First in an epic gritty trilogy from the hottest new voice in British fantasy It is a time of darkness The last magic of the dead gods is on the wane Demons & half-formed monsters plague the land as the final barriers between the realms begin to fail The jealous Magelords of three great cities sit in their towers of stone & brood over the scant power that remains It is not a time of heroes Their songs are long forgotten their deeds go unwritten But even now some few still nurse a spark of hope an unlikely fellowship united against the tyranny of their immortal overlords
- THE GRIM COMPANY
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Dear reader There is nothing to be found in Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events' but misery & despair You still have time to choose another international best-selling series to read But if you insist on discovering the unpleasant adventures of the Baudelaire orphans then proceed with caution violet Klaus & Sunny Baudelaire are intelligent children They are charming & resourceful & have pleasant facial features Unfortunately they are exceptionally unlucky In The Grim Grotto the siblings face mushrooms a desperate search for something lost a mechanical monster a distressing message from a lost friend & tap dancing In the tradition of great storytellers from Dickens to Dahl comes an exquisitely dark comedy that is both literary & irreverent hilarious & deftly crafted Despite their wretched contents A Series of Unfortunate Events' has sold 60 million copies worldwide & been made into a Hollywood film starring Jim Carrey & in the future things are poised to get much worse thanks to the forthcoming Netflix series starring Neil Patrick Harris You have been warned Are you unlucky enough to own all 13 adventures? The Bad Beginning The Reptile Room The Wide Window The Miserable Mill The Austere Academy The Ersatz Elevator The Vile Village The Hostile Hospital The Carnivorous Carnival The Slippery Slope The Grim Grotto The Penultimate Peril The End And what about All the Wrong Questions? In this four-book series a 13-year-old Lemony chronicles his dangerous & puzzling apprenticeship in a mysterious organisation that nobody knows anything about Who Could That Be at This Hour?' When Did you Last See Her?' Shouldn't You Be in School?' Why is This Night Different from All Other Nights?' Lemony Snicket was born before you were & is likely to die before you as well He was born in a small town where the inhabitants were suspicious & prone to riot He grew up near the sea & currently lives beneath it Until recently he was living somewhere else Brett Helquist was born in Ganado Arizona grew up in Orem Utah & now lives in New York City He earned a bachelor's degree in fine arts from Brigham Young University & has been illustrating ever since His art has appeared in many publications including Cricket magazine & The New York Times ...

A very young Bernardo Bertolucci already shows his talent in this bleak murder mystery told in an interesting series of flashbacks A Roman prostitute has been brutally murdered in a park near the Tiber River & in order to forward their investigation the police corner a handful of people who were in the park at the time As they separately tell their versions of why they were there & what they did their narrations do not necessarily match the images on the screen that do reflect the truth By the time all the flashbacks have been completed a real picture of the crime emerges ...

The third sinister story in the Grimm series delves even further into the dark heart of the fairy tales you thought you knew & loved A brother & sister must venture through kingdoms & forests haunted by demons & ogres all the while seeking their way home & they must face the most frightening monster of all death Enter if you dare a world filled with cruel stepsisters ghastly suppers & a terrifying man known as the Devil ...

he Beast has invited you to his castle for a Masquerade When you enter you are magically transformed into the identity of another character from The Grimm Forest! The Beast enjoys his antics! Players will be outed if they are given 2 artifacts of their bane but can win the magical masquerade if they are able to collect 3 artifacts of their favor The Beast loves to watch the characters try & oust each other Each player will draw 2 artifacts keeping one for themselves & giving 1 to any player at the ball This reveals a lot of information on both players Why did you keep that artifact? Oh excuse me Snow White I see you have 2 mirrors does that oust you as the Evil Queen? Turning in 2 Artifacts activates special actions as well timing these well have great benefits! Don't worry if you are outed early you take on the role of a Ghost you get to guess what character you think will win the magical masquerade & if you are correct you win along with them! You also take a turn handing out Artifacts to characters to try & sway the ball to your favor! The first player to collect 3 Artifacts of Favor or to be the last player remaining will win All other players will be given a token in their defeat When someone has 3 tokens that triggers the end of the masquerade & we see which player was the best! Players 2-5 Playing time 20-40 mins Ages 8 ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play Illumination & Universal Pictures present The Grinch based on Dr Seuss’ beloved classic The Grinch tells the story of a cynical grump who goes on a mission to steal Christmas only to have his heart changed by a young girl’s generous spirit Funny heartwarming & visually stunning The Grinch is fun for the whole family Actors Scott Mosier Benedict Cumberbatch Rashida Jones Angela Lansbury Kenan Thompson Directors Yarrow Cheney Language English Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired English Audio Description English Number of discs 2 ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play The Grinch (Jim Carrey) is a grouchy green monster who lives high up on a mountain overlooking the town of Whoville The Grinch hates happiness hates merriment & most of all hates Christmas So one year as the festive season approaches he decides that enough is enough & draws up plans to steal all the decorations & all the presents from the poor unsuspecting citizens below Does this mean the Whos won&t be celebrating this year? Not if little Cindy Lou has anything to do with it ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play The Grinch (Jim Carrey) is a grouchy green monster who lives high up on a mountain overlooking the town of Whoville The Grinch hates happiness hates merriment & most of all hates Christmas So one year as the festive season approaches he decides that enough is enough & draws up plans to steal all the decorations & all the presents from the poor unsuspecting citizens below Does this mean the Whos won&t be celebrating this year? Not if little Cindy Lou has anything to do with it ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play A foul-tempered green & hairy creature who lives on Mount Crumpit the Grinch hates Christmas almost as much as the residents of Whoville the town at the bottom of his mountain One night he decides to steal Christmas away from the Whos by taking all their decorations presents & Christmassy things However he soon learns a valuable lesson about the true spirit of the festive season! Actors Jim Carrey Jeffrey Tambor Christine Baranski Anthony Hopkins Clint Howard Molly Shannon Taylor Momsen Nadja Pionilla & Catherine Baranov Director Ron Howard Certificate PGYear 2000 Screen Widescreen 1851 Anamorphic Languages English Duration 2 hours 9 minutes (approx) ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Illumination & Universal Pictures present The Grinch based on Dr Seuss’ beloved classic The Grinch tells the story of a cynical grump who goes on a mission to steal Christmas only to have his heart changed by a young girl’s generous spirit Funny heartwarming & visually stunning The Grinch is fun for the whole family Actors Scott Mosier Benedict Cumberbatch Rashida Jones Angela Lansbury Kenan Thompson Directors Yarrow Cheney Language English Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired English Audio Description English Number of discs 1 ...