Scary Paranormal

They weren’t supposed to be real. But they found us anyway. In The Things That Found Us, thirteen ordinary people share their extraordinary—and terrifying—encounters with the unnatural. From haunted mirrors and hunger-thin shadows to time-anchored ghosts and whispering drains, each first-person account is a chilling reminder that some horrors don't hide... they hunt. Told in gripping, intimate detail, these stories feel less like fiction and more like confession. If you've ever wondered what might be waiting just past the edge of what we call real—this book is your invitation to ...

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 ten years before Mary moves to Freeport, this novelette offers five 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!

Strange things are happening in Maya's tiny Vancouver Island town. First, her friend Serena, the captain of the swim team, drowns mysteriously in the middle of a calm lake. Then, one year later, mountain lions are spotted rather frequently around Maya's home and her reactions to them are somewhat . . . unexpected. Her best friend, Daniel, has also been experiencing unexplainable premonitions about certain people and situations.

A terrible crime forces Lucy to turn to Lockwood for help and sets them on the trail of dark secrets at the heart of London society. Both professionally and personally, their investigation stirs up forces they may not be able to control.... Ghouls and spectres, thrills and tension in this brand-new instalment in Jonathan Stroud's best-selling series.

When the past refuses to stay buried, the present becomes a battleground. In "Dark Angel of Selma," the eleventh installment of the gripping Seven Sisters series, Carrie Jo, Ashland, Lily, and Rachel are drawn to the historic heart of Selma's Archaeology Park. Amidst the ruins and whispers of the past, an old mansion is being painstakingly rebuilt. But as the renovations progress, a sinister presence awakens—a dark spirit with a vengeful agenda. Carrie Jo, a dream catcher and historian, delves into the mysteries of the past through her dreams. Ashland, a gifted psychic medium, ...

All across the globe, from the beginning of time there have been numerous firsthand encounters with what some refer to as, “real life monsters.” What many believe to be fiction, or a figment of one’s imagination, has become very real for many, and has terrorized some to the brink of insanity. International Cryptids & Legends takes you on a journey across the globe, detailing historical location data, and exploring the world of the unexplained. On this adventure, renowned 'cryptopunkologist', Kenney W. Irish, author of American Cryptids: In Pursuit of the Elusive Creatures, details the...

On a cold April in 1786, Joseph kisses his widowed mother goodbye in impoverished St. Giles District of London, England. He is a good hard-working man and loves her, but everything in life has not been fair. Pressed by want and years spent in the run-down and polluted parts of the city, he steps aboard the Fortune, a British whale ship bound for the Pacific Ocean in hopes of a better life. As Fortuna, the goddess of the figurehead would have it, not only the natural perils would enter the square-rigged barque with him on the Greenland Dock that day. One man who escapes the city unpunished ...

Scare Factory is a collection of 20 stories for readers who love horror and appreciate a good scare. If you are fans of Twilight Zone, Tales From the Crypt, Night Gallery, Outer Limits, One Step Beyond, and horror stories with a plot and a twist ending, look no further. Billy Wells Horror is your ticket to a journey into the macabre if you dare. The nightmares include: DESECRATIONS: An after-hours intruder pulverizes the heads of two corpses with a sledgehammer at a local funeral parlor. THE METEOR A meteor crashes into Newt's home carrying a tiny alien who loves to sing and dance. ...

Marius Grey hunts Monsters. He's not supposed to. He's only twelve and his job as a Cemetery Boy is to look after the ghosts in his family's graveyard. He should be tending these ghosts and—of course—going to school to learn how to live between worlds without getting into trouble. But Marius has an expensive goal. He wants to bring his mother back from the dead, and that takes a LOT of mystic coins, which means a LOT of Monster Hunting, and his mother’s window to return is closing.

While exploring her new home, a young girl named Coraline unlocks a door to reveal a hidden passage. Intrigued, she ventures deep into a mysterious mirror realm, a world eerily similar yet darkly different from her own. There another mother and another father greet her, and they want her to stay and be their little girl. They want to change her and never let her go.

