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A chilling and blisteringly relevant literary novel of social horror centered around a brutal killing that takes place in a full-contact haunted escape room-a provocative exploration of capitalism, hate politics, racial fetishism, and our obsession with fear as entertainment. On April 27, 1997, four contestants make it to the final cell of the Quigley House, a full-contact haunted escape room in Lincoln, Nebraska, made famous for its monstrosities,...
4) Ghost walk
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Harrison Investigations volume 03
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English
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Nikki DuMonde's newest employee is standing at the end of her bed at four o'clock in the morning begging for help. It's a joke, right? Besides, as manager of a successful New Orleans haunted-tour company, Nikki doesn't scare easily. But in the light of day, harsh reality sets in as a police officer informs her that Andy was brutally murdered -- at the exact time Nikki swears the distraught woman was in her room.
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The Conjuring tells the true story of Ed and Lorraine Warren, world renowned paranormal investigators, who were called to help a family terrorized by a dark presence in a secluded farmhouse. Forced to confront a powerful demonic entity, the Warrens find themselves caught in the most horrifying case of their lives.
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After receiving a frantic letter from her newly-wed cousin begging for someone to save her from a mysterious doom, Noemi Taboada heads to High Place, a distant house in the Mexican countryside. She's not sure what she will find--her cousin's husband, a handsome Englishman, is a stranger, and Noemi knows little about the region. Noemi is also an unlikely rescuer: She's a glamorous debutante, and her chic gowns and perfect red lipstick are more suited...
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There's something wrong with Ashburn House ... The ancient building has been the subject of rumours for close to a century. Its owner, Edith, refused to let guests inside and rarely visited the nearby town. Following Edith's death, her sole surviving relative, Adrienne, inherits the property. Adrienne's only possessions are a suitcase of luggage, twenty dollars, and her pet cat. Ashburn House is a lifeline she can't afford to refuse. Adrienne doesn't...
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Goosebumps. Original series volume 1
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IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
600L
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English
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"Josh and Amanda just moved into the oldest and weirdest house on the block. It might even be haunted. But their parents don't believe them. You'll get used to it, they say. Go out and make some new friends. So Josh and Amanda do. But these creepy new friends are not exactly what Mom and Dad had in mind.. Because they want to be friends ... forever..." -- P. [4] of cover.
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2011.
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English
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Disney's irresistible talking puppies are back in an all-new movie that takes them far across town to a mysterious mansion where something very spooky is going on. With the help of some unexpected new friends, including a friendly ghost, this exciting adventure is howling good Buddy fun. In a race against a no good hound, the Buddies and their new friends, Pip, Zelda, Rodney, and Skip, must stop Warwick the Warlock, and save the world from his dastardly...
10) Belladonna
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Belladonna (Grace) volume 1
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English
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Nineteen-year-old orphan Signa Farrow confronts Death--and her own deathly powers--when she investigates the mysterious murder of a relative at the Thorn Grove estate.
Signa has been raised by a string of guardians, each more interested in her wealth than her well-being-- and each meeting an untimely end. Her remaining relatives are the Hawthornes, an eccentric family living at Thorn Grove, an estate both glittering and gloomy. Its patriarch mourns...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
630L
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English
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"The decaying mansion is known as the old Willis place, even though no one named Willis has lived there for years. Diana and her little brother, Georgie, know every inch of its extensive grounds. They climb trees and swim in the pond. And they can do whatever they want, even stay up all night. They don't have to change their clothes, brush their hair, or go to school. They have total freedom--as long as they don't leave the old Willis place. ...
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Ghosthunters (Cornelia Funke) volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
760L
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English
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Timid nine-year-old Tom Tomsky reluctantly agrees to help professional ghostbuster Hetty Camomile dispel an IRG (Incredibly Revolting Ghost) from an old house.
15) Lights out
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[2016]
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English
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When a bloodthirsty supernatural being that lurks in the shadows preys upon her family, a young woman must fight to protect herself, save her younger brother, and uncover a mystery about her family's shadowy past.
16) A sudden light
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In the summer of 1990, fourteen-year-old Trevor Riddell gets his first glimpse of Riddell House. Trevor's bankrupt parents have begun a trial separation, and his father, Jones Riddell, has brought Trevor to Riddell House for the summer with the goal of selling off the house and property for development into "tract housing for millionaires." But Trevor soon discovers there's someone else living in Riddell House: a ghost with an agenda of his own. As...
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"Bells that ring themselves. Record players that turn on and play music to empty rooms. Ghosts that can climb out of wardrobes... Maggie Holt doesn't believe in these things, even though they are the details of the story that made her family famous. Twenty-five years ago, she and her parents, Ewan and Jess, moved to Baneberry Hall, a rambling Victorian estate in the Vermont woods. They spent twenty days there before fleeing in the dead of night,...
18) Maybe this time
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Thirty-four-year-old Andie, hoping to cut the ties that still bind her to rich ex-hubby North, winds up instead getting drafted to "fix" the troubled orphaned children of North's cousin, who live with a grouchy housekeeper and a crew of ghosts that have an interest in the kids and their gothic mansion home. But there's no ordinary fix for this unruly bunch of living and undead as Andie tries to cajole them all--troubled and lonely kids Alice and Carter,...
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Amulet (Kazu Kibuishi) volume 1
Pub. Date
2008.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
GN 310L
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English
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"After the tragic death of their father, Emily and Navin move with their mother to the home of her deceased great-grandfather, but the strange house proves to be dangerous. Before long, a sinister creature lures the kids' mom through a door in the basement. Em and Navin, desperate not to lose her, follow her into an underground world inhabited by demons, robots, and talking animals. Eventually, they enlist the help of a small mechanical rabbit named...
20) No way out
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Shadow House volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
650L
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English
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Four of the orphans who were lured to Larkspur House have made it out of the shadow house alive, but Poppy, Dash, Azumi, and Dylan are still on the grounds of the estate and far from safety--and unless they solve the mystery of what it is that the house wants from them they may never escape.
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