Ghost Anthology

The heroes and heroines of myth and folklore always have to overcome extraordinary challenges: and more often than not, these challenges involve a giant, a ghost, or a goblin. Jerry Nelson, the voice behind some of the most famous characters in children's television, including Sesame Street's Count von Count, narrates this action-packed collection. His inventive repertoire of growling giants and squeaky goblins will delight young listeners as the drama of the stories sets their imaginations on fire.

Este es el segundo libro de la colección de cuentos psicológicos y de terror. Las Historias de psicosis y fantasmas, son relatos de personas como tú o yo que por lo complejo de la vida misma pierden la cabeza, desconocen los límites de la realidad y se encuentran a la deriva en sus propios universos. Algunos deliran mientras que otros justifican su verdad. Sin embargo, todos dan permiso a los cuerdos para que contemplen su locura. Y es en este momento en el que nadie sabe si de psicosis o fantasmas se trata.

When five fifth graders from Shawmont Elementary are assigned the entertainment section of their school's fall festival, the children decide to put on a play that will be remembered for generations. But putting on the play will come with more challenges than expected. The children must take on the task of preparing the school's old abandoned auditorium for the play.

Beth was a homely little misfit girl who lived at the Maudlin Mary Magdeline Orphanage. She claimed her mother, who had passed away a year before, was constantly with her. A wealthy widow named Mrs. Stone decided to adopt her. Does Mrs. Stone get more than she bargained for? Is Beth and her mother a package deal? This is a short story with 3600 words. This is a story of the paranormal, but it is very sweet!

Ever felt that awful rush of dread as you turn out the lights after a late-night horror film? Ever wondered if something is following you up the stairs when you go to bed? No? Well, you will after this....

The Ghost of Kaiser Rock is a mixture of ghost stories circulating around a small town named Butler. It fits in quite well with helloween. The story about a young boy's short journey down a darkened road in his country neighborhood finishes up the book, but it certainly doesn't end the suspense.

Mary Shelley had an abiding interest in the mysterious and the supernatural. In this atmospheric tale, she describes the nocturnal wanderings of an enigmatic figure in the woods, and the expectations and conclusions those who have witnessed its activities.

'Wicked Captain Walshawe' is a disquieting ghost story. Captain Walshawe, a dissolute rake, marries a wealthy heiress as a means to pay off his gambling debts. The marriage is an unhappy one on account if his dreadful behaviour. When his wife dies, her old Irish servant casts a curse on Walshawe...which years later leads to a bizarre and totally inexplicable scene after the captain's own death.

Every year, on the same night in November, a bouquet of flowers, a vintage bottle of wine, and a handwritten note appear next to a small wooden cross on the side of a lonely country highway. Year after year, it's the same offering at the same time. On his way home from work at the factory, Tom notices these roadside tributes and wonders who the mysterious mourner might be.

A superbly crafted Dickens classic, masterfully narrated - a ghostly apparition supervises the trial of his murderer.

Mary Cholmondeley (1859-1925) was an English novelist and short story writer. 'Let Loose' is a supernatural ghost story where a young architect wishes to research a unique fresco in the crypt of a remote and ancient parish church in Yorkshire. The parish clergyman is remarkably reluctant to hand over the keys to the crypt and sets some odd conditions to their use. On the subsequent days after the young architect has opened the crypt, terrible and mysterious deaths begin to plague the village.

Mark Twain takes his humor to the graveyard in this memorable short story. Twain carries on a conversation with a skeleton that has been neglected in the cemetery. While we aren't told what a smiling skeleton looks like, Twain is clear it's not a pleasant view. None of us want to be forgotten and this story helps the hearer understand that even in death we do not want to be neglected.

It's Emmy and Daniel's first wedding anniversary, and they're having dinner at Sky Cornerstone, one of the best restaurants in town. Some people recognize Emmy for being the one in charge of the biggest change in Sky Valley's police department, courtesy of the sacking of Lena McMahon, the woman who almost destroyed Emmy's life in the past year. In the middle of dinner, everyone in the restaurant is shocked by a scream coming from the powder room. A woman has died, and people are left in shock because no one has any idea how it happened.

Devon, a suicidal man, learns to appreciate life again during the first day of the battle of the Somme, which is regarded as the bloodiest day in British military history. He finds himself trapped in a crater, pinned down by relentless machine-gun fire all day long. Strange things begin to happen around him.... Devon waits in fear of what the night will bring.

Scare Street is proud to present the best in bone-chilling supernatural horror. This volume contains three tales of fickle fate and dark destinies, each guaranteed to have you looking over your shoulder and checking both ways before you cross the street. Life is precious, and accidents happen all the time. None of us are immune to a streak of misfortune. But sometimes, it’s better to accept your fate than to cheat destiny. Because when you try to swindle death, death fights back. And the deck is always stacked against you....

Darkness lurks within these terrifying tomes.... An heiress inherits an ancient book, and a terrifying surprise waits within its pages. Knowledge comes with a deadly price, when a librarian’s curiosity traps him in a sinister void. And a horror author is shocked when his bloodthirsty creation seems to take on a life of its own.... Scare Street is proud to present the best in spine-tingling supernatural horror. This volume contains three delightfully dark tales of the macabre, waiting just for you in a diabolical library of the damned. So, take a seat.

A trip to a historic cemetery reveals that a young man’s girlfriend may be more than what she seems. The dead hold a burial ceremony of their own, after a violent criminal incites their wrath. And a night watchman’s obsession with old bones leads him to dig up the wrong grave. Scare Street is proud to present the best in bone-chilling supernatural horror. This volume contains three spine-tingling tales for your listening pleasure. And each story carries a chill from beyond the grave, guaranteed to make your skin crawl.

Welcome to a forest of fear.... A beautiful old house hides a plant with a peculiar appetite. Babysitting takes a deadly turn, when a child lures her cruel guardian into the woods. And a bitter man discovers that plants in his neighbor’s garden don’t take kindly to his prejudice.... Scare Street is proud to present the best in spine-tingling supernatural horror. This volume contains three sinister seeds of terror for your reading pleasure. Perfect for those with a green thumb for the grotesque. They say plants can sense peoples’ emotions. But does that include fear?

The horrors of war drive an antique collector to a bloody situation. A retro computer gives an unsuspecting enthusiast a supernatural shock. And a group of robbers finds themselves trapped in a house with sinister collection…. The spirits who dwell in the shadowy realm between life and death have their own special hobbies to share. Some collect tears, others horde screams. A few crave flesh and blood. And one way or another, they’d love to add you to their collection tonight….

A good Samaritan’s efforts to help a little girl go horribly wrong. A dying patient’s gift to his caretaker takes a sinister turn. And two friends discover a grisly surprise in an abandoned parking lot.... Scare Street is proud to present the best in bone-chilling supernatural horror. This volume contains three macabre morsels for your listening pleasure. Each ghastly tale is guaranteed to keep you up late, burning the midnight oil.