Download or read book Devon Ghost Tales written by Janet Dowling and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2018-10-05 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These spooky ghost tales from one of Britain's most ancient counties are vividly retold by local storyteller Janet Dowling. Their origins lost in the oral tradition, these stories are as eerie and mysterious as the windswept moorland, wild shorelines and rugged landscapes from which they derive. Here you will find stories of a voice beyond the grave, a ghost on the pivot between heaven and hell, and the spectres of Viking princes on moonlit roads. Richly illustrated by Vicky Jocher with original drawings, these atmospheric tales are perfect for reading aloud in front of a roaring fire or alone under the covers on dark, stormy nights.

Download or read book Spooky Devon written by Helen Greathead and published by . This book was released on 2011-07-01 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A Tale for Halloween and Other Spooky Stories written by Jenny Russell and published by Evergrowth Coach LLC. This book was released on 2020-10-09 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ready for an October scare? Get spooked by five scary stories that will make you want to leave the lights on. Read before bed…if you dare! Trick or Treat No one dares go to creepy Old Man Russell's house during the day. What will happen if Jake and Pete try trick-or-treating there after dark? Pond Water Tanya learns the hard way why her mother warned her not to swim in the pond. When her friends become mysteriously sick, Tanya wonders if she'll be next. Virtual Devon Devon thinks his virtual avatar has a better life than he does. Sometimes he wishes he could just be his avatar. But you know what they say: be careful what you wish for! Always Leave the Lights On Tommy loves staying with his grandma on her farm in the country, but he doesn't understand why she insists on leaving the outside lights on all night. When Tommy decides to turn the lights off, he finds out why his grandma was afraid of the dark. Shadow Man Laura and her little sister Joanne have finally convinced their mom to let them have a trial run of walking to school by themselves. But what happens when they lose their way in a sudden fog and have to flee from the shadow man? A Tale for Halloween and Other Spooky Stories is the perfect book for 9-12 year-olds with just the right amount of scares. Need some creepy tales for the campfire? These are the stories for you! Read if you dare! Keywords: Scary stories, monsters in the dark, tales in the dark, monster hands, mystery stories, haunted house, monsters, supernatural, scary stories for kids, Spooky Stories to tell in the dark, stories to read aloud to children, Scary stories for kids 9-12

Download or read book Spooky Great Lakes written by S. E. Schlosser and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2024-08-20 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pull up a chair or gather 'round the campfire and get ready for creepy tales of ghostly hauntings, eerie happenings, and other strange occurrences from times past! Great Lakes folklore traditions are kept alive in these expert retellings by master storyteller S.E. Schlosser and through artist Paul G. Hoffman's evocative illustrations. You'll meet ghosts and witches, hear things that go bump in the night, and feel an icy wind on the back of your neck on a warm summer evening. The stories in this entertaining and compelling collection will have you looking over your shoulder again and again.

Download or read book Haunted Dartmoor written by Kevin Hynes and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2014-03-03 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The wild sweep of Dartmoor is home to countless ghosts, spirits, and ghouls as well as hundreds of Dartmoor ponies, sheep, and the inhabitants of the towns and villages dotted across this ancient, windswept moorland. Containing a chilling range of spooky tales, from ghostly sightings of a large black hound at Hound Tor, a phantom procession of monks near Buckfast Abbey, medieval horsemen galloping across the moor, and a cavalier at Chagford, to poltergeist activity at a medieval castle and the notorious, disembodied Hairy Hands of Dartmoor, claimed to be responsible for forcing motorists off the B3212 road on dark, cold nights, this volume is guaranteed to make your blood run cold. Illustrated with 60 photographs, and featuring eyewitness interviews and previously unpublished investigation accounts carried out by the author and the Supernatural Investigations team, Haunted Dartmoor will send a chill up the spine of all who read it.

Download or read book Ghost Song written by Sadie Montgomery and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2012-05 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fire engulfs the stage. Dead Dogs Howl guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter, Erik Devon survives, but scarred, his voice destroyed, his memory in shards. Presumed dead, he is blamed for the deaths of band members and crew. Forced into hiding, a ghost of his former self, Devon watches other musicians perform at his club. Then, one day, he hears her voice. Cara Friday pays homage to her dead idol by emulating Devon's style and performing his music. Discovered by the manager of Dead Dogs Howl, Cara is groomed to keep Devon's career alive, singing only his songs. How long will Devon's ghost haunt her? How long can she be his voice without losing her own? But someone is watching over Cara Friday's career. Someone in the shadows waits and listens. GHOST SONG adapts the tragic story of the Phantom of the Opera and brings it into the world of contemporary rock.

Download or read book Haunted Inns of Devon written by Robert Hesketh and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Waking Dreams written by Sean Thompson and published by Sean Thompson. This book was released on 2014-11-18 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Devon Prower was a having a pretty normal day for an almost broke college student. Sitting in his broken down car, waiting for the mechanic to come and dreading the end of summer break. That is until the dragon showed up above his quiet suburban town. The next minute it was gone, a hallucination. Hallucinations that came back with a giant striding through the hills. But hallucinations don't usually cause huge tremors everyone can feel in an area with no other explanation for them. Hallucinations definitely don't include a quite real eight year old boy jumping up and down with excitement from seeing the same dinosaur as Devon is run down the dairy aisle in the grocery store. But just as Devon wonders if he's going mad, and the rest of the world right along with him, people begin vanishing into thin air. With no explanation for their disappearance Devon Prower may soon be the last person on earth...

