Ghost Horror

Blythe has accepted her fate and is tired of running. Who would miss her anyway? She attends her new and eccentric town’s month long Halloween masquerade for one last party before meeting her end. But what will she find...and what will find her?

After some arm-twisting, a reluctant Kale gives testimony as to how he found God to a group of Bible study friends. The confessional exposes youthful experiences of dabbling in the occult and reveals the desire to revive a long-dormant writing career. The disclosures bring to light a novel in progress, detailing a personal role in a decades-old mass murder ordered by the demon Zozo. The revelations summon the demon, who proceeds to wreck the lives of the group members by exposing their undisclosed sins. As their relationships unravel, seemingly chance encounters funnel Kale closer to ...

In the tourist town of Ciudad de Tres Hermanas, in the aftermath of their mother's passing, two siblings spend a final weekend together in their childhood home. Seeing her brother, Rafa, careening toward a place of no return, Rufina devises a bet: if they can make enough money performing for privileged tourists in the plaza over the course of the weekend to afford a plane ticket out, Rafa must commit to living. If not, Rufina will make her peace with Rafa's own plan for the future, however terrifying it may be.

Konstantin Duhovny is a haunted man. His father died when he was ten, and ghosts have been hovering around him ever since. Kostya can’t exactly see the ghosts, but he can taste their favorite foods. Flavors of meals he’s never eaten will flood his mouth, a sign that a spirit is present. Kostya has kept these aftertastes a secret for most of his life, but one night, he decides to act on what he’s tasting. And everything changes.

Aaron R. Tyler is back with a ghost/horror novel that will keep you up at night. Following his completion of The Twin Tiers Serial Killer trilogy, he switched gears to bring you horror in graphic detail. The Waifs are five classmates who are outcasts from not only their peers but also their families. They form a friendship because they are forced to eat lunch together, alone at a table in the corner. They aren’t just shunned; they were the targets of constant bullying. Then the bullying escalates to very real threats on the lives of the Waifs. The Waifs have a place of peace and solitude ...

Some scars don’t heal. Some stories don’t end. And some secrets—when dug up—don’t stay buried. Houston, 1978. Four brothers break open a rusted lockbox in the sweltering bayou and find a hand-drawn map, a brass key, and a warning in a vanished boy’s shaky script: “If you’re reading this, it’s already too late.” What begins as a dare drags them through flooded ghost towns, haunted cellar doors, and tunnels that breathe with memory and rot. The deeper they follow the trail of a long-lost journal, the louder the bayou whispers—of guilt, of silence, and of something older ...

For decades, the Harrington Mansion has loomed as a chilling silhouette on the snowy hillside - a relic of opulence and tragedy. Locals whisper of ghostly figures who appear every Christmas Eve, their haunting carols drifting on the icy wind. They call them The Ghostly Carolers, souls of the forsaken who were denied refuge during a deadly blizzard long ago. Their songs carry a dark purpose, echoing with sorrow, rage, and a demand for repentance. When the Morgan family arrives at the mansion for what they believe will be a peaceful Christmas retreat, they have no idea of the horrors that ...

From the author of Sorcerie and Here Lurk Monsters comes a gothic-horror masterpiece. An unemployed nanny running from her past accepts the position of night sitter for a mysterious little girl who only seems to exist between midnight to dawn. You will find the girl in the attic after midnight. You are to be the night sitter, Miss Emily. . . Emily, a woman with nowhere else in this world to go, arrives at the residence of Ms. Vivian Dancemore for a most unusual job interview. The position of night sitter for a peculiar nine year old child by the name of Madelyn Dancemore who only seems to ...

In a grand Louisiana estate, an orphan's lost memories hold the key to a ghostly puzzle that could cost her life. Haunted by a past she can’t remember, orphan Leigh Ann is drawn into the sinister corridors of a mysterious Louisiana estate. As horrifying secrets unfold, she’s ensnared in a terrifying dance of danger and discovery. With malevolent forces closing in, will Leigh Ann unveil the chilling truth, or will darkness claim her forever? A spine-tingling journey of horror and suspense awaits.

A weary Adrian Ring continues his dangerous push to find the missing members of the mythical second Trinity—saviors of mankind from the judgment of the undead. He’s fought those monsters for years now, facing off against unthinkable threats and challenges to his own safety and sanity, and thus far, he’s prevailed. Others around him haven’t been so lucky, but that seems to be his curse. Now, as he and his precious friends foray north into the heart of England to find Hal Parker’s dad and search for survivors, they will encounter threats they’ve never dealt with before.

