Short Ghost

22 fun and gentle stories. Occasionally outlandish and often sentimental, these will evoke the days of old storytelling told in a new way. Heartwarming, thoughtful, and entertaining. Goldfish, cats, turtles, funny little ghosts (and a couple scary ones), baseball, dogs, tea, amazing kids, and terrible ice cream. And a couple of favorites freshly retold. Learn how some jet-set adventurers re-find their groove with their family. Discover what happened to the oversized fish in the river. Find out how one boy's hope changes everything. Learn the real story about the ghosts in your house, the ...

E.F. Benson (1867-1940) is probably best known today for his sparkling, comic Lucia novels. In his own day, it was his ghost stories which were his most popular works. This collection of 10 stories exemplifies Benson's fine literary style and his ability to create the most frightening of ghostly and macabre tales.

Lost and freezing in the snow. Death hovers near. Until the man with the yellow eyes comes. Alyssa Malgrave is a warrior. Admittedly, she's not been a warrior for long. Neither has she actually fought in any wars. She does, however, have a thirst for vengeance for the monsters that killed her parents. And she does want to find her brother again, whom she has not heard from in four years. Dead or alive, she has to know. So she travels to the place he went – the Lunar Wasteland. There, she meets her fate. There lies a man with gleaming yellow eyes, with a perchance for shapeshifting. A man ...

Make Halloween Catholic again! For centuries, Halloween had been a Catholic holiday, All Hallows Eve. Isn't it high time we got back to telling tales of Catholic horror where the enemy is the devil and his demons, and failure means an eternity in hell? This collection of ten Edgy Catholic tales will keep you on the edge of your seat, whether it's Halloween or any other spooky night when the moon is full... Follow along as a mysterious child haunts a woman's dreams in The Ghost of Halloween Past, or witness a painter complete a killer work of art in The Self-Portrait of Andre Duvall. And ...

Modern-day Scrooge Deanna Dawn has no time for love. Onward and upward is this lady's trajectory and nothing, not even the jolly holidays, will stand in her way. Until three pesky (but studly) ghosts come a-knockin' just as Deanna is about to tune out the Christmas cheer with slumber. One shows her the past, the next shows her what she could have if she's willing to open her heart once more, and the last shows her the desolate, dreary path of a long, lonely shuffle to death's door where joy no longer exists. Will Deanna squash the bloom in her heart and choose the path of success at the ...

"Hampshire Stories by Joe Giampaolo is a stellar collection of short stories” (Literary Titan, 2020) - "A delightful story brimming with sophistication and charm" (Indies Today, 2022) The Hampshire Stories Series, Deluxe Edition is an award-winning anthology of selected short stories set in 19th-century England. This collection includes twelve short stories divided by genre (Previously published). -- 2020 Literary Titan Book Award, Gold Medal, (Hampshire Stories) -- 2022 Global Book Awards, Bronze Medal, Historical Romance, (Hampshire Stories) -- Readers' Favorite, Five Star Seal, (The ...

Arthur Roth is a lonely sixth-grader with a head full of big ideas and a gift for getting the hell kicked out of him. It's hard to make friends when you're the only inflatable boy in town.

Once upon a time, in a cozy little cottage set deep within the enchanting forest, there lived a nice old witch... With her silvery hair and twinkling blue eyes, she looked more like a grandmother than a witch! She wore a purple dress that matched the colorful flowers surrounding her cottage. Every evening, the sun would settle behind the tall trees, painting a warm, golden glow that made the woods feel magical. That is when the nice old witch met a few children, who appeared to have been lost in the woods... A CUTE BEDTIME STORY FOR A BEAUTIFUL MIND...)

She built a time machine to uncover the truth—never expecting the cost of knowing. Philippa Harris has sacrificed everything for her groundbreaking invention: friendships, freedom, and five years of her life. On the brink of activating her time device, she’s driven not by fame or fortune, but by a single burning question. What she finds in the past will shake her understanding of time, memory, and identity. But the past doesn’t like to be tampered with—and the future has its own plans. Trapped between collapsing timelines and a reality she no longer recognizes, Philippa must ...

