The Ghost Writer
'Let me tell you a story about the time when my whole life changed...'Peter Banner is an author with a string of moderately successful novels to his name, but is struggling with his family life and with writing after the pain of divorce.Looking for both inspiration and a new place to live, he jumps at the chance to rent a remote rural cottage: a cottage that until recently belonged to Ed Steele, a famous horror author from the eighties.His hope is for the same kind of inspiration that launched Ed Steele's career, but he soon discovers that all is not as it seems at Lake View Cottage; there is a growing presence within its walls that threatens to consume all who stay there.With his neighbour Maddy at his side, can Peter Banner uncover the truth, or will he become another victim of whatever darkness lurks within this sleepy village?
Twin or My Evenings in Malorossia
Metaphysics, philosophy, ghost stories, life's tragedies, love affairs, and much more is assembled and thoroughly mixed in this fascinating collection, presented by the author as a series of conversations with his own double.
The Open Door
Despite being a household name during the latter half of the 19th century, few today are aware of the thrilling tales of Margaret Oliphant, and yet they are ripe for rediscovery. From suspenseful hauntings to strange tales of afterlife and the emotional echoes of ghosts beyond simple frights, Oliphant's stories possess a unique style and nuanced voice to deliver stories thoroughly unnerving and unforgettable. This newly-edited collection features many of her 'Seen and Unseen' series - her most popular in her day - and rare tales newly revived from the Library collections.
Oblivion
Where do writers go when they die? The forgotten ones, at least, go to The Cafe of Minor Authors where they drink endless cups of cappuccino, self-obsess, and nurse their shattered dreams. Some authors, it's rumored, can escape Oblivion if they try hard enough to write something the universe can't ignore, even after death. This is the story of one ambitious writer stuck in oblivion who not only risks upturning his own fate but also the fate of his literary hero, and that of his great grandmother, Hanna, an aspiring actor in the Yiddish theater in the Prague of 1911. This book is for anyone who has ever wanted to be an author, anyone who knows an author, anyone who is an author, recognized or not, and anyone who loves books enough to want to spend their afterlife reading forgotten classics in the great library of Oblivion. "A mesmerizing meditation on immortality, both the literary and fleshly kinds and its ultimate unattainability... like language, like summer, like love, Oblivion is irresistible."- Junot Diaz, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction "A tour de force. Oblivion is a marvel of the imagination and intellect. Hemley has . . .created a book that is a relentless page turner: funny and wise, exuberant and sad, insightful and magical, and-most wonderful of all-deeply, deeply human."-Connie May Fowler, author of How Clarissa Burden Learned to Fly "Oblivion is a deeply intelligent and strikingly honest exploration of what ultimately drives a writer to write, and the cold loneliness of the journey, and how literary success in one's lifetime is, at best, a fickle proposition. I will tell every writer I know, struggling or successful, to read this book."- Kaylie Jones, author of Lies My Mother Never Told Me: A Memoir.
Jennet
Beware these moors when Jennet walks..."I love your books!" - Rowan Coleman aka Bella Ellis, author of The Girl at the Window and The Vanished Bride------1936 - Ma Ramsgill is happy. After the losses of the Great War and its aftermath, she has a family again. Her son, John, is healthy and the image of his father, Jack; Maggie is asleep in her pram; and she's sure a third will soon join her brood. Then her idyll is shattered by a ferocious animal attack, and she realises that the old tales hold a devastating truth.Something - someone - stalks these moors; someone long dead, someone with a grudge against her family. Jennet. Ma will not let her take any more Ramsgills.***Present Day - Yorkshire is in the grip of a heatwave, and Thruscross Reservoir has dried up to reveal the remains of the drowned village of Thores-Cross beneath.Playing in the mud which coats the valley floor, four-year-old Clare Wainwright finds an old inkpot, and can't wait to show it to her best friend, Louise. But when Louise's mother, Emma, sees it, her reaction is shocking, and both families are plunged into their worst nightmares.Emma knows what the inkpot portends: Jennet has woken.Now she wants the children.-----A dual-timeline historical novel, Jennet moves between 1930s Yorkshire and the present day, following the residents of Thores-Cross, a remote moorland village, in their fight for survival against a vengeful spirit. Jennet will not stop until she has what she wants - life for her children. Jennet is perfect for fans of Nicola Cornick, Barbara Erskine, Susanna Kearsley and Pamela Hartshorne.
