The Stones of Muncaster Cathedral
"I dreamt I was standing in the dark, looking up at the south-west tower ... And our Kev was up there on top, in the dark, and screaming as if some wild beast was eating him." When steeplejack Joe Clarke is hired to repair the stonework at Muncaster Cathedral, he is unprepared for the horror he will encounter. Something unspeakably evil in the medieval tower is seeking victims among the young neighborhood boys ... and Joe's son may be next! An unsettling story with a horrifying conclusion, this eerie tale will chill young and old readers alike. Robert Westall (1929-1993) is one of the best modern writers of ghost stories in the tradition of the great M.R. James, and The Stones of Muncaster Cathedral, which won the Dracula Society's Children of the Night Award, is one of his finest. This volume also includes a second ghostly tale, 'Brangwyn Gardens', published here for the first time in the United States, and a new introduction by Orrin Grey. 'So vivid and deft in its mental touches and physical details that it had me sweating with vertigo as well as superstitious terror ... No punches are pulled.' - Daily Telegraph 'Chilly, concise and utterly spooky ... among the late British author's best works ... The tower's secret is indeed a whopper, fittingly capping the unrelenting suspense that precedes its revelation.' - Publishers Weekly 'A taut thriller, with a horrifically dramatic denouement.' - Kirkus Reviews 'This is a chilling tale spun by a master storyteller ... The suspense is gradually unleashed as more and more details are discovered and the ending is both explosive and gratifying ... will leave you with a chill down your spine.' - SFSite.com
Better Off Dead in Deadwood
One dead body. One century-old haunted opera house. One zombie musical. One pissed-off detective. Will Violet "Spooky" Parker keep her tail out of trouble or will she end up as one of Deadwood's walking dead?
Rattling the Heat in Deadwood
A scrappy, hot-blooded woman can only take so much!Violet Parker is on fire ... or rather under fire yet again.New evidence has fanned the embers of a cold murder case, and her alibi is smoldering at the corners. While battling a dogged detective determined to pin the murder on her, Violet scrambles to find the real killer.Will she escape "the heat" with singed tail feathers? Or will Violet go down in flames?
Nearly Departed in Deadwood
"The first time I came to Deadwood, I got shot in the ass."--Violet Parker Little girls are vanishing from Deadwood, South Dakota, and Violet Parker's daughter could be next. She's desperate to find the monster behind the abductions. But if she's not careful, Violet just might end up as one of Deadwood's dearly departed.
Dead Case in Deadwood
"Nothing good ever happens at the butt-crack of dawn. No doubt, the headless corpse on the autopsy table in front of me would agree."-Violet Parker Real estate agent, Violet "Spooky" Parker stumbles upon a body-part theft ring at the local funeral parlor and suspects her caustic coworker has a hand in it-or maybe a foot. Can Violet discover what's in the crates the crooks are sneaking out of the mortuary in the dark of night? Or will she end up in one of them herself ... in pieces?
Peculiar Shadows
We all have ghosts. Here you will find five stories of untraditional hauntings. You will find childhood memories devoured by a plant. A field loomed over by expectation, regret, and meaning. And you will find that both the living and the dead are haunted -- by possibility, inevitability, and the hopeless pressures of a job well done. We all have our ghosts. Which ones are yours?
Roadside Ghosts
Ghost stories. Everyone knows one. Everyone can tell you one. Ghost stories haunt and linger and tantalize. Come on along with Steve Vernon - ghost story collector, writer, and teller - as he brings you eight of the creepiest yarns imaginable, stories that will creep up on you and teach you the fine old art of the booga-booga. Eight stories - including Steve's haunting salute to the road gang, "The Forever Long Road of Olan Walker". Walk down this road, if you'd like to. Or better yet - run! WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT STEVE VERNON"If Harlan Ellison, Richard Matheson and Robert Bloch had a three-way sex romp in a hot tub, and then a team of scientists came in and filtered out the water and mixed the leftover DNA into a test tube, the resulting genetic experiment would most likely grow up into Steve Vernon." - Bookgasm"Steve Vernon is something of an anomaly in the world of horror literature. He's one of the freshest new voices in the genre although his career has spanned twenty years. Writing with a rare swagger and confidence, Steve Vernon can lead his readers through an entire gamut of emotions from outright fear and repulsion to pity and laughter." - Cemetery Dance"Armed with a bizarre sense of humor, a huge amount of originality, a flair for taking risks and a strong grasp of characterization - Steve's got the chops for sure." - Dark Discoveries"Steve Vernon was born to write. He's the real deal and we're lucky to have him." - Richard ChizmarMy Mom thinks I'm pretty cool, too.
A Ghost Named Flossie
Seth is a nice young man that stays out of trouble. He is a college student, and he also works during the day to make extra money. He is a good person, and gets along with everyone. Halloween is coming up. This is Seth's favorite time of the year, only this Halloween will be one that Seth will never forget. Seth is about to get a visit from a ghost. This ghost will take Seth through a journey that he will not be able to escape from, and one that he will ever forget. Although he does not know, but Seth's life is about to change forever. So sit back and relax, and find out how Seth's new friend takes him for a scary ride.
