Haunted House Stories

The holiday season is here, and Amy, the irrepressible town bad girl, is here to help you have the hottest holiday possible with this collection of her wild and sexy holiday adventures. LABOR DAY: TAKEN AT THE NUDE BEACH-- Amy decides to visit the town nude beach on the holiday, and sees new guy in town Owen. He's got something HUGE that even Amy hasn't seen before, and things are going to get very hot and rough at the nude beach. HALLOWEEN: TAKEN AT THE HAUNTED HOUSE -- Amy isn't frightened by the haunted house, because she knows she's the most spectacular thing in it. She decides to go to...

Live the Magic. Love the Adventure. Emma's house is haunted. When she goes to sleep at night, she hears thumps and bumps and the sound of feet running across her wall. Terrified, she asks her sister, Ivy, for help. Ivy enlists the help of her friends. Together they try to solve the mystery, but the creature they're dealing with isn't a ghost, and Emma is in grave peril. Can Ivy save her sister before it is too late? Coming soon!!! Look for two new series: Otter Tales & The Princess Penny Pocket Adventures Dusky Hollows Series: Book 1: Fierce Winds & Fiery Dragons Book 2: The Curse of the ...

Dark Secrets Burn Bright—And Some Ghosts Refuse to Fade Away The restless spirits of Belle Fontaine have always haunted Avery Dufresne, but now, one ghost’s obsession threatens to consume her entirely. Just as Avery begins to reclaim a sense of normalcy after her return to Sugar Hill, a seductive and vengeful spirit—Ambrose Dufresne—steps out of the shadows. His love for Avery transcends death, but it also brings unimaginable danger. Ambrose’s presence grows stronger by the day, forcing Avery into a deadly game of cat and mouse as she races to uncover the truth behind his tragic ...

Treasured is the eighteenth novella in the ongoing story of the Andersen family. Livia Andersen was a woman who held her family together with a quiet smile and an iron will. It’s been months since her death and her children and grandchildren she leaves behind continue to grapple with the shifting changes in their lives now that she’s gone. For some of them it is about far more than adjusting to her absence in their lives. Trisha Andersen doesn’t do anything without careful deliberation. She can’t remember the last time she made plans involving a man that had her questioning her own ...

She was told to follow the bedtime routine. Light the candles. Circle the salt. Whisper the prayer. Or the thing in the closet would come out. High schooler Emily thought it was just another babysitting job. Watch sweet little Clara, feed her dinner, tuck her into bed. But bedtime comes with strict rules. And Clara is terrified of what happens if they’re broken. At first, Emily laughs off the rituals. Kids and their games. But then the closet handle turns on its own. Whispers echo through the baby monitor. And Clara’s nightly prayer starts sounding less like nonsense—and more like a ...

A collection of short ghost stories with an excerpt from The Cruise.

"Reality was now a nightmare I couldn't wake up from." When a paranormal research team spends the night in the notoriously haunted Smoky Mountain Sanatorium, they imagine it will be like any other investigation. However, when the normal things that go bump in the night turn into screams, with investigators running from things they can't see, they realize it will be nothing like other investigations. Determined not to let the ghosts of the sanatorium win, they stick together and stay until morning, not leaving until the sun comes up. What the team fails to realize is that they might be able ...

In a dusty corner of a basement in a rambling Victorian house in northern New Hampshire, a door has long been sealed shut with 39 six-inch-long carriage bolts. The home's new owners are Chip and Emily Linton and their twin ten-year-old daughters. Together they hope to rebuild their lives there after Chip, an airline pilot, has to ditch his 70-seat regional jet in Lake Champlain after double engine failure.

Larry Scholl, author of True Tales of Haunted People, Places, and Things, Volume 1 is back with another collection of eerie and spine-tingling true stories from around the world. A young girl locked in a mausoleum alive who cannot rest, a cursed ring that claimed the life of a Hollywood superstar, a coach of bones that that carries a murderer on her eternal quest for atonement. These are only a few of the spectral characters you will meet in these pages filled with hauntings, and curses, and ghosts. . .oh my!

Housesitting an art-filled mansion with good friend and co-worker Nick Borja sounds ideal to Michael Penfield. This will be his first taste of independence and self-sufficiency. Nick, child of a large extended family, agrees. But things at the genteel old house aren’t all that they seem, and it isn’t long before Michael is disturbed by a mysterious unseen caller who visits in the night. And Nick himself begins to change, shifting from the funny and good-natured art student they all know to someone aloof, sharp, and dismal. Then the Poet’s Corner Bookstore begins to have disturbances ...

