Ghost States

Some disappear by choice. Others are erased. When former black-ops operative Luke Ryder steps in to protect a terrified teenage girl at a rundown bus station, he thinks he’s breaking up a simple assault. He’s wrong. The girl, Leila, is the sole surviving witness to Ghost State, a clandestine programme capable of wiping entire populations off the map. Ryder’s a drifter with a broken past and a talent for disappearing. But when he realises who is hunting the girl—his former handler, the brilliant and ruthless Matthias Voss—he knows he can’t walk away. What follows is a relentless ...

California's Screamin' with Haunted hotels, Deserted prisons. and Forgotten ghost towns. California’s golden promise has always come with a darker side—and its ghosts never let us forget it. From the shadowy halls of Alcatraz to the eerie streets of Bodie, from Hollywood’s tragic stars to Disneyland’s whispered legends, Golden State Ghosts uncovers the real stories behind California’s most haunted places. These aren’t just campfire tales—they are echoes of history, shaped by violence, ambition, greed, and dreams gone wrong. Inside you’ll discover: The true events that gave ...

August is Ghost Month in Taiwan - a time to commemorate the dead: Burn incense, visit shrines, honor ancestors, and avoid unlucky situations, large purchases, and bodies of water. Jing-nan, a young man who runs a food stand in a bustling Taipei night market, doesn't consider himself superstitious, but this August is going to haunt him no matter what he does. He is shocked to the core when he learns his ex-girlfriend from high school has been murdered.

During a séance in 1924, Houdini―the greatest entertainer in the world―was cursed by a vengeful spirit, who said his days were numbered. Houdini laughed. He believed talking to the dead was impossible. By 1926, Houdini was dead. This is the untold story of the last performance of Harry Houdini, who―inspired by his hero Abraham Lincoln―devotes himself full-time to a personal crusade against Spiritualism, the practice of speaking to the dead.

Fans of The Conjuring and The Amityville Horror will love this chilling new novel unraveling the tale of a family haunted by the ghosts of their malevolent ancestors’ disturbing past. The decrepit well has been a fountain of terror for generations, an abyss of dread that emits tragedy and death like fog. Its darkness touched Jacob’s soul some twenty years ago, and since moving back to his ancestral home, the chilling feeling of being in front of the old well hasn’t left his troubled mind. But this time, the shadows that creep from the well have taken on a malevolent sentience, ...

A thrilling novel about a, factual account of the Tennessee-Mississippi state line controversies and corruptions spanning over four decades, 548 pages written in novel form; Get immersed in the lives and stories of Buford Pusser, Jack and Louise Hathcock, Nelson Timlake, George North, W.O. Hathcock, Carl White, Junior and Shirley Smith, and countless others.. Read the words of Camilla Floyd as she chillingly shares her father's confessions before he dies, and examine the evidence that law enforcement blatantly ignored for their own gains. In addition to reading the accounts and stories of ...

These are true ghost stories told by people from New York State. These ghost stories have been featured in our first 15 books and include: - ''It was at this point of seeing the light from a door size opening that I saw something blowing in the wind. I saw black boots and bluish pants walk by with a...'' - ''My mother still lives in that same house. She must have made her peace with whatever was there...or... '' - ''A relative once said that while working on the home's roof he almost fell off but was stopped by an unseen force. It had felt like someone's hands had stopped him from going off...

Fans of The Exorcist and Insidious will love this bone-chilling sequel to The Well—a haunting tale of an orphanage plagued by a malevolent force. Easton’s Home for Wayward Youth is no ordinary orphanage: it’s a house under siege. Ghostly footsteps echo through its halls. Objects hurl across rooms. And at the center of it all is Isiah—a jittery, terrified boy cruelly ostracized for everyone’s safety. Enter Jacob Waldmiller, a rogue priest with no credentials, no congregation, and no luck. His freelance exorcism gigs, scattered between paranoid students and superstitious grandmas, ...

Fans of Friday the 13th and Halloween will love this gruesome slasher following a group of teens hunted by a supernatural killer. You can run. You can try to hide. But no matter where you are, the scarecrow will find you. After a heart-wrenching breakup, the last thing high school sophomore Kyle Shoemaker expected was to fight for his life. But that’s exactly what happens after a drunken trip takes he and his friends to the abandoned farm at the edge of town. Nightly, the scarecrow claims one of them, leaving him with little time. Will he unravel the mystery of the scarecrow before it's ...

