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| why do vampires bleed from their ears: A Vampire Christmas Carol Sarah Gray, 2011-05-26 Ebenezer Scrooge has never been known for the greatness of his heart. A miser, a leech, a penny-pinching old coot. . . Say what you will about him, though—he's never actually sucked someone's blood. That dubious honor belongs to the vampires who surround him, preying on the weak and laying traps for the strong. They've dogged his footsteps since he was born, driving him from the love of his friends, family, and faithful fiancée. Now, on Christmas Eve, Scrooge's old friend Jacob Marley rises from the grave to warn him about the evil gathering around him. With three mysterious spirits to guide him, he rediscovers his lost love Belle, toiling fearlessly as a seamstress by day and vampire hunter by night. He sees the secrets of his nephew Fred and his clerk Bob Cratchit, who risk their lives as Belle's loyal soldiers. And he learns of the plot mounting to attack all of them, starting with the innocent sacrifice of Bob's son Tiny Tim. . . Scrooge has only one night to save himself and all that he once treasured—but if he can vanquish the vampires, he might finally earn back the love he cast away. . . |
| why do vampires bleed from their ears: True Blood Brigid Cherry, 2012-08-17 As seen in HBO's True Blood, vampires have never been more edgy, gory or sexy. Since its arrival on screen in 2008, Alan Ball's adaptation of The Southern Vampire Mysteries by Charlaine Harris has exploited the creative freedoms of the HBO brand and captured a cult audience with its passionate, blood-drenched visuals and stories. From viral webisodes depicting vampires announcing themselves on TV to the steamy title sequence and the show's uninhibited use of language, sex and gore, True Blood has quickly gained status as cult TV with bite. True Blood posed the question of what would happen if vampires 'came out of the coffin' and this book considers the representations of sexuality, race and class in a series that engages directly with prejudice and civil rights. It also considers True Blood's generic roots in television horror, paranormal romance and Southern Gothic, the wider contexts of fairy tales and religion, the marketing of the series and the activities of its fans. Written for students, scholars and fans, True Blood: Investigating Vampires and Southern Gothic explores the hidden depths of True Blood's vampire bars, small town communities and haunted bayous. |
| why do vampires bleed from their ears: Bloodsucking Creatures Ron Knapp, 2013-09 Examines animals that feed on blood, including mosquitoes, vampire bats, lice, leeches, lampreys, and fleas, and looks at their anatomy, behavior, and interactions with people. |
| why do vampires bleed from their ears: Demon Blood Holland Aponté, 2019-06-18 Charlotte Roux is a French girl who moves to the United States through a free-paid student transfer program to spend her freshman year at a magnet school in Chicago. Though this girl may seem ordinary she is far from it. Charlotte is a Demon Blood. When she was born a demon took over her body and she gained the power to host it. The rules state that she will be granted superhuman abilities and the ability to physically transform into the demon she hosts. However, when she dies her soul will reach a carnivorous end as it will be eaten by the demon. On her first day at school in Chicago, she notices the aura of a Demon Blood known as Vayle Nightwalker, who just so happens to host Satan. Vayle shows Charlotte a tea shop called Black Cat, which is a super low-key place for Demon Bloods to hang out. |
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| why do vampires bleed from their ears: Vampire Apocalypse: A World Torn Asunder Derek Gunn, 2010-03-14 In a desolate world where communications have ceased . . . where the global oil supply is quickly dwindling, vampires rise to rule the Earth. In this new era of blood and depravity, you are either a slave to the dark masters or dinner . . . either a breeding vessel or a rebel. Charismatic leader Peter Harris is the latter. Join him and his band of comrades as they fight to take back and then rebuild a world torn asunder . . . |
