Mystery Suspense Halloween

USA Today best-selling author Kathi Daley brings you a heartwarming mystery series about finding answers and fostering hope while building friendships and embracing the magic of life by the sea and small town holidays. Ainsley Holloway had come to Gooseberry Bay to find answers about her past. Her first night in town she meets a young woman who is later found dead. An investigative journalist by trade and cops daughter by upbringing, Ainsley never had been the sort to walk away from unanswered questions.

In this grab-bag of Halloween shorts, you'll find an assortment of killers and creeps. You may want to log off your Zoom meeting to play with the nice birdies. Perhaps kickback with a premium pizza before you go for a long walk in the dark woods? Or maybe you've wanted to run away to join the circus? Sounds like more fun than keeping a date with Death.

Halloween is a wild day in Enchanted Bay. There's no telling what might happen. As much as Meg Walton just wants to have fun, it quickly becomes apparent that craziness is afoot. The question becomes, will the witch have to step in and use her magical powers to keep things from spiraling out of control? Or is Meg in over her head? Find out by buying a copy of Hectic Halloween Hijinks right now!

"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.

Thirteen-year-old Jennifer Nicole McGillicuddy, nicknamed Sweet Pickles, lives in the small riverside town of Anglers Cove, North Carolina—a place where most folks would assume not much ever happens. Or does it? With a natural curiosity and a talent for solving things, Sweet Pickles searches for mysteries in her sleepy little town. High on her list is the Beethoven Castle, an abandoned 1800s mansion rumored to be haunted, according to some of the townspeople who swear they've heard strange and eerie organ music coming from it around Halloween every year.

Holmes und Dr. Watson erhalten ein seltsam gereimtes Gedicht, indem von fünf Freunden berichtet wird. Der Verfasser schwört Rache zu nehmen, für die erlittenen Schmerzen, Schmach und Häme. Gleich darauf taucht das erste, auf grausame Weise, getötete Opfer auf. Nun gilt es für Holmes und Dr. Watson schnell die Identität zu klären, doch da erhalten die Beiden bereits das zweite Gedicht und somit auch das zweite Opfer. Die Zeit rennt, denn der Täter mordet in einem wahnsinnigen Tempo. Auch nach dem dritten Opfer fehlen Holmes und Watson jegliche Anhaltspunkte.

When the local town drunk sees a murder committed on Boot Hill on Halloween night, will anyone pay any attention to his story? Sheriff Joe Grubbs, though skeptical, investigates and finds the new grave. Now, he has a job to do and risks losing the love of his life doing it. It's a harrowing Halloween night in Haleyville, Texas.

Two couples barely contained their excitement as they bounced down a rutted road to an abandoned plantation outside Natchez, Mississippi. This night promised to be the most fantastic Halloween night of their lives. Little did they know that their private reading with the world-famous spiritual reader would take a turn none of them thought possible. This shocking story will have you thinking Stephen King met Alfred Hitchcock to to make you question everything and everyone in your life. Buckle in for the horrifying conclusion.

Herr Heiland sieht Gespenster: Sonntals Bürgermeister Mindenfeld plant eine große Halloween-Party - doch dem Wirt des Gasthauses "Zur stolzen Kaiserkrone" ist das Gruselfest ein Dorn im Auge. Hat es etwa damit zu tun, dass einst ein reisender Vertreter in Zimmer 13 der "Kaiserkrone" starb, nachdem er felsenfest behauptet hatte, dort würde es spuken? Kurz nach ihrer Entdeckung verschwand die Leiche spurlos... Während Sonntal sich für Halloween rüstet, gehen Pfarrer Heiland und Polizist Kern dem Spuk auf den Grund - und stoßen auf ein gut gehütetes Geheimnis.

Sometimes we pass down tales from one generation to the next so that the memories of the past remain alive. But when what's foretold to come true starts to unfold before your very eyes, do you let what's written play out? Or do you rip a page out of fate's book and create your own destiny? These are some questions Meeko finds himself asking on Halloween night. When spooky things start happening after his beloved’s return to town.

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.

Rue Cyprus and her Golden Retriever puppy, Kasey, are at it again. With Halloween around the corner, Kasey finds a black kitten hiding in the bushes. Rue and Kasey want to keep their new friend, but Rue's mom reminds her that the kitten probably has her own family. Can Rue and Kasey return the kitten to her rightful home before the ghosts and goblins appear?

This sequel plunges Ravenwood into a darker, more terrifying nightmare, where the line between life and death, reality and nightmare, is blurred. The eternal night brings forth a new level of horror as Bewrath's true nature is revealed, along with the ancient entity that controls him. The story is filled with suspense, terror, and a lingering sense of doom, perfect for Halloween.

In the sprawling urban labyrinth of Hollow City, Halloween night is no longer a time of joy and candy-filled streets. It’s a night of fear, where parents lock their doors, and children dare not venture out in costume. For years, a shadow has loomed over the city, a figure known only as "The Reaper." He is a serial killer who targets trick-or-treaters, leaving behind nothing but eerie messages and grisly scenes. The police are helpless, taunted by his chilling clues and unable to stop his reign of terror.

Es war einmal ein Hufschmied namens Jack Oldfield. Dieser galt als besonders geizig und trunksüchtig. In der Nacht auf Allerheiligen erschien ihm in einem Wirtshaus der Teufel persönlich und wollte seine Seele holen. Doch Jack verhandelte noch einen allerletzten Trunk. Da der Teufel kein Geld bei sich hatte, verwandelte er sich selbst in eine Münze, um den Trunk zu bezahlen. Jack steckte diese Münze schnell in seine Börse, in der sich ein silbernes, kleines Kreuz befand und sich der Teufel somit nicht zurück verwandeln konnte.

On an eventful Thanksgiving night in the Mirren gated community, a Friendsgiving gone wrong resulted. That night, Felicia Mirren would have a tragic happening that would give her incredible spider powers. Almost immediately, she begins to feel the changes within her own body. In addition to the powers, she also takes on the attributes of a spider. While Felicia is grateful for her gifts, she feels uneasy about the events that gave her her powers and decides to investigate.

In Book Three of Holly Webb's The Mysteries of Maisie Hitchins, 12-year-old Maisie and her dog Eddie are invited to join Maisie's friend Alice on a trip to the country. It's lovely to get away from the London smog, but there is something strange about the manor where the girls are staying. Odd noises, horrid smells, and sightings of a spectral cat keep them up at night. Has Alice's father rented a haunted house? There must be a logical explanation, and Maisie plans to use her detecting skills to find out what it is!

Nachdem Holmes und Watson das Rätsel um die Identität des ersten Opfers glücklicherweise rasch klären konnten, dauert es nicht lange und die beiden erhalten ein weiteres Gedicht. Anhand der Reime ist für Holmes schnell klar, wo der Mann zu finden sein wird. Doch kommen Sie auch hier zu spät! Holmes und Watson hoffen nun, schnellstmöglich eine Verbindung zwischen den Opfern herstellen zu können, um weitere Morde zu verhindern.

Ein vierter Brief erreicht die Baker Street. Mit zitternden Händen öffnet Watson den Umschlag. Ein Bild fällt zu Boden. Watson bückt sich, hebt es auf und erstarrt.

Während Holmes und Watson Himmel und Hölle in Bewegung setzen um Alice noch rechtzeitig zu finden, sieht sich diese mit den tödlichen Schatten ihrer Vergangenheit konfrontiert.