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Dark terrors 2: the Gollancz book of horror
By Stephen Jones, David Sulton. 1996
An anthology of horror and dark fantasy, which brings together stories by Clive Barker, Peter Straub, Ramsey Campbell, Brian Lumley,…
Thomas Tessier, Michael Marshall Smith, Kim Newman, Paul J. McAuley and Dennis Etchison, among others.The screaming staircase: The Screaming Staircase (Lockwood & Co. #1.)
By Jonathan Stroud. 2014
When the dead come back to haunt the living, Lockwood & Co. step in. For more than fifty years, the…
country has been affected by a horrifying epidemic of ghosts. A number of Psychic Investigations Agencies have sprung up to destroy the dangerous apparitions. Lucy Carlyle joins the smallest most ramshackle agency in the city, run by the charismatic Anthony Lockwood. When one of their cases goes horribly wrong, Lockwood & Co. have one last chance of redemption. Unfortunately this involves spending the night in one of the most haunted houses in England, and trying to escape alive. Grades 4-7. Followed by "The whispering skull". 2014.The keys to the street: a novel of suspense
By Ruth Rendell. 1996
Mary Jago had donated her bone marrow to save the life of someone she didn't know. And her generosity had…
led directly to the bitter break-up of her affair with Alistair. But the man whose life she had saved changes Mary's life in a way she could never have imagined. She is in danger both from the middle class world she knows and the world of the dispossessed and deranged.The haunting of Maddy Clare
By Simone St. James. 2012
London, 1922. Working as a temp, Sarah Piper is assigned to assist ghost investigator Alistair Gellis. Alistair has discovered an…
apparition who will only talk to women and needs Sarah to uncover the mystery behind the ghost’s death. Explicit descriptions of sex and some violence. RITA Award, 2013 Arthur Ellis Best Crime First Novel Award. 2012.Gerald's game (Signet Ser.)
By Stephen King. 1992
Jessie and Gerald are acting out Gerald's latest fantasy when he dies, leaving Jessie handcuffed to the bed in an…
isolated beach house. Jessie is faced with the horror of her failed attempts to escape, memories of a childhood trauma and a very hungry stray dog. But the real nightmare begins after nightfall. Strong language, violence and explicit descriptions of sex.The stand: the complete & uncut edition
By Stephen King. 1978
"Superflu," an experimental virus that can kill every conceivable type of antibody the human organism can muster against it, hits…
the United States and the world, rapidly wiping out the whole of civilization -- except for the one-half of one percent who are immune. Some strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. 1978.The tommyknockers (Signet Ser.)
By Stephen King. 1987
Bobbi Anderson, 37, out with her ageing dog, Peter, is looking for trees to cull on her father's farm in…
Haven, Maine, when she stumbles over a piece of metal sticking out of the earth. Curious, she scrapes away the soil ... the deceptively ordinary beginning of a tale of nightmarish horror that is to destroy a community. 1987.L'ensorcelée de Salem: roman
By Katherine Howe, Emmanuel Pailler. 2010
Le pouvoir de cette sorcière a traversé le temps et la mort. Qui retrouvera le livre auquel elle a confié…
ses secrets ? En entrant dans la maison de sa grand-mère défunte, la jeune Connie n'imaginait pas que toute sa vie allait changer. Dans la bibliothèque qu'elle est chargée de vider, elle découvre un livre mystérieux avec, à l'intérieur, une clé et un nom dissimulé, à peine lisible : Deliverance Dane . Deliverance, l'une des jeunes femmes condamnées lors de la tristement célèbre chasse aux sorcières de Salem. Qui était-elle vraiment ? Dès que Connie commence son enquête avec l'aide de son petit ami, l'intrépide Sam, les événements inquiétants se multiplient : sa maison est vandalisée et Sam tombe très gravement malade. Connie doit se rendre à l'évidence : sa découverte n'est pas seulement historique, mais magique. Et c'est désormais à elle de trouver la formule qui permettra de sauver son premier amour... -- 4e de couv. Titre uniforme: Physick book of Deliverance Dane.Thirteen chairs
By Dave Shelton. 2014
When a boy finds himself drawn into an empty house one cold night, he enters a room in which 12…
unusual-looking people sit around a table. And the 13th chair is pulled out for him. One by one, each of those assembled tells their own ghost story: tales of doom and death; of ghostly creatures and malevolent spirits; of revenge and reward. It is only at the end of the night that the boy starts to understand what story he must tell. For junior and senior high readers. 2014.Now the day is over
By Marion Husband. 2014
In my more lucid moments I know I'm dead. So begins Edwina's story, a young woman whose spirit is trapped…
by guilt. Set between the present day and the First World War, Edwina's ghost tells the story of Gaye and David Henderson, the adulterous couple whose house she haunts. But she also has her own story to tell, gradually revealing the terrors that keep her from finding peace. 2014.Twilight (Twilight series ; #1)
By Stephenie Meyer. 2007
Bella Swan's move to Forks, Washington, could have been the most boring move she ever made. But once she meets…
