Ghost Witnesses Books | Summaries & Audio

The Mammoth Book of True Hauntings

by Peter Haining • 2008

Ghosts don't only haunt crumbling castles: true accounts place them in flats, pubs, and jumbo jets.

3.55

329

👻 Ghost Stories 🔬 Paranormal Investigation 📍 Haunted Locations 📚 Psychical Research 💥 Poltergeist Phenomena

The Mammoth Book of True Hauntings Summary

The Mammoth Book of True Hauntings 89%

Ghosts don't only haunt crumbling castles: true accounts place them in flats, pubs, and jumbo jets.

by Peter Haining 2008

3.55

329 ratings

👻 Ghost Stories 🔬 Paranormal Investigation 📍 Haunted Locations 📚 Psychical Research 💥 Poltergeist Phenomena

Ghosts

by Roger Clarke • 2012

Ghosts have a natural history: five centuries of sightings show how the dead reflect the living.

3.54

1k+

👻 Paranormal History 🔎 Skeptical Inquiry 🕯️ Spiritualism 🎭 Ghost Hoaxes 💥 Poltergeist Cases

Ghosts 89%

Ghosts have a natural history: five centuries of sightings show how the dead reflect the living.

by Roger Clarke 2012

3.54

1k+ ratings

👻 Paranormal History 🔎 Skeptical Inquiry 🕯️ Spiritualism 🎭 Ghost Hoaxes 💥 Poltergeist Cases

Chasing Ghosts

by Marc Hartzman • 2021

Séances, spirit photos, ghost-hunting gadgets: every era invents a new way to reach the dead.

3.54

392

🏚️ Ghost Lore 📞 Spiritualism History 🔦 Paranormal Investigation 🔍 Skeptical Inquiry 👻 Haunted Places

Chasing Ghosts 89%

Séances, spirit photos, ghost-hunting gadgets: every era invents a new way to reach the dead.

by Marc Hartzman 2021

3.54

392 ratings

🏚️ Ghost Lore 📞 Spiritualism History 🔦 Paranormal Investigation 🔍 Skeptical Inquiry 👻 Haunted Places

Cops' True Stories of the Paranormal

by Loren W. Christensen • 2016

When cops encounter ghosts, UFOs, and demons, skepticism gets a badge.

3.89

775

👮 Police Stories 👻 True Paranormal Accounts 🏚️ Haunted Locations 🛸 Ufo Sightings ✝️ Divine Intervention

Cops' True Stories of the Paranormal Summary

Cops' True Stories of the Paranormal 89%

When cops encounter ghosts, UFOs, and demons, skepticism gets a badge.

by Loren W. Christensen 2016

3.89

775 ratings

👮 Police Stories 👻 True Paranormal Accounts 🏚️ Haunted Locations 🛸 Ufo Sightings ✝️ Divine Intervention

Ghost Hunting

by Jason Hawes • 2007

A Ouija board opened the door to a demon. The ghost hunters who had to close it.

3.86

2k+

🔍 Paranormal Investigation 🧐 Paranormal Skepticism 👊 Poltergeist Activity 🗣️ Spirit Communication 🧸 Haunted Objects

Ghost Hunting 89%

A Ouija board opened the door to a demon. The ghost hunters who had to close it.

by Jason Hawes 2007

3.86

2k+ ratings

🔍 Paranormal Investigation 🧐 Paranormal Skepticism 👊 Poltergeist Activity 🗣️ Spirit Communication 🧸 Haunted Objects

Hauntings

by Paul Roland • 2008

She testified from beyond the grave and her killer was convicted. What the famous hauntings reveal.

3.27

201

🏚️ Ghost Lore 🔍 Paranormal Investigation 🏰 Haunted Locations 🧠 Parapsychology 🔮 Mediumship

Hauntings 89%

She testified from beyond the grave and her killer was convicted. What the famous hauntings reveal.

by Paul Roland 2008

3.27

201 ratings

🏚️ Ghost Lore 🔍 Paranormal Investigation 🏰 Haunted Locations 🧠 Parapsychology 🔮 Mediumship

Ghosts

by Hans Holzer • 1997

A field guide to ghost types, why they linger, and how to investigate without fear.

