Books like Haunted One by Jay Bennett

A struggling writer and recovering alcoholic, Jack Torrance takes over caretaking of the remote Overlook Hotel in the Colorado Rockies, but a winter storm and the building’s malevolent past drive him toward madness, threatening his family's safety.

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.

An exploration of fear and death through the eyes of teens at a hospice, blending classic horror tales with a unique perspective on the human condition.

Sixteen-year-old Maya, a teenage girl living on Vancouver Island, suspects there may be a connection between her birthmark, family life, and strange events occurring in her community.

Teenager Suze faces a haunting dilemma when a ghostly love entangles her with a living admirer, forcing her to choose between the dead and the living.

A chilling Irish tale where two fishermen uncover a ruined house and a diary that hints at an evils beyond mortal comprehension, blending supernatural horror with visionary unsettling dread.

Detective Michael Bennett seeks a quiet life in Maine, only to be drawn into a horror of missing children, bodies in the woods, and a community gripped by a deadly addiction.

A determined young poet, Carl Foster, pursues the famed opera singer Rosetta Rose despite a series of deadly mishaps, all while the jealous ghost of Lord Clarenceux watches.

A young boy comforts his father after his mother’s untimely death, focusing on the themes of grief and loss in the context of family dynamics and the unexpected arrival of a new child.

Shy Gerard Freeman battles haunting memories of his mother’s death while trying to preserve a century‑old ghost story once owned by his great‑grandmother.

"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.

Sam tries to make new friend Buddy after his mother's sudden death in fifth grade, but fears it will tear him away from his best friend Alex.

When Gina and her family move into the haunted Canterville Chase, she is drawn into a romance with the charming Jonathan Canterville and a mystery with the mansion’s ghost, Thomas.

"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 ..."--

A teenage boy confronts the reality of his father's past and the complex relationship with his grandfather as he begins to forgive him for a murder he committed.