Halloween Horror

Lange, kalte Winternächte: Zeit, um den Kamin zu entzünden, Zeit für Geistergeschichten. Ob in den wilden Mooren von Yorkshire, auf dem verschneiten Gelände eines Spukhauses oder auf dem belebten Londoner Weihnachtsmarkt – diese Geschichten, die von Gespenstern vergangener Tage erzählen, jagen den Lesenden die köstlichsten Schauer über den Rücken. So herrlich britisch wie Yorkshire Pudding, so stimmungsvoll und gruselig wie ›Eine Weihnachtsgeschichte‹ von Charles Dickens und so spannend, dass man dieses Buch kaum aus den Händen legen kann.

A fast moving tale of terror that takes place on Halloween night when a bunch of teens, thinking they are at a radio station's haunted house, find themselves taking a hayride to the real thing. It is the 20th anniversary of the McConnell farm slaughter, and several of the teens start to realize the special effects are a bit too realistic. How many will survive the night?

Ghost stories became hugely popular during the 19th century, and the Victorians became the masters of the genre. This deliciously chilling collection of Classic Hallowe'en Stories includes authors such as Charles Dickens, Edith Wharton, Edgar Allen Poe, Elizabeth Gaskell, Henry James, Bram Stoker, H. P. Lovecraft, Algernon Blackwood, Arthur Machen, M. R. James and Vernon Lee.

Mary is the great-niece of Victor Frankenstein. She knows her uncle disappeared in mysterious circumstances in the Arctic but she doesn't know why or how. She and her husband are trying to make a name for themselves as paleontologists but, in 1850s' London, scientific success requires wealth and connections - neither of which they possess. But then Mary discovers some old family papers that allude to the truth behind her great-uncle's past, of his attempts to create a living being and the creature that ultimately killed him. Perhaps this idea will prove to be their salvation.

In this frightful treasury of horror stories and poems, the author conjures a scary world where fragile characters face relentless supernatural forces.

They appeared in isolated places, at first, and in small numbers... nobody knew where they came from, or why they were here, or what their intentions were. But their numbers quickly increased, and it even more quickly became obvious that wherever they were from, whatever they really were, they meant humanity no good at all...

Fate brings together a soldier and a time traveler Breanna is a reasonable woman, she doesn’t believe in things like, teleportation, or time travel. But after months of finding herself in other places, and living through events that haven’t taken place yet, she’s beginning to think there actually might be something more beyond normal. Recovering from an injury he'd sustained in combat, Ethan decides to lay low at his brother's place until he's back to his normal 100%. After seeing a ghost he automatically assumes he's lost it. Then Breanna comes into his life and all the pieces of the...

This third and final collection of Classic Ghost Stories contains these chillers: "Mr. Justice Harbottle" by Joseph Sheridan Lefanu; "The Seventh Man" by Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch; "Some Haunted Houses" by Ambrose Bierce; "Miss Dulane and My Lord" by Wilkie Collins; and more.

A brother and sister creep out of the darkness with bags full of deadly tricks in Gregor Xane's "The Riggle Twins", a short story selection from Bad Apples: Five Slices of Halloween Horror.

31 Nights of Halloween brings together 31 frightful tales from the world's most talented ghouls. Each story is guaranteed to send chills down your back and make your blood run cold. With one chilling tale for each night in the month of October, you won't want to go out trick-or-treating this Halloween. So turn off the lights, crawl into your beds and begin to listen, if you think you can survive.

A boy with a misshapen skull just wants to be normal in Evans Light's "Pumpkinhead Ted", a short story selection from Bad Apples: Five Slices of Halloween Horror.

Four young adults go on a multi-state road trip to find the scariest haunted house. After touring several haunted houses, they receive an email with a video inviting them to the world's most terrifying haunted house. They played the video and listened. The video said, "You are invited to enter Nightmare Manor, the scariest place on earth. The most frightening haunted house in the country is only open on Halloween night. Reserved for the bravest souls only. Let it be known that no one has ever completed the tour. If you accept our invitation and arrive at your appointed time, you ...

Welcome to the preview of Sci-Fi and Scary Stories Bundle. This audiobook consist of two books.

Another round of horrifying Halloween stories to fill you with delight. The audiobook 31 More Nights of Halloween brings together 31 short stories from today's newest authors. From ghosts to witches, to vampires and possessions, this collection has something for that Halloween kid in all of us. So take off your shoes and light a candle, but be careful what you say, you might end up casting a Halloween spell.

Tasha is the highest paid escort in the streets. She works with her stepdaddy, Nightlane. He is rich and a pimp. She makes a lot of money with him. She's also sleeps with him, but things go crazy when her stepdaddy dies and then comes back.

Ichabod Crane, a schoolteacher, came to Tarry Town in the glen of Sleepy Hollow to ply his trade in educating young minds. He was a gullible and excitable fellow, often so terrified by locals' stories of ghosts that he would hurry through the woods on his way home, singing to keep from hysterics. Until late one night, he finds that maybe they're not just stories. What is that dark, menacing figure riding behind him on a horse? And what does it have in its hands?

These five chilling tales make perfect night time listening - and, for the fearful, can be heard in a group, rather than experienced as solo bedtime reading. Charles Dickens, Wilkie Collins, W. L. George, A. M. Burrage, and Guy de Maupassant provide the terrifying text; Ian Holm and Julie Peasgood provide the spoken spooks.

This anthology of spooky tales will challenge your understanding of the supernatural. Spanning two decades of meticulous investigations, Lee Brickley provides chilling narratives that delve into the unexplained phenomena occurring around Halloween. These are not mere scary stories; they are based on haunted histories and real-life supernatural events that defy explanation.

"Once a year, evil is allowed to return to the earthly world. And if it is on the prowl for a victim, there is no escape. It will lurk in the dark. Year after year. Every Halloween night."

From the start, Lydia hates the house: the disturbing paintings in the attic, the hostility of the locals, the peculiar light that pours through the kitchen window. Kyle thinks Lydia needs a break from London, from the nightmares and the panic attacks. But over the coming weeks, Lydia's sense of dread only becomes more insistent, whilst Kyle is drawn to the house in ways he cannot explain.