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  • Portraits of the Forsaken by E.E. Holmes

    Portraits of the Forsaken by E.E. Holmes

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Deep in the heart of old London town, spirits are drawn to the tempting lure of a lie...As Jess Ballard is struggling to adjust to her new life in London without Finn Carey to watch over her, she has thrown herself into her role as a Tracker, using her gift to communicate with and help as many spirits as she can...
  • Heart of the Rebellion by E.E. Holmes

    Heart of the Rebellion by E.E. Holmes

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A BATTLE LOOMS, AND SHE COULD LOSE EVERYTHING...Again and again, the same dreadful prediction...a remote prison fortress, a fierce battle, an unthinkable outcome...
  • The Trailwalker by J.L. Bryan

    The Trailwalker by J.L. Bryan

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The old campground in the mountains has a shrouded history wrapped in legend. Located by the mysterious mounds of a vanished people, it was once a popular summer destination for children, but closed long ago under tragic circumstances.Josh and Allison Conner have moved out from the city, inspired to create a retreat for children in need, a place to build skills and character...
  • The Lodge by J.L. Bryan

    The Lodge by J.L. Bryan

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    More than a century ago, the Sea Islands of Georgia's coastline were the playground of the ultra-wealthy. Carnegies, Morgans, Rockefellers and other aristocrats of the Industrial Age built luxurious southern beach retreats on islands like Cumberland and Jekyll to escape the icy winters of New York...
  • Wayward Spirits by Wendy Wang, Amy Melissa Bentley

    Wayward Spirits by Wendy Wang, Amy Melissa Bentley

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    The dead don’t always rest in peace... ​ Deputy Jason Tate has seen a lot of terrible things in his time, but nothing quite as strange as the case he just picked up. Is it a suicide gone wrong? An accident? Too many things aren't adding up, and some are downright inexplicable. When it gets weird, he calls in psychic/medium Charlie Payne...
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    ghosts  paranormal  suspense  adult  audiobook  book  fiction  horror
  • The Ghost Files 2 by Apryl Baker

    The Ghost Files 2 by Apryl Baker

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    At seventeen, Mattie Hathaway has survived her mother attempting to kill her, multiple foster homes, and a serial killer. Oh, and she sees ghosts on a regular basis too. You’d think Fate would give her a break right? Umm…nope, not Mattie.Dan Richards is the only person in the entire world Mattie trusts, but then the boy goes and breaks her heart...
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    ghosts  paranormal  suspense  audiobook  book  crime  demons  fiction
  • The Ghost and the Doppelganger by Bobbi Holmes

    The Ghost and the Doppelganger by Bobbi Holmes

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    They say everyone has a double. Walt’s distant cousin, Clint Marlow, could be his twin. When the unscrupulous cousin arrives at Marlow House with his fiancée, he conceals his real reason for being there. But, unknown to Walt—and his cousin—the Universe has its own plans, and none of them will ever again be the same...
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    ghosts  paranormal  suspense  adult  audiobook  book  cozy  crime
  • House of Whispers by J.L. Bryan

    House of Whispers by J.L. Bryan

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The luxurious Lathrop Grand Hotel is a Savannah institution that has entertained guests for more than a century and a half, offering some of the finest accommodations in the city. Famously haunted, the hotel draws tourists from around the world eager to encounter its numerous ghosts...
  • The Keeper by J.L. Bryan

    The Keeper by J.L. Bryan

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The South Channel lighthouse is a crumbling antique at the mouth of the Savannah River, abandoned and forgotten for generations. Local stories still tell of a mysterious woman in white who often stood at the old lighthouse, watching the sailors come into port...even long after she died...
  • Cabinet Jack by J.L. Bryan

    Cabinet Jack by J.L. Bryan

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Close your doors and cabinets tight, or Jack will climb out to see you tonight.The former railroad stop of Timbermill, Georgia has grown ever more quiet and empty since its boom era faded decades ago...
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    ghosts  paranormal  suspense  adult  book  fiction  horror  mystery
  • Crawl by H.P. Bayne

    Crawl by H.P. Bayne

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Four years ago, seventeen-year-old spelunker Carter was killed in a cave collapse. The coroner deemed it an accident.Sullivan Gray knows better.A camping weekend with his brother Dez takes an unsettling turn when Sully sees Carter’s shattered spirit, a sighting that reveals the teen’s death was, in fact, murder...
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    ghosts  paranormal  suspense  adult  audiobook  book  crime  fiction
  • The Dule Tree by H.P. Bayne

