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Halloween is less than 70 days away, why not check out some haunted reads from our collection. They may be about haunted houses, but there's always something else happening inside!
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Episode 13 by Craig Dilouie
Let's get groovy by checking out a haunted house or is it a cult? The Paranormal Research Foundation checks out a derelict mansion where bizarre experiments took place in the 1970's. The team hopes to find something with their high tech gear and won't be disappointed.
Come Closer by Sara Gran
You ever take one of those magazine quizzes and find out something about yourself that you didn't want to know? Welcome to Amanda's life where a magazine quiz leads her to find out about herself. Is her apartment haunted or is she?
A Head Full of Ghosts by Paul Tremblay
Is the house haunted or is the girl haunted? 14-year-old Marjorie starts showing signs of mental illness. Dad thinks she's possessed. Enter a reality tv show called "The Possession".
The Ghost Eaters by Clay McLeod Chapman
Would you take a pill to see ghosts? Even if the ghost was a long deceased relative or your parents? The Ghost Eaters takes you there but makes you question if the house is haunted or are these just drugged out kids on a misadventure.
The Spite House by Johnny Compton
Imagine being on the run with your two daughters and looking for a way to make money while escaping your shady past. Just when Eric Ross feels like his past is going to catch him, he finds a job as a caretaker of sorts for the most haunted place in Texas. And it escalates from there.
About the Author
Tracy is a technician at the MLK Branch of DC Public Library. She loves a good horror book, DC and her cat, Percival.