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Hauntings
Vernon Lee
Horror / Short Stories / Classics
Hauntings is a collection of supernatural short-stories that remains on the threshold between the fantastic and the psychological. Perhaps ghosts and strange forces do exist here, but they?re always invited by the obsessions, hatreds and passions of the living. In the first story, Amour Dure, a historian researching Medieval Italy falls in love with the portrait of a Machiavellian woman and becomes the means to carry on a centuries-old revenge. In Dionea, a mysterious little girl cast ashore is taken in by Catholic nuns, but her pagan ways prevent her from adjusting. The longest story, Oke of Okehurst, concerns a woman whose obsession for family history brings about a tragedy. In the final story, A Wicked Voice, a musician scoffs at an 18th century singer who may have made a deal with the Devil to receive his talent, and starts hearing his voice wherever he goes. The role of women and the danger of the past are recurrent motifs in these stories: in Amour Dure, we read the life story of one Medea da Carpi, a schemer who tried to kill her way to power and sacrificed her lovers one by one to get it. In The Wicked Voice the protagonist takes us to the music of the 18th century; apart from the unusual idea of haunting someone through a ghost voice, this story seemed the weakest one to me.
Better Homes and Hauntings
Molly Harper
Humor / Science Fiction & Fantasy / Mystery & Thrillers
Author of the beloved Half Moon Hollow series of vampire romances (Nice Girls Don’t Have Fangs), Molly Harper has created a standalone paranormal romance in which a dilapidated haunted house could bring star-crossed lovers together—if it doesn’t kill them first!
When Nina Linden is hired to landscape a private island off the New England coast, she sees it as her chance to rebuild her failing business after being cheated by her unscrupulous ex. She never expects that her new client, software mogul Deacon Whitney, would see more in her than just a talented gardener. Deacon has paid top dollar to the crews he’s hired to renovate the desolate Whitney estate—he had to, because the bumps, thumps, and unexplained sightings of ghostly figures in nineteenth-century dress are driving workers away faster than he can say “Boo.”
But Nina shows no signs of being scared away, even as she experiences some unnerving apparitions herself. And as the two of them work closely together to restore the mansion’s faded glory, Deacon realizes that he’s found someone who doesn’t seem to like his fortune more than himself—while Nina may have finally found the one man she can trust with her bruised and battered heart.
But something on the island doesn’t believe in true love…and if Nina and Deacon can’t figure out how to put these angry spirits to rest, their own love doesn’t stand a ghost of a chance.
A Book of Hauntings
Jon O'Bergh
Five ghost stories. A witch figure comes to life to exact revenge. A boy conceives a ghoulish sacrifice. A mysterious stranger picks up a hitcher. A corpse reaches out from beyond the grave. An initiate spends the night in a haunted house.These five ghost stories are certain to give you goose bumps. "The Attic Man" tells about a strange presence in the attic that terrorizes two boys. In "The Unlucky Thirteen Club," a nervous man must spend a night in a haunted house for his initiation. "The Corpse's Wife" takes place in the nation's capitol during the years of plague following the Civil War. A hitchhiker earns his fare by telling ghost stories in "The Ride With the Stranger." And "The Witch" recounts a Halloween figure that comes to life to exact a centuries-old revenge.
The Hauntings of Scott Remington
Robert B Marcus Jr
Hunted through time by a madwoman!Scott Remington must decide which of the women he just met on his cruise is stalking him and which is his true love throughout time. Can he solve the mystery before he is killed in this life?
Spirits of the Seasons: Christmas Hauntings
ed. Tanya Kirk
Festive cheer turns to maddening fear in this new collection of seasonal hauntings, presenting the best Christmas ghost stories from the 1850s to the 1960s. The traditional trappings of the holiday are turned upside down as restless spirits disrupt the merry games of the living, Christmas trees teem with spiteful pagan presences and the Devil himself treads the boards at the village pantomime. As the cold night of winter closes in and the glow of the hearth begins to flicker and fade, the uninvited visitors gather in the dark in this distinctive assortment of haunting tales.
Holly, Curses, and Hauntings
Part #2 of "Blue Moon Bay" series by Jovee Winters
Fantasy / Romance
Annabelle Lee isn't lonely during the holidays, how can she be when she's already dead, and everyone knows ghosts definitely don't get lonely. Eerie Thistlebottom, Blue Moon Bay's adorable resident zombie, doesn't agree and decides that this year her bestie in death will not be spending the holidays alone. So she writes up an advertisement. One human wanted. No money, no problem...must do well with spooks.
