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14 (novel)
''14'' is a 2012 science fiction novel by American author Peter Clines. Plot ''14'' follows Nate Tucker, a man living in Los Angeles who is stuck in a dead-end data entry job and uncertain about his future. Just as he needs to find a new place to live, he hears at an after-work gathering about an apartment building with unusually low rent. Nate signs a lease for $565 a month (utilities included) at the Kavach building, and soon, its many mysteries begin to unravel. Nate discovers that Oskar Rommel, the building manager, is unwilling to share much information. He encounters various oddities: a colony of bright green, seven-legged cockroaches; a kitchen light that remains a blacklight regardless of the bulb used; and four large padlocks securing the door to apartment 14. He befriends several neighbors—Veek, Roger, Xela, Clive, Debbie, and newcomer Tim—and together, they begin to uncover the building's secrets. They learn that the Kavach building is not connected to the ci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Clines
Peter Clines (born May 31, 1969) is an American author and novelist best known for his zombies-vs-superheroes series, ''Ex-Heroes'', and Lovecraftian horror, Lovecraftian inspired The_threshold_universe, Threshold novels ''14 (novel), 14'' and ''The Fold''. His short stories can be found in a variety of anthologies, including ''The X-Files (books), X-Files: Trust No One,'' edited by Jonathan Maberry. Before becoming a full-time writer, Clines worked as a Property master, props master in the film industry for 15 years. Early life Clines was raised in Cape Neddick, Maine, where his love of storytelling was apparent from a very young age. While in third grade, he used his handwriting practice paper to pen his first story, ''Lizard Men From the Center of the Earth''. Clines continued telling stories as a kid, sometimes using Micronauts and Star Wars figurines to create scenes, and other times in writing. As a self-professed "comic geek", Clines created hero characters all through gra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Science Fiction
Science fiction (often shortened to sci-fi or abbreviated SF) is a genre of speculative fiction that deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts. These concepts may include information technology and robotics, biological manipulations, space exploration, time travel, Parallel universes in fiction, parallel universes, and extraterrestrials in fiction, extraterrestrial life. The genre often explores human responses to the consequences of projected or imagined scientific advances. Science fiction is related to fantasy (together abbreviated wikt:SF&F, SF&F), Horror fiction, horror, and superhero fiction, and it contains many #Subgenres, subgenres. The genre's precise Definitions of science fiction, definition has long been disputed among authors, critics, scholars, and readers. Major subgenres include hard science fiction, ''hard'' science fiction, which emphasizes scientific accuracy, and soft science fiction, ''soft'' science fiction, which focuses on social sciences. Other no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fold (Peter Clines)
The Fold is an American indie rock band from Chicago, Illinois, United States. The Fold formed in 2002, and promptly began work on their album '' This Too Shall Pass'' for Tooth & Nail Records. They have released four full-length studio albums and three EP's over their career, with a fifth full-length slated for release on September 9, 2022, titled ''Stereo Fire''. Career highlights include surpassing 130 million views on their YouTube channel and the nomination of '' Secrets Keep You Sick'' for a Grammy in the category of "Best Recording Package". Their single "Gravity" from the album ''This Too Shall Pass'' reached No. 1 on the CHR Rock charts. The band has more recently written themed music for sports and television, most notably the theme songs for '' Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu'', the Chicago Cubs, and all NFL teams. History Their debut album ''Not Of This World'' was released 2003. '' This Too Shall Pass'' was their second album released on February 22, 2006, on To ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Science Fiction
Science fiction (often shortened to sci-fi or abbreviated SF) is a genre of speculative fiction that deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts. These concepts may include information technology and robotics, biological manipulations, space exploration, time travel, Parallel universes in fiction, parallel universes, and extraterrestrials in fiction, extraterrestrial life. The genre often explores human responses to the consequences of projected or imagined scientific advances. Science fiction is related to fantasy (together abbreviated wikt:SF&F, SF&F), Horror fiction, horror, and superhero fiction, and it contains many #Subgenres, subgenres. The genre's precise Definitions of science fiction, definition has long been disputed among authors, critics, scholars, and readers. Major subgenres include hard science fiction, ''hard'' science fiction, which emphasizes scientific accuracy, and soft science fiction, ''soft'' science fiction, which focuses on social sciences. Other no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Angeles
Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the List of municipalities in California, most populous city in the U.S. state of California, and the commercial, Financial District, Los Angeles, financial, and Culture of Los Angeles, cultural center of Southern California. With an estimated 3,878,704 residents within the city limits , it is the List of United States cities by population, second-most populous in the United States, behind only New York City. Los Angeles has an Ethnic groups in Los Angeles, ethnically and culturally diverse population, and is the principal city of a Metropolitan statistical areas, metropolitan area of 12.9 million people (2024). Greater Los Angeles, a combined statistical area that includes the Los Angeles and Riverside–San Bernardino metropolitan areas, is a sprawling metropolis of over 18.5 million residents. The majority of the city proper lies in Los Angeles Basin, a basin in Southern California adjacent to the Pacific Ocean in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westinghouse Electric Corporation
