Ghost Story Books

Stories where the dead refuse to stay quiet, from chilling hauntings to mournful encounters with the unfinished past.

16 books

Bag of Bones book cover

Bag of Bones

Burnt Offerings by Robert Marasco book cover

Burnt Offerings

Robert Marasco, 1973

Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas book cover

Cemetery Boys

Aiden Thomas, 2020

Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger book cover

Elatsoe

Darcie Little Badger, 2020

Ghost Story by Peter Straub book cover

Ghost Story

Peter Straub, 1980

Hell House by Richard Matheson book cover

Hell House

Richard Matheson, 1971

Hidden Pictures by Jason Rekulak book cover

Hidden Pictures

Jason Rekulak, 2022

Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders book cover

Literary Fiction

Lincoln in the Bardo

George Saunders, 2017

Maynard's House by Herman Raucher book cover

Maynard's House

Herman Raucher, 1980

Naomi's Room by Jonathan Aycliffe book cover

Naomi's Room

Jonathan Aycliffe, 1991

North Woods by Daniel Mason book cover

North Woods

Daniel Mason, 2023

Odd Thomas by Dean Koontz book cover

Odd Thomas

Dean Koontz, 2003

Power by Jeffrey Pfeffer book cover

Power

Jeffrey Pfeffer, 2011

The Screaming Staircase by Jonathan Stroud book cover

The Screaming Staircase

Jonathan Stroud, 2013

The Turn of the Screw by Henry James book cover

The Turn of the Screw

Henry James, 1898

The Woman in Black by Susan Hill book cover

The Woman in Black

Susan Hill, 1984