Ghost House Mystery

On a stormy November night, weary traveler Reilly seeks refuge from a relentless downpour. Soon, he stumbles upon the grand yet eerie Manor Lannigan. Welcomed by the enigmatic Lord Lannigan, Reilly is drawn into a world of haunting hospitality and chilling secrets. As the fire crackles and brandy warms, Reilly's host unveils the tragic tale of his great-grandmother. Alice Lannigan is a kind-hearted woman ensnared by her ruthless husband, Edward, whose cunning and cruelty confined her to a lonely attic prison. But the manor holds more than just memories. In the early hours, Reilly hears ...

This classic collection of macabre tales, one of 10 such anthologies by Algernon Blackwood, was first published in 1916. It includes, "The Empty House", "A Haunted Island", "A Case of Eavesdropping", "Keeping His Promise", "With Intent to Steal", "The Wood of the Dead", "Smith: An Episode in a Lodging-House", "A Suspicious Gift", "The Strange Adventures of a Private Secretary in New York", and "Skeleton Lake: An Episode in Camp".

A Haunted Opera House, Unrequited Love, and Mysterious Secrets Eden, Luke and the Paranormal Services gang investigate the strange occurrences in an old opera house. Sinister activities, like falling stage lights and moving furniture, are becoming dangerous for the actors and crew. And the new owner of the opera house may have a secret or two that pertains to the haunting. Find out what happens as Eden brings the dead and living together.

Meredith Good is a ghost hunter and now she’s also a maid of honor. Her cousin Sarah is marrying Meredith’s ex and has given her the honor of being involved in every step of the wedding. Meredith is happy for the couple, but she’s not so happy with her newfound responsibilities. To make things worse, Meredith’s absentee parents are in town and they do not get along. Once the wedding day finally arrives, Meredith is ready to put it all behind her and return to her normal existence. But the dead have another plan. The hotel where the wedding reception takes place holds a dark secret ...

When Misty Dawn, a former Hollywood Psychic to the Stars, moves into an old craftsman house, she encounters the former owner, the recently deceased Hollywood set designer, Wilson Thorne. Wilson is unaware of his circumstances, and when Misty explains the particulars of his limbo state, and how he might help himself if he helps her, he’s not at all happy. That is until young actress Zoey Chamberlain comes to Misty’s door for help. Zoey has recently purchased The Pink Mansion, a historic Hollywood Hills home, and believes it’s haunted. But when Misty arrives to search the house, it’s ...

In this riveting debut novel, See What I Have Done, Sarah Schmidt recasts one of the most fascinating murder cases of all time into an intimate story of a volatile household and a family devoid of love. On the morning of August 4, 1892, Lizzie Borden calls out to her maid, "Someone's killed Father." The brutal ax murder of Andrew and Abby Borden in their home in Fall River, Massachusetts, leaves little evidence and many unanswered questions.

After waking up with a could-be killer in my bed, I’m understandably panicked. And that panic only increases when I realize Bastian realizes there’s something off about me. I need to get this guy out of my house (and probably my life) pronto! Yet it doesn’t seem things are going to be quite so easy. And while what few clues there are point to Bastian, I can’t help but feel like he’s innocent—or is that just wishful thinking on my part since I sort of like him? Whatever my reasons, I’m now determined to find Victoria’s killer—whether that killer is Bastian or not. But what ...

The Wellar family's mysterious disappearance was eighty years in the past, but the tale was once again attracting attention. Shannon Carlyle had discovered the story while working on research for another project and now planned to use the Wellar House Mystery as the basis for her first novel. Unfortunately for Shannon and her husband Robbie, when they move to the town Gravel Flats for the summer, the pair become involved with the house in a very unexpected way. They will need the help of new friends, a little humor, a whole lot of luck and even a bit of other worldly inspiration when ...

Whispers in the Ash A chilling supernatural thriller that blends psychological horror, buried secrets, and the terrifying cost of guilt. When Daniel Reeve buys an abandoned house deep in the snow-covered forest, he wants only one thing: to disappear. Hiding from his past—and the memory of the wife he lost under violent, secretive circumstances—he seeks peace in solitude. But the silence in the house is not empty. Something waits in the basement. Something that remembers. As the nights stretch on, Daniel begins to hear his dead wife's voice. Objects move. Mirrors reflect more than they ...

It’s 1923, and at Thistlecrook House, a forbidding home on the Scottish border, the roaring '20s seem not to have arrived. But Simon Christie has - a young man who can’t believe his luck when he gets a job cataloguing the infamous art collection of the Mordrake family. Yet from the moment he gets off the train at the deserted village station he can’t shift a headache and a sense that there’s more to the house and its gruesome selection of pictures.

