As nobles at a magnificent masquerade ball you & your friends all vie to improve your social standing Gossip flies rumors swirl & with each chime of the ebony clock hearts fill with dread & despair As midnight approaches you begin to realize that something is amiss Based on Edgar Allen Poe&s sinister story Masque of the Red Death pits you & up to six of your friends against each other as you hobnob with the Prince But disaster strikes at midnight You must balance your actions carefully between currying the Prince&s favor & discovering which rooms the Red Death will visit After all having the highest social standing matters only if you survive Players 4-7 Playing time 60-90 minutes Ages 14 ...

This anthology gathers over 20 of Poe's groundbreaking tales of the macabre & also

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Eight-year-old Edgar Allan Fini is haunted – by his father&s absence his mother&s secrets & the ghosts of his grandmother&s past But he recalls nothing of the accident about which people still whisper When Edgar meets a man with his own tragic story he is drawn deep into a damaged grief-stricken world Lucy must confront the demons that plague her to save her son & herself Tinged with wonder & a dark fairytale heart Edgar & Lucy is a gripping coming-of-age story about the painful & loving ties that bind us Praise for Edgar & Lucy& Gorgeous There is poetry on every page with delicate precise observations & unexpected imagery& Sunday Times & On every page Lodato&s prose sings with a robust openhearted wit making Edgar & Lucy a delight to read A riveting & exuberant ride& New York Times Book Review &I love this book Profoundly spiritual & hilariously specific An unusual & intimate epic that manages to capture the wonder & terror of both child & parenthood with an uncanny clarity& Lena Dunham bestselling author of Not That Kind of Girl & Wonder-filled & magisterial The book pushes the boundaries of beauty& Chicago Tribune &A quirky coming-of-age novel that deepens into something dark & strange without losing its heart or its sense of wonder& Tom Perrotta bestselling author of The Leftovers &I tore through the luminous pages of Edgar & Lucy as if possessed What this book has to say about love & truth will stay with me for a very very long time& Sophie Mc Manus bestselling author of The Unfortunates & This tale exerts a fiendish grip on the reader& Helen Simonson author of Major Pettigrew&s Last Stand & Brings to mind JD Salinger Lorrie Moore Karen Russell even James Joyce Edgar & Lucy will make you feel things you haven&t felt in ages& Daniel Torday author of The Last Flight of Poxl West & This otherworldly tale will haunt you& People ...

Eight-year-old Edgar Allan Fini is haunted – by his father&s absence his mother&s secrets & the ghosts of his grandmother&s past But he recalls nothing of the accident about which people still whisper When Edgar meets a man with his own tragic story he is drawn deep into a damaged grief-stricken world Lucy must confront the demons that plague her to save her son & herself Tinged with wonder & a dark fairytale heart Edgar & Lucy is a gripping coming-of-age story about the painful & loving ties that bind us Praise for Edgar & Lucy& Gorgeous There is poetry on every page with delicate precise observations & unexpected imagery& Sunday Times & On every page Lodato&s prose sings with a robust openhearted wit making Edgar & Lucy a delight to read A riveting & exuberant ride& New York Times Book Review &I love this book Profoundly spiritual & hilariously specific An unusual & intimate epic that manages to capture the wonder & terror of both child & parenthood with an uncanny clarity& Lena Dunham bestselling author of Not That Kind of Girl & Wonder-filled & magisterial The book pushes the boundaries of beauty& Chicago Tribune &A quirky coming-of-age novel that deepens into something dark & strange without losing its heart or its sense of wonder& Tom Perrotta bestselling author of The Leftovers &I tore through the luminous pages of Edgar & Lucy as if possessed What this book has to say about love & truth will stay with me for a very very long time& Sophie Mc Manus bestselling author of The Unfortunates & This tale exerts a fiendish grip on the reader& Helen Simonson author of Major Pettigrew&s Last Stand & Brings to mind JD Salinger Lorrie Moore Karen Russell even James Joyce Edgar & Lucy will make you feel things you haven&t felt in ages& Daniel Torday author of The Last Flight of Poxl West & This otherworldly tale will haunt you& People ...