She has ten days to live—and the dead aren’t the only ones hunting her. After a crushing defeat, martial artist Melissa Weller hits the road to escape her past, accompanied by her best friend: Magic, a talking yellow lab with secrets of his own. But when their detour lands them in the eerie town of Russelfield, Alabama, Melissa is ambushed and cursed by a vengeful spirit. With an ominous ritual looming closer, Melissa has ten days to solve a mystery—or die trying. Recruiting a reluctant local witch for help, Melissa must face sinister spirits, centuries-old Chinese folklore, and a ...

Separated by distance and choices, Archibald "Arch" Stan and Lafayette Hendricks find themselves far apart when the message comes through: the world is ending in three days, and Hell is coming. The apocalypse will begin in Midian, Tennessee, a small town where once upon a time, nothing happened. Now...everything is happening. The fate of the world will turn on whether Midian survives the next three days. It will all come down to Arch, the Watch, and, perhaps, Hendricks... ...If he can find his way back in time.

*Spooky beautiful. I hoped it would never end.* When a tropical storm unearths human remains at Biloxi’s infamous Marietta mansion, long-buried secrets resurface, igniting a series of ghostly encounters that threaten everyone connected to the ancient property. Desperate for answers, the mansion’s owner calls on psychic and dream catcher Carrie Jo to unravel the mystery of the bones. But the deeper Carrie Jo digs, the more dangerous the supernatural activity becomes. As Carrie Jo uncovers the tragic story of Mary Fairbanks, she must locate the rest of the woman's bones to bring her ...

Hannah Evans startles awake, covered in gore, in a place she doesn't know. Captured and restrained in the hands of strangers, she struggles frantically to remember who she is. And then she sees the needle she was injected with...and the bodies. Before long, she's thrust into a desperate struggle to survive. Navigating a crumbled landscape, fighting for her breath and her humanity, Hannah clings to the shallow hope that her family is still alive.

Billy's client has a couple of problems. She's dead, for starters. She smells bad. And her laundry equipment is trying to kill her all over again. Saving the (undead) girl shouldn't be this hard..

Does evil walk freely among us? Can it actually manifest into our world and destroy the lives of those it chooses at will? Or is evil merely a word used to describe the appalling acts of humanity? The residents of Cumberland Springs are discovering the answers to these questions with grim consequences. Six months ago, an emaciated body was discovered in a backyard garden shed, causing unimaginable torment for those who came in contact with it. Their lives were forever changed at that moment, and no one has been able to erase the horrible mark left by the presence surrounding this man. But ...

Some roads should never be traveled. From isolated rest stops to forgotten overpasses, Haunted Highways takes you deep into the eerie silence between mile markers—where lost travelers hear whispers in the dark and headlights vanish into nowhere. These 25 immersive horror stories are inspired by real unexplained encounters across America’s roads. Each tale pulls you into a nightmarish stretch of asphalt haunted by phantoms, cryptids, and things far stranger. Perfect for fans of Creepshow, The Twilight Zone, and Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, this collection brings atmospheric, slow-...

Hollywood Haunted was the definitive book on Hollywood ghosts and an instant hit when it was published in 1994; and its popularity has never waned. Recently Author Laurie Jacobson discovered chapters meant for the original book but cut for length. She has restored these chapters in this volume as well as additional information in original chapters to create the most complete version of the book – the way she and Marc Wanamaker originally envisioned it…Hollywood Haunted – Authors' Cut. HH Authors' Cut covers 100 years of ghostly goings-on in Tinseltown. Fascinating new stories enhance ...

At first glance, Father Michael McGhee appears to be a churchman on the rise, a brilliant Jesuit theologian working in the top doctrinal office of the Vatican and a world-renowned scholar. Beneath the glossy surface lies the broken heart and the shattered soul of a man who long ago stopped believing in the God he claims to serve. Sent to a quiet, unassuming coastal village for a solitary retreat, Father Michael is asked to informally investigate a purported miracle and comes face-to-face with the cosmic collision of grace and evil. In a single week leading up to Easter, Father Michael seeks...

From New York Times best-selling author Erik Larson comes his first venture into fiction, an otherworldly tale of intrigue and the impossible that marshals his trademark approach to nonfiction to create something new: a ghost story thoroughly grounded in history. Pioneering psychologist William James leads an expedition to a remote isle in search of answers after a family inexplicably vanishes. Was the cause rooted in the physical world...or were there forces more paranormal and sinister at work?