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A seductive stranger and his mysterious carnival arrives in town, and terrifying things begin to happen when two boys discover its secret.

Young Alec, traveling with his father, sees a group of men loading a magnificent black stallion onto the ship. Alec feels an immediate love for the horse and goes over to him with a sugar cube. One of the horse's keepers roughly pushes Alec away, telling him never to go near the horse again. An explosion on the ship during a storm causes it to sink. Alec, struggling desperately to keep from drowning, grabs hold of "The Black" who takes him to safety...

In the turn-of-the-century Oklahoma Territory on the brink of statehood, the story unfolds in peaceful Claremore. Laurey and Curley fuss and fight and will not admit that they love each other. Ado Annie cannot decide between Will, a handsome rodeo rider, and Ali Hakim, a smooth, citified travelling peddler. Curley and Jud Fry, the rough-edged hired hand, struggle over Laurey's affections. All will be settled at the Skidmore social.

Three models who are determined to get married only to millionaires pool their resources.

Zohre's shoes are gone; her older brother Ali lost them. They are poor, there are no shoes for Zohre until they come up with an idea: they will share one pair of shoes, Ali's. School awaits. Will the plan succeed?

Marion Crane, a secretary, is on the run after embezzling $40,000. Hiding in a deserted roadside motel, she is brutally murdered by Norman Bates. Overlooking the motel is a forbidding gothic mansion in which Bates and his "mysterious" mother reside. Marion's sister, Lila, tries to find her and does a horrible truth.

Lieutenant Commander 'Harm' Rabb, Jr. is a brave, outstanding Navy lawyer and officer in the Judge Advocate General Corps. His missions are to investigate all crimes, accidents, acts of terrorism, and espionage related to the Navy and Marine Corps.

It's 1951 in Hickory, Indiana--a place that takes its basketball as seriously as its religion. Into this tiny town strolls Norman Dale, a once-hailed, now-failed college coach taking up the unenviable task of coaching Hickory High's eight-man hoop squad. Dale has been down on his luck for the last ten years and hopes this could be a fresh start, but several people have something to say about his suspicious training methods and unorthodox bench manner:...