Oracle V - Travels Through Other Dimensions
Sarah(Egyptian Oracle) leads the expedition to connect parts of Ea, the architect of humanity. A trace of Ea hiding from his own race is found in hell, ruled by Seth and Saturn. Caring Ea must put up a fight against his evil version. If he loses, he himself becomes bad ...Jasmin, the future incarnation of Sarah, meets Tao, the martial artist, who teaches her martial arts and how to be conscious in multiple places at the same time during her astral travels, as well as how to deal with the everyday challenges of living in The Netherlands as a foreigner.Another trace of Ea is found in China, where a dragon guards the key to the desired knowledge...
Les Mad Drummers
Apr癡s des vacances d'矇t矇 bien m矇rit矇es, les Mad Drummers, groupe de musique compos矇 de copains percussionnistes, reprennent du service...Claire, ?lise, Basile, Robert, Thibaud et C矇lestin jonglent entre les cours au coll癡ge, ceux au conservatoire, les r矇p矇titions et les concerts... auxquels s'ajoutent de nouvelles enqu礙tes, sem矇es de myst癡res, qu'ils adorent r矇soudre !Cette ann矇e encore, pour mener ? bien leurs 矇tranges aventures, les Mad Drummers vont pouvoir compter sur le soutien de grands compositeurs.Mais attention ! Tout cela les conduira ? un redoutable face-?-face. Seront-ils pr礙ts pour cette rencontre ? Arriveront-ils ? 礙tre plus rus矇s que leur ennemi ?Les palpitantes aventures des Mad Drummers sont suivies d'un cahier documentaire permettant d'en apprendre davantage sur les personnages historiques rencontr矇s. ? partir de 10 ans
We Know Now Snowmen Exist
A psychological thriller play for an all-female cast, based upon the real events of the Dyatlov Pass Incident in Russia.
Possessions
Based on real events, Possessions is a paranormal page turner.Fate delivered the ideal home, in the best neighborhood, at the perfect price! But shortly after moving day, Julie and Marc discovered they'd made a grave mistake.Broken objects and slamming doors were just the beginning of their terror... Controlled by an ancient evil, they are faced with a horrible choice: endure, or escape with nothing. If you liked Poltergiest, or Sixth Sense, this edge-of-your-seat paranormal thriller is for you. Based on a true story, this supernatural horror might make you want to sleep with the lights on
The Mammoth Book of Haunted House Stories
Expanded and with great new stories, this is the biggest and best anthology of ghostly hauntings ever. Over 40 tales of visitation by the undead - from vengeful and violent spirits, set on causing harm to innocent people tucked up in their homes, to rarer and more kindly ghosts, returning from the grave to reach out across the other side. Yet others entertain desires of a more sinister bent, including the erotic. This new edition includes a selection of favourite haunted house tales chosen by famous screen stars Boris Karloff, Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee. Plus a top ranking list of contributors that includes Stephen King, Bram Stoker, Ruth Rendell, and James Herbert - all brought together by an anthologist who himself lives in a haunted house. closet, in Stephen King's 'The Boogeyman'; An Irish castle holds something truly horrifying in wait, in 'The Whistling Room' by William Hope Hodgson; The lecherous old ghost of a Georgian country house eyes up his latest tenant, in Norah Lofts' 'Mr Edward'; An ancient mansion on a shelf of rock previously occupied by a doomed castle, in 'In Letters of Fire' by Gaston Le Roux; The hunter is hunted in James Herbert's tale of nineteenth-century country mansion, 'The Ghost Hunter'; Psychic phenomena and poltergeists, avenging spirits and phantom lovers - curl up and read on, but never imagine you are safe from a visit...
Silent Spirit
Silent Spirit is the twisted tale of a teen, Kachina Hunt who moves to her father's home town, makes new friends and finds that the ideal senior year isn't what she thought it would be. In a horrific turn of events she will be the victim of a vengeful prank that only she can resolve. In becoming one with her Native American heritage, she must use the spirit within her to right wrongs and come back to those she loves.
Ghost Touch
A gateway between the living and the dead. Can a young ghost whisperer send them on without joining their ranks? Growing up on a farm taught Tamara the meaning of hard work. But mucking out stalls takes a back seat when a portal opens in her barn each night spilling hordes of ghosts across her pastures. Determined to help the desperate beings crossover, she falters when she discovers she can touch them. Each contact strengthens them but drains her. Frustrated that she has only managed to help one child move on, she struggles to replicate her happy accident. But discouragement turns to terror when the spirits take advantage of her ghost touch and greedily drain her life force. Will Tamara be able to help the others cross or will they drag her into their void forever?
