Strange Days

My name’s Bill Ryder. Five years ago, I helped banish magic and monsters to the shadows. I thought it was over, that I was finished with all that supernatural crap. Turns out I was dead wrong.

Strange Days is a collection of 12 short stories, most of them originally written in the 2000s. Some of them are horror, some just scary, others are sad, surreal, and maybe even a bit sarcastic at times, but if they all have something in common, it's that every single one of them is strange: The black tree: a bizarre children's game beneath a mysterious tree triggers a series of disturbing events. - "The tree would provide." The rotting infant: an earthquake in a small town unearths something that wasn't meant for this world. - "I did my best to be gentle with the child, and even if I ...

Why did David Bowie start crying in the middle of an interview? Did Phil Collins really call a journalist the nastiest word in the English language? Why did Garth Brooks lose his temper? What was Johnny Cash's house like? Why was Ray Charles' funeral a blast? Was Isaac Hayes the coolest guy on the planet? Why is Mike Love of the Beach Boys tragically underappreciated? Why did soap operas tear apart Aerosmith and the Doors? Who described Pink Floyd's Roger Waters as "a terminal a**hole"? Get the scoop from Dean Goodman, a 20-year veteran of the L.A. music journalism scene. Goodman came to ...

Are you ready to step into the wonderfully strange and enchanting world of Japan? This book is your ultimate guide to uncovering the hidden, bizarre, and fascinating facts about Japan’s rich culture, quirky history, and unique everyday life. From the bustling streets of Tokyo to the serene temples of Kyoto, 100 Weird Fun Facts About Japan will take you on an unforgettable journey through a country where the unusual is celebrated, and the beautiful is often unexpected! Packed with fun facts, eye-opening insights, and delightful surprises, this book explores the weird, wonderful, and ...

The epic saga of vampires and werewolves, heroes and warriors! "A great vampire and werewolf series!" —Amazon reviewer "Completely addictive!" —Amazon reviewer "Beautiful love stories for all ages!" —Amazon reviewer "Could not put these down!" —Amazon reviewer "One of my favorite vampire series!" —Amazon reviewer Out for a late-night jog, mixed martial artist, Josiah Reign, crosses paths with a group of men accosting a young woman. In a few short minutes, he takes care of her attackers...all five of them. But little does Josiah know that this one act of goodwill will introduce him...

A Short, Strange Story for Every Day of the Year is a quiet collection of 365 brief, uncanny stories—one for each day—meant to be read slowly, not devoured. Each entry is based on something real, plausible, or historically documented: a forgotten incident, a peculiar human habit, a bureaucratic oddity, an unexplained coincidence, or a moment that never quite fit into the official record. These are not horror stories, and they are not trivia. Nothing jumps out. Nothing explains itself too loudly. Instead, each day offers a small, contained story—calm, observational, and slightly ...

When was two-year-old Caylee Anthony murdered? Why is it not an accidental death, by drowning or otherwise? Why was she murdered? How was she murdered? Treachery deals with each of the unprecedented 31 days between June 16th 2008 and July 16th 2008, when Casey Anthony kept up the appearance that her two-year-old daughter Caylee was still alive, but was she?

The brand new summer holiday romance for fans of Casey McQuiston, M. A. Wardell and Alexis Hall! *** ‘[A] sweet and sexy romance… the perfect book to bring to the beach’ Laurie Gilmore, #1 New York Times bestseller ‘Officially my new favourite book by Jack Strange… I also loved how...

Now a Major Motion Picture titled Whiskey Tango Foxtrot starring Tina Fey, Margot Robbie, Martin Freeman, Alfred Molina, and Billy Bob Thornton. From tea with warlords in the countryside to parties with drunken foreign correspondents in the “dry” city of Kabul, journalist Kim Barker captures...

My name’s Bill Ryder and I’m having a hell of a week. Magic is back, my new roommate is a blob of yellow snot, and my friend Sally has been entombed alive in solid rock. Oh, and I’m dead again, or undead anyway. Life’s not quite finished taking a dump on me yet, though, because now something is hunting vampires in New York City. A smarmy-ass wizard has been called in to investigate – one who’s got a closet full of skeletons and eyes for my girlfriend.