An Eddy on the Floor
World-renowned cartoonist Seth returns with three new ghost stories for 2021. After attending a s矇ance at an acquaintance's home, a man receives an unexpected job offer from another guest: resident doctor at the prison he directs. But when a prisoner begs to have his cell moved, terrified of what's behind the next door, the young doctor starts to question his luck.
Jennet
Beware these moors when Jennet walks..."I love your books!" - Rowan Coleman aka Bella Ellis, author of The Girl at the Window and The Vanished Bride------1936 - Ma Ramsgill is happy. After the losses of the Great War and its aftermath, she has a family again. Her son, John, is healthy and the image of his father, Jack; Maggie is asleep in her pram; and she's sure a third will soon join her brood. Then her idyll is shattered by a ferocious animal attack, and she realises that the old tales hold a devastating truth.Something - someone - stalks these moors; someone long dead, someone with a grudge against her family. Jennet. Ma will not let her take any more Ramsgills.***Present Day - Yorkshire is in the grip of a heatwave, and Thruscross Reservoir has dried up to reveal the remains of the drowned village of Thores-Cross beneath.Playing in the mud which coats the valley floor, four-year-old Clare Wainwright finds an old inkpot, and can't wait to show it to her best friend, Louise. But when Louise's mother, Emma, sees it, her reaction is shocking, and both families are plunged into their worst nightmares.Emma knows what the inkpot portends: Jennet has woken.Now she wants the children.-----A dual-timeline historical novel, Jennet moves between 1930s Yorkshire and the present day, following the residents of Thores-Cross, a remote moorland village, in their fight for survival against a vengeful spirit. Jennet will not stop until she has what she wants - life for her children. Jennet is perfect for fans of Nicola Cornick, Barbara Erskine, Susanna Kearsley and Pamela Hartshorne.
Jennet
Beware these moors when Jennet walks..."I love your books!" - Rowan Coleman aka Bella Ellis, author of The Girl at the Window and The Vanished Bride------1936 - Ma Ramsgill is happy. After the losses of the Great War and its aftermath, she has a family again. Her son, John, is healthy and the image of his father, Jack; Maggie is asleep in her pram; and she's sure a third will soon join her brood. Then her idyll is shattered by a ferocious animal attack, and she realises that the old tales hold a devastating truth.Something - someone - stalks these moors; someone long dead, someone with a grudge against her family. Jennet. Ma will not let her take any more Ramsgills.***Present Day - Yorkshire is in the grip of a heatwave, and Thruscross Reservoir has dried up to reveal the remains of the drowned village of Thores-Cross beneath.Playing in the mud which coats the valley floor, four-year-old Clare Wainwright finds an old inkpot, and can't wait to show it to her best friend, Louise. But when Louise's mother, Emma, sees it, her reaction is shocking, and both families are plunged into their worst nightmares.Emma knows what the inkpot portends: Jennet has woken.Now she wants the children.-----A dual-timeline historical novel, Jennet moves between 1930s Yorkshire and the present day, following the residents of Thores-Cross, a remote moorland village, in their fight for survival against a vengeful spirit. Jennet will not stop until she has what she wants - life for her children. Jennet is perfect for fans of Nicola Cornick, Barbara Erskine, Susanna Kearsley and Pamela Hartshorne.
In The Shadows Of The Pines
The long shadows of the deep pine forests throughout North Carolina cast obscure menace to those who tread in their darkened outlines. If they knew what was hidden within the darkness, they would know to walk lightly, for North Carolina is truly a haunted land.The tales of life and death intertwine with the book In The Shadows Of The Pines. The thirteen mysterious stories within are legends that rarely have been told. Read about how madness and mistakes entomb a man alive. Discover how the ghost of a girl was so tormented after her death that she destroyed a college building. Does the ghost of a popular radio DJ still haunt the airwaves of the state? And just what is that strange river monster that crawls up onto a bridge late at night? All these tales and more are told throughout In The Shadow Of The Pines.So lock the doors and shut the windows. It might help keep the ghosts out long enough to read a spooky story, or thirteen. Considering just how haunted North Carolina is, they probably will still find a way in. Even ghosts like a good ghost story.
The Ghastling
A contemporary horror magazine based on the Victorian penny dreadful, publishing short stories of horror, ghosts, folk horror, the macabre and the uncanny. The magazine is illustrated throughout and boasts a truly unique vintage design and typography, making it a very attractive addition to any horror-lover's bookshelf.
