ghost stories

Nineteen-year-old orphan Signa Farrow confronts Death--and her own deathly powers--when she investigates the mysterious murder of a relative at the Thorn Grove estate.

Karla and her little brother Benny accompany their uncle Bill on a scientific expedition to study unidentified species on a remote island, but a little "bad luck" promises unimaginable horrors, including Benny getting bit by a scary swamp snake.

When Allie is contacted by the ghost of a dog, she and Dub investigate the surly new boy at school and his father, who may be running a puppy mill, to see if they are involved.

Viola Marek is a struggling real estate agent, and a vampire. But her biggest problem currently is that the house she needs to sell is haunted. The ghost haunting the mansion has been murdered, and until he can solve the mystery of how he died, he refuses to move on. Fox D'Mora is a medium, and though he is also most-definitely a shameless fraud, he isn't entirely without his uses--seeing as he's actually the godson of Death. When Viola seeks out Fox to help her with the ghost infestation, he becomes inextricably involved in a quest that neither he nor Vi expects (or wants). But with the help of an unruly poltergeist, a demonic personal trainer, a sharp-voiced angel, a love-stricken reaper, and a few mindfulness-practicing creatures, Vi and Fox soon discover the difference between a mysterious lost love and an annoying dead body isn't nearly as distinct as they thought.

Edie works for the Elysian Society, a secretive service that allows grieving clients to contact their lost loved ones. Edie dresses like the deceased, then swallows a pill called "lotus" to summon their departed minds into hers and let her own mind sink into the background. She tries not to become emotionally involved with her clients, but her latest, Patrick Braddock, and his departed wife Sylvia, become too interesting, and attractive, for her to stay away, and soon, Edie's quiet life begins unraveling as she uses lotus pills to summon Sylvia more, and Sylvia starts taking over.

After watching her circle of friends seemingly fade away, Lora is determined to still have fun on her own, so when a tea party leads Lora to discovering Alexa, the ghost that haunts her house, they soon become best friends.

Sixth-grader Sebastian Wight is cursed with the ability to see the dead, but now a nasty spirit, the shadowman, is determined to claim him for the dead--and this brings him to Gallowgate Academy for ?theric Arts, where he can learn to control his abilties.

Jack Skellington mounts a search party for Zero, while a fire breaks out in Santa's workshop.

"In this . . . adventure set during World War II, Steve Rogers (AKA Captain America) and his young sidekick, Bucky Barnes, encounter [a] threat like none they've ever seen--a Ghost Army. The dead of this war and wars past are coming back to life, impervious to bullets, flames, or anything else the Allies can throw at them. The armies rise from the ground in the night and seem to disappear without a trace. How can Cap and Buck fight something that's already dead? And just what does the mysterious Baron Mordo--sitting in his castle atop nearby Wundagore Mountain--have to do with this?"--Provided by publisher.

Chester lives with his Grandma, his cat Mr. Pickles and Simon the ghost. Lately Chester has been feeling like he's missing out when he sees other families out doing fun family things. So when Chester gets the opportunity to join his friend Amie and her family on a trip to the water park, he is in. Meanwhile, Simon is off to his yearly ghost conference, excited to finally have something to show off about (haunting his very own house, for example) to the cool ghosts. Maybe they'll even accept him into their group! Will things go as planned?"--Provided by publisher.