Books with title The Haunted Key

'The Haunted Hotel' first appeared in the 'Belgravia Magazine' in 1878, eighteen years after 'The Woman in White'. The author's addiction to laudanum was increasing, his health was deteroriating, and his popularity was waning. The gentle satire he showed in his earlier books is caustic in this book, and some of his comments on 'the lower classes' and women are scornful.The main thread of the convoluted plot describes the horrible (though unintended) effects of the actions of a jilted fiancee on the husband's wife. The book is part horror story and part ghost story.

'The Haunted Hotel' first appeared in the 'Belgravia Magazine' in 1878, eighteen years after 'The Woman in White'. The author's addiction to laudanum was increasing, his health was deteroriating, and his popularity was waning. The gentle satire he showed in his earlier books is caustic in this book, and some of his comments on 'the lower classes' and women are scornful.The main thread of the convoluted plot describes the horrible (though unintended) effects of the actions of a jilted fiancee on the husband's wife. The book is part horror story and part ghost story.

Revered as one of the greatest writers in the English language, Charles Dickens is celebrated for his masterful storytelling, comic genius, and remarkably memorable characters. His early novels, such as The Pickwick Papers and The Adventures of Oliver Twist, were originally published in monthly installments, capturing a growing audience that quickly spread from England to America. Two centuries later, his popularity endures as readers revel in the warm humanity of his tales of self-discovery—and delight in the annual tradition of revisiting his holiday stories.Following the tremendous success of A Christmas Carol in 1843, there was great demand for more tales of ghostly visitation, and the great Victorian storyteller happily obliged with spellbinding tales such as The Haunted House. The drama begins with a Yuletide gathering in an eerie country retreat that's rumored to be haunted. There, Dickens and his friends, including acclaimed authors Elizabeth Gaskell and Wilkie Collins, take on the task of finding evidence of a supernatural presence in the house. When they reconvene at a Twelfth Night feast to review their findings, what will their stories reveal?

Alex Mitchell doesn’t have the slightest interest in the auction his mother drags him to after a disastrous day at junior high. Antiques are her interest, not his—yet somehow, when they head home, he’s the one clutching a Civil War bugle. When Alex blows the horn, he sets in motion a train of events that will destroy his home town of Oak Bluff, Arkansas...unless he can figure out the secret of the haunted horn in time, and, with the help of his new friend Annie Parker, evade the gang of bullies out to get him, her, and the haunted horn.

The Haunted Hotel is about a kind, good-hearted genteel young woman jilted, a suspicious death or two that only a few think could be murder, strange apparitions appearing in an hotel all combine to create a horrifying conundrum. Who was the culprit and will finding out finally put an end to the mystery? Wilkie Collins (8 January 1824 – 23 September 1889) was an English novelist, playwright, and short story writer. His best-known works are The Woman in White (1859), No Name (1862), Armadale (1866) and The Moonstone (1868). The last is considered the first modern English detective novel. Born into the family of painter William Collins in London, he lived with his family in Italy and France as a child and learned French and Italian. He worked as a clerk for a tea merchant. After his first novel, Antonina, was published in 1850, he met Charles Dickens, who became a close friend, mentor and collaborator. Some of Collins's works were first published in Dickens' journals All the Year Round and Household Words and the two collaborated on drama and fiction. Collins published his best known works in the 1860s, achieved financial stability and an international reputation. During that time he began suffering from gout. After taking opium for the pain, he developed an addiction. During the 1870s and 1880s the quality of his writing declined along with his health. Collins was critical of the institution of marriage and never married; he split his time between Caroline Graves, except for a two-year separation, and his common-law wife Martha Rudd, with whom he had three children.

You and your dog Homer are walking home from school one day. You throw a stick and Homer chases it right into an abandoned house. The house looks so creepy that you are scared to go in. But you've got to find Homer! He's your best friend.There are lots of places you can look. Where do you start? If you go to the cellar to find Homer, turn to page 10. If you follow the mysterious woman who says she knows where Homer is, turn to page 6.Everything that happens to you in the haunted house depends on the choices you make. Some of your adventures will be scary, some of them will be funny, but all of them will be fun!

Descend into underground danger in this third book in New York Times bestselling author Christopher Pike’s Spooksville series—now on TV!There is a famous cave located just outside of Spooksville. A lot of stories surround the dark place: scary ones as well as exciting ones. Adam decides to explore the cave with his friends, Watch, Sally, and Cindy. But the moment they go into the cave, the entrance closes behind them. They are trapped. In the dark. They walk deeper into the cave, frantically searching for a way out. The batteries in their flashlights begin to run low. Then they realize something is following them. Something that has been in the cave for a long time. Something big, black…and hungry.

Compiled by Charles Dickens, and counting Elizabeth Gaskell and WilkieCollins among its contributors,The Haunted House is an ingenious tale of the supernatural with touches of pure Dickensian comedy. When the narrator espies a deserted house from his railway carriage, he cannot resist the challenge of taking up residence in a place no one else will inhabit. Local legend has terrified the nearby villagers, and they, in turn, convince his servants to abandon ship. Undaunted, he and his sister invite a group of friends to join them. Having shared out the household tasks, the guests are then commissioned to rout out the supernatural from their respective rooms. On Twelfth Night they meet to share their ghostly tales. The result is a feast of lively and bizarre storytelling, uniting the finest in Victorian literary talent. "As a document of self-revelation, The Haunted House is of the utmost significance for anyone interested in exploring thegenius of Charles Dickens."

Weird things are happening on Harry’s bus. Windows are opening and closing without anyone’s help. The bus is making strange screaming sounds. And there’s a scary pile of bones under Diane’s seat. Is the school bus haunted? Charlie and Max have to know. How can they find out? They will have to go into the old garage at night! What will they do if ghosts are there? One thing is sure. Before the night is over, Charlie and Max will be frightened out of their wits—and so will the “ghosts.” Just wait and see. Meet all the kids on the school bus and share their zany adventures in this wonderful!