Ghost Occult

In Ghostly Japan collects 12 ghostly stories from Lafcadio Hearn, deathless images of ghosts and goblins, touches of folklore and superstition, salted with traditions of the nation. While some of these stories contain nightmare imagery worthy of a midnight creature feature, others are not ghostly or ghastly at all. "Bits of Poetry" offers an engaging study on verse, and "Japanese Buddhist Proverbs" explains the meaning of several aphorisms based on Japanese cultural references.

When a serial killer is found dead in the woods outside the quiet town of Darville, with scratches across his face, and his head impaled on a shovel, Patrick Lahm and Jimmy Frey are called back to Connecticut. Living as fugitives, and constantly moving from place to place, it is a call they have been praying for in their tedious search for the monster that started it all, and tore their lives apart.

Thomas Johansson can see ghosts after a near death experience, and has made a living killing them for a second time. After discovering that being possessed by a ghost causes an intense hallucinogenic effect, he goes into business with a perverted dead man named Jerry, selling possession as a street drug.

When Ellen and her two best friends travel to Tulsa for Sue's daughter's wedding, they get the crazy idea of flipping another historical home--only this time, it's an abandoned warehouse. When they hear from the locals that the place is haunted, Ellen and Sue convince Tanya to investigate, and what they uncover is one of Tulsa's and the nation's most horrifying secrets.

Laura O’Brien is a psychic, who has a gift for finding missing children. Her most recent case left her exhausted, and she knows it is time for a break. Although skeptical of her abilities, Greye Robbins, owner of A bed and breakfast,, hires Laura to investigate a ghostly apparition that appears only to his half-brother. Intrigued by both the mystery and Greye, Laura agrees. Laura’s presence initiates a frightening sequence of events—coal scuttles flying through the air, cellar doors slamming shut, and an air of malevolence that scares even Laura. Sparks fly as Greye and Laura work ...

Winter 1862, London. Adelaide McKee, a former prostitute, arrives on the doorstep of veterinarian John Crawford, a man she met once seven years earlier. Their brief meeting produced a child who, until now, had been presumed dead. McKee has learned that the girl lives - but that her life and soul are in mortal peril from a vampiric ghost. But this is no ordinary spirit; the bloodthirsty wraith is none other than John Polidori, the onetime physician to the mad, bad, and dangerous Romantic poet Lord Byron.

A Supernatural Ghost Story. In the wake of their terrifying encounter with Death in the graveyard, Jane and her friends are trying to rebuild their lives, but it isn’t easy when they are being terrorised in their sleep. Every night, they are slain in their dreams then given a message. ‘The balance is wrong, somebody needs to die.’ Alfred should be content with his new life, but he isn’t. He still wants revenge. Only when Jane and her friends are dead will he be truly satisfied. He makes plans and schemes so he can hunt them down and destroy their town. Can Jane and her friends ...

Step into the madness… My name is Samantha. In theory, or Hebrew or even Aramaic it means “God heard” or “Listener.” Epic, really, considering I’ve never believed in God and that I’d rather poke my ear drums out with dull spoons than listen to the daily yammering around this place. I’ve never been a listener. Truth is, I take after my mother, who’d also rather be on stage. I guess that comes natural when you grow up as a side show act in a freaky-assed carnival. But I’m getting ahead of myself. People call me Cat, and, yes, with a C, not a K. Cat as in feline. Of course,...

When Jocelyn Graves left the Leaf Academy after her solo investigation, she was determined to return for another look. Only not by herself. The Gulf Coast Paranormal team accompanies Jocelyn as she faces down her fears at the haunted school. As they deploy for the paranormal investigation, ominous black feathers begin to appear and the team has to work hard at avoiding the entity's dangerous invitation. An evil ghost in a leather jacket targets one of the team members, and Sierra begins to hear ghostly music that leads her down a dangerous path. Will she be able to return to Joshua?

The riveting tale of the Curse of the Stradivarius, unfolds poignantly as a gothic mystery book, set in 19th-century England and Italy during the early to mid-1800s.The narrative pivots around the extraordinary life of Franklin Ricketts, whose existence begins to take an eerie turn after inheriting his family estate in Worth. He forms a deeply rooted bond with fellow music enthusiast, William Bolton at Oxford University. Their shared admiration for the violin and piano intertwines their destinies, uncovering an ominous connection to the maddening suite "Areopagita" by Graziani. As Franklin ...

