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A small-town treasure hunt consumes a man with greed. Sinister music drives the inhabitants of a quiet little town to slaughter. And a deadly spirit stalks a group of local boy scouts through the woods. Scare Street is proud to present the best in spine-tingling supernatural horror. This volume contains three bone-chilling tales of terror. Each story is a ticket to the shadowy streets of a quiet little town, a place not found on any map. A place that exists only in your nightmares.

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.

Bloodthirsty spirits lurk beyond the doors of an old asylum. "Corporate benefits" take on a whole new meaning when a young artist is offered a sinister contract. And a trio of teenagers learn that it’s not polite to disturb the dead. Scare Street is proud to present the best in bone-chilling supernatural horror. This volume takes listeners to the quiet little town of Anger, featuring three blood-curdling new tales for your listening pleasure.

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.

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 college student discovers an ancient game of chess, with deadly consequences for the loser. And a drunken one-night stand at a frat party traps an unlucky student in a diabolical bargain. Now put down your pencils. The test is over, and this sinister school of the supernatural grades on a very steep curve. Those who don’t make the cut will have to stay after class. Let’s hope you survive the extra-credit assignment….

When three lost paintings are reunited, a patron of the arts discovers they may have been separated for a very good reason. A morbid photographer’s obsession upsets the spirits hidden in her pictures. And when bad dreams inspire a troubled painter, collectors of his work experience his twisted visions firsthand…. Scare Street is proud to present the best in bone-chilling supernatural horror. This volume contains three spine-tingling tales for your reading pleasure.

Something waits for you in the darkness.... An amateur photographer’s pictures reveal a dark secret lurking in an old train station. A fiery nightmare plagues a pair of brothers searching for a family heirloom. And bad dreams spill over into a terrified girl’s waking life.... Scare Street is proud to present the best in bone-chilling supernatural horror. This volume contains three sinister stories for your listening pleasure. Each one brings you a step closer to the shadowy border between life and the underworld. And closer to the darkness that lies beyond.

One of the best Victorian ghost story writers! Includes “The Phantom Coach”, “An Engineer's Story”, “A Service of Danger", and more.

Read, Scream, Repeat brings together thirteen bestselling, award-winning authors: Kirsty Applebaum, Jasbinder Bilan, Aisha Bushby, Joseph Coelho, Rachel Delahaye, Kat Ellis, Phil Hickes, Polly Ho-Yen, Sharna Jackson, Jennifer Killick, Elle McNicoll, Dan Smith and J.T.Williams. The collection is curated by Farshore’s queen of middle-grade comedy-horror, Jennifer Killick! Read, Scream, Repeat is a truly diverse anthology that taps into everything young listeners are looking for this spooky season.

Based on traditional Vietnamese folk tales told to Violet Kupersmith by her grandmother, these fantastical, chilling, and thoroughly contemporary stories are a boldly original exploration of Vietnamese culture, addressing both the immigrant experience and the lives of those who remained behind. Lurking in the background of them all is a larger ghost—that of the Vietnam War, whose legacy continues to haunt us.

Whilst writer Charles Dickens needs no introduction, his Haunted House anthology might, not least because in his role as editor he introduces a formidable array of known and lesser-known literary talents.

"There are many ways to tell a story... It is a question of choosing the right one." - "Sparks from the Fire" The stories in Sparks from the Fire explore a wide variety of familiar characters and settings, yet there is always something else a shadow world that haunts, disturbs, and threatens. Sons and daughters, mothers and fathers, recluses and lovers all find themselves shifting between realities: the prosaic and the mystical, even between life and death. The horrors and wonders of these parallel existences are often glimpsed, sometimes revealed, and occasionally overwhelm.

Adam Soto, author of the debut novel This Weightless World, which Robin Sloan called “the social novel for the 21st century,” returns with Concerning Those Who Have Fallen Asleep. The stories in Concerning Those Who Have Fallen Asleep, strange and unsettling, explore the quiet spaces where the living and the dead alike haunt one another through their choices, dreams, and institutions.

Revenge is one of the great themes in literature, from Shakespeare to Poe. This collection contains 18 original stories commissioned for this volume plus a reprint of a classic Ruth Rendell mystery.

Eleven stories chronicle the life and times of characters who cross paths and share destiny’s fire escape. Ghosts, gravity, romance, and secrets weave the communal narrative. Step into the elevator. Push any button, but try to remember your way back out. Not everybody makes it.

Five entertaining audio readings of best-loved children’s springtime stories for children of three years and over to enjoy at Halloween. This audio download is a heritage-rich collection showcasing some of the best-loved characters in children’s literature. Compiled by HarperCollins Children’s Books, it features popular stories by authors including Rachel Bright, Benji Davies, Tom Percival and Rob Scotton.

A young couple trying to figure out why the hardwood floors in their brand-new tract house appear to be haunted; an unemployed single mom who cancels her home meals subscription service but can’t get rid of the delivery man; a couple of YouTubers whose plans to make a viral video go darkly awry; and a jilted young lawyer who finally finds the perfect woman, except that there’s something terribly wrong with one of her arms. These and other ghostly delights are just a few shuddery minutes away in A Scream Full of Ghosts.

Blindness never stops a friendship; is not just about a friendship, but also other powerful themes. The story centers around a girl named Katherine, 15 years of age. Recently blind in a car accident which killed her mother. Now is in the care of her estranged aunt, who is hiding secrets. Katherine tries her best to make a relationship with Morgan, only it is clear that the woman is hiding secrets. Each section is a riveting experience building up to an on-edge confrontation. It’s up to you to picture the events. Blind Girl Meets a Ghost will not be a disappointing listen.

Built soon after the Norman conquest of 1066, Prudhoe was continuously occupied for nine centuries. Following the First World War, it fell in to ruin until it eventually ended up in the hands of a landowner during the 1940s. When the same wealthy property owner decided to buy up some of the land near the coast of Tynemouth, Elizabeth Rogers and her mother, who rented a cottage on the land, were told they would have to leave their home.