4.00

879

👻 Ghost Hunting 🔬 Parapsychology 🕊️ Life After Death 🏚️ Haunted Houses 🌀 Poltergeists

Ghosts 88%

A field guide to ghost types, why they linger, and how to investigate without fear.

by Hans Holzer 1997

4.00

879 ratings

👻 Ghost Hunting 🔬 Parapsychology 🕊️ Life After Death 🏚️ Haunted Houses 🌀 Poltergeists

Unbelievable

by Stacy Horn • 2009

The Duke lab proved telepathy with odds of one in an octillion. Science responded with silence.

3.27

512

🔮 Parapsychology 🔬 History Of Science 🧠 Consciousness Studies 👻 Afterlife Research 🧪 Experimental Psychology

Unbelievable 88%

The Duke lab proved telepathy with odds of one in an octillion. Science responded with silence.

by Stacy Horn 2009

3.27

512 ratings

🔮 Parapsychology 🔬 History Of Science 🧠 Consciousness Studies 👻 Afterlife Research 🧪 Experimental Psychology

Little Ghosts

by Gregg Dunnett • 2023

A murdered girl's ghost asks her brother to find a killer the police missed.

4.18

7k+

🖤 Supernatural Thriller 👻 Child Ghost 🔍 Unlikely Detectives 💔 Grief Horror 🏘️ Small Town Secrets

Little Ghosts 88%

A murdered girl's ghost asks her brother to find a killer the police missed.

by Gregg Dunnett 2023

4.18

7k+ ratings

🖤 Supernatural Thriller 👻 Child Ghost 🔍 Unlikely Detectives 💔 Grief Horror 🏘️ Small Town Secrets

Murder Road

by Simone St. James • 2024

Newlyweds pick up a dying hitchhiker on a dark road with a history of murdered girls.

3.68

60k+

👻 Paranormal Mystery 🖤 Ghost Story 🌑 Supernatural Thriller 💀 Vengeful Ghost 🏚️ Small Town Secrets

Murder Road 88%

Newlyweds pick up a dying hitchhiker on a dark road with a history of murdered girls.

by Simone St. James 2024

3.68

60k+ ratings

👻 Paranormal Mystery 🖤 Ghost Story 🌑 Supernatural Thriller 💀 Vengeful Ghost 🏚️ Small Town Secrets

When Ghosts Speak

by Mary Ann Winkowski • 2007

Why earthbound spirits refuse to leave, and the ordinary household items that convince them to go.

4.00

2k+

👻 Spirit Communication 🔍 Paranormal Investigation 🛡️ Spiritual Protection 📖 Mediumship Memoir 🔗 Spirit Attachment

When Ghosts Speak 88%

Why earthbound spirits refuse to leave, and the ordinary household items that convince them to go.

by Mary Ann Winkowski 2007

4.00

2k+ ratings

👻 Spirit Communication 🔍 Paranormal Investigation 🛡️ Spiritual Protection 📖 Mediumship Memoir 🔗 Spirit Attachment

Ask for Andrea

by Noelle W. Ihli • 2022

Murdered by the same man, three women haunt him from the afterlife. His wife is next.

4.08

242k+

🌑 Supernatural Thriller 👻 Ghost Narrators 🔪 Serial Killer 🏠 Domestic Suspense 🚨 Mother In Peril

Ask for Andrea 88%

Murdered by the same man, three women haunt him from the afterlife. His wife is next.

by Noelle W. Ihli 2022

4.08

242k+ ratings

🌑 Supernatural Thriller 👻 Ghost Narrators 🔪 Serial Killer 🏠 Domestic Suspense 🚨 Mother In Peril

80s Ghosts

by V.S. Lawrence • 2024

A ghost-hunting crew investigates a school where a 1987 fire trapped dozens of restless souls.

3.73

2k+

🔍 Paranormal Investigation 🏚️ Haunted School 👥 Ghost Hunting Crew 🔮 Psychic Medium 😈 Vengeful Spirit

80s Ghosts 88%

A ghost-hunting crew investigates a school where a 1987 fire trapped dozens of restless souls.

by V.S. Lawrence 2024

3.73

2k+ ratings

🔍 Paranormal Investigation 🏚️ Haunted School 👥 Ghost Hunting Crew 🔮 Psychic Medium 😈 Vengeful Spirit

The Haunting of Leigh Harker

by Darcy Coates • 2021

A woman's home becomes a trap, haunted by a silent figure; the locked door hides truth.

