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Brilliant Paradigm-blasting and profound. - Steven Pressfield, Bestselling author of Gates of Fire and The War of Art
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The first time he cut open a patient's skull, neurosurgeon Mark McLaughlin found himself confronting a powerful force that his fellow brain surgeons agreed was best never spoken of.
Fear.
But Dr. McLaughlin knew that if he couldn't find a way to cope with this formidable foe, all he had striven for as a physician would be lost. So, with a scientist's analytical precision and a philosopher's worldview, McLaughlin derived and formalized a method by which he could act rationally and confidently under the operating room's lights and in all of the complex relationships in his life, especially under fear's profound influence.
With inspiration and guidance from intellectual titans like Rene Descartes, Charles Darwin, William James, Carl Jung, and contemporary thinkers like Nate Zinsser, Jordan Peterson, Iain McGilchrist, and J.K. Rowling, McLaughlin lays out his twenty-year intellectual adventure story. The payoff of his odyssey is as life-changing as it is thrilling.
Mark McLaughlin, (www.markmclaughlinmd.com) is the founder of Princeton Brain and Spine Care specializing in trigeminal neuralgia and cervical spine surgery. A former NCAA Division I wrestler, McLaughlin was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2016. His commentary regularly appears in Business Insider and other national media outlets.
EMPRESS OF THE LIVING DEAD collects 25 stories of horror and dark fantasy by Bram Stoker Award-winning author Mark McLaughlin. He is the author of the novels, HUMAN DOLL, THE HELL NEXT DOOR, and INJECTABLES. The stories in this collection abound with monsters, supernatural beings, aliens, practitioners of magic, kaiju, tentacled creatures and more. These stories include Empress Of The Living Dead, Cold-Blooded, The Vainglorious Simulacrum Of Mungha Sorcyllamia: A Weird Romance, Foreign Tongue, The Astonishing Secret Of The King Of The Cats, Zombies Are Forever, Silky, Slinky, Fabulous - To Die For, The Prince Of Dreadful Magick, Why Cosmo Used To Wear A Lab Smock Every Halloween, and many more.
In a distant forest near a swamp stood a dead oak tree filled with spiderwebs. Among the tree's branches sat a silver-eyed magic man, who played a major role in the personal evolution of the Wicked Queen. The 18 Spiderweb Tree stories in this collection are twisted retellings of classic fairy tales and folklore, created for adults instead of kids. These stories include Hansel & Gristle, The Shoemaker's Unpaid Interns, The Secret Last Name Of The Psychic Alchemist, The Musical Rat-Catcher, Little Big-Nosed Woodenhead, The Tabby Who Enjoyed Wearing Shoes, and more.
This collection includes five more tales - The Lady With Little Friends In Her Hair And Other Urban Legends. An urban legend is part of a modern brand of folklore, in which tales are circulated as true, and they often reflect the anxieties found in society. The urban legends found here include The Kid Whose Pet Wasn't Really A Dog, The Guy Who Never Left The Mall, The Woman Who Found A Surprise In Her Pop Can, and more.
In this story collection, you will learn about the most obscure and in some cases, reclusive creatures that Creation has to offer. In Lurkers From The Dreamlands, you will discover how bizarre hybrid creatures, from folklore as well as urban legends, were created when humans began to interact with the denizens of the Dreamlands.
Let Me Tell You About Aliens reveals how and why life-forms from other planets and even solar systems visit the Earth whenever they please. Delilah's Siblings presents the secrets of an unusually large rural family with a disturbing lifestyle. In Speaking Parts: Frankenstein's Monster Restitched As A Crazy Quilt Of Flash Fictions, you will find out more about the components of history's most notorious assembled monster. None of the parts were donated to the doctor who created the creature. The innovative physician collected the pieces one by one, and each part has a story to share. Phantasmapedia: An Alphabestiary of Little-Known Demons, Entities, Mutants, and Pseudo-Biological Aberrations provides an overview of many weird beings that live hidden in strange locations, or unseen in our midst.
