Ghost Horror

From the author of Sorcerie and Here Lurk Monsters comes a gothic-horror masterpiece. An unemployed nanny running from her past accepts the position of night sitter for a mysterious little girl who only seems to exist between midnight to dawn. You will find the girl in the attic after midnight. You are to be the night sitter, Miss Emily. . . Emily, a woman with nowhere else in this world to go, arrives at the residence of Ms. Vivian Dancemore for a most unusual job interview. The position of night sitter for a peculiar nine year old child by the name of Madelyn Dancemore who only seems to ...

Nine ghost stories spanning the ages from the ninth century to the present day. Epitaph An academic with antiquarian inclinations is about to learn that posthumous reputations can, at times, be rather jealously guarded. The Fighting Cheribatsu As the Second World War rages, the urbane and somewhat wistful Sir Henry Fennick recollects the visit of Mr and Mrs Motazuku some quarter of a century earlier. Life at Lower Chertwell had appeared so full of promise. Such a brief visit, yet so profound. Poor little Bertie. Equal Shares An apparently generous bequest proves to possess some rather ...

A collection of truly terrifying stories from the dark corners of the internet — guaranteed to send chills down your spine… Wait… who’s that standing outside your window? They say monsters hide in the shadows... but what if the real monsters walk among us? This chilling anthology brings you four terrifying tales where danger doesn’t always growl — sometimes, it whispers, smiles, and even cries like a baby. From a skinwalker lurking behind a familiar face, to a biker with a bloody secret, to a twisted child abduction attempt, and finally a late-night trap set by evil disguised as...

During a weekend trip to an isolated cabin, Jenna encounters something strange… After a midnight tryst with an invisible specter, she wakes up, skin tingling and desiring more. When she confides in her best friend Kassi about the otherworldly visitor, Kassi’s eyes burn with curiosity. Surrounded by candles, the planchette moves under their fingers, and they begin to realize they might have contacted something that will leave them changed forever, and it will show them that some desires transcend the boundaries between worlds.

Bookshop owner Penelope Thornton-McClure didn't believe in ghosts - until she met the spirit of hard-boiled 1940s detective 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....

Some mirrors reflect your face. Others reflect your fate. When down-on-her-luck mortuary cosmetologist Lena Holloway inherits a decrepit flat on London’s forgotten Pearl Street, she thinks she’s found the perfect escape from a past full of ghosts. But beneath her floorboards is something older. Hungrier. Waiting. A hidden barbershop sealed since the 1800s. A string of pearls that whisper secrets. And a cursed razor known as the Crooked Blade—carved to cut not just flesh, but souls. As the boundary between mirrors and reality cracks, Lena is pulled into a supernatural spiral of ghostly...

Newly widowed, Victoria Blanc built an empire in Louisiana, transforming “The Magnolia” from a struggling plantation to one envied throughout the South. Her wealth and privilege protected her from scorn and ridicule. Victoria operated her southern empire proudly and in defiance of the social mores and norms men in Louisiana tried to impose upon her. One night, her reign would come to an end in violence and bloodshed at the hands of her rivals, bothered by Victoria’s presence and desire for change. Her murder marked not the end, but the beginning of a new chapter in her legacy. For ...

Amelia and Riley have transferred to Ashbury for their senior year. In love since they were 14, they dance their nights away and sleepwalk their way through school. Their fellow students long to be drawn into their cool, self-contained world. But when Riley fears he’s losing Amelia to the past and asks his peers for help, things take an ominous turn.

An unsolved case in a small town that has gone too far. Ophelia Miller returns to her hometown to work at the historic Belle Caverns, unaware of the dark secrets lurking beneath its surface. When the beloved owner, Ben, mysteriously passes away, Ophelia inherits the caverns, igniting the wrath of his estranged children. As she uncovers the eerie past of the caverns, she must navigate the tangled web of small-town secrets and malevolent forces that threaten her newfound legacy."

Owls Hoot in the Daytime & Other Omens is the 5th and final volume of Night Shade Books' five volume "Selected Stories of Manly Wade Wellman." This volume contains all of the John the Balladeer stories (sometimes better known as Silver John), Manly's most famous character.

