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- I'm Looking Through You, Jennifer Finney Boylan. Boylan's 2008 memoir deals with two hauntings: One, the actual haunted house she grew up in during the '70s, which she explores with a team of ghostbusters; and two, the "haunting" of her own body.
- American Ghost, Hannah Nordhaus. It's one thing to hunt for a ghost that's an absolute stranger, but it's another when the ghost is actually connected to you: When Nordhaus finds out that her great-great-grandmother famously haunts a Santa Fe hotel, she embarks on a quest with psychics and diviners to meet her spectral relative, find out why she died—and why she's been sticking around.
- Haunted, Dorah L. Williams. If something seems too good to be true, it probably is. The Williams family moves into a house in which no one has stayed for too long, and soon they find out why.
- The Haunted, Robert Curran. Written by a priest, The Haunted details the chilling haunting of the devoutly religious Smurf family's home from all sides: They hear phantom pigs squealing in the night, smell foul odors, feel they're being watched while in the bathroom, and see floating people.
- A Guide to Haunted New England. By Thomas D'Agostino. Whether you're a New England native or a visitor passing through, this book will introduce you to terrifying truths about the region you never could have imagined.
- Ghosts and Legends of Lake Erie's North Coast. By Victoria King Heinsen. It's hard enough leaving Lake Erie’s North coast when you're among the living—the dead may never get the chance.
- A Haunted History of Louisiana Plantations. By Cheryl H. White, W. Ryan Smith. While some like to focus on the grand elegance of Louisiana plantations, it cannot be denied that beneath the beautiful surface is a history of oppression, suffering, and great tragedy.
- Capitol Hill Haunts. By Tim Krepp. There's a lot going on at Capitol Hill that we may never understand—and not all of it is carried out by the living. The Capitol is said to be the most haunted building in the world, but its surrounding neighborhood holds just as many spirits.
Jul 10, 2019 · When it comes to haunted house books we have plenty of scares to fill our shelves. Find the best books for adults, teens, and young readers.
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- The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
- The Third Hotel by Laura Van Den Berg
- Hell House by Richard Matheson
- Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward
- Scary Stories to Tell in The Dark by Alvin Schwartz
- Lincoln in The Bardo by George Saunders
- The Woman in Black by Susan Hill
- Beloved by Toni Morrison
- Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
- City of Ghosts by Victoria Schwab
If you’re looking for ghost story books, you really should start with the master of the genre, Shirley Jackson. Her classic gothic horror novels and short stories will send chills up your spine like no other. The Haunting Of Hill House, first published in 1959, is still fascinating and terrifying readers for a reason. The story revolves around a ps...
Clare’s husband, Richard, was a horror movie buff – in fact, he was a horror movie scholar (what a cool job!). Widowed and grieving, Clare attends the annual Festival of New Latin American Cinema in Havana, with the tickets Richard purchased before his death. As she steps out of the movie he most wanted to see, Clare sees him, in a white linen suit...
The infamous Belasco House in Maine is widely regarded as the most haunted house in the world. In Hell House, millionaire William Reinhardt Deutsch hires a physicist, a spiritualist, and a medium to investigate the possibility of life after death, starting in the mansion where a supernatural presence works against them every step of the way. Mathes...
In Sing, Unburied, Sing, Jesmyn Ward’s third novel, stark Southern realismcollides with the gothic to make one of the best ghost books of recent years. The story begins on Jojo’s thirteenth birthday when he slaughters a goat in the hopes of proving to his grandfather that he is truly a man. Pop tells Jojo stories as the goat cooks, about his time i...
If your passion for ghost story books started young, surely you remember Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark. It’s well worth revisiting as an adult – if only to wonder what the heck the grown-ups were thinking, letting you read it after lights-out! Alvin Schwartz drew on popular urban legends and long-held folklore to craft spooky stories, and the s...
If you’re looking for ghost books outside the norm, you must try Lincoln In The Bardo. Saunders was inspired by a story his wife had heard about Abraham Lincoln visiting the crypt of his son, who died aged 11 while his father was still in the White House. Saunders’ story takes place in the “bardo,” a liminal space between life and death, and featur...
If you’re looking for cozy but spooky ghost story books, check out The Woman In Black. This 1983 gothic novel is set in the English countryside, which sounds like an idyllic escape… if it weren’t for the mysterious specter that haunts its residents. The narrator, Arthur Kipps, was just a junior solicitor when he was summoned to the small town to se...
Books about ghosts aren’t all spooks and silly scares: some of them hold a serious message in their pages. Belovedis one such novel, Toni Morrison’s story of a former slave haunted by the child she was forced to kill. The story is based on the real-life experience of Margaret Garner, an escaped slave who killed her own children rather than have the...
The classic novel Wuthering Heightsmight not be the first that comes to mind when you’re looking for ghost books, but this haunting story of love that persists across the divide is definitely one you need to read. Volatile, brooding Heathcliff was adopted into a world of privilege, but never quite belonged there. His heart is broken when his adopte...
This is Edinburgh like you’ve never seen it before! In City Of Ghosts, Cassidy Blake’s ghost-hunting parents are the stars of a new TV show that takes them to the haunted Scottish capital. She moves with them, and in her new city, she meets Lara, another In-Betweener who “helps” ghosts move permanently beyond the Veil. Working together, they tackle...
- The Amityville Horror by Jay Anson.
- Dark World: Into the Shadows with the Lead Investigator of The Ghost Adventures Crew by Zak Bagans.
- Grave's End by Elaine Mercado.
- The Demonologist by Gerald Brittle.
Feb 9, 2024 · Table of Contents. 27 Engrossing Haunted House Books. 1. The Haunting Of Hill House by Shirley Jackson. You can’t put together a list of the best haunted house books without including The Haunting Of Hill House – the clue’s right there in the name!
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