Do you want to give your readers goose bumps? Do you want to inspire nightmares? Author James Colton shares everything he's learned from a decade of writing ghost stories, including: The Principles of Terror Discover the basic qualities that make something scary Learn how to apply the unknown, uncanniness, subtlety, and more to your writing The Ghost Story Process Crack the secrets of idea generation to craft a story that is both original and terrifying Understand the structure of a ghost story for maximum fright impact Creepy Case Studies Study examples from novels, short stories, and films Dive deep into one of my own ghost stories to see how it all works in practice Practical Exercises Stretch your creativity and train your spooky skills with specially crafted writing assignments Put together everything you've learned to write your own scary ghost story
Our greatest fear is the fear of the unknown. We've all had that feeling at some point, that gnawing, gut-wrenching fear that comes from our desire to know, and at the same time, not to know. When it comes to a paranormal encounter, we try to rationalize that what is happening isn't real. How could it be? Ghosts, aliens, monsters-they aren't real ... right? It must be something rational. We try to explain things to make ourselves feel safe. We try to believe that the world is still normal. But sometimes ... it's not. In My Creepy Paranormal Story Scary Stories Inspired by Real Encounters with Ghosts, Creatures, and the Unknown we plunge deep into the terrifying world of the supernatural in a bone-chilling anthology of paranormal encounters from people who've experienced the unexplainable. These spooky selections are all based on alleged real encounters of first-hand experiences-stories so strange they will have you questioning the world you thought you knew. From ghosts, to extraterrestrials, to unknown creatures lurking in the dark, you'll be on the edge of your seat as you take an unfiltered trip through the horrifying realms of the paranormal and beyond. David Hann and H. J. Tidy share these stories in an entertaining way while still maintaining the realism that makes them truly bloodcurdling to read. Guaranteed, you'll finish this book with more questions than answers as we guide you through these scary stories. Written in an easy-to-follow, hauntingly gritty, and incredibly gripping style, laced with a deliciously dark feeling of unsettling possibility, each of the stories in this collection transport you to places of mystery and otherworldliness, where real encounters with the supernatural have been documented. The first-person narrative leaves you feeling as if you are inside the story, part of the terror, and wrapped in ghostly arms of diverse experiences of the paranormal. Satisfy your curiosity while shivers run down your spine with My Creepy Paranormal Story: Scary Stories Inspired by Real Encounters with Ghosts, Creatures, and the Unknown by clicking "add to cart" before it disappears.
Hauntings lurk and spirits linger in the heart of America Reader, beware! Turn these pages and enter the world of the paranormal, where ghosts and ghouls alike creep just out of sight. Author James A. Willis shines a light in the dark corners of Ohio and scares those spirits out of hiding in this thrilling collection. From ghostly soldiers that still haunt Fort Meigs to the eerie Franklin Castle, there’s no shortage of bone-chilling tales to keep you up at night. There’s even a carved tombstone of an infant at Cedar Hill cemetery, whose ghostly eyes keep watch over those wander too close. Around the campfire or tucked away on a dark and stormy night, this big book of ghost stories is a hauntingly good read.
ONE OF ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY'S "BIGGEST AND BEST YA BOOKS OF THE SUMMER" From Danielle Vega, YA's answer to Stephen King, comes a new paranormal novel about dark family secrets, deep-seated vengeance, and the horrifying truth that evil often lurks in the unlikeliest of places. Clean slate. That's what Hendricks Becker-O'Malley's parents said when they moved their family to the tiny town of Drearfield, New York. Hendricks wants to lay low and forget her dark, traumatic past. Forget him. But things don't go as planned. Hendricks learns from new friends at school that Steele House--the fixer upper her parents are so excited about--is notorious in town. Local legend says it's haunted. But Hendricks isn't sure if it's the demons of her past haunting her ...or of the present. Voices whisper in her ear as she lays in bed. Doors lock on their own. And, then, one night, things take a violent turn. With help from the mysterious boy next door, Hendricks makes it her mission to take down the ghosts . . . if they don't take her first.
A collection of firsthand accounts from truckers who have driven all over the United States and have encountered strange and unusual phenomenons which can only be described as paranormal.
Salesman and father Robert Tolliver's life is about to change. He was traveling through Louisiana and a few missed turns, a few hours later, he finds himself facing a horrible fate. All Robert knows is that he is stuck in an abandoned military bunker in the wild swamps of Louisiana. There is something stalking his every move, a horror unlike anything he has ever seen. S79 The creature in the Bunker. The Horror of the Swamps.Will Robert survive the living nightmares and make it back home to his wife Julie and his daughter Lillie? Will he uncover a bigger mystery that the small town of Montegut had been hiding for years?
It began with a key. One afternoon in 1956, in the home of the Hitchings family in Battersea, south London, a small silver key appeared on Shirley Hitchings' bed. This seemingly insignificant event heralded the beginning of one of the most terrifying, incredible and mysterious hauntings in British history. The spirit, who quickly became known as 'Donald', began to communicate, initially via tapping sounds, but over time - and with the encouragement of psychical researcher Harold Chibbett, whose case-files appear here – by learning to write. Soon, the spirit had begun to make simply incredible claims about his identity, insisting that he was one of the most famous figures in world history – but what was the truth? Here, for the first time, is the full story, told by the woman right at the heart of it all – Shirley herself.
“A fascinating and frightening book” (Los Angeles Times)—the bestselling true story about a house possessed by evil spirits, haunted by psychic phenomena almost too terrible to describe. In December 1975, the Lutz family moved into their new home on suburban Long Island. George and Kathleen Lutz knew that, one year earlier, Ronald DeFeo had murdered his parents, brothers, and sisters in the house, but the property—complete with boathouse and swimming pool—and the price had been too good to pass up. Twenty-eight days later, the entire Lutz family fled in terror. This is the spellbinding, shocking true story that gripped the nation about an American dream that turned into a nightmare beyond imagining—“this book will scare the hell out of you” (Kansas City Star).
Haunted Buildings, Creepy Forests, Spooky Tales And Eerie True Ghost Stories From The Scariest Places On Earth! Are you a self-confessed horror freak? Are there few things you love better than a good horror story to tell around a campfire or at parties? Let's face it, ghost stories make for great conversation topics. A little macabre, sure, but entertaining nevertheless. It is often difficult to explain what lives in the beyond, why certain paranormal activities take place the way they do, cold spots, mysterious happenings and the likes. It does not matter if you think ghosts are real or just a figment of someone's imagination. Everyone believes in a good horror story if it is spooky enough. Strange happenings have occurred across the globe that there is no possible explanation for, things that are outside the reach of scientific clauses and reasoning. Apparitions, noises and EVP readings are things that point to the unknown, telling us it exists, yet science cannot provide a reasonable explanation as to why it might be true. Make sure you check for monsters under your bed, say a silent prayer before you go to bed and be wary of what lays in the dark, for this book compiles the spookiest, most eerie true horror stories of all time!
