20 Best Books About Haunted Houses (2023 Update)

From bestselling horror author and queen of gothic mysteries darcy coates comes a chilling story about the shadows of dead things–and how they haunt the living. how long could you survive? as the daughter of spiritualists, mara's childhood was filled with séances and scam mediums. now she's ready to start over with her fiancé, neil, far away from the superstitions she's learned to loathe…but her past isn't willing to let her go so easily. – and neither is blackwood house. – when mara and neil purchased the derelict property, they were warned that ever since the murder of its original owner, things have changed. strange shadows stalk the halls. doors creak open by themselves. voices whisper in the night. and watchful eyes follow her every move. but mara's convinced she can't possibly be in danger. she doesn't believe in ghost stories, and she didn't buy a haunted house–it's just not possible. – because ghosts aren't real… are they? a disturbing tale of haunted houses and people, the haunting of blackwood house is: perfect for fans of simone st. james and shirley jackson – for lovers of horror and ghost stories – also by darcy coates: the haunting of ashburn house – carrow haunt – craven manor – the house next door – voices in the snow

"the world's most haunted house is a thrilling and authentic account of one of the most terrifying and well-documented poltergeist hauntings of modern times. i found this book to be fascinating and comprehensive. it should be required reading for anyone with a serious interest in these bizarre paranormal disturbances–but read it with the lights on!"–dr. andrew nichols, director, american institute of parapsychology"the world's most haunted house grabbed me from the beginning… it is a page turner. this work is a contribution to the nonfiction paranormal genre and one that needs to be read."–edwin f. becker, author of true haunting"as an eyewitness to the lindley street case, i have been very impressed by the author's painstaking research and his determination to hunt down the facts of this case. bill hall is one of the few to get it right!"–paul f. eno, award-winning journalist and cohost of cbs radio's behind the paranormal with paul and ben eno – in this unprecedented work, the story of the 1974 bridgeport, connecticut poltergeist is at last revealed. a crowd of more than 2,000 onlookers gathered. national media reported jumping furniture, floating refrigerators, and attacking entities. – decades after the publicity quieted, more than 40 hours of never-before-released interviews with police officers, firefighters, and others tell the story as it actually unfolded:relive the experience, the terror, the rampant emotions, and the unexplainable events that took place in that house as they happened. – have access to revealing excerpts from actual interviews, police reports, and rare documents. – access unreleased audio, poltergeist sounds, and an old radio broadcast. – return to 1974 and feel the lindley street experience from the inside. find out why it is deemed the haunting that should have brought the paranormal into mainstream science.

Twenty-five years after first being unlocked, the door opens again on the house of petrifying pop-ups! enjoy a tour of this spooky old house where a spine-tingling surprise lurks in every dark corner. re-issued in its original full-size format, this definitive edition brings the classic pop-up novelty to a whole new generation. ;winner of the kate greenaway medal, 1979.

Experience disney parks' famous haunted mansion like never before with this little golden book-perfect for halloween! it's easy to get into the haunted mansion… but can you find your way out? join the ghost host and search your way through all the creep-tastic rooms of disney parks' haunted mansion-from the ominous séance room, to the ghoulish party in grand hall, to the attic that holds many scary secrets. perfect for disney and little golden book fans of all ages, this spooky story is great for halloween or anytime. the book will be available in time for disney world's 50th anniversary in 2021, allowing you to celebrate no matter where you are!

Paranormal investigator zak bagans has traveled all over the world, seeking answers to life’s deepest and most terrifying mysteries. what happens when we die? why do some spirits move on while others remain stuck in some sort of in-between place? what do the spirits really want from us? zak has dedicated his life to finding out the truth. he has bought a demon house in indiana that has been described as a “portal to hell,” summoned the devil at the hellfire club in ireland, and been attacked by a possessed doll in mexico. but sometimes it’s his interactions with the living that rattle him the most, from innocent people harboring evil spirits to crazed fans to the victims of violent spirit attacks.

From bestselling gothic horror author darcy coates comes a terrifying story of cruelty, despair, and long-forgotten secrets. there's someone in rookward house, and she's always watching… when guy finds the deed to a house in his mother's attic, it seems like an incredible stroke of luck. sure, it hasn't been inhabited in years and vines strangle the age-stained walls, but guy's convinced he can clean the building up and sell it. he'd be crazy to turn down free money. right? rookward house may be hours away from its nearest neighbor, but he can't escape the feeling that he's being watched. still, he doesn't believe in ghost stories and decides to camp in the crumbling old mansion while he does repairs. surely nothing too bad can happen in the space of a week. – but there's a reason no one lives in the haunting house, with its twisting shadows and whispering walls. the dilapidated rooms aren't as empty as they seem. forty years ago, a deranged woman tormented the family that made rookward its home. now her ghost clings to the building like rot. she's bitter, obsessive, and fiercely jealous… and once guy has moved into her house, she has no intention of letting him go. – a disturbing tale of haunted houses and the things that live inside them, the haunting of rookward house is: perfect for fans of simone st. james and shirley jackson – for lovers of horror and ghost stories – horror novels also by darcy coates: the haunting of ashburn house – craven manor – carrow haunt – the house next door – voices in the snow

This classic halloween tale is now available as a scholastic reader! bestselling author, alyssa satin capucilli, and two-time geisel honor winner, tedd arnold, team up for this hilarious halloween tale that is just as much trick as it is a treat. previously published as a paperback, this classic is now available as a scholastic reader. with illustrations that make the scariest creature look extremely funny and romping repetitive text, readers will never expect what happens when this haunted house has a trick-or-treater knock on its door. ghosts, spiders, owls, skeletons and monsters take turns accidentally scaring each other in this silly, slapstick story.

