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The ghost ship The Flying Dutchman has been spotted around the world for centuries. According to legend, this spooky ship is doomed to roam the seas forever, unable to make port. The ship is thought to be a bad omen for anyone who encounters it. Dating back to the 1600s, alleged sightings of the legendary ghost ship continue to this day.
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A ghostly woman in a brown dress has been repeatedly sighted in a centuries-old mansion in Norfolk, England. Many believe the Brown Lady of Raynham Hall is the spirit of Lady Dorothy Walpole, wife of Charles Townsend. According to legend, Charles became upset with Dorothy and locked her inside Raynham Hall until she died. To this day, her ghost still allegedly wanders the home.
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Washington, D.C. is said to be home to many ghosts. But only one of them has four paws, black fur, and glowing red eyes. Is there really a Demon Cat running around the U.S. Capitol Building? In this book, you'll hear a ghostly tale so eerie, your fur may stand on end!
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True Ghost Stories 5 is a poltergeist special, and takes a look at some of the most terrifying reports of poltergeist activity ever recorded. Cases covered include The Enfield Poltergeist, The Demon Drummer of Tedworth, The Bell Witch Haunting, and many more. There are also some chapters on what is a poltergeist, signs of a poltergeist, and how to expel it. If you are fascinated by poltergeists, then this is the book for you.
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Their hooves hit the ground. Their tails swish in the morning air. But are these horses real? According to local lore, ghost horses haunt the edge of a forest near Chicago, Illinois. Many have claimed to see them, but few have offered proof. In this book, you'll discover the full story of Chicago's ghost horses... if you dare.
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A bear in the castle-could it be? According to local lore, a spirit in the shape of a bear has taken up residence at the Tower of London. One guard even claimed that the beast attacked him. Is it real, or just a story? In this book, you'll get all the details on the Ghost Bear of the Tower of London.
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They said the dead can't hurt you ... They were wrong. The House on Cold Hill is a chilling and suspenseful ghost story from the multi-million copy bestselling author of Dead Simple, Peter James. Moving from the heart of the city of Brighton and Hove to the Sussex countryside is a big undertaking for born townies, Ollie Harcourt, his wife, Caro, and their twelve-year-old daughter, Jade. But when they view Cold Hill House - a huge, dilapidated, Georgian...
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Katie didn't expect the most haunted castle in Europe to hold the answers to an incredible family secret. During a summer studying abroad in Transylvania, she finds herself at the gates of Bran Castle, the one time prison of medieval ruler, Vlad "The Impaler." More recently, in life, Bran Castle was home to the King and Queen of Romania. In death, the castle was home to just the queen's heart.
Now, along with 15-year-old Katie's friends Cam,...
30) The Rusted Lily
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Orphaned and sickly, young Joscelin Charpentier, along with older sister Eulalie, is taken in by a wealthy uncle. The children cope with Uncle Marcel's cold indifference as best as they can, but Eulalie enjoys all the attention as the healthier child while Joscelin is subjected to the cruelty of a resentful nurse. Comfort and affection come his way in the person of Aunt Rosanna, a rapidly fading gentlewoman from Italy who develops and nurtures a unique...
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Edgar Cushing is a young man who has lost much until a kind and grieving widower adopts him and raises him in a loving and happy home. A fire destroys lives and hopes for the future while Edgar is in school, however, forcing him to abandon his education and seek employment to help his badly injured father. A surprisingly generous job opening draws him to an isolated house and its strange and mercurial mistress, her fiercely devoted housekeeper, and...
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American ghosts stories have their origins in the gothic, mixed with the fears of the pioneer landscapes. A terrific new collection of classic tales
Settling in for a night of spine-chilling entertainment? Here's a gripping collection of classic American ghost tales by authors such as Edgar Allan Poe ('The Masque of the Red Death'), Francis Bret Harte ('The Ghosts of Stukeley Castle'), Edith Wharton ('Afterward'), Mark Twain ('A Ghost Story'),...
Settling in for a night of spine-chilling entertainment? Here's a gripping collection of classic American ghost tales by authors such as Edgar Allan Poe ('The Masque of the Red Death'), Francis Bret Harte ('The Ghosts of Stukeley Castle'), Edith Wharton ('Afterward'), Mark Twain ('A Ghost Story'),...
33) Haunted Toronto
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Toronto has hosts of ghosts that go as far back as the War of 1812…and others as recent as the Nineties. From the spirit of the Keeper of the Gibraltar Point Lighthouse to the four spectres that haunt the stairwells and corridors of Queen's Park, our most conspicuously ghostly presences and sites are all revealed in Haunted Toronto. Sixty-six haunts and paranormal locales are captured in dramatic detail. Arranged like a guidebook for walking or...
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When you're twenty-one years old, you don't expect your closest friend to be in her nineties, but Eloise and I have more in common than I ever would have guessed. We first met through a home-share program that matches students like me with seniors like her. That was three years ago. We've been inseparable ever since. The problem is that odd things have been happening, lately. I'm hearing voices in the basement. I feel like I'm being watched by unseen...
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This Christmas, Nicole will meet her girlfriend's parents for the first time. If she makes it there alive...Nicole couldn't be more nervous about shaking hands with Darla's mother and father. Her own family hasn't exactly been supportive. But on her way to their house in rural Maryland, she nearly collides with a barefoot old woman standing in the road. From there, strange things start to happen. A chase through the snow, a stone cottage in the woods,...
36) Ghost Radio
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When Lana spends the summer with her cousin Emily, it's a country mouse/city mouse situation. Lana loves exploring the woods around Emily's house. She's so excited to get away from construction sites and skyscrapers. But when the cousins find a mysterious old-time radio in a dilapidated shack, that's when the trouble begins. Emily can't get enough of the music it plays. She's obsessed with the strange, ethereal sounds. What's worse is that there are...
37) Ghost Gallery
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Xan has just landed his dream job at a prestigious art gallery. There's only one problem: everyone on staff says the place is haunted. Nobody's willing to work afterhours, because the place gets too creepy once darkness falls. But when the opportunity arises for Xan to meet his favourite transgender artist, he jumps at the chance to stay late.
Will Xan come face to face with an apparition from another time? And, if he does, can he finally solve the...
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"Transgender Psychic Fights for Ghost Rights!" When a local tabloid gets its grubby paws on Whitney's story, she doesn't know what to do. Is she trans? Sure, and a lawyer to boot. But is she also psychic? Not really. Except that the ghost of a girl who died in a gruesome escalator accident has been following her around town. When a handsome banker comes to the young lawyer's rescue, can they figure out why this dead girl won't leave Whitney alone?...
39) Ghost Phone
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Braden has never had much in common with his stepfather, but all that changes when he buys an antique telephone for Father's Day. He should have known something was a little off when the antiques dealer sold it to him for such a low price, but he never expected the phone to be haunted. Every night, like clockwork, the old phone rings. Its clattering brass bells could wake the dead. And who is on the line? A ghostly woman who says only, "Operator!...
40) Count Magnus
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A traveler in Sweden stumbles upon the history of a mysterious and ominous figure, Count Magnus.
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