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Wayward Spirits by Wendy Wang, Amy Melissa Bentley
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe 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... -
![Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master by K. Ritz]()
Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master by K. Ritz
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsSynopsis: For five years Me’acca Mysuth Sheever has lived among his “sworn enemies,” pretending to be one of them. One night he buys a journal, its pages blank. The woman who sells him the journal extracts his promise to record his deeds for study. “Lo, the steps of your life mark the journey of your soul... -
![Ushers: A Short Story by Joe Hill]()
Ushers: A Short Story by Joe Hill
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsA young man who has improbably escaped death twice reveals his secret in a spine-tingling short story by New York Times bestselling author Joe Hill.Martin Lorensen is a twenty-three-year-old counselor for disturbed teenagers. He’s bright, compassionate, attractive, and outgoing. He’s also—and this is the most interesting thing—not dead... -
![Dead Lost by Tim O'Rourke]()
Dead Lost by Tim O'Rourke
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsConfronted 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... -
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![Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural by Herbert A. Wise, John Collier]()
Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural by Herbert A. Wise, John Collier
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen this longtime Modern Library favorite--filled with fifty-two stories of heart-stopping suspense--was first published in 1944, one of its biggest fans was critic Edmund Wilson, who in The New Yorker applauded what he termed a sudden revival of the appetite for tales of horror... -
![The Witchstone by Henry H. Neff]()
The Witchstone by Henry H. Neff
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAn unforgettable, high-stakes, laugh-out-loud funny novel, The Witchstone blends the merciless humor of The Good Place with the spellbinding fantasy of Neil Gaiman’s American Gods.Meet Laszlo, eight-hundred-year-old demon and Hell’s least productive Curse Keeper. From his office beneath Midtown, he oversees the Drakeford Curse, which involves a pathetic family upstate and a mysterious black stone...Categorized as:
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![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 ratingsThe 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...Categorized as:
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![The Deceiving by Ninie Hammon]()
The Deceiving by Ninie Hammon
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe monster demon is BACK! ...and he’s had twenty-six years to plot his revenge. More horrifying than any Hollywood-animated, computer-generated, mechanical unreality, the winged demon called an efreet will do anything to get what he wants. Pronounce that: An-y-thing Defeated in 1985 by three twelve-year-olds, the monster returns determined to kill them... -
![Evening in the Yellow Wood by Laura Kemp]()
Evening in the Yellow Wood by Laura Kemp
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAbandoned by an eccentric father on the eve of her twelfth birthday, Justine Cook has lived with her fair share of unanswered questions. Now, ten years later she leaves her life in southern Michigan and heads north to the mysterious town of Lantern Creek after seeing his picture in a local newspaper... -
![Bringing up the bodies by Tim McGregor]()
Bringing up the bodies by Tim McGregor
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe 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... -
![The Lamp of the Wicked by Phil Rickman]()
The Lamp of the Wicked by Phil Rickman
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIt appears that the unlovely village of Underhowle is home to a serial killer. But as the police hunt for the bodies of more young women, Rev. Merrily Watkins fears that the detective in charge has become blinkered by ambition. Meanwhile, Merrily has more personal problems, like the anonymous phone calls, the candles and incense left burning in her church, and the alleged angelic visitations... -
![The Witches of Santo Stefano by Wendy Webb]()
The Witches of Santo Stefano by Wendy Webb
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAn investigative journalist uncovers the haunting secret history of her own ancestors in a bewitching novel by the bestselling author of Daughters of the Lake.When Cassie Graves discovers her husband’s affair, it’s enough to chip away at the foundation of her life. But after researching her family’s Italian ancestry, it completely crumbles beneath her...Categorized as:
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![Haunting Charlie by Wendy Wang]()
Haunting Charlie by Wendy Wang
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsIgnoring the dead can get you killed... All Charlie Payne wants is to lead a normal life and to be a good mom. But Charlie’s not exactly normal. She's from a long line of witches and she can see the dead. Susan Tate has inherited a beautiful old southern mansion on the coast. Unfortunately, the property came with a million necessary repairs. And ghosts...Categorized as:
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![Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology by Shane Hawk, Theodore C. Van Alst Jr.]()
Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology by Shane Hawk, Theodore C. Van Alst Jr.
