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One teen's summer job scaring tourists with ghost stories takes a terrifying turn when he accidentally summons the spirit of a dead girl—and she has demands. . . . The award-winning author of Airborn delivers a roller-coaster ride of a story about the wakeful and wicked dead. Rebecca Strand...

In the weeks since he moved to Ghost, Oregon, Maz Amani’s life has gotten so much better. Charming small town? Check. Queen Anne beauty of a house? Check. Project organizing the fascinating papers of Ghost’s founding family? Check. Adorable handyman who might morph into more than a friend? Check. Rafts of friendly townies? Check. And did he mention the house? Sure, there’s the occasional professional annoyance—ghostwriters can’t always be picky about the gigs they take in the name of keeping their cat in kibble. But on the whole, things are awesome.

An elderly gentleman checks into a B&B in a small village in rural Ireland where he knows nobody. Four days later, his body is found in the lake. The identity of their unknown guest raises questions for one family in particular, twin sisters Liv and Marianne, and their mother, Ethel, each of whom is searching for her own place in the world. The Ghostlights brilliantly evokes the lives of the people in the town and explores the aftershocks of a stranger’s tragedy.

1850: Charles Dickens is in Manchester, performing at the Queen's Theatre with his acting group. But his career on the stage is cut short when a man is shot dead - on set. With Dickens himself caught with the gun in his hands, he is immediately arrested. Along with the help of his good friend Superintendent Sam Jones, Dickens must do all he can to find the real killer, before he is locked up for a crime he didn't commit. Can Dickens convince the authorities of his innocence? Will he unmask the true assassin? 

Ever hear the story about the bodyguard who falls for the rock star? Yeah, it never ends well. Each day I remind myself that it's my job to protect Stone. And nowhere in the job description does it say I should lust after the charismatic, charming man. Especially since we're opposites. But every night I spend with him the dangerous, off-limits attraction grows more intense. Until one night in a limo when we combust.

On the Island of Ayrie, everybody knows everyone. They know each other’s stories as they know every road, every hill and the coming of the tide. In the summer, there are bonfires to celebrate the migration of the puffins. Everything is familiar, nothing much changes, and for Tilda, nothing ever should – it is beautiful, it is perfect and it is home. When newcomer Albie arrives at the island, Tilda wants to show Ayrie off – Albie wants her to leave him alone. She learns quickly that it’ll take more than a tour and some seal viewings to win him around.

Gabe doesn't actually believe in ghosts–until he finds himself face to face with Rebecca Strand, who fell from the top of a lighthouse along with her father when she was 16. The true story of her death is far more terrifying than any ghost tale. Rebecca's father was a member of the Order, a secret society devoted to protecting the world from malevolent spirits like Viker, the ghost responsible for their deaths. But the Order has disappeared, and Viker's ghost is growing ever stronger. Now Gabe and his friends must find a way to stop Viker before they too become lost souls…

There is a theater superstition that if the emptied house is ever left completely dark, a ghost will take up residence. To prevent this, a single "ghost light" is left burning at center stage after the audience and all of the actors and musicians have left. In this eloquent and moving memoir, celebrated New York Times drama critic and columnist Frank Rich reveals how theater became a beacon of security for him as a child. As he struggled with his parent's divorce, Rich found his way in a tumultuous world, transformed by the magic of Broadway.

When the floodwaters finally pull back, Booey Creek is left counting what the river took—and what it left behind. Some nights a lone light walks the ridge, a stubborn glow locals call the ghostlight. Others say it’s just someone who can’t sleep. Eli Henry Tanner, a circus traveler, has never been good at staying. A born fixer with a past that won’t quite sit still, he’s patching a storm-scarred farmhouse by day and renting a room from Geegee Turner Loudon by night, saving for the truck, the roof, the next right thing. J—salvage queen, part-time inspector, full-time truth-teller...

Gabe’s summer job scaring tourists with ghost stories turns terrifyingly real when he accidentally summons the spirit of a dead girl—and must join forces with her to protect the world of the living. A new story by award-winning author Ken Oppel for ages 10 and up. The story of the tragic...

When Wesley stumbles upon a long-forgotten theater ticket in his grandmother's attic, it seems like a simple relic from the past. But the Ghostlight Theater is no ordinary venue—it’s a place where ghostly performances blur the lines between reality and nightmare. Trapped in a supernatural play he didn’t sign up for, Wesley must confront dark secrets, twisted memories, and the sinister curse that haunts the abandoned stage.

Ghost Light: An Introductory Handbook for Dramaturgy offers useful and entertaining answers to the confounding question: "What, exactly, is dramaturgy, and what does a dramaturg do?" According to Michael Mark Chemers, dramaturgs are the scientists of the theater world - their primary responsibility is to query the creative possibilities in every step of the production process, from play selection to costume design, and then research the various options and find ways to transform that knowledge into useful ideas.

With the help of an Alaska native grandmother suffering from dementia, village Police Chief Nathan Active hunts down the killer who hid a woman’s dismembered body in the ice cellar of an abandoned Inupiat fish camp.

Ivy Granger, psychic detective, thought she'd seen it all...until now. With a vengeful lamia that only she can see on the city streets, reports of specters walking Harborsmouth cemeteries, and an angry mob of faerie clients at her office door, it's bound to be a long night. Add in an offense against the faerie courts and a few foolish bargains and one thing is clear - Ivy Granger is in some seriously deep trouble.

Dublin 1907, a city of whispered rumours. An actress still in her teens begins an affair with a damaged older man, the leading playwright at the theatre where she works. Rebellious, irreverent, beautiful, flirtatious, Molly Allgood is a girl of the inner city tenements, dreaming of stardom in America. Witty and watchful, she has dozens of admirers. But in the backstage of her life, there is a secret.

Campaign 2: Wildwood These Silent Secrets follows our casts of supernatural young people as they explore what it means to be human, engage in an ever-changing (and often times dangerous) world, and banish evil from their respective homes. We're a diverse group of nerds trying to tell stories that will tickle your funny bones, and move your hearts!

Join us as we debate the existence of all things paranormal from the perspective of a believer and a skeptic. We will tackle some of the world's most mystifying cases, ranging from hauntings to cryptids to urban legends.

Cassie (local youth theatre director) and Ryan (local director and former theatre manager) talk about national level theatre news from a local perspective.

Welcome to The Ghostlight Experience, where Kevin, a tenacious community theatre director, and Joe, the theatre's diligent historian, embark on a daring investigation to delve into the mysterious origins and cursed history of a long-lost play while documenting their journey to produce it. Through a series of in-depth interviews and their own extensive investigations, what dark secrets and perilous obstacles will they confront in their quest to uncover the truth about the allegedly haunted play? Will they emerge unscathed, or will the chilling truth put everyone in the show in grave danger?

Longtime friends invite you to the table to talk about the works, themes and effects of the most famous playwright in the western cannon.