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1) Ferris
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During the summer before fifth grade, Ferris Wilkey has her hands full with her little sister terrorizing the town, her Aunt Shirley moving into their basement, and her grandmother seeing a ghost -- one who has wild, impractical, and illuminating plans.
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"Curator of paleontology Dr. Simon Nealy never expected to return to his Pennsylvania hometown, let alone the Hawthorne Museum of Natural History. He was just a boy when his six-year-old sister, Morgan, was abducted from the museum under his watch, and the guilt has haunted Simon ever since. After a recent break-up and the death of the aunt who raised him, Simon feels drawn back to the place where Morgan vanished, in search of the bones they never...
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Sophia, a middle-aged woman living in a cozy little home, begins to experience strange occurrences such as doors opening and closing on their own and footsteps in empty rooms. She seeks the help of a local paranormal investigator and learns that her home is indeed haunted. Sophia discovers that the ghost is a woman named Alice who had lived in the house many years ago and had died tragically. With the help of the investigator, Sophia tries to appease...
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277 pages ; 22 cm
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"The house seemed to sit apart from the others on Katydid Street, silent and alone, like it didn't fit among them. For Violet Hart -- whose family is about to move into the house on Katydid Street -- very little felt like it fit anymore. Like their old home, suddenly too small since her mother remarried and the new baby arrived. Or Violet's group of friends, which, since they started middle school, isn't enough for Violet's best friend, Paige. Everything...
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"Across Italy there are many half-empty towns, nearly abandoned by those who migrate to the coast or to cities. The beautiful, crumbling hilltop town of Becchina is among them, but its mayor has taken drastic measures to rebuild -- selling abandoned homes to anyone in the world for a single Euro, as long as the buyer promises to live there for at least five years. It's a no-brainer for American couple Tommy and Kate Puglisi. Both work remotely, and...
6) King Nyx
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"From the author of the contemporary cult classic Lives of the Monster Dogs comes a haunting mystery about the fate of women and girls in the orbit of self-important men." -- Publisher annotation.
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From a New York Times–bestselling author, a teen falls for her ghostly protector and must choose between him and her real-life boyfriend.
Melissa Loring appears to have it all-generous parents, great friends, a devoted boyfriend. Tripp is nothing short of amazing-kind, athletic, and one of the most popular guys at school. Not to mention hot. So why does Melissa find herself longing for someone else? Sometimes she even dreams about an invisible...
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Featuring stories from R.L. Stine and Madeleine Roux, this middle grade horror anthology, curated by New York Times bestselling author and master of macabre Jonathan Maberry, is a chilling tribute to Alvin Schwartz's Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark.
Flesh-hungry ogres? Brains full of spiders? Haunted houses you can't escape? This collection of 35 terrifying stories from the Horror Writers Association has it all, including ghastly illustrations...
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Gather 'round the campfire for a night of enchanting and not-too-spooky stories with Paws in the Dark: Tails from the Barkside. Join Selina and her canine pals as they embark on a magical camping trip filled with laughter, life lessons, and unexpected friendships. From the heartwarming parable of Dogtopus to the spooky legend of The Barkadook, these delightful tales are perfect for a cozy evening read. Discover the true magic of companionship in this...
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Jake Prescott thinks he's finally in luck when magician Augustus Towers asks him to be his assistant. Jake's an amateur magician, and Augustus might be the perfect person to help him make it big. But Jake can't shake the creepy feeling he gets when he visits Augustus's performance space. Can it be true that The Marvelous Melbourne haunts the theater? And did he really die inside the Spirit Cabinet--the box Jake ends up trapped inside during Towers'...
12) Camp Damn
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A twisted tale of 3 darainged brothers in an old abandoned boat resort turned to a nightmare as the tourist repopulate a blood thirsty rabbit whole ever since people went missing with body parts to discover for the relief and safety of the local town and community. Following a series of events this is one mistory beyond safe risk.
13) Ghost Text
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Best friends Jared, Curtis, and Nick are ready to face the world-but what about the underworld? When a text message from an unknown number hits all of their phones, the boys find themselves faced with a strange figure and a mystery to solve. However, it's Nick who must find the solution or risk losing his life! Will the boys' friendship be enough to save him, or will he spend eternity in the afterlife?
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Thirteen-year-old George is cynical about the existence of ghosts. Then he goes to spend half-term with his Gran and begins to revise his views. Can he believe the fantastic tales she tells him about Beckington Castle? Or was it only her imagination or a bad dream? A question he might well ask too, when he finds himself in Jacobean England, rubbing shoulders with King James I's favourite, George Villiers, and his family. History was never so much...
15) The Sweet Skull
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When the dead whisper, chaos follows. Gabby thought she had faced it all: raising a baby, working through grad school, and dealing with cadaver exhibits. But when a silent cadaver unexpectedly stirs, her world doesn't just shift – it shatters. Once quiet ghosts scream into the night. Buried secrets claw to the surface. And a dark and ancient force sets its sights on Gabby and those she loves. With her family in danger and her sanity hanging by a...
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Bard's Blood #1 The classic tales of William Shakespeare are often as packed with gore and corpses as the scariest slasher flick -- and can spawn equally gruesome sequels.... Football star Cameron Dean is genuine campus royalty at Globe University, but his life is more of a nightmare than a dream. Not only was his dad murdered under mysterious circumstances, but Cameron suspects that his mom and aunt may have had something to do with it! When he unexpectedly...
17) L'hpital hanté
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Ils pensaient qu'ils étaient seuls. Dans ce roman captivant et facile à lire pour jeunes adolescents, quatre amis se retrouvent en danger pendant un jeu de rle dans un hpital qu'ils croient abandonné.
Alex pense que l'hpital George Wickerman serait l'endroit idéal pour le jeu de rle Spectres et Mystères, qui consiste à participer à des « missions » afin de trouver des preuves d'activités paranormales. Selon une légende locale, des patients...
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Like campfire tales told late at night, No Hope Beyond This Point is meant to give you a chill.
Each of the thirteen short stories and poems center around the theme of "No Hope". The tales vary from monsters and ghosts, to karma enacting revenge.
So, if you liked the Fear Street collection, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, by Alvin Schwartz, or the Pseudopod podcast, then hopefully you'll find something to enjoy in this book as well.
19) Bloody Bones
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Two young teens decided to go on an adventure... They have decided to investigate their local haunted house ... Together, they sneaked out into the night ... The Weimer estates sits on the outskirts of town. It has been there for well over a hundred years. The old manor is surrounded by a crumbling stone wall. Between the house and the foreboding gate, there lies a lone grave that is surrounded by an iron cage that serves as a warning for whomever...
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Traditional Christmas Ghost Stories with a twist in the tail. Perfect to read on a dark winter's night while wrapping presents. These modern ghost stories are written in the best tradition of ghostly tales. Ideal for reading by the lights of the Christmas Tree. Enjoyable, atmospheric and very human stories that are guaranteed to bring a pleasurable chill to your Christmas atmosphere
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