Tunbridge Wells Ghost Stories
PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS A WORK OF FICTION, NOT A COMPENDIUM OF LOCAL FOLKLORE.Two old friends go for an evening stroll on Tunbridge Wells Common and find a mysterious figurine. Which is when their troubles begin. Bad dreams, disappearances, sightings of things that really shouldn't be there... and that's just the beginning.Three young women attend a party in the Calverley Grounds in the year 1900. It's a social occasion with a difference - in that it threatens to upend the entire universe.A local family unearths a spectacular stone circle, on a field which they own, just outside the town. Discovery of the millennium! Or is it? (Answer: no).Just three of the five ghost stories in this brand new collection. And the other two are every bit as spooky ... if not more so!
The Ghosts of Domus Splendeat
The Ghosts of Domus Splendeat is M.B. Smith's third installment in his Ghosts of the Catskills series, which also includes The Secret of Hawk's Talon House, and Doc Martin's Fabulous Mountain Hotel. When the five closet living relatives of reclusive billionaire Ben Van Hagen are invited to his vast estate, Domus Splendeat, for the reading of his will, they eagerly accept. They quickly find themselves dragged into the search for a missing woman and a set of priceless jewels last seen decades ago. One by one the guests find themselves forced to abandon the quest until only three are left: Rand Van Hagen, the youngest heir; Max Henry, the estate's executor; and Tallin Everette, an estate specialist who bears an eerie resemblance to the missing woman. Guided by Tallin's strange visions, this unlikely trio finds themselves on the cusp of solving both mysteries--but only if Domus Splendeat will let them!
Out of Service
A supernatural comedy adventure about a family of ghost hunters - Stranger Things meets Little Miss Sunshine After the events in Coldbay where they sealed the hell hole, Lucy is trying to learn more about it and how to save Murzzzz from eternal damnation. Yes, he's a demon and all, but he's also a part of the family. Lucy's turned to her diocese for guidance but they've gone strangely quiet so she persuades the Rooks to drive there so they can sort this out.On the way, they realise something is incredibly wrong with a motorway service station - it's empty except for lingering, sad ghosts and... oh no, another hell hole has opened up and sucked in a load of people. They know they need to stay until they can rescue them and close it down, but not before they've done everything in their collective power to rescue Murzzzz. After all, one man's hellhole is a family of ghost-hunter's opportunity to save their demon friend. That's the expression, right?Praise for Gabby Hutchison Crouch'Gabby is one of the funniest writers I know.' Sarah Millican'Very funny. If you like Terry Pratchett, or think gothic fairytales should have more LOLs, 'tis the book for ye.' Greg Jenner'Pratchetty fun for all the family.' Lucy Porter'Magical, surprising and funny.' Jan Ravens
A Woman On The Hills
A Woman On The Hills is a gripping tale of paranormal romance and mystery. A nature photographer goes to a hill station with his dog, Jack. He meets a beautiful intriguing woman on the hills and falls under her spell. Charmed by the ethereal beauty of the woman, the photographer follows her. He soon realizes that there is more to her than meets the eye. Review "A Woman On The Hills is a short story for the ages. Words are poetically woven together to create time and place and a mystical sense that the human experience, especially that of love and longing, is deeper than what we know. Author Bunty Goswami tells us that nothing is what it seems and that beauty is beyond a face in this romantic tale. A compelling short read." --Amazon US Review "This is a mysterious romantic story! I love the fact how the author tried to build the story and created an interesting plot. The lyrical words add to the story and will keep the readers hooked to the story. The paranormal elements are chosen carefully so appears to be believable... It took me to the hills and I can visualize the story throughout the reading. A very good read and I recommend this to anyone age 12+." --Amazon US Review "I loved the fast moving but gentle story line and strong female character. Bunty always keeps you on the edge of your seat." --Amazon US Review "This short story is beautifully written. I like how the author combines romance, the paranormal and mystery into one unique format. This story had my full attention from the beginning, and I had chills down my spine at the end. Highly recommended." --Amazon US Review "Really enjoyed this suspenseful short story. The language used is thrilling, powerful and effective. Goswami certainly opens up your senses and leads you up the hill where you can touch, smell, hear and see your surroundings as if you were truly part of the plot from beginning to end." --Amazon UK Review About the AuthorBunty Goswami is an author of short, adventurous psychological thrillers. He usually writes fast-paced, cinematic short stories with a touch of romance. His books include A Woman On The Hills, The Missing Woman, The Southern Cross Cemetery, and Miss Madhuja. Bunty is also an actor and has worked in many Bengali films and web series. His hobbies include reading, watching movies, and listening to music. He is an animal lover, and he often depicts his four-legged friends in his stories.
