haunted houses

Looks at several famous ghosts, including Queen Mary 1 of England, known as Bloody Mary, Marie Laveau, and the Bell Witch of Tennessee.

"Dominic's family is house hunting, but as Dominic explores the large Victorian house they are considering he encounters a ghost child; when his parents refuse to believe him Dominic decides to get video evidence--but will he get proof of the paranormal activity before it is too late?"--OCLC.

"Judy Moody is freaky for Nancy Drew, the famous girl detective from the book series . . . So when Judy bumps into Mighty Fantaskey, she is excited to meet another Nancy Drew fan and to make a new friend. Excited, that is, until she visits Mighty's house: it's big and old and creaky and definitely haunted. It even turns Judy's mood ring the color of fear! On Judy's first visit, she hightails it out of there, leaving Mighty in the dust. But where is Judy's favorite ring? Jeepers! Can Judy pluck up enough courage to go back and find it--and solve the real-life mystery waiting in Mighty's attic?"--Provided by publisher.

"Daffodil Turner has plans for a quiet summer before her freshman year at college, and luckily, she's found the job that can give her just that: house-sitting a mansion for a wealthy couple in town. . . But as the summer progresses and shadows lengthen, Daffodil comes to realize the house is more than it appears. The spacious home seems to close in on her, and as she takes the long road into town, she feels eyes on her the entire way, and something tugging her back. What Daffodil doesn't yet realize is that her job comes with a steep price. The house has a long-ago grudge it needs to settle . . . and Daffodil is the key to settling it"--Provided by publisher.

"Accepting a dare to spend the night in the terrifying Spooky House, Preston and his friends find themselves magically locked in with an eerie warning that they must escape by morning or they will NEVER leave"--Provided by publisher.

"When their mother Ipo forces them to help her clean up the house next door--a hellish and run-down ruin that was the scene of a grisly murder--twins Milly and Billy are in for a nasty surprise. A night of terror, gore, and supernatural mayhem reveals that there is much more to Ipo and her children than meets the eye"--Provided by publisher.

"Believing her new home to actually be alive, especially when her brother almost dies, Marigold and her new blended family won't be safe until she brings the truth to light once and for all"--OCLC.

Seventeen-year-old bisexual Jade Nguyrn is spending the summer in Vietnam at the French colonial house her estranged father is fixing up as a vacation rental, but unbeknownst to her family, the house and its ghosts have other plans.

Four believers of the paranormal come to the old abandoned mansion including an anthropologist who wants to conduct an unusual research project.

"New York Times bestselling author Grady Hendrix takes on the haunted house in a hilarious and terrifying new novel that explores the way your past--and your family--can haunt you like nothing else.... Louise's parents have passed away, and she's returning to the small Southern town where she grew up to get their house ready to sell. It means she'll have to spend time with her younger brother--and their old grudges make that a terrifying prospect. But childhood hurts pale in comparison to the dangers posed by what still lives inside the house"--Provided by the publisher.