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| why do vampires bleed from their ears: The Collected Works Of Jules Verne Jules Verne, 2013-12-01 This collection includes Jules Verne's greatest works. Included is: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, A Journey to the Center of the Earth, Around the World in Eighty Days, The Mysterious Island, From the Earth to the Moon, Round the Moon, A Voyage in a Balloon, Doctor Ox's Experiment, Master Zacharius, A Drama in the Air, A Winter Amid the Ice, Ascent of Mont Blanc, An Antarctic Mystery, Dick Sand; or, A Captain at Fifteen, Eight Hundred Leagues on the Amazon, Facing the Flag, Five Weeks in a Balloon, Godfrey Morgan, The English at the North Pole, The Field of Ice, In Search of the Castaways, Michael Strogoff, Off on a Comet, Robur the Conqueror, The Adventures of a Special Correspondent, The Blockade Runners, The Fur Country, The Master of the World, The Pearl of LIma, The Secret of the Island, The Survivors of the Chancellor, The Underground City, The Waif of the Cynthia, Ticket No. 9262, Topsy Turvy, In The Year 2889. |
| why do vampires bleed from their ears: Delphi Complete Works of Jules Verne (Illustrated) Jules Verne, 2013-11-17 Jules Verne is a paramount literary figure, whose pioneering works have entertained readers for over a hundred years, laying the foundations of modern science fiction. Verne’s influence extends far beyond the realms of literature into the world of science and technology, where he inspired generations of scientists, inventors and explorers. This eBook offers the most complete collection ever compiled of Verne’s work in English translation, with numerous illustrations, rare novels and informative introductions. (Version 4) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Verne’s life and works * Concise introductions to the novels and other texts * 50 novels in English translation, with individual contents tables * French texts available for the 13 novels that cannot appear in English * Rare novels appearing for the first time in digital publishing * Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * Famous works are fully illustrated with their original artwork * Rare short stories * Includes Verne’s non-fiction masterpiece ‘Celebrated Travels and Travellers’ * Ordering of texts into chronological order and genres * UPDATED with revised texts, numerous illustrations and three rare translations: ‘The Castaways of the Flag’; ‘The Lighthouse at the End of the World’; ‘The Chase of the Golden Meteor’ Please note: sadly, a complete works of Verne in English is not possible due to copyright restrictions. To compensate for the 13 novels not available, the original French texts have been provided in their place (see the titles given in French below). As soon as new translations enter the public domain, they will be added to the eBook as a free update. CONTENTS: The Novels Five Weeks in a Balloon A Journey to the Centre of the Earth From the Earth to the Moon The Adventures of Captain Hatteras The Children of Captain Grant Around the Moon Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea A Floating City The Adventures of Three Englishmen and Three Russians in South Africa The Fur Country Around the World in Eighty Days The Mysterious Island The Survivors of the Chancellor Michael Strogoff Off on a Comet The Underground City Dick Sand: A Captain at Fifteen The Begum’s Fortune Tribulations of a Chinaman in China The Steam House Eight Hundred Leagues on the Amazon The Green Ray Godfrey Morgan Kéraban the Inflexible The Archipelago on Fire The Star of the South Mathias Sandorf Robur the Conqueror The Lottery Ticket The Flight to France The Waif of the “Cynthia” North against South Two Years Holiday The Purchase of the North Pole Family without a Name César Cascabel Mistress Branican The Carpathian Castle Claudius Bombarnac Foundling Mick The Wonderful Adventures of Captain Antifer The Floating Island Facing the Flag Clovis Dardentor An Antarctic Mystery Le Superbe Orénoque The Will of an Eccentric The Castaways of the Flag Le Village aérien Les Histoires de Jean-Marie Cabidoulin Les Frères Kip Bourses de voyage Master of the World Un Drame en Livonie L’Invasion de la mer The Lighthouse at the End of the World Le Volcan d’or L’Agence Thompson and Co The Chase of the Golden Meteor Le Pilote du Danube Les Naufragés du “Jonathan” Le Secret de Wilhelm Storitz L’Etonnante aventure de la mission Barsac The Shorter Fiction Martin Paz The Blockade Runners Dr. Ox and Other Stories Frritt-Flacc Hier et demain A Drama in Mexico The Mutineers of the Bounty In the Year 2889 An Express of the Future The Non-Fiction Celebrated Travels and Travellers Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles or to purchase this eBook as a Parts Edition of individual eBooks |
