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The Ghost Files 3 by Apryl Baker
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsOne, two, the ghosts are coming for you… Three, four, better salt your door… Five, six, death and hatred mix… Seven, eight, help will come too late… Nine, ten, never reap again…Seventeen year old, Mattie Hathaway, has enough on her plate without having to deal with the latest teenage ghost drama. The ghosts of eight murdered girls are out for her blood. They blame Mattie for their deaths... -
![The Ghost and the Church Lady by Bobbi Holmes, Anna J. McIntyre]()
The Ghost and the Church Lady by Bobbi Holmes, Anna J. McIntyre
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen autumn arrives in Frederickport, it brings surprises—some welcomed.Meanwhile, the residents of Beach Drive learn there are some things more frightening than ghosts... -
![Mirrors of Time by Juliette Harper]()
Mirrors of Time by Juliette Harper
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNOTE: This expanded version of Mirrors of Time includes the material previously published as the novel To Love a Witch. Time. The Fourth Realm. Is it a discovery or a trap? Seconds away from making a clean getaway to a fantasy honeymoon in Paris with Lucas, Jinx gets sucked down a time-bending portal tunnel — with Glory... -
![To Haunt a Witch by Juliette Harper]()
To Haunt a Witch by Juliette Harper
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsStill recovering from their adventure into the Middle Realm, Jinx, Tori, and the gang have settled down to enjoy some "normal" time in Briar Hollow. Then Cezar Ionescu walks in the front door asking for a favor. An abandoned house owned by the local Strigoi clan is attracting the attention of the Haunted Briar Hollow web series... -
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![Witch on Second by Juliette Harper]()
Witch on Second by Juliette Harper
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWith Halloween just a week away, Jinx and Tori have their hands full helping to organize Briar Hollow’s first ever paranormal festival. Beau and the ghosts at the cemetery are eager to help make the event a success, but tensions remain high after the recent killings. Without a mentor to lean on, Jinx must become a stronger, more independent leader... -
![The Amulet of Caorunn: A Jinx Hamilton Adventure Book 7 (The Jinx Hamilton Mysteries) by Juliette Harper]()
The Amulet of Caorunn: A Jinx Hamilton Adventure Book 7 (The Jinx Hamilton Mysteries) by Juliette Harper
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCreavit wizard Irenaeus Chesterfield is back, with a bigger, badder plan to go after Jinx and company. In the weeks leading up to Christmas, Jinx starts having dream visions about the mysterious Amulet of Caorunn. Trying to get more details, she and Tori try a dicey double enchantment with shocking results... -
![Magic Unleashed by T.J. Green]()
Magic Unleashed by T.J. Green
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsUnknown entities and the Daughters of Llyr. Trouble’s coming to White Haven.Avery and the White Haven witches have finally found their grimoires and defeated the Favershams, but their troubles are only just beginning. Something escaped from the spirit world when they battled beneath All Souls Church, and now it wants to stay, unleashing violence across Cornwall... -
![The Dule Tree by H.P. Bayne]()
The Dule Tree by H.P. Bayne
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHow 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... -
![Spirit Caller by H.P. Bayne]()
Spirit Caller by H.P. Bayne
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOne night. One last enemy. One chance to stop him forever. It’s all come down to this. More than two years after Sully took desperate measures to escape his enemies, he finds himself headed for an inevitable showdown with the most dangerous of them. Years of murder and deceit are catching up to Lowell, and the ghosts of those he killed are not about to rest until they’ve watched him fall... -
![Storm Moon Rising by T.J. Green]()
Storm Moon Rising by T.J. Green
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShifters are dying. It’s time to hunt.Wolf shifters fight hard, and play harder, and no one does this better than Maverick Hale, the Alpha of the Storm Moon Pack in London.However, when one of his team is found dead in his club, he needs answers—fast... -
![This Charming Man by C.K. McDonnell]()
This Charming Man by C.K. McDonnell
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsVampires do not exist. Everyone knows this. So it's particularly annoying when they start popping up around Manchester . . .Nobody is pleased about it. Not the Founders, the secret organisation for whom vampires were invented as an allegory, nor the Folk, the magical people hidden in plain sight who only want a quiet life... -
![All of a Winter's Night by Phil Rickman]()
All of a Winter's Night by Phil Rickman
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIt begins in the fog, with a bleak village funeral. In the early hours of the following morning, Merrily Watkins and her daughter Jane are made aware that Aidan Lloyd, son of a wealthy farmer, will not be resting in peace. A rural tradition is displaying its sinister side as an old feud re-ignites... -
![The Medium's Tale by Erin Huss]()
