The Mammoth Book Of Wolf Men

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The Mammoth Book of Wolf Men brings together twenty-three tales of terror and transformation from classic pulp novellas like Manly Wade Wellman's The Hairy Ones Will Dance and The Whisperers by Hugh B. Cave, to modern masterpieces such as David Case's The Cell, Clive Barker's Twilight at the Towers and the award-winning Boobs by Suzy Mckee Charnas. Also collected are memorable stories by contemporary masters: Ramsey Campbell, Les Daniels, Stephen Laws, Scott Bradfield, Denis Etchison, Karl Edward Wagner and many more. The ideal companion for those that have enjoyed the movie The Wolf Man.

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Genre : Fiction
Author : Stephen Jones
Publisher : Hachette UK
Release : 2009-10-15
File : 755 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9781849014151


The Mammoth Book Of Frankenstein

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Frankenstein . . . his very name conjures up images of plundered graves, secret laboratories, electrical experiments and reviving the dead. Within these pages, the maddest doctor of them all and his demented disciples once again delve into the Secrets of Life, as science fiction meets horror when the world's most famous creature lives again! The Mammoth Book of Frankenstein collects together for the first time twenty-fourelectrifying tales of cursed creation that are guaranteed to spark your interest - with classics from the pulp magazines by Robert Bloch and Manly Wade Wellman, modern masterpieces from Ramsey Campbell, Dennis Etchison, Karl Edward Wagner, David J. Schow and R. Chetwynd-Hayes, and contributions from Graham Masterson, Basil Copper, John Brunner, Guy N. Smith, Kim Newman, Paul J. McAuley, Roberta Lannes, Michael Marshall Smith, Daniel Fox, Adrian Cole, Nancy Kilpatrick, Brian Mooney and Lisa Morton. Plus you're sure to get a charge from three complete novels: The Hound of Frankenstein by Peter Tremayne, The Dead End by David Case, and Mary W. Shelley's original masterpiece Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus. As an electrical storm rages overhead, the generators are charged up, and beneath the sheet a cold form awaits its miraculous rebirth. Now it's time to throw that switch and discover all that Man Was Never Meant to Know.

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Genre : Fiction
Author : Stephen Jones
Publisher : Hachette UK
Release : 2015-08-06
File : 765 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9781472120175


The Mammoth Book Of Chess

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With a foreword by Dr John Nunn, Grandmaster and four times Olypic gold medallist 'The Mammoth Book of Chess is a cracker . . . nobody will fail to find something new here' British Chess Magazine WINNER OF THE BRITISH CHESS FEDERATION BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD, 1997 Comprehensive, up to date and clear, this latest edition of Graham Burgess's chess classic is an invaluable guide to help even less experienced players to progress to good club level and better. It offers a complete guide to the main opening gambits along with hundreds of test positions for players at every level. Graham Burgess, FIDE Master, shows you all you need to know, from entering the world of chess, through Internet games, to major international tournaments. Expanded sections on online chess, computers and openings. A complete guide to all the main opening gambits. Hundreds of test positions for players of all standards. Courses in tactics and attacking strategy. Analysis of some of the greatest games ever played. Information and advice on club, national, and international tournaments. Glossary of terminology. Practical advice and information for further study.

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Genre : Games & Activities
Author : Graham Burgess
Publisher : Hachette UK
Release : 2009-09-10
File : 872 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9781849012522


The Mammoth Book Of Casino Games

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Paul Mendelson offers an indispensable guide to beating the odds in just about every gambling game, both in casinos and online. He reveals how to shift the odds in your favour as he clearly explains every game and analyses optimum strategies in detail with the aim of helping you to win. Other chapters show you how to: get the best out of your casino - pick up free drinks, meals, hotel accommodation, thousand-dollar shopping trips, room upgrades, flights, bonus money etc.; make the most of your trip to Las Vegas or anywhere else - casino information, the best places to gamble (for each game), recommended hotels and attractions; win online - which sites to avoid and which can be trusted, a discussion of every game from poker through to online bingo, including bonuses, incentives, play-through data and the best strategies to use. The Mammoth Book of Casino Games covers every major casino game in detail, as well as many less well known games, including: blackjack, roulette, punto banco (baccarat, chemin de fer, chemmy), poker (including three-card, Caribbean stud and video poker), Chinese dice and domino games (including sic bo, gwat pai and kap tai shap), slots (three-wheel, multi-line, bonus), other casino games (including Keno, Wheel of Fortune, Red Dog and Spanish 21) and tournaments (slots, roulette etc.). Praise for The Mammoth Book of Poker: 'I've won 20 times the price in the last three days!' Gareth Hughes

