Author: Joan Axelrod-Contrada
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 1429645741
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 33
Book Description
Scary stories in every culture, here are some of the best.
Ghoulish Ghost Stories
Author: Joan Axelrod-Contrada
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 1429645741
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 33
Book Description
Scary stories in every culture, here are some of the best.
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 1429645741
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 33
Book Description
Scary stories in every culture, here are some of the best.
Spinetinglers
Author: Robert Westall
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
ISBN: 9780753415283
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
Guaranteed to thrill and chill, this spine-tingling collection of 22 spooky stories includes contributions by Franz Kafka, Charles Dickens, Guy de Maupassant, and many other well-known writers.
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
ISBN: 9780753415283
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
Guaranteed to thrill and chill, this spine-tingling collection of 22 spooky stories includes contributions by Franz Kafka, Charles Dickens, Guy de Maupassant, and many other well-known writers.
Little Ghoul Goes to School
Author: Jef Czekaj
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0063089505
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Perfect for back-to-school and Halloween, this is a funny and sweet story about a monster’s first day of school by the popular author-illustrator of Cat Secrets. The ideal next read for fans of First Day Jitters, My Monster Mama Loves Me So, and We Don’t Eat Our Classmates. Little Ghoul is nervous about her first day of school. Her mom assures her that it will be great: The teachers will be scary. The lunch will be revolting! And the other classmates will be spine-tingling and creepy. But what if Little Ghoul’s greatest fears come true—and everyone is nice? In this hilariously silly take on a monster’s first day, Little Ghoul learns that school can be fun for creatures of every kind.
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0063089505
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Perfect for back-to-school and Halloween, this is a funny and sweet story about a monster’s first day of school by the popular author-illustrator of Cat Secrets. The ideal next read for fans of First Day Jitters, My Monster Mama Loves Me So, and We Don’t Eat Our Classmates. Little Ghoul is nervous about her first day of school. Her mom assures her that it will be great: The teachers will be scary. The lunch will be revolting! And the other classmates will be spine-tingling and creepy. But what if Little Ghoul’s greatest fears come true—and everyone is nice? In this hilariously silly take on a monster’s first day, Little Ghoul learns that school can be fun for creatures of every kind.
Ghoulish Ghosts
Author: Craig Boutland
Publisher: Lerner Publications (Tm)
ISBN: 154156281X
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Examine the evidence that makes the case for the existence of ghosts, from historical records to popular theories. High-interest subject matter and eerie images will keep readers engaged until the final page.
Publisher: Lerner Publications (Tm)
ISBN: 154156281X
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Examine the evidence that makes the case for the existence of ghosts, from historical records to popular theories. High-interest subject matter and eerie images will keep readers engaged until the final page.
The Haunted Looking Glass
Author: Edward Gorey
Publisher: New York Review of Books
ISBN: 9780940322684
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 278
Book Description
The Haunted Looking Glass is the late Edward Gorey's selection of his favorite tales of ghosts, ghouls, and grisly goings-on. It includes stories by Charles Dickens, Wilkie Collins, M. R. James, W. W. Jacobs, and L. P. Hartley, among other masters of the fine art of making the flesh creep, all accompanied by Gorey's inimitable illustrations. ALGERNON BLACKWOOD, "The Empty House" W.F. HARVEY, "August Heat" CHARLES DICKENS, "The Signalman" L.P. HARTLEY, "A Visitor from Down Under" R.H. MALDEN, "The Thirteenth Tree" ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON, "The Body-Snatcher" E. NESBIT, "Man-Size in Marble" BRAM STOKER, "The Judge's House" TOM HOOD, "The Shadow of a Shade" W.W. JACOBS, "The Monkey's Paw," WILKIE COLLINS, "The Dream Woman" M.R. JAMES, "Casting the Runes"
Publisher: New York Review of Books
ISBN: 9780940322684
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 278
Book Description
The Haunted Looking Glass is the late Edward Gorey's selection of his favorite tales of ghosts, ghouls, and grisly goings-on. It includes stories by Charles Dickens, Wilkie Collins, M. R. James, W. W. Jacobs, and L. P. Hartley, among other masters of the fine art of making the flesh creep, all accompanied by Gorey's inimitable illustrations. ALGERNON BLACKWOOD, "The Empty House" W.F. HARVEY, "August Heat" CHARLES DICKENS, "The Signalman" L.P. HARTLEY, "A Visitor from Down Under" R.H. MALDEN, "The Thirteenth Tree" ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON, "The Body-Snatcher" E. NESBIT, "Man-Size in Marble" BRAM STOKER, "The Judge's House" TOM HOOD, "The Shadow of a Shade" W.W. JACOBS, "The Monkey's Paw," WILKIE COLLINS, "The Dream Woman" M.R. JAMES, "Casting the Runes"
Grandpa's Ghost Stories
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781627310529
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
The highly anticipated reprint of a classic children's book by renowned illustrator and graphic designer James Flora.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781627310529
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
The highly anticipated reprint of a classic children's book by renowned illustrator and graphic designer James Flora.