The Medium's Tale by Erin Huss
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMy name is Zoe Lane, and I see dead people. At least...I used to. Communications with the "other side" are down, and I have no idea why. This couldn't have come at a worst time because the town's pharmacist, Mr. Sanders, has just been murdered. Police have all but closed the case because the evidence overwhelmingly points to one person... -
![Dead Stream Curse by J.R. Erickson, Nicole Jatho Swanson]()
Dead Stream Curse by J.R. Erickson, Nicole Jatho Swanson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA secret they intended to take to the grave. But the dead will tell.. -
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![The Thief Knot by Kate Milford]()
The Thief Knot by Kate Milford
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsGhosts, a kidnapping, a crew of young detectives, and family secrets mix in this new standalone mystery set in the world of the best-selling Greenglass House, from a National Book Award nominee and Edgar Award–winning author.Marzana and her best friend are bored. Even though they live in a notorious city where normal rules do not apply, nothing interesting ever happens to them... -
![Bad Moon Rising by Jonathan Maberry]()
Bad Moon Rising by Jonathan Maberry
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFROM A FUNFEST...Each year, the residents of Pine Deep host the Halloween Festival, drawing tourists and celebrities from across the country to enjoy the deliciously creepy fun. Those who visit the small Pennsylvania town are out for a good time, but those who live there are desperately trying to survive.. -
![The Belles of Desire, Mississippi (The Ghosts of Summerleigh) by M.L. Bullock]()
The Belles of Desire, Mississippi (The Ghosts of Summerleigh) by M.L. Bullock
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat happened to Jeopardy Belle? Is she the lost soul that haunts Summerleigh? Jerica Poole had no idea how quickly life could change until hers is ripped apart at the seams. After a messy divorce and the tragic death of her daughter, she jumps at the chance to fulfill the last wish of her friend, Harper Belle Hayes... -
![Styx & Stoned by Boone Brux]()
Styx & Stoned by Boone Brux
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLas Vegas! All expenses paid! Normally, a trip like that would be a dream come true for a widowed, mother of three, who just happens to be grim reaper. Here’s the thing though, situations rarely work out as I imagine they should. And usually not in my favor. This time isn’t any different... -
![The Girl with No Face by M.H. Boroson]()
The Girl with No Face by M.H. Boroson
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe adventures of Li-lin, a Daoist priestess with the unique ability to see the spirit world, continue in the thrilling follow-up to the critically-acclaimed historical urban fantasy The Girl with Ghost Eyes.It’s the end of the Nineteenth Century. San Francisco’s cobblestone streets are haunted, but Chinatown has an unlikely protector in a young Daoist priestess named Li-lin... -
![Figment by Cameron Jace]()
Figment by Cameron Jace
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAfter her encounter with the Cheshire Cat, Alice Wonder can hardly tell reality from imagination. But when kids have their head chopped off and stuffed in watermelons all over the city, it's clear that another Wonderland Monster has arrived, possibly scarier than the Cheshire... -
![Truth or Dare . . . by P.J. Night]()
Truth or Dare . . . by P.J. Night
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsDuring a round of Truth or Dare, Abby Miller confesses her crush on Jake Chilson. The only people who know her secret are her friends at the sleepover--and whoever sent her a text message in the middle of the night warning her to stay away from Jake...or else! But Abby isn't going to stay away from Jake, especially not after he asks her to the school dance... -
![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 . . -
![Hansel by Christopher Coleman]()
Hansel by Christopher Coleman
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe evil witch's plague on the Back Country is over, but a new terror now lurks in a distant land.Years have passed since Marlene's death, and Gretel, unable to cope with her mother's descent into madness, has fled the Back Country for the solitude and anonymity of the Old World... -
![The Red House by Tony Abbott]()
The Red House by Tony Abbott
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCould the road to the afterlife be a two-way street? After diving into Derek's world in books #1 and #2, readers are in for more spooky, sinister adventure in this latest installment.Derek didn't ask for this.It's bad enough that his brother's body is hosting a dead soul. Then there's that whole business of the evil dead waging war... -
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![Touching the Dead by Wendy Cartmell]()
Touching the Dead by Wendy Cartmell
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA mummified body washed up on a beach near Chichester.A tormented detective cursed with a gift she didn't want. When the autopsy reveals the victim's heart was torn from her body, Detective Inspector Jo Wolfe and her team wonder if someone is continuing the work of Anubis, the Egyptian God of Death. With the body count rising, Jo must touch the dead, to help her solve the case... -