3.92

8k+

🏚️ Haunted House 👻 Ghost Pov 🤥 Unreliable Narrator 🔪 Hidden Killer 🌫️ Atmospheric Horror

The Haunting of Leigh Harker 88%

A woman's home becomes a trap, haunted by a silent figure; the locked door hides truth.

by Darcy Coates 2021

3.92

8k+ ratings

🏚️ Haunted House 👻 Ghost Pov 🤥 Unreliable Narrator 🔪 Hidden Killer 🌫️ Atmospheric Horror

Ghosts Among Us

by James Van Praagh • 2008

A medium's guide to sensing spirits, protecting your energy, and why the dead remain.

4.01

3k+

🧿 Mediumship 📞 Spirit Communication ✨ Afterlife Studies 👻 Ghost Encounters 🛡️ Energy Protection

Ghosts Among Us 87%

A medium's guide to sensing spirits, protecting your energy, and why the dead remain.

by James Van Praagh 2008

4.01

3k+ ratings

🧿 Mediumship 📞 Spirit Communication ✨ Afterlife Studies 👻 Ghost Encounters 🛡️ Energy Protection

Scritch Scratch

by Lindsay Currie • 2020

A ghost boy haunts a science-loving girl, his only clue a number scrawled on her wall.

3.91

5k+

👻 Kid Ghost Hunters 🤔 Skeptic Protagonist 📜 Forgotten History 🧪 Girl Scientist 🌃 Urban Ghost Story

Scritch Scratch 87%

A ghost boy haunts a science-loving girl, his only clue a number scrawled on her wall.

by Lindsay Currie 2020

3.91

5k+ ratings

👻 Kid Ghost Hunters 🤔 Skeptic Protagonist 📜 Forgotten History 🧪 Girl Scientist 🌃 Urban Ghost Story

Talk To Me

by Allison DuBois • 2011

The dead don't speak; they send feelings, signs, and dreams. A medium shows how to listen.

4.10

174

🧿 Mediumship 💬 Afterlife Communication 🌙 Spirit Signs 🕯️ Grief And Loss 📖 Psychic Memoirs

Talk To Me 87%

The dead don't speak; they send feelings, signs, and dreams. A medium shows how to listen.

by Allison DuBois 2011

4.10

174 ratings

🧿 Mediumship 💬 Afterlife Communication 🌙 Spirit Signs 🕯️ Grief And Loss 📖 Psychic Memoirs

Forget You Saw Her

by Noelle W. Ihli • 2025

A negative DNA test sends a mother to Utah, where her dead daughter's ghost demands justice.

4.26

43k+

🖤 Supernatural Thriller 👻 Ghostly Investigation 🔍 Missing Child Search ⛪ Mormon Community 🐺 Hidden Predator

Forget You Saw Her 87%

A negative DNA test sends a mother to Utah, where her dead daughter's ghost demands justice.

by Noelle W. Ihli 2025

4.26

43k+ ratings

🖤 Supernatural Thriller 👻 Ghostly Investigation 🔍 Missing Child Search ⛪ Mormon Community 🐺 Hidden Predator

The Judge Wore Lamp Black

by Shelley Adina • 2021

An airship brings two sisters to a frontier judge; his murder leaves their father accused.

4.38

185

🔧 Steampunk Mystery 🔍 Amateur Sleuths 💛 Found Family 🏚️ Haunted House 🗝️ Family Secrets

The Judge Wore Lamp Black 87%

An airship brings two sisters to a frontier judge; his murder leaves their father accused.

by Shelley Adina 2021

4.38

185 ratings

🔧 Steampunk Mystery 🔍 Amateur Sleuths 💛 Found Family 🏚️ Haunted House 🗝️ Family Secrets

Ghost Story

by Jim Butcher • 2011

Shot dead, Chicago wizard Harry Dresden haunts the living as a ghost, hunting his own murderer.

4.25

107k+

👻 Ghost Detective 🧙 Wizard Detective 🖤 Supernatural Noir 🔮 Reluctant Medium 🌑 Dark Apprentice

Ghost Story 87%

Shot dead, Chicago wizard Harry Dresden haunts the living as a ghost, hunting his own murderer.

by Jim Butcher 2011

4.25

107k+ ratings

👻 Ghost Detective 🧙 Wizard Detective 🖤 Supernatural Noir 🔮 Reluctant Medium 🌑 Dark Apprentice

Ninth Key

by Jenny Carroll • 2001

A ghost begs a teen medium to clear a tycoon of murder, or a killer walks.

