Creepy Mystery

They touch your skin. You get powers. Then your head explodes. Like everyone else on Earth, twelve-year-old Drake Hamilton is just trying to survive a terrifying alien invasion. Pale, human-like creatures are appearing out of nowhere — reaching out with cold hands and vanishing in a flash. The people they touch? They get superpowers. Flight. Invisibility. Mind control. But the price is deadly: within days, their heads explode. Now, gloves and long sleeves are law. Physical contact is forbidden. And trust? That’s long gone. Drake and his family are playing by the rules… until something...

Cuando Pedro y su papá acompañan a Katie a casa en una noche neblinosa, ¡hay algo apestoso en el ambiente! Con sus narices a toda máquina, los amigos enfrentan un misterio que necesitan resolver: ¿Qué está causando ese mal olor, y por qué les persigue?

Don't go outside past dark. Come straight home after church. And above all—never, ever, go into Red Wood. These are the rules Latavia's aunt gives her when Latavia arrives in Sanctum, Alabama for the summer. Though, weird as they are, living in Sanctum does have its pros. Mainly, the cute girl who works at the local ice cream shop. But Sanctum is turning out to be as strange as the rules—and the longer Latavia’s in town, the more suspicious she is that the people there are hiding something. And the more clear it is that she’s an outsider.

Four years after the events of The Worm and His Kings, Donna Ashton ekes out a life far removed from her troubled past, only to be abducted one December night by a monster in man's skin. Held prisoner by operatives of a clandestine research facility and drugged into a sickened state, each day brings questioning and punishment. Escape should be possible when Donna faces only mortal hands this time, but the more she sees, the worse her mind splinters with horrific understanding.

Some lockers open. This one follows. Milo Carter never wanted attention. He liked his quiet life of pudding cups, occasional sarcasm, and staying out of trouble. But everything changes the day a dented red locker appears in his middle school hallway—with his name already engraved on it. Now Milo’s stuck in a school that’s turning into something else—something automated, haunted, and hungry. As strange voices whisper from the vents and mirror versions of students begin replacing the real ones, Milo must team up with Gwen, a classmate with a conspiracy folder and ninja-level sarcasm, ...

When Tessa hires a babysitter Annabelle to help cover her evening shifts, her seven year old son Charlie’s behaviour changes. He asks chilling questions about his father’s disappearance, details he should never know. Then come the accusations. The voice that isn’t quite his. Gone are the cute animals he used to draw. In their place: twisted faces, the hangman's noose, and doors with the same dark-haired woman standing outside. Through his sketches, Charlie opens a gateway that should be left closed. A child’s drawings become a portal for something unspeakable. As the shadows tighten...

"Leave the Light On" by Martha Perez is an interesting exploration of the human psyche through a series of captivating tales. With characters driven by their darkest desires, nightmares, and fears, these stories will keep you on the edge of your seat. As you journey through this anthology, you'll experience a surge of adrenaline and a surprising sense of connection to the characters. Perez's storytelling will leave you eagerly anticipating the unpredictable conclusions. And when you close the book... you may find yourself leaving the light on, haunted by the lingering echoes of these ...

Last Halloween, Eleanor, Pip, and Otto narrowly escaped the clutches of the evil January Society and their leader. But life in the too-quiet Eden Eld isn’t safe just yet: According to the bargain they made with Mr. January, it’s now his sister’s turn to hunt the three of them. And her methods are a bit more...treacherous. When their friends and neighbors begin disappearing, abducted by strange, mud-drenched monsters, Eleanor and her two best friends must race to uncover their enemy’s secrets. If they fail, their families will be next.

Twelve years old one day… eighty the next. When Azie and her family move into a creepy old Victorian house in a quiet New York town, she’s just hoping to survive another boring summer. But the house has a horrifying secret — and a curse that’s been claiming kids for generations. The locals call it Old Person Disease. The symptoms? Rapid aging, gray hair, wrinkled skin… and death within days. Now Azie’s showing signs of the same terrifying illness — and if she can’t uncover the truth behind the curse, she won’t be the last. Can Azie and her new friends break the cycle ...

