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Haunted Baby-Sitters: True Ghost Stories
by Allan ZulloDO GHOSTS HAUNT BABY-SITTERS? If you've ever baby-sat, you know how scary it can be when the kids act like spirited little demons. But some sitters have actually encountered real spirits and demons from the world of the supernatural. Many experts were called in to investigate these so-called hauntings. Sometimes the experts walked away convinced that a haunting actually took place. Other times, they left believing something weird had happened that couldn't be fully explained. This book is a collection of creepy stories about baby-sitters who took on a job that turned into the most frightening or bizarre experience of their lives. These eerie tales are inspired, in part, by real cases taken from the files of noted ghost hunters. The names and places in the stories are not real. Could you wind up facing a ghost the next time you baby-sit? You might think so after reading the startling stories in this book! Haunted Baby-Sitters While baby-sitting, Sara heard strange fiddle music in an empty attic. She later learned who had lived?and died?in the house years before. Emily was baby-sitting for two little boys whose beds began to shake on their own. The police were baffled. Then a noted investigator discovered the real cause of the ghostly disturbance. Another baby-sitter noticed that a four-year-old boy's scribbles on a notepad were actually a form of shorthand writing. The boy's message revealed a family mystery. These and other true ghost stories have all been reported by real kids while baby-sitting.
Haunted Blade
by J. C. DanielsHaunted, Hunted…and harassed.Never let it be said that Kit Colbana had ever been given the easy road. Or even the semi-paved road. Only weeks after dealing with the mysterious—and murderous—being called Puck, she’s got another killer on her hands. Perhaps even two. Some of the bodies turning up bring up haunting memories of a past she longs to forget, but as always, that past is chasing her at her heels, like a hated shadow.As the body count racks up, there’s an imbalance of power, particularly among the vampire population, and Kit must yet again deal with ugly memories as one of the monsters who tried to break her is set free to deal with the imbalance of power. Yet while a power struggle rages in East Orlando, there’s another, more subtle battle taking place and Kit feels like the center of it all.Arrogant? Maybe. But the dead bodies don’t bear the mark of her grandmother’s pet killer by sheer coincidence…and she doubts her nemesis being released is either.
Haunted Campers: True Ghost Stories
by Allan ZulloThese eerie tales are inspired, in part, by real-life cases taken from the files of noted ghost hunters. Will a ghost haunt your tent the next time you go camping? You might think so after reading the spooky stories in this book!
Haunted Castle on Hallows Eve (Magic Tree House Merlin Missions #2)
by Mary Pope OsborneThe intrepid Jack and Annie are summoned once again to the fantasy realm of Camelot. There, Merlin the Magician tells them that the Stone of Destiny has been stolen. The answer to its disappearance lies within a haunted castle. With a young magician named Teddy, Jack and Annie take on the challenge in an adventure that takes them to new heights and places they couldn't even imagine!
Haunted Castles
by Ray RussellPart of a new six-volume series of the best in classic horror, selected by award-winning director Guillermo del Toro Filmmaker and longtime horror literature fan Guillermo del Toro serves as the curator for the Penguin Horror series, a new collection of classic tales and poems by masters of the genre. Included here are some of del Toro’s favorites, from Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and Ray Russell’s short story "Sardonicus,” considered by Stephen King to be "perhaps the finest example of the modern Gothic ever written,” to Shirley Jackson’s The Haunting of Hill House and stories by Ray Bradbury, Joyce Carol Oates, Ted Klein, and Robert E. Howard. Featuring original cover art by Penguin Art Director Paul Buckley, these stunningly creepy deluxe hardcovers will be perfect additions to the shelves of horror, sci-fi, fantasy, and paranormal aficionados everywhere. Haunted Castles Haunted Castles is the definitve, complete collection of Ray Russell's masterful Gothic horror stories, including the famously terrifying novella trio of "Sardonicus," "Sanguinarius," and "Sagittarius. " The characters that sprawl through Haunted Castles are frightful to the core: the heartless monster holding two lovers in limbo; the beautiful dame journeying down a damned road toward depravity (with the help of an evil gypsy); the man who must wear his fatal crimes on his face in the form of an awful smile. Engrossing, grotesque, perverted, and completely entrancing, Russell's Gothic tales are the best kind of dreadful. .
