18 books like Disappearance at Devil's Rock
Byways of ghost-land
Stories of the supernatural have been around for thousands of years, but what is it in the human mind that compels us to repeat these tales? In this fascinating collection, scholar Elliot O'Donnell takes a detailed look at all kinds of spooky stories and explores possible connections that may help explain their origins.
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A Fine and Private Place
A Fine and Private Place is a fantasy novel by American writer Peter S. Beagle, the first of his major fantasies. It was first published in hardcover by Viking Press on May 23, 1960,"Books–Authors." in The New York Times, May 5, 1960, page 32. followed by a trade paperback from Delta the same year. Frederick Muller Ltd. published the first United Kingdom hardcover in 1960, and a regular…
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Rodney Stone
From the book:On this, the first of January of the year 1851, the nineteenth century has reached its midway term, and many of us who shared its youth have already warn-ings which tell us that it has outworn us. We put our grizzled heads together, we older ones, and we talk of the great days that we have known; but we find that when it is with our children that we talk it is a hard matter to make…
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Witch
Depiction of witchcraft in [[John William Waterhouses painting The Magic Circle (1886)]]
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The Clock Tower Ghost (Faber Children's Classics)
Awful Amanda, a mean, spiteful, greedy bully, finds herself living in a clock tower that is haunted by the ghost of a proud, rich man with a strangely familiar face.
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Bumps in the night
When he discovers his house is haunted, Dudley Stork enlists the help of his friends to find out what is causing the spooky noises.
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True Irish Ghost Stories
This is one of the classic works on the subject. Briskly written and full of detail, it also touches on the banshee, poltergeistery, etc. Highly recommended.
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The ghosts
In the garden of their new home, a brother and sister meet two strange children with whom they return to another century.
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The Haunted House
The drama begins with a Yuletide gathering in an eerie country retreat that's rumored to be haunted. There, Dickens and his friends, including acclaimed authors Elizabeth Gaskell and Wilkie Collins, take on the task of finding evidence of a supernatural presence in the house. When they reconvene at a Twelfth Night feast to review their findings, what will their stories reveal?
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Ghosts!
Presents seven, easy-to-read ghost stories based on traditional folk tales and legends from various countries.
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Short & shivery
Thirty hair-raising tales, selected from international ghostlore, have been skillfully retold especially for young people. Eerie black-and-white illustrations, ghastly details, and strong, shuddery endings make these the kind of stories young readers crave. Famous stories like "The Robber Bridegroom" by the Brothers Grimm, "Tailypo," and "The Golem" are included, as well as retellings of stories…
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Even More Short & Shivery
A collection of scary traditional tales from all over the world.
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The Four Pools Mystery
Terry Patten, star-reporter for the The Post-Dispatch, is called to investigate a case of missing bonds allegedly stolen by a ghost from a safe at Four-Pools Plantation in Virginia when Colonel Gaylord, the patriarch of the plantation, is found murdered.
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The Woman in Black
In the process of settling an estate, Arthur Kipps finds himself confronted with some very unsettling matters.
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Told After Supper
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Doomed
"The continued adventures of Madison, the heroine of DAMNED, who escapes Hell and comes back to Earth"--
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Gus and the baby ghost
Gus, the ghost, and Mr. Frizzle, the museum keeper, have a difference of opinion about the baby ghost abandoned on the museum doorstep.
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Medieval Ghost Stories
"Medieval Ghost Stories is a collection of ghostly occurences from the eighth to the fourteenth centuries; they have been found in monastic chronicles and preaching manuals, in sagas and heroic poetry, and in medieval romances. In a religious age, the tales bore a peculiar freight of spooks and spirituality which can still make hair stand on end; unfailingly, these stories give a fascinating and…
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