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Tapped from the oral traditions of American folklore, these ghost stories and tales of weird happenings, witches, and graveyards have startling, funny, or surprising endings. The iconic anthology series of horror tales that's now a feature film! This is a new edition of the complete original book. Stephen Gammell’s artwork from the original Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark appears in all its spooky glory. Read if you dare! Scary Stories to Tell...

Anticipating the fun of exploring a cave he finds down by the beach, Jerry dismisses the story the other kids tell him of the spooky three-hundred-year-old ghost that lives in the cave and comes out when the moon is full.

Examines ghostly figures and what people have thought to be ghost-like experiences.

An exploration of ghosts that recounts stories of legendary ghosts and hauntings, explores possible explanations for their existence, and discusses what ghosts are and how people study them.

Follows three young operatives of a Psychic Detection Agency as they battle an epidemic of ghosts in London.

In the six months since Anthony, Lucy, and George survived a night in the most haunted house in England, Lockwood and Company hasn't made much progress. Quill Kipps and his team of Fittes agents keep swooping in on Lockwood's investigations. Finally, in a fit of anger, Anthony challenges his rival to a contest: the next time the two agencies compete on a job, the losing side will have to admit defeat in the Times newspaper. Things look up when a new...

Could it be a ghost horse?

Max already shares his house with two young ghosts that only he can see, but things get really bad when an evil ghost decides to share his body.

"A terrible crime forces Lockwood to turn to Lucy for help, setting them on the trail of dark secrets at the heart of London society. Both professionally and personally, their investigation stirs up forces they may not be able to control. . . "--

It's late at night, and you're on a tour of a so-called haunted house. You see something out of the corner of your eye and quickly snap a photograph Your hands tremble as you lower the camera. Your eyes widen as you stare at the image you've just captured. A face seems to be lurking in the background. But when you look up, there’s no one standing there! Was it a ghost? Ghost sightings are reported all the time. Many are easily explained. Others...