Haunted Castles: The Complete Gothic Stories
by Guillermo Del Toro Ray RussellPart of a new six-volume series of the best in classic horror, selected by award-winning director Guillermo del ToroFilmmaker and longtime horror literature fan Guillermo del Toro serves as the curator for the Penguin Horror series, a new collection of classic tales and poems by masters of the genre. Included here are some of del Toro's favorites, from Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and Ray Russell's short story "Sardonicus," considered by Stephen King to be "perhaps the finest example of the modern Gothic ever written," to Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House and stories by Ray Bradbury, Joyce Carol Oates, Ted Klein, and Robert E. Howard. Featuring original cover art by Penguin Art Director Paul Buckley, these stunningly creepy deluxe hardcovers will be perfect additions to the shelves of horror, sci-fi, fantasy, and paranormal aficionados everywhere.Haunted CastlesHaunted Castles is the definitve, complete collection of Ray Russell's masterful Gothic horror stories, including the famously terrifying novella trio of "Sardonicus," "Sanguinarius," and "Sagittarius." The characters that sprawl through Haunted Castles are frightful to the core: the heartless monster holding two lovers in limbo; the beautiful dame journeying down a damned road toward depravity (with the help of an evil gypsy); the man who must wear his fatal crimes on his face in the form of an awful smile. Engrossing, grotesque, perverted, and completely entrancing, Russell's Gothic tales are the best kind of dreadful.
Haunted Cemeteries: Creepy Crypts, Spine-Tingling Spirits, And Midnight Mayhem (Haunted Series)
by Tom OgdenEverybody knows better. Yet from the days of ancient Greece, people have hurried their steps as they passed by—or, heaven forbid, walked through—a cemetery after dark. Indeed, over the centuries there have been countless stories of ghost encounters at churchyards, secular cemeteries, ancient burial grounds, and isolated graves.The second edition of Haunted Cemeteries exhumes more than 200 haunted happenings from restless graveyard ghosts in cemeteries across each of the fifty states and Washington, DC, including:Nevermore!: At least four entities, including the spectre of Edgar Allan Poe, haunt Westminster Burying Ground in Baltimore. And just who is the mysterious Man in Black that shows up every year on January 19, the writer&’s birthday?.The Resurrection Apparition: A &“hitchhiking ghost&” outside Justice, Illinois, vanishes from the car she&’s riding in as it passes Resurrection Cemetery—earning her the nickname Resurrection Mary.The Queen of Voodoo: The restless spirit of Marie Laveau, the nineteenth-century Queen of Voodoo, is said to appear in New Orleans&’s St. Louis Cemetery No. 1 in the form of a gigantic black crow or a phantom black hellhound—when she&’s not walking through the French Quarter.
Haunted Christmas: Yuletide Ghosts and Other Spooky Holiday Happenings (Haunted)
by Mary Beth CrainIn plenty of time for the holidays, here is a gathering of thirty tales of ghosts, hauntings, and other paranormal happenings purported to have taken place on or around Christmas, or that are otherwise related to this holiday. By a long-time believer in the paranormal who in the introduction tells the story of her own Christmas ghost, Haunted Christmasincludes stories such as: HAUNTED BETHLEHEM—Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, is famous for haunted locales such as the Hotel Bethlehem, the first house built in the town, in 1741. There, guests have come to expect visits from several spirits. Predictably, things heat up at Christmas—after all, this is Bethlehem.THE DEATH COACH OF CHRISTMAS—One Christmas Eve in Ireland many years ago, young Nora Mahoney was returning from the bogs when an invisible something suddenly rushed past her with the sound of grinding wheels and thundering horses&’ hooves. Had Nora encountered the &“death coach&” of Irish legend?
