occultism

Even in tenth grade Val is still somewhat fascinated by anything to do with the supernatural, so when her "weird" cousin Veronica comes for the long weekend with a unique Ouija board, a bag of crystals, and a book of spells, Val is tempted--but when the nightmares start she begins to fear that Ronnie's love of the occult has woken up something dangerous.

When the murals painted on the walls of her Brooklyn neighborhood start to change and fade in front of her, Sierra Santiago realizes that something strange is going on--then she discovers her Puerto Rican family are shadowshapers and finds herself in a battle with an evil anthropologist for the lives of her family and friends.

In the 11 supposedly haunted places in this book, readers will experience true terror from angry dead witches to ghostly chickens to a poltergeist on the loose!.

"Welcome to SPRUNG, the Society for the Pursuit of the Reputedly Undead, Namely Ghosts! Agamemnon White--SPRUNG Ghostkeeper and child prodigy--has disappeared. All that remains of him is his journal, which you now hold in your hands. As head Ghostkeeper for the Western region, Ag was collecting the most powerful ecto-energy types known to man . . . in this very book. Your task? To join SPRUNG, read Ag's journal, use the Ghost-o-Matic app to retrace his footsteps, and help rescue him. But beware . . . the moment you open this book, you will release the ghosts Ag trapped inside. It's up to you to recapture them and solve the mystery of his disappearance . . . without disappearing yourself"--OCLC.

"Clare, miserable since an exorcism took away the demon that was like a sister to her, discovers the occult roots of her small Southern town and must question the fine lines between good and evil, love and hate, and religion and free will"--Provided by publisher.

Looks at "the lore and reality of ghosts and reincarnation ... explores the belief of life after death in various cultures, well-known ghost stories, and the question 'what happens after death'.

As an apprentice sorcerer to a man who claims to be a master of the occult born more than 300 years ago, sixteen-year-old Sean's first attempt at magic summons a bloodthirsty servant of the devil.

Two children attempt to rid themselves of the mop they have turned into a real creature while hiding her from the eyes of adults.

Gifts from his grandmother on his ninth birthday open up a whole new world to Gwyn, as he discovers he has magical powers that help him heal the breach with his father that has existed ever since his sister's mysterious disappearance four years ago.

Profiles haunted cemeteries all over the world.