A House of Ghosts
Author: W. C. Ryan
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1948924722
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
Finalist for the Irish Book Award for Crime Fiction Book of the Year, a Classic Cozy Big-House Mystery Haunted by the Specters of World War One—For Readers of Agatha Christie and Simone St. James Winter 1917. As the First World War enters its most brutal phase, back home in England, everyone is seeking answers to the darkness that has seeped into their lives. At Blackwater Abbey, on an island off the Devon coast, armaments manufacturer Lord Highmount has arranged a spiritualist gathering to contact his two sons, both of whom died at the front. Among the guests, two have been secretly dispatched from the intelligence service: Kate Cartwright, a friend of the family who lost her beloved brother at the Somme and who, in the realm of the spiritual, has her own special gift; and the mysterious Captain Donovan, recently returned from Europe. Top secret plans for weapons developed by Lord Highmount’s company have turned up in Berlin, and there is reason to believe enemy spies will be in attendance. As the guests arrive, it becomes clear that each has something they would rather keep hidden. Then, when a storm descends, they find themselves trapped on the island. Soon one of their number will die. For Blackwater Abbey is haunted in more ways than one . . . . An unrelenting, gripping mystery, packed with twists and turns and a kindling of romance, A House of Ghosts is the perfect cold-weather read.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1948924722
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
Finalist for the Irish Book Award for Crime Fiction Book of the Year, a Classic Cozy Big-House Mystery Haunted by the Specters of World War One—For Readers of Agatha Christie and Simone St. James Winter 1917. As the First World War enters its most brutal phase, back home in England, everyone is seeking answers to the darkness that has seeped into their lives. At Blackwater Abbey, on an island off the Devon coast, armaments manufacturer Lord Highmount has arranged a spiritualist gathering to contact his two sons, both of whom died at the front. Among the guests, two have been secretly dispatched from the intelligence service: Kate Cartwright, a friend of the family who lost her beloved brother at the Somme and who, in the realm of the spiritual, has her own special gift; and the mysterious Captain Donovan, recently returned from Europe. Top secret plans for weapons developed by Lord Highmount’s company have turned up in Berlin, and there is reason to believe enemy spies will be in attendance. As the guests arrive, it becomes clear that each has something they would rather keep hidden. Then, when a storm descends, they find themselves trapped on the island. Soon one of their number will die. For Blackwater Abbey is haunted in more ways than one . . . . An unrelenting, gripping mystery, packed with twists and turns and a kindling of romance, A House of Ghosts is the perfect cold-weather read.
Ghosts in South America
Author: Nicole E. Rodriguez Mata
Publisher: Bellwether Media
ISBN: 1648344496
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
Venezuela may be home to a whistling ghost! El Sibón wanders the country, gathering bones for his collection. If you hear his whistle, run away! This is one of three creepy ghost stories introduced in this book about the haunted tales of South America. Additional features show off the origin of each story, introduce a possible explanation, and highlight another similar story from another part of the world.
Publisher: Bellwether Media
ISBN: 1648344496
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
Venezuela may be home to a whistling ghost! El Sibón wanders the country, gathering bones for his collection. If you hear his whistle, run away! This is one of three creepy ghost stories introduced in this book about the haunted tales of South America. Additional features show off the origin of each story, introduce a possible explanation, and highlight another similar story from another part of the world.
The Ghoul Next Door
Author: Victoria Laurie
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101634944
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
On a well-deserved hiatus from the ghoulish grind of their TV show, Ghoul Getters, psychic medium M. J. Holliday, her boyfriend, Heath, and her best friend, Gilley, are back home in Boston. But there’s no rest for the weary ghost busters. M. J.’s ex comes to her for help—his fiancée’s brother Luke seems haunted by a sinister spirit. The crew sets up surveillance cameras to watch for the possessive poltergeist while Luke is sleeping. But when he goes outside in the middle of the night and returns hours later covered in blood, they are all very concerned—especially when the news reports the murder of a young woman in the neighborhood. Now M. J., Heath, and Gilley must remain self-possessed as they try to stop a wicked ghost whose behavior is anything but neighborly.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101634944
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
On a well-deserved hiatus from the ghoulish grind of their TV show, Ghoul Getters, psychic medium M. J. Holliday, her boyfriend, Heath, and her best friend, Gilley, are back home in Boston. But there’s no rest for the weary ghost busters. M. J.’s ex comes to her for help—his fiancée’s brother Luke seems haunted by a sinister spirit. The crew sets up surveillance cameras to watch for the possessive poltergeist while Luke is sleeping. But when he goes outside in the middle of the night and returns hours later covered in blood, they are all very concerned—especially when the news reports the murder of a young woman in the neighborhood. Now M. J., Heath, and Gilley must remain self-possessed as they try to stop a wicked ghost whose behavior is anything but neighborly.
Ghoulish Ghosts
Author: Craig Boutland
Publisher: Lerner Publications ™
ISBN: 1541571215
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 35
Book Description
Examine the evidence that makes the case for the existence of ghosts, from historical records to popular theories. High-interest subject matter and eerie images will keep readers engaged until the final page.
Publisher: Lerner Publications ™
ISBN: 1541571215
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 35
Book Description
Examine the evidence that makes the case for the existence of ghosts, from historical records to popular theories. High-interest subject matter and eerie images will keep readers engaged until the final page.