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The ghost woods / by Cooke, C. J.,1978-author.;
"In the midst of the woods stands a house called Lichen Hall. This place is shrouded in folklore - old stories of ghosts, of witches, of a child who is not quite a child. Now the woods are creeping closer, and something has been unleashed. Pearl Gorham arrives in 1965, one of a string of young women sent to Lichen Hall to give birth. And she soon suspects the proprietors are hiding something. Then she meets the mysterious mother and young boy who live in the grounds - and together they begin to unpick the secrets of this place. As the truth comes to the surface and the darkness moves in, Pearl must rethink everything she knew - and risk what she holds most dear."--Publisher.
Subjects: Ghost stories.; Gothic fiction.; Paranormal fiction.; Novels.; Folklore; Haunted houses; Secrecy; Superstition; Witches; Young women;
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The ghosts of Beatrice Bird / by Morgan, Louisa,1952-author.;
"1977: Beatrice Bird is a Ph.D. psychologist who has fled her home, her partner, and her practice in San Francisco for a remote and sparsely populated island. She sees as few people as she possibly can, not by choice but from necessity. Normally, Beatrice is plagued by ghosts, manifestations of the emotional baggage people carry with them, but on the island, she's free from their grief and sadness. Then she meets Anne Iredale, a thirty-two-year-old woman, who has lost everything that matters to her. For the first time in a long time, Beatrice's gift will be called on to help someone in need. The path to healing awaits both of them ... if Beatrice can find the courage to take the first step"--
Subjects: Ghost stories.; Paranormal fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Female friendship; Ghosts; Grief; Islands; Women psychologists; Women;
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The cursed moon / by Cervantes, Angela.;
"Rafael Fuentes isn't easily scared. He loves writing ghost stories, reading scary books, and entertaining his friends with terrifying tales he creates on the spot. Rafa has come up against enough real-life scary situations that fictional hauntings seem like no big deal. Rafa's incarcerated mom is being released from jail soon, and will be coming to live with him, his sister, and their grandparents. For the first time in a while, Rafa feels a pit of fear growing in his stomach. To take his mind off his mom's return, Rafa spends an evening crafting the scariest ghost story he's ever told. As an eerie blood moon hangs in the sky, Rafa tells a group of friends about The Caretaker. The Caretaker is an evil ghost who lures unsuspecting kids into the neighborhood pond...and they don't ever come out. Rafa is really proud of his latest creation, until strange things start to happen around him. With a sinking feeling, Rafa realizes the Caretaker is real. Rafa has brought the ghost to life--and only he can stop him"--
Subjects: Paranormal fiction.; Horror fiction.; Mexican Americans; Ghosts; Storytelling; Children of prisoners; Families;
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Motherthing / by Hogarth, Ainslie,author.;
"A darkly funny domestic horror novel about a woman who must take drastic measures to save her husband and herself from the vengeful ghost of her mother-in-law. Abby Lamb has done it. She's found the Great Good in her husband, Ralph, and together they will start a family and put all the darkness in her childhood to rest. But then the Lambs move in with Ralph's mother, Laura, whose depression has made it impossible for her to live on her own. She's venomous and cruel, especially to Abby, who has a complicated understanding of motherhood given the way her own, now-estranged, mother raised her. When Laura takes her own life, her ghost starts to haunt Abby and Ralph in very different ways. Ralph is plunged into depression, and Abby is being terrorized by a force intent on taking everything she loves away from her. With everything on the line, Abby must make the ultimate sacrifice in order to prove her adoration to Ralph and break Laura's hold on the family for good"--
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Ghost stories.; Gothic fiction.; Novels.; Ghosts; Married people; Mothers;
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The September house / by Orlando, Carissa,author.;
"A thrilling psychological horror debut about a woman who is determined to stay in her dream home even after it becomes haunted, no matter the cost. You can survive anything. That's what Margaret tells herself when the walls of her house start to drip blood every September. She's learned how to live with it ... and the other terrifying apparitions that have made the sprawling Victorian house she and her husband bought four years ago turn from a dream home into a living nightmare. But she can outlast all of it. Hal felt differently, though. Her husband couldn't take the hauntings anymore, and he left. But now he's not returning calls, and their daughter Katherine arrives, intent on looking for her missing father, convinced something grim has happened to him. With every desperate attempt Katherine makes at finding Hal, the hauntings at the September House grow more harrowing, because there are some secrets the house needs to keep"--
Subjects: Horror fiction.; Ghost stories.; Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Haunted houses; Husband and wife; Missing persons; Secrecy;
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A suitcase full of ghosts / by Stilton, Geronimo.;
Creepella must stop a trickster who is making messes all over the castle before her latest interview prospect arrives.3.0.007-010.