Dante Martin cannot believe that his beautiful, yet kind of silly, twin sister actually answered that ad. Being the dutiful brother he is he goes to help her move on only to discover that the mystery of the haunted shack high up on the hills of Blue Moon Bay does indeed come with a lovely ghost, a jealous ghost dog, and a secret that could threaten to rip apart their holiday magick forever...
The Three Graces
Part #2 of "The Gracefield Hauntings" series by M. L. Bullock
Mystery / Paranormal / Historical Fiction
Twilight Hauntings
Angie Sage
Young Adult / Fantasy / Children's Books
Angie Sage, New York Times bestselling author of the Septimus Heap series, crafts a fantasy world where enchantment is illegal, Oracles knit octopuses, wizards run around in soggy underpants, and one girl is on a mission to save Enchantment and Enchanters, which might just save the kingdom.Alex has a set of Enchanted cards. When she flutters her fingers above them, something magical happens: the cards come alive and create moving pictures of what is now and what is yet to come. But Enchantment is illegal in the city of Luma, and those who practice it are imprisoned forever in the Vaults—dark dungeons deep below the city. When Alex is betrayed by her foster sister Zerra, she knows she is in great danger. With the help of her little foster brother, Louie, she makes a daring escape. But Alex discovers she is not safe outside Luma either. Here lurk deadly Hauntings that seek out those who practice magic: Enchanters and...
Southern Hauntings
Part #11 of "Sweet Tea Witch Mysteries" series by Amy Boyles
Mystery / Cozy Mystery / Fantasy / Paranormal
Grace Before Dying
Part #3 of "The Gracefield Hauntings" series by M. L. Bullock
Mystery / Paranormal / Historical Fiction
The Ghosts of Centre Street: A Haunting of Kingston (The Hauntings of Kingston Book 3)
Michelle Dorey
Their
blessing’s a curse…It’s a bolt out of the blue when Barry and Myra inherit a gorgeous manor home, one that they would never
have been able to afford. The house is a wonderful place to start their family.
Solid limestone walls, high ceilings on tree filled acreage. What’s not to love
about the place? The old woman bequeathed
them a blessing...or so they thought...at first. Very soon they discover
they’re not alone here. It begins insidiously as soon as they move in with cold
spots in the living room. Malevolent forces stir; the presence of Myra’s unborn
child lashes them into an escalating fury. Soon, crashing noises and objects
flying through the air intensify. And this is just the beginning.Their home is a
battleground, resting uneasily on powerful, mystical land. Any reasonable person
would flee, but they can’t. If they do, an unspeakable evil will be freed. They
have to stand and fight, no matter the cost.No matter the grief.
A powerful tale of gruesome spirits
and ordinary people colliding in a supernatural thriller!
The Hauntings of Hood Canal
Jack Cady
In a rustic town in Washington State, a man's death upsets the quiet equilibrium of small-town life. A well-intentioned blacksmith performs a civic duty for the town, ridding it of a pernicious evil that has taken up residence along the canal, but the death of the predator allows a more ancient evil into the waters. The townsfolk find themselves caught a vortex of uncertainty and moral ambiguity as the investigators start to uncover hidden secrets long thought buried . . .From the author the Tulsa World says "has patented a hard-edged folksy narrative that conceals within its intricate voice the imminence of the supernatural" comes a tale of the dark side of the quintessential American small town.
Gridlocked Guesthouse (Locked House Hauntings Book 1)
Mixi J Applebottom
Amelia died writing the word grid. Richard froze to death. The thirteen year-old twins, Delilah and Trevor were hanged with a jump rope. Four year-old Oliver was peeled. They never found that other girl.
Thirteen college students, and two goats, pick this murder house to spend their weekend. They’re having a murder mystery party, and what would be more fun than hosting it at an actual haunted house?
Soon the murders are all too real, and the locked door in the basement is rattling and unlocking. Grab the two goats and get the heck out of there! But escape is impossible. Will they survive the guesthouse?