For Cassie and her Circle of witches, it's hard to imagine life in New Salem getting any worse. A band of powerful witch hunters is targeting the group, determined to destroy them one by one. And Cassie's half-sister, Scarlett, won't rest until she has a spot in the Circle - even if she has to kill Cassie to get it. The Circle's only hope against their enemies is Cassie's father's Book of Shadows - an ancient guide to the world of dark magic. But Cassie soon discovers that opening the book has grave consequences.

Mystery of Bloodsworth Manor is a must read for fans of Gothic suspense and paranormal fiction. Nothing is as it seems. 16-year-old Claire McKenna and her sister, Lauren, have been stuck in a group foster home for teens for nine miserable months. When a prominent family in Gallows Point, MA requests guardianship, it gives Claire hope that her life will be semi-normal again. Those hopes are shattered soon after arriving to Bloodsworth Manor when her sister disappears. Evidence suggests Lauren ran away, but when Claire learns of a similar disappearance that occurred in the town five years ...

Lockwood & Co. might be the smallest (some might say shambolic) Psychic Detection Agency in London. But its three agents - Lockwood, Lucy and George - are exceptional talents. And they get results. When an outbreak of ghostly phenomena grows to terrifying levels in Chelsea, Scotland Yard is left baffled. Even more baffling is that Lockwood & Co appear to have been excluded from the huge team of Agents investigating the Chelsea Outbreak.

The rain hasn't stopped for a week, and the 12 guests of the Blue Vein Tavern are trapped by flooded roads and the rising Skidwrack River. Among them are a ship's captain, tattooed twins, a musician, and a young girl traveling on her own. To pass the time, they begin to tell stories - each a different type of folklore - that eventually reveal more about their own secrets than they intended. As the rain continues to pour down - an uncanny, unnatural amount of rain - the guests begin to realize that the entire city is in danger, and not just from the flood.

In the chilling fifth installment of Gone: Mysterious Disappearances, author and researcher Gemma Jade continues her riveting exploration of humanity’s most baffling vanishings. This volume shines a light on a new collection of perplexing cases, from the high-profile disappearances that captivated global audiences to the little-known enigmas lost to time. With research and a talent for storytelling, Jade uncovers the eerie details and unanswered questions surrounding these disappearances. What connects these cases, if anything? Are they coincidences, tragic accidents, or something far ...

Speak of the Devil look who walked in… FREE on Kindle Unlimited! Now a chief agent for USCAB’s paranormal division, newlywed Mandy Rowling has arrived. Unfortunately, Manhattan’s social elite have little regard for her, except for the very wealthy Mrs. Karen Rosenberg who, it turns out, is in need of someone with paranormal skills. During a holiday gathering turned scammy séance at the Rosenberg mansion, a prickly ghost hints that Mr. Rosenberg—believed to have passed away due to an unfortunate accident—may have actually died of suspicious causes. Long hidden secrets are revealed...

Beware what lurks beyond the woodline! They go by many names: bigfoot, Sasquatch, grassman, and skunk ape. They all have similar characteristics and when you encounter them, your life is changed forever. Deep in the woods and forests, people have come face to face with these creatures and now are telling their stories. In, Encounters Bigfoot, you'll get nothing but bigfoot stories. No fluff, no filler stories of any other type, just stories about bigfoot and Sasquatch.

Too much terror to contain.... Shadows reach out with darkened claws. The floorboards creek as your greatest fears stalk the halls. And no matter how much you tell yourself it is just a dream, you know the truth. Evil hides in the darkness. And now, it has finally been unleashed.... Scare Street gathers volumes one to three of Terror in the Shadows in a single edition. Over 30 tales stalk this macabre collection. And just when you think you’ve experienced the most chilling horror of all, a new story unfolds within this massive tome of fear.

Sloane Parker is dreading her birthday. She doesn’t need a reminder she’s getting older, or that she’s feeling indifferent about her own life. Her husband surprises her with a birthday-weekend getaway—not with him, but with Sloane’s longtime best friend, troublemaker extraordinaire Naomi. Sloane anticipates a weekend of wine tastings and cozy robes and strategic avoidance of issues she’d rather not confront, like her husband’s repeated infidelity.

My name's Bill Ryder and six months ago I died. However, as you’ve probably already guessed, I didn't stay dead. No, I woke up a vampire, freshly recruited into a coven of immortal assholes. I thought I'd earned a break after defeating our former master, with maybe a tiny bit of help from my friends, but no such luck.