Every year, Úna prepares for her father to disappear with seven other men to traverse the Irish countryside; these eight fabled men form the Butchers, a group that roams from farm to farm, enacting ancient methods of cattle slaughter. Moving between events of 1996 and the present, the book offers a glimpse into the modern tensions that surround these men and their complex meanings for the characters Úna, her mother Grá, farmer Fionn, his teenage...

Former curate Billie has moved on to a new path...as a priestess in the Church of Satan. Meanwhile, her friend Maggie has made a similar switch--from Satanist to church-bound do-gooder. But when the light of the supermoon turns a Church of Satan warlock into an almost-werewolf, Billie's well-meaning solutions bring her evil boss to the breaking point, just as Maggie's chaotic nature begins to wear thin on her Godly supervisors. Then, when a mysterious...

"When four teenagers with haunted pasts enroll in Blackwood College--a school that trains students in the occult--their desire to enhance their supernatural abilities and bond with others is hampered by an undead dean's curse, ghosts in their dorm, a mischievous two-headed mummy-chimp, a plague of mutant insects, and the discovery of an ancient evil that forces our heroes to undergo a crash course in the occult for the sake of the world"--

"All the better to read you with... It's a prick of blood, the bite of an apple, the evil eye, a wedding ring or a pair of red shoes. Curses come in all shapes and sizes, and they can happen to anyone, not just those of us with unpopular stepparents... Here you'll find unique twists on curses, from fairy tale classics to brand-new hexes of the modern world -- expect new monsters and mythologies as well as twists on well-loved fables. Stories to shock...

Features a new compilation of Lady Jain's humorous adventures, including the discovery of a secret passageway, a bowling tournament, the identity of Pindar's father, an escape-prone goat, and an argument about the "manly arts."

"El pequeño pueblo de Hawkins Hollow no resistirá un ataque más. El fin está mas cerca que nunca. Años atrás, después de llevar a cabo el ritual que los convirtió en hermanos de sangre, Gage, Fox y Caleb salieron del bosque cada uno con una parte de una sanguinaria. Ahora, esta piedra se ha convertido en un arma decisiva en la batalla final contra el demonio que liberaron. Esta vez, el ganador se lo llevará todo. Pesadillas compartidas, visiones...

Princes who have been turned into Dwarfs seek the red shoes of a lady in order to break the spell, although it will not be easy. A parody with a twist.