Edgar & Edith are hungry & it's up to Edgar to bring home something tasty But just when Edgar finds some delicious sausages they are taken by The Inspector a very important-looking rat with a big hat Poor Edgar & Edith are left with nothing but dry crackers & pickles for dinner That is until one day when The Inspector is all fattened up & Edgar does some inspecting of his own A hilarious tale of confidence tricks & comeuppance with deviously delectable pictures
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EDGAR WALLACE MYSTERIES Volume 7 features top-notch performances from Alfred Burke Barbara Shelley Paul Daneman Anton Diffring & Dawn Addams ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play One of the twentieth century&s most successful crime novelists Edgar Wallace&s thrillers have been widely adapted for film & television the most memorable of which are the Edgar Wallace Mysteries series made at Merton Park Studios during the first half of the 1960s A noir-esque series it updates some of the author s stories to more contemporary settings blending classic B-movie elements with a distinctly British feel Long-awaited & much sought after all 47 films will be released over seven volumes on DVD As special features they will also include the seven separate Edgar Wallace thrillers made by Independent Artists Ltd between 1959 & 1961 This series

Includes:: top-notch performances from Michael Caine Alfred Burke Barry Foster Hazel Court Patrick Magee Bernard Archard Michael Gough Jack Watling Harry H Corbett & Bernard Lee including scripts by Robert Banks Stewart (Callan) Man in a Suitcase co-creator Richard Harris Philip Mackie (The Naked Civil Servant) Lukas Heller (The Dirty Dozen) & Roger Marshall (The Sweeney) Noted directors include Sidney Hayers (The Avengers) Robert Tronson (Armchair Thriller) & Quentin Lawrence (Catweazle) A recording of the series memorable theme music Man of Mystery also spawned a Top Five UK hit for The Shadows Actors Bernard Lee Bernard Archard Maxine Audley Lee Montague Allan Cuthbertson Jack Hedley John Bentley Elvi Hale Alfred Burke Zena Marshall Michael Caine Alfred Burke Barry Foster & Hazel Court Certificate PGYear 1961 Screen 1661 Languages English
- Mono Subtitles None listed Duration 7 hours (approx)


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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play The thrillers of Edgar Wallace one of the twentieth century&s most successful crime novelists have been widely adapted for film & television
- the most memorable series being The Edgar Wallace Mysteries made at Merton Park Studios during the first half of the 1960s A noir-esque series it updates some of the author&s stories to more contemporary settings blending classic B-movie elements with a distinctly British feel Unseen for decades these dramas have been freshly transferred from the original film elements specifically for this release This third volume

Includes:: top-notch performances from Michael Caine Barry Foster Michael Gough Bernard Lee Jack Watling & Michael Goodliffe & features scripts by Philip Mackie Robert Banks Stewart & Lukas Heller


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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play A luminary cast features in this classy adaptation of Edgar Wallace&s thriller
- the best-known & most widely adapted play by the celebrated British crimesuspense writer Marking the directorial debut of Guy Hamilton later to direct a string of iconic James Bond films The Ringer is presented here in a br&-new transfer from original film elements in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio The Ringer is an elusive criminal reported dead in Australia but now thought to be alive in London Scotland Yard knowing the Ringer had left his sister in the care of unscrupulous lawyer Maurice Meister & that she had later been found drowned warn Meister that the Ringer is in London A police guard is set up around Meister&s house & surrounded by burglar alarms he waits for further news; no intruder could possibly enter As tension mounts it seems increasingly clear that the Ringer is one of the people in the close circle around Meister but which one? Actors Herbert Lom Mai Zetterling & Denholm Elliot Director Guy Hamilton Certificate Universal Suitable for All Year 1952 Languages English Duration 1 hour & 15 minutes (approx)
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Heading an international cast
- including German &krimi& veteran Heinz Drache
- Dam Busters star Richard Todd reprises his role as insurance investigator Harry Sanders in this rare crime adventure based on Edgar Wallace&s 1911 novel Sanders of the River Made in 1964 Coast of Skeletons was the second Sanders adaptation produced & co-written by legendary B-movie mogul Harry Alan Towers & is presented here in a br&-new transfer from original film elements in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio Dispatched to investigate the loss of a diamond dredger off southern Africa&s Skeleton Coast Harry Sanders encounters AJ Magnus the ship&s wealthy American owner He soon realises that the ruthless Magnus& true interest lies in the diamonds & gold from the sunken ships insured by Sanders& firm Actors Richard Todd Dale Robertson Heinz Drache & Marianne Koch Director Robert Lynn Certificate PGYear 1964 Screen 2351 Anamorphic Languages English
- Dolby Digital (10) Mono Duration 1 hour & 27 minutes (approx)


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