Haunted Destiny: A paranormal, thrilling suspense novel (Krewe of Hunters #18)
by Heather Graham<P>Between the evil and the deep blue sea... <P> A historic cruise ship, a haunted ship, the Celtic American Line's Destiny, sets sail from the Port of New Orleans-with a killer on board. He's known as the Archangel Killer because of the way he displays his victims in churches. And how he places a different saint's medallion on each body. No one knows exactly who he is or why he's doing this. <P>Jackson Crow-head of the FBI's Krewe of Hunters, a special unit of paranormal investigators-is assigned to the case, along with local agent Jude McCoy. Then Alexi Cromwell, who works in the ship's piano bar, is drawn into the situation when a victim's ghost appears to her-and to Jude. She and Jude share an attraction, and not just because of their mutual talent. <P>There are many suspects, but one by one they're ruled out... Or are they? In the end, Jude and Alexi have to rely on each other to catch the killer and escape his evil plans for Alexi. <P><b>A New York Times Bestseller</b>
Haunted Ever After: A completely charming romantic comedy
by Juliet MadisonNothing can spoil a wedding like an uninvited ghost . . . When bride-to-be Sally spends a weekend away with her bridesmaids, the last thing she expects is for the ghost of her fiancé&’s ex-girlfriend to crash the party. Red just won&’t go away, but Sally is desperate to rid herself of the ghost before her wedding day is ruined. Much to Sally&’s dismay, the ghost is reluctant to share the reason for her presence. And more annoying still, Red seems very enthusiastic about the neighbor who happens to be a stripper . . . Time is running out for Sally, but it&’s also running out for Red. Tested to her limits, will Sally do everything in her power to ensure her own happily-ever-after, even if that means helping Red?
Haunted Golf: Spirited Tales from the Rough (Haunted)
by Anthony Pioppi Chris GonsalvesThe world of golf is rife with unexplainable happenings that seemingly defy the rules of gravity and logic: There are those badly hit shots last seen disappearing into a grove of trees, only to be rediscovered on the putting green. And what of those perfectly struck drives that rocketed into the crisp blue beyond never to be seen again? Players have learned to lay blame on &“the Golf Gods,&” and go about their rounds.There are, however, the other stories—tales of apparitions gliding across a course, unexplained noises emanating from uninhabited rooms of a clubhouse, or the phantom golfer who appears out of nowhere to play a shot and vanishes just as suddenly. Haunted Golf explores such stories from the clubhouses of New England to the fairways of New Orleans and the links of Great Britain. Bringing readers on a journey that will enlighten, entertain, and send shivers, this book also delves into the history and flavor of the locations, painting evocative portraits of the courses and the communities. It includes a foreword by English golfer and golf analyst Peter Oosterhuis.
Haunted Greece And Rome: Ghost Stories from Classical Antiquity
by D. FeltonStories of ghostly spirits who return to this world to warn of danger, to prophesy, to take revenge, to request proper burial, or to comfort the living fascinated people in ancient times just as they do today. In this innovative, interdisciplinary study, the author combines a modern folkloric perspective with literary analysis of ghost stories from classical antiquity to shed new light on the stories' folk roots. The author begins by examining ancient Greek and Roman beliefs about death and the departed and the various kinds of ghost stories which arose from these beliefs. She then focuses on the longer stories of Plautus, Pliny, and Lucian, which concern haunted houses. Her analysis illuminates the oral and literary transmission and adaptation of folkloric motifs and the development of the ghost story as a literary form. In her concluding chapter, the author also traces the influence of ancient ghost stories on modern ghost story writers, a topic that will interest all readers and scholars of tales of hauntings.
Haunted Halloween: Movie Novel E-Book (Goosebumps the Movie)
by R. L. StineIn this novelization of the Goosebumps 2 movie, two kids take home an enchanted mannequin who terrorizes them by making Halloween decorations come to life.Slappy’s back! The demented dummy and all his creepy pals are back for this sequel to the hit Goosebumps movie. This time, Slappy is brought to life by two unsuspecting kids. Even scarier, Slappy starts animating Halloween masks, skeletons, even gummy bears who, once alive, threaten to take over the whole town. Will the kids be able to get Slappy and his gang of creepy friends under control? This junior novelization has all the chills, thrills, and laugh-out-loud horror of the new movie. Includes eight pages of color photos from the movie!
Haunted Hallways: The Mallory Thorne School of Excellence
by Katalina Watt Charlie Jiao Kavya Venkat Mary Zambales Archita Mittra Mirha Butt Moachiba Jamir Audris Candra L Chan Nathanael Boon M K Sarraj Ashley DengLost spirits stroll the halls, a vengeful Kaperosa haunts the lake, and the past comes back with a burning vengeance. All this and more inside the rusted gates of the Mallory Thorne School of Excellence.Haunted Hallways: The Mallory Thorne School of Excellence is a chilling collection of stories all taking place on the grounds of a mysterious boarding school, featuring some of the most up-and-coming Asian voices in horror from across the globe. With the allure of the Gothic, and of the ghosts that were left behind, melded with themes of identity, religion, and home - the perfect spine-tingling tale awaits you inside.
