Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Triple bill of horror features In &A Nightmare On Elm Street& (2010) a remake of Wes Craven&s 1980s slasher horror classic a group of suburban teenagers
- Nancy (Rooney Mara) Quentin (Kyle Gallner) Jesse (Thomas Dekker) & Alan (Clancy Brown)
- all attended the same nursery school when they were toddlers Several of them were molested by the nursery&s janitor Fred Krueger (Jackie Earle Haley) who was subsequently burned to death in a fire by their enraged parents Now the horribly disfigured razor-fingered Freddie is out to wreak his revenge upon the teenagers by slicing them up in their dreams As long as they are able to stay awake they can protect one another
- but as soon as they succumb to sleep there can be no escape In & Final Destination& (2000) having boarded an aeroplane ready to embark on a school trip to France Alex (Devon Sawa) suddenly has a premonition that it will explode He tries to convince his friends to disembark causing so much trouble that he & six others are eventually ejected before take-off Shortly afterwards standing in the departure lounge they see the plane destroyed in a mid-air explosion Later after three of the ejectees die in strange circumstances Alex becomes convinced that death feels cheated & is now trying to collect back the debt Can Alex convince his other friends of this before they too meet their untimely ends? In & House of Wax& (2005) a remake of the 1953 film a road trip to one of the biggest college football games of the year takes a turn for the worse for Carly (Elisha Cuthbert) Paige (Paris Hilton) & their friends when they decide to camp out for the night before heading to the game A confrontation with a mysterious trucker at the camp site leaves everyone unsettled & Carly has her hands full trying to keep the peace between her boyfriend Wade (Jared Padalecki) & her hot-headed brother Nick (Chad Michael Murray) They wake up the next morning to find that their car might have been deliberately tampered with At the risk of being stranded they accept a local&s invitation for a ride into Ambrose the only town for miles Once there they are drawn to Ambrose&s main attraction
- Trudy&s House of Wax which is filled with remarkably life-like wax sculptures But as they soon discover there is a shocking reason the exhibits look so real As the friends uncover the town&s dark secrets they are stalked by a mysterious killer & find themselves in a bloody battle for survival The group must find a way out of Ambrose
- or become permanent additions to the House of Wax




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Build amazing scenes from the Nightmare on Elm Street movies with this new deluxe accessory set! These incredible pieces are perfectly in scale with NECA&s line of 7" figures & include some truly iconic pieces from the cult classic horror movies The set comes in closed box packaging featuring artwork created just for this release Set

Includes::
- Freddy Worm (as seen in Dream Warriors)
- Stands over 12" tall! Features an articulated head & a display base styled as broken floor boards Freddy TV (as seen in Dream Warriors)
- Can be mounted on a diorama wall or displayed on desk or shelf The arms are articulated & the antenna on Freddy&s head can be positioned Elm Street signs
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Includes:: both regular & "nightmare" versions of the street sign that stand over 10" tall Based on the Nightmare On Elm Street film franchise Set

Includes:: Freddy worm & TV (seen in the 1987 film A Nightmare on Elm Street 3 Dream Warriors); Elm Street signs (both regular & nightmare versions) In-scale with NECA
- 7" Scale Action Figures Freddy worm stands over 12 inches tall; Elm Street signs stand over 10 inches tall










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Commissario Brunetti is faced with another dark mystery In a small village at the foot of the Italian Dolomites the gardens of a deserted farmhouse have lain untouched for decades But the new owner keen for renovations to begin is summoned urgently to the house when his workmen disturb a macabre grave Wild animals have done their grisly work & the human corpse is badly decomposed Then a valuable signet ring is found close by providing the first vital clue It leads Commissario Guido Brunetti right to the heart of aristocratic Venice to a family still grieving for its abducted son ...

Christine Jones's account of growing up in Northampton during the 1960s & '70s is one of nostalgia & adventure as she recollects her time at school home & the many public events that took place in the area Memories of her parents' newsagent's shop unfold as Christine recalls the comics magazines sweets & toys of the period along with the more mundane aspects of life that are still able to bring a fond smile to Christine's face as well those who read & share her memories Christine relives shopping by candlelight & the redevelopment of the area that began to take shape in Northampton during the 1960s & '70s & the many new practices this brought As Christine faced new challenges while growing up she was always surrounded by the love & support of her close-knit family who provided stability for Christine to grow & test the limits brought about by society with firm footing The end of childhood for Christine went h&-in-hand with Northampton's renaming as a ' New Town' with expansion a new town centre emerging fashions new schools & changes within her family A must-have for residents & visitors to Northampton & those who grew up in the 1960s & '70s Christine brings fond memories to life to be enjoyed by all ...