St Andrews Ghost Stories
This is the first transcribed standalone copy since 1978, complete with many additions.Also included is Linskill's nonfiction booklet: 'The Strange Story of St Andrews Haunted Tower' reprinted for the first time since 1938.There are introductions, a few photos, and many footnotes covering aspects of Linskill's text through analysis, cross-referencing and elaboration of the same. Capturing the imagination of generations, William Linskill's classic 'St Andrews Ghost Stories' was first published in 1911, and remained in print through thirteen editions up to 1978. Richard originally republished Linskill's work as the last section of his book 'Ghosts of St Andrews' in 2013. This current edition has been published as an anniversary edition 110 years after the original, partly to stave off the cheap automated poor quality ocr/scanned copies having been churned out in recent years with jumbled words or missing text that do Linskill, St Andrews and new generations to Linskill's work a grave injustice.Later editions had paragraphs and text omitted or changed. Richard has correlated and reinstated these changes. Following extensive research, he also explains the reality behind these stories and gives an insight into William Linskill, with new material and updates since his publishing in 2013.The Strange Story of St Andrews Haunted Tower' is a nonfiction article written by William Linskill for the Citizen in 1925, turned into a booklet in 1938, and republished here for the first time. It comprises his commentary and excerpts of firsthand accounts for various openings of the Haunted Tower up to 1888. Linskill wrote it as a taster or synopsis for the complex mysteries surrounding the White Lady and her ghost. The full firsthand accounts themselves will be found in Richard's 2015, 'A St Andrews Mystery', with 266 pages of nonfiction devoted to the same.
Go To Sleep... I Dare You!
Your child will experience fear, tension, and chills reading this collection of 6 ghostly stories. Is your child hard to scare? Does he or she think that ghost stories are not to be taken seriously? When they get immersed in a dark, silent, and gloomy atmosphere and feel in their bones the terror experienced by the characters in these stories, they will change their minds: they will not want to be bad anymore.Through these six scary stories, your child will learn how dangerous dark roads can be at night, not challenge supernatural forces, NEVER venture into abandoned houses, and never make fun of the dead. There are no gigantic monsters or plain creatures here: the terror in these stories is realistic, precise, and blunt.Children are terrified by the supernatural beings they can imagine, but they are filled with a deeper fear when they encounter shapeless entities. The darkness and the unknown will inspire in your child's dread and make them reflect on the meaning and value of life and those around us.Some children relish the sensation of a little dose of fear. Whether it is a ghost story shared around the campfire or told with a flashlight while snug in their beds. Go to Sleep... I Dare You is the perfect anthology for the child who loves a spooky tale.All six stories in this book hold a lesson for young readers to take to heart once they are finished. Like never going down a dark road alone, never venture into abandoned buildings, and many more. Parents and kids alike will get goosebumps while reading Go to Sleep... I Dare You!Enter a world of doom and gloom and find out just how afraid you are of the dark now that you've experienced All the Ghost Stories.Go on and grab your copy today -- what are you afraid of?
Pretty/Ugly
"Pretty/Ugly, the story of two damaged people living in a dystopian nightmare, is an exquisitely written horror novel. But, is it really fiction? In these times, it seems chillingly possible for an Instagram star and a politician wrapped in a fa癟ade of is own to be facing a relentless pandemic that may well lead to the end of the world. Reminiscent of "The Happening" by M. Night Shyamalan, Pretty/Ugly is a deliciously frightening, absorbing tale that seems all too real." - Wendy Webb (The Haunting of Brynn Wilder)"More than a simply a fine horror fantasy, this is a highly polished psychodrama exploring early trauma, identity, life's exigencies, and fates - all woven together in a stunningly creative tapestry of a unique novel. Jennifer Anne Gordon is on the ascent as a literary figure of stature! " Grady Harp, Top Shelf Magazine.Pretty/Ugly is a lyrical, hallucinogenic train ride through the end of the world. It's the story of two people falling in and out of loneliness as the end draws near. Each moment is more beautiful and terrifying than the last. Pretty/Ugly is the combination of Contagion and Lost in Translation I didn't know I needed. It's Lost in Contagion" - Allison Martine (Author of the Bourbon Books)Pretty/UglyInteritus: noun. ruin; violent/untimely death, extinction; destruction, dissolutionOmelia fills the empty place in her heart with Instagram clicks, likes, and subscribes, hiding the scars of grief under a mask of makeup, cloaked in an online personality. She yearns to be someone new: a girl in a magazine, a character in a book, a beauty queen. Anything not to feel, to be numb, but the sharp pain accompanying the red spot on her face cannot be ignored. Nor can the black, spindly tarantula-like vines that creep up the side of her face and the fever she spikes, forcing her to confront the fact that the person she has become may not be who she is at all.Dubbed 'the New JFK, ' Sam is the heir apparent to a powerful but emotionally distant political family, living the life he neither dreamed nor wanted. He sleepwalks through his days filled with self-loathing, rage, boredom, and an ache under his heart that reminds him that he is not complete. He is roused from slumber when a political scandal erupts that coincides with the end of the world. Too many Adderall and Old-Fashioneds leave Sam wondering, is he crazy or haunted?When lives are emotionally ended in childhood, it takes an apocalypse to see the ephemeral beauty of living again.
