I love a good ghost story. As the
days continue to get shorter, the shadows in the corners of my house seem to
get longer, the creaking of the floorboards louder. It is then that I feel a
ghost lingering over my shoulder.
From the truly terrifying to
science fiction to comedies, we have a great selection of ghost stories here at
PWPL. Stop in some time to check them out.
The
Boy Who Drew Monsters, by Keith Donohue
After an accident in the ocean
which caused him nearly to drown, ten-year-old Jack Peter Keenan is afraid to
leave the house and becomes obsessed with drawing monsters. As the drawings
take on a life of their own, his family and friends are soon affected. His
mother hears eerie sounds from the ocean, his father chases a bizarre creature
on the dunes, and his best friend becomes entranced with the power of these
crudely drawn monsters. Will Jack Peter’s family and friends be able to defeat
the monsters of a ten year old? What power do they hold? You’ll have to visit
this costal Maine town to find out.
Delia’s
Shadow by Jaime Lee Moyer
The debut novel of Jamie Lee Moyer,
“Delia’s Shadow” explores the life of Delia Martin at the turn of the century
in San Francisco. Her wealthy status may make her seem the poster child of the
early nineteenth century; however, she holds back a dark secret, she can
communicate with ghosts. After the great San Francisco earthquake of 1906,
Delia finds herself flooded with the thousands of dead. Attempting to escape
the tortured souls, she leaves for New York. She believes she has found peace
until a determined soul from San Francisco seeks her out.
Rooms
by Lauren Oliver
Author Lauren Oliver started her
writing career as a young adult author, but her first foray into adult fiction
is the novel “Rooms”, a chilling haunted house story. After their distant
father dies, Trenton and Minna, along with their mother Caroline, return to the
family’s old country house filled with antiques, secrets, memories, and several
ghosts. As Trenton discovers he can communicate with the spirits, a new ghost
arrives setting the whole house into a whirlwind of paranormal activity. Told
from the perspectives of the dead and the living, this novel is elegantly
written. The dramatic tragedies of all the character will tug at your emotional
core.
Horrorstor
by Grady Hendrix
Quirk is one of my personal
favorite book publishers. They are the brains behind “Pride and Prejudice and
Zombies”, “Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children”, and “Night of the Living
Trekkie”. One of their newest books is “Horrorstor” by Grady Hendrix and, if it
is a lighter ghost story you are looking for, this is the book for you. Orsk
furniture, not to be confused with its competitor Ikea, is experiencing some
strange phenomenon. Every morning, the staff arrives to find broken
bookshelves, smashed lamps or muddy bed sheets. The security cameras show
nothing out of the ordinary, so several staff members lock themselves in for an
overnight shift they will never forget. This book has an amazing design with
each chapter named after a piece of furniture from the store or the memory of
the building which stood before the store was built.
A
Sudden Light by Garth Stein
The author of “The Art of Racing in
the Rain,” Garth Stein’s new book “A Sudden Light” is another story in this
list which deals with family history and the stain those ghosts can leave
behind. Riddell House is an old mansion built high above the Puget Sound on the
outskirts of Seattle. A testament to the wealth of the Riddell family, the
house now symbolizes the weight of debt on the Riddell’s. As Trevor Riddell’s
family slowly crumbles with an impending divorce, the only way to settle up is
to sell the Riddell House. This involves a complex series of events including
expelling Trevor’s grandfather to a nursing home. But, the longer Trevor stays
in the house, the more secrets he discovers and the more he understands the
house’s motivations.
The
Brothers Cabal by Jonathan L. Howard
Stories about the Cabal brothers
are great for the paranormal fan. Following Johannes Cabal, a necromancer, and
his brother Horst, a vampire, The
Brothers Cabal is the fourth book in this series. Thought dead, for good
this time, vampire Horst is risen from the dead, again, to become the general
in an occult, paranormal army. Uncomfortable with this plan, he thinks his
brother, the necromancer, can help him find eternal peace. If you are looking
for an offbeat, humorous, vampires are kind of like ghosts, ghost story, this
is the book for you.
By Tracy Boehm, Technical Services Librarian
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