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsA bold, clever, and sublimely sinister collection that dares to ask the question: “Are you ready to be un-settled?” Featuring stories by: Norris Black • Amber Blaeser-Wardzala • Phoenix Boudreau • Cherie Dimaline • Carson Faust • Kelli Jo Ford • Kate Hart • Shane Hawk • Brandon Hobson • Darcie Little Badger • Conley Lyons • Nick Medina • Tiffany Morris • Tommy Orange • Mona Susan Power • Marcie R...Categorized as:
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![Rocks & Gravel by Catie Rhodes]()
Rocks & Gravel by Catie Rhodes
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPeri Jean Mace knows ghosts create chaos in her life. She also knows the Mace Treasure spawns blood, death, and sorrow. They’re both trouble and she wants nothing to do with either one.When a ghost steals secrets about the cursed fortune, Peri Jean is dragged kicking and screaming into the dangerous world of the treasure and the people who hunt it... -
![Saints & Sinners Ball (Harper & Hattie Magical Mystery Book 1) by Stacy M. Jones]()
Saints & Sinners Ball (Harper & Hattie Magical Mystery Book 1) by Stacy M. Jones
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHattie's Cauldron Potions & Pastries is the place for all sorts of mischief - gossipy neighbors, spells and tarot, but you can't leave without the tea and treats. When Hattie hosts the Saints & Sinners Ball & someone kills the lead prosecutor in her yard, her niece Harper has no choice but to help find the killer.At 40, this wasn't the do-over in life Harper expected... -
![The Missing Librarian by Raven Snow]()
The Missing Librarian by Raven Snow
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRowen Greensmith has been through a lot with her boyfriend, Eric Richardson. Greensmiths don’t have the best luck with men, but Rowen may prove the exception to that rule. She and Eric have stuck it out through thick and thin. No one is surprised when it looks like Eric is going to propose. Even so, it’s terrifying! Rowen isn’t sure if she’s wife material...Categorized as:
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![Holiday Spirits by Yasmine Galenorn]()
Holiday Spirits by Yasmine Galenorn
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen Kip gets himself in serious trouble, a strange spirit enters the house—one that at first poses as Santa Claus. But beneath that jolly exterior, lies a dark creature from legend and lore. Join Emerald O’Brien for the holidays, as she battles both psychic turbulence as well as the demons every mother faces when her child lands in trouble with the law... -
![Forbidden Highway by Catie Rhodes]()
Forbidden Highway by Catie Rhodes
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA lost treasure. The return of a dangerous adversary. You can run from destiny—but you can’t hide. Psychic medium Peri Jean Mace sets out to solve the mystery of the Mace Treasure once and for all. But a frightening new truth about her psychic gifts opens a forbidden highway she doesn’t want to travel. Then a brutal psychopath from her past returns, hell-bent on destroying her... -
![The Dog at the Door by Raven Snow]()
The Dog at the Door by Raven Snow
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRowen Greensmith and her new husband have finally done it. They’ve moved out of the Greensmith home and into a house of their own. It’s the house of Rowen’s dreams, a place she fell in love with the moment she laid eyes on it. Things are going great. Lainswich is getting ready for their annual marathon. Her aunts are opening a New Age store... -
![Forty-Four Book Eleven by Jools Sinclair]()
Forty-Four Book Eleven by Jools Sinclair
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNow the prime suspect in a high-profile murder investigation, Abby Craig flees the only place she has ever called home and is forced to live on the run as a fugitive in the shadows of the American Southwest.But Abby soon discovers that she isn't alone. A mysterious stranger is plaguing her every step. A stranger with a dark past who has plans for her... -
![Black Opal by Catie Rhodes]()
Black Opal by Catie Rhodes
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNote: This novella is the second installment in the Peri Jean Mace series. The print version is approximately 180 pages. Please be aware before purchasing that this is a short novel. "I knowed you'd be coming." The voice came from next to my arm, male but high and reedy. "You here to make things right, ain't you?" Not according to Peri Jean Mace... -
