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This Present Darkness by Frank E. Peretti
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 40 ratings"For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places." Ephesians 6:12Ashton is just a typical small town... -
Moran and Moran by Ron Ripley
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFor Shane Ryan, ghost hunting isn’t just a job. It’s war…Still recovering from his recent tragedy, retired marine Shane Ryan receives a call from James Moran, a well-known dealer of haunted items in New England. A robbery gone wrong has left Moran with a trail of dead bodies, and a missing box of items from his inventory. And he wants Shane to track down the thief... -
Brutal Lessons by Ron Ripley
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSubject B is about to learn a new lesson in terror… Marcus Holt survived the Vietnam War. But his greatest battle has only just began. Kidnapped by the sadistic Professor Abel Worthe, the former soldier is forced to take part in a diabolical experiment. Now known as Subject B, Marcus is trapped in a haunted village, where he must survive one terrifying ordeal after another... -
Silent Death by Ron Ripley
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFor Subject B, death is only one scream away… As war veteran Marcus Holt and the others struggle to escape Worthe’s haunted village, they find themselves stalked by a new enemy. A paranoid psychotic, this demented soul hears voices in her head and is convinced that people are talking about her. Armed with her hatchet, she is determined to murder everyone in the village to silence them all... -
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Borgin Keep by Ron Ripley
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShane Ryan and his ghostbusting partner, Frank Benedict, have been killing ghosts all over New England. He's always thought the jobs were random until he runs into The Watchers, an elite group who's decided Shane is a threat to their own sinister plans. Their leader, Harlan Canus, sends Shane a gruesome message that can't be ignored... -
Dark Vacancy by Michael Robertson Jr.
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe latest spine-tingling mystery in the bestselling Lance Brody series!A freak blizzard. A roadside motel. A past that refuses to die.When the snowstorm arrives-the one that no weatherman had forecast-Lance Brody is walking along a desolate road in the middle of nowhere. On the brink of freezing, he finally stumbles across the small roadside motel... -
Needs of the Empire by Christopher Mitchell
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOn the run – againBranded an enemy by the Church and Emperor, Daphne Holdfast is forced to flee the Imperial City with her young daughter Karalyn, whose own mage powers are now beginning to reveal themselves.They intend to travel to Rahain, a land in turmoil following the devastating invasion and occupation by Alliance forces... -
Anger and Death by Ron Ripley
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA bloodthirsty evil has been unleashed. And only one man can stop it… Dan Tate is alone. His PTSD drove his wife away years ago. Now he is left with two children he barely sees, and a head full of nightmares that grow worse each day. But Dan has one very special gift… the spirits of the dead speak to him. With the help of a young ghost, Dan works to bring peace to these restless souls... -
Feast of Fear by Ron Ripley
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEvil prepares to feast. And Dan Tate is the main course… Dan Tate has finally recovered from his recent ordeal. His work repairing the local schoolhouse has become a kind of therapy, and his anger and guilt have started to melt away... -
Dark Son by Michael Robertson Jr.
