Author: Stephen Brennan
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing Inc.
ISBN: 1616083646
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 573
Book Description
Presents a collection of ghost stories from such authors as Louisa May Alcott, H.G. Wells, Arthur Conan Doyle, and Joseph Conrad.
The Best Ghost Stories Ever Told
Author: Stephen Brennan
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing Inc.
ISBN: 1616083646
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 573
Book Description
Presents a collection of ghost stories from such authors as Louisa May Alcott, H.G. Wells, Arthur Conan Doyle, and Joseph Conrad.
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing Inc.
ISBN: 1616083646
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 573
Book Description
Presents a collection of ghost stories from such authors as Louisa May Alcott, H.G. Wells, Arthur Conan Doyle, and Joseph Conrad.
The Best Ghost Stories Ever
Author: Christopher Krovatin
Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks
ISBN: 9780439574266
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
Presents a collection of ghost stories by such authors as Edgar Allan Poe, Bram Stoker, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, and Washington Irving.
Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks
ISBN: 9780439574266
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
Presents a collection of ghost stories by such authors as Edgar Allan Poe, Bram Stoker, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, and Washington Irving.
Scariest Stories Ever Told
Author: Roberta Simpson Brown
Publisher: August House Publishers
ISBN: 9781939160997
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
An anthology of spooky stories, divided into such categories as "Something's Not Safe at School," "Shadows in the Woods and by the Water," "Welcome to Your New Home," Don't Stray Too Far from Home," and "Better Not Mess with What's Best Left Alone."
Publisher: August House Publishers
ISBN: 9781939160997
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
An anthology of spooky stories, divided into such categories as "Something's Not Safe at School," "Shadows in the Woods and by the Water," "Welcome to Your New Home," Don't Stray Too Far from Home," and "Better Not Mess with What's Best Left Alone."
Elements of a Haunting
Author: Brandon Alvis
Publisher: Llewellyn Worldwide
ISBN: 0738768480
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 199
Book Description
Peek Behind the Scenes of Spine-Tingling Investigations Join Brandon Alvis and Mustafa Gatollari, stars of the hit A&E television show Ghost Hunters, as they delve into the methodology of their most compelling investigations. Within these pages, you will discover the fascinating history of six haunted locations and how it pertains to the events of each case, including details that have never been previously revealed. Elements of a Haunting covers the shocking secrets of the Athenaeum in Indianapolis, the Madison Seminary in Ohio, the Worley Hospital in Texas, the Glen House in Missouri, and the Original Springs Hotel and Galena Marine Hospital in Illinois. Learn how Brandon and Mustafa gather empirical evidence of paranormal phenomena, as well as the ethics, theory, and protocol they utilize in every investigation. The authors also include their groundbreaking classification system for ghosts and hauntings that is transforming the field of paranormal studies into a true scientific discipline.
Publisher: Llewellyn Worldwide
ISBN: 0738768480
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 199
Book Description
Peek Behind the Scenes of Spine-Tingling Investigations Join Brandon Alvis and Mustafa Gatollari, stars of the hit A&E television show Ghost Hunters, as they delve into the methodology of their most compelling investigations. Within these pages, you will discover the fascinating history of six haunted locations and how it pertains to the events of each case, including details that have never been previously revealed. Elements of a Haunting covers the shocking secrets of the Athenaeum in Indianapolis, the Madison Seminary in Ohio, the Worley Hospital in Texas, the Glen House in Missouri, and the Original Springs Hotel and Galena Marine Hospital in Illinois. Learn how Brandon and Mustafa gather empirical evidence of paranormal phenomena, as well as the ethics, theory, and protocol they utilize in every investigation. The authors also include their groundbreaking classification system for ghosts and hauntings that is transforming the field of paranormal studies into a true scientific discipline.
The Best Crime Stories Ever Told
Author: Dorothy L. Sayers
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing Inc.
ISBN: 1620870495
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 577
Book Description
When Sayers first began compiling anthologies of the best crime stories in the 1920s and '30s, the genre was in the flush of its first golden age. Now today's fans of mystery and crime fiction can experience a handpicked collection featuring outstanding stories of the era.
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing Inc.
ISBN: 1620870495
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 577
Book Description
When Sayers first began compiling anthologies of the best crime stories in the 1920s and '30s, the genre was in the flush of its first golden age. Now today's fans of mystery and crime fiction can experience a handpicked collection featuring outstanding stories of the era.
The Scariest Stories You've Ever Heard
Author: Katherine Burt
Publisher: Pages Publishing Group
ISBN: 9780874064193
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Terrifying tales to tell at a slumber party, around a campfire, or in a dark room with the wind howling outside.
Publisher: Pages Publishing Group
ISBN: 9780874064193
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Terrifying tales to tell at a slumber party, around a campfire, or in a dark room with the wind howling outside.
