ghosts

When her family moves to the Virginia countryside, eleven-year-old Melinda, her older brother, and their new friend Dan work together to solve the mystery of a Civil War-era ghost who is haunting their house.

While staying with her grandmother in Monterey, California, eleven-year-old Kathy has some strange experiences as she is led by a foglike phantom to treasure hidden from pirates over 150 years ago.

Contains stories of Elvis' sightings and of other celebrities such as kings of England, Mark Twain, Edgar Allan Poe, Rudolph Valentino, Clifton Webb, Elke Sommer, and Telly Savalas.

A miser learns the true meaning of Christmas when three ghostly visitors review his past and foretell his future.

At Christmas time in 1944, while staying with disagreeable cousins in New York State because her father is in Europe fighting in World War II, eleven-year-old Abby discovers that her relatives' old house is haunted by the ghost of a girl from the Civil War era.

Fourteen-year-old Derek Stone continues his quest to battle the dead and prove himself as the hero he is supposed to be.

"Fifteen-year-old Billy guards a castle prison. But it isn't just criminals he'll be guarding--the ghosts of executed prisoners haunt the place"--Provided by publisher.

Presents dozens of stories of reported encounters with ghosts, and includes a directory of haunted inns, hotels, and historic places, a look at the tools and technology used to detect paranormal activity, a listing of ghost Web sites, tips for detecting ghostly hoaxes, and other related information.

Relates purportedly true accounts of ghosts, poltergeists, phantom animals, and other supernatural wonders and discusses research on such phenomena.

A collection of horror stories from around the world based on experiences which someone has claimed are factual.