Stories I Stole from Lord Byron's Bastard
Get ready for a fun evening of stories inspired by Venetian history.Thrill to the adventures ofmoney-laundering plague nunsa pregnant Renaissance mana demonic Doge and the infamous Devil's Bridgeand other tales of ghosts, art, and love.Following in the footsteps of Lord Byron, and just as obsessed with Venetian history, my character Alexis Lynn wrote these stories in the novel, Will Write for Wine.I proudly share these standalone stories with you over the objection of Alexis' paramour Manu, a modern-day Casanova and illegitimate descendent of Lord Byron himself.So, pour yourself a glass of your favorite vino, let your dog or cat curl up at your feet (or let your cat do whatever it wants), and settle into these mostly... partly... somewhat true tales of Venice.In vino est fictio.
The Shrieking Skull and Other Victorian Christmas Ghost Stories
Thirteen rare tales by the most prolific Victorian Christmas ghost story author, collected and republished for the first time!Move over, Charles Dickens! The author of "A Christmas Carol" may be the most famous Victorian author of Christmas ghost stories, but the king of the genre was James Skipp Borlase (1839-1909), who published dozens of them in obscure British and Australian periodicals during a nearly fifty-year span. Now for the first time, thirteen of Borlase's best tales have been unearthed from newspaper archives and compiled in a single volume for modern readers.In "A Weird Wooing" (1898) an impecunious suitor braves a house haunted by the ghosts of plague victims in search of a legendary treasure. "The Steel-Bound Valise" (1875) tells of a horrid murder and a spectral vision that reveals the truth behind the awful deed. In "A Bride from the Dead" (1899), a man races against time on horseback to save his beloved from a forced marriage-but arrives too late to prevent an even more horrible and macabre fate. This volume showcases Borlase's wide range, featuring macabre and bone-chilling stories alongside more lighthearted pieces, all of them just as entertaining to read on a winter's night as they were more than a century ago.
Palmetto Rose
"Five Stars...Stephanie Alexander has perfected the cozy paranormal genre with the Tipsy Collins Series, and [Palmetto Rose] triumphs in every aspect....engaging and mysterious...the character development of Tipsy, her clients, and her new love interest was... superbly realistic and light-hearted." -Readers' FavoriteClairvoyant single mom Tipsy Collins spent the last year focused on her kids and her artistic endeavors. No dating. No fighting with her irascible ex-husband. No ghostly shenanigans. Life is drama free, but it feels stagnant, personally and professionally.Enter a new supernatural mystery and a new beau, both replete with potential complications. After her teenage daughter ends up in the psychiatric ward, domineering retired executive Jillian Yates hires Tipsy to rid her historic Charleston mansion of spirits. The Victorian ghost-in-residence, Thomas Bonneau, is a charmer, but Tipsy senses something hiding behind his unusual amiability. In the meantime, her unexpected romance with psychiatrist Scott Brandt-her ex-in-law-stokes her former husband's wrath.Tipsy struggles to trust her heart, and friends and loved ones-living and dead-offer support as old insecurities threaten to keep her moribund. In order to truly blossom, Tipsy must conquer her fear of life's thorns.Palmetto Rose is the highly anticipated third installment in Stephanie Alexander's award winning Tipsy Collins Series.
The Haunted Book
This book is about a 12-year old girl who decides to have a sleepover for her birthday, which happens to be on Halloween. But she, her sister, and friends encounter a haunting adventure after reading the book. She later figures out how to save herself and the other girls, while learning an important lesson.
Dear Ghost
Love letters, born from high school dances and stereoscopic slides of toddlerhood, Ferris wheels and suntan oil, the streets of Hollywood and Toronto, 1980s music, driving too fast, Hershey bars and bottles of Molson Golden ale, first real kisses and broken hearts. Our eleventh birthday parties, our first cars, our true loves, and our monsters.Getting old. Falling in love. A dash of each, and all together.Letters to all of us, from all of us-the things we remember and the things we've lost.
Oni’s Tears
He is the eater of magic. The taker of souls. An entity who wants lands to turn to dusk. The skies to turn obsidian and to rule the world through the slaughter of the paragons.Since childhood 20-year-old Olivia Oni Lovejoy has trained with her family to keep magic in the world safe from the Big Juju Man. However, a close loss has sped up her succession as the Orisha Oya's paragon and brought with it nothing but melancholy to her soul. When the Juju Man's minions, the Ajogan descend on Alton, Illinois bringing destruction, it's the loving wisdom of Oni's father and a well-timed introduction of Midnight Horn, that leads her on an adventure against evil. As Oni's tears fall, in another world, a doting grandmother tells Oni and Midnight's journey as Paragons, in this exciting and haunting fantasy in a steampunk/funk driven world & foundation of a magic distant town.Written by Award Nominated pararomance, horror and fantasy author Kai Leakes.
One Last Concert
A British boys' choir is set to tour Australia when the unimaginable happens and their lives are catastrophically cut short.The church where the boys used to sing is sold to a young couple. They are given the monumental task of holding one last concert for the boys so their parents can farewell them.But how do they move on the boys' spirits who are trapped on the Earthly plane and hold a concert for them without telling their parents the real reason?One Last Concert explores how to move on the spirits of people whose lives end too quickly, onto the next spiritual plane.