Murmurs in the Dark
Book View Caf矇 presents thirteen (of course) brand new (mostly) tales of ghosts, hauntings, and things that might or might not go bump in the night-tales that will inspire an involuntary glance over the shoulder, an unexpected shiver, or an uneasy chuckle. Open this book at your own risk-of a spooky good read. Stories by Alma Alexander - Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff - Chaz Brenchley - Marie Brennan - Brenda W. Clough - Marissa Doyle - Katharine Eliska Kimbriel - Shannon Page - Paul Piper - Steven Popkes - Dave Smeds - Jennifer Stevenson - Jill Zeller
Accidental Murderer in Apt 34
Some mistakes haunt the guilty, While others seek revenge.Roger leaves the house filled with the memories of his father's abuse to follow his sister, Kara, to the big city. He's fleeing the trauma of his childhood, though his debilitating anxiety disorder stays with him. Kara finds a psychiatrist to help with that, a kind man named Mark Stephenson. Then Roger finds an affordable place in apartment 34 at Sunnycrest Apartments and a girlfriend, Lisa. Life is finally looking up.That is until Roger realizes the girl across the hall, Alice, has a father very similar to his own. Brian's screams mixed with Alice's are too much for Roger to handle. He feels like he has to save the girl from her father's violence, but his own fear and trauma interfere, and Alice dies.As he tries to move on, to get past the biggest mistake of his life, Alice has other ideas.Now Roger must do for himself what he couldn't for Alice. Make it out of Sunnycrest alive.
Isla Rising
It is 1833, and fiery Edinburgh widow Isla is dying. Ready to meet her maker and eager to reunite with the love of her life, she is not afraid of passing, but Isla's death is only the beginning of a series of otherworldly adventures that she must undertake on her quest to find her husband. As a spirit, Isla must deal with grave-robbers, ancient mysteries and earth bound ghosts in order to protect her granddaughter and locate her love. Culminating in the glowing bonfires of a lawless and blistering Samain, when the bold dead walk among the living, Isla Rising ranges from the arcane to the humorous, as the wild widow stalks through the shadowy depths of Edinburgh's homes and cemeteries, pubs and plots.
G is for Ghosts
A teenage girl's classmates begin disappearing only to haunt her dreams, ships full of ghostly passengers in need of release test those who are tasked to give them peace, psychopomps whose job is guiding the spirits of the dead to the other side meet in a support group, and more fill these pages.Featuring work by Pete Aldin, Andrew Bourelle, Stephanie A. Cain, Beth Cato, M.L.D. Curelas, Sara Cleto and Brittany Warman, Amanda C. Davis, Roddy Fosburg, Joseph Halden, Lynn Hardaker, L.S. Johnson, Michael M. Jones, Jeanne Kramer-Smyth, Samantha Kymmell-Harvey, C.S. MacCath, Jonathan C. Parrish, Alexandra Seidel, Samantha L. Strong, Michael B. Tager, Rachel M. Thompson, Laura VanArendonk Baugh, Sarah Van Goethem, Xan van Rooyen, Lilah Wild, Suzanne J. Willis and BD Wilson.These twenty-six ghost stories, each with a unique perspective and style, explore hauntings and specters in ways both new and familiar.
MR Jones
World-renowned cartoonist Seth returns with three new ghost stories for 2021. When Lady Jane Lynke unexpectedly inherits Bells, a beautiful country estate, she declares she'll never leave the peaceful grounds and sets about making the house her home. But she hasn't reckoned on the obstinate Mr Jones, the caretaker she's told dislikes her changes, yet never seems able to be found.
Enduring Possessions and Casualties of War
After being listed as MIA ten years previously, the remains of an American soldier are returned home from Vietnam, but after burial the remains rise to seek revenge upon those in his home town who were responsible for his pregnant girlfriend's tragic death, and for the torments he suffered due to his spiritual beliefs. As he had just purchased a new, high performance sports car before his deployment, it became one of his most cherished possessions, second to his beloved girlfriend, Holly. And so, driven by the madness of love, and the magic of the Druids, he takes his dilapidated car, which returns to its former state of showroom condition, and begins his ghostly rampage of death and destruction.
The Demon Shadow
The 16-year-old girl disappeared after school on an October afternoon. The police have exhausted all leads. It's been weeks, but her mother, Barbara, will not stop searching for Melissa.Her husband, Mark, has given up...and started drinking. Her younger daughter Rachel feels neglected. The police think she is a nuisance. Her job is in jeopardy.But even more mysterious things begin happening around Barbara. The shadows that have no source...a dark form glimpsed beneath Melissa's bed...the ravens that have congregated on the lawn.Desperate, Barbara turns to the mysterious Sterling, a man the police scorn as a psychic, a fraud, and maybe worse.Can Sterling help Barbara find her daughter before it is too late? And what is the mysterious Bishops' Curse that has haunted Barbara's family for centuries?The Demon Shadow is the first in a series of haunting thrillers that will keep you on the edge of your seat.
