Bruce Coville's Book of Ghosts: Tales to Haunt You
10 best books like Bruce Coville's Book of Ghosts: Tales to Haunt You (Bruce Coville): Orange World and Other Stories, Vacuum in the Dark, Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant, Prairie Fever, Earthseed, Echoes: The Saga Anthology of Ghost Stories, Death Makes a Holiday: A Cultural History of Halloween, The Figure in the Shadows, A Ghost in the Window, Alien Secrets
Orange World and Other Stories
| Author | Karen Russell |
| ISBN | 1984892215 |
From the Pulitzer Finalist and universally beloved author of the New York Times best sellers Swamplandia! and Vampires in the Lemon Grove, a stunning new collection of short fiction that showcases Karen Russell's extraordinary, irresistible gifts of language and imagination.
Karen Russell's...
| Author | Jen Beagin |
| ISBN | 1501182145 |
From the Whiting Award-winning author of Pretend I’m Dead and one of the most exhilarating new voices in fiction, a new hilarious, edgy, and brilliant one-of-a-kind novel about a cleaning lady named Mona and her struggles to move forward in life.
Mona is twenty-six and cleans houses for...
Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant
| Author | Anne Tyler |
| ISBN | 0449911594 |
Through every family run memories which bind it together - despite everything. The Tulls of Baltimore are no exception. Abandoned by her salesman husband, Pearl is left to bring up her three children alone - Cody, a flawed devil, Ezra, a flawed saint, and Jenny, errant and passionate. Now as Pearl lies...
| Author | Michael Parker |
| ISBN | 1616208538 |
"Michael Parker has captured a time, place, and sisterhood so perfectly it hurts to turn the last page. A riveting, atmospheric dream of a novel.” --Dominic Smith, author of The Last Painting of Sara de Vos
Set in the hardscrabble landscape of early 1900s Oklahoma, but timeless...
| Author | Pamela Sargent |
| ISBN | 0765332159 |
Ship hurtles through space. Deep within its core it carries the seed of humankind. Launched by the people of a dying Earth over a century ago, its mission is to find a habitable world for the children - 15-year-old Zoheret and her shipmates - whom it has created from its genetic banks.
To Zoheret...
Echoes: The Saga Anthology of Ghost Stories
| Author | Ellen Datlow |
| ISBN | 1534413472 |
The essential collection of beloved ghost stories, compiled by the editor who helped define the genre—including stories from award-winning, bestselling authors such as Joyce Carol Oates, Alice Hoffman, Seanan McGuire, and Paul Tremblay.
Everyone loves a good ghost story, especially...
Death Makes a Holiday: A Cultural History of Halloween
| Author | David J. Skal |
| ISBN | 1582343055 |
From acclaimed cultural critic David J. Skal, an in-depth look at one of the most popular-and perplexing-holidays in America.
Using a mix of personal anecdotes and brilliant social analysis, Skal examines the amazing phenomenon of Halloween, exploring its dark Celtic history and illuminating...
The Figure in the Shadows
| Author | John Bellairs |
| ISBN | 0142402605 |
Lewis is sure that Grandpa Barnavelt's 1859 lucky coin is really a magic talisman in disguise. With its power, he could do anything he wanted--like get back at bully Woody Mingo. But as soon as he begins wearing the coin around his neck, strange things start to happen. Mysterious letters arrive in the...
Only the ghost knows the truth.
Meg's dreams sometimes predict the future. This summer, her dreams are scary ones--nightmares she hopes will never come true. Sometimes she even sees a ghost in her dreams. He seems to be calling out for help. What does he want from Meg?
Meg's not sure--until...
| Author | Annette Curtis Klause |
| ISBN | 0440228514 |
Puck, expelled from boarding school on Earth, is on her way to stay with her parents on the planet Shoon. On board the spaceship she befriends Hush, a native Shoowa who is also returning home in shame. He is desperately seeking a stolen treasure that was entrusted to him, a symbol of freedom for his people.
Puck...
| Author | Jeremy Dyson |
| ISBN | 0715630156 |
Po dočtení jsem se musela podívat, jaké je autor národnosti, protože z toho dýchá takový ten správně suchý anglický humor. Lehce hororový nádech a zajímavá atmosféra. Ale samozřejmě, některé povídky jsou lepší než jiné.
Nejvíc hororové pro mě bylo líčení...
The year is 2057. Endless wars have torn the USA apart and enslaved Americans to the CCR, the Confederation of Consolidated Republics. Growing up in the wasteland of war has made 14-year-old Cody Pierce wise in survival skills, and now he's the White Fox, rebel leader of the children's barracks in a CCR...
| Author | Joan Aiken |
| ISBN | 1903015146 |
The first story about Arabel and her pet raven Mortimer. In Arabel's Raven, Mr Jones, while driving his taxi, notices something bedraggled in the road. He stops and discovers an injured raven. He takes it home and his four-year-old daughter Arabel falls in love at first sight. 'His name is Mortimer,'...
Phobic: Modern Horror Stories
| Author | Andy Murray |
| ISBN | 1905583079 |
Edit: another review mentioned the short story 'Mortal Coil' is good and I agree, but if you like stories about how the knowledge of death and how we die could affect humanity then I would recommend reading Machine of Death.
DNF'd this book 48 pages in.
The stories I made it through were...
| Author | Robin Ince |
| ISBN | 1907773762 |
What happens when mirth turns to murder? When the screams are not from joy, but flesh-ripping pain? Dead Funny is an audacious anthology, featuring tales of terror from some of the brightest lights in UK comedy.
Award winners Robin Ince and Johnny Mains team up for this unique exploration of...