Call Me Ghostly
A witch, the granddaughter of a voodoo priestess, and a vampire walk into a bar. Only kidding. They are on a cruise to Mexico, but that's not the important part. What is important, is that when someone is murdered, the cruise turns into a ghostly whodunit. Hi, I'm Rihanna Samuels, a 19-year old mind reader from Witch's Cove, Florida. Not to brag, but I received my first photo gig aboard a 55-passenger yacht for Valentine's week to Mexico! Can you say excited?Everything is perfect, until I meet my roommate-some super rich, tattooed girl from New Orleans who seems to hate life. Yay, me. Believe it or not, things go from bad to worse when I find a dead body in our cabin. And that is only the beginning of the strange events that unfold. I'd give you a hint, but I don't want to spoil it.Who the murderer is, I don't know, but solving a crime isn't new to me. Unfortunately, this isn't an ordinary case. After all, the murderer is still on board. All I know is that I'm going to need a lot of help to figure out who did it. Wish me luck.
Breakfast Included
Grainy Day Bakery's biscuits are to die for. Dead bodies are expected in cemeteries, but not simply thrown into an open grave. The newspaper's notorious food reviewer had plenty of enemies in the small town of Oak Hill, Georgia. Unfortunately, it's Emily Buchanan's good friend Trish who is the prime suspect since the biscuits that killed him came from her bakery. As Emily tries to balance running Eternal Rest Bed and Breakfast and working to bring her late husband's spirit home, she also has to help clear Trish's name. After all, someone Emily knows and trusts could never be a killer... could she?
Animal Eyes and Other Stories
Frigtening Tales from the mind of Elizabeth Devido.
The Willows
Notion Press proudly brings to you timeless classics from ancient texts to popular modern classics. This carefully chosen collection of books is a celebration of literature, our tribute to the pioneers, the legends and the giants of the literary world. Apart from being the voice of indie writers, we also want to introduce every reader to read all kinds of literature. In this series, you will find a wide range of books-from popular classics like the works of Shakespeare and Charlotte Bront禱 to rare gems by the likes of Edith Wharton and James Fenimore Cooper.
The Damned
Notion Press proudly brings to you timeless classics from ancient texts to popular modern classics. This carefully chosen collection of books is a celebration of literature, our tribute to the pioneers, the legends and the giants of the literary world. Apart from being the voice of indie writers, we also want to introduce every reader to read all kinds of literature. In this series, you will find a wide range of books-from popular classics like the works of Shakespeare and Charlotte Bront禱 to rare gems by the likes of Edith Wharton and James Fenimore Cooper.
The Death of Carol Ann McCarthy
Escaping a Voodoo queen wasn't the end of a scary situation for the Three Misfiteers, it was just the beginning. After meddling in a supernatural mystery surrounding a decades old disappearance, Molly Houlahan, Frank Bordeaux, and Billy Hashberger are left with more questions than answers as they struggle to cope with unexplainable new abilities even as their quiet town is rocked by a gruesome murder.As Billy sinks deeper and deeper under the possession of a spirit intent on reclaiming a life, long lost, Frank and Molly are doing their best to pull him back. Not an easy feat, even with Molly's newfound ability to glean uncomfortable insights into a person's deepest thoughts. Molly's caught between her desire to save Billy or attend to the needs of her sleepy town when the body of Carol Ann McCarthy turns up strangled in St. Mark's choir loft. Rumors and whispers swirl around the mystery that cut short the life of the talented and energetic young woman. Molly worries that the clues may lead back to someone close. Can Molly and Frank unravel the truth and save Billy before the nightmare that haunts Willowton strikes again and cost the Three Misfiteers more than they're willing to pay? Follow the clues to uncover the evil haunting Willowton in Dave Benneman's second thrilling installment of The Three Misfiteers.
Rx Mayhem
Rx Mayhem picks up only hours after the finish of Rx Murder. Dr. Norrie Marconi is in a good place: She's solved an old friend's murder and her love life is blooming. She still has issues to deal with, such as her father's ghost and that malpractice suit, but she feels like things are settling down and she's getting her life in order. Wrong. The senior doctor in her medical group drops a bombshell that threatens to disrupt her life, some of the patients start acting strange, and one winds up near death from multiple gunshot wounds. Then there's her father's ghost who insists he won't be free until she finds out what happened to his boyhood friend Corrado, whom he's sure was murdered. When Norrie's inquiry turns up a dark side to Corrado, she hires an eccentric psychic to free her father from the family home. And that's when things take a sharp left turn.
Across Time
Trent and Mia were a young couple in love, on their way to a life together. Tragedy abruptly changed their lives. Trent lost his life trying to save Mia, and she lost her life trying to escape from a bad man's grasp. Their spirits will not rest until they are reunited. During their journey to be reunited, they discover the man who shattered their lives wasn't mortal. Would it be possible for the good spirits and their for each other to reunite them for eternity.