Sceptics dismiss all such encounters—but what if they are wrong? What unconventional causes could be behind such astounding experiences, and what are the huge implications? Will new AI-enhanced revelations turn humanity’s entire understanding of reality upside down? Strange demonstrates that it is time to take a new and important look at anomalous phenomena.

My name’s Bill Ryder and, despite being a legendary predator of the night, I’m not having the best of days. My girlfriend is trapped in another dimension, my apartment’s being staked out by werewolves, and to top it all off I’m flat broke. Too bad there’s no rest for the wicked. Monstrous beasts of biblical proportions have been unleashed upon the world, leaving me with a mighty big question. How the hell is one poor-ass vampire supposed to stop something the size of a battleship?

Witty, offbeat, and lavishly illustrated in black-and-red, in this irresistible and markedly singular diary, Emily the Strange grapples with a wicked case of amnesia while on a mysterious mission with her black cat posse. A collectable and gifty paper-over-board treat perfect for fans of...

ARE YOU SICK OF "Trivia" Books filled with UNVERIFIED internet rumors and JUVENILE jokes that INSULT your intelligence? If so, The Distinguished Bathroom Reader is your new essential companion. Welcome to the only room in your house where you are permitted to lock the door and ignore your family. In a world of noise and distraction, the bathroom is your last haven of solitude. My name is Viscount Loo, and I represent a syndicate of rigorously educated individuals dedicated to saving the modern gentleman from the indignity of boredom. We have curated a gentleman's guide to productive privacy...

Outwardly paranormal experiences are happening almost every day around the globe to very sensible ordinary people in startling numbers. These constitute crucial evidence of a remarkable and unexplained world that is too often denied by the hard scientism of mainstream thinking. This book, written by one of the most respected paranormal researchers, assesses brand new evidence.

Washington, D.C. may be famous for monuments, museums, marble buildings, and very serious-looking statues, but the real weirdness starts when you leave the city. Weird Day Trips from Washington, D.C. is a funny, story-packed travel guide to the strange, haunted, historic, and downright bizarre places hiding within a few hours of the nation’s capital. This is not another polite guidebook about where to stand for the perfect monument photo. This is for travelers who want ghost stories, cryptid legends, battlefield hauntings, mysterious graves, underground music, fossil shark teeth, strange ...

Bloomsbury presents 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World by Elif Shafak, read by Alix Dunmore. Shortlisted for the 2019 Booker Prize Named a Best Book of the Year by Bookpage, NPR, Washington Post, and The Economist A moving novel on the power of friendship in our darkest times, from...

Escape New York City without escaping the weird. New York City is already strange enough, but the real oddities are waiting just beyond the subway map. Within a few hours of Manhattan, travelers can find haunted river towns, ruined castles, giant roadside animals, glowing underground mines, beach monsters, abandoned villages, creepy roads, old prisons, cracked bells, and boardwalk legends that sound completely made up. Weird Day Trips from New York City is a funny, story-rich travel guide for curious travelers who want more than the usual pretty view and polite museum stop. This book ...

If you think Chicago is weird, just wait until you leave the city. Weird Day Trips from Chicago is a funny and fascinating travel guide to the strangest places you can reach from the Windy City in a day or a long weekend. From the Home Alone house in Winnetka to the Bahá’í Temple in Wilmette, from the Leaning Tower of Niles to Route 66 giants, haunted streets, prison walls, movie cars, giant mailboxes, and dunes hiding futuristic World’s Fair homes, this book takes you far beyond the usual “nice little getaway.” Inside, you’ll discover weird roadside attractions, haunted towns, ...

Las Vegas is already weird. Then you leave town and the desert somehow gets stranger. Weird Day Trips from Las Vegas is a funny, story-driven travel book for curious road-trippers who want more than casinos, buffets, and the same old Strip photos. This book takes you beyond the neon and into the strange desert world surrounding Las Vegas, where giant candy-colored boulders rise beside the freeway, Hoover Dam hides Art Deco angels and conspiracy lore, ghost towns bake in the sun, alien highways stretch toward Area 51, and wild burros wander old mining streets like they own the place. Inside,...