Charles M Skinner: 147 books

Once upon a time there were angry monsters who loved to eat dwellers of neighborhood country. The king of the country offered them the most beautiful woman. They ate her and the king too. People became disappointed by this fact and their belief in a royal family faded away. But there was one young...

There was a ceremony. The lights were dull and an uncomfortable silence had fallen on the company. Last, came a tall man muffled in a military cloak. It was Sir William Howe. He didn’t like the raw fellows and he cried at one: "There is a plot in this. Your head has stood too long on a traitor's shoulders…" What happened next? Read the story to know!

Once upon a time there was a celebration of a bride. The camp of Indians was full of turmoil one day, for their bride, Iano, was to marry the young chief, Sassacus. The feast was spread and all were ready to participate of it, when it was found that the bride was missing. Some said that she was in a forest… What happened next? Read the story to know!

Varla Ventura, Coast to Coast favorite, Weird News blogger on Huffington Post, and author of The Book of the Bizarre and Beyond Bizarre, introduces Weiser Books new Collection of forgotten occult classics. Paranormal Parlor is an eerie assemblage of affordable digital editions, curated with Varlas...

The Children's Book of Christmas Stories is a collection of 35 wonderful stories from around the world. Stories range from Dickens' "A Christmas Carol," and "The Cratchit's Christmas," to "The Fir Tree," by Hans Christian Andersen, to a German Legend for Christmas Eve,...