Rivertown is haunted by ghosts. Three children—Oliver, Ryan, and Annie, along with Annie’s mother Ophelia and a distant relative Merlin the Magnificent—form the Haunted House Club. They venture into the strange and quirky world called the fourth dimension to find a way to rid the town of the haunting spirits. Follow their quest as they encounter dangerous quick sand, fire-breathing toads, and giant spiders, among other strange creatures. Along their journey, they discover how resilient they are in the face of difficult challenges.

Misty Dawn, a former Hollywood psychic to the stars, knows the dark and sometimes glamorous streets of Los Angeles are full of secrets, broken promises, and dashed hopes. When a young woman comes to her door because she’s lost her engagement ring and is afraid to tell her fiancé (the son of one of the world’s biggest cosmetics empires), Misty senses it’s no accident. Together Misty Dawn and her psychic charge, Wilson Thorne, must not only sneak behind the walls of the Conroy Estate (aka The House That Vanity Built), but go beyond the veil where the luminaries have laid plans to seek ...

If something seems too good to be true, it probably is... When Lucy and Jack purchase a run-down terraced house, they're thrilled at the prospect of turning it into a fast profit. Leaving his wife and daughter living in their nearby flat, Jack moves in to begin work. But excitement soon turns to horror when he makes a chilling discovery beneath the floorboards. Strange occurrences plague every renovation step, from mysterious whispers to inexplicable shadows lurking in the empty house. Even with the discovery of something horrific, Jack moves his family in and rents their flat as soon as ...

Für einen Vorschuss von acht Millionen Dollar soll der britische Ex-Premierminister Adam Lang seine Memoiren veröffentlichen. Nach dem dubiosen Tod seines Ghostwriters recherchiert dessen Nachfolger genauer als verlangt und macht eine Entdeckung, die zu einem weltpolitischen Chaos führen kann...

In the wake of his parents' tragic deaths in a house fire, fourteen-year-old Richard Elauved has been sent to live with his aunt and uncle in the remote, insular town of Ballantyne. Richard quickly earns a reputation as an outcast, and when a classmate named Tom goes missing, everyone suspects the angry new boy is responsible for his disappearance. No one believes him when he says the telephone booth out by the edge of the woods sucked Tom into the receiver like something out of a horror movie. No one, that is, except Karen.

Maisie Thomas spends every summer at Grange House, a hotel on the coast of Maine ruled by the elegant Miss Grange. In 1896, when Maisie turns 17, her visit marks a turning point. On the morning after her arrival, local fishermen make a gruesome discovery: drowned lovers, found clasped in each other's arms. It's only the first in a series of events that casts a shadow over Maisie's summer. As she considers the attentions of two very different young men, Maisie also falls under the gaze of Miss Grange, who begins to tell her disturbing stories of her past.

Rebecca Bray has moved on from a childhood she wants to forget. She has the dream fiancé, a loving stepdaughter and a career she's proud of. But with a move back to her hometown of Cornwall, everything she wanted to bury starts to surface. And when her stepdaughter goes missing at a New Year's Eve party, Rebecca must finally face the ghosts of her past - or Ava might never come home safely.

House flippers Jack and Juniper agree to lend and help prep their latest purchase - the Doctor's House, an old Victorian mansion - to act as the eerie setting for the town's Halloween bash. They're expecting to find missing floor boards and pesky bats, not the ghostly specter of the murdered doctor's wife. But when the head of the council is found stuffed in a trunk in the attic, it appears history is repeating.

The people of Pebble Cove are thrown into a forced hibernation when the worst snowstorm in a decade hits the Oregon Coast. They expect to find damages once the snow thaws, but a frozen body down by the pier comes as a terrible surprise. Rosemary is keeping warm with an abundance of chai tea, wooly sweaters, and further research into Asher’s past. But when a second body is found, she can’t deny the chilling thoughts that the two deaths might be connected. Or that this might not be the end.

“I’m Going to Make You Believe Me.” A husband murders his wife. A retiring judge, weary and skeptical, presides over the final case of his career. A relentless prosecutor, armed with overwhelming evidence, is certain of victory. A dogged defense attorney risks her career—and reputation—to prove the husband’s innocence. The trial captures the nation, drawing the eyes of the public and the press. But beneath the legal battle lies something far more chilling. At the center of it all: a ghost story. An anthological tale that pulls you deeper into the mysteries, wonder, and horror of...