Occult

In 1561, with Elizabeth I on the throne and Catholic plots brewing, a young German prince arrives in England claiming to be the rightful heir–the son of Henry VIII and Anne of Cleves. Armed with jewels, letters, and Tudor looks, his claim threatens to upend the dynasty. But as poison spreads and secrets unravel, astrologer John Dee and his companion Margaretta must uncover the truth behind the prince’s origins.

Every month at St. Pete’s Tavern in rugged western Montana, a meeting is convened by the Basic Bigfoot Society’s members—both of them. Jute and Vergil are lifelong friends, bound by an affinity for the elusive North American Wood Ape. Their monthly meetings and annual expeditions are a tradition that keep their friendship alive when so much else about their small town has fallen away. But things are about to get exciting for the Basic Bigfoot Society.

It's been forty years since Becky Sharp's mother vanished without a trace. Becky has given up all hope of finding her, until she makes a strange discovery that may hold the key to solving her mother's disappearance. Three unmarked videotapes, hidden in the wall of her childhood home. And as Becky watches the tapes, she finds herself drawn into a horrific mystery far greater than she could possibly have imagined.

The Jock. The Gamer. The Outsider. The Goth. The Overachiever. They don't get along at all. They'll have to set aside their differences to make the movie for their class's final project, or risk failing. But there's more to these kids than their stereotypes. Jay, the gamer, is working with his former science teacher on a very troubling scientific device. Brittany, the overachiever, hides a dark and deadly secret. And Cassandra, the goth, has a little sister with paranormal abilities.

Dawn is breaking over the Guilleries, a rugged mountain range in Catalonia frequented by wolf hunters, brigands, deserters, race-car drivers, ghosts, and demons. In a remote farmhouse called Mas Clavell, an impossibly old woman lies on her deathbed. Family and caretakers drift in and out. Meanwhile, all the women who have lived and died in that house are waiting for her to join them. They are preparing to throw her a party.

It's the ultimate haunted house challenge. A crumbling stone mansion nestled in the Gothic Quarter of Barcelona, it may be the best-kept secret in Europe—a little-known attraction featuring nine escape rooms to explore, nine puzzles to solve, and a large cash prize for anyone who makes it to the end. There's just one catch: no one makes it to the end of The No-End House . . . When Joe Hadfield hears about the house from a pair of backpackers, he's intrigued but not interested. He's trying to escape a nightmare of his own.

Holland, 1650. One fine spring day in Friesland, twenty-year-old Clara van Weiren is faced with an ill omen: a whale, beached and rotting in the noonday sun. But Clara doesn’t believe in magic and superstition, and this portent is quickly dismissed when a proposal from a wealthy merchant arrives, promising Clara the freedom she seeks from her mother’s overbearing rule. When her attempts at overseeing the household at the family’s estate lead to her chance encounter with a young man with russet hair and sparkling eyes the color of the sea, she finds herself strangely drawn to him.

When fifteen-year-old Sawyer Cray and his friends sneak into the wreckage to explore the damage, they uncover more than storm debris. Curiosity gives way to obsession when Sawyer opens the book—and unwittingly unleashes something dark, something hungry. An entity sealed away in 1873 by men who paid for their silence in blood.

Volume one of the Stories of the Unfortunate. This edition is focused on stories inspired by true events. This book includes ghosts, ouija boards, and scary stories from childhood.

Amos Lee has never played well with others. He prefers to live his life alone. When the mother he’s never known dies and leaves him a remote trailer house on a few country acres, he jumps at the chance to live life as a hermit. But there seems to be more to this property than he bargained for. Memories he thought were gone return, bringing feelings he didn’t know he had. A couple of people from the area seem way too interested in him. He’s hearing and seeing things that can’t be real. What has gotten into him? Can he survive it?

There are places in the world. Strange places... Haunted places. Some of these become urban legends for a reason. When a couple visits a haunted bridge, will it be to confirm a legend or to create one? Penelope Black hosts stories that will make you wonder. Make you afraid.

William “Bomber” Merridan is a small-town grocery store manager by day and a cryptid hunter by night. While Bigfoot is sexier, Bomber’s passion is for the legendary Michigan Dogman. Connie Hayes is Fox Hollow’s first-ever female sheriff, not to mention the first Native American to hold the powerful position. Now, only months into her new role, she faces no shortage of obstacles from a town used to her patriarchal predecessor. Normally, these two would mix like oil and water, but when the town mayor is brutally killed, Connie and Bomber set off to find who, or what, is behind the slaughter.