See Us
Some Captives Identify With Their Captors. Others Fight Back... Hard.After the loss of her fianc矇 and the harrowing experience of having her world turned inside out, Shelly's life seems to be back on track when she finds her one true love. But in a cruel twist of fate, she is ripped away from her loving home and thrust into a world of unspeakable cruelty - an antiquated mental hospital. When her new love puts himself in the firing line in an unsuccessful attempt to free her from the asylum, all seems lost. Her life at stake, Shelly has two choices before her: conform and survive or rebel and suffer. With the ghosts of the past closing in, and only a handful of allies it seems she has no means of fighting back. Can she delve into the depths of her soul to find the strength and power to conquer her foes? Or will she be lost to darkness forever? This third and final instalment of the Second Sight series is a stunning conclusion to a captivating tale and will keep you enthralled until the very last word.
Christmas on Palm Court
Elaina Nelson has helped her sisters banish evil spirits, but that's the last thing on her mind the night of her engagement party. When she suddenly becomes ill, something tells Elaina it's time to roll up her sleeves and fight for her life. Unfortunately, she may have to face this battle alone. Will she learn how to harness her abilities, saving Christmas for everyone, including the last person she ever expected to help?
The Children of Manor House
Mikey and his friends thought they had successfully freed the ghosts of the children in the garden, but they were mistaken. Now faced with a new mystery, Mikey and his friends must enter a haunted mansion, uncover its secrets, and finally bring the killer to justice once and for all in this final book of the Children series. Can Mikey trust a ghost to solve a mystery one last time?
The Turn of the Screw
A new edition of a Gothic novella which has inspired many horror and psychological thrillers since its publication. This new edition of The Turn of the Screw offers students the definitive text and extensive appendices. An unnamed young governess is sent to a country house to take charge of two orphans, Miles and Flora. Yet she is soon oppressed by a sense of foreboding and deep disquiet, becoming convinced that something dark is menacing her young charges. But are supernatural forces at work, or is the danger something altogether more earthly? Henry James's masterpiece, and widely considered to be the greatest ghost story ever written, The Turn of the Screw remains the apogee of suspenseful, haunting writing in the English language.
Shaman of Souls
"The well-developed characters ease readers into [the] mystery... with details revealed only gradually, and genuinely shocking turns. " - Kirkus ReviewsYoung Xeile is dying, and in his final act he sets out on a mission to find the one who killed his mother. But the mission is complicated when clues lead him to Trifectus, a city that's just been locked down due to two brutal killings. Xeile quickly discovers that to complete his task he must help the peacekeeping Guardians of Trifectus solve the double murder. To even have a chance of cracking the case, Xeile will have to commune with spirits to find the killer, an act considered almost impossible by most of the living and punishable by death to the rest. Yet as he speaks to those spirits of the past, he uncovers a dark future. The murders of both the townsfolk and his mother are just the beginning, heralding the return of sinister magic and death for the entirety of the continent. Will Xeile be able to find the answers he seeks? Or will death take him before he can fulfill his dying wish?
The Valancourt Book of Victorian Christmas Ghost Stories, Volume Five
It's the most wonderful time of the year - time for more rare ghostly tales of Yuletide terror from Victorian England!For this fifth Valancourt volume of Christmas ghost stories, editor Christopher Philippo has dug deeper than ever before, delving into the archives of Victorian-era newspapers and magazines from throughout the British Isles to find twenty-one rare texts for the Christmas season - seventeen stories and four poems - most of them never before reprinted.Featured here are gems by once-popular but now-forgotten 19th-century masters of the supernatural like Amelia Edwards, Barry Pain, and Florence Marryat, alongside contributions by totally obscure authors like James Skipp Borlase, a writer of penny dreadfuls who specialized in lurid Christmas horror stories, and Harry Grattan, who made history by writing the first ghost story recorded by Edison for the phonograph. Also included are an introduction and bonus materials, such as 19th-century news articles and advertisements related to Christmas ghosts."I endeavoured to call out; I could not utter a sound. As I gasped and panted, there stole into my nostrils a deadly, terrible, overpowering stench . . . It was the dread odour of decomposing mortality . . . I felt that I must break the spell, or die." - John Pitman, "Ejected by a Ghost""It was a coach made of dead men's bones . . . Behind the awful vehicle stood two fleshless skeletons in place of footmen, the driver was a horned and tailed fiend, and the six coal--black steeds that he drove had eyes of fire, and snorted flame from their nostrils as they tore madly along." - James Skipp Borlase, "The Wicked Lady Howard"
H. P. Lovecraft Collection
H.P. Lovecraft Collection includes four of the most popular and enduring works by the master of the macabre: At the Mountains of Madness, The Call of Cthulhu, The Dunwich Horror and The Shunned House.
