Best Selling Books by James Newman

This accessible guide provides a stimulating introduction to teaching this new and exciting topic, offering practical and helpful advice on classroom approaches and clear reference to critical and theoretical writing. It links the study of video games to the key concepts, includes detailed case studies of a range of video games, and summarises recent educational research. As with all the guides in this series, this title is supported by additional student materials on dedicated password accessible web pages.

Mapping the commercial process of videogame production from pre-production to games journalism, David Surman demystifies the language of technical production processes by offering the reader a review of key production roles, along with the skills required to fulfil them.

From the humble audiocassette to out-of-this-world virtual reality, this is the story of videogames--told through objects Most people have played videogames, whether it was Pong way back when or Pok mon Go today. The story of their creation and development is fascinating, encompassing hardware, software, concept, equipment, and more. Now the curators of the UK''s award-winning National Videogame Arcade take you on a journey through joysticks and microchips, Game Boys and cuddly toys, guitars and drums, as they explore how videogames are made, played, and loved. This entertaining history ranges from The Age of Empires III Collectors'' Edition, Barcode Battler, and the Bioshock Xbox 360 faceplate to Dance: UK Dancemat, Packman and Nintendo, Tamagotchi, and Virtual Reality Headsets. Whatever your interest in gaming, from casual player to medal-winning champion, this book''s for you

Halloween: a night when the dead roam freely among the unsuspecting living. When the boundary between reality and fantasy, between this world and the next, is as thin as paper mache. When monsters real and imagined stalk the shadows, seeking easy prey. All Hallow''s Eve: a night to hide behind your best mask, lock your door, and keep your Jack-o''-lantern burning till dawn. Because something is knocking at the door, kiddies...and it''s very hungry. Demon''s Dreaming Presents: Something Good to EatFeaturing stories from Bev Vincent, Scott Edelman, James Newman, Elizabeth Eve King, Jane Nightshade, Ingrid Taylor, Bryan Miller, Wendra Chambers, Clint Smith, Joshua Strnad, Rebecca Rowland, Sarah Hans, CM Saunders, Hudson Wilding, Cristina Lombardi, Michael Leonberger

widowmaker [wid-oh-may-ker] noun 1. A thing with the potential to kill men. 2. A dead branch caught precariously high in a tree which may fall on a person below. 3. A dark fiction anthology of prodigious size; large enough to use as a doorstop... or crush a man''s skull. A few months ago one of our own, James Newman, was severely injured in a freak accident. He''s known universally in the horror fiction community as a truly great guy, and, when the news broke of the incident there was no shortage of people who wanted to help. Inside the pages of this collection, you will find tales that are lighthearted mixed in with stories that will fuel your nightmares, each one with the potential to be a WIDOWMAKER. The following 47 fellow authors and poets have contributed their words to this benefit anthology and 100% of the proceeds will go to help the Newman family. Enjoy this massive collection and thank you for your aid. Blake Burkhead Bracken MacLeod Brandon Ford Brett Williams Brian Hodge Brian Keene Charles R Rutledge Donn Gash Ed Kurtz Elizabeth Massie Evans Light Gary A. Braunbeck Gary Fry Glen Krisch J.F. Gonzalez Jack Bantry James A. Moore Jeff Strand Jenny Orosel Joe Miles John Palisano Kit Power Mark Allan Gunnells Mary Genevieve Fortier Maurice Broaddus Mercedes Murdock Yardley Michelle Garza & Melissa Lason Mir Plemmons Norman Prentiss Patrick Lacey Paul Anderson Pete Kahle Peter Giglio Ray Garton Robert Essig Ronald Kelly Rose Blackthorn Shane McKenzie Shawna L. Bernard Sheri White TG Arsenault Tim Marquitz Tim Waggoner Todd Keisling Tom Martin Tracy L. Carbone Usman Tanveer Malik

Nick Bullman was a wrestling superstar. His alter ego, The Widowmaker, was the monster heel all the marks loved to hate. Now, after a brutal encounter with two psychotic fans that left his face horribly disfigured, he''s just a monster. Yanked from the spotlight and thrust into the shadows, these days Nick tries to live the life of an average Joe. He avoids mirrors. He''s angry. He''s alone. And he likes it just fine that way... Until he receives a desperate phone call from a young lady he barely knows-his daughter. For the first time in over thirty years, Nick returns to his hometown of Midnight, North Carolina. There he will come face to face with old demons, forge new friendships, and make enemies far more dangerous than those who ruined his face, all in a quest to save the granddaughter he''s never met...and maybe find a little bit of redemption along the way. Ugly As Sin is an electrifying tale of "white-trash noir," a taut page-turner that skates the razor edge of a familiar, horrifying reality. At times heartbreaking, funny, and terrifyingly suspenseful. Encyclopocalypse Publications is proud to bring one of Newman''s best works back into print.

An adult colouring book which focusses on peace and relaxation.

I had just turned fourteen years old the night my best friends and I decided to kill Mr. Martinsen. He was my friend. My mentor. I would even go so far as to say I loved him, as I looked up to Mr. Martinsen the same way I had looked up to my maternal grandfather, who died from a heart attack when I was ten. He was the best teacher I ever had. I will never forget him, or the knowledge he imparted to me, as long as I live. But on that summer evening just several weeks before I began my freshman year of high school, he gave my friends and me no choice. Things had gone too far. We had put it off for too long. We knew Mr. Martinsen had to die.

