Books like 'Christmas Ghosts'
Readers who enjoyed Christmas Ghosts by Mike Resnick, Brian M. Thomsen, Kate Daniel, Maureen F. McHugh, Laura Resnick, Kathe Koja, Barbara Delaplace, Lea Hernandez Seidman, Barry N. Malzberg, Janni Lee Simner, Terry McGarry, Judith Tarr, Jack Nimersheim, Mercedes Lackey, Josepha Sherman, Michelle Sagara West, John Gregory Betancourt, Dean Wesley Smith, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Martha Soukup, Frank M. Robinson, Mark Aronson, Nick DiChario, David Gerrold, Lawrence Schimel, Alan Rodgers, Deborah J. Wunder, Alan Dormire, Robin J. Nakkula & Marie Antonia Parsons also liked the following books featuring the same tropes, story themes, relationship dynamics and character types.
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Grim by Amy Boyles
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Witcher meets Dresden Files in this action-packed mystery. "I am in love." ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️"This was a fast and fun read and I cannot wait for the second book in the series!" ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️"I felt so many emotions and am totally going along on this ride." ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️It only takes an instant for Grim—monster hunter and emotionally scarred hero—to lose everything.Grim is having a bad year... -
![Ghost in the Ring by Jonathan Moeller]()
Ghost in the Ring by Jonathan Moeller
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCaina Amalas was once a deadly Ghost nightfighter, a spy and agent of the Emperor of Nighmar. Now she only wishes to live quietly with her husband. But civil war grips the Empire, and Caina's skills are needed against the cruel sorcerers of the malevolent Umbarian Order. And Caina has a dangerous connection to the Umbarians... -
![The Astonishing Strande Brothers by Kathryn Ann Kingsley]()
The Astonishing Strande Brothers by Kathryn Ann Kingsley
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSome bonds are too strong to be broken. Even by death.“The Astonishing Strande Brothers” is a short story/extended epilogue that tells the tale of the reunion between Julian Strande and his long-lost brother Louis on a snowy holiday at the Strande Estate.It combines characters from both my Harrow Faire and Impossible Julian Strande series... -
![Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell by Brandon Sanderson]()
Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell by Brandon Sanderson
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsOriginally appearing in the Dangerous Women anthology and now available as a solo ebook, Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell is a chilling novella of the Cosmere, the universe shared by Brandon Sanderson's Mistborn series and the #1 New York Times bestselling Stormlight Archive.When the familiar and seemingly safe turns lethal, therein danger lies... -
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![Vultures by Chuck Wendig]()
Vultures by Chuck Wendig
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsIn the sixth and final thriller of the “wildly entertaining” (Kirkus Reviews) Miriam Black series, Miriam tries to break the curse of her powers, but first she must face The Trespasser a final time... -
![Moonlight and Vines by Charles de Lint]()
Moonlight and Vines by Charles de Lint
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsReturn to NewfordFamiliar to Charles de Lint's ever-growing audience as the setting of the novels Moonheart, Forests of the Heart, The Onion Girl, and many others, Newford is the quintessential North American city, tough and streetwise on the surface and rich with hidden magic for those who can see... -
![The Broken Clock by P.T. Hylton]()
The Broken Clock by P.T. Hylton
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrank Hinkle and his friends must stop Zed from achieving his ultimate goal: saving the world. In King's Crossing, Wisconsin, lives a nine-year-old girl who can pull on time. Residents of the town know odd details about the future, and there's a twisting tree growing in a park near the center of town... -
![The Belly of the Beast (The Graveyard: Classified Paranormal Series Book 3) by Desmond Doane]()
The Belly of the Beast (The Graveyard: Classified Paranormal Series Book 3) by Desmond Doane
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMay all your nightmares come true.Lies. Deceit. Betrayal. These are the weapons of the damned.For paranormal investigator Ford Atticus Ford, and his partner, Mike Long, the stakes have never been higher as they ready themselves for a supernatural war with the most powerful demonic entity they have ever encountered.This isn’t just about ghosts and things that go bump in the night... -
![Breaking Chaos by Ben Galley]()
Breaking Chaos by Ben Galley