The Haunted Halls
The Bruton Inn, located outside of the small Maine city of Hollis Oaks, is home to something sinister. An icy presence has made its way from a dark past to the present day. Cold spots, shadows, and whispers permeate the halls, and guests are beginning to change. For two front desk employees, the dark rumors are about to come to light. They call upon an urban shaman and his connection with the spirit world to dig up the truth. Will they be able to stand against this malevolent force? Or will they come face to face with something beyond their most frightful dreams. Welcome to the Bruton Inn. The Ice Queen has arrived.
The Collected Supernatural and Weird Fiction of Richard Middleton
The strange fiction of a great and unfulfilled talent Richard Barham Middleton was born in 1882 in Middlesex, England and began his career as a banker, a profession for which he was ill-suited and which made him deeply unhappy. Craving an unconventional and artistic lifestyle he joined the New Bohemians Club, where he met and was influenced by several literary personalities including Arthur Machen. Becoming an editor at Vanity Fair, Middleton eventually developed into a talented writer of prose. Despite asserting that his main interest was poetry, his reputation today is based on his expertise as a writer of short fiction, especially supernatural stories. The most well-known of these is the outstanding and frequently anthologised, 'The Ghost Ship' which originally appeared in a collection published after Middleton's death in 1912 with an introduction by Machen, which is included in this volume (together with two other small pieces) for context. A young Raymond Chandler made Middleton's acquaintance and admitted that he was in awe of his talent, despite his lack of commercial success, to the degree that he postponed starting his own writing career. Having moved to Brussels, Middleton became increasingly depressed and in 1911 committed suicide by poisoning himself with chloroform. This Leonaur edition gathers together all of Middleton's writings of the strange, weird and peculiar.Leonaur editions are newly typeset and are not facsimiles; each title is available in softcover and hardback with dustjacket.
The Collected Supernatural and Weird Fiction of Richard Middleton
The strange fiction of a great and unfulfilled talent Richard Barham Middleton was born in 1882 in Middlesex, England and began his career as a banker, a profession for which he was ill-suited and which made him deeply unhappy. Craving an unconventional and artistic lifestyle he joined the New Bohemians Club, where he met and was influenced by several literary personalities including Arthur Machen. Becoming an editor at Vanity Fair, Middleton eventually developed into a talented writer of prose. Despite asserting that his main interest was poetry, his reputation today is based on his expertise as a writer of short fiction, especially supernatural stories. The most well-known of these is the outstanding and frequently anthologised, 'The Ghost Ship' which originally appeared in a collection published after Middleton's death in 1912 with an introduction by Machen, which is included in this volume (together with two other small pieces) for context. A young Raymond Chandler made Middleton's acquaintance and admitted that he was in awe of his talent, despite his lack of commercial success, to the degree that he postponed starting his own writing career. Having moved to Brussels, Middleton became increasingly depressed and in 1911 committed suicide by poisoning himself with chloroform. This Leonaur edition gathers together all of Middleton's writings of the strange, weird and peculiar.Leonaur editions are newly typeset and are not facsimiles; each title is available in softcover and hardback with dustjacket.
Angel Falls
What if you had the power to heal your broken family? To bring back a lost loved one? Jessie and Jared are about to find out, in a place called Angel Falls, where an ancient and mysterious power waits to fulfill their deepest wishes--with dangerous consequences. Fifteen-year-old Jessie Reed would do anything to keep her parents together. When her father inherits an old house from his elderly and mysterious Cousin Dorothy, Jessie accompanies him to the seaport village of Beauport, while her mother stays behind in New York City. Fearing for her parents' marriage and unnerved by the prospect of spending her summer in "a dead woman's house", Jessie strikes out on her own and stumbles across the isolated trails of Angel Falls, a wild and beautiful place that holds the ruins of a three-hundred-year-old town with a strange history. There she encounters Jared Younger, a sixteen-year-old local boy who considers these forbidden woods his own. Jared is caretaker for his father, an artist crippled by depression. Jared feels powerless to save his father--until a series of unexplainable events brings him face to face with a power he never knew he had. Jared's teacher, Chris Delany offers to help him understand and control the strange thing that's happening to him--but are Delany's motives as pure as they seem? Or, as Jessie suspects, does Delany have a secret agenda of his own that puts Jared in danger?Together, Jessie and Jared discover that the truth is far more dangerous than they could have imagined and that they must work together to save their families and uncover the strange secret of Angel Falls.
Ghost Story
Spirits roam these hotel halls... looking for that final warm embrace. Someone to hold them tight. And never let go. Mark anticipated this is going to a pleasurable week, with his work friends, a jolly company indeed. All of them celebrating right before Halloween at the Irish countryside, staying in a manor house surrounded by deep woods, leading to the ocean... with a history of its own. Still in such a young company Mark feels quite alone, but his ambition drives him to go on and forward. Now suddenly Mark is feeling disoriented, scared and alone. Waking up in different rooms and places around the hotel. Not remembering going to sleep the previous night at all. Things take a darker turn for him, confused within the manor walls. The waves of the nearby ocean slowly beating, and calling out his name to him. To whom he can turn to, find help him in this confusion? It's time for Mark to make some new friends: A psychic.And a ghost. A crash of a triangle which leads in many directions. Which one will prove to be the one Mark is looking for all along ... and which one was indeed looking for him? And in fact may lead him to his doom. Is Mark finally going to come face to face .... with somebody that really needs him?Hand painted color illustrations by Scottish artist included
Ever Forever
For a long time they twirled and twirled .How long ?He couldn't apprehend the time.They simply continued dancing lost in each other's eyes. He had started to feel a bit tired, a bit sweaty, a bit woozy. ""What happened darling? Don't you wanna dance with me?"", she asked in a hypnotic voice. He frantically shook his head in a yes not being able to speak properly due to his dry throat.""Good Boy"", she whispered giving him a kiss. And so they danced and danced never exchanging a word.