4.06

42k+

👻 Teen Ghost Medium 💔 Ghostly Love Interest 🔍 Paranormal Mystery 🏫 High School Hauntings 😏 Snarky Heroine

Ninth Key 87%

A ghost begs a teen medium to clear a tycoon of murder, or a killer walks.

by Jenny Carroll 2001

4.06

42k+ ratings

👻 Teen Ghost Medium 💔 Ghostly Love Interest 🔍 Paranormal Mystery 🏫 High School Hauntings 😏 Snarky Heroine

Remember Me

by Christopher Pike • 2010

After a fatal fall, a teenage ghost knows she was murdered. Her killer is a friend.

4.14

10k+

🕵️ Teen Ghost Detective 👶 Switched At Birth 🕊️ Forgiveness After Death 🖤 Gothic Mystery 💕 Ghostly Love Story

Remember Me 87%

After a fatal fall, a teenage ghost knows she was murdered. Her killer is a friend.

by Christopher Pike 2010

4.14

10k+ ratings

🕵️ Teen Ghost Detective 👶 Switched At Birth 🕊️ Forgiveness After Death 🖤 Gothic Mystery 💕 Ghostly Love Story

Ghostland

by Colin Dickey • 2016

America's ghost stories are a map of its hidden anxieties, buried crimes, and abandoned dreams.

3.73

11k+

🐴 American Folklore 👁️ Freudian Uncanny 🎟️ Dark Tourism 🧠 Collective Memory 🗺️ Psychogeography

Ghostland 87%

America's ghost stories are a map of its hidden anxieties, buried crimes, and abandoned dreams.

by Colin Dickey 2016

3.73

11k+ ratings

🐴 American Folklore 👁️ Freudian Uncanny 🎟️ Dark Tourism 🧠 Collective Memory 🗺️ Psychogeography

Diavola

by Jennifer Marie Thorne • 2024

A crumbling Italian villa, a locked tower, and a ghost that will not let Anna leave.

3.80

43k+

🏚️ Haunted House 🌴 Vacation Horror ⏳ Time Slips 🧠 Psychological Haunting 👻 Vengeful Ghost

Diavola 87%

A crumbling Italian villa, a locked tower, and a ghost that will not let Anna leave.

by Jennifer Marie Thorne 2024

3.80

43k+ ratings

🏚️ Haunted House 🌴 Vacation Horror ⏳ Time Slips 🧠 Psychological Haunting 👻 Vengeful Ghost

The Screaming Staircase

by Jonathan Stroud • 2013

A psychic joins a ghost-hunting agency and must survive a night in England's most haunted house.

4.25

76k+

🕵️ Ghost Hunting 🏚️ Gothic Haunted House 💕 Found Family 🔮 Psychic Abilities 🔍 Cold Case Murder

The Screaming Staircase 87%

A psychic joins a ghost-hunting agency and must survive a night in England's most haunted house.

by Jonathan Stroud 2013

4.25

76k+ ratings

🕵️ Ghost Hunting 🏚️ Gothic Haunted House 💕 Found Family 🔮 Psychic Abilities 🔍 Cold Case Murder

Hidden Pictures

by Jason Rekulak • 2022

A nanny fresh from rehab discovers the child's drawings are messages from a murdered woman.

4.14

623k+

🖤 Supernatural Thriller 🚼 Nanny In Peril 🎨 Creepy Child Drawings 🌫️ Atmospheric Suspense 🔥 Slow-Burn Dread

Hidden Pictures 87%

A nanny fresh from rehab discovers the child's drawings are messages from a murdered woman.

by Jason Rekulak 2022

4.14

623k+ ratings

🖤 Supernatural Thriller 🚼 Nanny In Peril 🎨 Creepy Child Drawings 🌫️ Atmospheric Suspense 🔥 Slow-Burn Dread

The Reality of ESP

by Russell Targ • 2012

The CIA funded ESP research for 23 years. A physicist says the statistical case is closed.

4.21

264

👁️ Remote Viewing 🔬 Parapsychology 🏛️ Government Psi Programs ⚛️ Quantum Consciousness 🌐 Nonlocal Awareness

The Reality of ESP 87%

The CIA funded ESP research for 23 years. A physicist says the statistical case is closed.

by Russell Targ 2012

4.21

264 ratings

👁️ Remote Viewing 🔬 Parapsychology 🏛️ Government Psi Programs ⚛️ Quantum Consciousness 🌐 Nonlocal Awareness

Heart-Shaped Box

by Joe Hill • 2007

A rock star buys a haunted suit online; the ghost blames him for a woman's death.