DIMENSION OF MONSTERS presents seven tales of Lovecraftian horror, weird creatures, and unspeakable possession. In Blood On The Enchanted Blade, a being from Lovecraft's Dreamlands discovers how to interact with people in the waking world of Earth, with deadly results. In Clip-Clop, an investigator of the supernatural teams up with an unearthly entity to solve a horrifying mystery.
A tale of the insect-god Ghattambah reveals a bizarre plot to destroy most, but not all, of humanity. Another story serves as a guide to monsters you might meet at the office, to help you to avoid many of the sketchy fiends that may lurk in any workplace. The Succubus Of The Opera presents the tale of a bat-winged creature of legend and a strange love affair. She'll Never Leave The Attic and The Vengeance Of The Six Witches are both modern-day ghost stories, each with its own unique twist. Thank you for visiting the DIMENSION OF MONSTERS. Enjoy your stay....
Zombies can rise from the dead for countless reasons. Any horror-movie enthusiastic can tell you that. Sure, a zombie's bite can turn its victim into one of the living dead. But that's not all. In films, corpses have been turned into zombies through voodoo, nuclear power, viruses, parasites, Egyptian curses (if you count mummies as zombies), toxic chemicals, the Black Mass, and more. In his stories, McLaughlin explores many different ways to bring the dead back to life.
As you read these stories, you will learn about zombies created by Internet witches, and discover the bizarre secrets of the isle of Zovemba, also known as Zombie Island. And that's not all. To satisfy your hunger for horror, McLaughlin has added sixteen stories about other types of humanoid monstrosities. Fiends and freaks come in many forms, and some of the very worst attempt to pass for people.
In this collection, you will such ghastly, pulse-pounding tales of the macabre as Beach Blanket Zombie, Vulture Soup for the Soulless, The Agony of Claude Bawls, Tears of the Expressionist Aphrodite, Cyber-Vengeance of the Internet Witches, ZOM BEE MOO VEE, Tell Your Secrets to the Slime, The Bloody Woman and the Chameleon Man, Also Known as Mom and Dad, Hello My Name is Halja, Notes Concerning the Death and/or Decomposition of Reality, The Tale Of The Cat-Headed Man, The Man-Headed Dog, and the Lady With Rats For Hands, and many more.
Throughout history, people have been fascinated by the seductive allure of vampires. We read about them in books, watch stories about them on television and in movies -- but do we know all there is to know about them? Of course not. These creatures of the shadows have kept their most shocking secrets hidden . . . until now.
Dracula Transformed & Other Bloodthirsty Tales features eleven vampire stories by Bram Stoker Award-winning author Mark McLaughlin and Bram Stoker Award finalist Michael McCarty. In these stories, they have unearthed many of the secrets of the bloodthirsty dead.
In the novella Dracula Transformed, Dracula is brought back from beyond the grave in a manner that gives him startling new powers. Using these powers, he begins a bloody campaign of vengeance. In Lucy Transformed, you will learn of the relationship between Dracula and his daughter Zaleska, as well as his growing fondness for Lucy Westenra -- a fondness that will seal Lucy's doom. Even more vampiric horror awaits you in the remaining nine tales.
The poems in EMBRACE OF THE INTERNET WITCH cover a wide range of dark fantasy and horror themes, including mythical creatures, strange love, dark magic, and bizarre twists of fate. Mark McLaughlin's fiction, nonfiction, and poetry have appeared worldwide in hundreds of magazines, newspapers, websites, and anthologies.