The Haunted Inn (Haunted House Ghost Story): The Hauntings of Kingston
Michelle Dorey
They have a chance of a lifetime.Tim and Brad have been best friends for years. They were college roommates and now share an apartment. They even share the predicament of being trapped in dead end jobs.When a flash of inspiration strikes they decide to open up a bed and breakfast. But their establishment is going to have a twist. They’re going to open ‘The Haunted Inn’. All the guys need to do is find a creepy old mansion, create some scary special effects and watch the money roll in. They hit the jackpot when they find a place with its own macabre history.The chilly spot in the parlor? Bonus! The feeling of dread in the little girl’s room? Yippee! When Sophie, Brad’s lover gives a dire warning, they take it as a seal of approval! Brad and Tim are rationalists. They’re going to be able to charge a premium from people who buy into superstitions and phony religion. This place is going to make them a fortune!Besides, if there are any apparitions or ghostly appearances, they’ll be quite able to handle them. When you get right down to it, ghosts are a figment of the imagination.Right?It’s the dream of a lifetime! Or is it a deadly nightmare?Subjects:eerie ghost horror story, occult ghosts and haunted houses demonic possession, paranormal mystery, trapped spirits, witchcraft séance spirits rituals rites, supernatural suspense thriller, unexplained mystery poltergeist haunted nightmares disturbing psychological demon occult horror spooky frightening edge of your seat ghost novels stories chilling frightening horror stories Kingston Ontario
The Hauntings of Playing God (The Great De-Evolution)
Chris Dietzel
Dystopian / Literary Fiction / Science Fiction
Everyone is dead. All that remains is an old woman and a gymnasium full of unresponsive bodies. Each day, another storm approaches, threatening to destroy the building they call home. Each night, a series of nightmares leaves the woman screaming for help. Alone and overwhelmed, will the final member of the human race be thought of as a caretaker or as a monster? THE HAUNTINGS OF PLAYING GOD is a story about the possibilities each life holds. It is also a lesson about the importance of believing in something greater than yourself. A Great De-evolution story.**
Hauntings in the Garden, Volume One
Wild Rose Press Authors
Witch's Tattoo by Eliza March: Lisette Bouchard is a powerful witch, with no training, no mentor, and no coven. She's discovered her on and off again boyfriend is the warlock...and her soul mates destined to fulfill the pentacle's prophecy, Lisette isn't certain she wants destiny ruling her love life.Caster's Unfriendly Ghost by Alicia Dean: Confirmed bachelor Reese Caster's world is rocked when a pesky ghost shows up and demands that Reese romance his widow, and Reese's former lover, Emily, to keep her out of the clutches of a scheming gold-digger. Can Reese and Emily find the love they were denied, or will the ghost of her dead husband destroy their chances?Crimson Summer by Cecilia Farrell: A mysterious offer, a threat, then all hell breaks loose. There are secrets in Carrick County people don't dare reveal. But Ranalt Fitzgerald will risk everything to protect her family, the man she loves and the little girl she adores. Each turn of the summer...
Holly, Curses, and Hauntings (Blue Moon Bay, #2)
Winters, Jovee
Annabelle Lee isn't lonely during the holidays, how can she be when she's already dead. And everyone knows ghosts definitely don't get lonely. Eerie Thistlebottom, Blue Moon Bay's adorable resident zombie, doesn't agree and decides that this year her bestie in death will not be spending the holidays alone. So she writes up an advertisement. One human roommate wanted. No money, no problem...must do well with spooks. Dante Martin cannot believe that his beautiful, yet kind of flighty twin sister actually answered that ad. Being the dutiful brother that he is he goes to help her move in only to discover that the mystery of the haunted shack high up on the hills of Blue Moon Bay does indeed come with a lovely ghost, a jealous ghost dog, and a secret that could threaten to rip apart their holiday magick forever...
