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Ghosts volume 1
Description
Crumbling country mansion Button House is home to restless spirits who've died there over the centuries. Each a product of their time, they're thrown together for eternity, resigned to squabble over mundane daily gripes. But their lives or rather afterlives are thrown into turmoil when young urban couple Alison and Mike unexpectedly inherit the peaceful derelict house and plan to turn it into a bustling hotel. As the ghosts attempt to oust the newcomers,...
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As the doors of crumbling country mansion Button House creak open once more, the haphazard house share between its living inhabitants and its restless dead is settling in a strange kind of daily routine. But cash-strapped Alison and Mike's plan to transform their unexpected inheritance into a bustling luxury hotel is still a distant dream. Could the exploitation of their troupe of ghostly housemates bring in the funds they need -- or are they setting...
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Alison and Mike are working hard to bring their new 'guest house' plans to fruition, when the peace is disrupted by an unexpected visitor who arrives with a life-changing revelation. Alison questions everything she thought she knew, and the ghosts react with varying degrees of fear, mistrust, and in some cases, delight. Meanwhile, Mike is more intent than ever to put Button House on the map while trying to hold onto his day job.
12) The chambermaid
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"Lynn is the most thorough chambermaid at the hotel where she works. Crippled by her own shyness, she rummages through the guests' belongings and even hides under their beds, vicariously experiencing their discreet interludes. When she finds herself present during a session with the call girl Chiara, Lynn can't help but let her curiosity get the better of her. Bold and unrestrained, Chiara soon draws Lynn out of her shell, opening her up to a new...
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IT: A group of bullied kids band together when a monster, taking the appearance of a clown, begins hunting children.
Pet Sematary: Louis Creed and his wife Rachel relocate with their two young children from Boston to rural Maine. The couple soon discovers a mysterious burial ground hidden deep in the woods near their new home. When tragedy strikes, Louis turns to his neighbor Jud Crandall, setting off a perilous of events that unleashes an unspeakable...
14) The night
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"An Iranian couple living in the US become trapped inside a hotel when insidious events force them to face the secrets that have come between them, in a night that never ends"--From www.imdb.com.
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"It is the dead of winter and a poet invites his sons to join him at a hotel for a reunion. The hotel also hosts a newly single woman who has a friend keep her company and with whom she shares a room, strolls and conversations. The poet is drawn to the beautiful girls and cannot resist the temptation to discover more. Their lives intersect, connect and disconnect and potentially become a metaphor for modern life"--From www.imdb.com.
16) The chambermaid
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In her feature debut, theater director Lila Avilés turns the monotonous work day of Eve (Gabriela Cartol), a chambermaid at a high-end Mexico City hotel, into a beautifully observed film of rich detail. Set entirely in this alienating environment, with extended scenes taking place in the guest rooms, hallways, and cleaning facilities, this minimalist yet sumptuous movie brings to the fore Eve’s hopes, dreams, and desires. As with Alfonso Cuarón’s...
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"While the walls at The Carlyle Hotel don't talk, they definitely whisper. Matthew Miele's Always at The Carlyle brings to life the untold stories of this legendary hotel as heard from the mouths of its own employees and top clientele George Clooney, Harrison Ford, Sofia Coppola, Anthony Bourdain, Wes Anderson, Jon Hamm, Elaine Stritch, and more."--Container.
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