Terrifying Ghosts

“If you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you!” - Nietzsche In between the things we can see and the things we can’t, there is a door. This door should never be opened because what is waiting on the other side is something far more frightening than anything we can possibly conceive. Join author, Gemma Jade, as she lifts the veil between worlds and takes you on a journey of terror. From famous murder cases to stories where the monsters of our childhood years are proven true, and still reside in our closets and underneath our beds. With personal stories from ...

Eighteen ways the dark can find you. Turn off the lights and start reading. A man wakes alone in a freezing forest with no memory of how he got there, and the answer waiting at the end of the road is worse than being lost. A greedy handyman pockets two coins from a dead woman's eyes, and that night something blind comes clinking through the storm to collect. A skeptic uncovers her grandmother's mirror under a full moon and meets the sorrowful woman who has been waiting inside it. Rest in Pieces gathers 18 terrifying tales of horror, suspense, and the supernatural: quick, atmospheric scares ...

New Guinea became the site of one of the World War II's most savage campaigns. Despite their lack of jungle training, the 32nd Division's Ghost Mountain Boys were assigned the most grueling mission of the entire Pacific campaign: to march 130 miles over rugged mountains and to protect the right flank of the Australian army as they fought to push the Japanese back to the village of Buna.

Welcome to Briarcliff House—a haunted hotel nestled deep in the woods outside Salem, Massachusetts, where time folds, mirrors whisper, and every room holds a secret. In this chilling collection of 20 short stories, guests encounter ghostly apparitions, cursed objects, and supernatural forces that feed on memory, identity, and fear itself. From possessed rooms and vanishing children to looping timelines and evil reflections, Haunted Hotel is a gripping horror anthology that will drag you screaming down haunted hallways you’ll never forget. Perfect for fans of The Sleep Experiment, The ...

In the inaugural volume of Ghost Encounters, readers are drawn into a spine-chilling collection of true ghost stories, each recounted by the individuals who lived to tell the tale. From rural farmhouses to bustling urban apartments, these haunting narratives unveil the unsettling reality of the paranormal through raw, firsthand accounts, with each story pulsing with authenticity, capturing the fear, wonder, and lingering questions that follow an encounter with the unknown. Ghost Encounters, Volume 1 sets the stage for the series with gripping tales that blur the line between the living and ...

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 ...

A haunting selection of Eve's favorite, chilling, and real-life ghost stories, bound into one amazing collection. In this delicious anthology, you will hear some of the creepiest, real-life paranormal encounters that have happened all over the world! This includes everything from haunted houses to haunted hospitals and hotels, from shadow people to loved ones communicating from beyond - get ready to listen to so much more!

In the woods, fear meets the unexplained. Things in the Woods is a chilling anthology curated by Erik Lake, a former anthropology professor with a keen interest in the paranormal and unexplained. This collection brings together true accounts of unsettling encounters within the enigmatic wilderness—from Bigfoot and Sasquatch sightings to inexplicable lights and haunting apparitions. Blending academic rigor with the allure of campfire tales, the book challenges readers to question the boundaries of scientific understanding and confront the unsettling notion that we are not alone in the ...

"...splendidly performed by Mary Robinette Kowal." - AudioFile Magazine "Narrator Mary Robinette Kowal wonderfully conveys the wryly funny prose and the creeping horror of the story. Giving each character a distinct voice, Kowal deftly and consistently moves between them and superbly renders...

Caleb and Jenna Rourke are driving through the pitch-black mountains when their navigation fails entirely. They stumble upon Gallow's End, an isolated settlement that does not appear on any map. What begins as a simple search for a landline and a safe place to wait out the night quickly devolves into a desperate struggle to stay alive. The terrifying silence of the empty streets remains unbroken until the massive iron bell in the decaying church tower begins to toll. The couple soon discovers the horrifying history of the mining collapse that buried dozens of men alive beneath the very ...

Turn off the light. Keep your Kindle close. You won't read just one. Twenty-two short horror stories built for the last hour before sleep — when every creak in the hall sounds like it means something. Drawn from the same American folklore canon that gave us Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, this collection hands you the campfire classics reshaped for a reader who wants a proper chill in ten minutes or less. Inside you will find: The Antique Mirror — a woman ignores her grandmother's one rule about covering the glass on full-moon nights. Midnight on Ravenswood Lane — a boy drives a ...

