,000-year-old vampire, Sebastian Redvers, the group has conquered town after town. Now the Syndicate has arrived in Maidstone. Eddie is prepared to stay out of their way until they attack his favourite pub. Then all bets are off and he goes to war with the vampires. But Sebastian is no ordinary vampire. He has the backing of a powerful warlock who has made him impervious to magic.

Noir struggles with his broken mind. As well as dealing with the darkness that threatens to consume him, he must also teach a group of battle mages, attend the wedding, and save the world. Silence fears his latent powers may be out of his control and is weighed down by doubt and self-loathing. A strange dream and an even stranger morning bring him some answers that ultimately lead him to more questions. The Wizards return from the Elven archives to find that Noir has a dangerous lesson plan for them, while Banhier has given his trust to his nation’s greatest enemy: the wolves.

When Jim and Staci Kirk's parents go missing, he decides to search for them himself. Unbeknownst to him, his sister and their best friend, Lou, stow away to join him. It seems so simple on paper, sail from England to the Philippines and find the Kirks. But a hurricane named Erika and a relentless shark conspire against them to make the voyage one of the most perilous trips the teenagers have ever lived. Can they endure the danger? Will they find the Kirks alive or does God have another idea in mind?