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe endgame has begun. The battle for the emperor’s throne grows ever fiercer. The City of Countless Souls cowers behind locked doors as the whims of the downtrodden and the powerful bring the great game of Araxes to its chaotic conclusion.With the soulblade at his hip and magic in his soul, Caltro’s freedom is almost within reach... -
![Dark Carousel by Joe Hill]()
Dark Carousel by Joe Hill
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsJoe Hill, "the best horror writer of our generation” (Michael Koryta), returns with a brand new short story.A balmy summer night in 1994. Four teenagers out for an evening of fun on the boardwalk take a ride on the “Wild Wheel” – an antique carousel with a shadowy past – and learn too late that decisions made in an instant can have deadly consequences... -
![The White Night by Desmond Doane]()
The White Night by Desmond Doane
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsYes, you should be afraid of the dark…A mighty demon sits at the right hand of Satan, and he knows paranormal investigator Ford Atticus Ford by name. Mike Long, too, but what the vile creature covets most lies with little Chelsea Hopper.As Ford wrestles with the uncertain nature of his future, a different kind of evil storms into his world, proving that not all demons are inhuman... -
![A Coven of Witches by Joseph Delaney]()
A Coven of Witches by Joseph Delaney
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsBeware a girl in pointy shoesA girl wearing pointy shoes might be a witch. And the first thing a spook's apprentice learns is never, ever to trust a witch.In this bone-chilling collection of tales, you will learn exactly why that is, as you encounter:a fair and beautiful woman with green scales running down her spine . . . (John Gregory, set before book 1, book 0...Categorized as:
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![The Blood by D.J. MacHale]()
The Blood by D.J. MacHale
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsThe riveting conclusion to a thrilling trilogy from New York Times bestselling master of suspense D. J. MacHale.From Marshall’s mysterious experiences in The Light to Cooper’s haunting perspective in The Black, the questions have intensified along with the action... -
![The Black by D.J. MacHale]()
The Black by D.J. MacHale
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsAt the end of The Light, Book One of the Morpheus Road trilogy, Marshall learned the truth about what happened to his best friend Cooper. Now in Book Two, the POV switches to Cooper and we get to see his side of the mystery. What does his story have to do with Marshall and the journey along the Morpheus Road? It's time to learn more . . -
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![Fool's Ride by John L. Monk]()
Fool's Ride by John L. Monk
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDan Jenkins is back, body hopping a scumbag at a time in his quest for the perfect ride. He doesn’t need much. Premium cable TV, good books, a well-stocked pantry, and he's set. But the Great Whomever has other plans.After six months waiting in limbo, Dan catches a ride as a horror novelist whose gruesome stories aren’t just fiction. Later, he hunts a man who’s escaped justice for far too long... -
![Grim Solace by Ben Galley]()
Grim Solace by Ben Galley
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNothing is certain in Araxes. Not even death. Stolen from the widow’s clutches, master thief and ghost Caltro Basalt must learn new ways to survive the cutthroat society of the Arctian Empire. His one hope for freedom and justice? A gift from the dead gods, who continue to beg for a saviour. Breaking a soul takes time, and Caltro’s spirit is far from broken... -
![Garnet Tongue Goddess by Morgan Blayde]()
Garnet Tongue Goddess by Morgan Blayde
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCAINE IS COERCED BY A TV EXEC INTO GOING ON-SET WHERE A CELEBRITY REALITY SHOW IS BEING FILMED. NOBODY IS WHAT THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO BE. HIS OWN DEMON GUARDS ARE LESS THAN DEPENDABLE. GHOSTLY SPECTERS IN THE HAUNTED SCHOOL WANT EVERYBODY GONE. A TERRIBLE, DARK SECRET HIDES FROM THE LIGHT, AND AN ANCIENT EVIL IS RETURNING TO PREY UPON THE INNOCENT... -
![Who Killed Sherlock Holmes? by Paul Cornell]()
Who Killed Sherlock Holmes? by Paul Cornell
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe ghost of Sherlock Holmes is dead, but who will solve his murder?The Great Detective's ghost has walked London's streets for an age, given shape by people's memories. Now someone's put a ceremonial dagger through his chest. But what's the motive? And who - or what - could kill a ghost?When policing London's supernatural underworld, eliminating the impossible is not an option... -
![Wicked by Addison Moore]()
Wicked by Addison Moore