The Collected Supernatural and Weird Fiction of Harriet Beecher Stowe
Southern Tales of Haunters and the HauntedHarriet Beecher Stowe (1811-1896) remains renowned as an author for her novel, 'Uncle Tom's Cabin' (1852) which took as its theme the harsh lives of African-American slaves in the southern states of America during the pre-Civil War period. The publication of that book exposed the unpalatable and monstrous injustice of slavery to an international readership which had no personal experience of it. She will always be remembered as a tireless campaigner whose work galvanised anti-slavery movements in the northern states and as a committed feminist and advocate for women's rights. In addition to her most famous book she wrote thirty others on a variety of subjects as well as the short stories collected here. Although Harriet Beecher Stowe's excursions into the fiction of the ghostly and peculiar were comparatively few in number, they are charmingly set within the world of the rural south of America in the mid-19th century and are populated by a cast of unforgettable period characters. All of those tales are gathered together in this special Leonaur edition.Leonaur editions are newly typeset and are not facsimiles; each title is available in softcover and hardback with dustjacket.
The Third Leonaur Book of Great Ghost and Horror Stories
More exceptional tales to thrill and chill ghost story enthusiastsAnthologies of short fiction, irrespective of their theme, are perennially popular and have many devotees. It follows that collections of ghost and horror stories have a receptive audience, combining, as they do, two compatible genres in one intriguing package. The success of an anthology is dependent, to a large extent, on its underlying concept. For The Third Leonaur Book of Ghost and Horror Stories, Eunice Hetherington has selected not only excellent tales that will chill the blood, but authors who may not be over familiar to aficionados. Many of the authors included here did not write sufficient stories to fill a volume dedicated only to their work. Here are little-known tales from the 'golden age' of strange and weird fiction by Horacio Quiroga, William Gilbert, Vincent James O'Sullivan, Hume Nesbit and several others.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 James Platt
The complete supernatural fiction of a Victorian scholarThe second half of the nineteenth century was a golden age for supernatural fiction and such is the proliferation of ghost stories written in that period that it seems as if everyone who could write tried their hand at the genre. Among academics, the master of the literary ghost story. M. R. James is a notable example as are his friend E. G. Swain and several others. James Platt (1861-1910) was a scholar of British history specialising in the Anglo-Saxon period and was also a contributor to the original Oxford English Dictionary. Platt penned just one small collection of ghostly stories which was published in 1894. Despite his slender output his tales of the otherworldly are still held in high regard among critics and aficionados of supernatural fiction.The stories in this collection, originally published as, 'Tales of the Supernatural' are 'The Seven Sigils', 'The Hand of Glory', 'The Rabbi Lion', 'The Evil Eye', 'The Witches' Sabbath' and 'The Devil's Debt'.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 Harriet Beecher Stowe
Southern Tales of Haunters and the HauntedHarriet Beecher Stowe (1811-1896) remains renowned as an author for her novel, 'Uncle Tom's Cabin' (1852) which took as its theme the harsh lives of African-American slaves in the southern states of America during the pre-Civil War period. The publication of that book exposed the unpalatable and monstrous injustice of slavery to an international readership which had no personal experience of it. She will always be remembered as a tireless campaigner whose work galvanised anti-slavery movements in the northern states and as a committed feminist and advocate for women's rights. In addition to her most famous book she wrote thirty others on a variety of subjects as well as the short stories collected here. Although Harriet Beecher Stowe's excursions into the fiction of the ghostly and peculiar were comparatively few in number, they are charmingly set within the world of the rural south of America in the mid-19th century and are populated by a cast of unforgettable period characters. All of those tales are gathered together in this special Leonaur edition.Leonaur editions are newly typeset and are not facsimiles; each title is available in softcover and hardback with dustjacket.
