Short Ghost

It's looking rough for Jeremy Duff to make a go of his new law practice in the former Bleake Funeral Home in Parsons, Kansas. His secretary is the gorgeous ghost of Amelia Bleake who was murdered in the funeral home in 1962. Only Jeremy can see and hear Amelia. Another problem is caused by angry demons which infuse Jeremy's office with the stench of rotting corpses complete with blowflies whenever he sees a client. Just when Jeremy is ready to abandon all hope of success, he is offered the opportunity to team up with Amelia as ghost detectives tasked with figuring out what agonizing trauma ...

Jem Carstairs and Tessa Gray are finally united after waiting over a century to be together, but they become aware a dark threat is looming over a child of the Shadow Market: a lost Herondale, from a line of Herondales who have used the Market to hide from their fellow Nephilim. Now is the time for the lost Herondale to be discovered. Jem and Tessa have to find him before his enemies can.

A teenage girl’s unnatural obsession with an ancient coin leads to bloodshed. Supernatural evil bides its time, as it lurks within the gears of an old grandfather clock. And a new bride discovers her mother-in-law is willing to go to terrifying lengths to build the perfect family....

A decade after Nocturnes first terrified and delighted listeners, John Connolly, best-selling author of 13 acclaimed thrillers featuring private investigator Charlie Parker, gives us a second volume of tales of the supernatural.

Grab your partner and join the spirits on the dance floor. Scare Street’s latest collection of supernatural horror is a grand ball of fear and nightmares. This sinister collection is bursting with 14 tales of terror - more than enough to keep you dancing with demons all night long.

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.

Enter into a world where horror intertwines with the ethereal: a love story with a spectral lover ends in tragedy, a paranormal investigator’s quest is cut short, and a standoff with intruders uncovers their unique ability to see and harm spirits. Inside this collection, you’ll find seven bite-sized tales that will scare and surprise you. Explore Carl’s journey across time, unraveling the secrets of a spirit caught between two worlds.

From Dickens's A Christmas Carol to the ghost stories of M.R. James, the tradition of a haunted tale at Christmas has flourished across the centuries. The twelve stories of The Winter Spirits are all centred around Christmas or Advent, boldly and playfully re-imagining a beloved tradition for a modern audience. Taking you from a haunted Tuscan villa to a remote Scottish island with a dark secret, and drawing inspiration from festive traditions from all around the globe, these vibrant haunted stories are your ultimate companion for frosty nights.

Another beautiful collection of Poems & Short Stories from Award Winning Author Robert E. Kearns (1st Place 2019 Pencraft Awards for Hy Brasil: Island of Eternity) With Poems & Short Stories volume 2, Kearns gives us a further edition of his thought provoking poetry along with several of his highly entertaining short stories. If prose and poetry are your thing, this is the book for you.

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

Dive back into the chilling world of childhood fears with "Scary Stories To Give You Nightmares 2." This spine-tingling collection amplifies the eerie tales that haunt the corners of every young imagination. Feel the terror of a boy left home alone, witness a little girl's nightmarish fate in the haunted house of a Halloween store, and join two boys as they stumble upon a spine-chilling stranger while using their radio. Each short story in this collection is crafted to resonate with the deepest, darkest fears of children. Dare to read, but remember: some stories have a way of sticking with ...

"What could go wrong?" is what a group of teenagers wonder about before breaking into an abandoned house at the edge of town. They seal their fates on the darkest night of the year, Halloween. Listen as history comes alive in front of their own eyes in a series of terrifying events. Broken families, lives tortures by those that had happened in the past. And in the middle of it, is the one person that was never supposed to come back in the first place. Allowing her to roam free is what will cause the demise of them all. But what if there is a way?

This is a story from the "Great Ghost Stories" collection.

SHORT READ Luke dedicated his life to the military. After being killed in action, he thought that was the end of his story. But when he wakes up in heaven, he finds that he’s got a new mission. He’s being sent back to earth to fight demons. But there’s a twist – something he never dreamed of – he’s going back as an Alpha dragon shifter.And the biggest shock – he’s not going alone. He’s got a tantalizing new partner, an omega dragon shifter who is driving Luke absolutely wild with desire.

The Fogg River Seminary, a girls’ school in a small Illinois town, is supposed to be just another stop on Maryse and Vasyl’s endless travels. They’ve made lucrative use of Maryse’s “foreign” looks in their melodramatic séance act—and an act is all it is. Then, during their performance, a blizzard sweeps in and cuts them off from town completely. In the freezing halls, there’s a voice speaking the secrets of the dead, and Maryse has no choice but to listen…because this time, the voice is real.

If you like kooky mysteries, you’ll love Mabel and Irma. Short Read for that airplane flight! A feisty 60-something woman and a spirited spirit solve a murder. After a cross-country trip driving an F-150 and hauling a vintage camper Mabel Gold has proven to herself—and her doubting kids—that she still has it in her. She’s not sure what, but it’s something. Brooklyn smarts? Or, perhaps, after transplanting herself to Florida, it’s just sheer wacky-ness. Florida is full of it. But that’s what she needed when she left her two-timing husband and his bimbo new wife back in Long ...

Divining the difference between reality and the fantastic may not be as simple as it seems. Because the world you think you know may not actually exist… STORIES is a collection of six short stories loosely based on legends and folklore. Each is set in a modern context, giving the reader an unusual take that yields interesting insight on these traditional tales. The Snow Woman: a spirit in Japanese folklore who traps people in snowstorms, then uses her icy breath to leave them frost-coated corpses. The Slit-Mouthed Woman: a figure from Japanese urban legends who, mutilated by her husband, ...

For ages, people have been interested in the supernatural. Investigators and science researchers have written many books on the subject. The reality of the supernatural explains phenomena in a new light. Ghost sightings, poltergeists, angels, demons, the old hag syndrome and life after death are just some of the true personal accounts in these pages. Scientific research along with two thousand year old bible references mentioned to support some of these occurrences. For believers and skeptics!

In the Lunar Wastes, there is a mystery waiting to be solved. A deadly enemy that seems to originate from the cold plains. A guardian race that routinely sacrifices all to stop the Shadows from swarming and destroying everything they touch. And a small group of hero wolves and witches, who seek to solve the mysteries, and end the threat once and for all… boosted by intense passion and new love. Kain’s Rescue: Alyssa Malgrave is searching for her brother. He’s been missing for four years, and she’s been trying to pick up his trail – which leads to the Lunar Wastes. She’s not a ...

An artist struggles to hold on to her soul as she feverishly completes a deadly masterpiece. The death of a movie producer unleashes an ancient reel of film with a dark secret worth killing for. And a woman gets the scare of her life as strange intruders break into her home....