The Westinghouse Electric Corporation was an American manufacturing company founded in 1886 by George Westinghouse and headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was originally named "Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company" and was renamed "Westinghouse Electric Corporation" in 1945. Through the early and mid-20th century, Westinghouse Electric was a powerhouse in heavy industry, electrical production and distribution, consumer electronics, home appliances and a wide variety of other products. They were a major supplier of generators and steam turbines for most of their history, and was also a major player in the field of nuclear power, starting with the Westinghouse Atom Smasher in 1937. A series of downturns and management missteps in the 1970s and 80s combined with large cash balances led the company to enter the financial services business. Their focus was on mortgages, which suffered significant losses in the late 1980s. In 1992 they announced a major restruct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whipple Van Buren Phillips
Howard Phillips Lovecraft (, ; August 20, 1890 – March 15, 1937) was an American writer of weird, science, fantasy, and horror fiction. He is best known for his creation of the Cthulhu Mythos. Born in Providence, Rhode Island, Lovecraft spent most of his life in New England. After his father's institutionalization in 1893, he lived affluently until his family's wealth dissipated after the death of his grandfather. Lovecraft then lived with his mother, in reduced financial security, until her institutionalization in 1919. He began to write essays for the United Amateur Press Association and in 1913 wrote a critical letter to a pulp magazine that ultimately led to his involvement in pulp fiction. He became active in the speculative fiction community and was published in several pulp magazines. Lovecraft moved to New York City, marrying Sonia Greene in 1924, and later became the center of a wider group of authors known as the "Lovecraft Circle". They introduced him to ''Wei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikola Tesla
Nikola Tesla (;"Tesla" . ''Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary''. ; 10 July 1856 – 7 January 1943) was a Serbian-American engineer, futurist, and inventor. He is known for his contributions to the design of the modern alternating current (AC) electricity supply system. Born and raised in the Austrian Empire, Tesla first studied engineering and physics in the 1870s without receiving a degree. He then gained practical experience in the early 1880s working in telephony and at Continental Edison in the new electric power industry. In 1884 he immigrated to the United States, where he became a naturalized citizen. He worked for a short time at the Edison Machine Works in New York City before he struck out on his own. With the help of partners to finance and market his ideas, Tesla set up laboratories and companies in New York to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terminus (novel)
Terminus may refer to: Ancient Rome *Terminus (god), a Roman deity who protected boundary markers Transport *Terminal train station or terminus, a railway station serving as an end destination *Bus terminus, a bus station serving as an end destination *Lagos Terminus railway station, the main railway station of Lagos, Nigeria Art, entertainment, and media Literature * ''Terminus'' (play), a 2007 play by Marl O'Rowe * "Terminus" (poem), written in 1866 by Ralph Waldo Emerson *Terminus (comics), a fictional character in the Marvel Universe *Terminus (fictional planet), the home of the Foundation in Isaac Asimov's ''Foundation'' novels (1942–1993) *Terminus, a robot in the eponymous short story from ''Tales of Pirx the Pilot'' by Polish science fiction writer Stanisław Lem Film and TV * ''Terminus'' (1961 film), a film directed by John Schlesinger * ''Terminus'' (1987 film), a film directed by Pierre-William Glenn * ''Terminus'' (2007 film), a short film directed by Trevor Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Advanced Readers Edition
An advance copy—also known as an ARC (advance reading copy or advance review copy), ARE (advance reader's edition), reader's edition, or galley—is a free copy of a new book given out by a publisher before the book is widely available. ARCs are intended to generate reviews and publicity for the book in advance of its official publication date. Overview Historically, publishers relied on traveling sales representatives to promote books by providing them with copies to showcase to potential buyers. By the 20th century, the practice evolved, and publishers began sending ARCs directly to reviewers and booksellers. ARCs are distinct from proof copies, which are intended for authors, editors, and proofreaders. They may lack binding and cover art, and may be in a different format from the book's final version. The content of an ARC can also differ from the book's final content: it may have typos and other mistakes, and the manuscript may change in response to reader feedback. As ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crypticon
Crypticon is a horror-oriented media convention held annually in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Seattle, Washington, and Kansas City, Missouri. Guests have included authors, actors, directors, producers, and writers from classic and upcoming horror titles. Overview Crypticon is composed of three areas open to the general public: * The Dealers' Area, which is made up primarily of vendors selling horror-themed merchandise and booths advertising films, and guests signing and meeting fans; * The Auditorium, where panels and speeches are given for the duration of the convention, including exclusive interviews with the guests; and * The Screening Rooms, where new independent and mainstream horror films are screened via digital projection. Conventions 2017 Happy Hunting (2016 film) wins Best Feature Film. 2014 Crypticon Seattle was held May 23–25, 2014 at Seatac Hilton Hotel and Convention center in Seattle, Washington. 2013 On May 24–26, 2013, Crypticon Seattle took place at the Seatac H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
