Halloween Thriller

Charlie's back! Lizbet Lange, who'd forgotten all about him, is abruptly reminded of their past escapade with Charlie's bones when Charlie appears in Lizbet's bedroom at an inappropriate moment.

Desperate to pay the rent, Broadway star wannabe Poppy McGuillicuddy is the middle of DJ-ing a Halloween party when a mishap with a cat named Calamity changes her life forever. Suddenly, she's a familiar - as in, a witch's familiar. Or in her case, a warlock's. Even more specifically, a gorgeous warlock...who wants nothing to do with her. Thank God for the ladies from OOPs, who've promised their help as Poppy navigates her accidental paranormal powers.

THE MOST DANGEROUS ASSASSIN IS THE ONE WHO BELIEVES HE IS ALREADY DEAD. A razor-sharp, high-tech, wildly imaginative new novel from internationally bestselling author John Twelve Hawks, Spark features a narrator unlike any in recent fiction—a man whose view of life and death is different...

Alice Miller macht sich gerade auf zum Einkaufen, als sie direkt vor ihrer Haustüre eine Leiche entdeckt. Sofort sind Sherlock Holmes und Dr. Watson zur Stelle. Doch der Täter arbeitet rasant und es vergeht kein Tag, an dem nicht ein neues, zu Tode gefoltertes Opfer auftaucht. Holmes ist der Verzweiflung nahe. Als nun jemand aus den eigenen Reihen spurlos verschwindet, stößt Holmes endlich auf einen Hinweis und kombiniert richtig.

Holmes und Watson werden von Alice genötigt in ihrem Familienalbum zu blättern, als Holmes eine dringliche Depesche erhält. Der Bürgermeister von Bran/Siebenbürgen bittet um Hilfe, da sich in seiner kleinen Stadt unerklärliche Vorfälle ereignen. Holmes beschließt den Grafen in seinem Schloss aufzusuchen und den Dingen direkt vor Ort auf den Grund zu gehen. Zu ihrer Überraschung werden die Drei bereits erwartet und eingeladen, auf Schloss Bran zu verweilen.

Castalia and Bobbi find an old, deserted house in the form of the Carnovasch Estate. Upon looking it over, the girls ultimately end up hosting a Halloween party there, inviting everyone from both Strickfield High and Strickfield Academy to come. After one of Castalia’s friends from Strickfield Academy finds a secret passage into an ancient basement, the girls can’t help but investigate.

Halloween is a wild day in Enchanted Bay. There's no telling what might happen. As much as Meg Walton just wants to have fun, it quickly becomes apparent that craziness is afoot. The question becomes, will the witch have to step in and use her magical powers to keep things from spiraling out of control? Or is Meg in over her head? Find out by buying a copy of Hectic Halloween Hijinks right now!

Halloween is still a week away, but disturbing things are already starting to occur in Sabrina Daley's picturesque hometown of Treasure Cove. First, a local restaurant burns down under strange circumstances. Next, one of Sabrina's regulars at Daley Buzz Coffee Company is found murdered. Can Sabrina solve both cases in time to treat herself to some candy, or will her Halloween night end with a deadly trick?

"Young Goodman Brown", "Feathertop: A Moralized Legend", "An Old Woman's Tale", "Graves and Goblins", "The Appeal of Alice Doane", and "The Ghost of Dr. Harris" are ghostly pleasures that are full of tricks and treats.

When five kids are invited to a cemetery at midnight, they think it's just a prank. When they find a gravestone that instructs them to dig up a grave, they think it's just a joke. It's no joke. An evil force is unleashed - a force that takes the shape of their worst fears. Once these fears are released, they won't go away. Not without a fight....

In this grab-bag of Halloween shorts, you'll find an assortment of killers and creeps. You may want to log off your Zoom meeting to play with the nice birdies. Perhaps kickback with a premium pizza before you go for a long walk in the dark woods? Or maybe you've wanted to run away to join the circus? Sounds like more fun than keeping a date with Death.

