Crappie Crappie Crappies () are a genus, "Pomoxis", of North American fresh water fish in the sunfish family Centrarchidae. Both species in this genus are popular pan fish. The genus name "Pomoxis" derives from the Greek πώμα (cover, plug, operculum) and οξύς (sharp). The common name (also spelled croppie or crappé), derives from the Canadian French "crapet," which refers to many different fishes of the sunfish family. Other names for crappie are papermouths, strawberry bass, speckled bass or specks (especially in Michigan), speckled perch, crappie bass, calico bass, (throughout the Middle Atlantic states, and New England), "sac-a-lait" (in southern Louisiana, lit.
This Book Is Full of Spiders David is attacked by a spider-like creature. When a police officer arrives to investigate the disturbance, he is unable to see the creature, which then turns on him. The creature takes control of the officer’s body, inducing a zombie-type infection. Despite the efforts of David, John, and a detective named Lance Falconer, the infection spreads throughout the town, panic ensues, and the town is cordoned off in an attempt to stop the spread of the infection. David and John become separated. David is captured and, assuming he may be infected, authorities imprison him in the hospital along with several hundred