Books in World's Scariest Places series

They say that violent deaths beget vengeful spirits refusing to rest in peace. Anne Boleyn was beheaded with a single stroke of a sword at the Tower of London in 1536. After that vicious execution, some say she still roams the Tower grounds! Similar disturbing accounts of historical prisons around the world abound in this spine-tingling and highly motivating work. A world map, vivid photographs, and stimulating sidebars further encourage readers to understand more about the history, geography, and culture involved in each prisons unique story.

It seems peculiar that hospitalsplaces where peoples lives are savedcan be downright creepy once theyre abandoned. Leftover medical instruments, stained walls, and mysterious sounds all contribute to the unsettling feeling one gets once inside. Luckily, readers wont have to travel to deserted hospitals around the world. They can tour them in the pages of this hair-raising volume. Theyll visit the Taunton State Hospital in Massachusetts, Old Changi Hospital in Singapore, and others. Plenty of history is mixed in with the odd anecdotes connected with each, and a chilling design and images add to the eerie ambience.

THE CREEPIEST ISLAND ON EARTH - Deep within an ancient Aztec canal system on the outskirts of Mexico City lies Isla de las Munecas...a reportedly haunted island infested with thousands of decrepit dolls. While there to film a television documentary, several friends discover a brutal murder. Soon fear and paranoia turn them against one another - even as the unknown killer stalks them throughout the longest night of their lives.˃˃˃ PRAISE FOR JEREMY BATES AND HIS BOOKS: "Thriller fans and readers of Stephen King, Joe Lansdale, and other masters of the art will find much to love in this highly recommended, action-packe dread." - Midwest Book Review on Island of the Dolls"An understated horror story that will remind readers what chattering teeth sound like." -Kirkus on Suicide Forest"[A] short, sharp shocker...Bates writes persuasively from Brian'sadolescent point of view, making the horror of his youth fulreminiscences that much more intense." - Publishers Weekly on Black Canyon"Jeremy Bates has written a great book that would make a great Hollywood screenplay!" - Suspense Magazine on The Taste of Fear "Bates takes an intriguing premise to shocking lengths, revealing the out come only in an epilogue. A graphically violent story with building suspense and a moral about where weaving such a web may lead." - Booklist on White Lies "The Catacombs is a thrilling descent into the unknown, peeling back the dark layers like a rotting onion, tears running down your face as you try to climb your way out. A hypnotic story of buried truths, disfigured creatures, and lost histories told with an authoritative voice full of heart and insight." - Richard Thomas, Bram Stoker nominated author on The Catacombs "Jeremy Bates doesn't miss a trick, teasing and misleading, ratcheting up the tension as the heroine...loses traction on a slippery slope of deceptions." - Glenn Kleier, New York Times bestselling author on White Lies "A horror story like none other...makes for a read that will delight horror fans who want their novels steeped in psychological suspense aswell as action." - Midwest Book Review on The Catacombs"A success!" - Hellnotes on Suicide Forest˃˃˃ PRAISE FOR THE BOOKS IN THE WORLD'S SCARIEST PLACES SERIES (SUICIDE FOREST, THE CATACOMBS, HELLTOWN, ISLAND OF THE DOLLS): "Definitely gave me chills reading this late at night which hasn't happened since I was a 13 year old teenager reading Stephen King's, It, for the first time." - vero the hero "Move over King and Koontz there's a new talent in town." - judy pfanner "I had to stop reading at certain points because he was freaking me out. That only happens to me with one other writer--Stephen King." - Lyn Lutrzykowski "I think of early Clive Barker, without the guts." - H. Kelly "Suicide Forest is up the with Joe Hills Heart Shaped Box." - Lola Cain "Scariest book I've ever read" - Jamie Dobbs "If you like Greg Olsen or Jeffrey Deaver, Jeremy Bates is a great new talent." - Lnh"I found it rivaling some of Stephen King's and Dean Koontz's early works---high praise indeed." - Diana D"If you enjoy Richard Layman, you'll love reading Jeremy Bates" - Anna W."This author is in the same league as King, Simmons, and Craven" - linda22724"Perfect for Laymon Fans!" - OutlawPoet Top 1000 Reviewer Vine Voice

