Haunted House Stories

Welcome to the Myrtles, the most haunted house in America. In this spine-tingling chronicle, Frances tells the story of how she was drawn to this former plantation mansion, its bone-chilling history, and the incredible encounters of the ghostly kind she had that forever changed her beliefs about the supernatural - and just may change yours.

Twins Mindy and Mandy rely on shaky advice to find ghosts at an abandoned house. Discovered with a bloody knife in their hands, they turn to Hawk Theriot to clear them for the murder of the old man, Gramps Atkins, who once lived there. Hawk suspects one of Gramps's three sons. Only he does not know which one. All have motive, means, and opportunity. After interviewing all three, Hawk reaches a surprise conclusion, despite the continued interference of the twins in the guise of help. Even the ghosts did not see this one coming.

Explore the fascinating and frightening world of serial killers and ghosts! Chilling. Bloody. Insane. Sadistic. This is the nightmarish true-life story of the most infamous serial killers in history. At the same time, it’s an overview of the scariest ghost stories, as well as some not-so-popular, yet frightening tales. Some of the serial killers you’ll read about include: - The Long Island Killer - The Zodiac Killer - The Boston Strangler Each chapter gives a gruesome account of one of the most vicious and insane killers in history Some of the ghost stories you’ll read about include: ...

A haunted call. A decaying mansion. A darkness that refuses to die. Father Gomez has spent years battling the supernatural, but nothing prepares him for the chilling summons that draws him to Belle Palm—a once-grand Louisiana estate shrouded in secrets and shadow. Joined by his loyal partners, Hibbs and Dr. Ling, Gomez is thrust into a labyrinth of ghostly apparitions, cryptic symbols, and a haunting that defies all reason. As the team delves deeper into the mansion’s history, reality itself begins to unravel. Sinister forces stalk the halls, trust frays, and the boundary between past ...

"Evil is not something superhuman, it's something less than human." — Agatha Christie, author, on the nature of malevolence. Following the chilling success of Encounters with Evil: 101 True & Terrifying Stories, Gemma Jade returns with Encounters with Evil: Vol 2, plunging readers deeper into the shadowy realms where the paranormal and the malevolent collide. This gripping collection unveils a new array of true, spine-chilling accounts that peel back the veil between our world and the unknown, revealing terrors that linger in the dark corners of reality. Join Gemma Jade, a physical medium...

Lost in a dark, spooky forest! So I sought shelter in a crumbling old mansion. But I quickly discovered that it was haunted - by cats!

A Husband's Secrets, A Ghost's Whispers. A Treacherous Moor. Madeline Ignored the Chilling Signs. She shouldn't have done that. In a desperate bid to escape the chaos of New York City and save a crumbling marriage, famed novelist Madeline and her actor husband, Jason, retreat to the alluring but isolated landscapes of the English moors. But as Madeline seeks inspiration for her writing, she finds herself ensnared in the haunting legends and hidden perils of the house on the moor. From the mysterious gardener Emil, to the enigmatic local, Liam, who seems almost spectral in his comings and ...

Some houses whisper. This one bites. Daniel thought he was getting a fresh start when he moved into a run-down rowhouse on the edge of town. But the strange chattering sounds in the walls won’t stop. And when he peels back a layer of old plaster, he finds something impossible—a row of human teeth embedded in the wall. As the house’s hunger grows, so does its grip on Daniel. Doors vanish. Rooms shift. And the walls begin to whisper things only he can hear. From Rick Brink, author of The Meat House, comes a terrifying new entry in the Terror Novellas series—a claustrophobic tale of ...

As a paranormal detective and exorcist, Michael Merlyn believed he’d seen it all. But that was before he arrived in New Mexico and discovered Eclipse. The highly addictive narcotic leaves behind floating corpses and spirits that are still feeling its effects post mortem. But Michaels investigation turns personal very quickly when a ruthless drug lord attacks his friends and family in order to keep the powerful psychic away.

The Harrington Opera House stands still, cold and decrepit. Once a vibrant center of Manhattan high society nightlife, the grand old theater has lain in ruin and decay since the fateful day a tragic fire ripped through its insides, taking the lives of many. At the center of this disaster lay a feud between two up and coming actresses. A feud that turned bloody and tragic. Efforts to revitalize the space have all ended in bloody ruin, with tragedies befalling all who try to enter. All until the day psychic medium and exorcist Michael Merlyn came to New York City. Hired by a wealthy ...

Charles Chandler's dream early retirement to the English Riviera becomes a paranormal nightmare as a sordid family secret literally comes back to haunt him! Through his former employment at the Home Office, Charles is referred to paranormal investigator Malachi Hunter. Mal and his team attempt to deal with escalating phenomena at the Chandler home, but run into an unexpected family problem of their own, with disastrous results. Meanwhile, occultist Pasha Sokolov learns of the existence of Celtic God Camulos, and launches an audacious expedition to extract the God of Warfare from Wolfe ...

Marigold is running from ghosts. The phantoms of her old life keep haunting her, but a move with her newly blended family from their small California beach town to the embattled Midwestern city of Cedarville might be the fresh start she needs. Her mom has accepted a new job with the Sterling Foundation that comes with a free house, one that Mari now has to share with her bratty 10-year-old stepsister, Piper.

Two of John Curley's investigators had just quit when he settled down on his desk to catch up. Then he saw the blinking light on his answering machine. Another case, this time across state lines. A twenty-bedroom mansion that's been under renovation for over four years. Four years was a long time in his mind - the mind of a construction foreman. There were "noises" in the house, according to the site manager, the third one hired in less than a year after the last two entire construction teams quit. How unusual this house was. Indeed it turned out to be a house of grandeur, of opulence in an...

Jason Blum invited 16 cutting-edge collaborators, filmmakers, and writers to envision a city of their choosing, and let their demons run wild. The Blumhouse Book of Nightmares: The Haunted City brings together all-new, boundary-breaking stories from such artists as Ethan Hawke (Boyhood), Eli Roth (Hostel), Scott Derrickson (Sinister), C. Robert Cargill (Sinister), James DeMonaco (The Purge), and many others.

A haunted house. A buried secret. A love that could cost everything. Restoration architect Josie Fagan takes on a project with lawyer and senator’s son, Patrick Pullman. It’s the perfect match. She needs his endorsement to save her business, and he wants to restore his ancestral Chicago home. Love wasn’t part of her plan. Neither was being asked to stay at his home, haunted by ghosts, or discovering she has a claim to his home - which she adores. When she finds out his family may be responsible for her aunt’s disappearance fifty years ago, it’s a race to unearth the truth before ...

Bleakmoor House is as dead as the landscape in which it resides. It would be out of place anywhere else: at odds with green grass, woodlands, or the bustle of an inner city. Here, on the moor, its coldness fits neatly into its desolate surroundings – like bones in a coffin, or gravestones in a graveyard. When Abby, Ian and their friends arrive for a weekend break, they all try to settle in, but it becomes apparent one of them has brought more than just baggage. As they explore, old wounds reopen, and the mysteries of the house deepen. An unsettling realisation creeps over them: more than ...

A house on a lonely street. Strange happenings. How do you wrap your mind around things that go bump in the night when you do not want to believe in ghosts? What happens when a mysterious, beautiful woman walks into your world and every answer she gives you creates a thousand more questions? A touch here. A scratch there. A whisper. a sigh. And a cat who stays by your side through it all. Stream of consciousness refers to the practice of writing down ideas as they come into your head. The conventions of grammar and appropriateness of language is usually ignored when using this literary ...

The perfect location at the perfect price. It even had its own ghost, so the locals told them. Well, that didn’t matter – did it? Stuart and Cleo are in need of a sea change, so when a bargain priced house in a ‘to die for’ location becomes available, they immediately place an offer. Initially, they discounted the stories of the ghost. After-all their weekend retreat seemed like a slice of heaven on earth and they weren’t about to let anyone ruin it for them. Yet, as night falls, they become reluctant witnesses to the house's malevolent past. A sudden chill, a faint whisper, and ...

On the Eve of the Final Days the Dead Will Walk the Earth The veil between the worlds of the living and the dead has started to weaken. The events that took place in East London during the autumn months has unleashed a psychic wave that has spread out across the capital, and in its wake the dead are becoming restless. Violent poltergeist activity and horrifying apparitions are just the tip of the iceberg. With each day that passes more and more people are reporting encounters with terrifying things that seem to come from beyond the grave. And while the public at large remains ignorant of ...

On Christmas Eve, a party of friends descends on a purportedly haunted country retreat, charged with the task of discovering evidence of the supernatural. Sequestered in their rooms for the holiday, the friends reconvene on Twelfth Night at a great feast and share their stories of spectral encounters.