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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
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... -
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
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... -
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Circus by Cameron Jace
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsLadies and gentlemen, boys and girls... There is a loose rabbit with a ticking bomb in the streets of the London. Come closer, you won'd believe your eyes... Alice & the Pillar follow a set of clues, meticulously weaved by the most mysterious Wonderland Monster of all. Here is the Maddest Show on Earth ... The Circus! Where Alice's most unexpected secret will be revealed... -
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... -
Ravenloft by Tracy Hickman, Laura Hickman
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFor 6 to 8 Characters of Levels 5 - 7:Under raging stormclouds, a lone figure stands silhouetted against the ancient walls of castle Ravenloft. Count Strahd von Zarovich stares down a sheer cliff at the village below. A cold, bitter wind spins dead leaves around him, billowing his cape in the darkness.Lightning splits the clouds overhead, casting stark white light across him... -
Tennessee Night by Stephen Leather
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsChildren are killing themselves across the State of Tennessee. Is it a horrible coincidence, or are dark forces at work? When Jack Nightingale learns that there is a mysterious list of children who are at risk, he takes the case, spurred on by the fact that he knows one of the names and that makes it personal... -
Painted Devils by Robert Aickman
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsStories included:RavissanteThe Houses of the RussiansThe ViewRinging the ChangesThe School FriendThe Waiting RoomMarriageLarger Than OneselfMy Poor... -
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... -
Andy's Diary by Tim O'Rourke
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn his confession, Ben McCloud told Detective Chief Inspector John Walker about the four murders that took place at Black Hill Farm. But what about the others? There are two sides to every story and this is Andy’s. 'Andy's Diary' the second book in the paranormal romance series: ‘Black Hill Farm’. For young adults aged 16 years and over... -
A Crown of Lights by Phil Rickman
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhen a derelict country church is bought by a pagan couple, the local evangelical minister reacts with fury. A modern witch hunt begins, and Merrily Watkins is expected to keep a lid on the cauldron. Meanwhile, there is the problem of the man who won’t be parted from his dead wife, the ancient mystery of the five local churches dedicated to St. Michael, and a killer with an old tradition to guard... -
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... -
Corpselight by Angela Slatter
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLife in Brisbane is never simple for those who walk between the worlds.Verity's all about protecting her city, but right now that's mostly running surveillance and handling the less exciting cases for the Weyrd Council – after all, it's hard to chase the bad guys through the streets of Brisbane when you're really, really pregnant... -
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Bad Things by Tamara Thorne
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe house has been in his family for generations. But it really belongs to them…The Piper clan emigrated from Scotland and founded the town of Santo Verde, California. The Gothic Victorian estate built there has housed the family for generations, and has also become home to an ancient evil forever linked to the Piper name…As a boy, Rick Piper discovered he had “the sight... -
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... -
The Witch's Key by Dana E. Donovan
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCircumstances surrounding an unexplained spike in deaths among homeless men have Tony Marcella suspecting paranormal forces are again at work in the town of New Castle. But things get complicated when his investigation is stifled by his hopeless infatuation with a witch who just may be at the heart of the mystery... -
Bones of a Witch by Dana E. Donovan
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBones of a Witch, the fourth in a series of Detective Marcella mysteries, shines a light on one of America’s darkest hours when a simple accusation could get a girl hanged. But as Lilith learns, history is always pending, and the art of witch hunting never dies... -
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... -
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... -
The Ghost and the Haunted Mansion by Alice Kimberly
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBookshop owner Penelope Thornton-McClure didn't believe in ghosts, until she met the ghost of hard-boiled 1940s private investigator Jack Shepard. And when Pen's friend and mailman, Seymour Tarnish, gets into deep trouble, Pen not only believes in her ghost, she also thinks he can help.. -
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Lady Crymsyn by P.N. Elrod