Little Book of Ghosts and Monsters in the Hocking Hills
The Little Book of Monsters and Ghosts at Hocking Hills State Park and surrounding areas. 12 favorite classics passed on. Ever wonder, while you're walking the trails in the Hocking Hills, why you feel like you're being watched? Maybe you saw some huge, bare footprints along the trail near Cedar Falls and suspect it isn't human. Have you heard a baying hound at Old Man's Cave? It might be a ghost from its past. This book might be small, but it has some of the best, well-kept secrets of Bigfoot and ghosts found in the Hocking Hills. Try not to let it scare you away! Jannette Quackenbush has authored over 30 books including Ghostly Guides: *Haunted Hocking Hills*Ghosts of Moonville 1-2*Haunted Ohio Hiking Trails With Ghost Stories*Haunted Hikes of the Appalachian Hills and Hollers 1 & 2 *Haunted Hocking: A Ghost Hunter's Guide to the Hocking Hills*Ohio Ghost Hunters Guides 1-9*West Virginia Ghost Stories Legends and Haunts 1-3*Pennsylvania Ghost Stories*Ghost Stories and Folk Tales of New Orleans *Little Book of Gettysburg Ghosts and many more!*Monsters, Cryptids, and Mysterious Wild Beasts Hiking Guides: *Hocking Hills Hiking Trails*Ohio Hiking Trails: The Adventurer's Guide to Ohio's Best Hiking Trails to Explore. Some little-known. A few much traveled. All unique.
H. P. Lovecraft Collection
H.P. Lovecraft Collection includes four of the most popular and enduring works by the master of the macabre: At the Mountains of Madness, The Call of Cthulhu, The Dunwich Horror and The Shunned House.
The Ghost of Atlanta
In The Ghost of Atlanta, Andy Michael Pilgrim faces demons from his youth that haunted his life. These are the ghosts in the crawl spaces of his life; some are real and some supernatural. After landing a job with The Atlanta Defender, Andy returns home and visits the place where he finally faces remembrances of his deceased abusive father. While walking around the grounds, he meets his mysterious cousin, Joe Boy, and finds out that the property is going to be sold by unscrupulous cousins. While Andy fights this battle, he must confront the personal demon of a possible drug addiction, breaking the color barrier at the south's largest newspaper, The Atlanta Defender, meeting his old girl friend and fighting the lingering effects of segregation in small-town Georgia life. As the story unwinds, all these forces push Andy toward the breaking point, where he almost quits on life. Malevolent mortal deeds are committed and Andy could be next in line. "The Ghost of Atlanta" is, overall, a superbly written book. 5 stars! Readers Favorite.The Ghost of Atlanta is Fast-paced, easy and enjoyable read! Highly recommended as a "coming of age" book for the 20-25 crowd. Emotionally stirring!
Now You Can Lay Me Down to Sleep... If I Shall Die before I Wake!
This story is a fiction horror tale about a young boy who becomes cursed and kills when the bedtime prayer is heard. "Now lay me down to sleep... I pray the Lord my soul to keep... If I shall die before I wake... I pray the Lord my soul to take."The loving Ford family falls in the center of Charlie's horror and find themselves fighting for their lives with the help of a detective by the name of Albert.Please give your imagination a treat by enjoying this fun-filled horror tale. Now You Can Lay Me Down to Sleep...If I Shall Die!
