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A Horror Tale of Egypt and Ancient Magic Author: H.P. Lovecraft In collusion with the famous escape artist, Harry Houdini, H.P. Lovecraft weaves an exotic story set in the heart of an Egyptian night in 1910. Written in 1924 on commission for Weird Tales magazine upon a supposedly real life experience of Houdini (and credited as written by him until 1939), the story follows a hapless traveler as he explores the pyramids by day and, knowing much of Egyptology and occultism, wonders what lies in the cut off corners where the tour guides do not go. Soon, his inquisitive nature [...]

A Thought Provoking Narrative in Christian Apologetics By: C.S. Lewis Wormwood, a newly initiated tempter demon, is tasked with securing the soul of his patient, an unnamed British male living in London during World War I.  His experienced Uncle, a senior demon of much renown and influence, sends correspondence providing clear cut advice on securing the prized soul. Among the knowledge and dripping insincerity, however, is Screwtape’s continual reprimands at Wormwood’s inept attempts to stop “the enemy” from unraveling the most carefully laid, hellish plans.  As the one sided epistolary novel continues, the text morphs into a cautionary tale, revealing [...]

Revisiting a Classic Coming-of-Age Novel By: Harper Lee Fifty-five years after the success of Harper Lee’s modern classic To Kill a Mockingbird, the reclusive author is now releasing the book’s predecessor, Go Set a Watchman. With only vague memories of To Kill a Mockingbird read rapidly over a busy summer vacation during my pre-teen years, I decided to reunite myself with a warm and complex cast of characters in this coming-of-age epic where Jem, Scout, and Dill discover the secrets of the adult world while moving out of the dreamy imagination and unintentional cruelty of youth. Set against a backdrop [...]