Haunted Gracefield
Part #1 of "The Gracefield Hauntings" series by M. L. Bullock
Mystery / Paranormal / Historical Fiction
Japanese Ghost Stories: Spirits, Hauntings, and Paranormal Phenomena
Catrien Ross
"A Best Book of 2009"—*The Japan Times* "Bringing erudition to the eerie, Ross enlarges our vocabulary of the supernatural. From the unquiet graves of betrayed women and trees that grow hair to accounts of the skulls of drowned sailors biting at the oars of fishermen, Ross's explorations in the spookier corners and crevices of these islands unearth a trove of arcane detail. Along the way she provides insights into Japanese culture you are unlikely to find elsewhere."—Stephen Mansfield Japanese Ghost Stories, formerly published under the title Supernatural and Mysterious Japan, is a collection of the eerie and terrifying from around Japan. This book opens a window into the hidden aspects of the Japanese world of the paranormal, a place where trees grow human hair, rocks weep and there's even a graveyard where Jesus is reputed to have been buried. Covering ancient and modern times, Japanese Ghost Stories offers not only good, old-fashioned scary stories, but some special insights into Japanese culture and psychology. Stories include: In Search of the SupernaturalPsychic StirringsNew Forays into the MysticStrange but TrueModern-Day HauntingsScenes of Ghosts and DemonsEdo-Era TalesReview"From the unquiet graves of betrayed women and trees that grow hair to accounts of the skulls of drowned sailors biting at the oars of fishermen, Ross's explorations in the spookier corners and crevices of these islands unearth a trove of arcane detail."—The Japan TimesAbout the AuthorCatrien Ross has lived and traveled extensively in Japan for over fifteen years. She operates Energy Medicine Japan, located at the foot of Mount Fuji, where she uses her training in ecopsychology and practical metaphysics.
Hauntings and Heists
Dan Poblocki
Can you crack the case with six clues or less?Welcome to Moon Hollow, where mystery lurks around every corner—and four kids have come together to solve crimes and puzzles big and small.Whether they're debunking sea monsters, thwarting bullies, or revealing who threw out mom's asparagus, Viola, Sylvester, Rosie, and Woodrow will figure out the truth in six clues or less. And readers are invited to guess alongside them each step of the way.Each book comes with an exclusive code so that readers can download a FREE copy of the e-book . . . which includes an extra mystery unavailable anywhere else!
Landlocked Lighthouse (Locked House Hauntings Book 1)
Mixi J Applebottom
She’d never won anything before in her life, not even a lousy two bucks from a scratch off. So winning a massive lighthouse mansion at an auction for mere pocket change seemed like the score of a lifetime. It meant a fresh start for her and her family. Who could say no to that? Her first warning was its location. Who builds a landlocked lighthouse with no water in sight? Then came the photographs, containing mysterious red scribbling that seemed aimed at her. But that was surely impossible. She should have known it was too good to be true. Now the demons of her past have caught up to her, and this time they’re out for blood. It’s a race against time to solve the mystery of this dream home turned nightmare because, if she fails, her children will pay the ultimate price for her sins.
Hauntings in the Garden, Volume Two
Wild Rose Press Authors
Unlocked Treasure by Linda Carroll-Bradd: Aleen MacRae resists the lure of the sea. But when her interest is caught by a man she sees both in person and in a dream, she is afraid that her future is tied to the sea. Braden Williams hunt for buried treasure brings him to Aleen. Collaboration on genealogy research draws them closer, and Braden steers her toward his true passion—sailing. Will Aleen play things safe or accept what this free-spirited man offers?Love Her Like the Devil by Stacy Dawn: A chance meeting in a honky tonk on Halloween finds Luke in the arms of a brown-haired beauty. But if the stories he overhears are true, she may be far more than she seems...and he's more than ready to find out.Caper Magic by Veronica Lynch: P.I. Nick Forrester has tracked a woman on the run to Cape Brendan. Within days he is confronted by Annunciata Doyle, a vivid reminder of a pain-filled past. On the shores of Lake Ontario, Nunie Doyle has earned the...
Kentucky Hauntings
Roberta Simpson Brown
More than evoking chills down the spine and cautious glances over one's shoulder, spooky stories create lasting bonds and memories between friends and family. The tradition of storytelling ties generations together with exciting new tales and familiar folklore that has sparked superstitions and legends.In Kentucky Hauntings: Homespun Ghost Stories and Unexplained History, beloved storytellers Roberta Simpson Brown and Lonnie E. Brown present a thrilling collection of paranormal tales that will appeal to anyone looking for a friendly scare. Weaving together factual accounts of unexplained events, peculiar headlines, and local legends passed down from a time when most homes lacked electricity, Kentucky Hauntings combines stories with commentary on historic customs. From "telling the bees" about a death in the family, to a friendly "fool's errand" practical joke gone horribly wrong, and from terrifying haunted houses to the lifesaving "Bathtub Ghost," readers are transported...
