Böcker av Douglas Todt

Death isn't the end of the soul. Most souls go directly to Hell or Heaven, but a rare few remain in limbo, confused by death or desperately seeking some type of return to Earth to avenge a wrong or fulfill some other urgent need. Some become 'soul' survivors, dead souls in living humans able to control and manipulate the human host to a varying degree. Special Operations agent Jennifer Saunders is one such example. When Bonnie's girls run into the soul survivors Paige and Fern in an abandoned high school in Pointville, Illinois, they discover that the power of a soul survivor is great indeed. And sometimes, it can mean the death of the human host.

Bonnie Kavanaugh-Voodoo has graduated college and is making her way in the world with her roommates, Butter and Susie Waterford from Minnesota. They're joined in Chicago by Special Operations agent Nicole Smith, as her stage acting career has taken her from Hollywood to the Midwest. And for the last couple of years, it's been generally peaceful for the four Special Operations paranormal agents. That changes when the Sixteen, the displaced children of Brother Voodoo who seek to regain control of the Zombie Unified Nation, instigating a plan that will resurrect Doctor Voodoo from Hell and give them the power they feel has been rightfully denied them. As a member of the Voodoo family, Bonnie is a target for elimination by the Sixteen. That is unfortunate for Bonnie and her friends. It's a race to the finish by Bonnie's girls to stop the Sixteen and prevent Hell on Earth.

Paranormal Nicole Smith has moved on since she killed the two torture magicians that murdered her father. It's been four years since she extracted her vengeance, and she's graduated from USC and is working as a stage actress. All good. Except that she didn't extract her revenge as she believes. When Nicole discovers Sunset and Morgana escaped her wrath, it sets her on a mission to finish them once and for all that will not be denied - no ifs, ands, or buts. Unfortunately, Sunset and Morgana are part of the Lykos Plan, a Consortium attempt to save the world from global warming by returning it to a Golden Age, a time where electricity didn't exist, a plan that will kill millions as collateral damage. Stopping them is not an easy task. They've discovered the power of sex channeling, largely driven by anal sex, and plan to use it to maximize their power and security - no if, ands, or butts, so to speak. Sunset and Morgana have powerful friends. Does Nicole?

In 1978, the NFL and the San Diego Chargers underwent a radical change. The NFL altered rules to significantly expand the passing game. And the Chargers had the players to take advantage. All they needed was a coach.On September 25, 1978, flight PSA 182 crashed in San Diego, killing everyone on board and several people on the ground. A few miles up the road, the Chargers were introducing Don Coryell as their new head coach in the sort of bizarre timing usually seen only in Hollywood action thrillers. As for Coryell, no one cared about him, given the tragedy of the crash. That would be the last day that no one would care about Don Coryell. Part 2 of the history of the San Diego Chargers covers the "Air Coryell" era, 1978-1986. Under Coryell, the Chargers were inches close from the Super Bowl in three seasons. But they were also the most exciting team in the league. In the era of disco, they were the ultimate disco team, fast and flashy, fancy, and winners who played under the sunny California sun.For most fans of the San Diego Chargers, and certainly any fans who were in San Diego during this time, these are the 'real' Chargers, the pinnacle of the team's history. They played some of the NFL's most exciting games in this era. The Miracle That Died. The Freezer Bowl. This is just the apex of their great moments in this era. Get on board now and relive the Glory Days!

When Mike Ditka arrived in 1982, he had a big job turning the Chicago Bears into a competitive football team. In volume one, we saw his struggles those first two years. But nothing worth having comes easily, and the Bears were soon to be rewarded for their work. In 1984, they knocked on the door of a championship. In 1985, they blew apart that door with dynamite. The 1985 Bears are arguably the most unique team in NFL history. There had never been a team like them and there never will be a team like them. That's why they hold so much mystique - not just their greatness, but their uniqueness. They are timeless and appeal to everyone in some form. In volume two of the Ditka Era, we look at the craziness and craftiness of those 1985 Bears and relive one of the greatest moments in not just Chicago but NFL history.