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsSeventeen year-old, Skyla Messenger is wishing people would just stay dead. With Chloe back, Skyla finds it difficult to live under her tyranny and threats. A seemingly innocent misstep in Skyla’s past comes back to haunt her and could end up costing her relationship with Gage... -
![Vex by Addison Moore]()
Vex by Addison Moore
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsSeventeen year-old, Skyla Messenger finds herself lying on an altar as a sacrifice to the enemy. Being an angel of the highest Nephilim order hasn’t been easy. Her first love has cast his allegiance to the Countenance, the Sectors and the Fems see her as nothing more than a celestial pawn, and the dead girl she helped bring back to life has blackmailed her into relinquishing her boyfriend... -
![Blakemort by Shani Struthers]()
Blakemort by Shani Struthers
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratings“That house, that damned house. Will it ever stop haunting me?”After her parents’ divorce, five-year old Corinna Greer moves into Blakemort with her mother and brother. Set on the edge of the village of Whitesmith, the only thing attractive about it is the rent. A ‘sensitive’, Corinna is aware from the start that something is wrong with the house. Very wrong... -
![A Rendezvous in Averoigne by Clark Ashton Smith]()
A Rendezvous in Averoigne by Clark Ashton Smith
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIn 1927, H.P. Lovecraft wrote about Clark Ashton Smith: "In sheer daemonic strangeness and fertility of conception, Mr. Smith is perhaps unexcelled by any other writer dead or living... -
![Edge of Magic by Jayne Faith]()
Edge of Magic by Jayne Faith
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsRunner for the Fae mob by day. Professional thief by night. Haunted by what could have been . . .Between paying off a debt to a Fae mob boss, working as a professional thief, and keeping up with her busy three-generation household, Tara Knightley barely has time to eat and sleep... -
![Demon Witch by Geoffrey Huntington]()
Demon Witch by Geoffrey Huntington
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDevon March matches wits and wizardry against a five-hundred-year-old evil in Demon Witch, the spine-tingling sequel to Sorcerers of the Nightwing. Long before the days of Madman Jackson Muir, a witch named Isobel the Apostate waged war upon her fellow sorcerers, the noble order of the Nightwing. Burned at the stake for her crimes, Isobel vowed to return and conquer the world... -
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![Pretty When She Kills by Rhiannon Frater, Kristin Allison]()
Pretty When She Kills by Rhiannon Frater, Kristin Allison
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAmaliya Vezorak never believed in happy endings…When Amaliya harnessed her necromancer powers to defeat her greatest enemy, she believed she had finally found a happy ending with Cian, her lover and the master of Austin. That happiness is short-lived when the vampire ruling over San Antonio attempts a takeover of Austin in order to capture Amaliya and use her power for his own devices... -
![Invitation : Shifter Forever Worlds: 2020 Anniversary Edition by Elle Thorne]()
Invitation : Shifter Forever Worlds: 2020 Anniversary Edition by Elle Thorne
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSexy bear shifter Tanner Navarro has an invitation to the wedding, he's got an invitation to Bear Canyon Valley, but he doesn't have an invitation to sexy, curvy Marti's heart--or bed. Marti's secrets are life or death. Tanner and his bear know they're up to the job. Now they have to convince Marti... -
![The Compleat Crow by Brian Lumley]()
The Compleat Crow by Brian Lumley
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMaster of occult arts...‘He was tall and broad-shouldered, and it was plain to see that in his younger days he had been a handsome man. Now his hair had greyed a little and his eyes, though they were still very bright and observant, bore the imprint of many a year spent exploring – and often, I guessed, discovering – along rarely trodden paths of mysterious and obscure learning... -
![Pretty When She Destroys by Rhiannon Frater]()
Pretty When She Destroys by Rhiannon Frater
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAmaliya Vezorak always believed she was destined to live a failed life in obscurity until she was brutally murdered by an ancient vampire named The Summoner and reborn as a powerful vampire necromancer.The Summoner’s power did not diminish with his death... -
![Towers Fall by Karina Sumner-Smith]()
Towers Fall by Karina Sumner-Smith
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWar. Fire. Destruction. Xhea believed that the Lower City had weathered the worst of its troubles—that their only remaining fight would be the struggle to rebuild before winter. She was wrong.Now her home is under attack from an unexpected source. The Central Spire, the City’s greatest power, is intent on destroying the heart of the magical entity that resides beneath the Lower City’s streets... -