Classic Victorian and Edwardian Ghost Stories
Author: Rex Collings
Publisher: Wordsworth Editions
ISBN: 9781840220667
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
This is a book to be read by a blazing fire on a winter's night, with the curtains drawn close and the doors securely locked. The unquiet souls of the dead, both as fictional creations and as 'real' apparitions, roam the pages of this haunting selection of ghost stories by Rex Collings. Some of these stories are classics while others are lesser-known gems unearthed from this vintage era of tales of the supernatural. There are stories from distant lands - 'Fisher's Ghost' by John Lang is set in Australia and 'A Ghostly Manifestation' by 'A Clergyman' is set in Calcutta. In this selection, Sir Walter Scott (a Victorian in spirit if not in fact), keeps company with Edgar Allen Poe, Sheridan Le Fanu and other illustrious masters of the genre.
Publisher: Wordsworth Editions
ISBN: 9781840220667
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
This is a book to be read by a blazing fire on a winter's night, with the curtains drawn close and the doors securely locked. The unquiet souls of the dead, both as fictional creations and as 'real' apparitions, roam the pages of this haunting selection of ghost stories by Rex Collings. Some of these stories are classics while others are lesser-known gems unearthed from this vintage era of tales of the supernatural. There are stories from distant lands - 'Fisher's Ghost' by John Lang is set in Australia and 'A Ghostly Manifestation' by 'A Clergyman' is set in Calcutta. In this selection, Sir Walter Scott (a Victorian in spirit if not in fact), keeps company with Edgar Allen Poe, Sheridan Le Fanu and other illustrious masters of the genre.
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.
Roald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories
Author: Roald Dahl
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 0241955718
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Fourteen terrifying ghost stories chosen by the master of the macabre, Roald Dahl. 'Spookiness is the real purpose of the ghost story. It should give you the creeps and disturb your thoughts . . .' Who better to choose the ultimate in spine-chillers than Roald Dahl, whose own sinister stories have teased and twisted the imagination of millions? Here are fourteen of his favourite ghost stories, including Sheridan Le Fanu's The Ghost of a Hand, Edith Wharton's Afterward, Cynthia Asquith's The Corner Shop and Mary Treadgold's The Telephone. Roald Dahl, the brilliant and worldwide acclaimed author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach, Matilda, and many more classics for children, also wrote scores of short stories for adults. These delightfully disturbing tales have often been filmed and were most recently the inspiration for the West End play, Roald Dahl's Twisted Tales by Jeremy Dyson. Roald Dahl's stories continue to make readers shiver today.
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 0241955718
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Fourteen terrifying ghost stories chosen by the master of the macabre, Roald Dahl. 'Spookiness is the real purpose of the ghost story. It should give you the creeps and disturb your thoughts . . .' Who better to choose the ultimate in spine-chillers than Roald Dahl, whose own sinister stories have teased and twisted the imagination of millions? Here are fourteen of his favourite ghost stories, including Sheridan Le Fanu's The Ghost of a Hand, Edith Wharton's Afterward, Cynthia Asquith's The Corner Shop and Mary Treadgold's The Telephone. Roald Dahl, the brilliant and worldwide acclaimed author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach, Matilda, and many more classics for children, also wrote scores of short stories for adults. These delightfully disturbing tales have often been filmed and were most recently the inspiration for the West End play, Roald Dahl's Twisted Tales by Jeremy Dyson. Roald Dahl's stories continue to make readers shiver today.
Great Ghost Stories
Author: Various
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 9780688145873
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
"I can assure you," said the young man, "that it will take a very tangible ghost to frighten me." So says the foolishly brave narrator of H. G. Wells's "The Red Room," one of the thirteen great ghost stories gathered together in this deluxe illustrated volume. Selected and illustrated by Barry Moser, a master of the macabre, these spooky tales will send a shiver down the spine of even the bravest reader. This new edition includes classic masterpieces of horror by H. P. Lovecraft, Brain Stoker, Richard Middleton, and Arthur Conan Doyle. There are also several chilling modern tales of the supernatural by such authors as Madeleine L'Engle and Joyce Carol Oates to petrify even the most seasoned explorer of the dark realms. From the slowly gathering dread of being caught in the grips of a haunted house to the sure, sharp horror of realization that overcomes one entering the spirit world, nothing compares to the thrill of these tales from the great beyond. With Barry Moser's fourteen eerie watercolors, this collection is sure to satisfy readers with an insatiable taste for terror, as well as those who simply love the chill down the spine that comes from reading a great ghost story.
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 9780688145873
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
"I can assure you," said the young man, "that it will take a very tangible ghost to frighten me." So says the foolishly brave narrator of H. G. Wells's "The Red Room," one of the thirteen great ghost stories gathered together in this deluxe illustrated volume. Selected and illustrated by Barry Moser, a master of the macabre, these spooky tales will send a shiver down the spine of even the bravest reader. This new edition includes classic masterpieces of horror by H. P. Lovecraft, Brain Stoker, Richard Middleton, and Arthur Conan Doyle. There are also several chilling modern tales of the supernatural by such authors as Madeleine L'Engle and Joyce Carol Oates to petrify even the most seasoned explorer of the dark realms. From the slowly gathering dread of being caught in the grips of a haunted house to the sure, sharp horror of realization that overcomes one entering the spirit world, nothing compares to the thrill of these tales from the great beyond. With Barry Moser's fourteen eerie watercolors, this collection is sure to satisfy readers with an insatiable taste for terror, as well as those who simply love the chill down the spine that comes from reading a great ghost story.