Books like Scary! by Peter Haining

Gerald Brittle’s classic study of ghosts and demonology, now presented in its original uncut form. Illustrated with living‑scene photographs, it has been used in seminaries and classrooms for over twenty years.

Stuart Pratt Sherman’s anthology compiles classic short stories from Irving, Hawthorne, Poe, Dickens, Hardy, Stevenson, Kipling, and more, spanning Gothic horror, humorous twists, and timeless American and English tales.

A collection of short scary stories crafted for young readers.

A compilation of classic short fiction from American, English, and European writers, featuring tales such as Hawthorne’s "Young Goodman Brown" and Poe’s "Masque of the Red Death" that explore themes of morality, death, and society.

A curated anthology of contemporary short horror stories highlighting the best new voices in the genre, compiled by award‑winning editor Stephen Jones.

A collection of American horror short stories crafted for children, offering chilling twists that keep readers on edge while still being age‑appropriate.

A lively anthology of American horror short stories featuring vampires and werewolves, including Jane Yolen’s "Mama Gone," Arthur Conan Doyle’s "The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire," and a Bram Stoker excerpt.

An anthology of classic and contemporary horror short stories, featuring tales by Poe, Le Fanu, Bierce, Chambers, Jacobs, Blackwood, M.R. James, Henry Kuttner, Howard, Sturgeon, Leiber, Bloch, Bradbury, Ellison, Campbell, Grant and King.

"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. "--

Explore over 2,000 American locations suspected of paranormal activity, from ghost‑haunted buildings to Bigfoot and UFO hotspots, with detailed addresses, contacts, and travel directions.