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsVampire detective Jack Fleming made a good bit of money cleaning up the streets of post-prohibition Chicago--enough to realize his dream of owning a nightclub. During renovations, workmen discover the remains of a woman, clad in a distinctive red dress... -
The Last Storm by Sam Sisavath
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTHE GOOD. THE BAD. AND THE EVIL.The storm of the century. A ghost city. Law enforcement all but suspended.Hurricane Matthew is a force to be reckoned with. It has been forecasted to drown the city of Houston in an unrelenting torrent of rain. In the days before its arrival, the city was evacuated, leaving behind only a skeleton police force and civilians unable to flee its destructive path... -
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God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlepig by Tad Williams
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"Oh, ho, ho!" the demon Chickenleg said, sounding like your drunk uncle trying to get you to laugh at a dirty joke. "Oh, ho! You'll love this one, Dollar!" Bobby Dollar, Advocate Angel and perpetual thorn in the side of Heaven, is about to save the holidays for a very special someone. Or somewolf... -
The Last Hot Time by John M. Ford
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen Danny Holman leaves the cornfields of Iowa for the bright lights of Chicago, he expects his life to change. He just can't guess how much and how fast. A violent incident on the road brings Danny the favor of a man known only as Mr. Patrise, who gives Danny a job, a home, and a new identity.The City is a different world from the one Danny — now called Doc — knew, and literally so... -
Fałszywy Pieśniarz by Martyna Raduchowska
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEkipa śledcza Wydziału Opętań i Nawiedzeń wkracza do ogrodu Kusiciela, aby odkryć ostatni element układanki. Ekshumacja zwłok nieznanego mężczyzny daje początek serii tragicznych wydarzeń... -
From Dusk Till Dawn: A Screenplay by Quentin Tarantino
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe screenplay of Tarantino's film "From Dusk until Dawn," this is the story of two kidnappers who use a lapsed preacher and his two teenage children as human shields in their escape to Mexico. Mayhem ensues when they encounter a group of creatures who exist only from dusk until dawn... -
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... -
Image by Mel Odom
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEven if it takes an eternity, he will make amends...."Picture Perfect"Cordelia has a vision of a young child being attacked by a squid-like demon at the same time that Gunn is rescuing a young artist whose studio has been attacked by vampires. When Cordelia goes to investigate the mansion of her vision, she finds herself surrounded by baby products, portraits.. -
Crackpot Palace by Jeffrey Ford
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEclectic is certainly an adjective that can be used to describe the work of the phenomenal Jeffrey Ford—along with imaginative, provocative, mesmerizing, and brilliant. His powerful dark fantasy, The Physiognomy, was a New York Times Notable Book of the Year; his novel, The Girl in the Glass, won the Edgar® Award, mystery and crime fiction’s most prestigious prize... -
The Lucifer Chord by F.G. Cottam
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRuthie Gillespie’s efforts to find out the truth about a mysterious missing rock star lead her on a terrifying journey into the past. Researcher Ruthie Gillespie has undertaken a commission to write an essay on Martin Mear, lead singer and guitarist with Ghost Legion, the biggest, most decadent rock band on the planet, before he disappeared without trace in 1975... -
The New Black by Richard Thomas, Brian Evenson
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe New Black is a collection of twenty neo-noir stories exemplifying the best authors currently writing in this dark sub-genre. A mixture of horror, crime, fantasy, science fiction, magical realism, and the grotesque—all with a literary bent—these stories represent the future of genre-bending fiction from some of our brightest and most original voices... -
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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The Night Visitor by Dianne Emley
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn bestselling author Dianne Emley’s chilling new paranormal thriller, a beautiful woman’s romantic past comes back to haunt her in the form of an otherworldly visitor seeking justice. Gorgeous and successful, Rory Langtry seemed to have it all. Daughter of a movie star and sister of a supermodel, Rory was engaged to sexy artist, Junior Lara... -
All the Hidden Monsters by Amie Jordan
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSage is an ordinary girl and a werewolf, moving between worlds, desperate to make sense of her life.When her supernatural friend, Lucy, is found murdered in the human domain, she’s determined to join the investigation, led by handsome warlock, Oren Rinallis... -
Beautiful Nightmare by Kinsley Kincaid
