"THE BOARDWALK VAMPIRE"

SHE CONFESSED TO STABBING HIM TO DEATH. She drank his blood. She got two years. How did Surf City become Vampire Central while no one was watching? Read all about it in this riveting true crime story.

"CAMPFIRE of the WITCHES"

TIME TO GATHER 'ROUND as the witches spin their tales. This amazing poem cycle by Sebastian Sams is lavishly illustrated with drawings from famed Victorian-era illustrator Aubrey Beardsley. 33 pages.

"DASHIELL HAMMETT'S SAN FRANCISCO"

IT'S STILL THERE -- the city of Sam Spade, of the elusive Maltese Falcon. Join us on our quest to find what remains of Dashiell Hammett's San Francisco and record by photographing the addresses that appear in his immortal crime stories. 29 pages.

"THE FAIRIES"

THE FAIRIES ARE LURKING around every corner--and playing in your wildest dreams. Are they good or evil? You never know. And you never know what they might do next!  These pixilated prose poems feature illustrations from some of the world's most famous fairy-hunters including Arthur Rackham. 44 pages.

"THE GHOST of OSCAR WILDE"

DID OSCAR KNOW JACK THE RIPPER? Was this the secret that caused his downfall? From the grave, Oscar Wilde shed light on the hypocritical homosexuals of Queen Victoria's court--and on the motive and identity of Jack the Ripper. 36 pages.

"GHOULS of the SAN FRANCISCO EARTHQUAKE"

APRIL 18, 1906. The day the city would never forget. But when the earth cracked, what crawled out to terrorize the citizens of SanFrancisco? Relive it all with historic photos and quotes from actual survivors .

"H.P. LOVECRAFT'S TERRIFYING ESCAPE!"

THE CRITICS CALLED H.P. LOVECRAFT (1890 - 1937) one of the worst writers of the twentieth century. But his cult of fans found his weird tales compelling. Read how he used his Cabalistic writing to find the silver key to his own dream city outside time and space. 45 pages.

"HOLLYWOOD HAIKU"

IT'S A POETRY BOOK...A MOVIE GUIDE...A PARTY GAME. We've taken it to the limit by condensing the plots of more than 100 of the greatest movies of all time into just 17 syllables each. Warning: This chapbook may be addictive! 24 pages.

"The INCENDIARY BARNUM"

THE LIFE OF P.T. BARNUM, America's first and foremost showman, burned with an incandescent energy that brightened two continents. The same spark of life that fueled the wonders of Barnum's museums and circuses fueled fires that five times burned to the ground all his accomplishments.

"LIZZIE BORDEN UNLOCKED!"

WHAT WAS LIZZIE'S SECRET? Read the story of the murder case that shocked New England in 1892. Did Lizzie really hack her parents to death? Why was she never convicted? And why have she and her hatchet become legend? 64 pages.

"LOATHSOME TALES!"

YOU'LL REVEL in this hilarious collection of short stories by Ed Sams, set in the most low-down town in the Old West. 57 pages.

"MRS. WINCHESTER'S WINDOWS"

SARAH PARDEE WINCHESTER (1839 - 1922) spent nearly 40 years as a recluse, building a mansion so bizarre that even today it draws visitors from around the world eager to decipher its mysteries. Meet the enigmatic woman behind the Winchester Mystery House. 32 pages.

"THE ORWELLIAN MOTHER GOOSE"

THE AUTHOR OF 1984 and Animal Farm -- a Mother Goose for the new millennium? Don't miss this fully illustrated collection of his Poetry of the Proletariat. 44 pages.

"POE'S UNCANNY HOUSE CAT"

EDGAR ALLAN POE, the great American writer, once belonged to a tortoise shell cat named Cattarina who supervised everything from his writings to his love affairs. This documented account explores the psychic link between pet and owner-- and how it affected both until their mysterious deaths. 30 pages.

"THE REAL MOUNTAIN CHARLEY"

EVERYONE KNEW that "Mountain Charley" Parkhurst was one of Wells Fargo's most colorful stage coach drivers. But until the day he died, no one knew his secret: He was a she. 48 pages.

"RED MAGIC: HOUDINI'S SECRET"

MEET A TRUE MAN OF MYSTERY who charmed, confounded and inspired, both during life and after death. Most intriguing was Houdini's secret: his mysterious red magic. 46 pages.

"TRUE STORIES from the TITANIC"

SHE WAS THE GRANDEST SHIP EVER BUILT. But when the RMS Titanic went down, one age ended and another began. Read the real stories of passengers like Molly Brown. Some survived; some didn't. But they all went down in history together. 48 pages.

"VICTORIA'S DARK SECRETS"

EXPOSED! Read the shocking truth that's been buried for more than 100 years. Find out what really lurked beneath her prim facade: blood curses, hidden scandals, even royal vampires! 60 pages.