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA new novel in the exciting Lance Brody series from the author of the Amazon Kindle #1 Bestselling horror novel, Rough Draft!A family mysteriously murdered. A haunted farmhouse. A town rich with secrets... -
Hell's Hammer by Ron Ripley, Thom Bowers
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn experiment in terror pushed him to his limits. Now Subject B is fighting back. His name is Marcus Holt. He is a fighter, a survivor, and a decorated combat veteran. But to the sadistic Professor Abel Worthe, Marcus is known merely as Subject B -- a pawn in the scientist’s inhumane experiments. Worthe is an expert in the study of death and fear... -
Soul Harvest by Ron Ripley, Thom Bowers
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSubject B will do anything to get his life back. But the dead have other plans…Kidnapped by the brilliant Professor Worthe, Vietnam vet Marcus Holt is forced to take part in a sadistic experiment. Worthe's game has one objective: to see how much fear a man can survive. Now known as Subject B, Marcus is about to discover the answer to that question… Whether he likes it or not... -
The Haunting of Crawley House by Michelle Dorey
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLike a grand lady, the house has reigned over Harvest Street for almost a century. It's a splendid home- a sweeping veranda, ivy covered walls and spacious rooms, all within a short walk to the campus. Add to its charm the exceptionally low rent, and it's a perfect student rental. In spite of this, tenants never stay... -
The Town of Griswold by Ron Ripley
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe legend of Abel Latham Who murdered and tortured with mayhem He killed his own kids Now he waits on the skids For the man who comes to kill him Taking a much-needed break, ghost hunter, Shane Ryan, spends a day exploring an old New England town. What starts as a hike, becomes a deadly game of cat and mouse with a malevolent ghost who preys upon unsuspecting visitors... -
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Soul's Gate by James L. Rubart
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratings“Every now and then we get a break from reality. A glimpse into the other world that is more real than the reality we live in 99 percent of our days. The Bible is about a world of demons and angels and great evil and even greater glory.”What if you could travel inside another person’s soul?To battle for them. To be part of Jesus healing their deepest wounds... -
To Dance with the White Dog by Terry Kay
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe beloved bestselling story of an elderly man mourning the death of his wife and the mysterious white dog who helps ease his grief. From author Terry Kay."A deftly shaped and vivid book...a tender and bracing tale of an octogenarian fighting to live a connected and purposeful life." ―The New York Times"A hauntingly beautiful story about love, family and relationships.. -
The Marriage of Heaven and Hell: In Full Color by William Blake
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsOnce regarded as a brilliant eccentric whose works skirted the outer fringes of English art and literature, William Blake (1757–1827) is today recognized as a major poet, a profound thinker, and one of the most original and exciting English artists... -
The Pauper's Crypt by Ron Ripley
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBrian Roy, ghostbuster extraordinaire, is forced to admit the chills and thrills of his career are taking a toll on his bad ticker. To save his life, he takes a no-stress job as superintendent of Woods Cemetery and can't be happier.. -
The Haunting of Larkspur Farm by Michelle Dorey
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEach tale of The Hauntings of Kingston is a standalone novel that takes place in the enigmatic city of Kingston, Ontario. Her family's sanctuary has a treacherous intent... Larkspur Farm is the refuge that Paige and her family have craved. A hobby farm in the countryside is a welcome change from the congestion and crime of big city life... -
The Academy by Ron Ripley
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBrian Roy’s heart can’t handle another ghost – his wife would kill him long before his bad heart does! Yet, he can’t leave his cousin Mitchell hanging. Mitch is principal of the Academy. After a cataclysmic senior class prank, the school is in shambles and dark secrets in the cellar escape. Bodies are piling up and Brian has no choice but to step in and hopefully save Mitchell and his school... -
The Dark Tower Companion by Bev Vincent
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAN ALL-NEW COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO ONE OF THE MOST BRILLIANTLY CONSTRUCTED WORLDS IN ALL OF FICTION Stephen King’s bestselling multi-volume Dark Tower series is the author’s most inspired and imaginative creation... -
The Martyr of the Catacombs by James De Mille
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Martyr of the Catacombs chronicles the treatment of early Christians by the Romans. A well written novel with a message... -
The Gift of Light by Jen Gentry
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis is an ACE of ASIN:B0095BJQH8 The Gift of LightEmily and her Aunt Gemma are two very special women. They see into the spiritual realm and commune with angels. With this exciting tale, reminiscent of the great Frank Peretti’s This Present Darkness, debut author Gentry portrays in realistic terms the angelic and demonic creatures who inhabit our world, and why... -
Spring Slaughter by Sara Clancy