![The Children in the Lake: A Story You Will Never Forget by Mark Edward Hall]()
The Children in the Lake: A Story You Will Never Forget by Mark Edward Hall
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn 1925 three children vanish without a trace in Arrowhead Lake. Nearly a century later there are those who still report seeing the children swimming beneath the surface like elusive dolphins. After losing her husband in a violent car crash, Rachel King and her two young sons venture to Arrowhead Lake to heal... -
![In Your Dreams by Robert Sanborn]()
In Your Dreams by Robert Sanborn
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe moved to the Witch City to start a new life, but everything about Salem feels eerily familiar. Henry Trank is scared. Terrified by nightmares plaguing him since his arrival in Salem, he decides he's had enough. But when he records himself screaming out the last thoughts of a dying woman as he sleeps, he ends up wishing he'd left his GoPro in the closet... -
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![Tanners Dell by S.E. England, Sarah E. England]()
Tanners Dell by S.E. England, Sarah E. England
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFollowing the hypnosis of violently disturbed psychiatric patient, Ruby Dean, an unholy dark force was unleashed on the medical staff who tried to help her. Now only one of the original team remains--Ward Sister, Becky. Despite her fianc�, D.I... -
![Welcome to the Spookshow by Tim McGregor]()
Welcome to the Spookshow by Tim McGregor
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDrifting through life while her peers move on with careers and marriage, Billie Culpepper fears she will never discover what she was meant to do with her life. Fate intercedes when she's injured during a pursuit between a mysterious Englishman and the police detective determined to apprehend him... -
![The Knowing by Ninie Hammon]()
The Knowing by Ninie Hammon
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen the hot call comes over the radio: “Code Red! Active shooter at Carlisle Elementary School,” Police Sergeant Jack Carpenter has one job and only one job. Find the gunman; take him out. He rushes into the school, fully armed and focused on cold, hard reality. But what happens to him in the next few hours shatters the world as he has always known it... -
![Perron Manor by Lee Mountford]()
Perron Manor by Lee Mountford
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDescriptionPerron Manor—a place evil calls homeSisters Sarah and Chloe inherit a house they could never have previously dreamed of owning. It seems too good to be true.Shortly after they move in, however, the siblings start to notice strange things: horrible smells, sudden drops in temperature, as well as unexplainable sounds and feelings of being watched... -
![The Spirit Girls by Dawn Merriman]()
The Spirit Girls by Dawn Merriman
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI’m Rylan Flynn. I hunt for ghosts and restless spirits, and solve the mysteries that make them haunt the living.I’ve learned to live with my “gift” but sometimes I long to escape. My aunt’s cabin, deep in the woods, is usually peaceful. But this time I can feel that something is different.The ghost of a young woman approaches through the trees... -
![Ghostwritten by Ronald Malfi]()
Ghostwritten by Ronald Malfi
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFour brand-new horror novellas from “a modern-day Algernon Blackwood” all about books, stories, manuscripts – the written word has never had sharper teeth…From the bestselling author of Come with Me, four standalone horror novellas set in a shared universe! In The Skin of Her Teeth, a cursed novel drives people to their deaths. A delivery job turns deadly in The Dark Brothers’ Last Ride... -
![The Witch of Tin Mountain by Paulette Kennedy]()
The Witch of Tin Mountain by Paulette Kennedy
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIn Depression-era Arkansas, something wicked has come to a haunted mountain town in a novel of uncanny suspense by the author of Parting the Veil.Blood and power bind three generations of women in the Ozark Mountains. So does an evil that’s followed them across the decades.1931. Gracelynn Doherty lives peacefully on Tin Mountain, helping her adoptive granny work her cures... -