A rollicking, spooky-fun trip through the most haunted home in america: the white house! it was late october, the moon was pale, late in october when it came by mail: a letter, a missive, a kind invitation to drum at the most haunted house in the nation! when the skeleton drummers receive an invitation from the first lady to perform at the biggest halloween party of a lifetime–or afterlife–the band must pack their instruments, rise from the earth, and prepare to rock the white house. with gusto and bone-rattling beats, the skeletons boom! bang! and clang! as the crowd of trick-or-treaters dance on the president's lawn. but when the party moves inside, something's not quite right: there's a chill in the air and a prickle of fright. there's one thing you might not know: the white house is haunted from top to toe! with rhyming, rhythmic text from jarrett dapier and wonderfully macabre illustrations from lee gatlin, this musical tour of america's most famous home is full of spooky surprises at every turn.

Finalist for the irish book award for crime fiction book of the year, a classic cozy big-house mystery haunted by the specters of world war one—for readers of agatha christie and simone st. james winter 1917. as the first world war enters its most brutal phase, back home in england, everyone is seeking answers to the darkness that has seeped into their lives. at blackwater abbey, on an island off the devon coast, armaments manufacturer lord highmount has arranged a spiritualist gathering to contact his two sons, both of whom died at the front. among the guests, two have been secretly dispatched from the intelligence service: kate cartwright, a friend of the family who lost her beloved brother at the somme and who, in the realm of the spiritual, has her own special gift; and the mysterious captain donovan, recently returned from europe. top secret plans for weapons developed by lord highmount’s company have turned up in berlin, and there is reason to believe enemy spies will be in attendance. as the guests arrive, it becomes clear that each has something they would rather keep hidden. then, when a storm descends, they find themselves trapped on the island. soon one of their number will die. for blackwater abbey is haunted in more ways than one . . . . an unrelenting, gripping mystery, packed with twists and turns and a kindling of romance, a house of ghosts is the perfect cold-weather read.

There are places around the world that people believe are haunted. houses and mansions are where the living live. read all about some that might also be homes for the dead!

A captivating and utterly unique picture book with interactive, transparent pages about a girl who lives in a haunted house from world-renowned artist oliver jeffers.a young girl lives in a haunted house, but she has never seen a ghost. are they white with holes for eyes? are they hard to see? step inside and help the girl as she searches under the stairs, behind the sofa, and in the attic for the ghost. from new york times bestselling author-illustrator oliver jeffers comes a delightful picture book that breaks the fourth wall about young girl's determination to find the ghost haunting her house. includes tracing paper pages that make the silly ghosts appear on each page. perfect for halloween! praise for there's a ghost in this house: "a conceptually comic treat." –publishers weekly

Bestselling authors ellie crowe and scott peters tackle the mysterious winchester house during the 1906 san francisco earthquake in this latest installment of the trailblazing i escaped series.15-year-old jesse longs to be a famous news photographer. what better way to get started than by sneaking into the haunted winchester house and snapping photos of the weird place? but once inside, jesse and his friends become lost on staircases that lead to nowhere and in hallway mazes with dead ends. when the house starts to jolt and sway, jesse is convinced that spirits are at work. little does he know they're caught in one of history's most significant earthquakes. bricks are tumbling down, and walls are moaning. but his inner strength is seriously tested when he's trapped in the tilting mansion. he's no superhuman who can knock down walls. he's just a kid! can jesse survive the 1906 san francisco disaster?

When the local mailman inherits a haunted house and demands an exorcism, pen must act fast to save her favorite ghost in this haunted bookshop mystery from new york times bestselling author cleo coyle, writing as alice kimberly.bookshop owner penelope thornton-mcclure didn’t believe in ghosts—until she met the spirit of hard-boiled 1940s detective jack shepard. and when pen’s friend and mailman, seymour tarnish, gets into deep trouble, pen not only believes in her ghost—she also thinks he can help… an elderly lady of leisure has been found dead on posh larchmont avenue, her will recently, and suspiciously, revised to name seymour as heir to her mansion. just as eyes turn to him as the murderer—and seymour gets busy settling into his ritzy digs—the mansion’s ghosts begin plaguing him. so he hires a team of parapsychologists to exorcise all the spirits from the town of quindicott—and that includes jack shepard. now pen must act fast—because losing jack scares pen more than rattling chains and cold spots…

When the local mailman inherits a haunted house and demands an exorcism, pen must act fast to save her favorite ghost in this haunted bookshop mystery from new york times bestselling author cleo coyle, writing as alice kimberly.bookshop owner penelope thornton-mcclure didn’t believe in ghosts—until she met the spirit of hard-boiled 1940s detective jack shepard. and when pen’s friend and mailman, seymour tarnish, gets into deep trouble, pen not only believes in her ghost—she also thinks he can help… an elderly lady of leisure has been found dead on posh larchmont avenue, her will recently, and suspiciously, revised to name seymour as heir to her mansion. just as eyes turn to him as the murderer—and seymour gets busy settling into his ritzy digs—the mansion’s ghosts begin plaguing him. so he hires a team of parapsychologists to exorcise all the spirits from the town of quindicott—and that includes jack shepard. now pen must act fast—because losing jack scares pen more than rattling chains and cold spots…

A deliciously creepy victorian mansion is loaded with spooky fun, inside and out! enter an eerie world with this cut-and-assemble model, which allows you to see both sides of a haunted house. one side features the exterior of a tall, narrow home with bay windows, dormers, and a front porch. the other side reveals a busy interior with a variety of rooms plus a basement lab and haunted attic. best of all, you'll meet a colorful crew of supernatural residents — ghosts, zombies, werewolves, vampires, witches, and other ghouls. simple instructions ensure that it'll be easy to put your new house together and let the haunting begin!

New york times bestselling author grady hendrix takes on the haunted house in a thrilling new novel that explores the way your past—and your family—can haunt you like nothing else. when louise finds out her parents have died, she dreads going home. she doesn’t want to leave her daughter with her ex and fly to charleston. she doesn’t want to deal with her family home, stuffed to the rafters with the remnants of her father’s academic career and her mother’s lifelong obsession with puppets and dolls. she doesn’t want to learn how to live without the two people who knew and loved her best in the world. most of all, she doesn’t want to deal with her brother, mark, who never left their hometown, gets fired from one job after another, and resents her success. but some houses don’t want to be sold, and their home has other plans for both of them… like his novels the southern book club’s guide to slaying vampires and the final girl support group, how to sell a haunted house is classic hendrix: equal parts heartfelt and terrifying—a gripping new read from “the horror master” (usa today).

Horror legend ray russell’s haunting and macabre stories, including “perhaps the finest example of the modern gothic ever written” (stephen king), with a foreword by acclaimed filmmaker guillermo del toro haunted castles is the definitive, complete collection of ray russell’s masterful gothic horror stories, including the famously terrifying novella trio of “sardonicus,” “sanguinarius,” and “sagittarius.” the characters that sprawl through haunted castles are frightful to the core: the heartless monster holding two lovers in limbo; the beautiful dame journeying down a damned road toward depravity (with the help of an evil gypsy); the man who must wear his fatal crimes on his face in the form of an awful smile. engrossing, grotesque, and completely entrancing, russell’s gothic tales are the best kind of dreadful. for more than seventy years, penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the english-speaking world. with more than 1,700 titles, penguin classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

Written in dickensian prose, this house is haunted is a striking homage to the classic nineteenth-century ghost story. set in norfolk in 1867, eliza caine responds to an ad for a governess position at gaudlin hall. when she arrives at the hall, shaken by an unsettling disturbance that occurred during her travels, she is greeted by the two children now in her care, isabella and eustace. there is no adult present to represent her mysterious employer, and the children offer no explanation. later that night in her room, another terrifying experience further reinforces the sense that something is very wrong. from the moment eliza rises the following morning, her every step seems dogged by a malign presence that lives within gaudlin's walls. eliza realizes that if she and the children are to survive its violent attentions, she must first uncover the hall's long-buried secrets and confront the demons of its past. clever, captivating, and witty, this house is haunted is pure entertainment with a catch.

Are all supernatural experiences good? supernatural phenomena are everywhere these days–television, movies, video games, books, the internet. what is the truth about angels, spirit beings, and aliens? are there supernatural forces that are in control of the minds and souls of people? as a boy, roberts liardon had a vision in which he went to heaven and talked with jesus face-to-face. drawing from his experience with the spirit realm, his many years of ministry, and his wealth of bible knowledge, liardon answers questions about the supernatural. he also provides historical perspective on this realm and encourages a new awareness of the spiritual activity in our everyday lives. "if you are having, or have had, supernatural experiences, you need to read this book! i promise that you will have a truer picture of what you're dealing with by the time you've finished reading, and any fears you have will be laid to rest.

Are all supernatural experiences good? supernatural phenomena are everywhere these days–television, movies, video games, books, the internet. what is the truth about angels, spirit beings, and aliens? are there supernatural forces that are in control of the minds and souls of people? as a boy, roberts liardon had a vision in which he went to heaven and talked with jesus face-to-face. drawing from his experience with the spirit realm, his many years of ministry, and his wealth of bible knowledge, liardon answers questions about the supernatural. he also provides historical perspective on this realm and encourages a new awareness of the spiritual activity in our everyday lives. "if you are having, or have had, supernatural experiences, you need to read this book! i promise that you will have a truer picture of what you're dealing with by the time you've finished reading, and any fears you have will be laid to rest.