A dark, hooded figure standing in a foggy graveyard at dusk, surrounded by tombstones and leafless trees, with a cloudy sky overhead.

A ghoul with blonde hair and zombie makeup, wearing a black dress, holding a lit candle, sitting beside old books in a dark, gothic setting.

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In the dimly lit corners of the ancient library, there lurked a creature unlike any other - a book consuming ghoul. With an insatiable appetite for knowledge, this shadowy figure roamed the endless rows of shelves, its sharp eyes scanning for its next literary feast.
Pages rustled as the ghoul snatched a tome from the shelf, clutching it tightly to its chest. The smell of aged paper and ink filled the air as the creature delved into the words, devouring each sentence with fervor. It was said that the mere touch of its fingertips could bring life to the most mundane of texts, breathing magic into the words on the page.
Whispers among the library patrons spoke of encounters with the elusive book ghoul - some claimed to have seen flashes of its glowing eyes peering out from behind tall stacks of books, others swore they heard its low, guttural growls echoing through the halls late into the night.
But despite its eerie reputation, the book ghoul was not feared by those who truly understood its nature. For within its dark, shrouded form lay a profound love for the written word, a relentless thirst for the stories and secrets held within the covers of each book it devoured.
And so the book ghoul continued its endless quest through the labyrinthine corridors of the library, forever in search of new tales to consume, new worlds to explore. A guardian of knowledge, a keeper of stories - the enigmatic ghoul remained a mysterious and fascinating figure, forever entwined with the boundless magic of the written word.

Lauren Scalf 10/5/25 Lauren Scalf 10/5/25

The Haunting of Hathaway House

Blurb from Amazon

For thirty years, Hathaway House has stood empty, ever since a tragedy that devastated a young family. When Craig and Becky Westcott died, their son Michael was left all alone in the house for several days until he was discovered by his uncle. Or was he alone? Today, determined to bury the past, Michael Westcott moves back to Hathaway House with his pregnant wife. They set about renovating the building, even though Jennifer has reservations about the project. Soon, however, she begins to worry that there might be a presence lingering in the house, one that still remembers Michael. One that seems linked somehow to a mysterious old crib. Michael and Jennifer soon discover that the past can't be forgotten so easily. Who built a hidden room beneath the house? What really happened to Michael's parents all those years ago? And whose faded, ghostly hand can sometimes still be seen resting on the crib's side? The Haunting of Hathaway House is a ghost story about family, about the dangers of not learning from the past, and about an evil that has survived for centuries.

Lauren Scalf 10/2/25 Lauren Scalf 10/2/25

The Ghost of Shapley Hall

Blurb from Amazon:

When James Spence and his girlfriend Rachel arrive at the mysterious Shapley Hall, they have very different expectations. After all, James knows that ghosts aren't real, while Rachel is convinced that someone or something is haunting the old house. Only one of them can be right, but which one?

Many years ago, Georgette Shapley died outside the house that bears her family name. According to legend, her ghost has spent more than a century trying to find a way back inside. Can she be reunited with her long-lost child, even in death, and how is the house connected to Rachel's own childhood?

The Ghost of Shapley Hall is a haunted house horror novel about two people who enter an abandoned house, and about a tragedy that refuses to die.

Lauren Scalf 9/28/25 Lauren Scalf 9/28/25

Wax (Parts 1-6)

Blurb from Amazon

All her life, Rachel has wanted just one thing: to meet her mother, the woman who abandoned her as a baby. She's spent many years trying to track her down, and now she has a lead. She travels to the mysterious and remote Harlham Hall, and finally she comes face-to-face with Bernard Cassidy and his wife Evelyn.

Rachel soon realizes that something is very wrong at Harlham Hall. Evelyn seems frail and barely able to remember her life, while Bernard drifts from one broken memory to the next. Strange noises ring out in the house at night and a dark presence lurks in the shadows. Rachel and her boyfriend Brad are reluctant to believe that the house is haunted, but if there are no ghosts at Harlham Hall, what other horror might be waiting in the many empty rooms?

Why did Evelyn give Rachel up all those years ago? What is the terrible secret of Harlham Hall? And what awful bargain did Bernard strike when he first feared that he might be about to lose his wife forever?

Originally published as a six-part serial, Wax is now available for the first time in this collected edition.