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Your existence is the epitome of normal…until it isn’t. In an instant, everything changes. The peaceful security you hold dear to your heart has been ripped away, and you are left fighting for your life. But don’t think for a second you have a chance in hell of surviving. Your odds are never good when staring into the face of pure evil. Join us for tales of savagery and slaughter, where the innocent, or not-so-innocent, find themselves in the most ferocious situations they have ever encountered.

La familia de Gracia Mendes Nasi, al igual que muchos otros conversos, aceptó la conversión forzada, pero mantuvo en secreto sus prácticas religiosas judías debido al riesgo de muerte si eran descubiertos. La labor de Gracia tuvo un gran impacto en la vida de miles de conversos, ya que desempeñó un papel fundamental al ayudarlos a reubicarse en lugares más seguros y a recuperar su antigua religión. Su historia se basa en su vida real.

The Better Off Dead series delves into the furthest corners of your mind, where your deepest, darkest fears lurk. These masters of horror will haunt your dreams and stalk your nightmares, taking you to the edge of sanity before pushing you to the brink of madness!

This is the story of the life of Gracia Mendes Nasi, who was born in Lisbon, Portugal, in 1510. Gracia's family was Jewish and lived in Castile, Spain, for almost a century before being compelled to renounce their Jewish identity and convert to Catholicism due to the strict laws imposed by the Inquisition in 1478. The Mendes family, like many other Jewish converts known as conversos or new Christians, accepted the forced conversion but maintained their religious practices in secret due to the risk of death if discovered. Gracia's work undeniably and significantly impacted the lives of ...

Two brothers. One promise. A deadly path to justice. As boys, Leo and Samuel swore a blood oath in their treehouse: brothers, no matter what. Leo, the rule-follower, would become the law. Samuel, the shadow, would become a force of his own. Fifteen years later, Detective Leo Valdez is hunting the city’s most elusive serial killer—The Watchmaker. A vigilante who murders the corrupt with chilling precision, leaving a vintage pocket watch and a playing card as his signature. The killer is brilliant, ruthless, and always one step ahead. Because he knows how Leo thinks. As the investigation ...

A forgotten attic. A magical ship. A sea of shadows waiting to be explored. Leo’s life in the tidy town of Hush is predictable, neat, and utterly boring. But when a storm delivers his late great-aunt’s belongings, he discovers a mysterious model ship hidden in her chest. With a single touch, a tiny lantern flickers to life, and a shadowy figure named Umber emerges from the darkness. This is the Shadow Dancer, a vessel that sails not on water, but on the Sea of Shadows—the secret pathways between worlds. By lighting its Heart-Flame, Leo has just become its new Captain. Guided by his ...

King of Diamonds - The Life of Barney Barnato is based on true facts and characters. King of Diamonds transports the reader to South Africa’s tumultuous diamond and gold-mining days in the late 1800’s, when thousands of fortune-seekers rushed there for riches. Many died of disease, violence or mine disasters. Most returned home as the paupers they arrived. Major figures of that era are portrayed, including ruthless empire builder Cecil Rhodes, Paul Kruger, the ill-tempered, British-hating president of the Dutch-controlled Transvaal, and an assortment of British and French speculators, ...

Photography was in its infancy when Samuel Bourne learned how to make photographs in the mid 1840s. He was an intelligent young man who was well educated in Shropshire, England. At twenty-one Bourne obtained a position as a bank clerk in Nottingham and pursued photography as a hobby. In 1863, Bourne followed his dream and went to India. Meeting with photographer William Howard gave Bourne the chance of a partnership in Simla, India. Later when Howard retired, Bourne partnered with Charles Shepherd and the photographic studio of Bourne and Shepherd was begun. It lasted 150 years.Traveling ...

Obra de ficción inspirada en la vida de Joseph Mendes Nasi (1520-1579). La familia Mendes, como muchas familias judías, se convirtió al catolicismo durante la Inquisición, pero mantuvo en secreto sus prácticas judías. Estos conversos eran conocidos como conversos. A los dieciséis años, Joseph se incorporó al negocio familiar de comercio y banca. La Casa de Mendes tenía el monopolio de las especias importadas a Portugal. Se volvió experto en desenvolverse en los círculos reales y, finalmente, se trasladó a Constantinopla, donde entabló amistad con Selim, el hijo del sultán ...