Concerning Those Who Have Fallen Asleep
Concerning Those Who Have Fallen Asleep is weird in all the best ways possible . . . These tales are plucked from bizarre worlds, from the blood of shadow creatures, from the tears of angels. Let them haunt you." --Gabino Iglesias, author of The Devil Takes You Home A collection of short stories moving through time and place, exploring the spaces where we haunt each other and ourselves through our choices, our institutions, and our dreams. Adam Soto, author of the debut novel This Weightless World, which Robin Sloan called "The social novel for the 21st century," returns with Concerning Those Who Have Fallen Asleep. In the title story, a one-armed Harlem Hellfighter goes in search of his specially altered military uniform while Influenza ravages Philadelphia. In "Sleepy Things," a man is bound to the bedside of his comatose girlfriend who haunts his mother's dreams. In "Wren & Riley," a couple travels to Wyoming to visit a childhood friend who killed her abusive husband. And in "The Vegetable Church," a pair of Syrian sisters, refugees of the civil war, find themselves at a crossroads in the home of their European hosts while their dead father whispers to them words of comfort and guidance. The stories in Concerning Those Who Have Fallen Asleep, strange and unsettling, explore the quiet spaces where the living and the dead alike haunt one another through their choices, dreams, and institutions.
Curse Of Kyoufu
The Year "1973" A Curse Was Born Called "Curse Of Kyoufu" Everyone Who Lived There Knew How Dangerous It is But What Will Happen When a Group Of Teen Open The Book Of Kyoufu And Than Realised It Can Cause A Deadly End Later?
Lost
*Lost is the perfect blend of ghost horror, with a dollop of psychological thriller and a sprinkle of romance.* Alone at the cabin, no-one can hear him scream.Mac "The Mind Guy" Macauley has spent his career mastering the art of perception-teaching others how to control their thoughts, shape their realities, and break free from fear. His sold-out stage shows are legendary. His methods? Life-changing.But none of that matters now. After the sudden loss of his wife, Mac is spiralling downward. His brother, Tom, insists he get away-to an isolated cabin on the edge of a remote Scottish loch. A year alone to heal. To clear his mind. But the mind plays tricks.The longer Mac stays, the more the lines between reality and illusion blur. Strange whispers in the night. Shadows shifting in the corners. A presence he can't explain. He knows the brain can create false realities-but this? This feels different. This feels real.Meanwhile, Tom is battling demons of his own. A secret buried at that cabin two years ago-a secret that, if revealed, will not only break Mac, but will put both brothers in unimaginable danger. Because someone hasn't forgotten. Someone hasn't forgiven.As winter closes in and the cabin is cut off from the world, Mac faces a terrifying truth: he isn't alone out here. And whatever is hunting him doesn't just want his mind-it wants his life.A tense, mind-bending thriller packed with psychological twists, chilling suspense, and a truth you won't see coming. *Trigger warnings - abortion, profanity, depression, violence, grief*
The House on the Brink
Returning home through a bog late one night, sixteen-year-old Dick Dodds passes a trail that for some reason sends a chill up his spine. He feels the same inexplicable terror the next day when he explores the trail further and meets a girl, Helen Johnson, who saw something that looked like a man with no arms or legs moving and gliding across the landscape. The mystery deepens when a local widow, Mrs Knowles, becomes convinced that something evil has emerged from the river near her house. What is the secret of the strange and terrifying mystery of the bog? And what does it have to do with a local legend of a man who died there in the reign of King John while guarding a fabulous treasure? Dick and Helen are determined to find out, but they may soon find themselves in greater danger than they ever imagined.Originally published for teenage readers, The House on the Brink (1970) has earned a reputation over the years as a classic of ghostly fiction in the M. R. James mode that will appeal to readers old and young alike. Long out of print and scarce on the secondhand market, John Gordon's chilling novel returns at last to haunt a new generation of readers.'The two best novels in the M. R. James tradition are Fritz Leiber's Our Lady of Darkness and John Gordon's The House on the Brink.' - Rosemary Pardoe'Evok[es] a world of mysterious menace . . . extremely exciting.' - Robert Nye, The Times (London)
Dead Man Haunt
A Naked Ghost Demands Help in Dead Man Haunt, a Murder Mystery from T. M. Simmons-Mineral Springs, Texas-When Patrick, a gorgeous naked ghost, reaches out to author and paranormal investigator, Alice Carpenter and her cohorts for help, the small town of Mineral Springs, Texas, will never be the same. In exchange for helping him journey to the hereafter, Patrick leads Alice into a crumbling historical hotel, where she discovers a new murder-a woman severed in half at the bottom of an elevator shaft.Joined by her Rottweiler, Trucker, her Siamese, Miss Molly, her mentor and teacher, Aunt Twila, her next-door neighbor, Granny Chisholm, and even her ex-husband, Detective Jack Roucheau, Alice attempts to solve these two murders. Together, they traverse the bowels of the haunted hotel, survive a hair-raising motorcycle ride, and journey the backcountry boondocks with Granny, who fantasizes she's an Indi-500 driver.With only a few minutes left to expose the murderers and set the ghosts to rest before a bomb destroys the hotel, decisions are vital. Should they save themselves and leave behind the evildoers and restless ghosts, as well as a stolen body in a coffin? Might they risk their own lives to bring a peaceful existence to the formerly grand hotel?