![Odd Interlude #1 by Dean Koontz]()
Odd Interlude #1 by Dean Koontz
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsLeading up to the highly anticipated arrival of Odd Apocalypse this summer, catch up with Odd Thomas in Odd Interlude, a special three-part eBook series by #1 bestselling master of suspense Dean Koontz! Here is the spine-tingling 70-page first installment of this super-charged stand-alone Odd adventure. THERE’S ROOM AT THE INN. BUT YOU MIGHT NOT GET OUT... -
![A Witch's Lament (The Salem Witches Book 1) by Cathy Walker, Cathy Walker]()
A Witch's Lament (The Salem Witches Book 1) by Cathy Walker, Cathy Walker
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSalem's history of rampant darkness and death isn't over yet, a fact Skye discovers upon purchasing a house in the infamous seaport. Her presence ignites events that began centuries ago during the witch trials and stimulates her formerly benign powers into a force beyond earthly bounds... -
![Hexes and Exes by Raven Snow]()
Hexes and Exes by Raven Snow
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThings have been going well for Rowen Greensmith. She’s moved back home with her family in Lainswich. She runs The Lainswich Inquirer— a surprisingly successful publication. She’s never been happier. Sure, her boyfriend Eric spends a lot of time away, but she still adores him. Sure, her family is still a lot to handle, but they’re still her favorite people in the world... -
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![Haunted Inn by Michelle Dorey]()
Haunted Inn by Michelle Dorey
Rated: 4.17 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. They have the chance of a lifetime... Tim and Brad have been best friends for years. They were college roommates and now share an apartment. They even share the predicament of being trapped in dead end jobs... -
![Bones of a Witch by Dana E. Donovan]()
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... -
![The Threshold by R.L. King]()
The Threshold by R.L. King
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEvil Enters Through Darkest DoorwaysIt's been less than a month since Alastair Stone discovered a monstrous supernatural conspiracy to take over our world one mind at a time.The battle in San Francisco struck a major blow—but it didn't eliminate the threat.Not even close... -
![Dark Game by Michael Robertson Jr.]()
Dark Game by Michael Robertson Jr.
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLess than twenty-four hours after the horrific events that forced him to flee his hometown, Lance Brody steps off a bus into a whole different nightmare.The small town of Westhaven seems ordinary on the surface, but Lance can feel the evil lurking in the air … and it knows Lance has arrived... -
![Shadow Burns by S.M. Reine]()
Shadow Burns by S.M. Reine
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen more than a dozen people die at a retirement home, the official story is carbon monoxide poisoning. Cèsar Hawke is convinced the reason is less mundane and more infernal. But that’s his job. As an agent working for the Office of Preternatural Affairs, he’s always looking for supernatural answers to deadly questions.Isobel Stonecrow agrees to help him find the truth... -
![The Venetian by Shani Struthers]()
The Venetian by Shani Struthers
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratings‘Welcome to the asylum…’ 2015Their troubled past behind them, married couple, Rob and Louise, visit Venice for the first time together, looking forward to a relaxing weekend. Not just a romantic destination, it’s also the ‘most haunted city in the world’ and soon, Louise finds herself the focus of an entity she can’t quite get to grips with – a ‘veiled lady’ who stalks her... -
![The MacKinnon Curse by J.A. Templeton]()
The MacKinnon Curse by J.A. Templeton
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIan MacKinnon returns to Scotland after two years abroad and discovers the town of Braemar is no longer the safe haven he remembers. As strange events begin to unfold in the forests beyond the castle where he lives, Ian grows concerned about those he cares about the most…and with good reason.THE MACKINNON CURSE (The Beginning) is a 14,500 word novella... -