Not Just Any Old Ghost Story
Tommy has come home from the city to visit his Dad for one last time. He is determined to get to the bottom of all of the secrets that his Dad has kept for hidden behind a smokescreen of storytelling and charm. It turns out that some secrets are best left untold. NOT JUST ANY OLD GHOST STORY is a quiet little story about coming home and ghosts that you can never escape and a love that never dies. It is a story that will take you to the very heart of storytelling itself. "If Harlan Ellison, Richard Matheson and Robert Bloch had a three-way sex romp in a hot tub and then a team of scientists came in and filtered out the water and mixed the leftover DNA into a test tube, the resulting genetic experiment would most likely grow up into Steve Vernon." - BOOKGASM "Steve Vernon was born to write. He's the real deal and we are lucky to have him." - Richard Chizmar, CEMETERY DANCE "This genre needs new blood and Steve Vernon is quite a transfusion." - Edward Lee, author of THE GOON and HEADER
The Collected Supernatural and Weird Fiction of James Platt
The complete supernatural fiction of a Victorian scholarThe second half of the nineteenth century was a golden age for supernatural fiction and such is the proliferation of ghost stories written in that period that it seems as if everyone who could write tried their hand at the genre. Among academics, the master of the literary ghost story. M. R. James is a notable example as are his friend E. G. Swain and several others. James Platt (1861-1910) was a scholar of British history specialising in the Anglo-Saxon period and was also a contributor to the original Oxford English Dictionary. Platt penned just one small collection of ghostly stories which was published in 1894. Despite his slender output his tales of the otherworldly are still held in high regard among critics and aficionados of supernatural fiction.The stories in this collection, originally published as, 'Tales of the Supernatural' are 'The Seven Sigils', 'The Hand of Glory', 'The Rabbi Lion', 'The Evil Eye', 'The Witches' Sabbath' and 'The Devil's Debt'.Leonaur editions are newly typeset and are not facsimiles; each title is available in softcover and hardback with dustjacket.
The Third Leonaur Book of Great Ghost and Horror Stories
More exceptional tales to thrill and chill ghost story enthusiastsAnthologies of short fiction, irrespective of their theme, are perennially popular and have many devotees. It follows that collections of ghost and horror stories have a receptive audience, combining, as they do, two compatible genres in one intriguing package. The success of an anthology is dependent, to a large extent, on its underlying concept. For The Third Leonaur Book of Ghost and Horror Stories, Eunice Hetherington has selected not only excellent tales that will chill the blood, but authors who may not be over familiar to aficionados. Many of the authors included here did not write sufficient stories to fill a volume dedicated only to their work. Here are little-known tales from the 'golden age' of strange and weird fiction by Horacio Quiroga, William Gilbert, Vincent James O'Sullivan, Hume Nesbit and several others.Leonaur editions are newly typeset and are not facsimiles; each title is available in softcover and hardback with dustjacket.
Bump In The Night
Magdalene was a healthy happy five year old child, with one exception, she was tormented by strange voices and eerie noises while she lay in bed at night. As Magdalene was growing up, her life turned into a nightmare. Everything seemed to change overnight. When she was a young teenager Magdalene learned to cope with the unspeakable things that happened to her as a child. She became best friends with two sisters, Katelyn and Leann Tallmen, whose mother was fascinated with ghosts and held s矇ances. After her divorce, Magdalene moved back home with her two sons. The same unexplained noises that she heard when she was a child had now escalated, and were affecting her two sons. It wouldn't be long before she would learn what the cause of those mysterious noises are.
Most Haunted Crime Scenes In The World
For some it is the sight of death and carnage that draws a person to crime scenes. And others prefer to visit famous crime scenes from the past. The morbid curiosity of the human race is a force that is so strong that even scientists cannot explain it. But what causes the dead to return to the scene of their demise? Some believe that they are searching for something while others claim that these spirits do not know that they are dead. No matter what causes the dead to return to their crime scenes it is a known fact that most crime scenes today have some kind of residual hauntings. We will look at some of the more famous crime scenes and explore the reports of hauntings and unexplainable events that each one holds.
Mr. Mayflower
Need some help moving? Call Rodney Yates and this will be the last move you ever make. Rodney is a mystery and vanished one night back in 1955. Last seen at the truck stop at a poker game gone bad. He and his truck went missing until he appeared again in the same truck full of patina on the outside and full of powerful things inside that the locals just had to have. The payment was never asked or a price agreed upon. Three young boys start an adventure after tracking Rodney and his haunted truck with one of the boys dying on the E.R. table. Years later and these boys come together as men and face an even scarier threat as Mr. Mayflower comes to collect!
Shadows of Solstice
It began with a fire.It would end with a battle.Kicked out of multiple schools, Mina Andresen's future depends upon graduating from tiny Havestad Lutheran College on Minnesota's north shore. While not her ideal situation, her classes interest her, her roommate is pleasant, and life holds promise.Then the local church burns down the weekend before finals, on the Festival of St. Lucia.Suddenly, the nights get darker, shadows move eerily, and Mina imagines she sees monsters. When people start dying, Mina must confront the fact that she's not just imaging thingsIn order to save her fellow students, the local townsfolk, and possibly even the world, Mina must step up and accept a responsibility larger than anything she ever imagined. Even harder, she must believe in herself.