| why do vampires bleed from their ears: Choices Jill Howes, 2007 Can you cope with knowing about the Astral Council? Few can. In the Fifth Dimension, heaven and hell come down to earth. The Astral Council must work undercover to hold in check forces so evil, the Devil himself leads the war against them. And this time it's personal. The Devil's own daughter is the victim of an atrocity. He summons the Astral Council, a hand-picked team of vampires and shape shifters, of spirits from before time and before history, on a quest for justice that will take you beyond belief - and beyond hell. Meet them and meet the awesome challenges of their world as Charalder plots her arising, Balzahar gathers his witch doctors in a basement in New York, and Mordred casts his shadow from a past everyone wanted to forget... The good news is that lovers of Jill Howes' Fifth Dimension series can expect to see all their favourites back in action: Elliott, Natalia, Jason, Allegra, Daniel and a new character, Bianca, the fallen angel who wins the heart of a vampire |
| why do vampires bleed from their ears: The five hundred millions of the begum. The tribulations of a Chinaman in China. The giant raft: Eight hundred leagues on the Amazon Jules Verne, 1911 |
| why do vampires bleed from their ears: Works of Jules Verne: The five hundred millions of the begum. The tribulations of a Chinaman in China. The giant raft: Eight hundred leagues on the Amazon Jules Verne, 1911 |
| why do vampires bleed from their ears: Blood of the Earth Faith Hunter, 2016-08-02 In this series set in the same world as the Jane Yellowrock novels, New York Times bestselling author Faith Hunter introduces Nell Ingram, who wields powers as old as the earth. When Nell Ingram met skinwalker Jane Yellowrock, she was almost alone in the world, exiled by both choice and fear from the cult she was raised in, defending herself with the magic she drew from her deep connection to the forest that surrounds her. Now, Jane has referred Nell to PsyLED, a Homeland Security agency policing paranormals, and agent Rick LaFleur has shown up at Nell’s doorstep. His appearance forces her out of her isolated life into an investigation that leads to the vampire Blood Master of Nashville. Nell has a team—and a mission. But to find the Master’s kidnapped vassal, Nell and the PsyLED team will be forced to go deep into the heart of the very cult Nell fears, infiltrating the cult and a humans-only terrorist group before time runs out... |
| why do vampires bleed from their ears: New Monthly Magazine and Humorist , 1847 |
| why do vampires bleed from their ears: New Monthly Magazine, and Universal Register Thomas Campbell, Samuel Carter Hall, Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton, Theodore Edward Hook, Thomas Hood, William Harrison Ainsworth, William Ainsworth, 1847 |
| why do vampires bleed from their ears: The Living World Augustus C. L. Arnold, 1875 |
| why do vampires bleed from their ears: Walking the Rez Road Jim Northrup, 1995-10-26 DIVWalking the Rez Road contains forty short stories and poems featuring Luke Warmwater as a central character. Luke is a Vietnam veteran who has survived the war but is having trouble/surviving the peace on a reservation where everyone is broke and where the tribal government seems to work against the interests of the reservation folk. Throughout Walking the Rez Road, it is humor that holds the people and their community together. Winner, Midwest Book Achievement Award, Minnesota Book Award, Northeastern Minnesota Book Award./div |
| why do vampires bleed from their ears: Vampires and Cream Zenobia Renquist, 2023-06-23 Student loan debt and a lustful vampire are the least of her worries. To pay off the expensive training Jeliyah received while becoming the strongest necromancer in her precinct, she must team up with a centuries’ old vampire who dresses gangsta and loves the thrill of the kill. Hunting rogue vampires is the purpose of their partnership, but Teaghan seems more interested in getting Jeliyah into bed. Both their priorities change when a lucrative hunt goes wrong and lands them on the rogue list. For their continued survival, Jeliyah must use forbidden magic that binds them together, strengthening her but also awakening desires she wants to deny. Running for her life is not the time to indulge in pleasure, but not indulging and giving in fully could be the thing that gets her killed. Note: This title was previously published under the title CREAM. |
