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Ten twisted tales that have haunted generations of readers and writers from H. P. Lovecraft to the creators of the hit TV series True Detective Nightmare imagery courses through these stories like blood through the veins. In "The Repairer of Reputations," a Lethal Chamber stands at the edge of Washington Square Park, open to all who can no longer bear the sorrows of life. A Parisian sculptor discovers a liquid solution that can turn any living thing-a...
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Vathek (1786) is a novel by William Beckford. Inspired by his travels, Beckford wrote Vathek in French before supervising its translation into English by Reverend Samuel Henley. Recognized as an instrumental work in the popularization of Orientalist fiction, Vathek is an early Gothic novel that influenced such writers as Edgar Allan Poe, Lord Byron, Robert Southey, and H. P. Lovecraft. Born into a royal family, Vathek is appointed the ninth caliph...
3) The Beetle
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The Beetle (1897) is a novel by Richard Marsh. Immensely popular upon publication, The Beetle was an instant bestseller and went on to inspire a 1919 silent film adaptation starring Maudie Dunham. Despite its success, the novel was largely forgotten until scholarly attention in the late-20th century highlighted its importance to the fields of gothic fiction, postcolonial criticism, and women and gender studies. "To have tramped about all day looking...
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Grosset & Dunlap
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[2014]
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IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 2
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Investigating a classmate's claim that he saw a ghost backstage while rehearsing for the school play, Kaz and Claire, harboring suspicions that the ghost may be Kaz's mom, discover compelling evidence of otherworldly activities.
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Grosset & Dunlap
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[2014]
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IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 2
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"When a neighbor calls about ghostly noises in her attic, Kaz and Claire agree to investigate. Could that very familiar-looking ghost dog Kaz sees through the attic window be his lost dog, Cosmo? Venturing outside could be dangerous, but Kaz has to find a way to be reunited with Cosmo before he loses him for good."--page 4 of cover.
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Grosset & Dunlap
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[2014]
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IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 2
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"When ghost boy Kaz's haunt is torn down and he is separated from his ghost family, he meets a real girl named Claire, who lives above the town library with her parents and her grandmother. Claire has a special ability to see ghosts when other humans cannot and she and Kaz quickly form a friendship."--Amazon website.
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The haunted library volume 4
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Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC
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2015.
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IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 2
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Soon after Claire is called on to investigate a new case, her ghostly partner Kaz is reunited with his brother, Little John, who joins them in searching for the cause of strange phenomena that occur each afternoon at five o'clock.
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Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Random House
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[2015].
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IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 2
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When the fire station's new dog, Sparky, finds a ghost at the door of the TV room, Kaz and Claire investigate, hoping the ghost may be one of Kaz's relatives.
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Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Random House
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2015.
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IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 2
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Now that Kaz can finally pass through walls without feeling all "skizzy," he can go explore Beckett's secret room at the back of the library. What he finds there is a mystery he never expected!
10) Death overdue
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"Carrie Singleton is just about done with Clover Ridge, Connecticut, until she's offered a job as the head of programs and event at the spooky local library, complete with its own librarian ghost. Her first major event is a program presented by a retired homicide detective, Al Buckley, who claims he knows who murdered Laura Foster, a much-loved part-time library aide who was bludgeoned to death fifteen years earlier. As he invites members of the audience...
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Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Random House
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[2017]
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IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 2
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Kaz are Claire are on the case again--this time, they're looking for Kaz's long-lost uncle! Their search takes them to a bakery and a movie theater. Along the way, they meet another kid ghost detective. Will Kaz and Claire be able to figure out what's going on?
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A house seemingly disconnected in time and space becomes the setting for brutal conflict between the hapless homeowner and a collection of grotesque semi-human creatures in this landmark of fantasy and horror.
The House on the Borderland is the account of a man, known only as the recluse, who moves into a remote and shunned house and unwittingly finds himself suspended between worlds, traveling through time, and fighting for his life against a siege...
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Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Random House
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[2017]
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IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 3
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"Kaz, Claire, and Little John are off to Seattle, where a new mystery awaits. The city library is planning a Halloween party, but a series of strange ghostly happenings has scared away all the kids. Now Claire and the ghosts must go underneath the city to find out who is trying to stop the party--and why"--Page [4] of cover.
14) Read and gone
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A devoted dad is as precious as diamonds, but Carrie Singleton wouldn't know since her dad Jim's been on the lam most of her life. In an unusual family reunion, she finds Jim breaking into her cottage in the middle of the night. The fun really starts when he begs her to help him recover his half of a twenty-million-dollar gem heist he pulled off with the local jeweler, Benton Parr. When she refuses, Jim takes off again. Carrie finds her father again...
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Librarian Carrie Singleton is building a haven, but one of her neighbors is mis behavin'. Can resident spirit Evelyn help Carrie catch the culprit who made her a ghost? In winter, the Haunted Library is a refuge for homeless townspeople. When a group purchases a vacant house to establish a daytime haven for the homeless, Carrie offers the library as a meeting place for the Haven House committee, but quickly learns that it may be used for illegal activities....
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Nine spine-tingling stories from the creator of Sherlock Holmes
Mournful cries in an ice-bound sea, a potion that allows the user to commune with ghosts, an Egyptian priest who cannot die, and a mesmerist of unrivaled power. Brace yourself for these and other chilling encounters in The Parasite and Other Tales of Terror. Even before he created Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle terrified and delighted readers with tales of suspense, haunted...
19) Dewey decimated
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Librarian Carrie Singleton is back on the case, alongside library ghost Evelyn, in the sixth installment of Agatha Award nominee Allison Brook's Haunted Library mysteries.
Carrie Singleton is just off a hot string of murder cases centered around the spooky local library in Clover Ridge, Connecticut. She could really use a break-but no such luck, as she; Smoky Joe, the resident cat; and Evelyn, the library's ghost, are drawn into another tantalizing...
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Manfred, the lord of the castle of Otranto, has long lived in dread of an ancient prophecy: it's foretold that when his family line ends, the true owner of the castle will appear and claim it. In a desperate bid to keep the castle, Manfred plans to coerce a young woman named Isabella into marrying him.
Isabella refuses to yield to Manfred's reprehensible plan. But once, she escapes into the depths of the castle, it becomes clear that Manfred isn't...
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