Haunted Harbours: Ghost Stories from Old Nova Scotia
by Steve VernonScary tales from Nova Scotia, by the author of The Tatterdemon Omnibus and Where the Ghosts Are: A Guide to Nova Scotia&’s Spookiest Places. This is a collection of ghost stories from Nova Scotia—from the restless spirits of Devil&’s Island to the Black Dog of Antigonish Harbour. Documented and well-known stories from the provincial archives are mixed with word-of-mouth legends of strange happenings and scary sightings from across the province. Author Steve Vernon relies on his storytelling experience to create moody and terrifying tales from the annals of history. Praise for Steve Vernon &“Writing with a rare swagger and confidence, Steve Vernon can lead his readers through an entire gamut of emotions from outright fear and repulsion to pity and laughter.&” —Cemetery Dance
Haunted Heart: The Life and Times of Stephen King
by Lisa RogakA fascinating look at the life of the author who created such modern classics as Carrie, IT, and The Shining.One of the most prolific and popular authors in the world today, Stephen King has become part of pop culture history. But who is the man behind those tales of horror, grief, and the supernatural? Where do these ideas come from? And what drives him to keep writing at a breakneck pace after a thirty year career? In this unauthorized biography, Lisa Rogak reveals the troubled background and lifelong fears that inspire one of the twentieth century's most influential authors. King's origins were inauspicious at best. His impoverished childhood in rural Maine and early marriage hardly spelled out the likelihood of a blossoming literary career. But his unflagging work ethic and a ceaseless flow of ideas put him on the path to success. It came in a flash, and the side effects of sudden stardom and seemingly unlimited wealth soon threatened to destroy his work and, worse, his life. But he survived and has since continued to write at a level of originality few authors could ever hope to match. Despite his dark and disturbing work, Stephen King has become revered by critics and his countless fans as an all-American voice more akin to Mark Twain than H. P. Lovecraft. Haunted Heart chronicles his story, revealing the character of a man who has created some of the most memorable---and frightening---stories found in literature today. Stephen King on Stephen King:"I'm afraid of everything.""As a kid, I worried about my sanity a lot.""I am always interested in this idea that a lot of fiction writers write for their fathers because their fathers are gone.""Writing is an addiction for me.""I married her for her body, though she said I married her for her typewriter.""When you get into this business, they don't tell you you'll get cat bones in the mail." "You have to be a little nuts to be a writer.""There's always the urge to see somebody dead that isn't you."
Haunted Highways: Spooky Stories, Strange Happenings, and Supernatural Sightings (Haunted)
by Tom OgdenFor most of us, most of the time, the roads we travel are largely forgotten once we get to where we're going. By day, they usually reveal a familiar, real—living—world. But then darkness comes. Haunted Highways brings together more than twenty of the spookiest stories ever of ghosts, hauntings, and supernatural events on or near America's highways and byways. There are the usual suspects—the creepy hitchhiker, the eerie lights along a lonely stretch of road—as well as many you never dared to imagine. Each of the book's more than twenty-five chapters ratchets up the suspense, from an introduction that sets the scene and draws you in, to a haunting climax. Whether the actor Telly Savalas's haunting encounter with a long-dead good Samaritan on a rural Long Island road, or the Ghost Riders in the Sky who appear over the plains of Texas, these stories will bring delightful fright to readers young and old.
Haunted Hike (Elliot's Park #2)
by Patrick CarmanIt's Halloween in Elliot Park and the squirrels are all in costume, ready for some trick-or-treating fun. But when Elliot, Chip, Twitch, and the rest of the gang think they see a ghost in Camp Canyon, there's a frightful mystery to be solved.
Haunted Holiday (The Sinister Summer Series #5)
by Kiersten WhiteGiant battle robots! Cotton candy betrayal! Blasts from the past! And the ultimate challenge to stay true to themselves and each other await Theo and Alexander in the final book in the tragic series about the Sinister-Winterbottom twins, who must solve one wretched mystery after the next, brought to you by #1 NYT bestselling author Kiersten White.Trapped in Aunt Saffronia&’s spectral house, Theo and Alexander must work together to escape, stop their newfound nemesis Essa and her henchman Edgaren&’t, save Wil and their friends, find their parents, and maybe, just maybe, get things back to normal.Following the clues left behind, the twins find themselves at Siren&’s Song Seaside Amusement Park. Old faces and new surprises await them in a park that was built to lure in visitors…and their secrets.As they get closer to answers, the twins are left with the biggest question of all: Who is Essa really, and why is she so determined to find their parents?