Cross Contamination
Meg has lost too many people in her life, but the latest is the hardest: her feisty, beloved grandmother Eloise has died of a mysterious virus. . . and materialized in Meg's closet.Once Meg gets over the shock of seeing Grams, she finds herself embroiled in a world peopled by the dearly departed who have joined forces to solve the mystery of Eloise's untimely death. Together, this "Ghost Support Group" and Meg race against time before the strange virus claims more victims.But events take an even more sinister turn when one of Meg's co-workers turns up murdered and a local doctor is attacked and left for dead. In the midst of great peril, Meg and her cohorts try to unwind the tangle of intrigue and, in the process, discover that the entire town is in mortal jeopardy.The Dearly Departed Series of cozy mysteries follows four sisters as they make unexpected discoveries about their town, their family, and themselves. Set in the small Colorado town of Elk City, the series is a delightful romp through the mysteries of love, loss, and life.
In Death Do Flowers Grow
Brielle Panya has been hired to rid the infamous Garrick Estate of its ghostly residents. But what begins as a routine job turns life-threatening when she starts to uncover a trail of lies surrounding the estate's most mysterious spirit: the bloody, screaming woman who appears every night at half-past nine. Never one to quit, Brielle digs her heels in even as the hauntings grow more violent and terrifying. But if she can't find a way to set all the spirits free, this may be the last job of her life.
Angel Falls
What if you had the power to heal your broken family? To bring back a lost loved one? Jessie and Jared are about to find out, in a place called Angel Falls, where an ancient and mysterious power waits to fulfill their deepest wishes--with dangerous consequences. Fifteen-year-old Jessie Reed would do anything to keep her parents together. When her father inherits an old house from his elderly and mysterious Cousin Dorothy, Jessie accompanies him to the seaport village of Beauport, while her mother stays behind in New York City. Fearing for her parents' marriage and unnerved by the prospect of spending her summer in "a dead woman's house", Jessie strikes out on her own and stumbles across the isolated trails of Angel Falls, a wild and beautiful place that holds the ruins of a three-hundred-year-old town with a strange history. There she encounters Jared Younger, a sixteen-year-old local boy who considers these forbidden woods his own. Jared is caretaker for his father, an artist crippled by depression. Jared feels powerless to save his father--until a series of unexplainable events brings him face to face with a power he never knew he had. Jared's teacher, Chris Delany offers to help him understand and control the strange thing that's happening to him--but are Delany's motives as pure as they seem? Or, as Jessie suspects, does Delany have a secret agenda of his own that puts Jared in danger?Together, Jessie and Jared discover that the truth is far more dangerous than they could have imagined and that they must work together to save their families and uncover the strange secret of Angel Falls.
The Girl with the Barbed Wire Hair
For almost 20 years, Carlton Mellick III has been writing some of the strangest and most compelling novels the bizarro fiction genre has to offer. Described as one of the top 40 science-fiction writers under the age of 40 by The Guardian and "one of the most original novelists working today" by extreme horror legend Edward Lee, Mellick returns with a haunting tale of obsession, desperation, loneliness, and depravity.There is a girl who lives in the alley behind the old, abandoned fire station. She is always covered in ash and grime, cuts and bruises on her arms and legs, the skirt of her school uniform caked in dirt and ripped into tatters. Her hair is a mess of dreadlocks the color of rusted metal, growing like vines all the way down to her ankles. She was once human, but not anymore. She's become a feral creature with an undying thirst for blood and revenge. Everyone at school knows to stay away from her. There are rumors that anyone who crosses her path will be murdered and never heard from again, their throats torn out by the long strands of barbed wire that grow from her head like hair. But when she meets a young boy named Yusuke, the first person to ever show her an ounce of human kindness, her desire for revenge turns to feelings of love. And she will do whatever it takes to win his heart, even if she has to rip it from his chest in order to obtain it.From the author of Cannibals of Candyland and The Terrible Thing That Happens, comes a depraved love story inspired by Japanese cult horror films such as Ringu and Ju-on: the Grudge.
