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 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.
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?
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...
Scenic Views
Guests are seeing the dead at Eternal Rest Bed and Breakfast. Eternal Rest Bed and Breakfast seems quiet after Emily Buchanan sends the resident ghosts on a mission to find her late husband's spirit. When she begins hearing strange noises, Emily doesn't think it can be paranormal. After all, there are no ghosts left in the Victorian mansion. Right? Emily realizes she bought more than a mirror when she finds herself face-to-face with a ghost trapped inside it. The ghost's story leads Emily to an historic mansion that has been wreathed in mystery for years. As the suspects add up, so do the number of threats Emily and her friends are receiving. Someone among the living desperately wants them to give up the search for clues. Emily worries even more about her safety when she finds out something evil is lurking just outside the town of Oak Hill...
Groups Welcome
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...
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.
Scratches
A mother and son with a strained relationship inherit a house following the sudden death of a family member with a violent past. When the son moves his bedroom into the basement he starts to experience unexplainable and terrifying phenomena. After he uncovers a dark secret concealed within the house, they quickly learn that some truths are better left a mystery. Can they overcome their differences in order to survive or will the darkness overcome them both?
Ghosts of Trumball Mansion
Why do the ghosts attack only him? Or is Henry Fitzgibbons insane? Lana Longstreet is his star author ... and the nom de plume of his estranged wife. Maybe the time has come to officially end any obligation to his wife's Connecticut estate and be free of their torment. He fears the house hates him and that Sylvia does too. Sylvia Fitzgibbons is tired of the charade. She'd ask Henry for a divorce, but the children are planning an anniversary party in August, and she has a deadline for her Johnny Gallant suspense series in the same month. Then there are the decaying rose gardens, the only allure drawing Henry to the estate and her launch parties. When her housekeeper must retire, Sylvia begs for his help. Unable to resist her femme fatale pleas, Henry is trapped for the duration. But the malignant forces within the estate become increasingly aggressive. Something evil conspires against them that only Faith can conquer. Will they survive?
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.
From Out The Vasty Deep
A Novel of mystery, romance, and the paranormal awaits the reader in this monumental work by Marie Belloc Lowndes. Ghosts and seances abound. It was not Varick who told Blanche Farrow of that painful incident of his past life. Classic Horror from one of the best and earliest of the genre.
The Mill
These rooms have killer views... As a psychic, Lili occasionally sees ghosts and she's thrilled to sense them lurking in the renovated paper mill where she just bought an apartment. What Lili doesn't expect is the dark, sinister presence under the floor or the serial killer who's prowling the hallways. When a woman is found murdered and another goes missing, Lili works with one of the spirits-a young girl long dead-to expose the psychopath. But not everyone can be trusted, the chase goes awry, and the killer flees. Can he be captured, or will he remain free to strike again? From the bestselling author of Shepherd's Warning and The Elders Series comes a terrifying and compelling story that will keep you reading long into the night.
Grave Deeds and Dead Plots
Welcome to the first volume of an exciting new series, Grave Deeds and Dead Plots. These collections feature spine-tingling tales of true crime ... with added ghosts. Each story is a tale of murder, passion, or cold-blooded killing-and each case has resulted in an eerie haunting. Do the victims of true crime remain to tell the tales of their untimely demise? Are the dead still crying out for justice? Do the departed have stories to share? Find out in the first installment of Grave Deeds and Dead Plots, a new series by award-winning* author Sylvia Shults. *First Place in the Spring 2022 BookFest Awards, for Days of the Dead: A Year of True Ghost Stories
Birdwatcher
Gillian and Lance Wincoff's family vacation in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania ends in disaster when their 12-year-old daughter, Abby, vanishes. The Poconos community is shaken up over the disappearance of the little girl, unbeknownst to them that a psychopathic killer is in their midst. Horror-esque chills creep into an atmosphere of conflict, sending Monroe County Sheriff Andy Kirkman and his Deputies into a desperate scramble to solve the case of the missing girl with little to no evidence. Abby Wincoff's shocking death, and restless spirit reluctant to cross over, leaves her to haunt the cabin where she was buried in this eye-opening story about her plan to bring her parents' closure.
