Spooks

Horror stories are becoming increasingly popular in today’s era. The inquisitiveness of nature, behavior, and mysterious happenings in this specific genre have sparked interest in the unknown. When literary trends escaped the Age of Reason, literature was brought back to its traditional times when mysteries were fascinating. The most attainable model of creative narrative developed from the Middle Ages. The Middle Ages consisted of periods of crime, barbarism, works of witches, scientific…

The Battle of Mogadishu provides an example of a grand strategy that lost its focus along with the critical component of a winning strategy, “control”. Additionally, it serves as an anecdote for depicting the difficulty associated with urban warfare and the need for improvements in order to be more effective. Background Nine years after gaining independence in 1960, Somalia was overtaken in a coup, led by Mohamed Siad Barre. Despite his oppressive dictatorial rule, Barre maintained power until…

spy is proud of himself, “Yeah, you sure did, I thought you two were a couple.” “Something tells me that Lucky and I will be working again and again and again.” Barry takes out a hundred-dollar bill and hands it to her. “I would never fall for a spook, personally, but I there’s always that exceptions to the rules, just don’t underestimate Butterfly. “She shouldn’t underestimate me,” Veronica said with a hint of confidence. “You’ll be the perfect…

The culture of an Organization represents its personality. It is the major force behind the success of the organization and employee satisfaction. The culture of an organization expresses shared assumptions, beliefs, values and acts as a social adhesive to hold the members of the organization together (Valentine, Godkin, Fleischman & Kidwell, 2011). Sometimes the culture of an organization is elusive and can be interpreted differently. While most leaders accept the fact that the employee…

Concussions and brain injuries caused by sports related accidents are things that happen all the time, and they do not seem like threatening things, but they are extremely dangerous to student athletes’ health. The most common sports that produce concussions are soccer, football, and equine related sports. If a person receives multiple concussions they can have major effects on the student’s health and education. Concussions can have effects on the student’s academic performance and it can keep…

Everyone has a fear. When we were little, we were afraid of the monsters that lived under our beds; however, when one grows up fear always tends to get in the way. Fear is this adrenaline that runs through ones body not knowing what to do next. People can act upon fear in two ways; run from it or face it. Fear can eventually turn into a phobia. Depending on how progressive your fear is, making one panic, by just seeing someone or hearing about someone who is in an incident that one could be…

“The ghost of Captain McBride.” Twist nearly dropped his cup. He was terrified of millipedes, and even the whisper of a ghost rattled him. His fear had something to do with the movie, Attack of the Homicidal Creepy-Crawlers, and a seventy-two-hour spook-a-thon. “Then we heard this.” I set my voice recorder on the desk and fast-forwarded to the creepy shrieks. “The rest is just us talking to the men we met at the house.” Twist’s shocked expression was replaced by intrigue. That was how he always…

Who doesn’t like to read about things that go bump in the night? Ventriloquist dummies that speak, nightly neighborhood murders, and haunted houses are not just for Halloween. A connoisseur of chillers and thrillers, this author is sure to give you goosebumps while reading any of his novels. The tales are just scary enough to make you think twice about turning out the lights but not so terrifying that you can’t sleep at night making these reads perfect for children and teens. American author…

Having lived his entire life in the house on the outskirts of Howardsville, forty miles southwest of Charleston, West Virginia in the Allegheny Mountains, being family with the area, Ernest Cassidy knew the town’s secrets. Along with the unusual activities on Putney Mountain and above all the screams heard in the day time and the bright lights at night, which were seen by the people living in the nearby tract homes. Since they were afraid of the old man, no one dared to explore the mountains.…

Having lived his entire life in the two-story house on the outskirts of Howardsville, located forty miles southwest of Charleston, West Virginia in the Allegheny Mountains. Being aware of the unusual activities on Putney Mountain along with the town’s secrets. Especially the screams heard by the people living in the tract homes near the foot of Putney Mountain and the bright lights seen at night. Knowing there was something up there, Ernest Cassidy encouraged people to stay away from the…