Come into the haunted garden of ghastly, ghoulish delight. Here you will find the greatest ghost stories ever written- all woven from the stuff that nightmares are made The Turn of the Screw by Henry James Markeim by Robert Louis Stevenson The Black Cat by Edgar Allan Poe Who Knows? by Guy de Maupassant The Portrait by Nikolai Gogol and other masterpieces of sheer, shivering horror.
Monday, September 30, 2024
Wodehouse at War by Iain Sproat, 167 pages
Stroat's account of the story behind Wodehouse's broadcasts on Nazi radio during World War II. Includes actual texts of the five broadcasts.
The Cat Who Sniffed Glue by Lilian Jackson Braun, 200 pages
Living in the peaceful city of Pickax may be restful, but it certainly isn't dull. At least not for one of the most eligible bachelors in town, veteran newspaperman Jim Qwilleran.
Having inherited millions, Qwilleran and his two feline companions, Koko and Yum Yum, are preparing to settle down into a life of purrfect luxury. That is, until the son of a rich banker and his wife are found murdered.To the police, it looks like a robbery gone awry. But then Koko develops an odd appetite for glue. Qwilleran doesn't spot the clue until his beloved Siamese's taste for paste tangles them in a web of love, danger, and their stickiest case yet!
Wednesday, September 25, 2024
Exit the Milkman by Charlotte MacLeod, 311 pages
Prof. Jim Feldster will do anything for his cows and his students of dairy management. . . and anything to avoid an evening at home with his bossy, house-proud wife, Mirelle. But on his way to a meeting of the Scarlet Runners, he disappears. Where is Professor Feldster? What dark secrets could possibly be lurking behind his life of grain supplements and electric milking machines?
The Servants' Hall: A "Downstairs" History of a British Country House by Merlin Waterson, 240 pages
Life in a squire's household from the 18c to the present day. Illustrated with black-and-white period photographs.
Sunday, September 22, 2024
World of Archie
THREE BRAND NEW STORIES! First, in “Frigid Frolic,” Jughead convinces Archie and Toni to join in a Frigid Frolic Fundraiser activity at the beach, (that’s an ocean swim in the dead of winter!) mainly because he hears there’s going to be great snacks afterwards. This gets Toni’s attention and Archie’s draw is the chance to meet some new girls. Reggie and Veronica overhear and plan to join in as well to show how tough they can be. Who will be able to withstand the cold and come out the chilly champion?
Then, in “Friendship is Magic,” superhero Darla Lang, aka DARKLING, comes face-to-face with another magically-powered Sabrina the Teenage Witch! Sabrina’s got a problem; a portal has opened up in her aunts’ house and she has to get rid of it before she lets evil in. Will their combined power do the trick?
Finally, in “Vs the Sorceress Suprema,” Pureheart the Powerful and Steel Sterling team up to stop the beautiful sorceress SUPREMA, whose been stealing jewels all throughout Riverdale! But will their strength be a match against her cunning charm and beauty?
World of Archie Jumbo Comics #137, 225 pages
TWO BRAND NEW STORIES! First, On the most horrible holiday of all—Valentine’s Day—Jughead teeters on the edge of starvation at a Pop’s overrun with monsters! Then, Dr. Masters is in town, and word in the tabloids is that he’s dating a mystery celebrity! Can Archie and his friends figure out who it is?