the mysterious and alluring Edward Cullen, Bella's life takes a thrilling and terrifying turn. Up until now, Edward has managed to keep his vampire identity a secret in the small community he lives in, but now nobody is safe, especially Bella, the person Edward holds most dear. For senior high readers. Followed by "New moon". 2007. (Twilight series ; 1)Murder at Summerhouse: a novel
By Larry McCloskey. 2000
Caitlin and Punky are facing a whole summer with nothing much to do. Enter a ghost with a serious problem,…
and in an instant the whole picture changes. The ghost is convinced that they, and only they, can help him stop a murder. Grades 5-8. 2000.The haunting (Red eye. #6)
By Alex Bell. 2016
Emma is confined to a wheelchair after a terrible accident which took place when she was 10. Seven years later,…
when she finds out that her grandmother hasn't long to live, she decides to return to Cornwall to the place where the awful event occurred. But the ancient Waterwitch pub still has its ghosts, having been built from timber salvaged from a notorious shipwreck. And, as Emma soon discovers, some spirits will not rest until they have their revenge. For junior and senior high readers. 2016.The small hand: a ghost story
By Susan Hill. 2010
Returning home from a visit to a client late one summer's evening, antiquarian bookseller Adam Snow takes a wrong turning…
and stumbles across the derelict old White House. Compelled by curiosity, he approaches the door and, standing before the entrance, feels the unmistakeable sensation of a small hand creeping into his own, 'as if a child had taken hold of it'. Intrigued by the encounter, he determines to learn more, and discovers that the owner's grandson had drowned tragically many years before. At first unperturbed by the odd experience, Snow begins to be plagued by haunting dreams, panic attacks, and more frequent visits from the small hand which become increasingly threatening and sinister. 2010.The little stranger
By Sarah Waters. 2009
In a dusty post-war summer in rural Warwickshire, a doctor is called to a patient at Hundreds Hall. Home to…
the Ayres family for over two centuries, the Georgian house, once grand and handsome, is now in decline, its masonry crumbling, its gardens choked with weeds, the clock in its stable yard permanently fixed at twenty to nine. But are the Ayreses haunted by something more sinister than a dying way of life? Little does Dr. Faraday know how closely, and how terrifyingly, their story is about to become entwined with his. 2009.The Bone Mother
By David Demchuk. 2017
Three neighboring villages on the Ukrainian/Romanian border are the final refuge for the last of the mythical creatures of Eastern…
Europe. Now, on the eve of the war that may eradicate their kind--and with the ruthless Night Police descending upon their sanctuary--they tell their stories and confront their destinies. Eerie and unsettling like the best fairy tales, these incisor-sharp portraits of ghosts, witches, sirens, and seers--and the mortals who live at their side and in their thrall--will chill your marrow and tear at your heart. 2017.The swallow: a ghost story
By Charis Cotter. 2014
In 1960s Toronto, two girls retreat to their attics to escape the loneliness and isolation of their lives. Polly lives…
in a house bursting at the seams with people, while Rose is often left alone by her busy parents. Polly is a down-to-earth dreamer with a wild imagination and an obsession with ghosts; Rose is a quiet, ethereal waif with a sharp tongue. Soon they discover they aren't alone--they're actually neighbours, sharing a wall. They develop an unlikely friendship, and Polly is ecstatic to learn that Rose can actually see and talk to ghosts. Maybe she will finally see one too! But is there more to Rose than it seems? Why does no one ever talk to her? And why does she look so… ghostly? Grades 5-8. Winner of the 2016 Silver Birch Fiction Honour Book Award. 2014.The dark deeps: the hunchback assignments II (The hunchback assignments ; #2)
By Arthur G Slade. 2010
Modo, teenage spy and temporary shape-shifter, is plunged once more into the world of international espionage. This time he's on…
the trail of a mysterious underwater creature and he's not alone. Sequel to "The hunchback assignments" (EB75089). Followed by "Empire of ruins". Grades 5-8. Some descriptions of violence. 2010. (The hunchback assignments ; 2)The hunchback assignments (Hunchback assignments (New York, N.Y.) #1.)
By Arthur G Slade. 2009
In Victorian London, fourteen-year-old Modo, a shape-changing hunchback, becomes a secret agent for the Permanent Association, which strives to protect…
the world from the evil machinations of the Clockwork Guild. Grades 5-8. Some descriptions of violence. Followed by "The dark deeps" (EB75415). 2009. (The hunchback assignments ; 1)The mysterious mummer
By L. M Falcone. 2003
Thirteen-year-old Joey is shipped off to stay with his aunt in Newfoundland for Christmas. His aunt is obsessed with her…
dead husband, a strange boy appears and disappears, and Joey eavesdrops on a seance that scares the pants off him. Throw in mysterious goings-on at the local lighthouse and some peculiar yuletide traditions, and Joey finds himself being drawn deeper and deeper into a world where history and mystery collide. Grades 4-7. 2003.