![A Place Without Shadows by P.T. Hylton]()
A Place Without Shadows by P.T. Hylton
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn REGULATION 19, Frank Hinkle and his friends fought to save their hometown; now they’ll have to fight for something much bigger. Frank continues the search for his brother Jake, but when he meets a stranger with shocking information, he’s forced to face a familiar enemy. A woman named Sophie Porter travels to Rook Mountain in search of her sister’s killer... -
![The Cat Lady by Damien Graves]()
The Cat Lady by Damien Graves
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsChloe never quite believed her friends' stories about the Cat Lady. When a dare goes horribly wrong, she finds out that the truth is more terrifying than anyone had ever imagined. This collection includes two more tales of terror. Illustrations... -
![Welcome to the Show by Doug Murano, John Skipp]()
Welcome to the Show by Doug Murano, John Skipp
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratings17 horror Stories. One legendary music venue. We all know the old cliché: Sex, drugs and rock and roll. Now, add demons, other dimensions, monsters, revenge, human sacrifice, and a dash of the truly inexplicable. This is the story of the (fictional) San Francisco music venue, The Shantyman... -
![Watcher of the Dark by Joseph Nassise]()
Watcher of the Dark by Joseph Nassise
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA spine-tingling new Jeremiah Hunt dark fantasy thriller.New Orleans was nearly the death of Jeremiah Hunt, between a too-close brush with the FBI and a chilling, soul-searing journey through the realm of the dead that culminated with a do-or-die confrontation with Death himself... -
![Three Heart Echo by Keary Taylor, T.L. Keary]()
Three Heart Echo by Keary Taylor, T.L. Keary
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWelcome to Roselock, where the ground bleeds, and the night screams.After the senseless murder of her fiancé, Iona Faye can’t move on. There was no happily ever after, and no goodbye. Desperate for closure, she goes to see Roselock’s one and only reclusive inhabitant... -
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![The Devil's Backbone by J.L. Murray]()
The Devil's Backbone by J.L. Murray
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“What does Death fear?”Niki has been to Hell and back to find a single shred of something to call a life. As Death, she has very little time to do anything but usher the lost souls to their resting places. But when Lucifer, the reason for her taste of happiness, comes up missing, Niki has to face how she feels about him. And about the prospect of losing him... -
![Dead To Me, A Trio of Chilling Tales by Kelley Armstrong]()
Dead To Me, A Trio of Chilling Tales by Kelley Armstrong
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom NYT Bestselling author Kelley Armstrong: three twisted tales of love and relationships A Haunted House of Her Own Grisly tales and restless spirits can turn a tired old inn into a hot tourist destination. Tanya’s new B&B is said to have plenty of both. And it might be more than a marketing ploy. Originally published in Twilight Zone: 19 Original Stories... -
![The Collection by Bentley Little]()
The Collection by Bentley Little
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsHow far would you go with a hitchhiker who'd left behind an unimaginable trail of horror and destruction? How would you feel if your father's new bride was something dredged up from the bowels of hell? What would you do if you discovered an old letter suggesting one of America's Founding Fathers had been a serial killer? How long would you last in a mysterious border town that promised to let... -
![Night Chill by Jeff Gunhus]()
Night Chill by Jeff Gunhus
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFrom the author of Jack Templar Monster Hunter comes a supernatural thriller for adult audiences. Jack Tremont moves his family to the quiet mountains of Western Maryland hoping to leave behind a troubled past and restart his life... -
![Dark Entries by Robert Aickman]()
Dark Entries by Robert Aickman
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSewn signatures, printed on 110gsm acid-free paper, and bound by Biddles in bergundy wibalin cloth stamped in gilt and silver, with a silk ribbon marker and head and tailbands. 350 copies.(Out of print).Contents: "Introduction by Glen Cavaliero, "The School Friend", "Ringing the Changes", "Choice of Weapons", "The Waiting Room", "The View" and "Bind Your Hair"... -
![Sorcerers of the Nightwing by Geoffrey Huntington]()
Sorcerers of the Nightwing by Geoffrey Huntington