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Genre : Games & Activities
Author : Paul Mendelson
Publisher : Hachette UK
Release : 2010-05-27
File : 341 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9781849014960


The Mammoth Book Of Zombies

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The zombie - a soulless corpse raised from the grave to do its master's bidding - may have had its factual basis in the voodoo ceremonies of the West Indies, but it is in fiction, movies, video games and comics that the walking dead have flourished. What makes a zombie? This Twentieth Anniversary Edition of one of the first and most influential zombie anthologies answers that question with 26 tales of rot and resurrection from classic authors such as Edgar Allan Poe, H. P. Lovecraft, M. R. James and J. Sheridan Le Fanu, along with modern masters of the macabre Clive Barker, Robert Bloch, Ramsey Campbell, Hugh B. Cave, Joe R. Lansdale, Brian Lumley, Graham Masterton, Kim Newman, Michael Marshall Smith, Lisa Tuttle, Karl Edward Wagner and many more. From Caribbean rituals to ancient magic, mesmerism to modern science, these terrifying tales depict a wide range of nefarious methods and questionable reasons for bringing the dead back to life again.

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Genre : Fiction
Author : Stephen Jones
Publisher : Hachette UK
Release : 2013-04-18
File : 497 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9781472106698


The Mammoth Book Of Wolf Men

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This collection of 23 dark stories of the supernatural creature, half-man, half-wolf, and entirely unpredictable, is being re-released to coincide with the much-anticipated Wolf Man, starring Anthony Hopkins and Benicio del Toro. Top contributors include Clive Barker, Michael Marshall Smith, Graham Masterton, and Mark Morris.

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Genre : Fiction
Author : Stephen Jones
Publisher : Running Press
Release : 2009-10-27
File : 0 Pages
ISBN-13 : 0762437979


The Mammoth Book Of Best New Horror 21

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The year's best, and darkest, tales of terror, showcasing the most outstanding new short stories and novellas by both contemporary masters of the macabre and exciting newcomers. As ever, this acclaimed anthology also offers the most comprehensive annual overview of horror around the world in all its incarnations; a comprehensive necrology of famous names; and a list of indispensable contact addresses for the dedicated horror fan and writer alike. The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror remains the world's leading annual anthology dedicated solely to presenting the best in contemporary horror fiction. Praise for Stephen Jones: 'The best horror anthologist in the business is, of course, Stephen Jones, whose Mammoth Book of Best New Horror is one of the major bargains of this as of any other year.' Roz Kavaney 'An essential volume for horror readers.' Locus 'Stephen Jones . . . has a better sense of the genre than almost anyone in this country.' Lisa Tuttle, The Times Books

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Genre : Fiction
Author : Stephen Jones
Publisher : Hachette UK
Release : 2010-10-28
File : 673 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9781849016728


The Mammoth Book Of Best New Horror

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Genre : Horror tales, American
Author :
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Release : 2008
File : 644 Pages
ISBN-13 : UOM:49015003471779


The Mammoth Book Of Classic Science Fiction

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10 short stories by some of the early writers of science fiction.

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Genre : Science fiction, American
Author : Isaac Asimov
Publisher : Constable
Release : 1988
File : 602 Pages
ISBN-13 : STANFORD:36105016342763


The Mammoth Book Of Classic Chillers

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Genre : Fiction
Author : Tim Haydock
Publisher : Salem House Publishers
Release : 1986
File : 708 Pages
ISBN-13 : UOM:39015061139369