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt’s too deranged to be a dreamBut to one, it is beautiful.Creating fear and possessing souls.None of this is a figment of imagination.Everyone involved is very awake, even if they wish they weren’t.With beating hearts and trembling lips, tranquility no longer exists.Because tonight, nightmares become real.Welcome to Agatha Manor, in Hollows Grove... -
Art in the Blood by P.N. Elrod
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI'm a vampire, not an artist, but I know what I like.And I don't like murder:So when the career of a talented young artist is fatally cut short, I know I won't sleep easy in my coffin until I find the killer: But the world of high art--with its big money, bigger egos, and expensive forgeries--makes even bloodsucking seem simple. And safer... -
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... -
Hotter Blood: More Tales of Erotic Horror by Jeff Gelb, Michael Garrett
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHOW MUCH TERROR CAN YOU TAKE?Richard Laymon... Lisa W. Cantrell... Stephen Gresham... Ray Garton... Gary Brandner... Graham Masterton... Chet Williamson... Karl Edward Wagner... Rex Miller... Nancy A. Collins and a cast of masters of the ghastly arts are here to entice you into the nether realms of horror. Here, for your pleasure, are grisly whimsy, the lubricious and the grotesque... -
The World on Blood by Jonathan Nasaw
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNasaw's stunningly original novel introduces readers to a group of contemporary "blood addicts" in Northern California who have for the last 20 years--under the leadership of charismatic and cheerfully immoral multi-millionaire James Whistler and erstwhile intelligence officer and horror novelist Nick Santos--been satifying their boundless thirst for blood... -
Through Violet Eyes by Stephen Woodworth
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsIn a world where the dead can testify against the living, someone is getting away with murder. Because to every generation are born a select few souls with violet-colored eyes, and the ability to channel the dead. Both rare and precious—and rigidly controlled by a society that craves their services—these Violets perform a number of different duties... -
The Summoning by Mark Lukens
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTHE SUMMONING ... a supernatural mystery.Edrington, Oregon - a town with a horrifying past. A town with dark secrets. A town where a woman has summoned something terrifying... -
Human Flesh by Nick Clausen
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThey never caught it During the winter of 2017, a series of strange occurrences took place in a small town of northern Maine. A rational explanation for what happened has still not been presented. Now, for the first time, all the available written evidence is being released to the public from what is commonly know as the Freyston case... -
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A Lonely Death by Gillian Larkin
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA short murder mystery with ghosts. Derek Quill is an elderly gent who can see the ghosts of murdered people. With the help of his ghostly friend, Pearl, he finds out who killed them. In his first investigation, Derek meets the ghost of Eric Malone. Derek knows Eric from his schooldays. Eric bullied Derek mercilessly back then and now he’s asking for Derek’s help... -
نصف ميت دفن حيًا by حسن الجندي
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 24 ratings“لماذا لا أرى إنعكاسى فى المرآة ؟؟؟؟ توقفت لدقيقة أنظر للمرآة بنوع من التركيز محاولا تأمل السطح المصقول وهل به مشاكل فى التنظيف !! لا جدوى من ذلك فإنعكاس باب الحمام يظهر بالمرآة ولكن انعكاسى هو الذى يظهر”رواية "نصف ميت دفن حيا" ستجدها مختلفه من البداية كما ان النهاية غير متوقعة ويصعب التكهّن بما تحمله .. أعتقد ان الكاتب لم يرد أن يستنتج القارئ النهاية حتى لو على سبيل المزاح . -
Fireproof by Gerard Brennan
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsEqual parts crime fiction, dark urban fantasy and black comedy.Hell hath no fury for Mike Rocks. He's fireproof; an anomaly caused by a slip-up in afterlife bureaucracy. Lucifer bundles him off as an embarrassing problem with a mission to introduce Satanism to Northern Ireland. And while he's at it, Mike can exact revenge on the men who took his life... -
The Imaginary Corpse by Tyler Hayes
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA dinosaur detective in the land of unwanted ideas battles trauma, anxiety, and the first serial killer of imaginary friends.Most ideas fade away when we're done with them. Some we love enough to become Real. But what about the ones we love, and walk away from? Tippy the triceratops was once a little girl's imaginary friend, a dinosaur detective who could help her make sense of the world... -
Where the Dead Walk by John Bowen
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFor some, ghosts are no more than the wounds loved ones leave in their wake, haunting the living only with their absence. Others take a more literal view... Kate Bennett, presenter of paranormal investigation cable TV show, 'Where the Dead Walk', isn't sure what she believes, other than she seems cursed to lose all those closest to her... -
Sometimes They Come Back by Stephen King
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 14 ratings"Sometimes They Come Back" is set in Stratford High School in Stratford, Connecticut...
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