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDevon March has grown up knowing two things: the monsters in the closet are real, and he is stronger than they are. But at fifteen years old, he still doesn’t know why. Now an orphan, Devon has been sent to live at Ravenscliff Manor with the foreboding Amanda Muir Crandall, her troubled nephew Alexander, and her feisty daughter Cecily... -
![The Cold Kiss of Death by Suzanne McLeod]()
The Cold Kiss of Death by Suzanne McLeod
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsGenny Taylor works for Spellcrackers.com ±Making Magic Safe. But her own life is anything but safe!‘The ghost grasped her shift and ripped it open. The three interlacing crescents carved red-raw and bleeding into her thin chest didn’t look any better than the last dozen times I’d seen them... -
![The Dark Man: A Paranormal Thriller by Desmond Doane]()
The Dark Man: A Paranormal Thriller by Desmond Doane
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFord Atticus Ford, former host of the hit ghost-hunting reality show Graveyard: Classified, has more than a few regrets—especially after young Chelsea Hopper was attacked by a demon. Assisting police departments by conducting paranormal investigations and uncovering buried clues now provides Ford with an ounce of redemption, but it will never be enough... -
![Not Flesh Nor Feathers by Cherie Priest]()
Not Flesh Nor Feathers by Cherie Priest
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDown by the river, the first to go missing were not much lamented. Disappearances of homeless men foraging through trash or nuisance skater kids who rolled their boards along the planked piers at night were not noteworthy enough to delay the city's development projects.But deep beneath the riverbank, the evidence of a terrible crime has been covered up twice... -
![Soul Trade by Caitlin Kittredge]()
Soul Trade by Caitlin Kittredge
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSoul TradeA Black London NovelCaitlin Kittredge The crow-mage Jack Winter returns —to crash a secret gathering of ghost hunters, soul stealers, and other uninvited guests, both dead and alive… Normally, Pete Caldecott stays far away from magical secret societies... -
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![Alfred Hitchcock's Ghostly Gallery by Alfred Hitchcock, Robert Louis Stevenson]()
Alfred Hitchcock's Ghostly Gallery by Alfred Hitchcock, Robert Louis Stevenson
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"Good evening, and welcome to Alfred Hitchock's Ghostly Gallery..." So begins the introduction to this marvelous book for young readers presented by none other than the master of the macabre himself, Alfred Hitchcock... -
![Kill the Dead by Tanith Lee]()
Kill the Dead by Tanith Lee
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOut of the dusk he comes striding, the stranger, the man in black, inevitable as death itself: Parl Dro--Ghost Slayer.Some have bought his services for gold, and some have blessed him for his work. But not everyone welcomes an exorcist who will remorselessly deprive them of their beloved dead.Dro began his vocation at an early age... -
![King of the Dead by Joseph Nassise]()
King of the Dead by Joseph Nassise
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA Jeremiah Hunt Supernatual ThrillerJoseph Nassise shook up the urban fantasy genre with Eyes to See, a novel New York Times bestselling author Jonathan Maberry called "heartbreaking, deeply insightful, powerful and genuinely thrilling... -
![Stitches by Violet Taylor]()
Stitches by Violet Taylor
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe story of the Skeleton King and his stitched-up Queen A dark reimagining of a Halloween favorite…**Stitches is a dark monster romance reimagining. It contains graphic violence and sexually explicit content... -
![Skulls in the Stars by Robert E. Howard]()
Skulls in the Stars by Robert E. Howard
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAVENGER OF EVILHe was a Puritan, who flinched not from the gates of Hell. Tall, gaunt, hollow-eyed in his opposition to the forces of darkness, he defied the devil himself. Kane, cold, steely-nerved duelist, snatched his long rapier from its sheath and thrust it into the heart of evil... Ghoulish laughter follows him . Foul horror haunts his way. Kane, a man whose blood quickens with adventure... -
![The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2014 Edition by Paula Guran, Elizabeth Bear]()
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, 2014 Edition by Paula Guran, Elizabeth Bear
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNo matter your expectations, the dark is full of the unknown: grim futures, distorted pasts, invasions of the uncanny, paranormal fancies, weird dreams, unnerving nightmares, baffling enigmas, revelatory excursions, desperate adventures, spectral journeys, mundane terrors, and supernatural visions. You may stumble into obsession - or find redemption...
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