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The themes, images, and cultural vernacular of Victor Fleming's The Wizard of Oz continue to haunt David Lynch2s filmography from his early short The Alphabet to his recent television series Twin Peaks: The Return. Arguably, no filmmaker has so consistently drawn inspiration consciously or unconsciously from a single work. Is Lynch trapped in the Land of Oz? If so, what can we learn about his body of work by closely examining how it intersects and...

In order to resurrect her sister, seventeen-year-old Bly must win a competition held by warring vampire and witch kingdoms, but things get complicated when she starts to fall for the vampire she is supposed to hand over.

Meredith Blackburn is about to get married. Everything has finally fallen into place and nothing is going to stand in her way. Her happily ever after is put at risk when an objection isn't just voiced but forces Meredith into the most elaborate prison ever conceived of.Ready to make Meredith his wife, Malcolm Blackwood is more than willing to tie the knot, but he didn't think it would be so tight. Getting through this maze of monsters is the only...

Fans of The Addams family, Mary Shelley, and eldritch horror will gobble up this deliciously gothic monster romance.For the last five years, Dahlia Grayskull has sought solace in the shadows of the decrepit, and supposedly abandoned, Rosemont Manor. She's been hiding from her reputation as the shrew of King's Fall, her wicked stepfather, and the shadow of something much more deadly.Unbeknownst to her, Lord Sebastian Rosemont has been watching her...

Shrowl Missouri is home to many things. Large open canyons, ever-expanding cave systems, and a curse that has gripped the town for centuries. The legend of the Shrowl Witch and the treasure she had taken by those who defied her is still one of the biggest mysteries surrounding this suburban town. That is until Alex moves into the house where Eleanor Shrowl had lived in 1670. It is there he finds her spell book and learns of the treasure and the magik...

♥ Believe in love after life ♥ After aerial silk artist Emi Paul's accident, the voices in her head told her she couldn't die. So she didn't. Life after death for Emi feels like a never ending series of doctor's appointments, and a whole lot of doing nothing in the name of "recovery." Fortunately the reincarnation of her favorite swash-buckling actor, Hamilton Klein, and the ghost of Hollywood's Sweetheart, Mancey Heartlove, keep her entertained. Hamilton...

The story of Greta was written when as a teacher one of her students brought a picture of an ugly witch for Halloween. He asked, "Why is the witch so ugly?" From that question, the story of Greta was written. It is a fictional story about a little girl who wanted to be the most beautiful angel in the world for Halloween. However, because of her disposition, she became the ugliest witch. The verse, "And be ye kind one to another" is something...

Two girls reluctantly bound by fate must weather a dangerous courtship as a prophesied war grows ever closer in Jasmine Skye's high-stakes, queernormative dark fantasy debut, Daughter of the Bone Forest. Rosy is a bone familiar, gifted with the power to shift into animals marked with exposed bone. She spends most of her days in the magical Bone Forest, caring for her feral grandmother and hiding her powers to avoid conscription by the Witch King's...

Three tempting supernaturals. One necromancer out of her depth. Welcome to the dark magic academy.The academy was supposed to be a fresh start, a way to escape the shadow of my brother's murderous reputation. But everyone thinks I'm evil too, and when someone kills the groundskeeper, I'm the natural suspect. What's worse, one death is only the beginning - the murder is part of a bigger, darker plot.Someone is resurrecting the dark lady who nearly...