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThey thought the harvest was over. But a darker evil is about to be revealed… It has been more than a year since the offspring of Black River’s oldest families made their final stand against the evil Bell Witch. Their victory took a heavy toll, and left the survivors scarred and estranged from their blood lines... -
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Slater Mill by Ron Ripley
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA soul weary Shane Ryan has physical and emotional scars—souvenirs of his gruesome occupation. His latest job is in Nashua, a sleepy little upstate New Hampshire town that’s been awakened by a rampage of murders in Slater Mill. The body count is escalating at an alarming rate... -
The Severed City by Christopher Mitchell
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt’s time for someone to pay. Killop has escaped the dungeons of the Rahain and fled into the mountains.All he desires is to begin his search for Daphne, but his people are crying out for a leader to free them from their chains of servitude... -
Blood in the Mirror by Ron Ripley
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA mirror’s gleaming reflection bears untold secrets of a dark and haunting past…Stefan Korzh is at it again, and while Ivan’s deadly ghost has thrown a wrench into his son’s plans, the spiteful road to revenge continues. More haunted items from the family’s notorious collection are appearing with new owners... -
Sleepless Nights: 168 Thriller, Horror, Suspense, and Mystery Short Stories by Tobias Wade
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat's the worst that can happen? Let's find out. I love my new sex doll.Her silicone is as soft and pliable as real human skin. It even heats up to the right temperature with a pulse and everything. A dial on the back of her head gives twelve personality options, including “family friendly”, “intellectual”, “shy”, and “sexual”... -
The Ghosts of Centre St. by Michelle Dorey
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEach tale of The Hauntings of Kingston is a standalone novel with new characters that takes place in the enigmatic city of Kingston, Ontario. Their blessing’s a curse… It’s a bolt out of the blue when Barry and Myra inherit a gorgeous manor home, one that they would never have been able to afford. The house is a wonderful place to start their family... -
Middlebury Sanitarium by Ron Ripley
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBrian Roy is the brainchild behind the Leonidas Group, a ghostbusting organization with a track record of incomparable success for tracking down and annihilating ghosts... -
The Journal of Albion Moonlight by Kenneth Patchen
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsInspired by one of the finest lyrics in the English language, the anonymous, pre-Shakespearean “Tom o’Bedlam” (“By a knight of ghosts and shadows / I summoned am to tourney / Ten leagues beyond the wide world’s end / Methinks it is no journey…”), Kenneth Patchen sets off on an allegorical journey to the furthest limits of love and murder, madness and sex. While on this disordered pilgrimage to H... -
Sanford Hospital by Ron Ripley
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSanford Hospital. A Victorianesque monstrosity with creeping ivy and the infamous Ward E, home of the soon-to-be-dead. This is where ghost hunter, Shane Ryan, ends up for his burn treatments... -
Kurkow Prison by Ron Ripley
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShane, and Frank, two ghostblasting military vets, have a new job – the gruesome ghosts of Kurkow Prison. When one of the clueless new owners cuts the iron chains that keep the deadly ghosts locked inside the prison, the property becomes hell on earth! Shane and his brother-in-arms can’t believe the inherent stupidity of the new owners... -
Coffin Cemetery by Ron Ripley
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe dead speak and one man hears their harrowing cries... Dan Tate survived a heart-breaking tragedy and is plagued by nightmares of his terrifying ordeal. Withdrawing into an emotionless shell, he has driven away everyone who cared about him. Dan is lost, and utterly alone. Until he hears the voices… In Coffin Cemetery, the anguished spirits cry out to him... -
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Gus Was A Friendly Ghost by Jane Thayer
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBack in print from Purple House Press!There was once a friendly ghost, by the name of Gus, who lived in an old house in the country. Mr. and Mrs. Scott and their twins, Susie and Sammy, lived there too during the summer. Then autumn came and the Scott family left. Which meant Gus had nothing to do but sit around. One day, during a walk, he met Mouse, who was cold and hungry... -
The Lighthouse by Ron Ripley
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEx-marine Shane Ryan is a ghost hunter whose troubled past haunts him almost as much as the ghosts he encounters in the line of duty. He’s the best. And his reward for excellence? The punishment of being in high demand for jobs to eradicate the worst kind of ghosts – the kind that kill... -
Between by Mary Ting
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsAs the alkins head back to Crossroads, Claudia leads her normal life; but not for long. Having a special soul, Claudia attracts danger, and she soon finds out who Gamma asked to watch over her. The Twelve, known as Divine Elders on Earth, are very much involved when they find out that Aliah, one of the God's first angels, escaped from the Abyss when the gates were opened by Aden... -