    The Dule Tree by H.P. Bayne

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    How do you find someone who no longer exists? Two years after the supposed death of his brother Sully, Dez wakes up six feet under and six inches from death. With no air remaining, he is pulled back from the brink—by Sully. The reunion is short-lived. Sully is kidnapped by a pair of masked assailants, leaving Dez desperate to find him...
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    ghosts  paranormal  suspense  adult  book  crime  fiction  horror
  • The Wynne Witch by H.P. Bayne

    The Wynne Witch by H.P. Bayne

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A mysterious death. A vicious gang. And a spectre whose presence foreshadows a horrific fate.When the Wynne family inherits a house from a deceased family member, they didn’t expect a ghost to come with it.The frightening figure of a skeletal, wild wraith with a bloodcurdling scream leads the Wynnes to seek the help of psychic private investigator, Sully Gray. Rarely does Sully land simple cases...
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    ghosts  paranormal  suspense  adult  book  fiction  horror  mystery
  • Hollow Road by H.P. Bayne

    Hollow Road by H.P. Bayne

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    For years, the legend of Faceless Flo—a young woman who disappeared in the 1920s—has drawn people to Hollow Road in search of her ghost.Some were never seen again.Among the missing is a young banker who vanished thirty years ago. Dez is called in to help solve the decades-old cold case, and when a connection to the Faceless Flo legend comes to light, he enlists Sully’s help...
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    ghosts  paranormal  suspense  adult  audiobook  book  crime  fiction
  • Rise of the Coven by E.E. Holmes

    Rise of the Coven by E.E. Holmes

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A dark magic seeks to rise even as the dust settles...It's been more than a year since Jess and Hannah Ballard fought to return the power of the Gateways where it rightfully belongs, and the Durupinen world is slowly adjusting to its altered relationship with the spirit world...
  • Descension by Shani Struthers

    Descension by Shani Struthers

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Descension is the fifth in the bestselling Psychic Surveys series, that features plot twists, compelling characters and a mystery at its dark heart!This is what we're dealing with here, the institutionalised..Brookbridge housing estate has long been a source of work for Psychic Surveys...
    Categorized as:
    ghosts  paranormal  suspense  adult  audiobook  book  fiction  horror
  • Dead Lost by Tim O'Rourke

    Dead Lost by Tim O'Rourke

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Confronted by the photographer, Potter reluctantly gets caught up in delivering photographs and letters that could either destroy the pushed world or make the wolves stronger.After Jack Seth pushes the lever, Isidor sets off in search of Melody Rose. His journey takes him back to Lake Lure where a series of child murders have been taking place...
    Categorized as:
    ghosts  paranormal  suspense  angels  book  demons  fiction  horror
  • Midnight Movie by J.L. Bryan

    Midnight Movie by J.L. Bryan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Long ago, dreams glowed on the screen under the night sky at the old drive-in theater. Once an attraction drawing families and teenagers from miles around, the theater has sat dark and silent for years, its former bright, carnival-like atmosphere a distant memory.A young family brings the forgotten theater to life with a new, modern vision for its future, but strange troubles plague them...
  • The Necromancer's Library by J.L. Bryan

    The Necromancer's Library by J.L. Bryan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The antebellum mansion sits isolated in the overgrown countryside like a forgotten temple. Within it lie the dark, twisting paths of a private library possessing secrets from across the ages. The collection of ancient and medieval occult manuscripts tell of conjuring spirits and raising the dead, of making contact with supernatural realms and beings usually forbidden to living mortals...
    Categorized as:
    ghosts  paranormal  suspense  adult  book  dark  fiction  hauntings
  • 44 Gilmore Street by Shani Struthers

    44 Gilmore Street by Shani Struthers

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    “We all have to face our demons at some point.” Psychic Surveys – specialists in domestic spiritual clearance – have never been busier. Although exhausted, Ruby is pleased. Her track record as well as her down-to-earth, no-nonsense approach inspires faith in the haunted, who willingly call on her high street consultancy when the supernatural takes hold. But that’s all about to change...
  • The Ghost of Second Chances by Bobbi Holmes, Anna J. McIntyre