![Trail of the Beast by Edward Fallon]()
Trail of the Beast by Edward Fallon
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTHEY SEE WHAT NO ONE ELSE SEES Every crime scene has a smell. A look. A trail of DNA. It also has a feel. An emotional residue that lingers... floating unseen, like bacteria in the air, just waiting to be absorbed. To be experienced.To be interpreted. And only the man, the woman, and the boy know this... -
![Fantastic Tales: Visionary and Everyday by Italo Calvino]()
Fantastic Tales: Visionary and Everyday by Italo Calvino
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCompiled by Italo Calvino, one of the essential writers of the twentieth century (and editor of the best-selling Italian Folktales), Fantastic Tales is a rich and wide-ranging collection of twenty-six classic, uncanny tales from the nineteenth century written by an intriguing panoply of European and American authors... -
![Marlene's Revenge by Christopher Coleman]()
Marlene's Revenge by Christopher Coleman
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTerror. Danger. Power. The witch has returned and no one is safe.Almost a year has passed since Anika and Gretel's horrifying night in an abandoned cannery in the Back Country, and the subsequent beginning of their quest to the Old Country for answers to the mysteries of Orphism... -
![Black Candle by H.P. Bayne]()
Black Candle by H.P. Bayne
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA missing teen. The ghost of a murdered woman. And one man whose struggles to save them both might cost him everything—including his own life.Sullivan sees the ghosts of those who have died at the hands of another, and his own peace rests solely on his ability to help find theirs.His family has helped shoulder his burden since childhood... -
![Apparition Lake by Doug Lamoreux]()
Apparition Lake by Doug Lamoreux
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSomething is terribly wrong in the nation's oldest national park.Horrific deaths have occurred throughout Yellowstone and everyone believes that a monstrous grizzly bear is on a rampage. Scientific evidence suggests another terrifying conclusion... -
![Angel City by Jon Steele, Jonathan Davis]()
Angel City by Jon Steele, Jonathan Davis
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsJon Steele’s electrifying new novel brings together his unforgettable characters from The Watchers in an action-packed romp that easily stands alone, even as it reveals more of the earthly—and cosmic—mysteries of the Angelus trilogy... -
![Dying is a Wild Night by Edward Fallon]()
Dying is a Wild Night by Edward Fallon
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTHEY SEE WHAT NO ONE ELSE SEESEvery crime scene has a smell. A look. A trail of DNA.It also has a feel. An emotional residue that lingers... floating unseen, like bacteria in the air, just waiting to be absorbed. To be experienced.To be interpreted.And only the man and the boy know this... -
![City of the Snakes by D.B. Shan]()
City of the Snakes by D.B. Shan
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsNew York Times bestselling novelist Darren Shan presents the final book in his The City series. For ten years Capac Raimi has ruled the City. Created by the first Cardinal to continue his legacy, Capac cannot be killed. Then Capac disappears. His trusted lieutenant, Ford Tasso, suspects the mysterious villacs, ancient and powerful Incan priests... -
![Led Astray: The Best of Kelley Armstrong by Kelley Armstrong]()
Led Astray: The Best of Kelley Armstrong by Kelley Armstrong
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsTwo brand new tales anchor this wide-ranging collection from one of urban fantasy's most successful authors. Here is the first time that best-selling fantasy, YA, and crime author Kelley Armstrong has had her stories collected from Otherworld and beyond... -
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![Night Music by John Connolly]()
Night Music by John Connolly
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFrom the bestselling author of the Charlie Parker mysteries—"the finest crime series currently in existence" (The Independent)—comes a new anthology of chilling short fiction... -
![Coyote's Kiss by Christa Faust]()
Coyote's Kiss by Christa Faust
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsA truck full of illegal Mexican immigrants slaughtered with supernatural force is found by the side of a road. Trying to find answers, Sam and Dean are plunged into the dangerous world that exists along the Mexican border. They encounter a tattooed, pistol-packing bandita on a motorcycle who seems be everywhere they go before they get there... -
![The House of Susan Lulham by Phil Rickman]()
The House of Susan Lulham by Phil Rickman
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAn eerie novella for fans of the Merrily Watkins seriesThe angular, modernist house was an unexpected bargain for Zoe and Jonathan Mahonie—newcomers to the city of Hereford and apparently unaware that the house's pristine, white interior walls had been coated with the lifeblood of a previous owner... -
![MARY: Unleashed by Hillary Monahan]()
MARY: Unleashed by Hillary Monahan