![Diavola by Jennifer Marie Thorne]()
Diavola by Jennifer Marie Thorne
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsJennifer Thorne skewers all-too-familiar family dynamics in this sly, wickedly funny vacation-Gothic. Beautifully unhinged and deeply satisfying, Diavola is a sharp twist on the classic haunted house story, exploring loneliness, belonging, and the seemingly inescapable bonds of family mythology.Anna has two rules for the annual Pace family destination vacations: Tread lightly and survive... -
![Jilo by J.D. Horn]()
Jilo by J.D. Horn
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAged Mother Jilo is wise in the ways of magic…but once upon a time, she was just a girl.1950s Georgia: King Cotton has fallen. Savannah is known as the “beautiful woman with a dirty face,” its stately elegance faded by neglect, its soul withering from racial injustice and political corruption... -
![The Awakening of Sunshine Girl by Paige McKenzie, Alyssa B. Sheinmel]()
The Awakening of Sunshine Girl by Paige McKenzie, Alyssa B. Sheinmel
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsSunshine Griffith can communicate with ghosts. Even more amazing, she recently discovered—with the help of her would-be boyfriend, Nolan—that she’s a luiseach, one of an ancient race of creatures who have lived among humans for centuries, protecting them from dark spirits and helping them move on to the afterlife... -
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![Curfew by Phil Rickman]()
Curfew by Phil Rickman
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsOn the border between England and Wales lies the tiny town of Crybbe, not picturesque enough for the tourist trade, quietly sliding into decay. Max Goff means to change all that. Goff has made millions in the record business, but his heart is in New Age philosophy. He has learned that Crybbe was once a spiritual center of sorts, surrounded by ancient standing stones that were emblems of power... -
![The Merciless III: Origins of Evil by Danielle Vega]()
The Merciless III: Origins of Evil by Danielle Vega
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHorror queen Danielle Vega finally reveals the sinister mystery of how a teen girl named Brooklyn became the epitome of evil in this terrifying prequel to the series MTV calls "Mean Girls meets The Exorcist." Brooklyn knows that there's no good without evil, no right without wrong... -
![Spells & Ashes by Kim Richardson]()
Spells & Ashes by Kim Richardson
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAn alternative cover edition for this ASIN can be found here.My name is Samantha Beaumont and I’m a Dark witch.Hidden from the world are supernatural baddies. That’s where I come in. I spend my nights hunting and vanquishing demons and otherworldly nasties.New threats emerge daily, menaces that require my unique pedigree: a splash of magic and a dash of attitude... -
![GHOSTS: 2014 edition by Noel Hynd]()
GHOSTS: 2014 edition by Noel Hynd
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsPerhaps the scariest book you will ever read.... Enter a world where the departed return to the world of the living....where ghosts walk and intermingle among us..... Nantucket Island. Quiet. Peaceful. Idyllic. For Oscar-winning actress Annette Carlson, it is the perfect refuge from a demanding career... -
![Forever Road by Catie Rhodes]()
Forever Road by Catie Rhodes
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA world full of ghosts. A reluctant psychic medium. Destiny only knocks once—then it kicks down the door. Peri Jean Mace thinks seeing ghosts is a curse, but her murdered trailer trash cousin doesn’t care. She wants Peri Jean to expose her killer.Peri Jean figures out everyone in her one-stoplight East Texas town has something to hide. And one of them will kill to hide the truth... -
![In the House of the Wicked by Thomas E. Sniegoski]()
In the House of the Wicked by Thomas E. Sniegoski
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOnce he was known as the angel Remiel, but generations ago Boston PI Remy Chandler chose to renounce Heaven and live on Earth, where he found a secure place among us ordinary humans… Though he may appear human, Remy has always been able to rely on Remiel—the embodiment of his angelic nature—whenever the situation called for it...
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