Second Christmas Book of Ghosts
All money earned from this ebook by the publisher and authors will go to Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland.Collected are 17 tales of terror, from writers, old and new.Find out what lies inside the trinket box.Will O'Hare and Callaghan uncover the secret of the Great Australian Vampyre, or will the secret devour them?Find out how some can be haunted by the living themselves.A book full of sentient rubbish, time travel, murder, ghouls, murderers, funerals and...oh yes, lots of ghosts.Featuring tales by Duncan Lunan, Neil Williamson, Jo Thomas, Ian Hunter, M.J. Steel Collins, Marco Piva, Jon Arnold, Kevin Biggs, Michael S. Collins, Dan Barratt, Thomas Jordan, Paul Gill, Jenny Shirt, Ana Prundaru, Jim Steel, Vaughan Stanger and Gavin Inglis."There they were. Footsteps coming up behind him. Light footstep. Children perhaps, but why would children be out on a night like this? Laughing children. Glanced around in every angle. No tell tale shadows. Just the sound. Of threatening feet. Chasing feet. Running footsteps. He was in no doubt though. Children. Many children. Running. Running after him! Light and fast. Gaining on him. His heart pounded. He tasted fear. Knots in the stomach. A cold sweat. Breathing issues. He turned and ran. He wasn't sure what he was running from. He ran as fast as he could. As if, his life depended on it. From every angle, he heard the footsteps chasing after him.Henry ran. Between streets he'd know well in better light and weather. Didn't know where he was. Still he could hear the footsteps. Directly behind him. In front of him. All around. "
This Haunted World Book Three
From Shani Struthers, the bestselling author of The Venetian and The Eleventh Floor, comes the third in the This Haunted World series: Highgate. With sometimes harrowing scenes, this is her darkest novel yet and not for the faint-hearted!Highgate, perhaps the most famous cemetery in the world, is renowned for its Victorian Gothic splendour, famous residents, its vampire and, of course, ghosts...Lucy Klein, 42, is not only obsessed with Highgate, she works there too, organising tours for those with an interest in some of the finest Victorian funerary architecture in existence. Single, and on the shy side, she is nonetheless content with her life, or so she thinks. When she meets the enigmatic Zak Harborne, she realises what she's been missing and quickly falls in love. Suddenly, it is the business of living that interests her.1972, and Emma Matthews, a 19-year-old history student, also feels as though she's on the outside. After visiting a derelict Highgate with a group of friends, she starts to feel a connection, a sense of meaning to her life, in amongst the tombstones, the crosses and the angels. Returning to Highgate over and over, she discovers both a paradise and a garden decidedly more savage. Grace Derby is just 11 when she encounters the gentleman, tall and with a tall hat, a long black coat and a cape about his shoulders. It is the 1850s and street urchins such as her are not accustomed to kindness from those belonging to the upper echelons. Proffering money for food, for her and her family, he asks nothing in return. Curious about the man with the kind blue eyes, she follows him one day... all the way to Highgate.For some, it seems, all roads lead to Highgate...
Thirteen
Although Thirteen feeds into the bestselling Psychic Surveys series, and is the story of sub-character, Ness, it can also be read as a STANDALONEDon't leave me alone in the dark...In 1977, Minch Point Lighthouse on Skye's most westerly tip was suddenly abandoned by the keeper and his family - no reason ever found. In the decade that followed, it became a haunt for teenagers on the hunt for thrills. Playing Thirteen Ghost Stories, they'd light thirteen candles, blowing one out after every story told until only the darkness remained.In 1987, following her success working on a case with Sussex Police, twenty-five year old psychic, Ness Patterson, is asked to investigate recent happenings at the lighthouse. Local teen, Ally Dunn, has suffered a breakdown following time spent there and is refusing to speak to anyone. Arriving at her destination on a stormy night, Ness gets a terrifying insight into what the girl experienced.The case growing ever more sinister, Ness realises: some games should never be played.Praise for the Psychic Surveys seriesA refreshingly different take on a traditional ghost story. Amanda Griffiths-JonesThis is a brilliant ghost story, quite out of the ordinary. Mrs A TraczykowskiThese books get better and better. JFKI've read all books in the series and recommend them all. TroutyAmazing series and can't wait for more. CCThe only thing I don't like about Shani Struthers' books is having to wait until the next one is published. Rosebud75
A Psychic Surveys Prequel
What do you do when a whole town is haunted?In 1899, in the North Yorkshire market town of Thorpe Morton, a tragedy occurred; 59 people died at the market hall whilst celebrating Christmas Eve, many of them children. One hundred years on and the spirits of the deceased are restless still, 'haunting' the community, refusing to let them forget. In 1999, psychic investigators Theo Lawson and Ness Patterson are called in to help, sensing immediately on arrival how weighed down the town is. Quickly they discover there's no safe haven. The past taints everything.Hurtling towards the anniversary as well as a new millennium, their aim is to move the spirits on, to cleanse the atmosphere so everyone - the living and the dead - can start again. But the spirits prove resistant and soon Theo and Ness are caught up in battle, fighting against something that knows their deepest fears and can twist them in the most dangerous of ways.They'll need all their courage to succeed and the help of a little girl too - a spirit who didn't die at the hall, who shouldn't even be there...