Download or read book Spooky Sagas written by Jenni Harrison and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Supernatural England written by Betty Puttick and published by Countryside Books (GB). This book was released on 2002 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of chilling ghost stories covering each county in England including the Haunting of the Theatre Royal in Bath, a time-slip in Yorkshire, a vampire in Cumbria and poltergeists in Lincolnshire. Illustrated.

Download or read book A Pony Called Secret A Time To Shine written by Olivia Tuffin and published by Nosy Crow. This book was released on 2019-07-04 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fifth in a fantastic series of perfect pony stories about Alice and her spirited young pony, Secret, from Olivia Tuffin, author of the much-loved The Palomino Pony series. Alice and Secret are back home after their eventful trip to Olympia - and Secret is now one of the best-known ponies in the country! After all the excitement of London, Alice is looking forward to a peaceful summer full of relaxing hacks and pony club fun. But with a major competition on the horizon and new girl Mia to mentor at Park Farm, the school holidays look set to be both busy and bittersweet... Check out Alice and Secret's other adventures: A New Beginning, A Friend In Need, A Ride to Freedom and more!

Download or read book An Awaited Reckoning written by Olivia J Braddock and published by Braddock Media. This book was released on 2019-12-12 with total page 427 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An Awaited Reckoning is the first installment of The Solstice Moon Book Series, written by Olivia J Braddock and her Co-Creator G Thomas Martin. A story about the life, death, and rebirth of Devon Andrews: a young woman forced into a position of leadership in a world she never knew existed. Devon quickly realizes that love is not always eternal, that no one's consciousness is without its regrets, and through suffering comes the ability to find one's strength. On the night of the winter solstice: a lunar eclipse, Devon's life collides with a once-forgotten ancient culture. Her existence, sparking a long-awaited war between two families. One given gifts by the Gods, the other created through dark magic, both with their own secrets and agendas. As her old life is violently ripped away, a new destiny is created. Follow Devon and her journey into this one-of-a-kind story of history, magic, and werewolves. The Solstice Moon Series has taken a classic supernatural genre beloved by its fans and given it a world that no one has seen before.

Download or read book Spooky Archaeology written by Jeb J. Card and published by University of New Mexico Press. This book was released on 2018-06-15 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Outside of scientific journals, archaeologists are depicted as searching for lost cities and mystical artifacts in news reports, television, video games, and movies like Indiana Jones or The Mummy. This fantastical image has little to do with day-to-day science, yet it is deeply connected to why people are fascinated by the ancient past. By exploring the development of archaeology, this book helps us understand what archaeology is and why it matters. In Spooky Archaeology author Jeb J. Card follows a trail of clues left by adventurers and professional archaeologists that guides the reader through haunted museums, mysterious hieroglyphic inscriptions, fragments of a lost continent that never existed, and deep into an investigation of magic and murder. Card unveils how and why archaeology continues to mystify and why there is an ongoing fascination with exotic artifacts and eerie practices.

Download or read book Devonshire Folk Tales written by Michael Dacre and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2011-09-16 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of traditional stories and tales, many of which are published for the first time, will delight lovers of Devonshire folklore. Some of the stories have been gleaned from residents of the county, whilst others have been developed by the author and have evolved through countless tellings. All the tales within represent this large and diverse county throughout its long and distinguished history, from the founding of Britain itself by Brute the Trojan at Totnes, to recent reports of haunted roads and phantom hairy hands. Also included are giants, devils, witches, ghosts, fairies, spectral black dogs and a wide range of other supernatural phenomena, all exemplifying the vigorous and earthy nature of the Devon imagination down through the ages. It is a book of wonders, to terrify and intrigue, and leads the reader around this beautiful and fascinating county.

Download or read book Storm s Child written by John Ortega and published by SmashBear Publishing . This book was released on 2020-09-26 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nathan Mercer lives quietly, tending to his inn and trying to leave his violent past behind him. But after the mysterious death of one of his employees, Nathan finds himself suspecting the fae, an ancient and powerful race he would rather avoid. Nathan’s choice is clear; dive back into a world that thinks he is dead, or let a murderer go free.

Download or read book In the End written by Breanna Bright and published by Permuted Press. This book was released on 2014-07-21 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is something very wrong with the house on Drunk Horse road, something that bothers Thursday, even as he and Alice make it their home. There are always strange noises and shadows that come with a new house, but in these shadows a sinister existence is watching and waiting. When Thursday becomes trapped in limbo he must find a way to get back to the real world and save Alice from the creature haunting their home, but Thursday’s crossing could mean the end of the world. And as with all ends, there is undoubtable Death to answer to.

Download or read book Running From Destiny written by C.L. Holden and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2020-11-06 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Derek Anderson is an ambitious go-getter. After several years as a professional student he decides to step out in faith and take a huge promotion that requires him to move his entire family from their comfortable home town in Bradley, Ohio. On his quest for success, he quickly finds out that what he believes is his destiny only ends up as road blocks in his path. He also finds that money can't buy them happiness and no matter where and how he searches for it, family comes first. &nb