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Author
Publisher
Pitchstone Publishing / Independent Publishers Group
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
While belief in religious supernatural claims is waning throughout the West, evidence suggests belief in nonreligious supernatural claims is on the rise. What explains this contradiction? How can a society with a falling belief in God have a rising belief in ghosts, psychic powers, ancient astronauts, and other supernatural or pseudo-scientific phenomena? Taking the same anthropological approach he employed in his notable studies of religion, atheist...
22) Haunted Tyrone
Author
Series
Publisher
The History Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
From bumps in the night to poltergeist farms, this is a book that will take the reader into the chill of the night across the beautiful county of Tyrone. On the way you will meet a lady who reputedly haunts a locked room in Knocknamoe Castle Hotel in Omagh, the ghost of Philly's Phinest and even a haunted bed.
The third book by Cormac Strain in this much-loved series, Haunted Tyrone is a must for everyone who has ever wondered if there is, in fact,...
Author
Series
Publisher
The History Press
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
The paranormal is a subject of endless fascination to the book-buying public. There is an insatiable appetite for tales of UFOs, ghosts, bigfoot, and other features of our world that are frequently reported by eyewitnesses but are not yet accepted by science as being genuine phenomena or events. This little book introduces the reader to the world of the paranormal and entertains them with numerous anecdotes, snippets of information and lists of events....
Author
Series
Publisher
Arcadia Publishing Inc
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
With a nearly three-hundred-year history, Prince William County has its share of haunted tales and scary spots. Ghosts still haunt the battlefield at Manassas, including the Ben Lomond Plantation, site of a Civil War-era hospital. The jailhouse in Brentsville keeps many of its captives in ghostly form. The Weems Botts House, home of George Washington's biographer, Parson Weems, is still haunted by the spirit of one of its owners. Local author and...
25) Veil
Author
Series
Publisher
MysteriousPress.com/Open Road
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
A psychic ex–CIA agent finds himself entangled in a conspiracy and hunted by a killer in this wild adventure from the author of the Mongo Mysteries.
After a brain infection at birth almost killed him, Veil Kendry developed a unique power: His vivid dreams can transport him to the edges of time and to the minds of other men. A Vietnam veteran, martial arts instructor, and former CIA agent, Veil now makes a living painting landscapes unlike anything...
26) Code of Blood
Author
Series
Publisher
MysteriousPress.com/Open Road
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
From the author of the Mongo Mysteries: The suspicious death of a friend leads the world's most wanted criminal down a dark and dangerous path. There are very few people international assassin John "Chant" Sinclair trusts, and even fewer who know his secrets. When his friend, Roman magistrate Vito Biaggi, is violently killed, Chant knows that what Italian authorities are calling a random assault is anything but. With Chant's help, Biaggi had been...
Author
Publisher
Austin Macauley Publishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Mirror man, mirror man Persuthen If you don't love me, who then? Mirror man, mirror man Persuthen Prove your love for me before the night ends. Turn off the lights and with this simple chant in the mirror, the Persuthen will come for you. It will come to prove its love for you and it won't stop until it does. The chant and the mirror will bring you darkness, it'll bring your fate, it will bring the Persuthen...Marvin Barchester, a new age detective,...
Author
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
1999
Language
English
Description
When Janet and Ted Conway inherit an old family mansion, Janet believes it is a chance for her family to start over, but the moment they step into the house, strange things begin happening and Janet realizes that a deadly evil resides in the house, threatening to destroy her and her family.
30) Duma Key
Author
Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 31
Language
English
32) Fire
Author
Series
Publisher
Abrams / Vearsa Limited
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Praised by Lev Grossman as "stunning ... raw, real, smart, very thrilling and very, very wicked,? The Circle, the first book in the internationally bestselling Engelsfors Trilogy, introduced a group of high school girls with special powers who became the Chosen Ones. As book two, Fire, begins, Minoo, Vanessa, Linnéa, Anna-Karin and Ida have been struggling with their own demons all summer long. Now school is back in session, and whether they like...
33) The Key
Author
Series
Publisher
Abrams / Vearsa Limited
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
The heart-stopping conclusion to the internationally bestselling Engelsfors Trilogy. The final installment of the Engelsfors Trilogy-an international sensation with rights sold in 29 countries-The Key combines thrilling action and dark magic with all the passion and drama of teen life. The result is nothing less than explosive. By the end of the second book, Fire, only the Chosen ones remain as the last defense against the mysterious, demonic forces...
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
From a New York Times bestseller, the site where a haunted house once stood still holds the ghosts of its former residents in this horror novel sequel.
The terrifying sequel to the bestselling The House on Cold Hill, from a master of spine-chilling horror.
The looming presence of Cold Hill House is now a distant memory. In its place stands a new development of modern homes, built after the devastating fire that burnt the house to the ground.
...
35) The Secret Glory
Author
Language
English
Description
"The Secret Glory" is a 1922 novel by Welsh author Arthur Machan. Considered by some to be his final masterpiece, it follows the story of a public-school boy who becomes obsessed by incredible stories of the Holy Grail. To this end, he escapes from his repressive school and begins a quest for a deeper meaning to life. Arthur Machen (1863 – 1947) was a Welsh author and renowned mystic during the 1890s and early 20th century who garnered literary...
36) Super
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
"In this sequel to POWERLESS, the superpowered kids of Noble's Green are once again threatened by an unknown force that may be trying to steal their powers"--Provided by publisher.
37) She
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
She (1887), an intoxicating mix of adventure, fantasy, and romance, is an underappreciated classic of English literature. Among his most successful works, She-which was inspired by Haggard's experience living in South Africa-helped the author establish his reputation as a leading writer of his generation and an invaluable pioneer of the lost world genre of fantasy fiction. Horace Holly, a young Cambridge professor, receives an unexpected opportunity...
Author
Publisher
HarperSanFrancisco
Pub. Date
c1991
Language
English
Description
An alphabetical guide to the paranormal, with more than five hundred entries on notable individuals, supernatural phenomena such as apparitions and levitation, geographical locations linked to the occult, and spiritual traditions such as Sufism and Taoism.
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Seventeen-year-old Charity's role of playing the “final girl” at Camp Mirror Lake, where guests pay to be scared, becomes all too real when her co-workers begin disappearing, and if she and her girlfriend Bezi want to survive, they will need to figure out what the killer is after.
Author
Language
English
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Description
A chilling, suspense-filled ghost story from multimillion-copy bestselling author Peter James, now also a hit stage show.
Ollie and Caro Harcourt are moving house with their twelve-year-old daughter Jade. Ollie is desperate to leave the city. Caro is less sure. Then they view Cold Hill House, a dilapidated rural mansion, and fall instantly in love. It's expensive, but with its space, seclusion and huge grounds it seems like a brilliant idea.
That...
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