Haunted House Stories

They say that the human brain can remain active up to ten minutes after the heart stops. Maybe that was why Annabelle Aldridge could remember watching herself die… Having been brought back from the brink of death after surviving a horrific attack, Annabelle Aldridge seeks to make a new start in a home she inherited from her beloved great aunt. However, almost from the moment she sets foot in Sweetwater, South Carolina, things begin to go awry for Annabelle. Briarleaf Hall, the house purchased by her aunt sight unseen, has a dark history in the sleepy southern town. Not least among her ...

Abagail Jones is an only child. Her mother has passed, and she doesn't communicate with her father. She lives alone in a small apartment above the coffee shop where she works. One day, she is approached by a man who tells her he is the lawyer of her eccentric spinster great aunt, whom she’s never heard of. She inherited her aunt’s house and estate, which several townspeople blame for odd occurrences. As she explores the house, Abagail learns she is not alone. She finds a man playing a piano in the ballroom. Grant Packard is the most stubborn, infuriating, handsome man she’s ever seen,...

Discover original horror stories from around the world. Each author chose a letter of the alphabet and was given complete artistic freedom to make something horrible happen. Some stories will be mysterious, others creepy or even profound, but all are crafted to thrill and terrify you to the last word.

"Something stirred in the window of the treehouse. She had enough but she couldn’t move her body. The world of light, math, and science was asleep with her snoring husband as the waking realities of permanent darkness presented themselves to her. A face as white and round as the full moon rose up in the treehouse window. It was the tortured face of a little boy with black shark’s eyes surrounded by thin black rings. His mouth formed a silent O as if caught in the act of mischief. Then the round face slowly sunk from sight.” House at the Edge of Darkness, the new horror-suspense novel ...

The last place Suze Simon expects to find herself during Valentine's Day is a cemetery. But that's what happens when you're a mediator—cursed with the "gift" of communicating with the dead. That's how Suze has ended up at the graves of a pair of tragic young lovers. They're NCDPs—Non-Compliant Deceased Persons—whose drama didn't end with death. It's Suze's job to make sure they move on—for good.

From the best-selling author of The Watcher and An Impossible Dilemma A buried past. A haunted home. A truth too terrifying to stay hidden... When Hilda’s mother is jailed for a brutal murder, she and her sister are torn from everything they know and sent across the world to live with an aunt they've never met. Twenty years later, Hilda returns to New Zealand—older, stronger, and desperate for answers. But nothing can prepare her for the chilling secrets waiting in the shadows of her childhood home. The house is just as she remembers—creaking floorboards, cold drafts, and that ...

The papers say it was an accident... While on vacation with her family in 1957, 18-year-old Gloria Thomas went to a party on Landover Lake, but never returned. The locals say she was just another outsider who partied too hard and got into an unfortunate accident. Her ghost says it wasn't anything like that. And now, she's come to medium detective Carly Taylor to figure out exactly what happened. Through channeling, Carly is taken straight to that night to relive the party, the young woman’s murder, and the obvious cover-up. But while channeling memories from the 1950s, Carly finds out ...

Who doesn't love a great ghost story? Haunted houses? Moving objects? You're about to discover some of the most scariest and true ghost stories from around the globe. If you love a scary ghost story, then this book is for you. Whether you're at home alone or sitting around a campfire, true ghost stories are sure to get your spine tingling. From weird objects that were bought and later started doing scary things, to houses that have been haunted since the 1800s, true ghost stories will take you on a trip that will keep you on the edge of your seat.

SECOND EDITION ~Newly edited & a little more heat added..... Calvin It was that time of year again. I just knew Steve, my bestie, was going to drag me out to another Halloween Party, all loud music and a crush of bodies, same as last year and the year before that. How did I know for sure that it was going to happen again this year? Easy, October 31st is Steve’s birthday, and he loves to party. I hated parties; I hated large groups of strange drunk people trying to make a pass at me. Why couldn’t Steve just party at home with beer, pizza and Netflix, alone - the way I preferred to spend ...

She was told to follow the bedtime routine. Light the candles. Circle the salt. Whisper the prayer. Or the thing in the closet would come out. High schooler Emily thought it was just another babysitting job. Watch sweet little Clara, feed her dinner, tuck her into bed. But bedtime comes with strict rules. And Clara is terrified of what happens if they’re broken. At first, Emily laughs off the rituals. Kids and their games. But then the closet handle turns on its own. Whispers echo through the baby monitor. And Clara’s nightly prayer starts sounding less like nonsense—and more like a ...

