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The First Mann on Mars is a riotous, irreverent romp across the solar system, blending absurd comedy, interplanetary intrigue, and just the right amount of science fiction chaos, perfect for fans of Douglas Adams, Terry Pratchett, and anyone who’s ever wondered if Earth’s fate could hinge on a slightly incompetent human, a snarky AI, and a rogue sausage. Derek Mann is, by most reasonable definitions, completely unqualified for space exploration. Yet somehow he has become the First Mann on Mars. With him are Barry, the highly sarcastic and occasionally metallic companion, and Doreen, a ...

This volume, Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson: The Early Adventures, is an amazing collection of some of Holmes and Watson’s fascinating cases that occurred during those first three years in Baker Street, when Holmes was creating his unique profession of consulting detective and Watson was still recovering from the war wounds that he’d received in Afghanistan and slowly returning to the business of being a civilian doctor. Included are 31 new stories in three companion volumes by some of today’s best Sherlockian pasticheurs.

Living with ADHD as an adult can feel overwhelming, but it doesn’t have to define you. This practical guide offers powerful strategies to help you overcome the challenges of ADHD, regain control of your life, and thrive with confidence. Tailored to the unique experiences of both women and men, this book provides actionable tools to address focus, organization, and emotional regulation, so you can achieve your goals and enjoy a balanced life.

Do you dare to see where nightmares truly begin? Creepypasta Origins Every monster has a first sighting. Every nightmare has an origin. The horror you’ve only seen online didn’t start there. It began long before screens, in whispers, shadows, and forgotten corners of the world. Creepypasta Origins reveals the first stirrings of the monsters that have haunted forums, videos, and viral stories, the chilling figures that watch, wait, and follow long after you close your laptop. Inside, you’ll uncover the origins of the red-hooded stalker, the endless corridors of the unseen, the long-...

An episodic murder mystery story written by and starring Mark Watson with many guest stars.Struggling private detective Hugh Flounder is surprised to be invited to the 60th birthday party of one of the country’s best known TV personalities. The morning after the party, the TV star is dead. It’s the chance Hugh has been waiting for – but he’s a suspect like everyone else.- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the fog-shrouded ruins of Innsmouth and beyond the edges of the known world, ancient tides are turning, and the deep remembers everything humanity has forgotten. In this haunting collection of Lovecraft-inspired tales, Mark Watson leads readers into the shadowed corners of New England’s coast, drowned cities, and bleak cosmic vistas where reality frays and eldritch entities whisper through brine and darkness. What begins as the search for a missing woman in a decaying seaside town unfolds into a broader tapestry of forbidden cults, Deep One pacts, cyclopean architecture, and the ever-...

Crybaby A Gripping Thriller of Survival and Vengeance What happens when a ten-tonne Indian elephant goes rogue in the heart of rural India? Once revered as a sacred temple elephant, Crybaby was stolen, brutalized, and left for dead. But he didn’t die. Now, he’s become something else. Something terrifying. Something unstoppable. Villages lie flattened in his wake. Roads are shattered. Crops trampled. Witnesses speak in hushed voices of an enormous shadow slipping back into the jungle, untouchable, untraceable. To the locals, he is no longer just an elephant. He is a living ghost. A force...

Creepypasta: Volume Three – Fifty MORE Stories Terrifying Tales from the "Fiction by Mark Watson" Substack Creepypasta: Volume Three – Fifty MORE Stories is a chilling anthology of 50 twisted tales from the dark corners of the internet, gathered from the cult-favorite "Fiction by Mark Watson" Substack. These stories aren’t just fiction, they’re warnings, strange echoes of something lurking just beyond the veil of our imagination. Born from sleep paralysis, shared by trembling hands, and unearthed from forgotten inboxes, they blur the line between real and imagined. Whether you’re ...

Creepypasta: Volume One – The First Fifty Stories Terrifying Tales from the "Fiction by Mark Watson" Substack Step into the heart of internet horror with Creepypasta: Volume One – The First Fifty Stories, an anthology featuring the first 50 chilling tales submitted to the viral Fiction by Mark Watson Substack. These aren’t just stories, they’re warnings. Whispers. Glitches in the veil between what we imagine and what waits in the dark. These stories are unearthed from inboxes, shaped in sleep paralysis, and shared with trembling hands. Whether you're a fan of Creepypasta lore or ...