Ten stories. One thin line between what happened—and what followed you home. Near Enough to Kill Me is a chilling collection of first-person supernatural encounters that feel too real to dismiss—but just strange enough to doubt. Told with confessional honesty and raw psychological detail, each tale slips quietly from reality into something far darker. From haunted motel rooms and vanishing children to phone calls from the dead and the thing that waits beneath your bed, these “true-ish” stories draw from urban legends, addiction recovery, liminal horror, and the quiet dread of being ...

When Jenine finds an abandoned polaroid camera, she playfully snaps a photo without a second thought. But there's something wrong with the image: a ghostly figure stands in the background, watching her. Fixated on her. Moving one step closer with every picture she takes.

“I couldn’t put this down; as evidence, it is 3:20 AM, and I just finished.” “... pulls you in from the beginning and keeps you pulled in.”—Hidden Gems True crime writer Kendall Casey has always been drawn to dark stories, but her latest project leads her to a neighborhood shrouded in secrets. Located in the North Carolina mountains, The Cove is a community in which the neighbors are far from harmonious. The Guffs are openly despised, while the charming entertainers, the Robinettes, are adored by all. When Kendall’s wayward sister arrives unexpectedly and vows that she’s ...

A selection of 17 classic stories of horror and the supernatural by some of the greatest writers in the genre. This compilation includes a mix of well-known classics by authors such as Charles Dickens and M. R. James, alongside several unjustly overlooked gems by less familiar names who were hugely popular and prolific in their day.

Step into a haunting tale where legends awaken, and courage is reborn. In this electrifying sequel to “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,” Ichabod Crane, once a timid schoolmaster, is hurled into Hollow’s Veil—a spectral realm of glowing forests and lost souls—after a terrifying clash with the Headless Horseman. Decades later, a desperate plea from Eliza Van Tassel, a fearless historian and descendant of Sleepy Hollow’s famed family, summons him back from the Veil to the world of the living to face the nightmare he fled. The Horseman’s curse has tightened its grip, claiming lives ...

Sixteen years old and enslaved since she was born, Junie has spent her life on Bellereine Plantation in Alabama, cooking and cleaning alongside her family, and tending to the white master’s daughter, Violet. Her daydreams are filled with poetry and faraway worlds, while she spends her nights secretly roaming through the forest, consumed with grief over the sudden death of her older sister, Minnie. When wealthy guests arrive from New Orleans, hinting at marriage for Violet and upending Junie’s life, she commits a desperate act.

Buckle up! The ride's about to get bumpy. When a claw rips through Grogan 'Chief' La Tortue's teepee at midnight, he quickly learns it isn't an ordinary beast but a rougarou, a Cajun werewolf stalking Oyster Island, the ancestral home of the Atakapa Indians. Along with the ghosts in the nearby lighthouse, the island is about to become even more haunted. Buckle up! The ride's about to get bumpy. Here's what some Amazon reviewers are saying: "Can't wait for the next book." "As always, I enjoyed my foray into Eric Wilder's Louisiana world. Some genuine spooky moments and the usual ridiculously...

In this bundle of chills, thrills and squeals, you'll find 9 deliciously erotic and spine-tingling stories of Lust, Love, and Horror. This Bundle Contains The Following Stories: A Night of Lust in Paris - An ancient vampire makes violence and lust real in old Paris. Lusted by the Leprechaun - A woman discovers something new when she becomes seduced by a mischievous Irish sprite. Seduced by the Wolf Lawyer - She needed a lawyer, she got the Wolf Lawyer, but he's not just a wolf part-time. The Darkness of Lust - A young nobleman tries to escape his family, followed by lustful creatures and ...

Beneath the serene façade of Twin Pines, an ancient evil waits in the shadows. For Emma Flowers, a troubled teenager grappling with her father's mysterious disappearance and her mother's overbearing nature, life has become a labyrinth of bad moods and unanswered questions. Then, after a night of bad storms, Emma finds her neighbor’s dog dead in the middle of the street. As the mystery intensifies, teenagers around town begin falling into coma-like, nightmare states. As the creature moves in on Emma, she begins to uncover the evil’s origins, discovering dark parts of her own past in the...

***A CHILLING SHORT STORY OF 3,000 WORDS*** The universe makes mistakes. The horrific thing is what happens when it finally decides to fix those mistakes. One man tells his story of the young man he met in college. The lessons he learned then, are chilling about how the universe works. A chilling, strange, short story from the author of The Man From Taured, Storyland, Sapphire, and The Revisionists.