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The classic and influential horror story by Mary Shelley tells the tale of a young scientist named Victor Frankenstein who successfully creates a living creature in the exaggerated image of man through his experimentation. Frankenstein must face the consequences of his actions, and so too must the now sapient and lonely creature. The story deals with themes of life and death, fear and longing, duty and vengeance.

Mary Shelley's classic gothic horror novel. The scientific young genius, Frankenstein, discovers a method for creating life in inanimate objects and sets about a project to build a human in his laboratory. He is successful in his aim, but in so doing, unleashes on the world a creature whose physical deformities make him repulsive to everyone who sets eyes on him.

Study Gateway's First Listens: Find your next Bible study! Join host Shelley Leith as she curates first sessions of Bible studies on various themes each season, taught by some of the world’s most influential Christian authors, teachers, and pastors. To learn more, visit https://StudyGateway.com.

God has created each one of us with unique abilities, unique talents and a unique personality. As women we are influencers and God has given us that role and our beauty to share with others. Yet, so often we settle for a counterfeit. The enemy has counterfeited our idea of beauty, convincing us to share our beauty with the world in a distorted way. Today, that often means that we see our beauty as what we look like on the outside.

CULT! This podcast chronicles the rise and fall of the Sullivanian Institute and its members. The psycho-sexual therapy] and institute existed on Manhattan's Upper West Side from the 1970s through the 1990s. Directed to abandon family and friends, as we all were, after five years my life was inextricably altered. The podcast begins with my childhood, then goes on to my time in the Sullivanians, and 20 years later, its self-destruction when it was characterized as a cult. It is entitled Through a Blue Window: The Sullivanians and is dedicated to mother, Ruth.

The Witch of Atlas is a poetic narrative, written in 1820 and published posthumously in 1824. The witch is the daughter of the Pleiades, the seven daughters of Atlas and Pleione. The plot is built around her adventures, during which she creates an androgynous creature, Hermaphroditus, who is both the companion of and the servant to the witch. She plays a series of pranks upon mankind, with the ultimate aim of revealing the essential foolishness of oppression and conflict and enabling the realization of a final Utopia.

As seventeen-year-old Emma struggles with her new vampire gifts and cravings, her grandmother isn’t surprised at all. Hinting that she knew this day would always come, she promises to explain everything when she returns and leaves to get help.

The seas and oceans have a mystical power over us: From a playful day at the beach to the hysterical waves of a storm, this ever-changing element evokes both beauty and fear. Its great mass, its shimmering beauty, its raging howl, and all in colours from blue to grey to green and crystal clear. In these collections of verse our poets - including Tennyson, Swinburne, Keats, Shelley, and many others - explore the relationship between ourselves and the great mystical waters.

It is a well-known fact that fairies are born from a baby's first laugh. What is not as well documented is how monsters come into being. This is the story of a creature who is both strange and unique. When he hatches down in the vast underground lair where monsters dwell, he looks just like a human boy - much to the disgust of everyone watching. Even the grumpy gargoyles who adopt him and nickname him ‘Imp’ only want him to steal chocolate for them from the nearby shops. He’s a child with feet in both worlds, and he doesn’t know where he fits.

Loss in any form seems to burden us with more weight than anything that can possibly be gained or learnt from. The loss of a person, a loved one, is often overwhelming. Lives so interwoven that the severing or loss of one life leaves the other weakened, unable to function for some time. Recovery comes in a myriad of forms but is usually debilitating, slow and, in the end, we are not as whole as we once were.It is a subject that authors return to again and again.

This collection of short stories contains several gothic tales of the macabre and chilling, by writers as diverse as Robert Louis Stevenson, Mary Shelley, H. P. Lovecraft and A. M. Burrage. These tales are designed to unsettle you, just a little, as you sit back and take in their words as they lead you on a walk to places you’d perhaps rather not visit on your own. Our stories are: "The Body Snatcher", by Robert Louis Stevenson; "The Mortal Immortal", by Mary Shelley; "The Thing on the Doorstep", by HP Lovecraft; and "Waxworks", by AM Burrage.

Five Lessons I Didn't Learn From Breast Cancer is Shelley Lewis' thoroughly modern, slightly contrarian take on "doing" breast cancer in an epiphany-free zone, where the goal is simply to get through it and get the hell back to your life. She proves chemotherapy can eradicate everything except a sense of humor.

Humans have used weapons to fight their enemies since the dawn of history. Today’s military arsenal is filled with the most accurate and sophisticated tools yet. Learn all about these high tech weapons and the science that went into their development.

Life as a pastor’s wife has been a lot of fun, filled with new friendships and many learning opportunities. This life has also brought much heartache. I suppose we could say it is the best of times, it is the worst of times. With each lesson learned, I have thought of my fellow pastor’s wives and wondered - Are they feeling alone and longing for a friend? Are they earlobe deep in ministry and wondering where their joy went? Sweet Moments. A time to put their feet up and allow the author to minister to the listener. Let a new friendship begin!

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The Akashic Records are a storehouse of information and energy available within the unified field that contain all thoughts deeds and actions from the past, present and future. Before now, seekers were taught to believe accessing this unseen realm was reserved for the few or the elite. Not anymore. According to past life and energy healing expert Dr. Shelley Kaehr, by using the proper methods, anyone can learn to receive information for their highest good–including you! Since her near-death experience in 2000, Shelley A. Kaehr, PhD, has accessed this cosmic storehouse frequently.

After struggling on a trip to Key West, Florida, past life expert Dr. Shelley Kaehr wondered if a past life influence was to blame. She healed after a transformational past life regression and began wondering—do these kinds of situations happen to others? After conducting in-depth research, she concluded that spontaneous past life memories happen to everybody, whether they’re consciously aware of it or not.

Two polar opposite best friends interview fascinating guests and dish the dirt. Topics range from urban legends and the metaphysical to true crime, music history and crazy animal facts. Channel your inner witch and tune in to these comedic buddies - one salty, one sweet and a MannWitch who is quick on his feet!

Justice may be blind, but Lindsey Jones refuses to turn a blind eye to the truth. In the small town of Oklahoma, she is known as a formidable defense lawyer, but her latest case will put her skills to the ultimate test. As an innocent man faces a life sentence, Lindsey must navigate a corrupt legal system while dealing with her own personal turmoil. A struggling marriage and a silent best friend add to the high stakes of this high-profile case. And to make matters worse, her arch-nemesis is the prosecutor. Step into the world of "Lady Lawyer: Small Town Justice" where gripping courtroom ...

Max is having trouble taking care of his library books, and Zoe is ready to help him. She explains that folding the pages into dog ears is not good book manners. Max needs to find a way to show the librarian that he has learned his lesson and will take better care of the books.