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The Complete Stories and Poems by Edgar Allan Poe
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 44 ratingsThis single volume brings together all of Poe's stories and poems, and illuminates the diverse and multifaceted genius of one of the greatest and most influential figures in American literary history... -
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The Edgar Allan Poe Audio Collection by Edgar Allan Poe
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsUniversally acclaimed as the maestro of horror and the morbid, Edgar Allan Poe's dark gift has for more than a century and a half set the standard for the genre.Now, Caedmon Audio presents a classic collection of Poe's most terrifying tales performed by two of the most brilliant interpreters of his work ever to be recorded: Vincent Price and Basil Rathbone... -
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The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 78 ratingsThe story takes the form of a series of letters from a senior demon, Screwtape, to his nephew, a junior "tempter" named Wormwood, so as to advise him on methods of securing the damnation of a British man, known only as "the Patient".Screwtape holds an administrative post in the bureaucracy ("Lowerarchy") of Hell, and acts as a mentor to Wormwood, the inexperienced tempter... -
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The Room in the Attic by Louise Douglas
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsA child who does not know her name…In 1903 fishermen find a wrecked boat containing a woman, who has been badly beaten, and a young girl. An ambulance is sent for, and the two survivors are taken to All Hallows, the imposing asylum, hidden deep on Dartmoor... -
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![The Tell-Tale Heart, Plus 3 other Tales of Mystery, Suspense by Edgar Allan Poe]()
The Tell-Tale Heart, Plus 3 other Tales of Mystery, Suspense by Edgar Allan Poe
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 71 ratingsThe Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan PoeAdventures of the Noble Bachelorby Sir Arthur Conan DoyleThe Kitchen Table by Alan KingSight Unseen by Dorothy DavisIn the first volume of Mystery Theatre we present the "Tell Tale-Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe. It is a frightening story of a troubled man's conscience driving him insane... -
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Attack on Titan, Vol. 1 by Hajime Isayama
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 41 ratingsThe Desperate Battle Begins! For the past century, what's left of mankind has hidden in a giant, three-walled city, trapped in fear of the bizarre, giant humanoids known as the Titans. Little is known about where they came from or why they are bent on consuming humankind, but the sudden appearance of an enormous Titan is about to change everything.. -
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Attack on Titan, Vol. 2 by Hajime Isayama
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsBIRTH OF A MONSTER The Colossal Titan has breached humanity’s first line of defense, Wall Maria. Mikasa, the 104th Training Corps’ ace and Eren’s best friend, may be the only one capable of defeating them, but beneath her calm exterior lurks a dark past. When all looks lost, a new Titan appears and begins to slaughter its fellow Titans... -
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Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 6 by Hiromu Arakawa
Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars · 39 ratingsThe origin of the Elric Brothers! Once, Edward and Alphonse Elric were willing to do anything to become alchemists. But when they tried to use their newfound skills to resurrect their dead mother, they broke a taboo and encountered something more terrifying than death itself. Now, hardened by years of military training, Edward and Alphonse have returned to the woman who first taught them alchemy. -
![Attack on Titan, Vol. 1 by Hajime Isayama]()
Attack on Titan, Vol. 1 by Hajime Isayama
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 66 ratingsThe Desperate Battle Begins! For the past century, what's left of mankind has hidden in a giant, three-walled city, trapped in fear of the bizarre, giant humanoids known as the Titans. Little is known about where they came from or why they are bent on consuming humankind, but the sudden appearance of an enormous Titan is about to change everything.. -
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Berserk, Vol. 12 by Kentaro Miura
Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsThe Band of the Hawks’ rescue of their leader, Griffith, has brought them no ease. Broken beyond healing, a frail ghost of his former glory, Griffith is now more an object of pity than a man, and the Hawks, who’ve grimly hung together under duress and death during his absence, are now on the verge of splintering to the winds... -
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Berserk, Vol. 13 by Kentaro Miura
Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsThe Band of the Hawk may have been the most formidable band of fighters around, but when matched up against an army of abyssal monstrosities, earthly fighting skills don t amount to a hill of beans... -
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Uzumaki by Junji Ito, 伊藤潤二
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 57 ratingsSpirals... this town is contaminated with spirals...Kurouzu-cho, a small fogbound town on the coast of Japan, is cursed. According to Shuichi Saito, the withdrawn boyfriend of teenager Kirie Goshima, their town is haunted not by a person or being but by a pattern: uzumaki, the spiral — the hypnotic secret shape of the world... -
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Attack on Titan, Vol. 12 by Hajime Isayama
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsTHE CHASE IS ON! Erwin and the Survey Corps desperately mount a rescue operation to take Eren back from the Colossus Titan and Armored Titan... -
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Attack on Titan, Vol. 10 by Hajime Isayama, 諫山 創
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsFORTRESS OF BLOOD With no combat gear and Wall Rose breached, the 104th scrambles to evacuate the villages in the Titans' path. On their way to the safety of Wall Sheena, they decide to spend the night in Utgart Castle... -
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Black Butler, Vol. 7 by Yana Toboso
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsHaving successfully infiltrated the Noah's Ark Circus in the guise ofrookie performers, Earl Ciel Phantomhive and his butler, Sebastian, setabout gathering clues backstage as to the whereabouts of the missingchildren. But when a turn at a snooping puts Ciel on the trail of a manwhose identity is shrouded in mystery, he sets his consummate manservantto the task of investigating further... -
