Horror

InChills Times 10, author James Hollar uses elements of the supernatural and a seemingly ordinary cast of characters to create a collection of hair-raising stories that will leave you wondering:Did Selena Ford, the elderly woman reputed to be a witch, really change a boy into an angry black cat?Why does Andy Lane know so much about werewolves?Did an ancient ancestor claw his way out of the grave to return and stalk Jack Ireland?Why has no one in the small New England town ever heard of the old Preacher''s Inn, even though Claire and her husband insist it''s only a few miles down the road?What is the dark secret hiding in the closet of room six at the Winters House Hotel?You''ll know that James Hollar has mastered the ability to combine horror and intrigue when these stories scare you into a sleepless night or two.

FIRESIDE STORIES "The Story of Jack": Young Jack Bell is taken aboard a pirate schooner off the coast of nineteenth century Florida. As cabin boy on a windjammer, the year that follows is filled with wild adventure, an emotional homecoming, and a search for buried treasure. "My Story": Young Adam Sims was a bank clerk during the early days of Prescott, Arizona. Now he is on the run for a murder he did not commit and has written an account of what happened in hopes of clearing his name. The startling conclusion shows the value of diligence and the power of true friendship. "Pyrenees Adventure": A hiking accident in the modern day French Pyrenees Mountains results in a chance encounter with the ETA, the terrorist branch of the Basque Separatist movement. The hikers escape, but the ETA follows! "Tom and I": A series of delightful, heart-warming adventures while growing up with an identical twin. A real "slice-of-life" from childhood to old age.

Some houses are haunted by ghosts. Some are haunted by memories. Some are haunted by things created only by our imagination. The house of Gwendolyn Gardner is haunted by all these things and more.Gwendolyn Gardner disappeared twenty years ago and yet her books about the magical world of Turnre continue to be bestsellers, reaching new generations of children. But it is her house that attracts still other children who enter its walls and sometimes return happier, and sometimes return screaming and sometimes simply never return.The Stone Garden details the stories of nine children who, for various reasons, find themselves inside the house of Gwendolyn Gardner. There they discover creatures and people from Gwendolyn's books and their contact with these creatures changes their lives forever.By encountering dragons, ghosts and other worlds, these children learn valuable lessons of forgiveness and second chances.

Eleanor's desperate attempts to break into the popular crowd at her new school are complicated by her discovery that her back yard is haunted by a Civil War ghost.

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On their vacation, the Delaney's encounter a hundred-year-old legend, a ghost, and bank robbers.

Devin is a witch guide. Someone who helps witches to gain power without losing control. However, he was once a Freelancer. The line between good and evil. A fighter who fought both sides, and had only half a conscience.Brook is the witch under Devin's guidance. She's powerful and determined, and overprotective of her little sister Tara. Tara wishes her sister would see she's older. She wishes she would see past her innocence.Jamie and Jared are young freelancers who live on the streets of LA; along with Tara's future boyfriend Klide. When Devin, Tara, and Brook move into Jamie and Jared's warehouse, Tara begs for them to train her to be a powerful Freelancer like them. But with power comes loss of control.Now Jamie, Jared, Devin, Klide, Brook, and a prophet named Diego have to fight a war against a powerful adversary. A friend, a girlfriend, and a sister. But how do you fight someone you love?

"She leaned back, shielding herself with the lace curtain, but it was as if the girl could see right through it. She smiled widely and waved, then went into the shed. Renee froze. The girl had gone into the shed, but she hadn't opened the door first!"When Renee is sent to spend the summer holidays with her Great Aunt Bella at Stirling Manor, she learns very quickly that it is no ordinary house. Things that move by themselves, music that drifts from an ancient piano, and glimpses of a phantom girl about her own age all leave Renee curiously excited.But all is not well at Stirling Manor. Aunt Hannah, part owner of the house, is trying to force Aunt Bella to sell. Renee realizes that if the house is sold, it is very probable she will never see the ghostly girl again.

The chilling prequel to FROZEN CHARLOTTE, CHARLOTTE SAYS explores the terrifying and mysterious backstory to the demonic Frozen Charlotte dolls