3.84

155k+

📦 Haunted Object 🧠 Psychological Haunting 🏚️ Southern Gothic 👻 Vengeful Ghost 🔗 Generational Trauma

Heart-Shaped Box 87%

A rock star buys a haunted suit online; the ghost blames him for a woman's death.

by Joe Hill 2007

3.84

155k+ ratings

📦 Haunted Object 🧠 Psychological Haunting 🏚️ Southern Gothic 👻 Vengeful Ghost 🔗 Generational Trauma

Remember Me

by Christopher Pike • 1989

Four stories down. Now a ghost. Finding the killer is easy compared to facing her guilt.

4.03

13k+

👻 Teen Ghost Stories 🔍 Paranormal Mystery 💀 Ghost Protagonist ✨ Afterlife Fiction 🕊️ Forgiveness Arc

Remember Me 87%

Four stories down. Now a ghost. Finding the killer is easy compared to facing her guilt.

by Christopher Pike 1989

4.03

13k+ ratings

👻 Teen Ghost Stories 🔍 Paranormal Mystery 💀 Ghost Protagonist ✨ Afterlife Fiction 🕊️ Forgiveness Arc

The Ghosts Of Sleath

by James Herbert • 1994

In Sleath, ghosts are not random. They are a reckoning for centuries of buried abuse.

3.89

5k+

🏘️ Small Town Horror 🏰 British Gothic 🩸 Generational Curse 🔍 Skeptical Investigator 👻 Ghostly Children

The Ghosts Of Sleath 87%

In Sleath, ghosts are not random. They are a reckoning for centuries of buried abuse.

by James Herbert 1994

3.89

5k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Horror 🏰 British Gothic 🩸 Generational Curse 🔍 Skeptical Investigator 👻 Ghostly Children

Nevermore

by Keith R.A. DeCandido • 2007

Poe's murders play out on a college campus. The Winchesters hunt a scholar's resurrection ritual.

3.84

8k+

🕵️ Supernatural Procedural 🖤 Gothic Horror Mystery 📚 Literary Murders 👻 Vengeful Ghost 🎓 Academic Villain

Nevermore 87%

Poe's murders play out on a college campus. The Winchesters hunt a scholar's resurrection ritual.

by Keith R.A. DeCandido 2007

3.84

8k+ ratings

🕵️ Supernatural Procedural 🖤 Gothic Horror Mystery 📚 Literary Murders 👻 Vengeful Ghost 🎓 Academic Villain

Lily Dale

by Christine Wicker • 2004

A reporter's three years among American spiritualists. One medium's reading still haunts her.

3.49

1k+

🔮 Modern Spiritualism 👻 Mediumship 💔 Grief And Loss 🤔 Skepticism And Belief ✨ Afterlife Beliefs

Lily Dale 87%

A reporter's three years among American spiritualists. One medium's reading still haunts her.

by Christine Wicker 2004

3.49

1k+ ratings

🔮 Modern Spiritualism 👻 Mediumship 💔 Grief And Loss 🤔 Skepticism And Belief ✨ Afterlife Beliefs

Chasing Evil

by John Edward • 2025

Cold cases, a serial killer, and a psychic: when evidence runs dry, the dead step in.

4.44

6k+

🕵️ Criminal Profiling 📁 Cold Case Files 🔮 Psychic Mediumship 👮 Law Enforcement Memoir 👻 After-Death Communication

Chasing Evil 87%

Cold cases, a serial killer, and a psychic: when evidence runs dry, the dead step in.

by John Edward 2025

4.44

6k+ ratings

🕵️ Criminal Profiling 📁 Cold Case Files 🔮 Psychic Mediumship 👮 Law Enforcement Memoir 👻 After-Death Communication

Unexplained

by Richard MacLean Smith • 2018

What UFOs, ghosts, and past lives reveal about the living, not the dead.

3.58

2k+

🔍 Unsolved Mysteries 👻 Paranormal Cases 💀 Fear Of Death 🧠 Psychology Of Belief 💻 Digital Folklore

Unexplained 87%

What UFOs, ghosts, and past lives reveal about the living, not the dead.

by Richard MacLean Smith 2018

3.58

2k+ ratings

🔍 Unsolved Mysteries 👻 Paranormal Cases 💀 Fear Of Death 🧠 Psychology Of Belief 💻 Digital Folklore

UFO of God

by Chris Bledsoe • 2023

UFOs shatter a farmer's life. Then a divine Lady appears with a warning and a mission.

