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"When Police Sergeant Hamish Macbeth hears reports of a haunted castle near Drim, he assumes the eerie noises and lights reported by the villagers are just local teenagers going there to smoke pot or, worse, inject themselves with drugs. Still, Hamish decides that he and his policeman, Charlie "Clumsy" Carson, will spend the night at the ruined castle to get to the bottom of the rumors once and for all. There's no sign of any ghost... but then Charlie...
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First in the series that's "a winning blend of mystery and the paranormal, with a little humor and romance thrown in for good measure" (Juliet Blackwell, New York Times bestselling author).
When something goes bump in the night . . . it's most likely a plumbing problem. But fake medium Eleanor Wilde is happy to investigate and cleanse your home of spectral presences—for a fee. Hey, it's a living . . .
Ellie has...
When something goes bump in the night . . . it's most likely a plumbing problem. But fake medium Eleanor Wilde is happy to investigate and cleanse your home of spectral presences—for a fee. Hey, it's a living . . .
Ellie has...
3) Cursed
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Gilded duology volume 2
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"When the true intentions of the Erlking are revealed, which could forever alter the mortal realm, Serilda and Gild must foil the Erlking's evil agenda by solving the mystery of Gild's forgotten name in order to protect their unborn child"--
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A haunting thriller set in an isolated castle in 1950s Tuscany, it tells the story of Verena, a determined young nurse who is hired to help the mute young heir within. But the more she observes him, the more Verena becomes convinced he has fallen under the spell of a powerful and otherworldly persona trapped in the villa's stone walls, one that seems to be rapidly entwining with her own.
7) The presence
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The presence: Toni McNally has a plan, buy a ancient, run-down Scottish castle and turn it into a tourist destination with a ghost theme, the ghost of Laird MacNiall. However when Bruce MacNiall the ghost they "made up" shows up, and young women start turning up dead in the nearby town. Bruce and Toni have to quickly solve this case or lose everything.
When twilight comes: When Jenna Dante is stranded with her child in a storm, she has no choice...
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A witty and modern remake of Oscar Wilde's novella about an American family who moves into a haunted English country house. From the makers of Father Brown. Sir Simon de Canterville is the premier ghost in the British Isles, and exquisitely proud of his dastardly reputation. So when the Otis family leaves America and moves into Canterville's abandoned family estate, Sir Simon prepares to give them the fright of their life. There's just one problem....
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The queen and her raggedy witches have fled, but the kingdom is not yet healed. The castle is haunted by memories of its brutal past. The ghosts are angry, and one of them in particular possesses a magic which may be too much for even Mup and Mam to handle.
11) Creaky castles
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The stories behind several so-called haunted castles.
12) Haunted castle
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A young musician is summoned to his mother's castle in accordance with her final wishes. Upon his arrival, Johnny quickly discovers that things are not as they appear. The castle begins to come alive as materializing spirits lead him to Mephisto the ghoulish henchman to Mr. D, who makes Johnny a tantalizing offer: surrender your soul in exchange for fame and fortune.
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When M.J. Holliday and the crew of her cable TV show, Ghoul Getters, venture to the haunted ruins of Dunlow Castle in Ireland, they hope that the road will rise up to meet them, that the wind will always be at their backs, that the sun will shine warm upon their faces and that the resident phantom won't push them off a cliff.
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"With some new stories and pictures the third edition of The Ghosts of Belcourt Castle recounts stories of apparitions seen, heard, and experienced in Newport, Rhode Island's gilded age mansion of the Belmont Family. Belcourt stood empty for fifteen years until the Tinney Family purchased it in 1956. A residence and showplace, the castle was furnished with antiques from thirty-three countries and some of them were haunted."--
16) Edinburgh Castle
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"Engaging images accompany information about Edinburgh Castle. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 3 through 7"--Provided by publisher.
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Even when his friends throw him a surprise party, boy detective Jupiter Jones refuses to attend, instead choosing to investigate the case of a mysterious intruder. But when the case leads straight to Terror Castle, Jupiter must enlist the help of his friends, Pete and Bob, so that they can investigate the secrets that like within the castle together. However, Jupiter may find more than he bargained for when the case begins to lead back to the disappearance...
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"Larry Lawrence, a Manhattan radio commentator, [is] sought in connection with a murder he did not commit, eludes New York police by hiding in a steamer trunk. Soon the trunk and Larry are aboard a ship bound for Cuba, where the trunk's owner, pretty Mary Carter, is sailing to take possession of a recent inheritance: a haunted castle. Sensing that Mary is in danger, Larry and his valet Alex precede her to the island, which is inhabited by a ghost,...
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For 300 years the ghost of Simon de Canterville, entombed alive by his father for cowardice, has been roaming his castle in search of a kinsman to free him by performing a brave deed. In 1943, from a troop of American soldiers billeted in the castle, comes new hope: Sir Simon's long lost nephew.