Books like Phantom by H. D. Carlton

Shirley Jackson’s classic psychological horror, *The Haunting of Hill House*, follows a lonely woman drawn into an abandoned mansion whose malevolent presence ultimately consumes her.

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A young governess in a remote estate discovers that the souls of two children are threatened by the malevolent ghosts of a former governess and her lover.

The Amityville Horror recounts the alleged terrifying paranormal experiences of the Lutz family at their Long Island home, sparking widespread debate and legal disputes over its authenticity.

A woman haunted by a violent past finds herself entangled with an enigmatic sailor, whose twisted affection forces her to confront her identity and the dangers that lurk on a storm‑ridden sea.

Set in a crumbling Georgian manor in rural Warwickshire, *The Little Stranger* follows a doctor arriving at a long‑standing family home where a death‑bed patient and chilling supernatural forces intertwine against the backdrop of post‑war Britain.

"I very much need to be dead." These are the chilling last words left by a man who had everything to live for but took his own life. In the void that remains stands his widow, FBI agent Jane Hawk, surrounded by questions destined to go unanswered unless she does what all the grief and fury inside her demand: Find the truth, no matter what. People of talent and accomplishment, people seemingly happy and sound of mind, have recently been committing suicide in surprising numbers. A disturbing pattern is beginning to emerge. Jane is determined to give up everything to find out why. And if that means going rogue and becoming America's Most Wanted, then so be it. Those arrayed against her are legion, and devoted to protecting something profoundly important-or terrifying-enough to exterminate any and all in their way. But Jane is as clever as these enemies are cold-blooded, as relentless as they are ruthless. And she is driven by a righteous rage they can never comprehend. Because it is born of love.

In a future where a parasitic invasion threatens humanity, a Zolarian commander and a human resistance fighter must confront each other and their own loyalties as they battle for survival and a place to call home.

"What was the worst thing you've ever done? In the sleepy town of Milburn, New York, four old men gather to tell each other stories--some true, some made-up, all of them frightening. A simple pastime to divert themselves from their quiet lives. But one story is coming back to haunt them and their small town. A tale of something they did long ago. A wicked mistake. A horrifying accident. And they are about to learn that no one can bury the past forever ..."--