Have you ever wanted to take a road trip through the scariest parts of the state of Alabama? If this idea thrills you (and recent events prevent travel) then this book “The Most Haunted Places in the State of Alabama, USA” is for you. You can sit back and take a trip through the pages of our book to all the scariest haunts in Alabama. From real-life haunted houses/hotels to jails, battlegrounds, and cemeteries. You will find yourself thrilled as you read each page. There are even some photographs of some of the more popular sites. This book is certain to quench your thirsty desire for ...

Spirits of the Buckeye State: Famous Hauntings and Ghost Stories from Ohio’s Haunted History takes readers on a chilling journey through ten of Ohio’s most haunted locations. From abandoned asylums and eerie tunnels to historic inns and grand theaters, this book blends verifiable history with the ghost stories that continue to captivate generations. Step inside the towering cell blocks of the Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield, explore the sorrowful halls of Franklin Castle in Cleveland, and uncover the tragic tale of the Lady in Gray at the Athens Lunatic Asylum. Discover the playful ...

A ghostly witch named Bathsheba led the haunting of the Perron family, physically and psychologically tormenting them. This legendary ghost story eventually became the subject of the movie The Conjuring, and continued to haunt the Perron family for years to come.

From seances to shiny graveyards, take a ghostly journey across the United States. Visit the highways and byways of the supernatural across the country and in each state in the union. American Ghost Stories: True Tales from All 50 States tours possessed houses, unearthly burial sites, forbidding farms, sinister forests, school bathrooms, and all manner of places haunted by spectral visitors. More than merely a collection of fifty true ghost stories, American Ghost Stories puts you in the middle of the eerie action with captivating stories that would be at home at any midnight campfire.

These are true ghost stories told by people from Washington State. These ghost stories have been featured in our first 12 books and our Pacific Northwest book and include: - ''... I felt like someone was looking at me. Then I heard other people entering the bunker. It sounded like they were carrying tools. When I got out of the room to see nobody was there...'' - ''...During a very trying time in our lives, he stroked our back as if to let us know that things would be okay. It seemed like there was possibly more than one unknown living with us, but we joked and called all of them ''Charley....

#1 New York Times bestselling author Laurell K. Hamilton offers a sexy, suspenseful novel of human—and inhuman—passions, as vampire hunter Anita Blake must repay a favor to a man almost as dangerous as the ancient evil she's about to face. . . . Edward is a hit man, specializing in monsters...

So many lives were lost in the Battle of the Alamo. Are the spirits of these brave fighters now haunting modern-day San Antonio, Texas? What other ghosts could be joining them? Discover the ghosts and haunted places of this historic Texas town. Listeners will find just the right amount of scariness for a cold, dark night.

Every serious student of the saucers needs to have this important book in their library! Flying Saucer Esoteric captures an amazing sequence of events that has seeped into our collective consciousness. Here, the storied contributions of contactees, abductees, space explorers, and hoaxers weave unimaginable kaleidoscopic colors into the rich tapestry of ufology. Buckle up your seatbelts. Prepare for warp-speed drive beyond space and time, thrusting into history’s most amazing UFO events. The time is now!

After midnight, the United States is held together by headlights, exit signs, and places most people would rather ignore: cheap motels, half-empty truck stops, dead malls, rest areas that never quite feel right. The stories told about them are harder to leave behind. Off-Ramp Echoes collects some of the most persistent legends tied to the edges of the American road: hitchhikers who disappear in motion, killers hiding in the back seat, initiation rumors that start with a flash of the headlights, motel beds beneath which something was once left, stolen organs in the night, cameras and mirrors...

"50 States, 50 Mysteries" is the ultimate travel guide for mystery enthusiasts, featuring unexplained phenomena, haunted places, true crime stories, and more from every corner of America. Take a journey through the country and explore the local legends and unsolved mysteries that make each state unique. Embark on a road trip like no other as you explore the paranormal activity and ghost stories that surround mysterious places and secret locations across the country. From strange occurrences to infamous crimes, this book has it all, providing a mix of true crime, folklore, and regional ...

Nestled on the banks of the Hudson River, Sleepy Hollow and Tarrytown are steeped in history and ghost lore. Join author and journalist Sam Baltrusis on a bone-chilling journey through the streets of Sleepy Hollow as he breathes new life into the legendary village's long-departed souls.