History's most horrible headlines: animal edition. Packed with incredible stories such as how a baboon got the job of a railway signal man, to how chickens became the deadliest animal killer of humans. Uncover all the foul facts about the stone-age sacrifices, ruthless Roman games, heroic hounds and more!

This is a true love story between my dog, a boxer, a total minx, and our family! I have followed her life through the vigor and zest with which she lives her life, and the richer our life has become because of that. She is very loved and cared for, but it's nothing compared to the extraordinary love and affection she has for her humans. Lizzy is my symbol of optimism, hope, and faith in life when there is not much of this left in humanity. Seeing her lovely face each day brings a smile to my face and immense glee in my heart. I want nothing more to do in my life than to just hold her in my arms and keep kissing her! She is that lovable! She has the most adorable face in the whole wide world, which she uses to her maximum advantage! Her expressions are so vivid and so many that it's like she speaks out and voices her feelings. I have brought out her innate sweetness and simplicity. Her friskiness and mischievous antics endear her to all. Every nuance in her life is meaningful, and she rejoices in it and makes us all a part of it. Life is never dull around her. She puts life into the most mundane tasks.

Welcome to Peculiar, MO. For most, life is good in this idyllic Midwestern town, until a falling star brings an unearthly menace. Soon animals are found dying of a mysterious disease. At night, beasts begin to cry out in voices that sound almost like words, as they are drawn to a burned clearing to serve an alien will. Local widow Kelly Ross, who is struggling to make ends meet after the death of her husband, sends her young son into the forest on an errand, where he makes a frightening discovery. Spencer Dale, the town's mechanic, whose past contains a painful secret, begins to experience strange dreams and visions, as he relives memories that are not his own. Nine-year-old Rachel, a child of nature, becomes linked to an unspeakable crime that took place more than eighty years in the past, while a military operation moving inexorably towards the meteor's impact site makes its presence, and its plans, known. All of their lives are linked together, and their courage and faith are tested, as they are drawn to the site where the star fell to Earth and an alien life cycle reaches its terrifying climax.