Occult Anthology

Meet Harlow Torrent, part-time journalist and full-time Slip Witch and her crazy witch family in this ten-book cozy mystery box set.

Ten tales of terror for readers who would enjoy a stroll through a graveyard after midnight. Hark! Don’t read this book if a deranged maniac has escaped from the local asylum. Otherwise, enjoy the horror! STORIES IN THIS BOOK: SOMETHING IN THE ATTIC: Norma goes to the attic for a Halloween.costume. She lapses into unconsciousness after reading from an old book that belonged to her grandma, who was burned at the stake during the Salem witch trials,. FIDO: After George loses his job and decides to leave his hometown to start a new life, he considers a rich recluse an easy target for some ...

Pitting ordinary men and women against a carnivorous, chaotic cosmos, Occultation's eight tales of terror (two never before published) include the Theodore Sturgeon and Shirley Jackson Award-nominated story "The Forest" and Shirley Jackson Award nominee "The Lagerstatte."

If you have an appetite for the occult, consider this a feast. All of the authors in this collection have penned tales that deal with the supernatural and the supernormal. These include two novellas, "The Great God Pan" by Arthur Machen and "The Willows" by Algernon Blackwood and 10 short stories.

Darkness doesn't announce its arrival. It quietly creeps into everyday spaces, like a nearly empty apartment, a marriage that has grown silent, or the familiar face you see in the mirror. It waits patiently until someone looks a little closer. In C. J. Ahmed Shazaam's chilling collection, the world we know slowly begins to crumble. A woman who has spent years excelling at being overlooked hears a knock on her door. The person on the other side quickly discovers that some people are truly not meant to be seen. A couple, after years of praying for a child, finally has one on the way. ...

Seven Stories. One Dark Ride. A collection of spine-tingling horror and thriller tales for readers who wouldn’t think twice about strolling through a graveyard after midnight. If you love creepy horror story collections with quick shocks and twist endings, this two-hour horror short story collection will leave you shaken and satisfied. Inside this psychological horror anthology of supernatural horror short reads, you’ll find: THE VELVET FEED: A desperate showman discovers a one-of-a-kind act that turns his fortunes around with a horrific spectacle that blurs the lines between ...

As Carnacki the Ghost Finder, the famous literary occult detective, once said: “I view all reported ‘hauntings’ as unproven until I have examined into them, and I am bound to admit that ninety-nine cases out of a hundred turn out to be sheer bosh and fancy.” In this book, a range of contemporary authors explore 'what happens next' when the Great Detective confronts mysteries which question reason.

The tale of a man who unwittingly angers a sorcerer, who is assumed by some Monty scholars to be based on the self-styled 'Great Beast,' occultist Aleister Crowley. Montague Rhodes James was a noted British mediaeval scholar and provost of King's College, Cambridge (1905–1918) and of Eton College (1918–1936). He is best remembered for his ghost stories which are widely regarded as among the finest in English literature.

A collection of 28 spine-tingling horror and thriller tales. If you love creepy horror stories with quick shocks and twist endings, this one will leave you shaken and satisfied. Inside, you’ll find: NO PLACE ON EARTH: After awakening alone in an abandoned prison, a convicted murderer discovers the freedom he always wanted no longer exists. ICEBORNE: A research team in Antarctica investigating a mysterious signal emanating from deep in the ice. THE PASSAGE: When an art restorer steps inside a mysterious painting, he discovers nightmarish creatures that want to enter his world, THE ...

Edgar Allan Poe was a writer, poet, editor and literary critic. Poe is best known for his poetry and short stories, particularly his tales of mystery and the macabre, and is widely regarded as a central figure of Romanticism in the United States and of American literature. Poe was one of the country's earliest practitioners of the short story and considered to be the inventor of the detective fiction genre, as well as a significant contributor to the emerging genre of science fiction.

