18 books like A Beleaguered City

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With the immortals Francis Marion Crawford · 1888 · 314p · ≈ 10h · Challenging Shares Supernatural with this book.

The elixir of life (Auriol) William Harrison Ainsworth · 1844 · 128p · ≈ 4h · Challenging Shares Supernatural with this book.

War in heaven Charles Williams · 1930 · 258p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Williams gives a contemporary setting to the traditional story of the Search for the Holy Grail. Examining the distinction between magic and religion, War in Heaven is an eerily disturbing book, one that graphically portrays a metaphysical journey through the shadowy crevices of the human mind. ( Amazon) Shares Supernatural

Tales of Men and Ghosts Edith Wharton · 1910 · 248p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Tales of Men and Ghosts is a collection of ten Edith Wharton short stories: "The Bolted Door," "His Father's Son," "The Daunt Diana," "The Debt," "Full Circle," "The Legend," "The Eyes," "The Blond Beast," "Afterward," and "The Letters." Shares Supernatural

Down a Dark Hall Lois Duncan · 1974 · ★ 4.7 · 181p · ≈ 6h · Moderate Suspicious and uneasy about the atmosphere at her new boarding school, fourteen-year-old Kit slowly realizes why she and the other three students at the school were selected. Shares Supernatural

The visitation Frank E. Peretti · 1999 · 528p · ≈ 17h · Moderate Shares Supernatural with this book.

Wolf Trap

Wolf Trap Benjamin Hulme-Cross · 2015 · 64p · ≈ 2h · Light Shares Supernatural with this book.

The Forbidden Zone Whitley Strieber · 1993 · ★ 3.4 · 309p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Shares Supernatural with this book.

Julia Peter Straub · 1975 · ★ 3.4 · 287p · ≈ 9h · Moderate In a house in London a woman starts a new life, trying to put tragedy behind her. Then a pretty blonde child runs into view, bringing with her an inexplicable suggestion of evil. Once Julia Lofting had a husband and a daughter. But everything has changed since she bolted from her marriage, in flight from the unbearable truth of her daughter's death. For Julia, there is no escape. Another child… Shares Supernatural

The Fisherman

The Fisherman John Langan · 2016 · ★ 4.1 · 293p · ≈ 9h · Moderate In upstate New York, in the woods around Woodstock, Dutchman's Creek flows out of the Ashokan Reservoir. Steep-banked, fast-moving, it offers the promise of fine fishing, and of something more, a possibility too fantastic to be true. When Abe and Dan, two widowers who have found solace in each other's company and a shared passion for fishing, hear rumors of the Creek, and what might be found… Shares Supernatural

The Last Vampire 5. Evil Thirst Christopher Pike · 1996 · ★ 3.0 · 179p · ≈ 5h · Moderate Shares Supernatural with this book.

Melusine Lynne Reid Banks · 1988 · ★ 4.0 · 248p · ≈ 8h · Moderate A teenaged boy becomes embroiled in the mysterious life of a farm girl while on vacation in the south of France. Shares Supernatural

Fade Robert Cormier · 1988 · ★ 3.8 · 293p · ≈ 9h · Moderate IT IS THE summer of 1938 when young Paul Moreaux discovers he can "fade." First bewildered, then thrilled with the power of invisibility, Paul experiments. But his "gift" soon shows him shocking secrets and drives him toward a chilling act."Imagine what might happen if Holden Caufield stepped into H. G. Wells' The Invisible Man, and you'll have an idea how good Fade is. . . . I was absolutely… Shares Supernatural

Devour Melina Morel · 2007 · ★ 3.8 · 330p · ≈ 11h · Moderate A spellbinding debut, paranormal thriller A Werewolf... A vampire... And the woman who wants them both. The dashing Pierre du Montfort is a werewolf who's never had trouble hiding his cursed heritage. But now with his dark secret about to be unleashed, he's willing to do anything-and savage anyone-in order to stay alive... Beautiful and intrepid werewolf hunter Catherine Marais has no qualms… Shares Supernatural

The Book of Accidents Chuck Wendig · 2021 · ★ 3.7 · 540p · ≈ 18h · Moderate Long ago, Nathan lived in a house in the country with his abusive father—and has never told his family what happened there. Long ago, Maddie was a little girl making dolls in her bedroom when she saw something she shouldn’t have—and is trying to remember that lost trauma by making haunting sculptures. Long ago, something sinister, something hungry, walked in the tunnels and the mountains… Shares Supernatural

Clay David Almond · 2005 · ★ 4.0 · 284p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Fourteen-year-old Davie and his best friend, Geordie, are altar boys at their local Catholic Church. They're full of mischief, but that all changes when Stephen Rose comes to town. Father O'Mahoney thinks it would be a good idea for Davie and Geordie to befriend him--maybe some of their good nature will rub off on this unhappy soul. But it's Stephen who sees something special in Davie.Stephen's a… Shares Supernatural

The supernatural in tragedy Charles Edward Whitmore · 1915 · 375p · ≈ 12h · Moderate Shares Supernatural with this book.

The Darkangel Meredith Ann Pierce · 1982 · ★ 4.2 · 252p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Aeriel is kidnapped by the Darkangel, swept up into his dozens of black wings and carried to his distant keep. There she is to serve his brides - thirteen pitiful creatures who were once beautiful, before the Darkangel drained away their souls. Aeriel would free them, but now that she, too, is one of the Darkangel's captives, she can do no other than obey - even while she knows she must destroy… Shares Supernatural

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