Funny feisty & all-too-true A Not Quite Perfect Family by Claire Sandy is for anyone who loves their family so much they'd just like a weekend away from them Fern Carlile has a lot on her plate It's a good thing she loves her big imperfectly perfect family because she's the one who washes their pants de-fleas the dog & runs her own business A hearty meal is the one thing that brings the Carliles together
- but over the course of a year the various courses also pull them apart Around the table sits an eight-year-old militant feminist a pair of teenage accidental parents & a cantankerous OAP Fern's husband needs an extra seat for his spectacular midlife crisis Will Fern's marriage be over by the time coffee is served? Perhaps she'll give in & have the hot new dish that looks so tempting Decisions decisions
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One happy day in the midst of writing to her fiancee her hand stopped writing unbidden; then it continued by itself etching the words which would change her life forever 'but there's no point now as I am going to be a nun' That bolt from the blue set events in motion that caused Shirley to lose her mother & sisters her husband to be her horses her parties & life of ease Within months Shirley had become Sister Agatha But her faith in her choice never faltered despite years of great difficulty when her Convent was close to bankruptcy Her belief took her to London to knock on Sir Paul Getty's door to secure the money to ensure her community would not lose their homeand getting it Now eighty-five she looks back on an incredible life of love loss & belief This is at once a deeply poignant tale of doomed romance & a heart-warming story of taking a leap of faith & finding a meaning in life beyond the wealth & comfort she was born into Whether a believer or not Sister Agatha's momentous life will touch & inspire whilst reminding us that it is perhaps better to accept that not everything in the world is yet explained ...

Teenager Lewis Hoxworthy discovers a disturbing painting in a medieval barn; a discovery which excites archaeologist Neil Watson who is excavating an ancient manor house nearby But when former rock star Jonny Shellmer is found shot through the head in Lewis's father's field & Lewis himself goes missing after contacting a man on the internet Detective Inspector Wesley Peterson & his boss Gerry Heffernan face one of their most intriguing cases yet It seems that the Devon village of Derenham is not only full of resident celebrities seeking the rural idyll but full of secrets ancient & modern Lewis's distraught parents seem to have something to hide Then the mysterious owner of a new age shop is silenced before she can reveal what she knows about Jonny Shellmer Is Jonny's death linked to Lewis's disappearance? & does Jonny's best known song ' Angel' contain a clue? As Neil Watson uncovers the story of Derenham's medieval past it becomes clear that the Derenham Doom
- a painted portrayal of hell & judgement more than half a millennium old
- holds the key to the mystery & as events reach a terrifying climax Wesley Peterson has to act swiftly if he is to save a young life

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The hill people & the Mexicans arrived on the same day It was a Wednesday early in September 1952 The Cardinals were five games behind the Dodgers with two weeks to go & the season looked hopeless The cotton however was waist high to my father almost over my head & he & my grandfather could be heard before supper whispering words that were seldom heard It could be a good crop Thus begins the new novel from John Grisham a story inspired by his own childhood in rural Arkansas The narrator is a seven year old farm boy named Luke Chandler who lives in the cotton fields with his parents & grandparents in a little house that's never been painted The Chandlers farm eighty acres that they rent not own & when the cotton is ready they hire a truckload of Mexicans & a family from the Ozarks to help harvest it For six weeks they pick cotton battling the heat the rain the fatigue & sometimes each other As the weeks pass Luke sees & hears things no seven year old could possibly be prepared for & finds himself keeping secrets that not only threaten the crop but will change the lives of the Chandlers forever A Painted House is a moving story of one boy's journey from innocence to experience ...

With a new Introduction by Cedric Watts Research Professor of English University of Sussex A Pair of Blue Eyes though early in the sequence of Hardy's novels is lively & gripping Its dramatic cliff-hanging episode for example is at once tense ironic feministic & erotic With settings in Wessex & London the novel also has some strongly autobiographical features as the blue-eyed heroine Elfride Swancourt is based largely on Emma Gifford who became Thomas Hardy's first wife Elfride's vivacious nature attracts several lovers but she is beset by sexual prejudice & the ensuing ironies reveal the constraints of her times A Pair of Blue Eyes provides an engaging & moving experience for today's readers ...

' At night among the reeds on the bayou Chicot could still hear the woman's wail mingled now with the croaking of the frogs' From one of the most daring writers of fin-de-siecle America five stories of awakening that range from Louisiana's plantations & poverty-stricken bayous to its gilded cities Introducing Little Black Classics 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range & diversity of Penguin Classics with books from around the world & across many centuries They take us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan from Tierra del Fuego to 16th century California & the Russian steppe Here are stories lyrical & savage; poems epic & intimate; essays satirical & inspirational; & ideas that have shaped the lives of millions Kate Chopin (1850-1904) The Awakening & Selected Stories & At Fault are available in Penguin Classics ...