Subjects: Von Cacklefur, Creepella (Fictitious character); Mystery and detective stories, Italian; Humorous stories, Italian; Fantasy fiction, Italian; Celebrities; Journalists; Circus; Mice;
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Gossamer ghost / by Childs, Laura.;
"An evening's work deciding on the class schedule for her scrapbooking shop has put Carmela in the mood to kick up her heels. But after some strange noises draw her into Oddities , the neighboring antiques shop, Carmela's night is abruptly put on hold when a bloody body falls out of a curio cabinet --and into her arms. While shop owner Marcus Joubert was known for being an eccentric with a penchant for eclectic merchandise, Carmela never thought he was the kind of man who could inspire the passion required to kill. But when Marcus's assistant--and fiancee-Mavis reveals that a priceless death mask was also stolen, it becomes clear that murder wasn't the culprit's sole intention. Carmela can't resist the urge to investigate the growing mystery, but as the list of suspects increases, she realizes it'll take every trick in the book to unmask the killer thief before there's another night of murderous mischief ..."--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Detective and mystery stories.; Mystery fiction.; Bertrand, Carmela (Fictitious character); Murder; Scrapbooking; Women detectives;
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What Have You Done? A Novel [electronic resource] : by Lapena, Shari.aut; cloudLibrary;
"Lapena is a master of manipulation." —USA Today Another knockout domestic suspense novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Couple Next Door Nothing ever happens in sleepy little Fairhill, Vermont. The teenagers get their kicks telling ghost stories in the old graveyard. The parents trust their kids will arrive home safe from school. Everyone knows everyone. Curtains rarely twitch. Front doors are left unlocked. But this morning all of that will change. Because Diana Brewer isn't lying safely in her bed where she belongs. Instead she lies in a hayfield, circled by vultures, discovered by a local farmer. How quickly a girl becomes a ghost. How quickly a town of friendly, familiar faces becomes a town of suspects, a place of fear and paranoia. Someone in Fairhill did this. Everyone wants answers. And one innocent question could be deadly.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Psychological; Suspense; Contemporary Women;
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Waking up dead / by Williams, Nigel,1948-author.; Williams, Nigel,1948-R.I.P.;
"Retired bank manager George Pearmain is, apparently, dead. According to the behavior of everyone around him, it would seem that he is no more. Not only that, but his mother has also passed away too - and on the eve of her 99th year, poor dear. Not only that, it could be that they were both murdered. He feels fine otherwise. As George's family gather for the birthday-celebration-that-never-was, he hovers around the house, watching and listening, entirely unseen. As a result, he makes all sorts of discoveries about himself, his wife Esmeralda, and his supposedly happy family. Screamingly funny and strange, Waking up dead asks the question: What would you do if you could bear witness to your own demise?"--
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Ghost stories.; Humorous fiction.; Ghosts; Death; Families;
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The haunted mansion : storm & shade / by Gray, Claudia,author.; Disney Enterprises (1996- );
"Welcome, foolish mortals, to an original and eerie novel inspired by the Haunted Mansion attraction at Disney Parks! Audrey is the new girl in town, a town that houses a supposedly haunted mansion. When Audrey and a few of her friends decide to investigate this phantom manor, she becomes involved in a macabre mystery and eerie adventure that holds the fate of the mansion's 999 happy haunts in the balance. Plus, if that wasn't enough, Audrey finds herself in a love triangle between her boyfriend and enigmatic Sterling, who just might be one of the ghosts. Can Audrey and her friends save the ghosts--and her love life--before it's too late?"--012-018.Grades 10-12.
Subjects: Horror fiction.; Young adult fiction.; Ghost stories.; Novels.; Ghosts; Haunted houses; Haunted Mansion (Amusement ride); Interpersonal relations; Teenagers; Ghosts; Haunted houses; Haunted Mansion (Amusement ride); Interpersonal relations; Teenagers;
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