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Author
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
From that cheerful puff of smoke known as Casper to the hunkiest potter living or dead, Sam Wheat, there is probably no more iconic entity in supernatural history than the ghost. And these are just recent examples. From the earliest writings such as the Epic of Gilgamesh to today's ghost-hunting reality TV shows, ghosts have chilled the air of nearly every era and every culture in human history. In this book, Lisa Morton uses her scholarly prowess-more...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.4 - AR Pts: 24
Language
English
Description
Once the center of madness, suicide, mass murder, and whispers of things far worse, the 1800s Gilded Age palace known as the Pendleton, has been re-christened in the 1970s as a luxury apartment building. But now inexplicable shadows caper across walls, security cameras relay impossible images, phantom voices mutter in strange tongues, not-quite-human figures lurk in the basement, and elevators plunge into unknown depths.
3) Scary places
Author
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
[2010]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
IG 590L
Language
English
Description
"Describes places that have been the location of mysterious events and explores whether or not the events could have happened"--Provided by publisher.
7) Inheritance
Author
Series
Lost bride trilogy volume 1
Language
English
Description
"Inheritance is the first in The Lost Bride Trilogy by #1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts--a tale of tragedies, loves found and lost, and a family haunted for generations. 1806: Astrid Poole sits in her bridal clothes, overwhelmed with happiness. But before her marriage can be consummated, she is murdered, and the circle of gold torn from her finger. Her last words are a promise to Collin never to leave him... Graphic designer Sonya...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2012]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
950L
Language
English
Description
Shares facts about the locations where calamitous historical events occurred, covering topics ranging from the Tower of London and the torture methods used there, to dungeon life for prisoners, and the most popular poisoning methods.
9) The sentence
Author
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"A small independent bookstore in Minneapolis is haunted from November 2019 to November 2020 by the store's most annoying customer. Flora dies on All Souls' Day, but she simply won't leave the store. Tookie, who has landed a job selling books after years of incarceration that she survived by reading 'with murderous attention,' must solve the mystery of this haunting while at the same time trying to understand all that occurs in Minneapolis during...
Author
Publisher
Schiffer Pub
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Gives an overview of the existence of ghosts, how ghosts or paranormal activity are observed and measured, brief information on finding the places visited, and lengthy descriptions of the two authors' experiences at each site. Places visited include Bisbee, Douglas, Globe, Jerome, Tempe, Tucson, and Tombstone.
11) Haunted caves
Author
Series
Publisher
Bearport Pub
Pub. Date
[2012]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
1050L
Language
English
Description
Profiles eleven supposedly haunted caves, from one where Spanish conquistadors are supposed to have hidden treasure over 350 years ago, to another where a thirteen-year-old boy discovered the largest underground lake in the United States.
12) Catacomb
Author
Series
Asylum novel volume 3
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 9
Lexile measure
HL 820L
Language
English
Description
Dan, Abby, and Jordan embark on a senior road trip to New Orleans, but as creepy occurrences escalate into near-death experiences, the trio realizes they will be lucky to make it out of this senior trip alive.
Author
Publisher
Grove Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"A captivating collection of ghost stories from "one of the most gifted writers working today" (New York Times), Night Side of the River is as ingeniously provocative as it is downright spooky. In this delightfully chilling collection, the iconic Jeanette Winterson turns her fearless gaze to the realm of ghosts, interspersing her own encounters with the supernatural alongside hair-raising fictions. Lifting the veil between the living and the dead,...
16) Insanity
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 13
Lexile measure
800L
Language
English
Description
The intertwining stories of three teenagers who find themselves haunted beyond imagining in the depths of a Kentucky mental institution.
Author
Language
English
Description
Left at an orphanage as a child, Thea Reed vowed to find her mother someday. Now grown, her search takes her to turn-of-the-century Pleasant Valley, Wisconsin. When the clues she finds lead her to a mental asylum, Thea uses her experience as a postmortem photographer to gain access and assist groundskeeper Simeon Coyle in photographing the patients and uncovering the secrets within. However, she never expected her personal quest would reawaken the...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 10
Lexile measure
550L
Language
English
Description
"When Miss Lana accidentally buys a haunted inn at the Tupelo Landing town auction, Desperado Detectives--aka Mo LoBeau and her best friend Dale--opens up a paranormal division to solve the ghost's identity before the town's big 250th anniversary bash"--
20) Overtoun Bridge
Author
Publisher
Cherry Lake Publishing
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
430L
Language
English
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