Blakemort
A series of standalone chilling ghost stories, that are also connected to the bestselling Psychic Surveys series. Are you brave enough to delve in?"That house, that damned house. Will it ever stop haunting me?"After her parents' divorce, five-year old Corinna Greer moves into Blakemort with her mother and brother. Set on the edge of the village of Whitesmith, the only thing attractive about it is the rent. A 'sensitive', Corinna is aware from the start that something is wrong with the house. Very wrong. Christmas is coming but at Blakemort that's not something to get excited about. A house that sits and broods, that calculates and considers, it's then that it lashes out - the attacks endured over five years becoming worse. There are also the spirits, some willing residents, others not. Amongst them a boy, a beautiful, spiteful boy... Who are they? What do they want? And is Corinna right when she suspects it's not just the dead the house traps but the living too? Download today or READ FOR FREE in KU: Psychic Surveys Series: Psychic Surveys Book One: The Haunting of Highdown HallPsychic Surveys Book Two: Rise to MePsychic Surveys Book Three: 44 Gilmore StreetPsychic Surveys Book Four: Old Cross CottagePsychic Surveys Book Five: DescensionPsychic Surveys Book Six: LegionPsychic Surveys Book Seven: Promises to KeepPsychic Surveys Book Eight: DUE OUT SPRING 2021Psychic Surveys Companion Novels: Eve: A Psychic Surveys PrequelBlakemort (Corinna's story)Thirteen (Ness's story)Rosamund (Rosamund Davis - Ruby's great-grandmother's story)This Haunted World Series: This Haunted World Book One: The VenetianThis Haunted World Book Two: The Eleventh FloorThis Haunted World Book Three: HighgateReach for the Dead Series: Reach for the Dead Book One: MandyReach for the Dead Book Two: Cades Home FarmReach for the Dead Book Three: DUE OUT SUMMER 2021Jessamine Series: JessamineComraich Carfax House - A Christmas Ghost Story (standalone novella)
The Haven
She is waiting by the water's edge. When Richard and Kate Harrison venture exhausted into The Haven (a quiet Cornish cove) they happen upon strange events. Richard - unhappy and lost - is haunted by the vision of a beautiful stranger. Fascinated and obsessed, he is soon ensnared in a very dangerous game. Nothing is as it seems, the past has returned to take hold over the present. Their marriage falling apart; Kate and Richard watch their world dissolve as spiralling events threaten their very existence. The deeper Richard digs into the Haven's dark secret the more trapped he becomes. Only Kate can save him from this course of self destruction - but does she care, or is she just another player in the game? Meanwhile the Maid of Haven waits down on the beach alone - knowing that the time for her revenge draws nearer. It is for you that she waits
McDowell’s Ghost
A novel of transcendental horror and vengeance from the author of The Well and The Jonah Watch. In the heart of the deep south, where memories of a war long over still simmer, Dan McDowell is pursued by a chilling apparition-the spectral image of his great-grandfather... a family horror almost too awful to comprehend. Destined to learn the secret of his family's past, McDowell is constrained to repeat-in the name of honor and Southern chivalry-the heinous crime of his ancestor, an act required, demanded by his ghost...
The Willows
The Willows is a novella by English author Algernon Blackwood, originally published as part of his 1907 collection The Listener and Other Stories. The story is famous for being influential on a number of later writers, in particular horror author H.P. Lovecraft who praised it as the finest supernatural tale in English literature. Two friends are taking a break from a canoe trip down the snaking, sinuous Danube River when they discover the corpse of a peasant in the woods. When they return to their canoe the oars are missing. As night sets in, a general creeping sense of unease permeates the wild and rural setting...
A Ghostly Diversion
James Hansone never believed in the paranormal, until a simple diversion past an abandoned cottage changed everything.As a computer data expert, James had recently moved to Lincolnshire, looking for a fresh start. But when he stumbles upon the run-down cottage, he can't resist the urge to investigate. Little does he know, this unplanned detour will lead him on a journey of mystery and danger.The cottage holds a dark secret, one that has been forgotten for fifty years - the disappearance of a young girl. As James delves deeper into the mystery, he realizes that he may have stumbled upon a missing person's case that was never solved. And someone doesn't want him to uncover the truth.With his skepticism quickly fading, James must confront the paranormal and unravel the truth behind the girl's disappearance.A Ghostly Diversion is the first book in the thrilling James Hansone Ghost Mysteries series. If you're a fan of ghost stories that will keep you on the edge of your seat, then this is the book for you. But beware, once you start, you won't be able to put it down.Don't wait any longer, buy A Ghostly Diversion now and join James on his chilling adventure.If you enjoyed books like 'The Haunting of Hill House' or 'The Woman in Black', then you'll love this spine-tingling tale.
