Books like The Weiser book of occult detectives by Judika Illes

Children learn about Egypt by creating a game.

Vampire bounty hunter Rachel Morgan faces the most powerful foe yet: the creator of her very own demons.

A father's obsession leads to a twisted plan to use his daughter's body to resurrect a deceased wife's spirit, threatening a village of elemental masters.

A young girl discovers a haunted house on her family's Louisiana plantation, leading to a mystery and supernatural terror.

A young man's quest to prove innocence in a murder investigation, set against the backdrop of a high school dance and the eerie dance floor, leading to supernatural horrors and a sinister figure who walks through walls.

Two New York detectives find themselves tangled up in the kidnapping of a father and his driver, adding to the complexity of their investigation and putting their own lives at risk.

A collection of classic horror and supernatural stories from the 19th century, featuring tales by notable authors like Washington Irving, Edgar Allan Poe, and Ambrose Bierce.

A young child is abducted by dark gods, leading a quest to save it from a terrible fate in a strange, otherworldly world.

Two operatives of the Carnacki Institute investigate a distress signal leading to the disappearance of a police team and a national security team.

A London private investigator named Ian Kennedy is drawn into a haunting case of a missing young woman, whose disappearance echoes an ancient Celtic myth and threatens to blur the line between myth and reality.

"The Weiser Book of the Fantastic and Forgotten features classic stories by masters of occult fiction including Dion Fortune, Edgar Allan Poe, Oscar Wilde, H. P. Lovecraft, Bram Stoker, Marie Corelli, R. W. Chambers, and more--the very authors and tales that inspired modern masters like Stephen King, Neil Gaiman, and Nic Pizzolatto. Edited and introduced by leading occult author and scholar Judika Illes, this selection of timeless tales will thrill and chill readers down to their bones. Illes writes, "These collected stories are each powerfully evocative; forgotten in the manner of long-buried treasure. I hope to remedy this situation, transforming the status of these tales from forgotten to favorite. I confess: there is not a single story in this collection that I do not enjoy, even after repeated readings. While wonderful if read silently, the tales reveal their nuances, humor, and suspense with even more potency, if read aloud. During the dark, eerie hours, when the wind is blowing and the ghosts are roaming outside, the night can be filled with pleasant terror." While not all of the stories are forgotten, they are all fantastic. They make us think. They introduce and explore possibilities: things that perhaps could happen. They encourage our minds to venture beyond the mundane into the realm of the fantastic, to question and redefine reality. Above all, they entertain. "--

A compact anthology of four classic American tales—“The Gold Bug,” “The Fall of the House of Usher,” “The Tell‑tale Heart,” and “The Cask of Amontillado” — blending mystery, suspense, and horror for a juvenile audience.