4.33

3k+

🛸 Ufo Spirituality 👼 Marian Apparitions ✨ Healing Miracles 🔎 Paranormal Investigation 🔮 Prophetic Visions

UFO of God 87%

UFOs shatter a farmer's life. Then a divine Lady appears with a warning and a mission.

by Chris Bledsoe 2023

4.33

3k+ ratings

🛸 Ufo Spirituality 👼 Marian Apparitions ✨ Healing Miracles 🔎 Paranormal Investigation 🔮 Prophetic Visions

Shutter

by Ramona Emerson • 2022

A Navajo forensic photographer sees the dead. One ghost's demand for justice unravels a conspiracy.

3.78

18k+

🕵️ Paranormal Mystery 🔬 Forensic Investigation 👻 Reluctant Medium 💔 Generational Trauma 📖 Literary Horror

Shutter 87%

A Navajo forensic photographer sees the dead. One ghost's demand for justice unravels a conspiracy.

by Ramona Emerson 2022

3.78

18k+ ratings

🕵️ Paranormal Mystery 🔬 Forensic Investigation 👻 Reluctant Medium 💔 Generational Trauma 📖 Literary Horror

Darkest Hour

by Jenny Carroll • 2008

A teen medium's ghost love is banished to the afterlife. To save him, she must follow.

4.16

39k+

🧠 Teen Medium 👻 Ghost Love Interest 😏 Sarcastic Heroine 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🌅 Afterlife Journey

Darkest Hour 87%

A teen medium's ghost love is banished to the afterlife. To save him, she must follow.

by Jenny Carroll 2008

4.16

39k+ ratings

🧠 Teen Medium 👻 Ghost Love Interest 😏 Sarcastic Heroine 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🌅 Afterlife Journey

Middle of the Night

by Riley Sager • 2024

His best friend vanished. Three decades later, a haunting on his childhood street demands answers.

3.67

191k+

🕵️ Cold Case 🏘️ Suburban Thriller 👻 Ghost Mystery 🤫 Accidental Death Cover-Up 😞 Childhood Guilt

Middle of the Night 86%

His best friend vanished. Three decades later, a haunting on his childhood street demands answers.

by Riley Sager 2024

3.67

191k+ ratings

🕵️ Cold Case 🏘️ Suburban Thriller 👻 Ghost Mystery 🤫 Accidental Death Cover-Up 😞 Childhood Guilt

Episode Thirteen

by Craig DiLouie • 2023

A ghost-hunting crew locks themselves in a mansion where researchers vanished. The house waits.

3.47

30k+

📹 Found Footage Horror 📝 Epistolary Horror 🧠 Psychological Haunting 📺 Ghost Hunting Crew 🏚️ Sentient House

Episode Thirteen 86%

A ghost-hunting crew locks themselves in a mansion where researchers vanished. The house waits.

by Craig DiLouie 2023

3.47

30k+ ratings

📹 Found Footage Horror 📝 Epistolary Horror 🧠 Psychological Haunting 📺 Ghost Hunting Crew 🏚️ Sentient House

Ghosts

by Edith Wharton • 1937

Old houses, rational minds, and the quiet terror of discovering you are not alone.

3.85

1k+

🖋️ Literary Ghost Stories 🧠 Psychological Horror 🏚️ Haunted Houses 👻 Ambiguous Ghosts 😰 Quiet Dread

Ghosts 86%

Old houses, rational minds, and the quiet terror of discovering you are not alone.

by Edith Wharton 1937

3.85

1k+ ratings

🖋️ Literary Ghost Stories 🧠 Psychological Horror 🏚️ Haunted Houses 👻 Ambiguous Ghosts 😰 Quiet Dread

In the Shadow of Blackbirds

by Cat Winters • 2013

During the 1918 flu, a girl's photograph captures her dead soldier's ghost begging for the truth.

