Spirits of the Dead by Edgar Allan Poe is a short poem by the master. The title says it all. Enjoy.http://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0BzZFYqsJhXG0MzBlZDgxMjktYTU0NC00N2EzLWFmMzctOTMwN2U4M2EzM2Yw&hl=en
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Last night's episode of Castle wasn't Just about Halloween and Vampires. It introduced many viewers to the vampire subculture in a very vivid manner. I'm sure many viewers were surprised to learn that some of men and women who live the life of a vampire have porcelain fangs implanted in their mouths. Even more shocking were the scenes of sanguinarians, or blood drinkers, actually ingesting blood from other people. The writers of the show didn't make this up, it happens to it in special clubs... Read Full Story
My wife and I went to Asheboro, North Carolina to visit the fabulous zoo just outside the city. We had a great day at the zoo visiting the Africa section. Gwen had gone to sleep by 10:00pm, tired from the walking we had done. I was in the mood for a couple of mugs of a good microbrew. Asheboro was dry, no alcohol, until July of this year, and doesn't have well-established pubs. I was talking with the hotel manager about this when he told me about some private clubs in the area. He recommende... Read Full Story
The Vampire Maid by Hume Nisbet is a tale about a man who finds solace in a cottage on the Moors. Even more than that, he is attracted to the landlady's young daughter. The pale young lady provides more than a just romance for the man. Sometimes there is a good reason people live in isolation on the Moors.http://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0BzZFYqsJhXG0MzU3NWIxYWMtZmQzMC00OTU4LWJiYzctNzM3Y2Y4ZmY5NzEy&hl=en
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The Ombra by Mrs. Richard S. Greenough is a story about a man who finds a lovely young woman who leads him to a terrible sorcer who...... Read the tale and find out for yourself how beauty and evil relate to each other.http://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0BzZFYqsJhXG0YmJjYzllNTEtMzAyOC00NTQ3LThjYWMtZmIzMzI0YjFkMTZj&hl=en
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Desperate Choices by Neil Benson is a short story about a man who becomes a drug addict in an effort to deal with his depression. One evening, he meets a woman who offers him a solution to his problems that he never imagined. But at what cost? http://www.writing.com/main/view_item/item_id/1600704
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The damn thing by Ambrose Bierce is a story about what horrors can lurk in the forest. We should remember that nothing is innocent as it looks. Then again, what looks innocent? http://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0BzZFYqsJhXG0MTVmNDY2ZGMtNGYxMC00NmJkLThmMDgtYTQxMTM1MDZhN2Ez&hl=en
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