Dark Tales for Kids
Modern times have changed the things we fear. Children are not so easily scared now, but exploring the unknown can open the door to the most terrifying feelings ever. Joining the characters of these stories on their scary adventures will make you think twice about going to abandoned or forbidden places and more likely to listen to the warning words of adults.Dare to experience true terror through these six frightening stories. You will also experience how frightening the outdoors can be, how important it is to pick your toys wisely, and that friendly neighbors can be hard to find.Darkness, midnight, evil presences, terrifying creatures, and the desperation of lost souls-all these await you inside these six horrifying stories. Do you think you are brave enough to go to bed after reading them? Let's find out! So, what are you waiting for, grab your copy today!
Bridge of Souls
In the dark hallways and shadowy rooms of Matheson Manor, an old, largely forgotten nursing home at the edge of an ancient forest, the elderly residents are seeing and hearing disturbing things they cannot explain...They only come at night... Magdalena, a young mother and healthcare worker at Matheson Manor, struggles with the relentlessly terrifying nightmares stalking her, certain that the horrors at work have now followed her home...They surround your bed while you sleep... George, a recently retired retail worker who has just lost his mother, a woman ravaged with dementia and a resident at Matheson Manor, tries to understand the horrifying recordings she made prior to her death...No one knows what they are... Winston, a lonely and socially awkward computer expert living alone for the first time after his mother is sent to Matheson Manor, does his best to make sense of the dark entities she insists watch and whisper to her every time the lights go out...No one knows what they want... As their paths cross, Magdalena, George and Winston come together to search for the truth behind what's taking place, unaware that their hauntings have a reach well beyond anything they could've imagined...BRIDGE OF SOULS Reality's not what it used to be.
Thirty Strange Stories
This collection of some of the best of H G Wells. stories includes The Strange Orchid, The Lord of the Dynamos, In the Abyss, The Cone and The Red Room. '
The Ghost of Thomas Packard
Three young friends risk their lives to unravel the decades old mystery of the Packard family murders. Will exposing the truth set more than a tortured soul free? Moving to Willowton sucks as far as Billy Hashberger is concerned. Not only does being the new kid at school make him a convenient target for the local bullies, but his house gives him the creeps. His nights are filled with strange, horrific dreams that leave him questioning his sanity.When the bullies step up their harassment, Billy finds unexpected allies in two classmates, Frank Bordeaux and Molly Houlahan. The three misfits band together determined to stay ahead of their tormenters. As if that's not enough to handle, Billy discovers a mysterious journal belonging to Thomas Packard, the son of a local family brutally murdered forty-four years ago. The disturbing entries have Billy and his friends digging into the mystery surrounding the massacre, and the house's haunting secrets. A broken-down reporter, a vindictive Voodoo priestess, and a vengeful ghost will lead Billy, Frank and Molly down a twisted path as they navigate dark secrets buried in a small town. Will the three friends survive or become the next tragic tale to haunt Willowton?
The Blue Man
Two best friends. An urban legend. A sinister curse.Twenty years ago, horror loving Sabrina told her best friend, Megan, the terrifying Irish folk tale of the Blue Man, who sold his soul to the Devil in vengeance against a personal injustice. What should have been the best summer of their schooldays turned into a waking nightmare, as the Blue Man came to haunt Megan. Sabrina, helpless to save Megan from a path of self-destruction and substance abuse as she sought refuge from the terror, left Belfast for a new life in Liverpool.Twenty years later, the former friends reunited thinking they had escaped the horrors of the past. Both were pregnant for the first time. Both had lived elsewhere and moved back to their hometown, Belfast. Both were wrong about the sinister reality of the Blue Man, as the trauma of their school days caught up to them - and their families.Why did the Blue Man terrorise Megan? Was there more to the man behind the urban legend? Was their friendship - and mental health - strong enough to overcome a twenty year curse?
Legends of Wrath
Fury Falls Inn in 1821 Alabama. A place for ghosts, witches, and magic. A place of secrets and hidden dangers. A place where Silas Fairhope must rewrite his vengeful family's history to preserve its chance at a future.Answering his sister's frantic summons, journalist Silas discovers not only life-changing concealed powers but also a ruthless witch hunter out to kill her along with two witches, his aunts, who'll stop at nothing to possess her powers. Silas uncovers the truth lurking in his deceased grandfather's twisted plans of fame and power. The aunts-both powerful, vindictive witches-seek to fulfill those evil plans with his sister's reluctant help. Can Silas rewrite the shocking truth of the family's deadly past before it's too late for them to have any future?
