Japanese Cult Cinema: Films from the Second Golden Age is a collection of film reviews and in-depth essays exploring some of the best from the mid-1990s to the early 2000s. During the period between the early 1990s and early 2000s the Japanese film industry enjoyed its biggest boom since the post-war era. Cult monster and horror films like Godzilla 2000, and Audition enjoyed successful releases overseas and Hollywood remakes. In her first book,...

Sherlock Holmes vs creatures from HP Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos in two tales. In disguise and thought dead after his battle with Professor Moriarty, Sherlock Holmes is stranded in a strange Italian village with a deadly secret in "The Adventure of the Abominable Inn."The rationality of Holmes, the monsters of HP Lovecraft and the dry British humor of PG Wodehouse collide in "London After Midnight."A gallery of Lovecraftian art is included as an appendix....

This book introduces readers to the world's fastest watercraft, highlighting record-setting watercraft from the past, as well as the technology and innovations that helped them achieve those speeds. Short paragraphs of easy-to-read text are paired with plenty of colorful photos to make reading engaging and accessible. The book also includes a table of contents, fun facts, sidebars, comprehension questions, a glossary, an index, and a list of resources...

A collection of rare ghosts and horror stories by the brothers of one of the finest writers of the genre, E. F. Benson. The Benson brothers- Arthur Christopher, Edward Frederic and Robert Hugh- were one of the most extraordinary and prolific literary families, between them writing more than 150 books. Arthur alone left four million words of diary, although his most lasting legacy is the words to Elgar's Land of Hope and Glory, while Fred is acknowledged...

It is the time of Jack the Ripper, the widowed Queen Victoria sits on the throne of England. The whole of London is on edge wondering when or where Jack will kill next. The Palace, Parliament, and the press are demanding the police do more to find him. In another part of London, rough-around-the-edges war hero, Metropolitan Detective Inspector Rudyard Bloodstone has his own serial killer to find. Inter departmental rivalries, politics, and little...

None of the Fathers of the early church is better known or loved than St Chrysostom, and none of his works is more popular than On the Priesthood. Its stylistic brilliance demonstrates the appropriateness of Chrysostom enduring title, the golden-mouthed. Yet the rhetorical eloquence of the work is not simply camouflage for lack of substance. Chrysostom's unique gift for linking concrete observation and theological vision is nowhere more evident that...

It's that time of the year again! Marina is back in town to demand her annual Halloween spell. This Halloween the dashing Alder has developed a cunning plan to avoid her. But when he whisks Amelia and the baby away on a camping trip, they stumble upon another mystery. It all becomes too in-tents, and their plans go up in smoke.Amelia might be trying to laugh s'more, worry less, but it's hard to be a happy camper with a killer on the loose. All's fire...

Your life may have been ambushed, and you didn't feel a thing. is book will expose Satan's camouflage and how the enemy of your soul attempts to destroy you. Satan is hiding in plain sight. He is a covert agent effortlessly blinding the credulous, proud, and indifferent. He conceals himself among your family and most trusted friends. He speaks from the pulpit of your church. He is propagandizing the youth in every stage of education. His bloodthirsty...

Disposing of Geir proves the least of Jonas' problems.