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Black Butler, Vol. 6 by Yana Toboso
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsThe cheer of the holidays has passed, but the Noah's Ark travelingcircus has been making the rounds, bringing fun and joy to children ofall ages. However, as the ringmaster's cries fade away, a disturbingtrend begins to surface in the wake of the colourful entourage. Childrenseem to disappear whenever the circus packs up for its nextdestination, and there are no clues...or corpses...to be found... -
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Attack on Titan, Vol. 18 by Hajime Isayama, Hajime Isayama
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsAVE MARIA The Survey Corps has overthrown the Royal Government and swept away the tyranny of the king. The next step: Move to retake Wall Maria, with the helpf of a newly-discovered metallic ore and Eren’s miraculous Titan hardening powers... -
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Attack on Titan, Vol. 7 by Hajime Isayama, Hajime Isayama
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsTURNING ON THEIR OWN!The Survey Corps sets a cunning trap to capture the mysterious Abnormal Titan that broke through their ranks... -
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Berserk, Vol. 5 by Kentaro Miura
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsHe is Guts, the Black Swordsman, a warrior of legendary prowess — relentless, fearless, merciless. As cold and brutal as the iron of the massive sword he wields. Bent on revenge against the unholy forces that have branded him for sacrifice, but especially on Griffith, one of the demon lords of the Godhand... -
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Berserk, Vol. 7 by Kentaro Miura
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsTwo feudal kingdoms, Midland and Chuder, battle for supremacy in what will become the final clash in a century-long struggle. Spearheading the Midland forces is the Band of the Hawk, a legendary cadre of elite mercenaries led by the charismatic Griffith and with the fearless Guts as its berserker champion... -
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Berserk, Vol. 6 by Kentaro Miura
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsBack in the day, Guts the Black Swordsman was a top slayer for The Band of the Hawk, an elite mercenary unit led by Griffith, whose calm demeanor and callow beauty belied his fighting prowess and steel will... -
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Berserk, Vol. 4 by Kentaro Miura
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsNow that the evil Count has been killed and dragged to Hell by the demon lords of the Godhand, Guts, the Black Swordsman, hooks up with his former benefactor, the mercenary Gambino. But it’s a deadly reunion, one that nearly takes Guts’ life... -
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Berserk, Vol. 11 by Kentaro Miura
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsThe Band of the Hawk -- what's left of them -- are on the run, Guts and Casca having rescued the Hawks' leader, Griffith, from the horrors of the King of Midland's dungeons. Starved, tortured mercilessly and imprisoned in an iron mask, Griffith hangs to life and sanity by a thread.. -
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Black Butler, Vol. 8 by Yana Toboso
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsWhen one curtain falls upon the big top stage, another rises behind thescenes, as young Earl Ciel Phantomhive and his virtuoso butler,Sebastian, face off against the villain behind the missing children... -
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Attack on Titan, Vol. 9 by Hajime Isayama
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsHUMANITY'S WORST NIGHTMARE Eren is still resting from his brutal fight with the female Titan, when word reaches the interior that the impossible has happened: Wall Rose itself has been breached, and Titans are pouring through the gap! The emergency casts new urgency over Armin and Hange's questions about how the walls were built, and what humanity can do to restore them.. -
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Berserk, Vol. 22 by Kentaro Miura
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsThe world of Guts, the Black Swordsman, is changing in a hurry. Though a demonic maelstrom has leveled the dreaded Tower of Conviction and ended the reign of terror of its grand inquisitor, Mozgus, peace has not returned to Midland... -
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Berserk, Vol. 34 by Kentaro Miura
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsFaced with the Kushan emperor's horrific new form and the bloody swath of destruction and spawning demons he leaves in his wake with every step, the soldiers in Griffith's new Band of the Hawk must assume their true unholy forms to battle the emperor, revealing their true faces to the citizens of Midland... -
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Pandora Hearts, Volume 2 by Jun Mochizuki, Guido Rosano
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsOz Vessalius may have survived his stint in the Abyss, but he is no closer to discovering the truth behind the “sin” for which he was condemned. On the advice of a mysterious man who appeared to him when Alice regained the first of her memories, Oz, along with Alice and Pandora’s Raven, embarks on a mission to investigate the site of his disastrous coming-of-age ceremony in search of answers... -
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Berserk, Vol. 3 by Kentaro Miura
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsGuts, the feared Black Swordsman, finishes his desperate battle with the monstrous Count, cutting and blasting him to gory scraps when the presence of the Count's daughter makes the monster hesitate. But Guts won't even have the time to clean his gigantic sword when the Count's dying pleas activate the Behelit, summoning the five God Hands, demon lords of immeasurable power... -
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Berserk, Vol. 1 by Kentaro Miura
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 39 ratingsCreated by Kenturo Miura, Berserk is manga mayhem to the extreme - violent, horrifying, and mercilessly funny - and the wellspring for the internationally popular anime series. Not for the squeamish or the easily offended, Berserk asks for no quarter - and offers none! His name is Guts, the Black Swordsman, a feared warrior spoken of only in whispers...
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