McLaughlin's books include the novels, HUMAN DOLL, THE HELL NEXT DOOR, and INJECTABLES. He is also the author of CRUSHED VELVET: POEMS OF HORROR & BEAUTY. Mark was one of the authors of THE GOSSAMER EYE, a collection that won the 2002 Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in Poetry category. His 2002 poetry collection, PROFESSOR LaGUNGO'S EXOTIC ARTIFACTS & ASSORTED MYSTIC COLLECTIBLES was a nominee for the 2003 Stoker Poetry Award. Poems collected in EMBRACE OF THE INTERNET WITCH include the following, as well as many more: The Further Adventures Of Lizzie Borden, The Murdermobile, Poetry & Discipline, Lord Of The Canals, Ancient Egyptian Home Shopping Network, Pop-Up Grimoire, Ten Things To Feed An Infant Zombie, Should You Find Yourself Having To Care For One, Strange Survivals: A Mythos Update, Summer Blockbuster, Addressing The Global Symposium On Spontaneous Combustion, After Valiant Perseus Snicked Off Medusa's Head, A Spell To Reverse An Unfortunate Turn Of Events, and Embrace Of The Internet Witch.
CRUSHED VELVET: POEMS OF HORROR & BEAUTY features the best of Mark McLaughlin's poetry throughout his career. His fiction, nonfiction, and poetry have appeared in hundreds of magazines, newspapers, websites, and anthologies. His books include the novels, HUMAN DOLL, THE HELL NEXT DOOR, and INJECTABLES. McLaughlin was also one of the authors of THE GOSSAMER EYE, a collection that won the 2002 Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in Poetry category.
Three authors were featured in THE GOSSAMER EYE: Mark McLaughlin, Rain Graves and David Niall Wilson. The three authors represented in this collection wrote in numerous speculative genres, with an emphasis on horror and dark fantasy. McLaughlin is also the author of many other poetry collections, including PROFESSOR LAGUNGO'S EXOTIC ARTIFACTS & ASSORTED MYSTIC COLLECTIBLES, which was a nominee for the 2003 Bram Stoker Poetry Award. I have always felt that dark verse has to feature more than just gore, gloom, and violence, McLaughlin said. There has to be some profound human element. That element can be love, humor, irony, a contrasting appreciation of beauty, or any combination of possible options. CRUSHED VELVET features a wide variety of McLaughlin's poems from various anthologies, magazines, and collections of his work. Poems you will find in this collection include Now Is The Winter Of My Discontent Pterodactyl, Death Is Coming For You, My Friend, I Had A Dream And You Were In It, Mom And Dad Went Insane And All I Got Was This Lousy T-Shirt, Older Than Dirt And Twice As Ugly, The Return Of Lizard-Lips, Steamroller Concerto (In B-Flat), A Dream Of Shrieking Insects, Consummate Blasphemy Of The Rustmad Technogod, Caligari, Inc., Scandalicious, The Snickerer In The Snack Machine, Internet Witches, and A Flaming Death Is Not For Me.
URBAN MONSTERS presents three stories of monsters out of mythology, including a tale inspired by H.P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos. All are set in the present day, showing that creatures of myth aren't relics from the past. They live among us and are still ready to destroy the unwary.
In The Lurker In The Basement, you will learn about a threat from the ancient world that is born to a wealthy modern-day couple. They do their best to conceal their hideous offspring from others, but there is no hiding a creature that hungers for human flesh. The Protective Care Ward is set in a clinic for individuals with special problems. Some of the patients are extremely dangerous, including one whose appearance changes on a regular basis. That patient is in contact with the powerful deity Azathoth. Curing the patient might turn out to be tricky, since it could bring about the end of the world. Mother Most Foul tells the tale of a creature out of Greek mythology who has decided to settle down in a domestic life as a mortal's wife. But the creature clings to many strange beliefs, and finds it nearly impossible to blend into society. The story is told from the viewpoint of the creature's long-suffering son, who does his best to help Mother to fit into a world that finds her both confusing and frightening....
Inheritance Tax 2020/21 provides a clearly structured analysis of the major inheritance tax (IHT) provisions together with the tips and planning techniques needed to apply them successfully and to avoid potential pitfalls.
This essential guide to IHT helps you navigate progressively through the complexities of an increasingly difficult subject. It starts with the basic rules and principles before looking at topics in more depth. Whatever your level of expertise and experience, this book will be a valuable addition to your practice library. Updates for the 2020/21 edition include: - IHT simplification - The OTS reports on IHT simplification and the all-party parliamentary group (Inheritance & Intergenerational fairness) report on the reform of IHT