This is a work of fiction inspired by the life of Joseph Mendes Nasi (1520–1579). Like many Jewish families, the Mendes family was forced to convert to Catholicism; however, they secretly maintained their Jewish religious practices because of the danger of death if their activities were discovered. These converts were known as conversos, or new Christians. Joseph joined the family mercantile and banking business at the age of sixteen. The House of Mendes held a monopoly, granted by King João, on pepper and spices imported into Portugal from India and Africa. With an extensive network of ...

After a life long battle with his inner Demons, Alan Reed must face his after a girl is abducted and the cops think he may have something to do with it, then he finds the Pedophile Papers, and everything changes.

Buzzy the Bee has always been a bee of precision—checking honey levels, avoiding spiders, and ignoring gossipy butterflies. But when Sunflower Valley’s precious honey starts mysteriously disappearing, Buzzy stumbles upon a conspiracy that threatens the entire hive. The sinister Black Ant Army is stealing their reserves, and worse—someone inside the hive is helping them. With time running out and the Queen’s trust in shambles, Buzzy must team up with an unlikely crew: a wisecracking spider, a nervous firefly, and even a disgraced outcast bee with a dangerous secret. Together, ...

Hailed as one of the Greatest Presidents ever, little was known about his wife's life. Join me now on a journey through the life and Paranormal dealings of Mary Todd Lincoln...History is Stranger then fiction

In the quiet, peculiar town of Elderwood, some secrets are more than just hidden—they're stitched into the fabric of reality itself. For Milo, Tess, and Leo, it begins with a glimmer in the gloom: the ghost of a girl erased from history, her silent plea for help echoing across decades. Solving her mystery uncovers a terrible injustice and unlocks a terrifying truth. Elderwood is a place of thin walls and hidden doors, a patchwork of worlds where sorrow can poison the land and a book in the library can write back. But they are not just finders of lost things. They are threads in a vast, ...

Basé sur des faits et des personnages réels, Woolf Barnato a hérité d'une fortune lorsque son père, Barney Barnato, le millionnaire du diamant, est mort mystérieusement en 1897, alors que Woolf n'avait que deux ans. Obsédé par les voitures de course rapides, il a sauvé Bentley Motors de la faillite en 1926 en reprenant l'entreprise. Woolf faisait partie des Bentley Boys, un groupe de jeunes hommes riches passionnés de courses automobiles. Il a remporté les 24 Heures du Mans à trois reprises consécutives. Woolf Barnato, en tant que sportif polyvalent, était considéré comme le...

Fictional story based on events of the American Civil War. The Civil War broke out in April 1861 when secessionist forces from the Confederate States of the South attacked Fort Sumter in South Carolina. The loyalists of the Union in the North faced secessionists of the Confederate States in the South, who advocated for states' rights in order to uphold slavery. Photography was still in its infancy. Our story follows the life of photographer Jim Hooker as he travels through the battlefields and headquarters of the Confederate States of America. Toward the end of the War, Confederate ...

True stories of the weird and Unexplained are truly frightening, and could happen to anyone...at anytime...

The Library of Lost Beginnings What if the greatest story ever told was one you had to save yourself? Since his mother passed away, Leo's world has been quiet. His only comfort is the strange questions he collects in his notebook. But when he finds a hidden door in the library, he uncovers a secret that will change everything. Welcome to the Library of Lost Beginnings. This is where every story never finished—the forgotten adventures, the abandoned heroes, the daydreams that vanished before they were told—fights to survive. Leo discovers a brave knight with no quest, a dragon who can't ...

Some secrets aren't meant to be seen. Mirabelle notices things. It's what she does. So when the new librarian, Mr. Sterling, doesn't blink—not once—she knows it's more than just weird. It's a mystery. Teaming up with her friends—artistic Everleigh, logical Uta, practical Connor, and Everleigh's magical ladybug familiar, Adaline—Mirabelle is determined to uncover the truth. Is he an android? A ghost? A man under a spell? Their investigation leads them to a decades-old tragedy, a lost love, and a beautiful song silenced by fire. To solve the mystery, they'll have to do more than just ...

To preserve the future, he must become history's greatest monster. Leo Vale, a historian with a reverence for the past, is recruited by the shadowy Chronos Guardians. Their mission: to protect the timeline from catastrophic paradoxes. They are not time travelers; they are surgeons, making calculated, brutal incisions to save the whole. Leo’s job is to ensure the "necessary" deaths happen as history demands—from a jovial merchant in medieval Florence to a brilliant scientist in a nuclear plant. He learns to see people as threads in a tapestry, their sacrifices essential to prevent ...