Hauntings of the Heart
Joselyn Vaughn
When lost love shows up on your doorstep, what do you do? Minnie Schultz slams the door in his face. She and Gordon Anderson have a history—close to ancient history, given the fifty years since their last encounter. After all that time, it might seem like water under the bridge. But the water pours from the plumbing in Minnie's bed and breakfast, the Lilac Bower, uncovering all the secrets and heartache between them. With the help of some paranormal investigators, an Elvis impersonator and a couple of nosey friends, can Minnie and Gordon find the future they were meant to have?
Padlocked Penthouse (Locked House Hauntings Book 2)
Mixi J Applebottom
Gurl
I sore you got hangre.
We can play tomrow
Do you like birfdays?
Love
Pear
Four year old Pear did not like the new penthouse. Well, she sort of liked the pool, but she didn’t like the Gurl. Gurl was always angry.
She wrote her notes and tried to be a friend. Wynne, her nanny, said that Gurl didn’t exist, but Pear was certain she did. She existed, and had stolen Calleo, the odd-eyed cat.
How can she convince her mother to move when she won’t even believe there is a Gurl in her closet?
The Ghosts of Hanson House: A Haunting In Kingston Novella (The Hauntings of Kingston Book 5)
Michelle Dorey
Evil lurks just down the road. It’s been waiting, and the wait’s over…The last thing Emma wanted to do this summer was spend it on a farm! But now she’s stuck, along with her kid sister Julia, and worst of all her two snotty cousins from New York City. Her grandparents are selling the place this Fall, and want some kind of ‘bonding experience’ to happen between the four cousins this final summer. Bonding? None of them had ever spent an overnight here, let alone a month! On their very first night cooped up in the farmhouse, Cousin Grace sees a mysterious light coming from the dilapidated ramshackle house across the fields. The place is supposed to have been vacant for years, so what’s up with that?They ask Grandpa about the Hanson home at breakfast and he totally loses it. He forbids them to go near the place— it can be dangerous, he says. Well it’s the only interesting thing on this dumpy island. And besides, Grandpa really got their curiosity up about Hanson House.…and we know what curiosity did to the cat, right?
The Haunting Of Larkspur Farm (Ghosts and Haunted Houses): A Haunting In Kingston (The Hauntings of Kingston Book 4)
Michelle Dorey
Larkspur Farm is the refuge that Paige and her family have craved. A hobby farm in the countryside is a welcome change from the congestion and crime of big city life. Now hopefully, her sister Amanda can recover from her clinical depression and resume being the mother to her two young children. The family has sunk every penny to make this new life work. But from the day they move in, they’re welcomed to their new home by a series of eerie events. Events that seem innocent in the beginning; that photo in the living room just won’t stay straight! But the picture’s only the beginning…when Paige discovers an antique music box, malevolent spirits stir. Skeptical at first, Paige becomes intrigued, then alarmed. When she discovers the farm's tragic past, she's horrified. They all become terrified as the mysteries of Larkspur Farm are revealed. They’re not the newest owners of Larkspur Farm, they’re its latest victims. Larkspur Farm doesn’t want them to keep its secrets.It wants them dead.
Australian Hauntings: A Second Anthology of Australian Colonial Supernatural Fiction
James Doig
Twenty stories of horror, the supernatural, and ghostly hauntings. These tales show the way in which the Gothic form has been transposed to a new, alien environment--Australia! The outback, the desert, the bush are imbued with strange forces and beings that European explorers and fossickers must fathom and overcome. The colonists struggle to cope with the harsh landscape and climate, and are frequently claimed by it. The land itself seems almost a malignant force that exacts a terrible revenge on those who challenge it or wander thoughtlessly into its desert wastes. Thus, in many of the stories reprinted here, characters range across a landscape in which the supernatural can reach out and snatch the unwary at any time. Characters frequently fall victim to the bush; indeed, often it is the children, symbols of innocence and European naïveté, who fall victim to the evil "spirits" lurking just beyond human ken. Doig has resurrected these marvelous haunts from rare magazines and equally scarce collections, and has provided hard-to-find information about the authors and the times in which they lived. For any aficionado of the classic macabre tale, this anthology will be a treasure trove of chilling reading!
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