The Willows
The Willows is a novella by English author Algernon Blackwood, originally published as part of his 1907 collection The Listener and Other Stories. Two friends are taking a break from a canoe trip down the snaking, sinuous Danube River when they discover the corpse of a peasant in the woods. When they return to their canoe the oars are missing. As night sets in, a general creeping sense of unease permeates the wild and rural setting... The story is famous for being influential on a number of later writers, in particular horror author H.P. Lovecraft who praised it as the finest supernatural tale in English literature.
The Hexagon
Part Two of the Tregarden Trilogy, a haunting Ghost Story ... The year is 1975 ... Two years since the dramatic events in 'The Librarian' and antiquarian Jack Tregarden finds himself facing the second of Sir Simon de Betancourt's deadly puzzles. The sudden death of a fellow academic and the strange bequest of a mysterious drawing lead inexorably to a remote corner of England and the source of an ancient evil ... The Hexagon
Secrets In My Face
Many of the enchantments presented in this book really happened; one or two were experiences of my own, the rest are from bedtime stories my grandmother loved to share - I share the same passion for bringing these stories into your home on that dark and dreary night.
The Mountaineer’s Painting
Kevin finds a handsome wooden frame at a yard sale. But for some reason the glass is painted over. When Kevin removes the glass he finds a beautiful painting of a mountain. He hangs the painting in his bedroom. But that night he has his first dream about the painter's fatal climb. And when he wakes in the morning he finds the painting has changed.
Nocturne
The family dynamic of Charmed and the paranormal magick and mayhem of True BloodAfter Beltane, Charlotte's nocturnal powers grow stronger and the changes in her life go deeper than the color of her hair. When she's plunged into the middle of a double-murder investigation on the shores of Lake Pontchartrain she must use her new abilities to help find a murderer.
The Satyr & Other Tales
"It was the straying that found the path direct." - Austin Osman SpareIn the final throes of the Blitz, Austin Osman Spare is the only salvation for Marlene, an artist escaping a traumatic past. Wandering Southwark's ruins she encounters Paddy Hughes, a fugitive of another kind. Falling under Marlene's spell Hughes agrees to seek out her lost mentor, the man she calls The Satyr. Yet Marlene's past will not rest as the mysterious Doctor Charnock pursues them, trying to capture the patient she'd once caged. The Satyr is a tale inspired by the life and ethos of sorcerer and artist Austin Osman Spare.Another three novellas of occult enchantment follow: a bookseller discovers that his late wife knew the Devil, in the Carpathian Mountains refugees shelter in a museum devoted to a forgotten author, and in Prague a portraitist must paint a countess whose appearance is never the same twice. This omnibus is comprised of The Satyr (2010) and The Bestiary of Communion (2011); newly illustrated, expanded, and revised.
Ghosts of the Chit-Chat
"Such things may have attached to them heaven knows what spooks and spirits." - The IkonOn the evening of Saturday, 28 October 1893, Cambridge University's Chit-Chat Club convened its 601st meeting. Ten members and one guest gathered in the rooms of Montague Rhodes James, the Junior Dean of King's College, and listened - with increasing absorption one suspects - as their host read "Two Ghost Stories".Ghosts of the Chit-Chat celebrates this momentous event in the history of supernatural literature, the earliest dated record we have of M. R. James reading his ghost stories out loud. And it revives the contributions that other members made to the genre; men of imagination who invoked the ghostly in their work, and who are now themselves shades. In a series of essays, stories, and poems Robert Lloyd Parry looks at the history and culture of the Club.In addition to tales and poems never before reprinted, Ghosts of the Chit-Chat features earlier, slightly different versions of two of M. R. James's best-known ghost stories; Robert Lloyd Parry's profiles and commentaries on each featured Chit-Chat member sheds new light on this supernatural tradition, making Ghosts of the Chit-Chat a valuable resource for casual readers and long-time Jamesians alike.
Ghosts & Hauntings
11 bone-chilling tales. All true. All terrifying.Around every corner, behind every smile lies a story. In these 11 stories lie some of the most horrifying stories ever told, but unlike those we've come to know in childhood lore, these 11 tales are real.A sampling of what you'll find inside: In a seemingly normal small farm lives something never before seen or heard--something inexplicable. It terrorized a tight-knit family.Annabelle, the doll that frightened movie-goers across the globe, is more than a figment of a Hollywood writer's imagination. She inhabits souls. The story of her origin and the ensuing reign of terror are real. Read her story... if you dare.And many other terrifying tales that will leave you breathless!These stories are not for the faint of heart. Immerse yourself in the dark, twisted machinations of a paranormal world few understand; many run from; some don't survive
Pops
When Mark, a loving husband and father, gets shot in the head during a robbery, he nearly loses his life. Seven years go by in a coma, waking to a world where his wife has passed, his son is missing, and his very life is threatened by the same bullet, still lodged in his brain. Fighting to regain the use of his legs, Mark risks everything to find his son, but without anything to go on, his journey seems at a standstill, when help arrives from an unexpected source.The only question that remains: will the bullet finish the job before he can find his son?