“An amazing collection of page-gripping short stories” -Amazon reviewer. “A beautifully crafted, highly entertaining horror collection.” -Amazon reviewer Are you ready to enter a world of darkness and fear? A world where the unknown lurks around every corner and terror is waiting just for you? Then welcome to a collection of horror stories from the renowned indie author, Samuel Small, that will keep you on the edge of your seat and leave you questioning the boundaries of the unknown. From a middle schooler receiving texts from the dead, to a group of teens clowning around an ...

A cemetery full of the restless dead. A town so wicked it has already burned twice, with the breath of the third fire looming. A rural, isolated bridge with a terrifying monster waiting for the completion of its summoning ritual. A lake that allows the drowned to return, though they have been changed by the claws of death. These are the shadowed, liminal spaces where the curses and monsters lurk, refusing to be forgotten.

Praise for Alice Crowley's writing: "I LOVED THE IMAGINATION OF THIS AUTHOR!" ~Satisfied Kindle Reader "FIVE STARS!" ~Multiple Fans In this searing, savory short erotic romance title, two lost souls are united as one by the powers of nature's magnificent magic. Janie just lost her husband Tim, who was an avid surfer, to a shark attack. Now her husband's bad boy surfer twin has moved into the house with her, because he can't afford his own place. Soon Janie learns that the universe is conspiring for a round two, and that the two brothers who shared a womb are one in the same in every way -- ...

It’s those bloody diamonds. I wouldn’t have taken off if not for them. Or flown coach with a creepy stalker after me. When our plane crashed into the mountain… I knew I was really screwed. I should have died on this snowy mountain… Luckily, someone’s come my way. But this sexy hermit wants nothing to do with me. All he wants is to save his son, back in his secret lodge. Too bad I never take no for an answer. And it’s just as well… Because I’m not sure I can survive on this magical mountain alone. My stalker is still out there, and he’s coming for the diamonds. I need this ...

Envious, Irene makes a wish in an enchanted wood. ( A short read)

A good Samaritan’s efforts to help a little girl go horribly wrong. A dying patient’s gift to his caretaker takes a sinister turn. And two friends discover a grisly surprise in an abandoned parking lot.... Scare Street is proud to present the best in bone-chilling supernatural horror. This volume contains three macabre morsels for your listening pleasure. Each ghastly tale is guaranteed to keep you up late, burning the midnight oil.

It's Halloween 1989. Suzy is barely out of her teens, pregnant, and on the run with a bag of money that belongs to some very bad men. Back in Camelot, West Virginia, Arvin Lee Orkney doesn't know he's about to become a daddy. But he sure knows he's in big trouble. An old enemy has vanished. Now, both the cops and the crooks call him the prime suspect. The star-crossed lovers have broken lives, fractured hearts, and no clue death is stalking them. But someone, or something, is watching from the shadows. And messing with Orkneys, dead or alive, is never a good idea. This spookily seasonal ...

This is a collection of short horror stories. The Journal in the Attic Crawlspace George and Becky move into a house with their children Kevin and Laura. When Kevin starts hearing strange noises coming from the crawlspace, he decides to investigate. He finds a journal that belonged to the previous owner of the house. It turns out that the house might have quite a history. Fatal Psychosis A corrupt manager's worst nightmares come true when he decides to tempt fate. The Denizens Andrew was excited to go to a vacation house on a farm. However, he notices the animals acting strangely. All sorts...

Jessica Niemi is put on leave after a violent altercation between her and a belligerent man makes headlines. To escape the unwanted scrutiny, Jessica travels to a remote island in the Åland archipelago and rents a room at a small seaside inn. She is hoping to be left alone as she faces the possibility that she is losing what is left of her sanity but three elderly visitors have arrived at the inn for their yearly sojourn.

George, Bill, and Richard all want to be part of the cool kid's club in high school. To do this they decide to go to an old haunted house and see if this will be their way of getting in. But for George, it doesn't go as planned. In the end, George learns something about himself that he didn't think was possible. Check it out in The Ghost Clique by A. C. Zito

Dark, strange, and questioning, a collection of unsettling tales wandering across the genres. Sprinkled with ghosts, nightmare visions that deal with separation, loss and transformation and the occasional journey into science fiction, these stories will be sure to linger, long after you have finished reading.