The Bone Elixir
Ben Oris, an orthopedic surgery resident in Philadelphia, is looking forward to his December vacation. After the year he's had, he could use a little R&R. But when a lawyer delivers some bizarre news, a week of rest and relaxation is the last thing he gets. A great aunt he never knew existed has willed a hotel to him. Bewildered, Ben now heads to Western Massachusetts where the three-century-year-old Abigael Inn awaits, up on a secluded hill overlooking the Berkshires. At least Laurette will join him in a few days. He and his girlfriend will have some fun, meet with a realtor, and then put the place up for sale and get back to their lives. In, out, done.Unfortunately for them, The Abigael Inn has other plans...Although a standalone novel, The Bone Elixir is the third book in the Benjamin Oris series about a man of science who faces otherworldly situations."A chilling supernatural tale with indelible characters."-Kirkus Reviews
The Bone Elixir
Ben Oris, an orthopedic surgery resident in Philadelphia, is looking forward to his December vacation. After the year he's had, he could use a little R&R. But when a lawyer delivers some bizarre news, a week of rest and relaxation is the last thing he gets. A great aunt he never knew existed has willed a hotel to him. Bewildered, Ben now heads to Western Massachusetts where the three-century-year-old Abigael Inn awaits, up on a secluded hill overlooking the Berkshires. At least Laurette will join him in a few days. He and his girlfriend will have some fun, meet with a realtor, and then put the place up for sale and get back to their lives. In, out, done.Unfortunately for them, The Abigael Inn has other plans...*Although a standalone novel, The Bone Elixir is the third book in the Benjamin Oris series about a man of science who faces otherworldly situations."A chilling supernatural tale with indelible characters."-Kirkus Reviews
Haunted
Done with therapy and desperate for change, Meredith Knight fakes a parapsychology degree and takes a job as a presenter on a locational shoot in Scotland. Part respite from the constraints of caring for her alcoholic mother, part crash course in dealing with the dead, Meredith hopes to dampen her fear and gain the confidence to find out what her dead sister wants. Maybe then Eve will leave for good, and her mother can stay dry. Maybe then she can live a normal life.But as the pressure of the shoot increases, Meredith is left with far more questions than answers, and she struggles to grasp the truth she desperately needs. With her mother in a downward spiral at home, and Eve's presence intensifying into a claustrophobic malevolence desperate for attention, Meredith is no longer frustrated, she begins to feel haunted, watched, and afraid. 800 miles from home, terrified and alone, Meredith begins to feel she has made a catastrophic mistake. Shadows seen from the corner of her eye, a sinister form that materialises behind the curtains, the reappearance of a childhood teddy bear she would rather forget, and unearthly voicemails left on her phone are setting her nerves on edge.As Eve's horrifying story closes in there is no escape, Meredith is forced to deal with what really happened to her sister all those years ago. What she uncovers destroys the very foundation of her own dysfunctional childhood, and for the first time in her life she begins to question not only whether she can trust those around her, but whether she can trust herself.
Sweet Vindication
When enough is enough, you do what you have to do. Grief and desperation are a lethal combination, one that forced me to do the unthinkable. It was too much to take in, my devastating losses were many and my grip on reality was feeble at best. With the sudden appearance of a cantankerous crow, I contemplated the plausibility of the impossible, wondering if what I had done and what I had been through had pushed me too far over the edge.
The Valancourt Book of Victorian Christmas Ghost Stories, Volume Five
It's the most wonderful time of the year - time for more rare ghostly tales of Yuletide terror from Victorian England!For this fifth Valancourt volume of Christmas ghost stories, editor Christopher Philippo has dug deeper than ever before, delving into the archives of Victorian-era newspapers and magazines from throughout the British Isles to find twenty-one rare texts for the Christmas season - seventeen stories and four poems - most of them never before reprinted.Featured here are gems by once-popular but now-forgotten 19th-century masters of the supernatural like Amelia Edwards, Barry Pain, and Florence Marryat, alongside contributions by totally obscure authors like James Skipp Borlase, a writer of penny dreadfuls who specialized in lurid Christmas horror stories, and Harry Grattan, who made history by writing the first ghost story recorded by Edison for the phonograph. Also included are an introduction and bonus materials, such as 19th-century news articles and advertisements related to Christmas ghosts."I endeavoured to call out; I could not utter a sound. As I gasped and panted, there stole into my nostrils a deadly, terrible, overpowering stench . . . It was the dread odour of decomposing mortality . . . I felt that I must break the spell, or die." - John Pitman, "Ejected by a Ghost""It was a coach made of dead men's bones . . . Behind the awful vehicle stood two fleshless skeletons in place of footmen, the driver was a horned and tailed fiend, and the six coal--black steeds that he drove had eyes of fire, and snorted flame from their nostrils as they tore madly along." - James Skipp Borlase, "The Wicked Lady Howard"
The Death Spancel and Others
Katharine Tynan is not a name immediately associated with the supernatural. However, like many other writers of the early twentieth century, she made numerous forays into literature of the ghostly and macabre, and throughout her career produced verse and prose that conveys a remarkable variety of eerie themes, moods, and narrative forms.From her early, elegiac stories, inspired by legends from the West of Ireland, to pulpier efforts featuring grave-robbers and ravenous rats, Tynan displays an eye for weird detail, compelling atmosphere, and a talent for rendering a broad palette of uncanny effects.The Death Spancel and Others is the first collection to showcase Tynan's tales of supernatural events, prophecies, curses, apparitions, and a pervasive sense of the ghastly.
