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An American family moves to England, to the infamous Canterville Chase, the ancestral home that2s been haunted for 300 years by the ghost, of Sir Simon de Canterville. When Sir Simon and the family2s teenage daughter Virginia start plotting together to get her family back to New York, she discovers that Sir Simon has been cursed to be bound to the estate. After she uncovers the beautiful and tragic love story of Sir Simon2s beloved wife, Virginia...

Collection of fourteen ghost stories by a variety of authors, selected from hundreds read by writer Roald Dahl for a proposed television series that was never produced.

"A radical vision for setting impossible goals and being brave enough to see them through-no matter the risk or the challenge-from the creator of hit YouTube channel Ghost Town Living"-- Provided by publisher.

"A man starts driving without knowing where he is going. He alternates between turning right and left, and ultimately finds himself stuck at the end of a forest road. It soon grows dark and begins to snow. But instead of searching for help, he ventures, foolishly, into the dark forest. Inevitably, the man gets lost, and as he grows cold and tired, he encounters a glowing being amid the obscurity. Strange, haunting and dreamlike, A Shining is the latest...

We live in a rational age in which science and modern technology have removed doubt and ignorance. We no longer fear the dark, we no longer need to use superstitious symbols to protect our houses and families. We know what is happening in the world and are in contact with friends and family who might live miles away. Ours is a rational world… or is it? These short ghost stories are not set in remote Scottish castles or haunted Victorian houses....

In a suburban home in New York, a man invents a phone that connects the living to the dead. But when he pushes its prongs deep into a grave, he unleashes a horror that no amount of poetry could ever convey.

Middle of the night.Rocks against a window.A wild ride in a stolen truck.Hide and seek in an old orchard.A mermaid and a ninja.Jake has no idea what is in store for him when he answers the summons of the crazy neighbor girl. Angela. One thing is for certain, it's a night he'll NEVER forget.

This is a story about the group of curious adventurers who went into a mysterious Tower which is rumoured to hide legends of Tower ghosts.This group were led by a retired historian and professor to uncover the hidden truths about this rumours.Although they were curious in their adventures, the journey was chilling to face but the brave professor encouraged them to finish what they have started.

Haunted by visions, a teenage girl sees a window into what's to come When Sarah's cat, Shadow, is put to sleep, she feels the world crumbling around her. Shadow was her closest companion, and now, just like that, she's gone. Sarah's brother Patrick, in an effort to console her, digs a grave behind the house and holds a funeral. Every afternoon, Sarah sits beside the mound of earth, missing her cat so much that sometimes she feels like Shadow is curled...

"Spectral Chronicles: 12 Ghost Stories" beckons you into the shadowy realm between the living and the departed, where whispers of the supernatural come alive with each turn of the page. This haunting anthology invites readers to explore the ethereal, the eerie, and the enigmatic as they embark on a spine-tingling journey through a dozen chilling tales.In "Spectral Chronicles," the line between the tangible and the spectral blurs as we encounter spirits...