    The Ghost of Second Chances by Bobbi Holmes, Anna J. McIntyre

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    When Clint Marlow’s partner in crime is found murdered in the basement of Marlow House, Clint is the likely suspect. The only problem, Clint is dead. But that doesn’t matter to the FBI agents investigating the case. Clint looks alive to them.Meanwhile, Danielle’s housemate Walt is coming to terms with his new reality, which is complicated with the FBI underfoot...
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    ghosts  paranormal  suspense  adult  audiobook  book  cozy  crime
  • The Ghost and the Bride by Bobbi Holmes, Anna J. McIntyre

    The Ghost and the Bride by Bobbi Holmes, Anna J. McIntyre

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Family and friends gather at Marlow House for Ian and Lily’s wedding. When an unexpected guest shows up Danielle tries to figure out who he arrived with and why...
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    ghosts  paranormal  suspense  adult  audiobook  book  cozy  crime
  • The Ghost and the Muse by Bobbi Holmes

    The Ghost and the Muse by Bobbi Holmes

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Perhaps Danielle’s first clue should have been—Hillary's muse is male.He brings with him restless spirits and murders to solve—if Danielle dares.She has already been warned to stay away...
  • The Ghost Who Lied by Bobbi Holmes

    The Ghost Who Lied by Bobbi Holmes

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Locals call the priceless antique necklace the Missing Thorndike. Could it really be cursed? According to Danielle’s stalker it is. Reluctantly, Danielle agrees to celebrate the First Anniversary of Marlow House’s Grand Opening. Her friends insist it is a way to move past the tragic events that occurred the past year. She even agrees to wear the Missing Thorndike for a second time...
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    ghosts  paranormal  suspense  adult  audiobook  book  cozy  crime
  • The Ghost Who Stayed Home by Bobbi Holmes

    The Ghost Who Stayed Home by Bobbi Holmes

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Left alone at Marlow House with Sadie and Max, Walt expects Danielle and Lily to return by the end of the week. When they don’t, he begins to wonder what happened to them. The ghost of Marlow House doesn’t scare six-year-old Evan MacDonald. When the child sneaks into the house in the middle of the night, seeking Walt’s help, the resident spirit learns something has happened to Danielle and Lily...
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    ghosts  paranormal  suspense  adult  audiobook  book  cozy  crime
  • Lullaby by J.L. Bryan

    Lullaby by J.L. Bryan

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Life is more difficult than ever at Savannah's only ghost-hunting detective agency. While Ellie copes with her mentor's departure and other unwelcome developments, she also worries about the supernatural injuries keeping her boyfriend caught in an endless slumber. At the same time, Ellie and Stacey are called in to investigate an eerie entity haunting a baby's nursery room...
  • The Ghost of Christmas Secrets by Bobbi Holmes, Anna J. McIntyre

    The Ghost of Christmas Secrets by Bobbi Holmes, Anna J. McIntyre

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    It's hard to know who to trust when you're worth billions. Christmas brings uninvited family members to Marlow House, vying for Chris Glandon's favor. One of them may have already killed for it...
    Categorized as:
    ghosts  paranormal  suspense  adult  audiobook  book  cozy  crime
  • A Gift of Time by Sarah Wynde

    A Gift of Time by Sarah Wynde

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    She thought she could see everything. Time is proving her wrong.Ten years ago, Natalya’s ability to remember the future cost her the life she wanted when her vision of her fiancé’s death tore them apart. Ever since, she's considered her precognition more of a curse than a gift...
  • City of the Forgotten by E.E. Holmes

    City of the Forgotten by E.E. Holmes

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A malevolent force lurks beneath the streets of Scotland...Jess and Hannah Ballard's determination to protect the Gateways brings them to Edinburgh's Old Town, where a strange phenomenon threatens to disturb the delicate balance between the worlds of the living and the dead. Spirits who wish to cross over are vanishing, and it is up to the Ballard sisters to discover why...
  • Terminal by J.L. Bryan

    Terminal by J.L. Bryan

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Ellie Jordan and her apprentice Stacey investigate a house in an elaborate planned community that was only half-built before it went bankrupt, leaving an instant ghost town with only a few residents. The entity haunting this house is a banshee that feeds on sadness and misery...
  • The Crawling Darkness by J.L. Bryan