From End to End
A collection of wide-ranging short stories by an author with wide-ranging interests. Included are two ghost stories, two pieces of railroad-related fiction, an exploration of what it means to become elderly, and both creation and destruction stories. All are designed for a general audience and are appropriate for younger readers.
The Ravenshire Chronicles
"To those that seek solace or adventure in the forest that lie before you, pay heed, for whatever you do, never enter beyond the shadows of the dark and sinister branches of Ravenshire. For strange and awful things are bound to befall on those who do." Betwixt these covers are the strange and awful accounts of a young boy named Merrick, who deliberately ignored the warning to stay out of Ravenshire and the dire and dreaded consequences as a result. Do you dare enter the forest? Do you dare open the book?
The Thirteenth Cabin
Raegan O'Rourke is a talented investigative reporter with a knack for uncovering the truth. The real truth. You see, Raegan has a gift: she touches things and sees visions of past events. She uses her "touch" to help people by holding those in power accountable in a very public way.Raegan's gift is also a curse. It's been passed down to the women in her maternal family for generations. And for every Ainsley woman born with the touch, there is a Faust man hellbent on eradicating her and her power, or harnessing it for his own nefarious purposes. As a result, Raegan and her family live in constant fear - and the fact that she's secretly in love with a Faust only complicates things.When her neighbors lose their beloved dog in a mysterious northern Minnesota lake resort fire, Raegan decides to use her touch to investigate the cause and bring closure to the family. In the process she uncovers another, deeper mystery that has baffled authorities and kept an Iron Range community on edge for twenty-five years. Solving the two cases will put Raegan's abilities to the test. If, that is, she can stay alive - because some people will protect their secrets at all costs.
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Guests are bringing magic and murder to Eternal Rest Bed and Breakfast. Emily Buchanan believes in ghosts but not in witches. Her skepticism turns to shock when Eternal Rest Bed and Breakfast hosts a coven, and she learns a truth that will reframe the past two years of her life. Emily will never look at her life or her late husband, Scott, in the same way again. But when one of the witches turns up dead, Emily suddenly has a houseful of suspects, and every one of them is pointing their wand at someone else. Emily must navigate personal agendas, bitter rivalries, and astonishing revelations to find the real killer. Meanwhile, Scott's ghost is in a race against time. If Emily is going to help him, it must be soon. She will need the help of her best friend, Sage, as well as her own blossoming psychic medium skills to bring his ghost home to Eternal Rest before it's too late...
Motherthing
A NEW YORK TIMES BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR - A darkly funny take on mothers and daughters, about a woman who must take drastic measures to save her husband and herself from the vengeful ghost of her mother-in-law. "A quirky, gruesome, utterly original feminist horror experience." --The New York Times Book Review When Ralph and Abby Lamb move in with Ralph's mother, Laura, Abby hopes it's just what she and her mother-in-law need to finally connect. After a traumatic childhood, Abby is desperate for a mother figure, especially now that she and Ralph are trying to become parents themselves. Abby just has so much love to give--to Ralph, to Laura, and to Mrs. Bondy, her favorite resident at the long-term care home where she works. But Laura isn't interested in bonding with her daughter-in-law. She's venomous and cruel, especially to Abby, and life with her is hellish. When Laura takes her own life, her ghost haunts Abby and Ralph in very different ways: Ralph is plunged into depression, and Abby is terrorized by a force intent on destroying everything she loves. To make matters worse, Mrs. Bondy's daughter is threatening to move Mrs. Bondy from the home, leaving Abby totally alone. With everything on the line, Abby comes up with a chilling plan that will allow her to keep Mrs. Bondy, rescue Ralph from his tortured mind, and break Laura's hold on the family for good. All it requires is a little ingenuity, a lot of determination, and a unique recipe for chicken ? la king...
The Unbarred Casement
This Story is all about a teenaged girl, struggling with her new environment and getting used to it. On that journey, she faces a lot of supernatural and paranormal events which really makes her paranoid, and this story revolves around how she tackles the newly formed situation and how she solves the mystery. Devoid of great friendship and lacking self-confidence because she scored fewer marks than others, this girl develops within herself, 'The Sad Scenario' which ultimately turns out to be real. However, she is not trusted by her parents and she is forced to be in that situation. As a teenager what is the most horrible experience you've ever faced? Of course, this girl faces a little more than that but in a complicated manner. When you see things that other people don't see, there starts a problem, and the same way her problem ends when she sees the thing invisible, once for all. She is Keerthi and why don't you join her journey and make it more interesting? This may be a short story but it was a great part of her life. Happy reading folks!
