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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...

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...

Step into the terrifying world of paranormal history and uncover eerie true-style folklore that refuses to stay buried. Perfect for a dark commute or a sleepless night, this atmospheric journey transports you to midnight hotel rooms, forgotten islands, and abandoned hospitals across the globe...

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 shoreline is not a sanctuary. When the deep timber meets the crashing surf, the boundaries between the known world and primeval wilderness vanish. While most believe the legendary giants of the forest remain hidden in isolated mountain ridges, a terrifying reality lurks where the saltwater breaks against the sand. They do not just hide in the trees. They hunt the tide. This gripping collection of real-world cases documents the chilling intersection of human recreation and apex predation along the continent’s most isolated shores. From the mist-shrouded fjords of Alaska to the remote ...

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 ...

Not all crimes are solved. Not all disappearances have explanations. Some truths are buried in shadows, whispered in rumors, or lost in the pages of history. Unsolved Murders and Mysteries is a gripping journey into the dark corners of reality, where logic falters and the evidence disappears. Within these pages, you’ll uncover families wiped out in their homes, their killers never caught; Vanished pilots, Legendary creatures, paranormal occurrences that blur the line between fact and folklore and unexplained deaths that confound investigators. Perfect for true crime enthusiasts, ...

The True Exorcist Father Christos Leighe is a new exorcist for the Catholic Church in the Vatican. No one outside of the order knows of their existence. Nor of the evil that they hunt ... Join Father Christos Leighe as he confronts evil for the first time. Christos is one of the main characters in "The Mist From Beyond," and the book covers his backstory and origins, eight years before he joined the federal government's fight against the supernatural. This is the story of his early days as a true exorcist for the Catholic Church. This occult thriller explores the dark supernatural elements ...

Safety is an agreement between you and the wilderness. And the wilderness did not sign. You lock the door. You pull the curtain. You tell yourself the roof is strong and the forest outside is just forest. But every campfire story begins with the same lie: you are safe in here. This collection details documented, firsthand reports of ordinary people who woke up to heavy bipedal footsteps, shattered doors, and deafening screams in the dead of night. Stripped of myth and grounded in terrifying reality, these accounts explore what happens when the boundary between human shelter and the unknown ...

Mara Voss arrived in Blackwater Hollow looking for a quiet refuge. She inherited a shop filled with dusty volumes at the edge of a forgotten river. She thought her greatest challenge would be paying off old debts. She was wrong. The building holds a dark secret. Hidden beneath the floorboards is a manuscript that writes itself. Every new page added to the ancient ledger unleashes another terrifying event upon the isolated community. The townspeople are trapped in a cycle of their own silent complicity. They know exactly what happens when the ink dries. Now the locals are turning hostile. ...

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. ...

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.

South Africa’s Haunted Fortress takes you deep into the shadows of the Castle of Good Hope, one of the most haunted locations in the world. This iconic Cape Town landmark, steeped in centuries of history, holds stories of power, betrayal, and restless spirits that refuse to leave. Explore the chilling presence of the Phantom Governor, cursed to roam the castle’s upper levels, and the sorrowful Lady in Grey, whose jasmine-scented spirit lingers in the corridors. Hear the haunting cries of the Vanishing Prisoner in the dungeons, feel the chilling watch of the Invisible Sentinel on the ...

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 ...

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. 

Step into a world where the unexplained refuses to stay buried. More Unsolved and Unexplained takes you on a spine-tingling journey through haunted houses, cursed objects, mysterious disappearances, and chilling legends from every corner of the globe. From the windswept Flannan Isles Lighthouse in Scotland to the haunted corridors of the Stanley Hotel in Colorado, from cursed dolls and diamonds to abandoned asylums echoing with ghostly cries, these stories defy explanation. Some are historical, some are anecdotal, and many remain unsolved—but all will make you question what’s real. Dare...

Liminal Spaces: The Empty Rooms, Hallways, and Places That Haunt the Internet explores why certain ordinary places feel eerie, dreamlike, nostalgic, and deeply wrong. This nonfiction book examines the empty school hallways, dead malls, hotel corridors, indoor pools, offices, stairwells, basements, parking garages, and waiting rooms that seem haunted not by ghosts, but by absence. Blending observation, internet culture, environmental psychology, and uncanny memory, it explains why these spaces feel so disturbing, why people cannot stop sharing their images online, and why the internet became...

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 ...