Ghost Anthology

A decade after Nocturnes first terrified and delighted listeners, John Connolly, best-selling author of 13 acclaimed thrillers featuring private investigator Charlie Parker, gives us a second volume of tales of the supernatural.

A young girl’s dollhouse comes alive at night, and its tiny residents possess a terrifying power. Fate stalks a young cult survivor as she struggles to escape a premonition of her own death. And a beautiful antique jewelry box reveals a dark hunger that threatens to consume its new owner....

Vitus Adamson has a second chance at life now that he's no longer a zombie. But after killing his brother, Jamie, Vitus lands in prison on murder charges. Jamie's death exposes secret government projects so deep in the black they cannot be seen - without Vitus, that is. Sprung from jail, the government hires Vitus to clean up Jamie's messes, but tracking down his brother's homemade monsters gone rogue is easier said than done. The first of them is a convicted killer assumed to be safely behind bars.

The heroes and heroines of myth and folklore always have to overcome extraordinary challenges: and more often than not, these challenges involve a giant, a ghost, or a goblin. Jerry Nelson, the voice behind some of the most famous characters in children's television, including Sesame Street's Count von Count, narrates this action-packed collection. His inventive repertoire of growling giants and squeaky goblins will delight young listeners as the drama of the stories sets their imaginations on fire.

Akakij Akakievic Basmackin è un mite impiegato, deriso dai colleghi, copiatore di lettere ad un ministero, così povero da dover risparmiare un intero anno per potersi far fare un nuovo cappotto dal sarto. La felicità di sfoggiarlo dura un solo giorno: la sera stessa viene assalito e derubato del suo bene prezioso. La polizia lo tratta malamente e non riesce neppure una colletta tra i colleghi. Dopo pochi giorni Akakij Akakievuc muore di disperazione e di freddo.

Francis is unhappy. Francis is picked on. Francis doesn't have a life, a hope, a chance. Francis was human once, but that's behind him. Now he's an eight-foot-tall locust, and all of Calliphora, Nevada, will shudder to hear him sing.

These are stories that explore the scarred outposts of desperation and desire, sickness and death, sex and decay. Within this audiobook, you will also find the acclaimed novella Nearly People (nominated for awards by the International Horror Guild and the British Fantasy Society), in which a woman's search for food in a nightmarish city brings her attention from an enigmatic man known as The Dancer, and a host of terrible epiphanies.

She saw her own prison reflected in his bars. Together, they had the key. Ivy has spent a life stealing, and it has taught her that her life amounts to nothing. Though she grew into one of the most adept thieves in the Seven Kingdoms, jealousy forced her to hide. After years of rotten luck and constant fear of discovery, Ivy finally has a chance to turn her life around. Then a moment of vulnerability turns into a nightmare. Having failed in his mission to take care of his charge, Augustin has given in to self-loathing and despair. From his prison, he dares to hope that his lessons were ...

Hank is walking home from the bar when the Model T pulls alongside him. It's been decades since he saw a car this old, and the sound of it takes him right back to his 20s. The door is open, and when he climbs in, the car takes off - without a driver. Before he knows what's happened, Hank is right back at Big Spring Pavilion, where he spent his youth drinking bootleg whiskey and chasing pretty girls. He will find the past is not quite as he remembered it, but still a lovely place to go for a drive.

Cade: The oldest. He wants to keep the old man away from his bonded spirit, Trey. The only problem is Trey has been assigned to catch Cyrus’ killer. Untamed. Cash: The businessman; the one who keeps Koyama' running in the black. He’s about to make the deal of a lifetime for a rare Japanese Black bull…and the woman who owns him. Desperate for Cash, Evie has no choice but to take Cash up on his offer. Bold.

I’ve always had my own opinions about marriage. For example, with the right reward, I could be convinced to agree to a loveless marriage. As long as the guy knew that it was on my terms. Then I met Lucas, a wild alpha male shifter. He sees love as a game that is only won through escaping commitment. His lean shifter body shouldn’t be so desirable. But the more time we spent together, the more I knew I was losing his game. Could I possibly change his mind? Could he be rescued by my love? Or am I just another in a long line of his conquests? Author's Note: This is a steamy standalone with...

I thought losing my job was the worst part. But getting played and duped by my ex-boyfriend really took the cake. Because of him, I’m back in this small town, trying to find a new job before Christmas. And the only person who can give me that job happens to be a sexy billionaire shifter with a history of being a playboy. He’s got his sights on me, and I can’t pretend he’s not the highlight of my new workplace. Maybe I’m wrong for not trusting him, but if there’s one thing I learned from my last relationship. It’s that snow leopard shifters never change their spots. Ever. ...

Wyatt can't help it: he screws things up, sometimes by accident, sometimes on purpose. But taking a shortcut home one day, he finds himself caught in the middle of a bizarre, dangerous situation, with one chance � maybe � to save a life.

A sinister force threatens a teenage horror fan, and only a team of B movie monsters can come to his rescue. Fear stalks a group of punks when a scarecrow proves that birds aren’t the only things it can terrorize. And all hell breaks loose when a man discovers that his next-door neighbor possesses the power to reanimate the dead... Celebrate the music of the night with Scare Street’s latest collection of diabolical horror. Thirteen tales of paranormal horror haunt this new volume. More than enough to keep you listening on long after the sun goes down.

A businessman discovers he has a ghostly twin whose presence may be far more ominous than he had thought.... Mischievous children learn that supernatural forces are nothing to toy with, after a Halloween prank goes wrong. And holiday festivities set the backdrop to a terrified teen’s worst fears, when his grandmother’s corpse comes looking for revenge....

In the fourth book in the series, The Reverend Digby Rolf faces his greatest challenge yet. While he had previously encountered the dark side of human nature—murder, betrayal, and deception—this time, the evil is something far beyond anything he has faced before. A centuries-old curse, rooted in ancient superstition, begins to unravel within the very walls of St Mary’s Church. The once unshakable Reverend finds himself confronting supernatural occurrences that defy logic, threatening not only his faith but also his sanity. Whispering shadows haunt him. Every step he takes brings him ...

In every writer's drawer there are stories. Some good, some terrible, some destined to never see the light of day. Eventually the question becomes what to do with these orphaned stories? Are they doomed to forever remain in the drawer, or should they crawl out one day and hope to see the light? These are those stories that have been dusted off and put into a new format. Seven tales of speculative fiction collected and repackaged. Travel to distant lands and explore the depth of human emotions as you explore the worlds with these characters on their adventures. "The Isle of Eden" - a lone ...

A stolen kiss led to a fated trip neither of us foresaw. What started out as a wild opportunity has devolved into a flight for my life. I don’t know quite what to make of this wolfish man. He seems so sweet, yet something lurks behind those wild eyes. What I do know is that he has become my protector, my guardian. His effortless care and concern could mask something more primal. A part of me hopes so. I can feel our fake marriage becoming something more. A secret romance that can have no future. Y et I find myself wanting him, the hero who has stolen my heart. Author's Note: This is a ...

Super Short Horror Stories! Brand new flash fiction stories from the author of Tiny Terrors, She Watches You Sleep, and many other horror stories! These stories are perfect for readers on the go! This volume contains 8 tiny stories including: The Halloween Mask The Doll Fire and Hate and five others! Be sure to check out the other volumes of Flashes of Fear!

Collection of six stories, some have been published in magazines, Poppies at the Well, Last Orders, Christmas Eve in the Workhouse, The Night Before Christmas, The Ghost before Christmas, Not Quite Leningrad