Shelby Burnbeck is a call girl with a high-class agency in Las Vegas. Shelby Burnbeck is also the superheroine known as the Cube. Inevitably, this causes conflict. Not so much from the clash of lifestyles, though, as from the sudden appearance of Woody. Woody is a marionette used by Shelby's BFF Olivia in her magic act. Except Woody is alive. Well, sort of. Now, this might not be a problem, except it brings Shelby in both her guises as the Cube and a call girl into some major conflict with a cult that has considerable power. And there's some real questions Shelby has to answer regarding her life as the Cube. Is she just about saving cats and stopping robberies at Chevron? Or is she destined for a lot more?

Special Operations, the government division that deals with the paranormal, is in transition. With Little Jack McGrath and Sylvester Starnes, the Immortal Man, out of the management process, Ops is under the control of Medina Kane, younger sister of renowned elemental channeler Geneva Kane. Medina has plenty to do. A mysterious event uncovered by the former Director of Field Operations, Sam Grant, results in an Ops investigation in St. Louis. This is a city that has caused Ops problems before, but when the team discovers were-creatures running around underneath a supposedly abandoned factory, things take a decidedly nasty turn. Racing against time, Sam, Medina, and long-time partner of Ops Colin Ridgeway race to save the city and perhaps the world. One of them will not survive the attempt.

Sylvester Starnes was a foolish young man who more than two centuries ago found himself cursed with immortality and robbed of the ability to practice torture magic. Through a circuitous round of events, he found himself running Special Operations in 2014. But now he undertakes his greatest mission. Not only is it one of personal redemption, it is also a mission to save Earth from the alien race known as the Horal. There's only one way to do that - trap them in Hell. Sylvester leads a team of formidable paranormals - Nicole Smith, Carole Kress, Tripper O'Sullivan and Geneva Kane. But are any of them truly prepared for the cost of battling through Hell to stop the Horal? Or will they remain imprisoned in torment forever?

The Golden Age, a time when the world was better. Of course, the Golden Age never existed. But it will, at least now that the Consortium team led by Morrison, Sunset, and Morgana have unleashed an aural EMP into the air. Ops has no chance of reversing their actions. But they can stop the ultimate plan . . . they hope. Fighting against the longest of odds, they race to save billions from death in a world returned to the Golden Age.

Having multiple personalities sucks. That's how Jennifer Saunders feels even before the brutal day that would change her life forever, a day that would finish with her friends murdered, ghosts talking to her, and telekinesis a part of her everyday life.Not that Jennifer's a stranger to trauma. Having seen her best friend murdered and dismembered at a young age, Jennifer's mind long ago split off a child persona to cope with the trauma.Now following in the footsteps of her deceased father, Jennifer begins cloning experiments with a comatose alien. When the alien Insectia awakens, Jennifer survives the attack and is surprised to find two other ghost-like survivors. Their souls imprinted on her psyche, Jennifer understands she's their link to survival. An ordinary person couldn't cope with a pair of ghosts. Luckily, Jennifer is able to understand that these two allies must be integrated into her life just as her child persona had been a few years earlier.Aided by her spiritual guides, Jennifer enlists the physical help of two other friends, biology professor Sheila Warren and undergrad Brent Jensen. Together, the unique team seeks vengeance against the alien that slaughtered Jennifer's friends.

A dismembered floater is the last thing Northville Detective Dan Gold wants to find on a dreary autumn day. Kelly, a young runaway, discovered a gruesome corpse in the midst of her own suicide attempt. Dan suspects she has further information. Fortunately, Kelly is taken to Jenny's Shelter, a shelter for homeless children run by Dan's old acquaintance Jennifer Collier. Jenny built the shelter with her husband's money and is admired by everyone in the community. Dan finds himself drawn to Jenny in romantic ways. Despite Jenny's marriage and the protests of Gold's partner, Xander Nicholson, the relationship grows deeper. But as the relationship grows, it leads Dan to more bodies, more crimes, and some very unpleasant possibilities about Jenny's real work. Aided only by Xander and the children at the shelter, Dan works through layers of secrets, deceptions, and half-truths to discover why his town is full of corpses.