All Hallows' Eve is a time for stories, when fear and imagination make all our ghosts real. From the monsters that stalk us in the dead of night, to the dank depths of our own souls where our greatest enemies linger, there is no place too dark to shine a light on. It is up to the reader, then, to dare to look, and see with eyes unclouded. These pages will probe through myth, legend, folklore, and dreams to present stories and poems of this hallowed time. Look within for a thrill, a scare, or a glimmer of hope.

USA Today best-selling author Kathi Daley brings you a heartwarming mystery series about finding answers and fostering hope while building friendships and embracing the magic of life by the sea and small town holidays. Ainsley Holloway had come to Gooseberry Bay to find answers about her past. Her first night in town she meets a young woman who is later found dead. An investigative journalist by trade and cops daughter by upbringing, Ainsley never had been the sort to walk away from unanswered questions.

A body on the tracks A teenage terrorist A mysterious wish-granting machine The world’s worst private detective The second volume in the Guys Read Library of Great Reading is chock-full of mystery, intrigue, and nefarious activity. Featuring some of the best writers around, and compiled by...

Herr Heiland sieht Gespenster: Sonntals Bürgermeister Mindenfeld plant eine große Halloween-Party - doch dem Wirt des Gasthauses "Zur stolzen Kaiserkrone" ist das Gruselfest ein Dorn im Auge. Hat es etwa damit zu tun, dass einst ein reisender Vertreter in Zimmer 13 der "Kaiserkrone" starb, nachdem er felsenfest behauptet hatte, dort würde es spuken? Kurz nach ihrer Entdeckung verschwand die Leiche spurlos... Während Sonntal sich für Halloween rüstet, gehen Pfarrer Heiland und Polizist Kern dem Spuk auf den Grund - und stoßen auf ein gut gehütetes Geheimnis.

Chris Landrum’s least favorite holiday was rapidly approaching, and his wish was that Halloween would slip away like a phantom disappearing into the fog. The retired bureaucrat’s hopes were shattered when a man walking within inches of him was gunned down. Chris then learns the dead man was on Folly for a conference of psychics, mediums, witches, palm readers, and others with paranormal powers.

On an eventful Thanksgiving night in the Mirren gated community, a Friendsgiving gone wrong resulted. That night, Felicia Mirren would have a tragic happening that would give her incredible spider powers. Almost immediately, she begins to feel the changes within her own body. In addition to the powers, she also takes on the attributes of a spider. While Felicia is grateful for her gifts, she feels uneasy about the events that gave her her powers and decides to investigate.

Es war einmal ein Hufschmied namens Jack Oldfield. Dieser galt als besonders geizig und trunksüchtig. In der Nacht auf Allerheiligen erschien ihm in einem Wirtshaus der Teufel persönlich und wollte seine Seele holen. Doch Jack verhandelte noch einen allerletzten Trunk. Da der Teufel kein Geld bei sich hatte, verwandelte er sich selbst in eine Münze, um den Trunk zu bezahlen. Jack steckte diese Münze schnell in seine Börse, in der sich ein silbernes, kleines Kreuz befand und sich der Teufel somit nicht zurück verwandeln konnte.

Ein vierter Brief erreicht die Baker Street. Mit zitternden Händen öffnet Watson den Umschlag. Ein Bild fällt zu Boden. Watson bückt sich, hebt es auf und erstarrt. Alice!

Sherlock Holmes und Dr. Watson erhalten ein anonymes Schreiben. In dem Gedicht wird von fünf Freunden berichtet, die einander verrieten. Der Verfasser kündigt an, Rache zu nehmen. Mit der beigelegten Schwarzweißfotografie in Ihren Händen, beschließen Holmes und Watson Inspektor Wolfford aufzusuchen. Dieser kann es zuerst gar nicht richtig glauben. Der Mann auf dem Bild ist doch tatsächlich derselbe, der heute Morgen, direkt vor Scotland Yard, in einem geparkten Auto, tot aufgefunden wurde.