Jacob T. Marley by R. William Bennett
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratings"Marley was dead to begin with . . ."These chillingly familiar words begin the classic Christmas tale of remorse and redemption in A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. Now R. William Bennett rewinds the story and focuses the spotlight on Scrooge's miserly business partner, Jacob T. Marley, who was allowed to return as a ghost to warn Scrooge away from his ill-fated path... -
Leviathan by Robert McCammon
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt is August of 1704, and Matthew Corbett and his companions have narrowly escaped the island of Golgotha and are recuperating in the town of Alghero on the northwestern coast of Sardinia, currently under Spanish rule. Hudson Greathouse is at his limits, both mentally and physically, after their harrowing ordeal...Categorized as:
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The Unholy Deception by L.A. Marzulli
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratings'The Cadre' claims to have Christ's body preserved and hidden in an ancient tomb.For journalist Art 'Mac' Mackenzie, the scenario smacks of an alien agenda. He determines to unearth the truth at any cost. But the Cadre doesn't surrender its secrets easily... -
A Haunting in Rose Grove by Rockwell Scott
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA malevolent entity. A violent haunting. A house with a bloody history. Jake Nolan left it all behind, but now he must return. Jake has it all — a new home, an amazing girlfriend, and nearing a promotion at work. Best of all, he feels he’s finally moved on from the horrors of his traumatic past... -
The First Church by Ron Ripley
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBrian Roy is a ghost hunter extraordinaire. His latest adventure involves headless Japanese soldiers wreaking havoc in a New Hampshire church. The stats are grisly. Two boys blinded. Another boy shot. Cops killed... -
Sacrificial Grounds by Sara Clancy
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThey survived the witch’s game. Now they’re fighting back… The offspring of the four families have barely managed to escape the Bell Witch’s deadly harvest. Exhausted, terrified, and haunted by their families’ twisted secrets, they know that death still awaits in the woods. Unless they can work together, and end the curse once and for all... -
Valley of the Shadow by Tom Pawlik
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsConner Hayden is certain he survived his near-death experience for a reason. He thinks it’s to save the life—and soul—of Mitch Kent. Mitch’s body remains on life support while his spirit is trapped with the old farmer Howard Bristol in the Interworld—a strange and dangerous dimension that Conner narrowly escaped during his brush with death in Pawlik’s award-winning debut novel, "Vanish... -
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Temptation by Travis Thrasher
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe third book in the Solitary Tales series for young adults, Temptation follows the soul-wrenching twists of Chris Buckley’s journey as he heads deeper into a darkness that threatens all he loves best. As a reluctant student at Harrington High’s summer school, Chris meets a fun-loving senior girl who offers a welcome diversion from Chris’s past... -
The Occupied by Craig Parshall
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAs a youth, Trevor Black unleashed spiritual forces he couldn t comprehend. Years later, Trevor is a high-flying criminal defense lawyer in New York City, with a six-figure Aston Martin and a trophy wife. But in an extraordinary turn of events, he receives a burdensome gift: the ability to perceive the invisible. And the dark forces he now sees are all gunning for him... -
The Patmos Enigma by Ken Fry
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA mysterious man walking the earth for millennia...And a discovery we might not be ready for...UK #1 BESTSELLING CHRISTIAN FANTASY, RELIGIOUS FANTASY & BIBLICAL FICTION.With the success of his UK bestselling and award winning religious mystery, The Lazarus Succession, Ken Fry once again crafts a cunning and explosive historical thriller unlike any you've read before.Tel Aviv, Israel... -
The Last Laugh by Michelle Dorey
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom Michelle Dorey, bestselling author of paranormal suspenseSome secrets should have stayed buried…Finding the century home in the idyllic lakeside town of Westport was the best thing that could have happened to Sharon. She’d turn it into a B&B and finally run her own business. Who said that it was all downhill at fifty? This is a change of life all right—a change for the better... -
Hauntings: Tales of the Supernatural by Henry Mazzeo, Henry James
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCollection of 17 tales of the supernatural. These are all in the best tradition of the supernatural story -- authentically eerie, but more about the human spirit than about spooks and specters. Well-known authors are presented here in what, for them, is an unusual manner: a rich vein of British and American imaginative fiction... -
Don't Scream 3: 30 More Tales to Terrify by Blair Daniels
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI hear a train outside my window. Every night, it gets closer. I got called to landscape a strange garden--that blooms in the middle of December. I visited the Titanic shipwreck. There's something down there no one should see... DON’T SCREAM 3 brings you 30 more terrifying tales for your darkest nights...
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