When Elias Kane inherits a crumbling seaside mansion, all he wants is peace. Instead, he finds a house haunted by memories—and a man named Theo who only appears in the dark. As their bond deepens, Elias uncovers a tragic love story buried in his bloodline… and a choice that could cost him everything. Whispers in the Walls is a gothic gay romance of longing, betrayal, and a love that refuses to die.

The Ghosts of Sugar Hill Have Returned—And They’re More Dangerous Than Ever Avery Dufresne thought she had finally silenced the restless spirit of Ambrose, but Sugar Hill’s haunted past is far from finished. As the Dufresne family prepares for the grand Starlight Ball, the halls of Belle Fontaine stir with new supernatural activity—phantom whispers, chilling apparitions, and a dark energy that grows stronger with each passing day. When Avery and her cousin Summer uncover a long-buried family secret, they realize the curse binding their family to Sugar Hill runs deeper than they ever...

WHAT IS IT REALLY LIKE LIVING IN A HAUNTED HOUSE? Despite popular belief it’s a horror show filled with screaming apparitions and terror-filled nights, sometimes it isn’t very scary at all, but it can be interesting and entertaining. GHOST THEORIES, Raising a Family in a Haunted House, is the true story of an ordinary family cohabitating with mischievous entities that sometimes interrupt a normal day, or night. Join Jeff, Maurine, Sheri and Rae on their 5-year journey as they discover what being haunted is really like

On the night of a fierce storm, Reilly seeks refuge from the elements in the imposing abode of Manor Lannigan. There, over dinner, the current Lord recounts the tale of his ancestors Alice and Edward. When Lannigan's story ends and bedtime beckons, will it all end well for Reilly? With Five Stars from Readers' Favorite, The Cries of Manor Lannigan is a marvelous and haunting tale of the supernatural that will linger in the imagination long after you've finished reading.

Chloe died, and that was when her real torment began… It was 1932 when Chloe Miller went missing, and her body was never recovered. Her murderer was never identified. Her ghost is trapped in Sterben House, but she is not alone. People have come to live in Sterben House, despite Chloe’s whispered warnings. They have fled in terror of the evil that dwells there. But Chloe must remain. Now, Alex and his family live in Sterben House. He wants to uncover the story of her tragic death. Can Chloe hope to be freed? Or will Alex, by trying to investigate, stir the demon of Sterben House and ...

In the 10th book of the Calendar Mysteries - an early listener book mystery series - there's a haunted house in Green Lawn! It's Halloween, and the Shangri-la Hotel has been transformed into a haunted house, complete with an ogre out front. Bradley, Brian, Nate, and Lucy are ready for some scary fun, but then they notice that none of the kids who have gone in the hotel have come back out. What's happening to them? Ghosts and witches and ogres aren't real...right?

Dana didn’t heed the warning about not using the house on the island at Christmas time. She went ahead and did it anyway. But some doors are better left unopened. When Dana and Sterling decide to escape London’s dreary confines, and spend Christmas at the families island house, they defied a Christmas tradition. No one should spend Christmas day at the cove. When the couple arrive they discover a ghostly Christmas tree, its candles burned to stubs, and a dust-covered copy of A Christmas Carol, relics of a bygone era. But their fascination turns to horror when the veil between the living...

A boy who hates bugs starts to see them everywhere. A basketball player’s skin starts to almost drip off his hands—but no one else can see it. Three friends find a hole in the ground that just gets bigger, and bigger, and bigger... And each story is introduced by Stine himself, providing a personal touch sure to delight fans. Laced with Stine’s signature humor and a hefty dose of nightmarish fun, Stinetinglers is perfect for fans of Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark and Stine’s own Goosebumps books.

Beware! What you bring home might come with an unwanted visitor. Haunted Heirlooms is a collection of bizarre and terrifying experiences from four antique store owners. These dealers found themselves in possession of precious objects - heirlooms. But what made these different from all the others? They came possessed or haunted. From a wing chair that came accompanied by a spirit from The Roaring Twenties who wishes to reclaim what was hers in life to a family whose house has become tormented by a catlike creature larger than their Bernese. A phantom that prowls the garden and visits them in...

‘Count to ten, now go and hide. You’re not safe, your daddy lied.’ Valerie and Robert Archer leave their comfortable farmhouse for a fresh start after an affair threatens to tear them apart. Valerie has reservations about the burnt-out house but must do what’s best for her daughter. They begin a daunting renovation project that allows them to knock down walls and rebuild their lives. As the smoke damage from the old house is repaired, Robert is plunged into the clutches of madness. Valerie struggles to hold the family together, but there’s more to battle than a controlling husband...