Halloween Horror

Here, to treasure, a new story collection from award-winning horror master Al Sarrantonio. In Halloween and Other Seasons there's a neighborhood rivalry that grows to monstrous proportions, a hedgerow with an appetite, the ultimate Charles Fort story, and the end of the world from the beginning. Halloween and Other Seasons contains 18 gems of weirdness, including Al Sarrantonio's very first published story.

"Young Goodman Brown", "Feathertop: A Moralized Legend", "An Old Woman's Tale", "Graves and Goblins", "The Appeal of Alice Doane", and "The Ghost of Dr. Harris" are ghostly pleasures that are full of tricks and treats.

The Halloween Experiment is a horror audio drama by Ian Gordon. In the story, an eccentric by the name of Doctor Stephan Helm seeks to rid five troubled patients of their debilitating delusions. We'll hear each of their tales, concerning sleep disorders, strange spectres, and a curious proclivity for Granny Smith apples....

Hannibal, Missouri. Pulsing with history. And a 150-year-old unsolved disappearance. Kimberly Wantland and her paranormal investigation team travel to Hannibal, Missouri, for their Halloween episode to investigate The Old Catholic Church. Owner Jillian Olson is sure she knows who haunts the building and why he's antagonizing her. But Kimberly hears whispers of far more than the reported ghostly phenomenon. A dark figure implores her to help. But help who? An empty grave and a disturbing experience inside a cave further confound the case.

In his laboratory high on the hill, Frank N. Stine has a ferocious sweet tooth that snarls to be fed. But when an eerie experiment spills into his Gingerbread batter, a frightening cookie creation comes to life! The Gingerbread Monster is hulking, horrific . . . and hungry. But as Frank is chased by his creepy creation, the young baker begins to wonder what the Monster truly craves. After all, there’s no sweeter treat than friendship.

Holmes und Watson glauben hinter „Draculas“ Geheimnis gekommen zu sein. Und es scheint, als hätte ausgerechnet Alice Familienalbum sie auf die richtige Spur gebracht. Doch da Alice bereits gebissen wurde, läuft die Zeit unabdingbar.

Sherlock Holmes und Dr. Watson werden von Alice gerade genötigt in ihrem Familienalbum zu blättern, als Holmes eine dringliche Depesche erhält, in der steht: „Verehrter Mr. Holmes! Benötigen dringend Ihre Hilfe. Blutleere Leichen häufen sich. Unerklärliche Vorfälle! Reisen Sie so schnell es Ihnen möglich ist an! Sie sind unsere letzte Hoffnung! Hochachtungsvoll, Alexandru Serban -Bürgermeister von Bran / Siebenbürgen“ Zu Holmes und Watsons Leidwesen lässt sich Alice natürlich nicht davon abbringen, die beiden nach Transsilvanien zu begleiten.

Nachdem Holmes, Watson und Alice gut in Bran angekommen sind, suchen Sie den Bürgermeister der kleinen Stadt auf. Dieser führt sie sofort zu einem neuen Tatort. Ein Mädchen aus einem Waisenhaus soll des Grafen Draculas jüngstes Opfer sein. Kurzerhand beschließt Holmes den Grafen in seinem Schloss aufzusuchen und den Dingen direkt vor Ort auf den Grund zu gehen. Überraschenderweise werden die Drei schon erwartet.

Holmes, Watson und Alice werden von dem Grafen gebeten mit ihm zu dinieren und darüber hinaus eingeladen, auf Schloss Bran zu nächtigen und die Ermittlungen morgen fortzusetzen. Während Watson in dem Schlossherren einen blutrünstigen Vampir vermutet, versteht Alice sich mit ihm ausgezeichnet und setzt mit dem Grafen den Abend in stiller Zweisamkeit fort. Als die Drei am nächsten Morgen zum Frühstück erscheinen, ist der Graf jedoch nicht anwesend spurlos verschwunden.

