Halloween House

From Dust Bowl freakshows to modern day existential horror, Deathtripping collects thirty-five short stories written over a twenty-year period. Disturbing, provoking, surreal, absurd, and bitingly morbid, these stories are invitations to a world that wants to swallow the reader whole. Contains the following stories: ROOM 19 • MARKET ADJUSTMENT • THE DUST SEASON • THE MAN WITH THE FACE LIKE A BRUISE • THE PHOTOGRAPHER • THE FUNERALGOER • THE NIGHT THE MOON MADE A SOUND • THE JACKTHIEF • THE SCREAMING ORCHARD • GLOWERS POINT • CRUEL WOMEN WITH WHIPLIKE SMILES • THE SMOKE...

THE SHEPHERD OF THE HILLS (A Short Story) A ghost story for Halloween and the author's latest work in the traditional ghost story genre. An uncanny tale of one man's experience whilst staying at a cottage once occupied by an 'odd' deceased shepherd. The advice to 'Never goad dead bones' was offered too late for the unfortunate Owen Priestley. "An author with a real art for spinning the most chilling yarn!" "The stories that haunt your nightmares and thoughts whilst lying in bed." "One for around the campfire!"

Step into the spookiest and most fun Halloween celebration at the grandest dog house in the city, where five lovable Rottweilers steal the show in their creative costumes! Follow the adventures of Jroc, the quiet and mysterious ghost; Jack, the mischievous joker with tricks up his paws; Zoey, the champion hula hooper; Miracle, the cheeky rooster sneaking bites at the treat table; and Cabrini, the playful cow who hilariously arrives in a taxi.

Enjoy three years of Halloween ghost stories by the O'Reilly family - originally published as short stories in 2014, 2015 and 2016 - this combo set gives you all the Tales Around the Jack O'Lantern stories in one place. The lights are out, the Jack O'Lantern is lit and the O’Reilly clan is enjoying their family tradition of sharing ghost stories on Halloween night. Set years before Mary moves to Freeport, this combo package offers seventeen unique ghost stories that will leave you checking over your shoulder just to make sure no one “uninvited” is in the room with you. Happy Halloween!

For all these years as I worked tirelessly in Corporate America, I often fantasized about being freed from the eight-to-five treadmill. A year ago, my fantasy unexpectedly came true. What began as a normal day, a simple interview for a better opportunity, transformed into a horrifying chain of events, which I’m still struggling to understand. Nevertheless, that fateful night of horror has set my life on a totally different trajectory. What happened a year ago, you ask? Let me go back to where it all started. 236 Leland: a sleek building in downtown St. Louis, with a troubled past…

Step into a world where faith meets reason, where spirituality encounters tradition, and where Dr. Monique Rodgers, an international bestselling author, literary genius, and ordained prophet, fearlessly tackles the controversy surrounding Halloween in her groundbreaking book, "Believers Beware! Why Christians Should Never Celebrate Halloween." In this illuminating work, Dr. Rodgers peels back the layers of history, spirituality, and cultural norms to unveil the hidden truths behind Halloween. With meticulous research and unparalleled insight, she examines the origins of this enigmatic ...

It's time for Halloween, and Mr. Fish is nervous about visiting a haunted house with his friends - but he just may be surprised that it's not all so scary!

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?

Halloween night and the gauntlet was thrown. The moon cast its eerie glow on the night of All Hallows' Eve as a tale of courage unfolds. Its shrouded history and veiled secrets, beckons the brave to uncover its mysteries. Four intrepid souls, lured by legend and whispers of the past, step into the realm of the unknown. The unwelcoming, weather-beaten, Murder House warned anyone who approached to stay away. The doors and windows were tightly closed and covered, and the old cemetery left unattended. Embrace the thrill, seize your copy, and delve into the night where legends come alive!

Another Halloween evening has come and gone, and the O'Reilly Clan and friends are ready to gather around the Jack O'Lantern and share tales of actual ghost stories that have happened to them. From mysterious inns to deserted roads, Tales Around the Jack O'Lantern IX will leave you on the edge of your seat and looking over your shoulder. So, turn down the lights, grab a few treats, and enjoy the "tricks" the O'Reillys have in store for you. Happy Halloween.

Join the O'Reilly family once again as they meet around the Jack O'Lantern on Halloween night and share ghost stories that will make you shiver and have you looking over your shoulder to see if there is "a little something extra" wandering through your home tonight.

Elmer's life is pretty good, but his house is infested with mysterious creatures! Nothing too scary here, just a sweet, loving tale that’s set in the Halloween season, with a gentle hint of mystery and a satisfying, uplifting conclusion. At just about 3,000 words, it’s ideal for reading aloud. Adults will enjoy it as much as children. Appropriate for all ages.

The Mercer house is the perfect place for Chef Lindsey's restaurant - or so Lindsey thinks. The house's horrific past would make anyone run, but Lindsey is not aware of the gruesome events that occurred there on Halloween many years ago. Lindsey's dreams soon turn into nightmares as strange sounds are heard, cigar smoke makes her choke, and apparitions of a ghastly man and weeping woman appear, threatening her. And when Halloween approaches, Lindsey knows she must fight for what is hers or lose the Mercer house, and her dreams, forever.

Here you will find Frankenstein, werewolf, skeletons, goblins, ghosts, vampires, witches, zombies and all manner of monsters having fun and trying to scare trick-or-treaters. Music, sound effects and awesome monster voices! Playing this audiobook out loud will make you the most popular house in the neighborhood this Halloween.

Petal and her best friends Megan and Laken, all misfits, are looking for fun on Halloween.But when they go to the "haunted" house on Willow Lane intending to find out if a witch really shows up at midnight, they run into the very classmates who snub them. Will the three of them finally be accepted? And what will happen when a mysterious black cat comes out of nowhere?

Though Maggie Redmond expects to get a wannabe jack o' lantern when she drives her twin brothers to The Pumpkin Patch, she actually winds up with more. Brendon Fletcher, handsome grandson of the owner, can't take his eyes off her. Naturally she's thrilled when he calls her later, asking if he can tag along while she takes the boys trick or treating. Can this be true love? Maybe...but only if they survive the plans a nefarious black cat has for them.

In the fall of 1962, Jemma Barker is desperate to escape her life in Chicago--and the spirits she has always been able to see. When she receives an unexpected job offer from the Duchon family in New Orleans . . . But Jemma discovers that this family isn't what they seem. Their tenuous hold on reality extends to all the members of their eccentric clan. And soon, the shocking truth comes out: the Duchons are under a curse. And they think Jemma can break it.

In the wake of his parents’ tragic deaths in a house fire, fourteen-year-old Richard has been sent to live with his aunt and uncle in the remote, insular town of Ballantyne, where he quickly earns a reputation as an outcast. When a classmate named Tom goes missing, everyone suspects that the angry new boy is responsible for his disappearance. And no one believes Richard 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.

All Hallows' Eve is a time for stories, when fear and imagination make all our ghosts real. From the monsters that stalk us in the dead of night, to the dank depths of our own souls where our greatest enemies linger, there is no place too dark to shine a light on. It is up to the reader, then, to dare to look, and see with eyes unclouded. These pages will probe through myth, legend, folklore, and dreams to present stories and poems of this hallowed time. Look within for a thrill, a scare, or a glimmer of hope.

Castalia and Bobbi find an old, deserted house in the form of the Carnovasch Estate. Upon looking it over, the girls ultimately end up hosting a Halloween party there, inviting everyone from both Strickfield High and Strickfield Academy to come. After one of Castalia’s friends from Strickfield Academy finds a secret passage into an ancient basement, the girls can’t help but investigate.