| why do vampires bleed from their ears: Works of Jules Verne Jules Verne, 1911 |
| why do vampires bleed from their ears: The Giant Raft ...: 800 leagues on the Amazon Jules Verne, 1882 |
| why do vampires bleed from their ears: Jules Verne: The Complete Collection Jules Verne, 2024-02-22 This ebook compiles Jule Verne's complete collection, including Twenty-Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, Journey to the Interior of the Earth, The Mysterious Island, Around the World in Eighty Days, The Master of the World, From the Earth to the Moon, In Search of the Castaways and many more! This edition has been professionally formatted and contains several tables of contents. The first table of contents (at the very beginning of the ebook) lists the titles of all novels included in this volume. By clicking on one of those titles you will be redirected to the beginning of that work, where you'll find a new TOC that lists all the chapters and sub-chapters of that specific work. |
| why do vampires bleed from their ears: The Vampire's Wolf and the Resurrectionist Jenna Kernan, Sierra Woods, 2014-08-19 As a werewolf, marine captain Travis MacConnelly should be immune to the deadly attraction of female vampires. But Brianna Vittori ignites his most primal desires. When Mac realizes that his beautiful prisoner doesn't know what she is, it's up to him to provide her with answers ... and protection. As the bond between them grows, so does the danger they're in. |
| why do vampires bleed from their ears: Eight Hundred Leagues on the Amazon by Jules Verne (with illustrations) Jules Verne, 2025-02-16 Eight Hundred Leagues on the Amazon (French: La Jangada - Huit Cents lieues sur l'Amazone) is a novel by Jules Verne, published in 1881. It has also been published as The Giant Raft. It is an adventure novel, involving how Joam Garral, a ranch owner living near the Peruvian-Brazilian border on the Amazon River, is forced to travel downstream when his past catches up with him. Most of the novel is situated on a large jangada (a Brazilian timber raft) that is used by Garral and his family to float to Belém, at the river's mouth. Many aspects of the raft, scenery, and journey are described in detail. It was adapted into the 1993 film Eight Hundred Leagues Down the Amazon. (Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eight_Hundred_Leagues_on_the_Amazon) |
| why do vampires bleed from their ears: Caves and the marvellous world beneath us Robert Stenuit, Marc Jasinski, 1966 |
| why do vampires bleed from their ears: Blood of the Fae Carly Fall, 2021-01-02 Someone is murdering the Fae … and Avery may be next on their list When Avery's long-lost father shows up in Seattle, Washington, he warns her that her being half-Fae has placed her in grave danger. Once again, she's thrust into the drama of the paranormal world she's tried to avoid. Were-shifter Gabe Turneaux has tried to stay out of Avery's life, but when her father asks him to be her bodyguard, he becomes tangled up with her once again. The only problem is, Gabe has his own agenda when he takes the job … one of revenge. And he'll stop at nothing until he gets it. When the Fae of Seattle begin to disappear and turn up with the blood drained from their bodies, Gabe and Avery set out to find who is responsible before Avery is attacked. But a discovery soon reveals a deep betrayal that leaves them with no one to trust. Not even each other. One wrong move, and they'll both wind up dead. paranormal detective agency, urban fantasy detective agency, paranormal detective romance, urban fantasy romance |
| why do vampires bleed from their ears: Eight Hundred Leagues on the Amazon Volume 1 of 2 (EasyRead Super Large 24pt Edition) Jules Verne, 2005 |
| why do vampires bleed from their ears: “The” Quarterly Review , 1865 |
| why do vampires bleed from their ears: The Quarterly Review William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray (IV), Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle), 1865 |
| why do vampires bleed from their ears: The Quarterly Review (london) Anonymous, 1865 This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant. |
