Award-winning author Shusterman walks on the dark side with this classic collection of masterfully creepy stories. Includes four stories written specifically for this collection.

Although Sherlock Holmes had always refused to accept the potential influences of the supernatural upon the many cases with which he had been presented, there had certainly been a few which had sowed a seed of doubt within the mind of his friend and colleague, Dr. Watson. Obviously, The Hound of the Baskervilles and "The Sussex Vampire" are prime examples of these, but they are not the only ones! The apparition of a lady dressed in white and long...

Art is her refuge, her passion-and her hell. American art student Evie Williams is studying abroad in Edinburgh and having the time of her life-especially when she falls hard for Thomas MacBean, a sexy art dealer with a Highlander's brogue. But as Thomas and Evie's romance heats up, so does Evie's fascination with a special exhibit of dark art at a local gallery. Normally frightened by sinister subjects, sensitive Evie finds herself entranced by...

Twisty scares with heart Ghosts, sea monsters and a rest home for troublesome witches all feature in this collection of paranormal stories set in Wellington New Zealand. By turns spooky and laugh out loud funny, these tales stew with malevolence and mischief. Climb aboard the ghost bus for a wild ride of sci-fi, fantasy, horror and humour and hop off a little more in love with Aotearoa's capital city.

Presenting laugh-out-loud stories for lovers of absurd comedy, featuring an eccentric cast of characters including Derek Organ: Private Investigator, Lionel the Moth, Roman slave Servus Minimus, the Battlefield Masseur, ambulance chaser Bradley Scherp, the Incredibly Delusional Shrinking Man, Compound Fracture the Clown, and of course, the Dancer on the Ceiling.

As the world is torn apart by The War of the Damned, can one good necromancer turn the tide for the living? A tale reminiscent of Dungeons & Dragons, infused with a captivating blend of whimsy and darkness. Gazlan quests to save ensnared souls and stop the necromancers from killing the world in their devastating war.But he can't do it alone . . . He assembles an unlikely group of allies: a druid who can puppeteer the dead, a paladin who relies on...

Creepy, spooky, and mysterious tales are perfect for around the campfire or any time for some Brain Candy. Snuggle up with your S'mores and take a trip through nostalgic eras and childish fun turned into horror and intrigue. But these tales are for adults! Some yarns are with characters from the author's book series, Sparrow Wars in the Garden of Bliss: A La Barre Family Saga and introduce back history and the infamous La Barre Family curse. Genres:...

In this book Tiya Miles explores the popular yet troubling phenomenon of "ghost tours," frequently promoted and experienced at plantations, urban manor homes, and cemeteries throughout the South. As a staple of the tours, guides entertain paying customers by routinely relying on stories of enslaved black specters. But who are these ghosts? Examining popular sites and stories from these tours, Miles shows that haunted tales routinely appropriate and...

She'll learn what it means to defy a Reilly… Feisty and tempting,The bombshell red-head giving me attitudeDoesn't realize who she's dealing with.But there's something about her,Something I want to protect as well as punish.And once I discover who she's running from,Everything changes. From USA Today bestselling author, Felicity Brandon, Tempted is an edgy, fast-paced, dark romance and is the first book in Dalton's Tale, from The Dark Necessities...

Hide and Go Seek It wasn't supposed to end the way it did. Life. It wasn't supposed to end like that. But it did. Kids. What can we really say? They have their imaginations-something we seem to lose as soon as we hit that tender age where sex becomes the only thing on the mind. But I'll never get to that age now, will I? The abrupt jangle of the house phone makes me jump; tearing me away from the gripping clutches of the book of dark...