    The Crawling Darkness by J.L. Bryan

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Ghost removal specialist Ellie Jordan must face a dangerous, shape-shifting entity that she and Calvin have encountered once before, with tragic results. The spirit has the power to reach into the minds of living and feed on their fears, taking the shape of their worst nightmares, and it has awoken in search of new victims...
  • Maze of Souls by J.L. Bryan

    Maze of Souls by J.L. Bryan

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    It's October, and down at newly opened Pine Hollow Farm, the ghosts are running wild!. This “genuine” old-time family farm offers a big heap of fun fall activities. You can drink cider fresh from the orchard, enter a pumpkin-carving contest, and explore the five-acre corn maze...
  • The Ghost from the Sea by Bobbi Holmes

    The Ghost from the Sea by Bobbi Holmes

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    When a shipwreck washes up on a beach across from Marlow House, Frederickport residents wonder what happened to the ship’s crew. Danielle soon discovers the ship brought a stowaway—a spirit with ties to Frederickport that go back to the 1920s—when Walt was still alive...
  • Blood Gamble by Melissa F. Olson

    Blood Gamble by Melissa F. Olson

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    If there is one city that Scarlett Bernard hates, it’s Las Vegas. But when the cardinal vampire of Los Angeles convinces her to go investigate a new vampire-themed stage show, Scarlett quickly finds herself shoulder-deep in sequins, slot machines, and Old World intrigue.The show’s creators are vampire celebrities Arthur and Lucy Holmwood, who once inspired characters from the original Dracula...
  • Shadow Child by Wendy Wang

    Shadow Child by Wendy Wang

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    A wish is the strongest form of magic. It's also the most dangerous.For psychic Charlie Payne being haunted is an everyday experience. When Charlie agrees to help her cousin forage for furniture at an auction she expects to steer her cousin clear of any lingering spirits. But a child's wish makes that impossible...
  • Odd Thomas: You Are Destined To Be Together Forever by Dean Koontz

    Odd Thomas: You Are Destined To Be Together Forever by Dean Koontz

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    The singular journey of Odd Thomas is approaching its unforgettable conclusion in Saint Odd. But before Odd’s destiny is revealed, this exclusive eBook short story looks back — way back — to where it all began for Odd Thomas and Stormy Llewellyn, two souls who are destined to be together forever...
  • Things that Go Bump in the Night by Alexie Aaron

    Things that Go Bump in the Night by Alexie Aaron

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Ladies and Gentlemen, The Jewel Theater proudly presents for your reading enjoyment “Things that Go Bump in the Night,” starring Cherry O’Kelly, a burlesque performer whose career was cut short in her prime. A consummate professional, Cherry doesn't let a little thing like death get in the way of a good bump and grind...
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    ghosts  paranormal  adult  book  cozy  fiction  hauntings  horror
  • Ice and Steel PEEPs 9.2 by Alexie Aaron

    Ice and Steel PEEPs 9.2 by Alexie Aaron

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    They’re back. PEEPs Lite – More story, less filling. Some stories just need to be told; anyway, that’s what the voices in my head keep telling me. As I prepare for the next full length “Haunted Series” novel (available in the Spring of 2014), I can’t help wanting to tell you a couple stories in between. These novellas fall after “Something Old,” the ninth novel in the “Haunted Series...
    Categorized as:
    ghosts  paranormal  adult  book  cozy  fiction  hauntings  horror
  • Never Forget by Alexie Aaron

    Never Forget by Alexie Aaron

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Never forget that there are things in the first push of a thunderstorm that are dangerous to you: hail, plow winds, and Wanderers. These spirits cross the plains with the weather fronts. They are looking to feed off of the energy of creatures, living and dead, who have been foolhardy enough to be caught outside in the rain. The driving rain of Illinois can stop a lot of things too...
    Categorized as:
    ghosts  paranormal  adult  book  cozy  fiction  horror  mystery
  • Cid by Alexie Aaron

    Cid by Alexie Aaron

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Summer has arrived and, with it, an opportunity for Cid Garrett (paranormal investigator for PEEPS) to make some cash as a carpenter. His colleague Jesse Holden has hooked him up with a fill-in position on a multimillion dollar renovation on an isolated 1920s southern mansion called Hidden Meadow...
    Categorized as:
    ghosts  paranormal  adult  book  fiction  horror  mystery  supernatural
  • Dead and Buried by Jordaina Sydney Robinson