Sherlock Holmes und Dr. Watson werden von Alice gerade genötigt in ihrem Familienalbum zu blättern, als Holmes eine dringliche Depesche erhält. Der Bürgermeister von Bran/Siebenbürgen bittet um Hilfe, da sich in seiner kleinen Stadt unerklärliche Vorfälle ereignen. Es mehren sich blutleere Leichen und schnell spricht man von einem Vampir. Zu Holmes und Watsons Leidwesen lässt sich Alice natürlich nicht davon abbringen, die beiden nach Transsilvanien zu begleiten. Holmes beschließt den Grafen in seinem Schloss aufzusuchen und den Dingen direkt vor Ort auf den Grund zu gehen.

Alice ist verschwunden! Entführt, wie Holmes bei der Besichtigung ihres Zimmers besorgt feststellt. Holmes und Watson beschließen nach Alice zu suchen und gelangen dabei in ein düsteres Kellerverlies. Dort machen Sie eine schreckliche Entdeckung.

Stevens Long Walk Home: Steven ventures into Bramble Village in search of his missing sister, Joan, who disappeared during an adventure in the haunted village. As he traverses the eerie streets, Steven becomes ensnared in the village's malevolent grip, encountering supernatural forces beyond his imagination. He fights to escape, haunted by the sinister laughter that echoes through the darkness, vowing never to return to Bramble Village again.

This anthology of spooky tales will challenge your understanding of the supernatural. Spanning two decades of meticulous investigations, Lee Brickley provides chilling narratives that delve into the unexplained phenomena occurring around Halloween. These are not mere scary stories; they are based on haunted histories and real-life supernatural events that defy explanation.

Something bad happened at the neighbors' house on Halloween. Tammy and her daughter, Bree, are excited to move into their new house, but the excitement soon dies as the house's evil past reveals itself. Tammy witnesses a murder, but is it real? Voices call out to her, but no one is there. And two young boys in Halloween costumes appear to her, pleading for her help. As she begins to unravel the horror of the house, Halloween approaches. Tammy believes she and Bree are safe, but the house has other plans for their happy, bloody Halloween night.

Morgan, an early settler is finding it hard to fit into their new community along with his wife and teenage daughter Suzie. And during his fortnightly visit into town, several miles away, he learns that it will only get harder as the winds of winter blow in upon them. Travel with Morgan and his daughter into the sick society he did not suspect dwelled so close to them within these cold, lonely mountains.

31 Nights of Halloween brings together 31 frightful tales from the world's most talented ghouls. Each story is guaranteed to send chills down your back and make your blood run cold. With one chilling tale for each night in the month of October, you won't want to go out trick-or-treating this Halloween. So turn off the lights, crawl into your beds and begin to listen, if you think you can survive.

It's Halloween, the witching time of year, and for the small town of DenMark this is the worst time of year. Why? Well, because DenMark is cursed with a horrible old witch living on Bone Crusher Lane. Every year at this time, the townsfolk lock up their homes against the witch. You see, DenMark has a curse on it in the name of old Lucille Peacock. Every All Hallows' Eve, the witch steals a child from the townsfolk - call it a sacrifice. This night, however, something has changed in DenMark.

In a graveyard on Halloween night, Claude waits for the arrival of a man he has hated his entire life. Under the amber light of a harvest moon, he contemplates his enemy's unusual gift that will destroy all of mankind. Despite the fact that the man is not evil, Claude knows he will never believe the truth. No, it is a battle to the death and neither of them can escape their fate.

Madman Jack had murdered 14 women in numerous ways seven years before in a small Indiana farm town. He was what doctors called a missionary killer. He believed all women were evil, and he believed it was his God-given duty to kill them. Tonight, October 30, 2008, Jack would escape his maximum-security prison cell and travel back to the same small town and steal more souls to regain his powers.

Tommy Rotten lies immersed in a billowing blanket of fog, wringing his cold hands in elated anticipation. He is optimistic that this year someone will finally come. He fantasizes about the potential candidates that will come tromping through the neighborhood, roaming the night in delightfully hideous homage to serial killers and demons and ghouls - normally inhabitants of their nightmares - but tonight, Halloween, brings them endless delight.