Hyde House
Three relentless ghost hunters. A trail of death. The walls of Hyde House don't whisper, they scream.The gang is prepared this time. Emmie and Sarah have trained their psychic skills, Finn is a little wiser, and they're ready for the worst. But if a looming menace gets its way, they'll be dead within days.While exploring Emmie's basement, Finn makes a gruesome discovery hidden behind a wall that shakes them to the core-a woman's corpse. And it's obvious she was murdered.But Alice isn't talking, and the ghosts of the past elude the gang, until they meet a mourning father who's daughter suffered the same ghastly fate. But his insight comes with a warning."Watch yourself, because they'll be watching you."Driven to help the victims and find peace for Alice, they soon realize they've stumbled into a deadly game of twisted voodoo, and there's no turning back.Frantic to escape the expanding web of deception, they're forced to face their deepest fears within the quaint stillness of Hyde House.Hyde House is the third novel in a new Paranormal Mystery series that delivers an unsolved murder, ghostly mysteries, and a twist of horror.Fans of Wendy Wang, Darcy Coates, Abe Moss, Cheryl Bradshaw, or Heather Graham will love this exciting new supernatural suspense book.Other great books by Dean Rasmussen: Hanging House: An Emmie Rose Haunted Mystery Book 1Caine House: An Emmie Rose Haunted Mystery Book 2Dreadful Dark: Tales of Horror Book 1 - 6Stone Hill: Shadows Rising 1Stone Hill: Phantoms Reborn 2Stone Hill: Leviathan Wakes 3Or you can visit his website at: www.deanrasmussen.com.
Eleven Lives
Meera dies young and strangely finds herself in conversation with a girl who looks exactly like her. The girl offers Meera to have a glimpse of all her eleven past lives if she answers her questions. Meera had lived the life of many animals like a cat, a dog, a mosquito, a cheetah, a chicken, and a fish, among others. She was also a tree in one of her eleven past lives. After watching the highlights of all her lives, Meera and her lookalike contemplate one question... Are humans special?
The Painter's Wife
From the moment I set foot on the grounds of Erlot Manor I felt like a swine being led innocently into a slaughterhouse. The na簿ve Pandora about to open chaos. I can feel something bad in the air, like poison slowly slipping into my blood. The shadows are biding their time here. The air itself felt thicker, like smoke.Rose Blackwood faces the decisions she's made as she becomes the new Baroness to Erlot Manor, where she discovers there is a lot more to the crumbling manor house than she first thought. And a lot her new husband isn't telling her.By the time her childhood best friend and lover Meg arrives, five years later, it appears Rose is not the same girl she once was.
The Cottage on Winter Moss
Burned-out author Dee needs fresh inspiration. Impetuously, she abandons London and her good-for-nothing boyfriend to go wherever her literary quest takes her. Journey's end is a remote village on the shores of a wild estuary, overshadowed by a ruined pele tower. She rents Winter Cottage and waits for a story to emerge.The bleak beauty of the whispering dunes, the jacquard of colour and texture of the marsh and a romantic tree in a secluded glade-The Trysting Tree-all seduce Dee. Nevertheless, the secretive behaviour of a handsome neighbour, lights across the marsh, a spurious squire and a bizarre, moonlit encounter all suggest there is something odd afoot.Local gossip and crumbling graveyard inscriptions give Dee the opening she needs. She begins to weave hints about the tragic history of a local family, feuding brothers and a fatal fire into a sweeping historical saga. Her characters clamour for a voice as the tale spools effortlessly onto the page-demanding to be told. Dee feels more like its instrument than its instigator.As she becomes enmeshed in the local community, Dee is startled to find her fiction unnervingly confirmed by fact, her history still resonating in the present-day.Is she being guided by echoes of the past?
University Ghost Story
Dr. Veronica Glass, professor of English literature at the University of Washington, does not believe in ghosts. She's trying to teach a course on the Victorian ghost story and having trouble with a couple of her students because of it.
Seattle Ghost Story
Eleven-year-old Billy Beck is playing a fantasy game in Ravenna Park when a real-life tragedy infects him with a supernatural evil out of Seattle's ugly past. What he saw will leave him changed and vulnerable to a crime of revenge that has gone unpunished-until now.