My Ghosts At The Bottom Of The World
"Scarlet, get cracking! Dark times are coming and you must finish your book now!!" Ever been haunted into writing a story? Scarlet Giesen has ... apparently. The problem is, Scarlet has no memory of her book or why she's written it. All she knows is she's recently awakened from a coma following a head injury and has absolutely no memory of her past. All is not lost however. Scarlet learns that in the years leading up to her accident she was hard at work writing the story of her life and times, cajoled into doing so by the ghost of someone who was dear to her in life. My Ghosts At The Bottom Of The World is that story. So it is that we read of Scarlet's life along with her, filling in her own backstory and that of her beloved country at the bottom of the world, New Zealand. We learn that through a series of brushes with the supernatural as a young girl, Scarlet is inspired to follow a career path whereby she can help those with their own paranormal issues. Music plays a large part in Scarlet's Universe and literally soundtracks her temporal and emotional voyage through life. My Ghosts At The Bottom Of The World: Volume One charts the beginning of that voyage. Further volumes are on their way. Why not join Scarlet on her journey? It's a fun ride!
Plead More, Bodymore
Everything's an insult when your soul is bankrupt.Joey and Wayland may have returned to Baltimore after their deaths, but things are not the same through eyes tainted by death. The city seems darker, the graffiti louder, and a meltdown is only a hair-trigger away. Joey's ready for everything to go back to normal, but that might not be possible when every time she's around Wayland, he's dripping with someone's freshly spilled blood. Meanwhile, Jag's losing his patience with Joey's preference for her serial killer best friend.Desperate to keep her life together in a somewhat recognizable way, Joey discovers that a local medium might have a way to calm the regret-fueled rage that plagues both her and Wayland, driving them both further out of control with each passing day. In hopes of a return to normal, she sets out to ask the authorities of the afterlife to grant her and Wayland a real second chance.The ravens stalking her promise that if she doesn't move quickly, she may lose everything she cares about. With a past and a future that can't compromise, tragedy doesn't spare the indecisive.
Cotton Cleopatra F VIII
In World War Two, Oxford academic Dr Iana Jenkins discovers an unknown medieval chronicle by the nun Mary of Shaftesbury. Mary confides that she was at Glastonbury Abbey in 1191 when its monks exhumed the bodies of King Arthur and Queen Guinevere. However, the great abbey's celebrations turn to terror when the mortal remains of Arthur and Guinevere turn out to be not what they seem, and horror reigns. When all else fails, can Wulfrun - a priestess of the Old Religion from the forest - save the abbey from what has been unleashed.
Ghost Stories
Ghost Stories is a ghoulish collection of true classics, long-forgotten and legendary, with frightening stories from Washington Irving, Edgar Allan Poe, Bret Harte, Ambrose Bierce, Edith Wharton, Mark Twain, Guy de Maupassant, O. Henry, Willa Cather, and many others. Ghost Stories offers tales rooted in their time, place, and topic. This ghostly collection delivers the ghastly, horrifying, and otherwise haunting tales of terror we love to read - late at night, with the lights off.Included are: The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe * The Devil and Tom Walker by Washington Irving * An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge by Ambrose Bierce * The Snow-Image: A Childish Miracle by Nathaniel Hawthorne * A Ghost of the Sierras by Bret Harte * The Screaming Skull by F. Marion Crawford * The Lady's Maid's Bell by Edith Wharton * A Ghost Story by Mark Twain * The Night Call by Henry van Dyke * The Furnished Room by O. Henry * The Crime of Micah Rood by Elia W. Peattie * The Cross-Roads by Amy Lowell * Mistress Marian's Light by Gertrude Morton * Consequences by Willa Cather * The Body-Snatcher by Robert Louis Stevenson * Ligeia by Edgar Allan Poe * The Ghost of Fear by H.G. Wells * The Phantom 'Rickshaw by Rudyard Kipling * The Lagoon by Joseph Conrad * On the Water by Guy de Maupassant * and many, many others
Grave Intervention
Dr. Amir Hadad, a successful radiologist, hears an intruder. Hiding in the dark, the stranger whispers, "I can't rest."Alarmed and unwilling to risk his family's safety, Amir contacts the police. Only there is no trace of an intruder, no marks of forced entry. If there is a stalker afoot, the police cannot find him.As the days wear on and Amir continues to hear the same disembodied voice speaking to him, he worries about his sanity. The Irish lilt has escalated from pleas for help to threats unless Amir helps the voice find rest - and revenge.Inspired by true events set in Naperville, Illinois, Dr. Shira Shiloah takes readers through suspenseful twists and turns in her latest novel. GRAVE INTERVENTION, a paranormal medical suspense, blurs the lines between real and imaginary to expose the hidden side of a historical suburban town.
Grave Intervention
Dr. Amir Hadad, a successful radiologist, hears an intruder. Hiding in the dark, the stranger whispers, "I can't rest." Alarmed and unwilling to risk his family's safety, Amir contacts the police. Only there is no trace of an intruder, no marks of forced entry. If there is a stalker afoot, the police cannot find him. As the days wear on and Amir continues to hear the same disembodied voice speaking to him, he worries about his sanity. The Irish lilt has escalated from pleas for help to threats unless Amir helps the voice find rest - and revenge. Inspired by true events set in Naperville, Illinois, Dr. Shira Shiloah takes readers through suspenseful twists and turns in her latest novel. GRAVE INTERVENTION, a paranormal medical suspense, blurs the lines between real and imaginary to expose the hidden side of a historical suburban town.