When imprisoned for a murder she didn''t commit, a Wild West whore is forced to team up with a fat, shady outlaw to stop her flesh-eating daughter from turning the town into monsters but will her maternal instinct to protect her daughter kick in? Finalist in the 13Horror.com Film & Screenplay Contest.

"A warning tale for the adulterers, packed with nail-biting brutality and loads of teenage angst. Great fodder for those who like a little kink in their revenge." - Chad Lutzke (Stirring the Sheets; Wallflower) Amelia Fletcher is a good girl. She''s a straight-A student, second chair in her middle-school chorus, and she never uses the Lord''s name in vain. But a few days ago, she discovered that her dad has been cheating on her mom. For the first time in her life, Amelia decides she would like to know what it feels like to be a bad girl. For just one night. With the help of her BFFs, Cassie and Folline, she plans to teach Dad''s "other woman" a lesson. It''s harmless fun, right? An evening of teenage mischief. When all is said and done, the homewrecker will go away and never come back. Only then can Amelia''s family begin to repair what has been broken. However, this was no ordinary affair. And the trio could never expect the horrors that await them inside the house on Callaghan Drive.

Jerry''s best friend offers him a supernatural encounter in the back room of a brothel and Jerry''s night of pleasure sets off a dark chain of events as he spirals into obsession.

Most kids dream about a new bike, a pair of top-dollar sneakers endorsed by their favorite athlete, or that totally awesome videogame everyone''s raving about. But thirteen-year-old Jake and his little brother Matthew want nothing more than to escape from their abusive father. As soon as possible, they plan to run away to California, where they will reunite with their mother and live happily ever after.It won''t be easy, though. After a scuffle with a local bully puts Jake''s arch-nemesis in the hospital, Sheriff Theresa McLelland starts poking her nose into their feud. During a trip to the family cabin for the opening weekend of deer-hunting season, Jake and Matthew kick their plan into action, leaving Dad tied to a chair as they flee into the night. Meanwhile, the bully and his father have their own plans for revenge, and the events to follow will forever change the lives of everyone involved . . .

From H.P. Lovecraft''s Necronomicon to The Voynich Manuscript, from the Rongorongo artifacts to The Georgia Guidestones, from The Oerea Linda Book to The Book of Soyga, certain arcane writings, it seems, are not to be read - or at least not fully fathomed - by ordinary mortals.The stories in Forbidden Texts, however, each dealing with a document from beyond the pale, are not only designed to be read - their contents have already proven their ability to creep into the shadows of one''s mind and linger, awakening dark visions, etching themselves into your memory.While one of our narratives details a newly discovered work of outre erudition, three of the tales have been brought back to light from relative antiquity. Your humble editor and authors delved past the wards and sigils of obscurity, spelunking into the dungeons and mist-shrouded tombs of classic tomes. At long last we smuggled these forgotten manuscripts back from their time-eroded publications to be unleashed once more upon the waking world, our purpose to shock, thrill and entertain you anew."Rookwood" was first published in the Australian magazine Aurealis in 1999."An Uncommon Stew" was originally published as a bonus story in the back of all IDW comics in October 2004."The Love of a Good Book" tells the tale of a newly discovered (rumoured?) forbidden text..."When Satan Sings the Blues" was first published in The Rare Anthology in 2001.While the volumes containing their original publications might be slightly dusty, these tales are anything but. Each holds within the very structure of its literary essence the power to twist and transform the darker corridors of the bibliophile''s brain.Come read... or, in the case of our final tale, listen ... if you dare!About the Authors:Nicholas Knight is the bestselling author of the official Supernatural companion guides and The Essential Supernatural coffee table book, as well as a feature writer for the Official Supernatural Magazine. His short fiction has appeared in places such as H.P. Lovecraft''s Magazine of Horror, Mad Scientist Journal, Trailer Park of Terror, and Weird Tales, and he''s received honorable mention in The Year''s Best Fantasy and Horror. He lives among bears and sasquatch in the Pacific Northwest, and is currently writing a role-playing app series entitled Monster''s Choice.James Newman is the author of the novels Midnight Rain, The Wicked, Animosity and Ugly as Sin. Several short film adaptations of his works are currently in pre-production, including the fan favorite "Holy Rollers". James lives in the mountains of North Carolina. His website is www.james-newman.com.David Bain is also the editor of Dark Highways and Sword and Zombie. His novels include Gray Lake and Death Sight, the first book in his Will Castleton series, with the second, Green River Blues, coming this summer. His short story collections include Night Writing, Terror Is Our Trade (w/ C. Dennis Moore), Darker Corridors, and Shadows, Whispers, Shivers. He is the co-author, with C. Dennis Moore, of the short rock n'' roll horror novel Band of Gypsies. His website is http://DavidBainBooks.comRick Kennett is a life-long resident of Melbourne, Australia. His stories have appeared in dozens of magazines and anthologies. You can find his web site at http://rickkennett.wordpress.com/.Bryce Stevens creates horror and fantasy fiction and art, having had work published in various magazines and anthologies and online. He has been an editor, illustrator and book reviewer for horror magazines and was for two years president of the original Australian Horror Writers while editing and illustrating its bimonthly news magazine Severed Head.Christine Cornell divides her creative time between writing and computer animation. Her short story "Hard Water" was published in Blood and Water, an anthology nominated for an Aurora Award. Christine lives in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada.