Haunted House Stories

Welcome to The House That Hungers—a gothic descent into psychological terror, memory, and the appetite of places that never truly die. This is not your typical haunted house story. The house doesn’t just whisper. It doesn’t just remember. It feeds. Elena Marrow returns to a long-forgotten ancestral estate expecting closure. What she finds instead is a sentient structure that has waited generations to taste her again. Reality bends. Memory bleeds. Doors don’t just open—they bite. And the more she uncovers, the more she realizes: She didn’t come back to explore the house. She came...

Cursed: Tales of the World's Most Haunted Objects delves into the eerie, terrifying, and often deadly world of cursed artifacts. This gripping collection unravels the dark histories and spine-chilling legends surrounding some of the most infamous haunted objects, people, and places from around the globe. From the deadly allure of the Hope Diamond to the sinister whispers of the Dybbuk Box, each chapter explores a new tale of mystery and malevolence. Drawing on historical accounts, scientific investigations, and eyewitness testimonies, Hayes offers a concise yet captivating exploration of ...

Something Goes Bump In the Night… Short-short spooky stories about different encounters with apparitions in different situations and settings. Some are based on true accounts; others may be embellished by the tellers–But all are unsettling if not outright scary! 25 First Person Ghost Story Shorts, Quick Reads That Offer a Little Spooky Chill… Thank you to everyone who agreed to allow me to include their story.

Haunted America: The True Stories Behind the Most Famous Real American Hauntings takes you on a spine-tingling journey through the eerie halls, shadowy prisons, and haunted homes that make up America’s most legendary ghost stories. From the terrifying Bell Witch of Tennessee to the mysterious tragedies of the Villisca Axe Murder House in Iowa, this gripping guide explores ten of the most notorious haunted locations in the country. Each chapter blends historical fact, local folklore, and chilling eyewitness accounts to reveal the dark stories and lingering spirits that continue to haunt ...

Noah just wants some peace and quiet to finish his homework. But his little brother Josh can’t stop talking about the Haunted House. When they go to check it out, the brothers find out they are not the only kids on the case. Olivia is new in town. But she already has a high tech plan to spy on the Haunted House. The three kids join forces to find out the truth. But when Josh goes missing, Noah and Olivia have to decide which is worse—the risk of the Haunted House, or the risk of losing Josh!

Phantom Black Dogs have haunted the highways and byways of human existence for hundreds of years. This apparition, usually seen as a huge dog with glowing eyes, has appeared to people throughout the United Kingdom and Ireland as well as North and South America and it continues to appear to this day. The Black Dog has been seen and reported by witnesses ranging from farmers to professional geologists, nurses and military officers. While those with a passing knowledge of this phantom see it only as a harbinger of doom and death, the lore surrounding this fascinating creature is more nuanced. ...

In an unassuming house on the edge of town, secrets linger like shadows in the corners, and the past is never truly past. Every creak in the floorboards, every sigh of the wind through the eaves, seems to carry a whisper of forgotten sins and untold stories. For those who dare to step inside, the house becomes more than just a home—it becomes a mirror to their fears, their desires, and their darkest regrets. But as the threads of its haunted history begin to unravel, one truth emerges: the house remembers. And it’s not done telling its story.

Imogene is young, beautiful . . . and dead, waiting in the Rosebud Theater one afternoon in 1945. . . . Francis was human once, but now he's an eight-foot-tall locust, and everyone in Calliphora will tremble when they hear him sing. . . . John is locked in a basement stained with the blood of half a dozen murdered children, and an antique telephone, long since disconnected, rings at night with calls from the dead.

Dare to venture into the shadows this Halloween with eight bone-chilling stories that will keep you up long after the jack-o'-lanterns have flickered out. From the haunted farmlands of America's heartland to the witch-whispered streets of Salem, each tale in this anthology weaves a unique tapestry of horror. You'll meet desperate farmers making deals with ancient evils, teenagers unleashing century-old curses, and ordinary people thrust into extraordinary battles against the forces of darkness. "Halloween Haunts" offers a delicious blend of supernatural thrills, folk horror, and ...

The landscape of the Hudson River Valley lends itself to the likelihood that ghosts exist. Native Americans storied the territory with mysterious legends. Early Dutch settlers imprinted the strange new scenery with scary fables. Washington Irving's writings enlivened the folklore and added more fuel to the already smoldering supernatural mix. Where there's smoke there's fire, the saying goes, and surely there seems to be truth to the spookiness as evidenced by the plethora of haunted houses. Welcome to the haunted Hudson Valley where some ancient stone dwellings, church rectories, tourist ...

Spirits are everywhere, just check over your shoulder... In the short span of a few years, Dan Hammond became a paranormal investigator, discovered clairvoyant abilities, and came face-to-face with malicious earth-bound spirits, poltergeists, non-human entities, and much more. In this openly honest and effectual chronicle, Dan shares his investigations, his thoughts on the afterlife, what it's like to be punched in the face by a ghost, and much more.

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 ...

Some secrets are best left, buried deep within the earth… I am thrilled to put together this collection of creepy short stories set in different parts of the world!! Whether it is a small non-descript village in India, the magnificent monasteries in Tibet, the numerous alleys of Kathmandu, the terraced rice fields of Japan, or the Serengeti plains of Tanzania— the locations are as beautiful as the horrifying events which unravel in them! This volume contains 5 horror stories that will have you feverishly turning pages, wanting more— Whether it is a village which is terrorized by an ...

They say that the human brain can remain active up to ten minutes after the heart stops. Maybe that was why Annabelle Aldridge could remember watching herself die… Having been brought back from the brink of death after surviving a horrific attack, Annabelle Aldridge seeks to make a new start in a home she inherited from her beloved great aunt. However, almost from the moment she sets foot in Sweetwater, South Carolina, things begin to go awry for Annabelle. Briarleaf Hall, the house purchased by her aunt sight unseen, has a dark history in the sleepy southern town. Not least among her ...

How will you die? Dr. Atwell knows. He knows how everyone will die, even the ones he won't kill himself. He also knows about all your clones. You didn't really think you were the original, did you? He's even traveled back in time to bring his daughter back from the dead. Shadow on the Stairs is a collection of short thriller, horror, mystery, and suspense stories.

Enjoy three haunted house mysteries in this audio box set: The Haunting of the Falcon Creek Lodge, The Haunting of the Silver Creek Lodge, and The Haunting of the Briar Rose.

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.

A simple road trip turned into a ghostly adventure for author, Victoria Mundae. When driving through Texas, she found herself in a small town, located in the upper corner of northeast Texas. She was far away from the life she knew and about to experience something which would change her life forever. Following her intuition, Victoria decided to spend the night in the Jefferson Hotel, a historic and renowned haunted location. When checked in, she was listed as the only guest, but it wouldn’t take long for her to discover, she was the only living guest.

The House on Thornhallow Moor (Book One of the Between Heartbeats Series) On the wind-swept cliffs overlooking Blackwater Hollow stands Thornhallow Moor—a house bound by secrets older than the sea. When Clara Wren returns to the neglected Victorian estate of her childhood, she expects memories, perhaps even closure. But the house has waited patiently for her arrival, harboring more than just dust and echoes of the past. Whispers drift through empty rooms, footprints glisten with seawater, and in the shadows stands Silas Vale—a ship’s captain lost to a storm over a century ago. Bound ...

In this erotic lesbian and futanari romance-thriller, 23-year-old Miranda, a beautiful hairdresser from the city, meets cute 19-year-old Jess from the mysterious yellow house near her parents’ summer cottage. As the secrets of the yellow house’s inhabitants unveil, Miranda finds herself in a battle against powerful supernatural forces of evil. Miranda found that Jess’ voice was deep, soft and attractive. She also couldn’t help but notice the brunette’s beautiful mouth and intense hazel eyes… As she turned and walked towards the road, she glanced to her left and saw the side of ...