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMary in the mirror.Mary in the glass.Mary in the water.Mary lurks in the emptiness, in the darkness . . . in the reflection. That is, until Jess unleashes her into the world. Now Mary Worth is out and her haunting is deadlier than ever.No one is safe.Shauna, Kitty, and Jess must band together to unearth the truth about Mary's death to put her soul to rest for good... -
![Creature by Hunter Shea]()
Creature by Hunter Shea
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe monsters live inside of Kate Woodson. Chronic pain and a host of autoimmune diseases have robbed her of a normal, happy life. Her husband Andrew’s surprise of their dream Maine lake cottage for the summer is the gift of a lifetime. It’s beautiful, remote, idyllic, a place to heal. But they are not alone... -
![Mrs Pettigrew Sees a Ghost by Katherine Hayton]()
Mrs Pettigrew Sees a Ghost by Katherine Hayton
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNew job. New town. New ghost!Fifty-two-year-old Emily Curtis wants a job so she can rebuild her shattered life. One year ago, a devastating car accident stole her occupation, her home, and half her mind.Working in the charity shop of a small town in rural New Zealand seems ideal... until she awakens a ghost! Since the annoying spirit won't move on until her murderer is found, Emily sets to work... -
![Red Creek by Nathan Hystad]()
Red Creek by Nathan Hystad
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThere's a dark shadow over Red Creek. Once a best-selling horror author, Paul Alenn is in a slump. His wife and daughter are across the country, moved away to the West Coast, leaving him alone in his Central Park-adjacent New York townhouse... -
![Music Box by Anya Allyn]()
Music Box by Anya Allyn
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe final terrifying story of The Dark Carousel series. As the day of Cassie's marriage to the centuries-old spirit, Balthazar, grows chillingly close, she finds a secret way to the high tower. The shadowy inhabitant of the tower has haunted her mind since her first day at the castle. In the tower, Cassie makes a shocking discovery, after which nothing can be the same... -
![The Ghost at His Back (Rankin Flats Supernatural Thrillers #1) by Cameron Lowe]()
The Ghost at His Back (Rankin Flats Supernatural Thrillers #1) by Cameron Lowe
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGhosts are assholes, and no one knows that better than Garrett, long-suffering seer of the departed. Accompanied by his spectral friend Murphy, he has made a comfortable lifestyle for himself by taking down his city's worst elements, but life is about to take some very strange turns for the beleaguered vigilante... -
![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... -
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![Witch's Canyon by Jeff Mariotte]()
Witch's Canyon by Jeff Mariotte
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsTwenty-two years ago, Sam and Dean Winchester lost their mother to a mysterious and demonic supernatural force. In the years after, their father, John, taught them about the paranormal evil that lives in the dark corners and on the back roads of America...and he taught them how to kill it. Sam and Dean have set out on a road trip to the Grand Canyon, but this is no vacation for the brothers... -
![Short & Shivery: Thirty Chilling Tales by Robert D. San Souci]()
Short & Shivery: Thirty Chilling Tales by Robert D. San Souci
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA collection of thirty short and spooky tales from the folklore of Russia, Virginia, Ireland, Canada, and other areas of the world... -
![Candlenight by Phil Rickman]()
Candlenight by Phil Rickman
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsJournalist Giles Freeman and his wife Claire are thrilled when they inherit a cottage far from the noise of the city. And though the locals are slow to welcome them, the Freemans believe that in time they will be accepted. But the Freemans have fallen under an ancient Celtic curse--and soon they will learn the truth about what it means to be outsiders. HC: Pan (UK)... -
![More Bones by Arielle North Olson, Howard Schwartz]()
More Bones by Arielle North Olson, Howard Schwartz
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsReady for scary?! Shhh! Have you heard about the man who marries . . -
![The Summer of the Ubume by Natsuhiko Kyogoku]()
The Summer of the Ubume by Natsuhiko Kyogoku
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA bizarre set of mysteries have befallen the Kuonji household. Kyoko Kuonji is said to be with child for the last twenty months, and her husband Makio disappeared a few months prior to her pregnancy. The odd circumstances have left the family with no one to turn to for help, until a freelance writer asks his exorcist friend to take on the case. The catch-the exorcist does not believe in ghosts... -
![The Undrowned by K.R. Alexander]()
The Undrowned by K.R. Alexander
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn too deadly.In too deep.Samantha and Rachel used to be friends. But then Rachel betrayed Samantha . . . and Samantha decided to make her life a living nightmare.Then one day, Sam and Rachel found themselves in a fightby a lake.Samantha pushed Rachel . . . and watched as Rachel fell back.And back.Into the water. And gone.No way to save her. No way she could be alive...
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