Haunted Homes (Quick Takes: Movies and Popular Culture)
by Dahlia SchweitzerHaunted Homes is a short but groundbreaking study of homes in horror film and television. While haunted houses can be fun and thrilling, Hollywood horror tends to focus on haunted homes, places where the suburban American dream of safety and comfort has turned into a nightmare. From classic movies like The Old Dark House to contemporary works like Hereditary and the Netflix series The Haunting of Hill House, Dahlia Schweitzer explores why haunted homes have become a prime stage for dramatizing anxieties about family, gender, race, and economic collapse. She traces how the haunted home film was intertwined with the expansion of American suburbia, but also explores works like The Witch and The Babadook, which transport the genre to different times and places. This lively and readable study reveals how and why an increasing number of films imagine that home is where the horror is. Watch a video of the author discussing the topic Haunted Homes (https://youtu.be/_irTEfvtZfQ).
Haunted Homicide (A Haunted Mansion Mystery #1)
by Lucy NessAvery Morgan has been hired to breathe new life into the Portage Path Women's Club, but first she'll have to deal with a dead body and a meddling ghost.Avery Morgan has had a harrowing first week on the job as manager of the Portage Path Woman's Club. Not only is she in charge of a grand old home with a mountain of maintenance problems and scheduling nightmares--thanks to a recent fire in the Marigold meeting room--but she's also got Muriel Sadler to deal with. Muriel is the current president of the club, the one "nay" vote when the rest of the board voted "aye" to hiring Avery. After a morning of dealing with another one of Muriel's snits and a meeting with the delicious and delightfully unsettling Ben Harkness, who will be handling renovations in the fire-damaged portions of the house, the last thing Avery needs is for one of the fuses to blow. Again. She grabs her handy flashlight and heads into the basement, where she stumbles across Muriel's body. She also stumbles across an unexpected helper, Clemmie Bow, the ghost of a young woman who was accidentally killed in the building almost a hundred years ago. Together Clemmie and Avery are determined to solve Muriel's murder before the killer sends Avery to join Clemmie on the other side.
Haunted Horseback Holiday (Super Special Riding Academy #1)
by Alison HartThe four roommates in Suite 4B at Foxhall Academy -- Jina, Lauren, Andie, and Mary Beth -- don't always agree on everything. But they all love horses! And what can beat living with your friends at a school with a super riding program. In this mystery story, the girlfriends vacation at a working ranch in Colorado.
Haunted Hospital (Orca Currents)
by Marty ChanIs this place actually haunted by ghosts? Or something even more terrifying? Xander thinks the George Wickerman Hospital would be the perfect setting for Spirits and Specters, a role-playing game where players go on “missions” to find evidence of paranormal activities. According to local legend, tuberculosis patients were used as test subjects in medical experiments that ended tragically, and their disfigured ghosts walk the hallways of this now-abandoned building. What better location to go ghost hunting? Even though they didn’t really believe the rumors, Xander and his friends soon begin to suspect that they are not alone. This short novel is a high-interest, low-reading level book for middle-grade readers who are building reading skills, want a quick read or say they don’t like to read! Available in French as L’hôpital hanté. Orca Book Publishers is pleased to offer Haunted Hospital in two accessible editions. The audiobook features alternate text descriptions of images, including the cover. The epub edition of this title is fully accessible.
Haunted Hotels: Eerie Inns, Ghoulish Guests, and Creepy Caretakers (Haunted)
by Tom OgdenHaunted Hotels comprises more than two dozen tales of ghosts, unexplained phenomena, and other spooky happenings at hotels, inns, and rooming houses across America and around the world. Tom Ogden, author of four other books in the Haunted series, also provides information for readers who wish to check in and check out the spirits themselves . . . if they dare.
Haunted House
by Peggy ParishLiza, Bill and Jed realize that something weird is happening in and around their new home. Nearly every morning they find mysterious messages. Strange footprints appear, lights flash and secret compartments pop open. Is John Blake's ghost responsible? If not, who is?