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A self-proclaimed skeptic, the food writer dismissed rumors of a mischievous resident poltergeist named Lucy when he moved in, but he quickly found himself at a loss to explain the disembodied footsteps and mysterious odors that seemed to plague the old house. Soon, he was talking to neighbors and fellow homeowners, and it seemed that everyone had stories of strange events and supernatural occurrences in their own dwellings. As a result, David set out to document and research these reports...

Some buildings are not just empty. They are filled with the echoes of the past. This gripping work of narrative nonfiction unlocks the gates to the world's most infamous institutions, from the sprawling grounds of Waverly Hills to the brutalist fortress of Volterra in Italy. Go beyond the legends and walk the decaying corridors where the forgotten were left to suffer. This is not just a collection of ghost stories; it is a profound and moving exploration of the real human tragedies that transpired within these walls. Through meticulous research, this book uncovers the harrowing history of ...

Editorial Review In HUNTED, Ted Lazaris delivers a chilling, intellectually sophisticated horror novel that transforms the Bridgewater Triangle into something far more unsettling than folklore. What begins as unexplained alignment phenomena escalates into a terrifying confrontation between control and chaos, where the cost of preserving humanity is devastatingly personal. With morally complex choices, unforgettable imagery, and a final act that lingers long after the last page, HUNTED cements Lazaris as a commanding voice in modern high-concept psychological horror. HUNTED Inspired by True ...

Occasionally, I’ve investigated places that were darker than others. The atmosphere and general feeling of the site were different from the usual – sinister somehow, palpable enough that it slowly became a suffocating blanket of pure fear. Whispers and footsteps of invisible entities have been heard, and shadows have been seen creeping along the walls or ceilings. Hackles rise, your stomach knots, and cold fingertips of dread slowly creep up your spine. Things happen all the time – mostly, I don’t mind them – but these particular things I did mind. That’s what this book is about...

Editorial Review “Desert Graveyard is a chilling, atmospheric thriller that buries readers inside a nightmare carved into the New Mexico desert. As investigators uncover a spiral of graves forming a massive eye in the sand, the story escalates into a relentless hunt between predator and pursuer that feels both terrifyingly real and psychologically haunting. Ted Lazaris delivers a disturbing, cinematic entry in the Documented Terror series that will leave readers looking over their shoulder long after the final page.” DESERT GRAVEYARD A True Documented Terror — The West Mesa Bone ...

Chattanooga Chills Scream Louder delves into the darker side of the sparkling gem Chattanooga has become, and it shows the functioning of a working psychic. The stories in this collection will grab you from the first to the last - accounts of dark and evil entities preying upon the unsuspecting. Teenaged Rena was called to her doom by a deceased brother from the ominous beyond. Oscar Carlson's ghost haunted his murderers to frighten them from his home and let's not forget David K. Farrell was thrown from his room on the 7th floor of the Read House. Mark will be your tour guide on this ...

There are places in Southern Indiana where the past never left. Where fog curls through hollow valleys and old houses breathe with memory. Where the river hums a hymn for the lost—and the living still listen. These are the haunted tales and forgotten legends of the Hoosier heartland, gathered from crossroads towns and moonlit graveyards, from storytellers and wanderers who swear that not every echo fades. Each story drifts between truth and superstition, grief and wonder, light and shadow—revealing a side of Indiana most travelers never see. Here, history isn’t buried. It lingers. ...

Some disappearances are never solved. Others are never supposed to be. Urban Legends of Missing People explores chilling stories of individuals who vanished without explanation—only to be spotted again years later, unchanged, out of place, or behaving as if nothing had happened. These are not tales of rescue or reunion. They are sightings that raise more questions than answers. From missing children reportedly seen wandering familiar neighborhoods decades later, to adults who reappear in surveillance footage but never return home, these legends blur the line between coincidence, ...

Banished to the cold northern reaches for doing what was right, Lady Maddalena is a knight in exile. Now the reluctant warden of an isolated, snowy castle prison, Lena is determined to keep her head down and serve her two-year sentence. No surprises, no mistakes, and maybe she can salvage the tatters of her life.

Across cities, highways, mountains, and midnight rooms, some lives are saved not by luck or timing—but by numbers. In The Numbers That Saved Us, ordinary people face extraordinary moments where patterns become warnings, digits turn into guideposts, and impossible coincidences demand to be believed. From whispered countdowns to recurring times, from coded sequences to symbols that appear at the exact second danger strikes, each narrator confronts a force that sits just beyond the visible world—quiet, precise, and impossibly personal. These aren’t tales of superstition. They’re ...

Kiron has secretly gathered an army of dragon riders to seek refuge in the abandoned desert city they have named Sanctuary, where they join with other dragon riders to rid their world of both war and magical domination. But now it is time to build a new society in Aerie: an ancient city that seems to have been designed for dragon riders and their dragons.

On a crisp autumn evening in 1980, seven-year-old Grant Moreton and his five-year-old sister Paige were nearly killed in a mysterious accident in the Cascade Mountains that left them orphans.It's been 30 years since that night. Grant is now a detective with the Seattle Police Department and long estranged from his sister. But his investigation into the bloody past of a high-class prostitute has led right to Paige's door, and what awaits inside is beyond his wildest imagining.

The forest is never truly empty. Beyond the manicured trails and peaceful campsites, in the deep and silent places where the modern world feels like a rumor, something ancient watches and waits. For generations, witnesses have reported encounters with a creature of impossible size and power—a hairy, bipedal giant that moves with terrifying grace and leaves behind only footprints and fear. But what if the truth is stranger than the legend? This gripping collection of meticulously gathered accounts details twenty firsthand reports of encounters that defy easy explanation. From a lonely ...

Mysterious lights shimmer beneath still water. Locals speak in hushed tones about things that should not be seen. In The Lights Beneath the Lake, Cal Reed dives into eerie, real-life encounters with submerged anomalies, unexplained disappearances, and inexplicable forces tied to isolated lakes and forgotten reservoirs. From hikers who vanish near glowing shores to entire towns that rewrite history to forget what lives beneath, this second volume in the Deep Shadows series explores the unsettling truths hidden beneath calm surfaces. Perfect for fans of cryptid lore, paranormal investigations...

Whispers in the Dark is a diverse collection of 23 short stories written to pull the reader into the terrifying uncertainty of the supernatural. From actual spirit encounters to that chill one feels as fear slowly crawls up the spine, you won't want to put the book down... Or turn out the light.

The stunning sequel to Maria Dahvana Headley’s bestselling, critically acclaimed Magonia tells the story of one girl who must make an impossible choice between two families, two homes—and two versions of herself. Aza Ray is back on earth. Her boyfriend, Jason, is overjoyed. Her family is...

This book features true accounts of an evil presence that wreaked havoc on a single mother and her young family, a teenager whose experiment with the occult took a terrifying turn, a bar and grill so beloved by its former owners that even death couldn't keep them away, flying cryptids, a doll whose spite knew no bounds, a Midwestern town where apparitions lurk around every corner, a haunted high school whose ghostly resident was purportedly caught on tape, fairies with questionable intent, a spectral bride-to-be who remains bound to the last place she knew in life, a college campus that is ...