The Following
When she was a child, a near-death experience left Harper Monroe with the ability to transcend to another realm and speak to those who had passed on. For the longest time, this was a gift she tried to bury, but now it is back with a vengeance. Not only can Harper talk to those who died, she now has the ability to pull them back through for one final moment. Believing she can help people, Harper dives into her gift with full force. But by doing so, does she open a door that should have remained closed years before?
Four Ghost Stories
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The Shade of Santa Fe
A haunting in Santa Fe will either reunite Ghost Healers, Inc. or disband the group forever.When Ellen decides to buy a fixer-upper in an art community in Santa Fe, New Mexico, she's reassured by the realtor that nothing evil has ever occurred there. What she doesn't know is that the bridge near the back of the property is notoriously known in the town as Suicide Bridge. As she and her friends try to uncover why so many people have taken their lives there, they are shocked by what they find. Can the reunion of Ghost Healers, Inc. untether the troubled spirits near Ellen's fixer-upper, or will their discoveries be too much for them this time?
In Ghostly Japan
In "In Ghostly Japan," Lafcadio Hearn intricately weaves together the cultural fabric of Japan through a series of haunting and evocative tales inspired by local folklore, ghost stories, and spiritual beliefs. Hearn's prose is marked by its lyrical beauty and immersive quality, drawing readers into a surreal world where the supernatural seamlessly intertwines with every aspect of daily life. Set against the backdrop of Meiji-era Japan, the book captures a period of profound transformation, highlighting how ancient traditions and modernity coexist and often collide in the human experience. Lafcadio Hearn, a Greek-Irish writer who became a naturalized Japanese citizen, sought to bridge Eastern and Western cultures through his vivid storytelling. His deep fascination with Japan's mystical elements and religious traditions was rooted in his experiences as an outsider, allowing him to observe and reflect on the culture with both curiosity and respect. Hearn's love for Japan is palpable in this work, as he aims to preserve the ephemeral essence of its ghostly tales for future generations. "In Ghostly Japan" is essential reading for anyone interested in Japan's rich cultural tapestry and supernatural lore. Hearn's unique perspective, coupled with his artistic flair, invites readers to explore the depths of Japanese spirituality and folklore, making this collection a timeless and haunting journey into the heart of a nation steeped in mystery.
So... I Met a Ghost
Meeting a ghost was easy. Keeping her safe wasn't.... I didn't believe in ghosts. Then one started talking to me. I'm fourteen, stuck living my life between two houses thanks to my parents' divorce, and just trying to survive school without things getting any weirder. Then I met her. A ghost who isn't terrifying, isn't evil... and definitely isn't ready to move on. She's trapped on Earth, and now there's a ghost hunter looking for her. Not the helpful kind. The kind who captures ghosts and doesn't care what happens next.Somehow, I'm the only one who can help her. Juggling homework, split homes, and a supernatural chase isn't easy-especially when things start getting darker, the danger gets real, and I realise the ghost hunter might be more dangerous than the ghost ever was. So... I Met a Ghost is a fast-paced YA horror with humour, heart, and just enough darkness to keep you checking the shadows.
Port Hope
The fifth book in The Jerry McNeal series has Jerry and his ghostly K-9 companion heading to Michigan to visit Max and discover what - if any - secrets are hiding in Lighthouse County Park.Port Hope, the sleepy town that rests along the coast of Lake Huron, is the last place one would expect to find a dead body - much less a body that so closely resembles the one Jerry and Gunter uncovered in Tennessee. Is the redhead spirit that visits Max in her dreams simply a wayward ghost that haunts Pointe Aux Barques Lighthouse? Or, will Jerry, Max and Gunter, discover a truth too frightening to be labeled a mere coincidence?
The Ghost and the Medium
When Marlow House reopens as a bed and breakfast, one of its first guests is Danielle's former mother-in-law, who Danielle has not talked to since moving to Oregon.The mother-in-law brings with her one of the country's top mediums. Or as Danielle calls him, one of the country's top conmen.Book 30 of the Haunting Danielle series, a paranormal cozy mystery series. Each book is a standalone story, but we suggest reading them in order for more enjoyment. Large Print Format.