Not to Be Taken at Bed-Time & Other Strange Stories
In the late-nineteenth century Rosa Mulholland (1841-1921) achieved great popularity and acclaim for her many novels, written for both an adult audience and younger readers. Several of these novels chronicled the lives of the poor, often incorporating rural Irish settings and folklore. Earlier in her career, Mulholland became one of the select band of authors employed by Charles Dickens to write stories for his popular magazine All the Year Round, together with Wilkie Collins, Elizabeth Gaskell, Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, and Amelia B. Edwards. Mulholland's best supernatural and weird short stories have been gathered together in the present collection, edited and introduced by Richard Dalby, to celebrate this gifted late Victorian "Mistress of the Macabre".
Number Ninety & Other Ghost Stories
The bestselling Irish author B. M. Croker enjoyed a highly successful literary career from 1880 until her death forty years later. Her novels were witty and fast moving, set mostly in India and her native Ireland. Titles such as Proper Pride (1882) and Diana Barrington (1888) found popularity for their mix of romantic drama and Anglo-Indian military life. And, like many late-Victorian authors, Croker also wrote ghost stories for magazines and Christmas annuals. From the colonial nightmares such as "The Dak Bungalow at Dakor" and "The North Verandah" to the more familiar streets of haunted London in "Number Ninety", this collection showcases fifteen of B. M. Croker's most effective supernatural tales.
Bending to Earth
Irish women have long produced literature of the gothic, uncanny, and supernatural. Bending to Earth draws together twelve such tales. While none of the authors herein were considered primarily writers of fantastical fiction during their lifetimes, they each wandered at some point in their careers into more speculative realms - some only briefly, others for lengthier stays.Names such as Charlotte Riddell and Rosa Mulholland will already be familiar to aficionados of the eerie, while Katharine Tynan and Clotilde Graves are sure to gain new admirers. From a ghost story in the Swiss Alps to a premonition of death in the West of Ireland to strange rites in a South Pacific jungle, Bending to Earth showcases a diverse range of imaginative writing which spans the better part of a century.
Strange Tales from Japan
Prepare to be spooked by these chilling Japanese short stories! Strange Tales from Japan presents 99 spine-tingling tales of ghosts, yokai, demons, shapeshifters and trickster animals who inhabit remote reaches of the Japanese countryside. The captivating tales in this volume include: The Vengeance of Oiwa -- The terrifying spirit of a woman murdered by her husband who seeks retribution from beyond the graveThe Curse of Okiku -- A servant girl is murdered by her master and curses his family, with gruesome resultsThe Snow Woman -- A man is saved by a mysterious woman who swears him to secrecyTales of the Kappa -- Strange human-like sprites with green, scaly skin who live in water and are known to pull children and animals to their deathsAnd many, many more!In his introduction, renowned translator William Scott Wilson explains the role these stories play in local Japanese culture and folklore, and their importance to understanding the Japanese psyche. Readers will learn which particular region, city, mountain or temple the stories originate from -- in case you're brave enough to visit these haunts yourself!
Like My Mother Before Me
"You're not crazy... But nothing is okay."Spoiled and self-centered daddy's girl Aliz矇 Salvas spends her time texting with friends, cutting class to get high, and playing volleyball.When Aliz矇 witnesses a horrifying sight of a skeletal woman vanishing from her father's study, she's certain she's losing her mind. She quickly goes into denial, but her avoidance only makes things worse. Now, plagued by horrible visions and other unwelcome specters, Aliz矇 finds her world spiraling out of control-effecting the lives of the people closest to her.Pursued by a personal demon, she must overcome her selfish habits and embrace the truth about her family's past, and herself, or suffer the same fate as her mother.CONTENT WARNING: This book contains light violence, attempted rape, physical abuse, mentions of child abuse, adult language, reference to suicide, gaslighting, and recreational use of drugs/alcohol.
ملوك الظلام
عن الأمير الصغير الذي وقع في الظلام،وورث العرش بعد وفاة والده وهروب أخيه التوءم.