A cracking collection of comic monologues, written and read by leading comedians Recorded in front of a live audience at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, this fantastic anthology features a host of diverse short stories, composed and performed by a veritable Who's Who of stand-up comedians. By...

Creepypasta - Omnibus One gathers all 150 terrifying stories from Creepypasta: Volume One, Volume Two, and Volume Three into a single, definitive omnibus, a dark archive of internet horror born in inboxes, comment threads, sleepless nights, and flickering screens. Pulled from the viral Fiction by Mark Watson Substack, these stories aren’t polished campfire tales. They’re warnings. Whispers passed along too quickly. Fragments of nightmares that feel uncomfortably familiar. Together, they chart the evolution of modern horror as it spread through forums, emails, corrupted files, and half-...

Melbourne International Comedy Festival and Audible have teamed up to bring you Plot Twist, an exciting new comedy series created under extraordinary circumstances. Hosted by one of Australia’s most talented comedians, Nikki Britton, Plot Twist features six short stories created by thirty of the best comedians from around the world. This series can only be described as a comedy chain letter meets a narrative relay. Each story has been created by a team of five comedians who were given a strict two hours to write their chapters. What could possibly go wrong?

Home-Made Creepypasta: Book One - The First 100 Stories Step into the heart of internet horror with Home-Made Creepypasta: Book One - The First 100 Stories, a chilling anthology that collects the first 100 twisted tales from the Fiction by Mark Watson Substack. These stories aren’t just fiction, they’re warnings, glitches in the veil between imagination and what’s lurking in the dark. These stories were unearthed from strange inboxes, written in sleep paralysis, and shared with trembling hands. Whether you’re a long-time fan of creepypasta or new to the genre, this book invites you ...

What Seems to Be the Problem with Adam Kay and Mark Watson reveals the intriguing and hilarious ways the body can go wrong - and the amazing stories that unfold when the medical world tries to help.... In conversation with his (very health-anxious) friend, the comedian Mark Watson, best-selling doctor-turned-writer Adam Kay takes a scalpel to the bizarre past, often-surprising present and fantastical future of medicine.

Mark Watson is not only a fantastic stand-up comedian, but he may also be the best chance we have to overcome sin. He's got a plan to teach us everything we need to know about the Six Deadly Sins (he knows it's usually seven, but he's doing Greed and Gluttony together as a special offer). In the second series, Mark turns his attention to the Six Virtues, guiding us through Courage, Patience, Generosity, Honesty, Diligence, and Humility. Mark Watson Makes the World Substantially Better is a mixture of stand-up, sketches and songs.

Creepypasta: Volume Two – The Next Fifty Stories More Terrifying Tales from the "Fiction by Mark Watson" Substack Creepypasta: Volume Two – The Next Fifty Stories drags you deeper into the shadow-soaked heart of internet horror, with 50 new twisted tales unearthed from the cult-favorite Fiction by Mark Watson Substack. If the first volume was an invitation, this one is the trap. These stories aren’t just fiction, they’re infestations, whispers that crawl under your skin and stay there. The warnings have grown louder, and the shadows lean in closer. Featuring original nightmares. ...

Mark Watson is generally accepted to be alive. And yet he’s died. In fact, he’s died loads of times. On stage. It’s embarrassing. Excruciating. But dying on stage isn’t the only death Mark’s suffered. There’s also been the death of his innocence. The death of that absolutely brilliant project that everyone told him was really amazing. And that time he died inside.

Following on from his hugely successful show Mark Watson Makes the World Substantially Better, Mark Watson's new series reignites his quest to improve the world, nimbly assisted by Tim Key and Tom Basden and with the additional help of the listening audience. Mark asks the big questions that are...

This is a book for leaders, particularly CEOs, executive directors, divisional leaders and for anyone aspiring to lead people in a better way, a more human way. It’s for people who have chosen the ‘adventure ride’ and not the ‘guided tour’. My book is based on over 30 years of real-life experiences with CEOs and leaders: the strategies and cultures they strive to bring into play, their behaviour, successful approaches, challenges, mistakes and at times failures. I have been in the thick of it. I am setting out to shine fresh light through my 12 insights.

Monologues, sketches and stories set at the Virgin Money London Marathon, narrated by some of the biggest and best names in comedy.