Stone Wallace

Playground of the Dead is a macabre tale set in a seaside California community of Clear View. There there have been a number of unexplained deaths of the town's citizens - all related to tragic incidents involving its children. The police chief, Braden Powell, a man dealing with his own troubled, tragic history, has been investigating the mysterious occurrences with frustratingly minimal success. Gradually, he comes to realize there may be a sinister, supernatural connection too horrifying to comprehend.

"The Stephen King of Manitoba" - Western Report MagazineSeven-year-old Krissie Carver is haunted each night by terrifying dreams where she is pursued by horrific, misshapen entities. The girl lives in constant fear and panic-until she meets Adamm. He appears as a comforting presence, a beautiful, angelic-type being who tells her wondrous things and protects her from the hideous dream demons who want to claim her. Adamm explains to Krissie that she possesses a great gift, a mysterious power called the "ability" that he will teach her to use. A power that Adamm promises will benefit them both. In her waking hours, Krissie experiments with her "ability"-with tragic and shocking results. Who is Adamm? Only one person suspects the truth, and he must conquer his own demons before he can summon the strength and courage to confront the inevitable-a battle that he alone must fight, and one that ultimately may decide the fate of humanity.

"The Stephen King of Manitoba" - Western Report MagazineSeven-year-old Krissie Carver is haunted each night by terrifying dreams where she is pursued by horrific, misshapen entities. The girl lives in constant fear and panic-until she meets Adamm. He appears as a comforting presence, a beautiful, angelic-type being who tells her wondrous things and protects her from the hideous dream demons who want to claim her. Adamm explains to Krissie that she possesses a great gift, a mysterious power called the "ability" that he will teach her to use. A power that Adamm promises will benefit them both. In her waking hours, Krissie experiments with her "ability"-with tragic and shocking results. Who is Adamm? Only one person suspects the truth, and he must conquer his own demons before he can summon the strength and courage to confront the inevitable-a battle that he alone must fight, and one that ultimately may decide the fate of humanity.

From the author that Western Report Magazine calls "The Stephen King of Manitoba, comes another macabre tale that will keep readers up past their bedtimes, with the lights on even after they finish. At the Midnight Hour beware of what lurks in the shadows. Clear Vista, California is a picturesque town overlooking a tranquil bay on the Pacific. Quiet. Friendly. It's a great place for children to grow up. That is, if they grow up. But an unusual number of children in Clear Vista don't live long enough to grow up. A car accident. A hit-and-run. A tumble down the basement stairs. A suicide. So many tragedies fill the plots in the local cemetery, Resurrection Gardens. The worst is the disappearance of the eight-year-old Loewen twins, Heidi and Holly. When their bodies are found in the cemetery's tool shed, the horrified townspeople are desperate to find the predator that has come into their midst. Under mounting pressure, Police Chief Braden Powell searches for the culprit, but he soon finds himself investigating a string of additional deaths. Adults this time. All parents of lost children. They're definitely not murders, but they're definitely not natural, either. Is the town of Clear Vista just unlucky, or is something far more sinister moving over the horizon?

It seems that so many of today's Hollywood stars come from Canada, but at one time only a few could claim to have conquered Tinseltown. Here are the biographies of those Canadians who crossed the border and beat down the studio doors of Hollywood to leave an outstanding legacy that inspired later generations of talent, such as Mary Pickford, Raymond Burr, William Shatner and more.

Russell Crowe has been compared to Marlon Brando, Errol Flynn, Spencer Tracy and Humphrey Bogart. He demonstrates a versatility as an actor rarely seen among today's generation of Hollywood stars. His cast of memorable characters ranges from the raw physicality of the Roman general Maximus in Gladiator or the skinhead Hando in Romper Stomper to the psychological complexity of the brilliant but mentally ill mathematician John Nash in A Beautiful Mind. Crowe's climb to the top of Hollywood's A-list has been a tough one, made all the more difficult by his feisty temperament and a cocky--some say arrogant--self-confidence. His off-screen brawls and romantic dalliances have made headlines as often as his Oscar-winning performances. This biography reveals the larger-than-life personality that fuels both the fiercely dedicated actor and the Australian bad boy--a personality that has taken Russell Crowe from a one-time rock 'n roll wannabe Down Under to his status today as a true Hollywood superstar.