    Dead and Buried by Jordaina Sydney Robinson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Bridget Sway is happy … because Bridget Sway is shopping! At long last she has new clothes. New shoes. New makeup. Bridget is about to add some much needed underwear to her purchases but, instead of finding a frilly knicker and bra set, she finds a matching alive dead body and its ghost...
  • The Old House by Alexie Aaron

    The Old House by Alexie Aaron

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    It’s summertime and Mia needs a break. The Paranormal Entity Exposure Partners are offered a stay at Price Hills Resort, a ski lodge with a hundred and four rooms, located at the top of one of the best non-mountainous ski runs in Wisconsin. Of course, it’s not the right season for fun in the snow, and this isn’t a vacation...
    Categorized as:
    ghosts  paranormal  adult  book  cozy  fiction  horror  mystery
  • Mind Fray by Alexie Aaron

    Mind Fray by Alexie Aaron

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    On a quiet street in the suburbs of Chicago sits an ordinary ranch home built in the sixties. Inside, a young couple rests comfortably until there is a scratch at the door…Something inhabits the Madisons’ home. It feeds off of memories and produces hallucinations that will isolate and confuse the ghost hunters until it can get its hands them...
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    ghosts  paranormal  adult  book  cozy  fiction  hauntings  horror
  • Mines and Manifestations by Jarica James

    Mines and Manifestations by Jarica James

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Manifestations, mysteries, and murder… what more could a ghost hunter want? After spending far too long in their new home and away from their beloved haunts, Brea and her guys are ready to get back to work. And what better way to do that then spend an entire month in an abandoned mining town? Titan Grove is a town frozen in time...
  • Miracle Mountain by J.L. Bryan

    Miracle Mountain by J.L. Bryan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    In the early nineteenth century, hungry gold prospectors descended on Miracle Mountain in north Georgia, ripping open the ancient wilderness, driven by dreams of glittering fortunes. Local legends tell of mysterious events, like a young girl who defied death after toppling from the mountain's treacherous waterfall...
  • Bringing up the bodies by Tim McGregor

    Bringing up the bodies by Tim McGregor

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The book you've been waiting for... With Kaitlin in critical condition after a fatal stab wound, reluctant psychic Billie Culpepper has learned that the body she found in the Murder House is actually her own father...
    Categorized as:
    ghosts  paranormal  suspense  book  crime  fiction  horror  magic
  • The Ghost and the Silver Scream by Bobbi Holmes, Anna J. McIntyre

    The Ghost and the Silver Scream by Bobbi Holmes, Anna J. McIntyre

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Hollywood descends on Marlow House in preproduction for the movie adaptation of Walt’s bestselling novel, Moon Runners. Hoping for inspiration, they found death instead. There's a murderer loose, and as the body count increases, secrets are revealed—and it starts to get a little crowded with all these new ghosts hanging around...
  • Sparks in the Darkness - A Novella. Also featuring Big Apple Pie, a Patricia Fisher/Apple Orchard crossover story by Steve Higgs, Chelsea Thomas

    Sparks in the Darkness - A Novella. Also featuring Big Apple Pie, a Patricia Fisher/Apple Orchard crossover story by Steve Higgs, Chelsea Thomas

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Fire.Every creature fears it.Except one.When a call late one evening leads Jane to Buckingham Palace, she holds no concern the dragon they want her to investigate is real.Until she gets there, that is...
  • Rise to Me by Shani Struthers

    Rise to Me by Shani Struthers

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    “This isn’t a ghost we’re dealing with. If only it were that simple…” Eighteen years ago, when psychic Ruby Davis was a child, her mother – also a psychic – suffered a nervous breakdown. Ruby was never told why. “It won’t help you to know,” the only answer ever given...
  • The Monster Museum by J.L. Bryan

    The Monster Museum by J.L. Bryan

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Just outside the small but colorful mountain resort town of Foxboro, Tennessee lies Dr. Weirdman's Mountain Museum of Monsters, Curiosities, and Ancient Mysteries. A tourist draw for earlier generations it offered travelers the amusement of touring unusual underground caves, and pseudo-scientific exhibits ranging from strange creatures to the supposed artifacts of lost civilizations...
    Categorized as:
    ghosts  paranormal  suspense  adult  audiobook  book  dark  death
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