A Haunted House is a story of struggle, loss, commitment, connection, love and acceptance. It is narrated in the first person by an unnamed female narrator. A deceased man and woman roam the house for the majority of the story till they find what it is they are looking for.

The Harrington Opera House stands still, cold and decrepit. Once a vibrant center of Manhattan high society nightlife, the grand old theater has lain in ruin and decay since the fateful day a tragic fire ripped through its insides, taking the lives of many. At the center of this disaster lay a feud between two up and coming actresses. A feud that turned bloody and tragic. Efforts to revitalize the space have all ended in bloody ruin, with tragedies befalling all who try to enter. All until the day psychic medium and exorcist Michael Merlyn came to New York City. Hired by a wealthy ...

A Husband's Secrets, A Ghost's Whispers. A Treacherous Moor. Madeline Ignored the Chilling Signs. She shouldn't have done that. In a desperate bid to escape the chaos of New York City and save a crumbling marriage, famed novelist Madeline and her actor husband, Jason, retreat to the alluring but isolated landscapes of the English moors. But as Madeline seeks inspiration for her writing, she finds herself ensnared in the haunting legends and hidden perils of the house on the moor. From the mysterious gardener Emil, to the enigmatic local, Liam, who seems almost spectral in his comings and ...

History says it was suicide... Carly was thrilled to inherit her ex-husband's Victorian after he died. Of course, that was before she knew she was also inheriting his ghost, a 100-year-old curse, and the kind of strong mediumship skills that has every spirit in town begging for her to solve their mysteries. And Bessilyn Hind is first in line. According to history, in 1906 suffragist and local women's rights leader, Bessilyn Hind, committed suicide at her thirty-fifth birthday party after her fiancé broke up with her. Only one problem: her ghost doesn't remember it that way. And, she ...

A secluded farmhouse. A bloody meat cleaver. And a past that refuses to stay buried. When a group of old friends reunites for what was supposed to be a relaxing weekend in the country, they instead discover The Meat House—a decaying property with a sinister reputation. As night falls and the walls seem to close in, the group begins to unravel. Screams echo through the trees. Doors open on their own. And something... or someone... is waiting. Rick Brink delivers a relentless, gore-soaked descent into madness, perfect for fans of visceral horror, haunted places, and psychological torment. ...

Vermont school teachers, Gladys and Frank Sutter decide to take on a new summer job as caretakers for a large vintage home located in Maine. The Stanford house is in terrible condition on the inside, the result of many years of hoarding by the previous owners. The Sutters get more than they bargained for when it becomes evident they are not alone after Frank discovers a room with no door on the second floor. Soon the presence of two ghosts, a young girl and an elderly man, play havoc on Gladys and Frank during their summer restoration project.

Reader's Favorite-5-Star Rating Perched above the ocean’s cliffs, Thornewood Manor stands as a decaying relic of the past. The manor casts a shadow of dread over the quaint town nestled at its feet and the name Jefferson Thornewood hangs in the air like a dark cloud, a reminder of the evil that once resided there. Each night, an eerie mist descends from the cliffs, slithering through the cobblestone streets like ghostly serpents, seeking an unwary soul. The Legend of Thornewood Manor beckons with a chilling promise—a tale that will send shivers down your spine and awaken the darkest ...

Paranormal Researcher Kitsie Duncan lived most of her life terrified of the existence of the paranormal. After losing her father she wanted to know more about life after death. This hunger for knowledge led her to the world of ghost hunting and paranormal research. Quickly she found herself obsessed with proving that the spirit world isn’t as scary as many think. For over twelve years, she and her crew at the Oddity Files have investigated some of the most infamous haunted locations in the world and come away with evidence that will prove to you, that not only are these locations haunted,...

Whilst writer Charles Dickens needs no introduction, his Haunted House anthology might, not least because in his role as editor he introduces a formidable array of known and lesser-known literary talents.

In a dusty corner of a basement in a rambling Victorian house in northern New Hampshire, a door has long been sealed shut with 39 six-inch-long carriage bolts. The home's new owners are Chip and Emily Linton and their twin ten-year-old daughters. Together they hope to rebuild their lives there after Chip, an airline pilot, has to ditch his 70-seat regional jet in Lake Champlain after double engine failure.