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The Best Role in Roleplaying! Whether you're a new game master or a seasoned vet looking for a new angle to shake up your game, these 19 essays by expert game masters help construct your campaign from the ground up - and keep your players engaged until the dramatic conclusion. Complete with discussions on plotting, tone, branching storytelling, pacing, and crafting action scenes, you'll find all the tips and advice you need to take on the best role in role-playing - and become an expert game master, too!

This volume starts with the famous M. R. James story of occult revenge, "Casting the Runes", about a slighted occultist out for murderous revenge using his diabolical black arts to achieve it. It was adapted into the equally chilling movie Night of the Demon in 1957. Next up is another famous classic, W. W. Jacobs' "The Monkeys Paw", a brilliantly written tale of greed and getting what you wish for. The third story is "Hop-Frog" by Edgar Allan Poe - a classic yarn about the grisly revenge conjured up by a mistreated court jester.

'Os contos que compõem esta coletânea foram selecionados dentre os mais populares, incluídos alguns pouco conhecidos do público brasileiro, como Joseph Sheridan le Fanu, M.r. James e W.W. Jacobs. esperamos que nossas escolhas dêem tanto prazer ao leitor quanto o que nos proporcionou a...

El miedo es una de las sensaciones más intensas que puede sentir el hombre. Desde las épocas más remotas, las historias de terror le permitieron poner bajo control sus emociones más profundas. Situaciones que sobrepasan las leyes naturales, fenómenos desconocidos, fuerzas ocultas, seres imaginarios o reales, pero siempre enigmáticos, siempre monstruosos. Porque la incertidumbre es atractiva, el relato de horror genera nuevos sentimientos, y devela luces allí donde sólo habitan las sombras.

The four stories in this compilation, not by James, are meant to serve as prime illustrations of the best work of a few of his contemporaries and immediate antecedents.

Here's an incredible collection of traditional children's stories voiced by the wonderful Brenda and Robin Markwell. Relish in 13 brilliant retellings of tales that will captivate you from start to finish; from the delightful story of 'Goldilocks and the Three Bears', to the enchanting world of 'Aladdin and His Magic Lamp', and many more. This is a collection you don't want to miss.

In 2001, a group of Portland, ME area theatrical professionals began creating a series of audio theatre programs: Nightmares on Congress Street, "classic horror stories to chill and thrill". These productions have all been broadcast on Maine's NPR station for the past few Halloween Eves.

A fascinating collection of tales from some of Great Britain's finest classic authors.

Almost always when we think of Ghost Stories, we first think of those written by the Victorians. When you consider the depth of literary talent available over the extraordinary length of Queen Victoria’s reign, allied to the fascination with their all things spiritual on ‘the other side’, then perhaps it’s simply right place, right time. Whatever the reasons given or proffered the reality and known facts are that if you want a really good ghost story to bring that edge of chill, that foreboding of dread, then look no further than ‘The Victorian Ghost Story’ for your listening pleasure.

A superb anthology of 40 great classic humorous stories.

A collection of 50 of the world's great creepy stories. "Creepy" does not necessarily mean ghost or horror stories but rather stories that literally make our flesh creep by shaking our false sense of security and comprehension of the world.

Organizational change doesn’t have to be so difficult. Leading change expert Jake Jacobs shares eight fail-safe ways to make any change initiative at any organization easier, faster, and more effective. In this book, Jake Jacobs provides eight levers that can transform the typical change process into something far smoother and more efficient - he calls the new process "leverage change". Jacobs offers proven advice and real-life examples that will accelerate every step of the change process.

Representing the dark underbelly of Romanticism and beyond, these stories reach the shadowy corners of the human soul as seen through the writings of some of the most prominent authors of the 19th and early 20th centuries.

When an alien race, Identical to humans in every way, becomes marooned on planet earth in 16th century Scotland, it becomes a life and death struggle for Griegor, the leader of the Azoreans, to prevent an evil faction of his society from destroying the native highlanders and their peaceful way of life.

The Three Billy Goats Gruff and Other Stories is a fun, colourful collection of traditional tales that's a must for younger listeners. From the curiosity of Goldilocks to the resourcefulness of the Three Little Pigs, these stories have been told for generations and are perfect for any young child's audio library.

An absorbing set of stories set in Victorian and Edwardian London. Old Fags by Stacy Aumonier, The One Million Pound Bank Note by Mark Twain, The Omnibus by Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch, A Circular Tour by W. W. Jacobs, The Hired Baby by Marie Corelli, Juxtapositions by Stacy Aumonier, Mixed Relations by W. W. Jacobs, The Inconsiderate Waiter by J. M. Barrie, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson, The Talking Horse by F. Anstey Guthrie, London Street Markets by Henry Mayhew,

The continuing struggle of the Azoreans led by Griegor Lamont and the evil faction known as the LeathMairbh. Heather Meicklejohn' marriage to Quinlan causes an uproar in the clan. Tempers flare and there are forces at work that are trying to stop it at any cost. Heather is the Maid of Braestone. Cormack and his followers have inadvertently inserted themselves into one of the most notorious clan feuds in Scottish history. Find out how the Azoreans and the LeathMairbh were responsible for death and betrayal and the changing of Scotland's history forever.

This is the final installment of the Azorea Trilogy. The Azoreans come to the end of their struggle against the evil Leath Mairbh. This audiobook retells the scottish legends of the brutalization of one clan by another and how they become embroiled in the conflict with a surprising ending that will leave you stunned and wanting more.

A Brand New Podcast, where we tell your creepy, unexplained stories! Have you experienced something that sends shivers down your spine? Something that you just can't explain? Well, we want your story. We want to hear the creepiest, scariest, and most hair on the back of your neck raising details about what happened to you or someone you know. Give your name and let everyone know "This is my story" or be anonymous. Check out our links! https://linktr.ee/whatwasthatthepodcast We looks forward to getting goosebumps, listening to your story.

Découvrez 5 histoires enjouées autour de Noël et ses festivités ! "La magie de Noël" : Le Père Noël bondit en bas de la cheminée, tout vêtu de fourrure, de la tête jusqu'aux pieds, tout sali par la suie, tout recouvert de cendres, avec son sac de jouets jeté sur son épaule... "Pile-Poil" : Combien de cadeaux peut-on faire à partir d'un rouleau de tissu rouge tout doux ? Pile-poil ce qu'il faut pour que Noël soit l'occasion de faire plaisir à tous, petits et grands.