Ghoulish Ghost Stories

Ghoulish Ghost Stories
Author: Joan Axelrod-Contrada
Publisher: Capstone
Total Pages: 33
Release: 2010-07
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1429645741

Scary stories in every culture, here are some of the best.

Spinetinglers

Spinetinglers
Author: Robert Westall
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Total Pages: 266
Release: 2007
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780753415283

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.

Ghoulish Ghosts

Ghoulish Ghosts
Author: Craig Boutland
Publisher: Lerner Publications (Tm)
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2019
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 154156281X

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

The Haunted Looking Glass
Author: Edward Gorey
Publisher: New York Review of Books
Total Pages: 278
Release: 2001-02-28
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780940322684

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"

Ghosts in North America

Ghosts in North America
Author: Paige V. Polinsky
Publisher: Epic
Total Pages: 24
Release: 2024-09-17
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1684528216

In South Carolina, a man dressed in grey walks along the beach. Is it someone going for a stroll? Or could it be a ghostly omen that warns residents of an oncoming storm? In this title, reluctant readers will explore ghost stories of North America. Creepy images and engaging text pull readers in, and additional special features connect stories to different cultures, highlight scientific explanations, and show the origins of these frightening fables.

A House of Ghosts

A House of Ghosts
Author: W. C. Ryan
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 305
Release: 2019-10-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1948924722

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.

Little Ghoul Goes to School

Little Ghoul Goes to School
Author: Jef Czekaj
Publisher: HarperCollins
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2021-06-15
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0063089505

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.

Grandpa's Ghost Stories

Grandpa's Ghost Stories
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2017-10-02
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781627310529

The highly anticipated reprint of a classic children's book by renowned illustrator and graphic designer James Flora.

Haunted Stark County

Haunted Stark County
Author: Sherri Brake
Publisher: History Press
Total Pages: 125
Release: 2009-05
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781596296084

Ghostly diners, violent crimes of passion, phantoms peering from theatre balconies, canal workers who still walk the towpaths the haunted history of Stark County includes characters and legends as bizarre as they are terrifying. Take a bone-chilling journey with Sherri Brake, owner of Haunted Heartland Tours, as she recounts tales of superstitious pioneers and the horrors of the great influenza epidemic of 1918. Stroll along silent corridors of an abandoned asylum and linger among graves of Civil War dead and discover the eerie ends of Stark County s departed souls."

Extreme Ghost Stories

Extreme Ghost Stories
Author: Thomas Kingsley Troupe
Publisher: Hi Jinx Press
Total Pages: 24
Release: 2018-07-31
Genre: Apparitions
ISBN: 9781680726343

With accessible text and real-life stories, readers will explore the ghost stories they love to fear.