| why do vampires bleed from their ears: Vampirkriege Paul Weightman, 2020-02-11 The year is 2550. The world as the human race once knew it; had changed two-hundred years previous. Gone were the cities that featured regularly on the daytime and evening news bulletins and used as backdrops for Hollywood Movies. The nations of the world had been displaced and that was due to the resurgence of mankind's age-old adversary, the VAMPIRE! |
| why do vampires bleed from their ears: Hit List Laurell K. Hamilton, 2011-06-07 Watch a video A serial killer is hunting the Pacific Northwest, murdering victims in a gruesome and spectacular way. The local police suspect monsters are involved, and have called in Anita Blake and Edward, U.S. Marshals who really know their monsters, to catch the killer. |
| why do vampires bleed from their ears: Blood... Darrell Moss, 2012-08-08 Darrell is an average guy who has, so far, lived a normal life. He has been down on his luck lately: he lost his best friend and girlfriend and several years have passed since his grandmother’s death. Despite the fact Darrell believe things cannot get any worse, he begins having dreams which seem more like nightmares. In these nightmares Darrell is brought to his grandmother’s grave where he is welcomed by a stranger in dark clothes. The stranger explains to Darrell that he will be given the opportunity to be immortal in order to save human existence from vicious vampires. As Darrell struggles with his newly bestowed power of immortality, he is told about the myth of the BLACK wolf that is stronger than any werewolf or vampire. Darrell’s grandmother senses the power and strength of the BLACK wolf in Darrell’s bloodline. The bloodline of the BLACK wolf is what holds the key to stopping the vampires’ victory over the human race. Darrell agrees to help save the human race as he struggles through a great blood battle to stop the vampires. |
| why do vampires bleed from their ears: The Last Vampire Whitley Strieber, 2001-10-20 “Bloody, lush, and gripping” (Publishers Weekly), the eternal story continues in this bestselling sequel to Whitley Strieber’s horror classic, The Hunger. Miriam Blaylock knows the secrets of civilization, the mysteries of life—and the agony of undeath. For centuries, she has traveled the world undetected. Until now. Interpol agent Paul Ward has cleansed continents of vampires, orchestrated the extermination of an ancient lair, and obtained their sacred Book of Names. He knows where they hide. He knows when they feast. And he knows their weaknesses. But he has a weakness of his own: Miriam. Cunning and elusive, she has escaped his complex network of hunters for years. Toxic and seductive, she has become his obsession. Now, predator is about to become prey. Killer to become lover. Good and evil will become inexorably entwined as the endgame begins for the last vampire. |
| why do vampires bleed from their ears: The Lycan's Daughter: Alpha Maximus book 2 Jazz Ford, 2022-09-08 Lylah is the result of love between a Lycan and a Hybrid of half witch half wolf. On the contrary, Lylah is quite different. She has no magic, no wolf, and no worries because she has her loving mate, which is all that matters to her. Then one day, everything changes. Vampires have come out of hiding and are killing the odd human in the outskirts of cities and towns. Pack warriors are organised to seek them out before the humans discover supernaturals exist. But then a tragedy takes place, changing Lylah's life forever. Lylah's anger for the vampires deepens with each passing day, and she decides to seek vengeance on them by tracking them down and killing them. However, things don’t go the way she had planned. |
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| why do vampires bleed from their ears: Bleeding Skull Annie Choi, Zack Carlson, Joseph A. Ziemba, 2021-03-23 A celebration of the most obscure, bizarre, and brain-busting movies ever made, this film guide features 250 in-depth reviews that have escaped the radar of people with taste and the tolerance of critics ― Goregasm! I Was a Teenage Serial Killer! Satan Claus!Die Hard Dracula! Curated by the enthusiastic minds behind BleedingSkull.com, this book gets deep into gutter-level, no-budget horror, from shot-on-VHS revelations (Eyes of the Werewolf) to forgotten outsider art hallucinations (Alien Beasts). Jam-packed with rare photographs, advertisements, and VHS sleeves (most of which have never been seen before), Bleeding Skull is an edifying, laugh-out-loud guide to the dusty inventory of the greatest video store that never existed. |
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