The greatest unsolved mystery of the 20th century—until now.Fact: During the night of February 1, 1959, in the remote reaches of Siberia, nine Russian hikers slash open their tent from the inside and flee into a blizzard in subpolar temperatures.Fact: By morning all are dead, several having suffered gruesome, violent deaths. What happened to them has baffled investigators and researchers to this day.It has become known as the Dyatlov Pass Incident.Now, an American true-crime writer seeking answers to the enduring mystery sets out to retrace the hikers' steps on their fateful expedition—though nothing can prepare him for what he is about to discover...Praise for Jeremy Bates:"A master storyteller!" ★★★★★"Best book I've read to date" ★★★★★"Old-school horror story reminiscent of Stephen King" ★★★★★"Perfect for Laymon fans!" ★★★★★"Definitely recommend to all fans of modern horror" ★★★★★"Any Stephen King or Dean Koontz fan will love it" ★★★★★"I sort of fell into Jeremy Bates by accident, and I'm so glad I did. He's one of my new favorite writers, and I urge everyone to check him out" ★★★★★"The most chilling book I’ve ever read!" ★★★★★"Definitely gave me chills reading this late at night which hasn't happened since I was a 13-year-old teenager reading Stephen King's It for the first time" ★★★★★"Absolutely loved this book" ★★★★★"Non-stop adrenaline rush from beginning to end" ★★★★★"I was hooked from the first page!" ★★★★★"Binge worthy!" ★★★★★"I had to stop reading at certain points because he was freaking me out. That only happens to me with one other writer - Stephen King" ★★★★★"This is one of the best books I have ever read!" ★★★★★"A very juicy, scary ride" ★★★★★"Suicide Forest is up there with Joe Hill's Heart Shaped Box" ★★★★★"Scariest book I've ever read" ★★★★★"Huge fan of Mr Bates! You won't be disappointed" ★★★★★"Edge-of-my-seat experience! I felt I was indeed living the horror" ★★★★★"Page-turner with a twist! I was hanging on to every word!" ★★★★★"I found it rivaling some of Stephen King's and Dean Koontz's early works - high praise indeed" ★★★★★"One of the greatest suspense-filled books I have ever read" ★★★★★"If you enjoy Richard Laymon , you'll love reading Jeremy Bates" ★★★★★"A true edge-of-your-seat thriller...I couldn't put it down!" ★★★★★"Startlingly Spooky!" ★★★★★"A non-stop page-turner!" ★★★★★"Early Stephen King, Robert McCammon, Jeremy Bates is a must read!" ★★★★★"As usual Jeremy Bates has done it again... Give him a try, you'll not regret it" ★★★★★

Just outside of Tokyo lies Aokigahara, a vast forest and one of the most beautiful wilderness areas in Japan...and also the most infamous spot to commit suicide in the world. Legend has it that the spirits of those many suicides are still roaming, haunting deep in the ancient woods. When bad weather prevents a group of friends from climbing neighboring Mt. Fuji, they decide to spend the night camping in Aokigahara. But they get more than they bargained for when one of them is found hanged in the morning-and they realize there might be some truth to the legends after all.

From USA Today and #1 Amazon bestselling author Jeremy Bates comes a bone-chilling descent into the tunnels beneath Paris where an unknown evil awaits. AHWA winner for horror. For fans of Stephen King and Dean Koontz.Paris, France, is known as the City of Lights, a metropolis renowned for romance and beauty. Beneath the bustling streets and cafés, however, exists The Catacombs, a labyrinth of crumbling tunnels filled with six million dead.When a video camera containing mysterious footage is discovered deep within their depths, a group of friends venture into the tunnels to investigate. But what starts out as a lighthearted adventure takes a turn for the worse when they reach their destination—and stumble upon the evil lurking there.Praise for Jeremy Bates:"A master storyteller!" ★★★★★"Best book I've read to date" ★★★★★"Old-school horror story reminiscent of Stephen King" ★★★★★"Perfect for Laymon fans!" ★★★★★"Definitely recommend to all fans of modern horror" ★★★★★"Any Stephen King or Dean Koontz fan will love it" ★★★★★"I sort of fell into Jeremy Bates by accident, and I'm so glad I did. He's one of my new favorite writers, and I urge everyone to check him out" ★★★★★"The most chilling book I’ve ever read!" ★★★★★"Definitely gave me chills reading this late at night which hasn't happened since I was a 13-year-old teenager reading Stephen King's It for the first time" ★★★★★"Absolutely loved this book" ★★★★★"Non-stop adrenaline rush from beginning to end" ★★★★★"I was hooked from the first page!" ★★★★★"Binge-worthy!" ★★★★★"I had to stop reading at certain points because he was freaking me out. That only happens to me with one other writer - Stephen King" ★★★★★"This is one of the best books I have ever read!" ★★★★★"A very juicy, scary ride" ★★★★★"Suicide Forest is up there with Joe Hill's Heart Shaped Box" ★★★★★"Scariest book I've ever read" ★★★★★"Huge fan of Mr Bates! You won't be disappointed" ★★★★★"Edge-of-my-seat experience! I felt I was indeed living the horror" ★★★★★"Page-turner with a twist! I was hanging on to every word!" ★★★★★"I found it rivaling some of Stephen King's and Dean Koontz's early works - high praise indeed" ★★★★★"One of the greatest suspense-filled books I have ever read" ★★★★★"If you enjoy Richard Laymon , you'll love reading Jeremy Bates" ★★★★★"A true edge-of-your-seat thriller...I couldn't put it down!" ★★★★★"Startlingly Spooky!" ★★★★★"A non-stop page-turner!" ★★★★★"Early Stephen King, Robert McCammon, Jeremy Bates is a must read!" ★★★★★"As usual Jeremy Bates has done it again... Give him a try, you'll not regret it" ★★★★★