Monsters are real. Ghost makes sure they stay quiet. Bound to a sentient sword and a job that never ends, Ghost serves as a supernatural enforcer in a world where spirits, creatures, and unseen horrors bleed into everyday life. Each story is a new case—deadlier, stranger, and more personal than the last. For fans of dark urban fantasy, sharp dialogue, and brutal consequences, this anthology delivers a world where the line between hunter and haunted is razor thin.

Between 1923 and 1954, Weird Tales magazine shaped the landscape of modern horror, fantasy, and science fiction. It was the crucible of cosmic terror, sword-and-sorcery, and supernatural fiction, a publication that launched the careers of some of the twentieth century’s most enduring genre writers. Weird Tales presents a carefully curated selection of standout stories from the magazine’s golden age. This anthology brings together a wide spectrum of speculative fiction, ranging from mythic fantasy and Gothic mystery to tales of metaphysical horror and existential dread.

***** “Well this is a wonderful, fun, suspenseful story. With twists that kept me turning the pages. Jade does not disappoint.” ***** “There is a reason that Christy writes so many vampire romances, and it’s because she has a knack for creating intriguing characters and bringing together couples who share a deep bond that resonates throughout her books...” ***** “This book had me from the first page…While reading this gave me all the feels I was looking for and that includes a few laughs throughout to break the tension.” -- Perfume is memory. Blood is obsession. And love? ...

Cabal is the story of Boone, a tortured soul haunted by the conviction that he has committed atrocious crimes. In a necropolis in the wilds of Canada, he seeks refuge and finds the last great creatures of the world - the shape-shifters known as the Nightbreed. They are possessed of unearthly powers-and so is Boone. In the hunt for Boone, they too will be hunted. Now only the courage of this strange human can save them from extinction.

The Necronomicon was not the first book by H.P. Lovecraft to terrify readers with tales of dark and twisted horrors from beyond. No, the Al-Azif, or Book of the Insect, is the first work that told mankind of Cthulhu, Azathoth, and other terrors. Indeed, it was the book that inspired "The Mad Arab" Abdul Al-Hazred to write its more famous successor.

“Fascinating . . . a serious, wide-ranging study of all the magical, mystical, and spiritual movements that have arisen and influenced American history in often-surprising ways.”—Ron Charles, The Washington Post Book World “A treasure trove.”—HuffPost From its inception...

My self-help tape told me to kill myself. It was the best advice I've ever received. My reflection smiles more than I do, but maybe his world is better than mine. It wasn't a hit and run murder. I reversed too. Your dead dog might not do tricks, but I'm teaching mine to speak. My soul is in a paper lantern. My life hasn't been the same since it sailed away. Over 50 unique and chilling horror stories include haunted houses, gothic Hellscapes, murderous psychopaths, human experiments, alien abductions, alternate dimensions, mind-warping drugs, terrifying paranormal encounters, and so much ...

In this collection of horrors, Jason Fischer turns familiar spaces into deadly traps: A dinner with a new “mother” who wasn’t invited. A Halloween visitor offers a treat you must not refuse. A puzzle book that predicts your future—and takes its cut. A cardboard cutout boy that won’t stay where it’s put. A dark carnival ride with no power runs perfectly on what you fear most.

The Best From My Vault of 400+ Nightmares Published in Chillers, Horrors, Terrors, Creepers, and Scary Stories A collection of spine-tingling horror and thriller tales for readers who wouldn’t think twice about strolling through a graveyard after midnight. If you love creepy horror stories collections with quick shocks and twist endings, this two-hour horror short story collection will leave you shaken and satisfied. Inside this psychological horror anthology of supernatural horror short reads, you’ll find: THE CLOWN AT MIDNIGHT: Charles likes to watch horror flicks by candlelight with ...

This is a collection of 15 essays on a variety of occult-themed topics, covering the full spectrum of classic esoteric and related subjects, which include Hermeticism, magic, ancient wisdom and philosophy, Rosicrucianism, Freemasonry, Theosophy, spiritualism, metaphysics, and New Thought by some of the most notable and prominent names in the history of those subjects.