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Collects four classic horror films, including "House of Wax, " in which a wax sculptor devises a murderous plan to restock his museum; "The Haunting, " in which four individuals travel to a haunted house to study its supernatural phenomena; "Freaks, " featuring a group of carnival performers who inflict revenge on a trapeze artist who mocks them; and "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, " the classic tale of one man's disastrous attempts to harness the evil...
624) Pirate queen
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Inspired by her report on a female pirate, and challenged by a boy in her class, Kylie Jean and her friends decide to form a pirate gang, complete with costumes, a secret hideout, and buried treasure--but when the treasure disappears Kylie makes an important discovery about the local haunted house.
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"Shortlisted for the Irish Book Award, 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...
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When a wealthy Palm Beach widow hires Hannah Smith to prove that she was sold 'stigmatized property' without full disclosure, Hannah realizes she can stop the historic, some say haunted, house from being replaced by condos while tracking her family history. Although she doesn't believe in ghosts, she will learn some things are more dangerous than ghosts.
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Welcome, foolish mortals, to Disney Press' spookiest chapter book series yet. Tales from the haunted mansion! Based on the attractions from the Disney Parks, each book tells the terrifying tales of some of the haunted mansion's 999 ghosts.
Grim grinning ghosts: The eerie Amicus Arcane has returned from beyond the grave to share more spooky stories from inside the haunted mansion. What frightening fictions does this once-living librarian hold in...
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During the Civil War, hundreds of enslaved people drowned in Ebenezer Creek after being abandoned by the Union Army. The houses near the creek are empty and rundown thanks to rumors that the area is haunted. The ladies of Magnola Investigations were hired to prove one of the houses is ghost-free. Meredith and Julia don't believe in ghosts, but they are puzzled when it looks like the family living in the house disappeared overnight, leaving all their...
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After losing his parents, Lewis Barnavelt goes to live with his uncle Jonathan and discovers that not only is his uncle a warlock, but they must find a clock hidden in the house by an evil wizard that is counting down to the end of the world; a "ghost therapist" is hired to exorcise the ghosts in an old house so the owner can search for its fabled treasure, but the ghosts have other ideas.
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"Junji Ito meets Mary Shelley! The master of horror manga bends all his skill into bringing the anguished and solitary monster--and the fouler beast who created him--to life with the brilliantly detailed chiaroscuro he is known for. Also included are six tales of Oshikiri--a high school student who lives in a decaying mansion connected to a haunted parallel world. Uncanny doppelgangers, unfortunately murdered friends, and a whole lot more are in...
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"Three never-before-collected additions to the series the A.V. Club called a 'modern masterpiece,' showcasing the depths of depravity and the beautifully heart-breaking heights writer Joe Hill and artist Gabriel Rodriguez have to offer within the sprawling world of Locke & Key"--Back cover.
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"After the tragic death of their father, Emily and Navin move with their mother to the home of her deceased great- grandfather, but the strange house proves to be dangerous. Before long, a sinister creature lures the kids' mom through a door in the basement. Em and Navin, desperate not to lose her, follow her into an underground world inhabited by demons, robots, and talking animals. Eventually, they enlist the help of a small mechanical rabbit named...
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"In the USA Today bestselling Murder, She Wrote series--make room for Jessica Fletcher as she cleans house to catch a killer who hasn't got a ghost of a chance. Jessica's friend, Eve Simpson is the town's premiere real estate agent and has recently takenon the task of selling one of Cabot Cove's oldest properties--the Spencer Percy House, built in 1805 by a sea captain for his young wife. Its current occupant, Joe Cooper, a crusty former carpenter,...