Books like The old Willis place by Mary Downing Hahn

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.

An orphan named Lewis Barnavelt discovers that his new home is a magical mansion guarded by a hidden timepiece that could end the world, and only a family secret can stop it.

When Molly and Michael become wary of their new stepsister Heather, they discover her inexplicably drawn to a mysterious ghost child and must decide whether to help her avoid a tragic fate.

When a haunted dollhouse illuminates the night, sisters Amy and her sister with a mental disability investigate the past murders that befell their family.

Irish orphan siblings Molly (14) and Kip (10) travel to England and take up servant positions in a decaying manor, where they encounter a mysterious stranger and uncover the house's dark secrets.

Three girls from a Pennsylvania middle school go on a real-life adventure to bury a doll made from the ashes of a dead girl.

Two voices—Jules, whose father is restoring an abandoned house in Virginia, and a girl who once lived there—begin communicating across time, revealing a tragic past filled with danger, friendship, and the haunting pull of fate.

Sammy Jacobs, a teen fascinated with ghosts and sci‑fi, discovers an invisible friend lurking in his own room, gobbling breakfast cereal. As his parents remain skeptical, Sammy must find a way to rid himself of the unseen menace.

During the 1918 influenza crisis, new student Annie befriends the notorious Elsie, only to later be tormented by her ghost when Elsie dies.

"Took" is a suspenseful juvenile horror tale that blends family dynamics, supernatural mystery, and uncanny dolls to create a chilling atmosphere for young readers.

During a Maine vacation, Ali and her baby cousin Emma encounter a mysterious girl named Sissy, who hints at a long‑lost drowned girl named Teresa. Ali must unravel the secret behind Teresa’s disappearance to protect her family.

When the Alden cousins renovate a long‑abandoned house, they uncover creepy tales of a ghost and startling clues that hint the spirit may be real.

**What secrets does the Shadow Market hold?** The Shadow Market is a meeting point for faeries, werewolves, warlocks, and vampires. There, the Downworlders buy and sell magical objects, make dark bargains, and whisper secrets they do not want the Nephilim to know. Through two centuries, however, there has been a frequent visitor to the Shadow Market from the City of Bones, the very heart of the Shadowhunters' world. As a Silent Brother, Brother Zachariah is a sworn keeper of the laws and lore of the Nephilim. But once he was a Shadowhunter called Jem Carstairs, and his love, then and always, is the warlock Tessa Gray. And Jem is searching through the Shadow Markets, in many different cities over long years, for a relic from his past. Follow Jem and see, against the backdrop of the Shadow Market's dark dealings and festival, Anna Lightwood's doomed romance, Matthew Fairchild's great sin, and Tessa Gray as she is plunged into a world war. Valentine Morgenstern buys a soul at the Market and a young Jace Wayland's soul finds safe harbor. In the Market is hidden a lost heir and a beloved ghost, and no one can save you once you have traded away your heart. Not even Brother Zachariah. This description comes from the publisher. *Ghosts of the Shadow Market* takes place in the Shadowhunter world, the first book of which is *City of Bones*.

A shy boy meets a wild girl and a ghostly ghost, leading them on an adventure to find a mysterious place far, far away.

Rex has to face the challenge of becoming a new big sister.

Frances Foggarty, now in her fifties, recalls how her brother Tom, killed at nine, returns as a ghost after the funeral, guiding her through grief and the challenges of life with a tyrannical aunt and polio.

Silent to the Bone: A Friendship Tale of Truth, Betrayal, and Redemption

Twelve‑year‑old Tessa Woodward thinks her new house on Shady Street is haunted and enlists friends to solve the mystery of strange flickers, cold spots, and unseen visitors.