Can an infomercial drive you insane? Is it possible for inanimate objects to get revenge? Why are whales falling from the sky? The answers to these questions and more await you in this collection of terrifying, twisted, and thought-provoking tales from K.G. Lewis. Remember to keep your arms and legs inside the ride at all times, and always keep one eye open.

In this book, you are about to discover some of the creepiest and most intriguing haunted objects ever owned by people just like you. Many times, these individuals do not even realize these haunted items are in their possession - until it is too late.

The second book in a supernatural mystery series by the author of Thrown Away, Diary of the Displaced, Arisen, and Dustfall. Strange things are around every corner... After following an article that the ghost Larry has spotted in the local newspaper, Jake finds himself out on his own and on the trail of a series of disappearances stretching back for over a hundred years. But the deeper he delves, the more complicated and dangerous the mystery becomes. This is where the lost go. There are hidden places in our world where both the strange and the evil lurk. Few discover them, and even fewer ...

Amy is a sixteen-year-old girl who starts to notice that something strange is happening. People are staring at her. It could be anyone- friends, family, strangers, even animals. They just freeze in place and start watching her, and they don't even seem to notice that they're doing it. And then, when she's caught in an explosion at her father's research lab, things really get nuts. Amy and her friends need to figure out the mystery of what's happening to her before it's too late, because something big is going on. And the more they learn, the more obvious it becomes that it might not just be...

Can you handle this chilling feast of fear...? A romantic getaway turns to a horrific ordeal when evil falls from the stars. A terrified young woman is stalked by a grim specter in the form of man’s best friend. A beleaguered wage slave discovers that playing with toys at work can have deadly consequences.... Scare Street’s team of horror authors brings you 12 delightedly macabre morsels of terror in this new, spine-tingling collection. Indulge yourself in a delicious feast of chilling nightmares and dark fantasies.

This is where the lost go. There are hidden places in our world where both the strange and the evil lurk. Few discover them, and even fewer escape with their lives. Some turn the wrong corner or walk through the wrong door and are never seen again. Jake Adler was only supposed to be in hospital a few days for a routine operation, then he should have been home, recovering, ready to go back to work at the burger restaurant in a week. It should have been that simple, but things didn’t turn out that way. What Jake thought were nightmares have turned out to be real, and the ghostly man talking...

Three great tales, packed with magic, mystery, and terror. CASE OF THE DARK MASTER A new kind of weapon strikes London a deadly blow. It sucks everything into a vortex, leaving only a crater behind. An unthinkable weapon, it must be stopped! Even Captain Nemo and his famous Nautilus are drawn into a supernatural conflict that has an undercurrent of being run by an old enemy of Sherlock Holmes. Can Holmes and his companions discover the truth behind the weapon and who made it before it's too late to save London? RULES OF DARKNESS What is the dark secret of the Count’s castle and how will ...

Twelve people. Twelve bizarre horoscopes. One bus. Are you ready to ride the 8:05?

Too bad my paranormal "gifts" don't include body sculpting. I have the perfect costume for Mama's open house, if I can fit my curves in it. The home Mama selected for this year's haunted house party has an extra guest upstairs. What I need is an opportunity with a law firm. What I get is a drink with an attractive business mogul. I'm supposed to be taking a break from guys until I get my cattywampus career on track. But we can talk. Right? I'm assigned the defense of a terrorist. Al-Qaeda? ISIS? No, not hardly. Still, the FBI is out for blood. I'll have to be my sharpest to keep an innocent...

Ellie White is found dead at the bottom of her own garden, propped up against a stone fountain. Detective Inspector Bethany Smith arrives at the scene of the crime still dressed in her funeral attire. Her head thick with emotion. Her colleagues think she's mad. But she wants to be there. She needs to be there. Even if what she sees makes her skin crawl. The next day another body is discovered. The victim has suffered a similar gruesome fate. Left for dead at the bottom of his garden where the creepy-crawlies can get to him.

When her small town is rocked by a series of baby kidnappings, Teo vows to spend her summer break solving the mystery, and convinces her friend Logan—who would much rather spend his vacation relaxing—to help. Their search for answers soon leads them to the woods at the edge of town, and Teo fears some kind of supernatural creature might be behind the snatchings. What else could explain the creepy figure they see moving through the trees, or the bloodcurdling screams coming from the forest at dusk?