Since the 1980s there have been numerous reports of occult activity and other possibly supernatural phenomenon within certain villages and townships of Summit County, Ohio - an area collectively known as Helltown. When a group of out-out-town friends investigating the legends are driven off the road by a mysterious hearse, their night of cheap thrills turns to chills as they begin to die one by one.˃˃˃ PRAISE FOR JEREMY BATES AND HIS BOOKS: "Thriller fans andreaders of Stephen King, Joe Lansdale, and other masters of the art will find much to love in this highly recommended, action-packed read." -Midwest Book Review on Island of the Dolls"An understated horror story that will remind readers what chattering teeth sound like." -Kirkus on Suicide Forest"[A] short, sharp shocker...Bates writes persuasively from Brian'sadolescent point of view, making the horror of his youthfulreminiscences that much more intense." - Publishers Weekly on BlackCanyon"Jeremy Bates has written a great book that would make a great Hollywood screenplay!" - Suspense Magazine on The Taste of Fear "Bates takes an intriguing premise to shocking lengths, revealing the outcomeonly in an epilogue. A graphically violent story with building suspenseand a moral about where weaving such a web may lead." - Booklist onWhite Lies "The Catacombs is a thrilling descent into theunknown, peeling back the dark layers like a rotting onion, tearsrunning down your face as you try to climb your way out. A hypnoticstory of buried truths, disfigured creatures, and lost histories toldwith an authoritative voice full of heart and insight." - RichardThomas, Bram Stoker nominated author on The Catacombs "JeremyBates doesn't miss a trick, teasing and misleading, ratcheting up thetension as the heroine...loses traction on a slippery slope ofdeceptions." - Glenn Kleier, New York Times bestselling author on WhiteLies "A horror story like none other...makes for a read thatwill delight horror fans who want their novels steeped in psychologicalsuspense as well as action." - Midwest Book Review on The Catacombs"A success!" - Hellnotes on Suicide Forest˃˃˃ PRAISE FOR THE BOOKS IN THE WORLD'S SCARIEST PLACES SERIES (SUICIDE FOREST, THE CATACOMBS, HELLTOWN, ISLAND OF THE DOLLS): "Definitely gave me chills reading this late at night which hasn't happened since I was a 13 year old teenager reading Stephen King's, It, for the firsttime." - verothehero "Move over King and Koontz there's a new talent in town." - judy pfanner "I had to stop reading at certain points because he was freaking me out.That only happens to me with one other writer--Stephen King." - LynLutrzykowski "I think of early Clive Barker, without the guts." - H. Kelly "Suicide Forest is up the with Joe Hills Heart Shaped Box." - Lola Cain "Scariest book I've ever read" - Jamie Dobbs "If you like Greg Olsen or Jeffrey Deaver, Jeremy Bates is a great new talent." - Lnh "I found it rivaling some of Stephen King's and Dean Koontz's early works---high praise indeed." - Diana D"If you enjoy Richard Layman, you'll love reading Jeremy Bates" - Anna W."This author is in the same league as King, Simmons, and Craven" - linda22724"Perfect for Laymon Fans!" - OutlawPoet

Cemeteries are the final resting places of our dead. Yet, some swear not all who are resting in cemeteries are resting! The supernatural lore surrounding certain graveyards and burial grounds around the world is abundant, but this bloodcurdling book focuses on the most fascinatingly frightening, including Bachelors Grove Cemetery of Chicago, Illinois, and the Hanging Coffins of Sagada in the Philippines. Readers will love learning about the invisible hands that torment visitors of Greyfriars Churchyard in Edinburgh, Scotland, too. Such stories supported by some equally scary photographs will delight all those who love a good scare.