Forever with a Ghost (Book 3)
It is a new dawn for Jia and Jai's love story.After struggling for months, they are finally starting a new phase together, a phase where Jia is not just in a relationship with Ghost- Jai, but with all his personalities. But, will it be that easy?In this final installment of the Ghost trilogy, find out how they face one hurdle after another and struggle to keep their relationship alive.Will they succeed? Or will a new threat pave its way into their lives?Read the story to know if Jia gets her forever with a Ghost...
The Curse of Ezekiel
The Curse of Ezekiel"Trauma always attaches itself to trauma." In the dark and dusty garret of Oak Cottage Zoe Fowler first encounters the soft, haunting voice of, Hannah, calling for her lost love. And so, by way of Zoe's traumatised psyche, the forgotten story of Hannah and her family begins to unfold. This includes her deaf-mute brother, her bullying father, and the tyrannical figure Ezekiel Pomfrey, the punishing puritanical priest of St Catherine's Church, way back in the seventeen-hundreds, and of course the enigmatic, Adam. All of which are locked into the distant memory of time by an ancient biblical curse. Linked by an old wooden rocking chair, the trauma of Hannah's tragic life and the mystery of Adam attaches itself to Zoe's own sad, trauma. Only the understanding character of Dotty Vinke, with her mischievous smile and startling blue eyes, comes to the aid of a troubled Zoe. With her hypnotic influence, Dotty allows Zoe to delve back into the past to uncover long locked away memories, both hers and Hannah's, all ready and waiting to be freed.The Curse of Ezekiel is a spellbinding tale of grief, Phantoms, and religious obsession with a built-in ambiguity designed to keep the reader's attention. The story cleverly maneuvers itself between the unsettling outer limits of the supernatural and the spiritualistic, until at last the waiting is over.
Suffer the Children
Praise for Suffer the Children by Dominic Selwood 'Mysterious, intelligent and wonderfully creepy (*****)' The Reader's Hollow 'Selwood has mastered this style and the tale leaves you with chills long after you've finished reading (*****)' Shari Sakurai 'Ultimately, Selwood has written what can only be described as a perfect short story' Horror Palace - Featured Review A SHORT GHOST STORYLondon, 1897. An elderly bibliophile receives a letter from the recently retired head of the Bodleian Library in Oxford. But the tale it relates of a book buying journey to Cracow soon turns into a hellish nightmare. A homage to M R James, the undisputed master of the Victorian antiquarian ghost story . Please note: this is a short story like the original M R James short stories. It is about 4,000 words long, in a 32-page small format book (7" x 4.3").
Ghosts
Ghosts contains R.B. Russell's debut publications, Putting the Pieces in Place and Bloody Baudelaire. Enigmatic and enticing, they combine a respect for the great tradition of supernatural fiction, with a chilling contemporary European resonance. With original and compelling narratives, Russell's stories offer the reader insights into the more hidden, often puzzling, impulses of human nature, with all its uncertainty and intrigue. There are few conventional shocks or horrors on display, but you are likely to come away with the feeling that there has been a subtle and unsettling shift in your understanding of the way things are. This book is a disquieting journey through twilight regions of love, loss, memory, and ghosts.
A Secret Set In Stone
Howard stood for a while in the doorway, as all the pieces of the jigsaw began to fall neatly into place. "I have no choice." He mumbled to himself. "There is only one way to get the treasure back."
This is it!
A dialogue between death and evil about a man's fate, whose influence over the world was a paramount one, and whose songs were on mankind under external influences playing with this like zombies; but, above all, these dark entities reveal the true nature of life beyond misconceptions and dogmas.
The Blue Feathered Robin
In Oneida, Kansas, a little bird sits alone on a farm where no other birds will go. Whether it be the dark rats or the ominous voices in the corn, the little bird is often left in solitude to contemplate her own existence.Frustrated that God seems to have forsaken her, and haunted by the spiritual and living beings around her; she seeks to understand why God has left her behind, and if her existence has meaning.A story of love and hope; the Blue Feathered Robin serves as a reminder that hope can be found in the bleakest of places. Even in the barren branches of a lonely, Kansas tree.
The Ghost and the Birthday Boy
Lily and Ian's families come to Frederickport to celebrate Connor's first Birthday.Bringing the in-laws together is not always easy, especially when uninvited guests from the spirit realm show up.Large PrintBook 28 in the paranormal cozy mystery series, Haunting Danielle