A strange evil lurks within the rambling building; to some it appears as an innocent child but Queenie and Sybil see the truth, that it is pure evil. They soon realise that it has a sinister motive in befriending a little girl, to steal her soul. Using their knowledge of the occult and with the help of the child's aunt they begin to uncover the truth surrounding the old Victorian building and the significance of a murder that happened 150 years previously. The Haunting of Stoke Water is the third in The Psychic Sisters series. #1 The Lavender Witch #2 The Cunning Man #4 The Doll #5 From The...

High in the mountains of Western Canada sits Revelstoke: a paranormal window area unlike any other. From hauntings to UFOs to sightings of Sasquatch and more, author Brennan Storr first brought the supernatural history of his remote hometown to light in 2016 and now, in this expanded second edition, A Strange Little Place: The Paranormal Secrets of Revelstoke, British Columbia, goes even further: learn about one home’s resident ghosts, who so resented a rowdy intruder they caused them physical harm, or the mysterious intelligence which seems to occupy a lush river valley.

Evil is unleashed in Scare Street’s latest bone-chilling collection of supernatural horror. Fourteen tales of terror lurk within this new volume - more than enough to give even the bravest soul a reason to fear the night. As your eyes flutter open, you can still see dark images in your mind.... Horrifying monsters, demons, and ghouls with a hunger for human flesh.

In this epic dark fantasy novella, in a whirlwind around the ancient Mediterranean Sea, Egypt fights Rome for world power. Cleopatra and her brother fight for the throne of Egypt. Mark Antony and Octavian fight for Caesar. Witches are their secret weapons. Love and war play out in a ruthless magical and material world above and below the shifting desert sands.

As heard on “Coast to Coast AM with George Noory. Detective Burke has been through Hell. With the help of Detective Garrison, he returns to duty after barely escaping death at the hands of a satanic cult in Ghost Crimes: The Ghost Crimes Series, Book 1. On a slow and arduous path to healing, he is reluctantly pulled into the investigation of a haunted house and once again, forced to face the darkness. Ghost Crimes chronicles the paranormal experiences of Detective Burke. Residing in central Florida, Burke is driven by his sworn duty to protect the innocent.

Joe goes to work as a carnie for a week and meets worldly carnies: Carlos, a young man looking for trouble; Lady Fortuna, a guilt ridden old fortune teller; Pinda, a self assured young woman he thinks he might want to run off to see the world with; and Miss Toulon, who decided where to place the glass maze having been told in no uncertain terms by loud voices in her head. But Lisa, who has also just graduated from Joe's high school, shows up. She's no longer a shy stranger and Joe falls for her too, even though choosing her would mean staying on the farm. Strange things happen and there are...

Tom Roberts has been aware from childhood that mysterious events once occurred at his grandfather's remote country house, but has no idea of exactly what happened there. Years later, when he spends a short break at the property, the horrifying past comes vividly to life as ghosts rise from their graves to reveal deeply buried family secrets.

Anne Rice's Violin tells the story of two charismatic figures bound to each other by a passionate commitment to music as a means of rapture, seduction, and liberation. At the novel's center: a uniquely fascinating woman, Triana, and the demonic fiddler Stefan, a tormented ghost who begins to prey upon her, using his magic violin to draw her into a state of madness.

When Mark Spencer and his family moved into the beautiful old Allen House in Monticello, Arkansas, they were aware of its notorious reputation for being haunted. According to local lore, the troubled spirit of society belle Ladell Allen, who had mysteriously committed suicide in the master bedroom in 1948, still roamed the grand historic mansion.

Mackenzie keep is cursed so the local’s say. But Audrey’s partner bought it anyway. The pipes are making a terrible racket, at least she hopes it’s the pipes, after all, what else could it be? Audrey’s partner surprised her when he told her he’d bought MacKenzie Keep, then he left on a red eye out of London the next day leaving her to move in on her own. Audrey was furious but needs must, and Audrey moved in. When the keening started she put it down to old pipes. When a woman appears in Audrey’s kitchen bearing the name MacKenzie, Audrey is unnerved but she listens to her story....