Channeling Biker Bob takes us inside the psyche of Stewart Chance, a bewildered "new-age" man who can’t figure out why his sensitivity is neither adored by his wife nor fulfilling to his own sense of manhood. In a delightfully raucous manner, Stewart’s transformation is propelled via a charismatic yet irreverent Harley-riding spirit named Biker Bob.

Aspiring-comedian Raely is the sole survivor of a disastrous train wreck. While faced with the intense grief of losing her best friend, she realizes that someone is following her—and has been following her all her life. Trouble is, no one else can see him. For a ghostly tag-along, Casper’s not so bad. He might even be the partner Raely needs to fight the evil spirit hell-bent on destroying her.

Halloween, 1974: Four teenagers desecrate a West Virginia graveyard... Disinterring and stealing from the bodies of two mining moguls, a jazz singer and an infant... What follows are a lifetime of brutal consequences... Can we ever escape the choices we make when we are young?

People don’t understand why I do what I do. I’ve always been misunderstood. I have accepted this but maybe I’ve gone too far. I just can’t help myself. I like the soft texture, the squishing of them in my mouth. The way they pop between my teeth. And I can’t get enough.

The Island of Lost Souls, shrouded in mist and mystery, has long captured the imaginations of those who dare to explore its depths. Nestled in the heart of the Caribbean, this cursed land is said to be a realm where the boundary between life and death blurs, a place where the spirits of the departed roam freely. Legends abound of those who have ventured to its shores, lured by the promise of forbidden knowledge and the allure of untold power. Yet, for every seeker who has returned, countless others have vanished without a trace, swallowed by the island’s dark embrace.

After suffering a tragic loss, former MLB pitcher Jackson Taylor purchases a home in idyllic Lake Tahoe at a bargain price while shrugging off its dark history. When a long-dead child begins leaving cryptic messages, Jackson unearths chilling details of the home’s past, and is determined to expose the horror hidden within the haunted halls.

It’s been said there’s no such thing as bad publicity, so when a man is murdered at the premiere of their debut film, Death Obsession, a small group of young filmmakers decide to make the best of a bad situation. The Traveling Movie Show is a cross-country tour of the last drive-in theaters in America. A way to build buzz for a new horror film. But murder is close on their tails and fear of the tour being shut down has caused this misfit group to take fate into their own hands.

Wrong place, wrong time. Eighteen voices share their harrowing encounters with the uncanny, the grotesque, and the utterly inexplicable. Stories of old gods and new nightmares, of the evil men do, and of the terrors lingering in the dark.

In the blistering heat of the desert, a desperate doctor lives in solitude with his beloved daughter. Struggling to make ends meet, he never imagined that one fateful night would change everything. A knock at the door. A mysterious stranger in the moonlight. A chilling bargain that should never have been made. When his daughter vanishes without a trace, the doctor is thrust into a terrifying game where the rules are twisted, and the consequences are permanent. A pale, enigmatic man with piercing gray eyes offers him a deal—one that will push him to the very limits of his sanity.

Braylon lives at home while trying to determine the best course for his future. He believes everything should be planned out, and all possible scenarios accounted for. Until now, he has yet to find something he's unprepared for. Woken in the middle of the night by his sister's screams, Braylon learns not all problems can be solved with a plan. Now, they're on the run from shadows that desire one thing—the life of his sister, Adaline. As the darkness draws closer, both have to face the fears of an uncertain future. Time's running out.

Schrei nicht, wenn du das Echo nicht verträgst. Das Highlight des Jahres, der traditionelle Sommerurlaub einer eingeschworenen Clique, führt tief in die Bayerischen Alpen. In dem idyllischen Dorf Oberstgruben wandelt sich die ausgelassene Stimmung jedoch schleichend in blanken Horror, als die fünf jungen Leute nichts ahnend auf die Existenz einer uralten, erbarmungslosen Macht stoßen. Zerrissen von Zweifeln und Angst wird ihre Freundschaft und alles, woran sie je glaubten, auf eine mörderische Probe gestellt. Wie weit werden sie gehen, um einander zu retten?

The shadows of New York City conceal a tapestry of vibrant subcultures, each pulsating with life and creativity, yet intertwined with darker undertones that can chill the soul. In this urban jungle, where neon lights flicker against grim alleyways, the underground scene thrives.

Colton Hardesty is a video game coder with a haunted past. From his youth, he felt like he had to be strong to keep his parents together. His parents’ well-intended, doting attention felt smothering. In addition to subsuming his own needs to keep his family together, he suffered from severe bullying from a classmate, Max. As a defense mechanism, Colton retreated into himself, cutting off his feelings and allowing people around him to think of him as a cold, emotionless monster.