3.85

13k+

🖤 Gothic Historical 🔍 Paranormal Mystery 📷 Spirit Photography 💔 Childhood Love Lost 👻 Grief And Haunting

In the Shadow of Blackbirds 86%

During the 1918 flu, a girl's photograph captures her dead soldier's ghost begging for the truth.

by Cat Winters 2013

3.85

13k+ ratings

🖤 Gothic Historical 🔍 Paranormal Mystery 📷 Spirit Photography 💔 Childhood Love Lost 👻 Grief And Haunting

The Broken Girls

by Simone St. James • 2018

A skeleton in a boarding school well sends a journalist back to her sister's unsolved death.

4.05

131k+

🏰 Gothic Boarding School 🕰️ Dual Timeline 🔍 Cold Case Investigation 📰 Journalist Sleuth 🏘️ Small Town Corruption

The Broken Girls 86%

A skeleton in a boarding school well sends a journalist back to her sister's unsolved death.

by Simone St. James 2018

4.05

131k+ ratings

🏰 Gothic Boarding School 🕰️ Dual Timeline 🔍 Cold Case Investigation 📰 Journalist Sleuth 🏘️ Small Town Corruption

Bellevue

by Robin Cook • 2024

Bellevue's ghosts kill a young surgeon's patients, demanding he answer for his ancestors' crimes.

3.36

5k+

🏥 Medical Horror 👻 Haunted Hospital 🔗 Ancestral Guilt 🧠 Psychological Horror 🌫️ Atmospheric Dread

Bellevue 86%

Bellevue's ghosts kill a young surgeon's patients, demanding he answer for his ancestors' crimes.

by Robin Cook 2024

3.36

5k+ ratings

🏥 Medical Horror 👻 Haunted Hospital 🔗 Ancestral Guilt 🧠 Psychological Horror 🌫️ Atmospheric Dread

A Sorcerer's Apprentice

by John Herlosky • 2015

He joined a CIA-derived psychic spy program to debunk it. It wasn't a hoax.

4.05

🎯 Remote Viewing 🕵️ Psychic Espionage 🧠 Consciousness Studies ⚛️ Quantum Consciousness 🔬 Parapsychology

A Sorcerer's Apprentice 86%

He joined a CIA-derived psychic spy program to debunk it. It wasn't a hoax.

by John Herlosky 2015

4.05

20 ratings

🎯 Remote Viewing 🕵️ Psychic Espionage 🧠 Consciousness Studies ⚛️ Quantum Consciousness 🔬 Parapsychology

Afterlife

by Colin Wilson • 1987

The evidence for survival, assembled from mediums, reincarnation studies, and near-death cases.

3.57

151

🔬 Parapsychology 👻 Afterlife Evidence ✨ Near-Death Experiences 🔄 Reincarnation Cases 🕯️ Mediumship

Afterlife 86%

The evidence for survival, assembled from mediums, reincarnation studies, and near-death cases.

by Colin Wilson 1987

3.57

151 ratings

🔬 Parapsychology 👻 Afterlife Evidence ✨ Near-Death Experiences 🔄 Reincarnation Cases 🕯️ Mediumship

The Hollow Boy

by Jonathan Stroud • 2015

In ghost-plagued London, a psychic agent's jealousy stirs a spirit that shows her partner's death.

4.38

37k+

👻 Ghost Hunters 🔍 Psychic Detectives 🤝 Found Family ⚔️ Team Rivalry 🔮 Prophetic Visions

The Hollow Boy 86%

In ghost-plagued London, a psychic agent's jealousy stirs a spirit that shows her partner's death.

by Jonathan Stroud 2015

4.38

37k+ ratings

👻 Ghost Hunters 🔍 Psychic Detectives 🤝 Found Family ⚔️ Team Rivalry 🔮 Prophetic Visions

Talking to the Dead

by Barbara Weisberg • 2004

Two sisters cracked their toe joints in 1848, launched a national religion and were consumed.

3.60

691

🕯️ Modern Spiritualism 🏛️ Spiritualist Movement 🔮 SéAnce Culture 🔍 Paranormal Investigation 🧐 Skepticism And Belief

Talking to the Dead 86%

Two sisters cracked their toe joints in 1848, launched a national religion and were consumed.

by Barbara Weisberg 2004

3.60

691 ratings

🕯️ Modern Spiritualism 🏛️ Spiritualist Movement 🔮 SéAnce Culture 🔍 Paranormal Investigation 🧐 Skepticism And Belief

Come Home, Katie

by J.R. Erickson • 2024

A columnist who hears the dead follows a plea to a town where a girl vanished.

4.35

1k+

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