A Night Of Dark Intent

The Cuban Revolution of 1959 was a benchmark of triumph and a harbinger of tragedy to come. Rather than herald a new era of Cuba joining the world community of nations as a paragon of democracy as many fervently hoped and believed it would, it became instead a new stage in authoritarian rule in the Western hemisphere.For more than a half century since then Cuba has been defined by the capacity of a single family to command and determine the fate of a nation?and to do so with a minimum of opposition. Incredibly, even those professing adhesion to democratic norms have been ready to forgive the dictator his excesses. This volume explains the theory and practice of this absence of internal opposition and the persistence of external support for the Castro family and its entourage.The Long Night of Dark Intent is chronological in order, with the author indicating major points in each of the five decades covered. The volume covers five centers of system analysis: economics, politics, society, military, and ideology. Who or what "determines" events and decisions is the stuff of real history. It is precisely due to variability in causal chains in society that we have huge variance in levels of predictability. The course of the Cuban Revolution gives strong support for such an approach to the Castro Era. This is a unique, unflinching account with a strong emphasis on the importance of U.S. policy decisions over time.

Mystery / Thriller Characters: 8 female (2 male recorded voices) Unit Set: Interior (living room, two bedrooms, and small attic). Set in October 1978, A Night of Dark Intent is the story of six women, who spend the weekend together in an abandoned house. The house, however, is no ordidary home: 13 years prior, it was the location of the grisley Stark chillings, in which young Lenora Stark brutally murdered her parents. Now, as the six women try to unravel the secrets of what really happen 13 years ago, they learn a horrifying truth: Lenora Stark as escaped from her asylum and just might be coming home! From the author of the popular Baker's Plays thiller Halloween Dreams, comes a new shrill-enducing chiller, in which six women must race against the clock to solve a murderrnand save their own lives. With a story that thrills, twists, and turns, A Night of Dark Intent is the perfect night of theatre for any mystery lover!

He's the only man I trust to protect me. But he's my assassin. Violet He's coming for me. There's nowhere to run. Nowhere to hide. All I can hope for is that I can stay ahead of him. It's my only shot. The only problem is I have no idea how to stay on the run. Growing up the way I did prevented me from learning any real survival skills. The best I can do is keep my head down and resist the urge to call my family. They can't know where I am. Because if they know, he'll find out. When he finds me, there isn't a damn thing I'll be able to do to stop him from killing me. Xavier Violet needs to keep running. If she stops, even just to rest her eyes for a bit, the other Shade and I will catch up with her, and she'll be doomed. We both will be. I have to find her. Then I have to get her the hell away from The Shades. That means I have to earn her trust. But why would she ever trust me? I held a gun to her head last night. I nearly killed her. Some moments, I think I should have. It would have been easier than this. She wouldn't have had to suffer all this fear. She would be free. But I didn't pull the trigger. And now, Devon and I are right on her tail, and there's no telling what kinds of wicked things he'll do to Violet if—no, when—he gets his hands on her. She won't stand a chance. I'm the only thing standing between her and a grisly death, and I refuse to let the mistakes of her father destroy her. I'll fight for her until the end.

Hauntings and enchantments, elegies of the macabre, dim-lit excursions beyond the bounds of reality—here are fifteen subtle tales of terror. A toll road lures wayfarers into another dimension... A mysterious white wolf appears as a portent of doom... An aged seamstress holds, in her needle, dominion over life and death... A bizarre world of dark fantasy awaits, strangely, horribly compelling. From the demon-cursed town of Oxrun Station to the terrifying byways of Hawthorne Street, prepare for fear as you enter the nightside... Stories included in this collection: Coin of the Realm Old Friends Home If Damon Comes A Night of Dark Intent The Gentle Passing of a Hand When All the Children Call My Name Needle Song Something There Is Come Dance With Me on My Pony's Grave The Three of Tens Digging From All the Fields of Hail and Fire The Key to English White Wolf Calling

Celebrates the twentieth anniversary of this important and influential book series