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"An amusing chronicle of the tribulations of the Ghost of Canterville Chase when his ancestral halls became the home of the American Minister to the Court of St. James."

Crumbling country mansion Button House is home to restless spirits who've died there over the centuries. Each a product of their time, they're thrown together for eternity, resigned to squabble over mundane daily gripes. But their lives or rather afterlives are thrown into turmoil when young urban couple Alison and Mike unexpectedly inherit the peaceful derelict house and plan to turn it into a bustling hotel. As the ghosts attempt to oust the newcomers,...

Et s'il existait une entité supérieure à nous ? Une entité supérieure à l'Homme, un être qui réfléchit et agit mieux qu'un simple humain ne le ferait. Dans cet univers dans lequel vous allez plonger, ces entités existent bel et bien. Il s'agit du peuple de L'Agence. Suivez ici les aventures du jeune Ayden dont le rêve absolu est d'intégrer cette société. Pour cela, il devra passer par une rude épreuve appelée la sélection. Au cours...

Cemeteries are where dead people are laid to rest. But it seems that some of the dead have come back to haunt these usually peaceful places. At cemeteries across the country, people have claimed to see ghosts and other eerie things. What explains these spooky sightings? There is a devoted group of people who want to find out. These ghost hunters, also known as paranormal investigators, gather evidence to prove that ghosts are real. Look inside to...

Some prisoners spend their final days behind bars. Do their spirits remain there, and is this why so many old prisons are said to be haunted? There is a devoted group of people who want to find out. These ghost hunters, also known as paranormal investigators, gather evidence to prove that ghosts are real. Look inside to read all about so-called haunted prisons and follow paranormal investigators who seek to uncover the truth about ghosts.

There are hundreds of eerie hotels around the country that might hide a skeleton or two. Why is it that so many old hotels are said to be haunted? And do ghosts really exist? There is a devoted group who want to find out. These ghost hunters, also known as paranormal investigators, gather evidence to prove that ghosts are real. Look inside to read all about so-called haunted hotels. And follow paranormal investigators who seek to uncover the truth...

Here is a new story of a woman's fight against an ancient evil in a world of swords, sorcery, intrigue, and danger. When her life is torn apart by sorcery and murder, young Caina Amalas joins the Ghosts, the legendary spies and assassins of the emperor of Nighmar. She learns the secrets of disguise and stealth, of assassination and infiltration. But even that might not be enough to save her. For the evil that destroyed her family seeks to devour...

Sixteen years old, Caina is a student of the Ghosts, the spies and agents of the Emperor of Nighmar, and from them she learns the arts of stealth and infiltration, of disguise and intrigue. But when a man dies of a mysterious poison, Caina faces a deadly test. Because if she doesn't solve the murder, she might die next....

Caina Amalas is a nightfighter of the Ghosts, one of the elite agents of the Emperor of Nighmar. She has defeated powerful sorcerers and corrupt lords, freed slaves, and overthrown great evils. But now, someone has begun slaughtering the Ghosts of the Imperial capital, and the killer is wearing her face. And this time, saving the Empire might cost her everything....

CAINA AMALAS is a Ghost nightfighter, one of the Emperor's elite spies and assassins. And though she remains anonymous, already legends grow around her. Whispers speak of the Ghost nightfighter who stopped the fire of the gods from consuming Rasadda, who defeated sorcerers of terrible power, who liberated slaves and threw down cruel lords. Yet now the storm is coming to claim her... ARK spent five long years hunting for his missing wife and son. Now,...