Ghost Anthology

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.

They say you can never get too much of a good thing. But for those who crave fear and horror, how much is too much? And how far are you willing to go to test your limits? Scare Street brings you volumes three and four of Short Horror Stories in a single edition. Six macabre morsels of fear brought together for your listening pleasure. And each tale packs enough spine-tingling chills to last a lifetime.

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.

A demon returns to claim the widow of a man it murdered. Vengeful spirits are the main attraction at a carnival of the damned. And a woman is stalked by evil she can never escape. Scare Street is proud to present the best in bone-chilling supernatural horror. This volume contains three macabre morsels for your listening pleasure. Each tale is a bone-chilling glimpse into a shadowy abyss of fear and terror.

Portia is sick of the pandemic. She can't go to school, can't see her friends, and the family is stressing about her grandmother living alone. When her grandmother needs help, her father decides to drive out to the farm, and Portia is dragged along. It's a total accident when she's left behind, and her father can't get back to her when the county puts them under lockdown. No one in, no one out. Being trapped on the farm has some perks, but it also has a huge downside: There's a ghost haunting her family. Will she be able to discover what the ghost wants her to know?

The Giant Wistaria, which was originally published in 1891, is a short story by American writer Charlotte Perkins Gilman. Let's join this well-to-do young couple and their friends as they look forward to a lovely summer in the haunted house they rent.

Chaya has found her mother's diary, and the contents of it will change everything. Sounds interesting? The author thinks so too! Listen to Mom's Diary, and experience the compelling world of horror fiction.