What if the most festive season of the year was born from a cosmic crisis? For centuries, we’ve cherished the comfort of Christmas, but we’ve forgotten the primal terror that birthed it. Before Santa’s sleigh, before tinsel and mandatory cheer, the deepest part of winter was a war against chaos, isolation, and the chilling possibility that the sun might never return. This is the story of the necessary shadow that gives the holiday light its meaning. Historian Elias Shepherd meticulously uncovers the lost traditions of Europe, revealing why the old ways were so terrifying, yet so vital...

" Ghost Detective 2": When Art Brings Death, Art Must Defy It! In a world where the art district is haunted by suicides and spirits demanding life force to create color... Chance discovers something terrifying: a spirit possessing an infinite supply of paintbrushes that drain souls as they are painted. But this isn't just about saving lives anymore—it's about his first major battle against the supernatural! The Twist: Unlike previous attempts, Chance must manifest physically to destroy these cursed brushes. This forces him to confront a terrifying truth: he has failed to save many before....

In 1968, six men buried a massacre beneath a West Virginia logging road. Fifty years later, a landslide broke the grave wide open. Four amateur cryptid researchers arrive in Briarhook Hollow seeking the ultimate proof. They expect to dig up old bones and shoot a viral video. Instead, they uncover a dying town choked by generational guilt and a towering nightmare that has stopped waiting in the dark. The spirit of an ancient apex predator is awake. It is methodically hunting the descendants of the men who slaughtered its family. To survive the night, the team must race to rebuild the ...

"Evil is not something superhuman, it's something less than human." — Agatha Christie, author, on the nature of malevolence. Following the chilling success of Encounters with Evil: 101 True & Terrifying Stories, Gemma Jade returns with Encounters with Evil: Vol 2, plunging readers deeper into the shadowy realms where the paranormal and the malevolent collide. This gripping collection unveils a new array of true, spine-chilling accounts that peel back the veil between our world and the unknown, revealing terrors that linger in the dark corners of reality. Join Gemma Jade, a physical medium...

"Narrator Avi Roque delivers a perfectly paced performance....seamlessly switching between English, Scottish, and American accents to distinguish the variety of characters." —AudioFile on What Moves the Dead, an Earphones Award winner) The follow-up to T. Kingfisher’s bestselling gothic...

Evil never truly dies. It waits. And now it wants Landry back. After vanquishing the coven that cursed the bayou, famous paranormal investigator Landry Drake and Cate Adams try to reclaim a sense of peace aboard a riverboat cruise up the Mississippi. But the calm is short-lived. When a mysterious carnival troupe boards the ship, led by a sinister figure known only as the Hypnotist, the illusion of safety vanishes. Landry is lured away, then taken—delivered into the hands of a demon and his old nemesis, the banished witch Charity Device. In the French Quarter, amidst a twisted realm of ...

SILENT NIGHT, VIOLENT NIGHT. This year, the stockings aren’t just hung by the chimney with care—they are hungry. The snowman in the yard is inching closer every time you blink. And the wrapping paper on your gifts? It doesn’t want to be torn. Step into a collection where the most wonderful time of the year becomes your darkest nightmare. From a tree that demands a blood sacrifice to a nativity scene that moves when you aren’t looking, these twelve tales dismantle the cozy tropes of the season and rebuild them into pure dread. Inside, you will find: The Caroler: A singer who knows ...

Abandon all hope, ye who enter here! Get ready for a terrifying spin on some of literature’s most beloved tales—no story is safe! From Captain Hook’s run-in with dark magic to Sherlock Holmes narrowly escaping graveyard spirits to a happily never after for Cinderella, this horror anthology...

Some scary stories are more than just tall tales. This spine-tingling collection of TRUE terrors and haunting legends is perfect for Halloween—and thrills and chills all year long. This audiobook is not for the faint of heart…but for those brave enough, a bone-chilling, globe-trotting...