USA Today and #1 Amazon bestselling author Jeremy Bates takes you to an infamous haunted island scattered with thousands of eerie dolls—where more than just the toys’ glassy eyes are upon you. Foreword Indies Book of the Year winner. For fans of Joe Hill and Stephen King.Deep within an ancient Aztec canal system on the outskirts of Mexico City lies Isla de las Munecas...a reportedly haunted island infested with thousands of decrepit dolls.While there to film a television documentary, several friends discover a brutal murder. Soon fear and paranoia turn them against one another—even as the unknown killer stalks them throughout the longest night of their lives.Praise for Jeremy Bates:"A master storyteller!" ★★★★★"Best book I've read to date" ★★★★★"Old-school horror story reminiscent of Stephen King" ★★★★★"Perfect for Laymon fans!" ★★★★★"Definitely recommend to all fans of modern horror" ★★★★★"Any Stephen King or Dean Koontz fan will love it" ★★★★★"I sort of fell into Jeremy Bates by accident, and I'm so glad I did. He's one of my new favorite writers, and I urge everyone to check him out" ★★★★★"The most chilling book I’ve ever read!" ★★★★★"Definitely gave me chills reading this late at night which hasn't happened since I was a 13-year-old teenager reading Stephen King's It for the first time" ★★★★★"Absolutely loved this book" ★★★★★"Non-stop adrenaline rush from beginning to end" ★★★★★"I was hooked from the first page!" ★★★★★"Binge-worthy!" ★★★★★"I had to stop reading at certain points because he was freaking me out. That only happens to me with one other writer - Stephen King" ★★★★★"This is one of the best books I have ever read!" ★★★★★"A very juicy, scary ride" ★★★★★"Suicide Forest is up there with Joe Hill's Heart Shaped Box" ★★★★★"Scariest book I've ever read" ★★★★★"Huge fan of Mr Bates! You won't be disappointed" ★★★★★"Edge-of-my-seat experience! I felt I was indeed living the horror" ★★★★★"Page-turner with a twist! I was hanging on to every word!" ★★★★★"I found it rivaling some of Stephen King's and Dean Koontz's early works - high praise indeed" ★★★★★"One of the greatest suspense-filled books I have ever read" ★★★★★"If you enjoy Richard Laymon , you'll love reading Jeremy Bates" ★★★★★"A true edge-of-your-seat thriller...I couldn't put it down!" ★★★★★"Startlingly Spooky!" ★★★★★"A non-stop page-turner!" ★★★★★"Early Stephen King, Robert McCammon, Jeremy Bates is a must read!" ★★★★★"As usual Jeremy Bates has done it again... Give him a try, you'll not regret it" ★★★★★

What is it that makes railroads such eerie places? It could be the spine-chilling metallic screech of the wheels grinding against the steel tracks. Or perhaps the rushing wind that threatens to pull you under as the railcars hurtle past. In this nerve-racking text, readers will discover just what it is that makes railroads so scary. The illuminating text is underscored by eye-catching photographs, stimulating design, and spellbinding sidebars. This high-interest material is seamlessly interwoven with educational historical background information.

On a dark and stormy night the wind rises, blustering through the trees. Dogs bark and whimper as a high-pitched, other-worldly whirring grows louder. The clouds part to reveal an enormous flying object. Could it be a UFO? In this beguiling book, readers will learn about the historic sites that have been visited by creepy UFOs. Striking photographs and sensational sidebars will captivate readers. This fascinating and spine-tingling text will provoke even the most doubtful readers to ask themselves: Are we alone?

You are surrounded by miles of ocean as far as the eye can see. The hot sun beats down on you, depleting your already limited stores of energy. You have no supplies to help you survive, and you are all alone! In this alarming book, readers will visit the most isolated islands around the globe. The informative text is enriched by stunning photographs and an eye-catching design. Compelling sidebars provide additional information about each far-flung, fascinating place. This high-interest material will captivate leisure and developing readers alike.