Last updated 9/14/08
CABEEN, R. PAYNE
Tainted Treats (Streamline, 1994.)
Collection of unrelated stories.
CABOT, MEG
Darkest Hour (Harper, ?)
Mediator #4.
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Haunted (Harper, 2003.)
Mediator #5.
A teenager with the ability to talk to the dead falls in love with a ghost.
Ninth Key (Harper, ?)
Mediator #2.
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Reunion (Harper, ?)
Mediator #3.
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Shadowland (Harper, ?)
Mediator #1.
Twilight (Harper, 2005.)
Mediator #6.
Teens who can speak to the dead try to avert a murder.
CACEK, P.D. (Also writes Fantasy.)
Canyons (Tor, 2000.)
A newspaper reporter gets caught up in the battle between two packs of werewolves, one inclined to leave humans alone, the other consisting of brutal killers.
In the Spirit (Wormhole, 2002.)
Collection of unrelated stories.
Leavings (Starsend, 1997.)
Collection of unrelated stories.
Night Players (Design Image Group, 2001, Leisure, 2005.)
Vampire #2.
A preacher and a sarcastic young woman are on the run from a group of vampire women who wish to kill them.
Night Prayers (Design Image Group, 1998.)
Vampire #1.
A newly converted vampire is abandoned by her maker and sets out to discover the strengths, and limitations, of her new powers on her own. An often amusing take on the vampire theme.
Wind Caller, The (Leisure, 2004.0
Indian legends are given a new twist as a man is given the power to call upon the spirits of the wind.
CADELL, ELIZABETH
Brimstone in the Garden (Morrow, 1950.
Not seen. A ghost story.
Experiment, The (Black Flame, 2005.)
Jason, of the Friday the 13th movies, is resurrected in the future as a superweapon.
CADNUM, MICHAEL (Also writes Fantasy.)
Calling Home (Viking, 1991.)
Ambiguous story about a boy possessed either by the spirit of a friend he accidentally killed or by his own guilt.
Ghostwright (Carroll & Graf, 1992.)
A successful playwright is surprised by a visit from an old, and terrifying acquaintance. During the course of their conversation, he kills the man and conceals the body, but later comes to believe that he is not dead after all, has somehow survived death to torment his killer.
Horses of the Night (Carroll & Graf, 1993.)
An architect makes an unwise deal with evil forces to help his career, and subsequently discovers that there’s a hefty price to pay. One would think he would have guessed that.
Judas Glass (Carroll & Graf, 1996.)
The loss of the woman he loves, and the discovery of a childhood heirloom, transform a lawyer into a bloodsucking vampire. Not much of an adjustment to make.
Nightlight (St Martins, 1989.)
An odd story of the lingering power of the dead to achieve immortality of sorts through their influence on those who live after them. Superior prose and an original perspective as a man seeks his missing cousin while suffering from disturbing, recurring dreams.
Saint Peter's Wolf (Carroll & Graf, 1991, Arrow, 1992, Zebra, 1993.)
A very unconventional werewolf story featuring a man who slowly transforms mentally as well as physically after having been infected. A secret government agency knows of his existence, though not his identity, and is determined to eliminate him.
Sleepwalker (St Martins, 1991.)
British mummies return to life and a scientist confronts his own inner demons.
CADY, JACK (See also Pat Franklin. Also writes Science Fiction.)
Ghosts of Yesterday (Night Shade, 2003.)
Collection of unrelated stories.
Haunting of Hood Canal, The (St Martins, 2001.)
When a child molester is murdered and dumped in a canal, it awakens a long resident evil presence which begins to claim victims from motorists traveling through the area.
Jonah Watch, The (Arbor House, 1981, Avon, 1983.)
An eerie little sea story, hard to categorize. A Coast Guard cutter is icebound off the coast of Maine when strange voices begin to be heard aboard, and the men begin to believe that there is in fact a Jonah among them. It is only a matter of time until suppressed fear erupts in open violence.
McDowell’s Ghost (Arbor House, 1982.)
Not seen.
Night We Buried Road Dog, The (Dreamhaven, 1998.)
Collection of unrelated stories.
Off Season, The (St Martins, 1995.)
An unusual story about a town built on cursed land. Not only do ghosts walk, but time runs differently for different people, some living in a previous century. The arrival of an itinerant preacher causes everything to come to a climax.
Sons of Noah and Other Stories, The (Broken Moon, 1992.)
Collection of unrelated stories.
Street (St Martins, 1994.)
A serial killer is on the loose, and a band of very idiosyncratic street people are on his trail. This is a very odd, almost lyrical suspense novel, with psychic visions as the only fantastic element.
Well, The (Arbor House, 1980, Avon, 1982.)
An apparently haunted house and a long standing curse are featured in this brooding tale of a family trying to rationalize the increasingly unsettling events they experience, all apparently linked to their home. Restrained until the final chapters.
CAINE, GEOFFREY (Pseudonym of Robert Walker, whom see.)
Curse of the Vampire (Diamond, 1991.)
Abraham Stroud #1.
A plague of vampires based in a mysterious hospital attracts the attention of a psychic detective. The vampires are using a new development to allow themselves to walk about in the daylight, but they’re not smart enough to escape our hero.
Legion of the Dead (Diamond, 1992.)
Abraham Stroud #3.
An ancient burial vault is the lair of a creature who carries a mysterious plague. Its victims die, but rise as zombies shortly thereafter, subject to the will of their creator. Foiled ultimately and predictably by the Psychic detective.
Wake of the Werewolf (Diamond, 1991.)
Abraham Stroud #2.
Psychic detective Stroud investigates an escaped psychopath whom he believes to be a werewolf. He also suspects that there are others of his kind on the loose, and that unless he can convince the authorities that they must respond to the situation quickly, many people will die horribly. Needless to say, he succeeds, though not until a number of bodies have piled up.
CAINE, RACHEL (See also Roxanne Longstreet. Also writes Fantasy.)
Dead Girls' Dance (Jam, 2007.)
Morganville Vampires #2.
A fraternity dance in a town filled with vampires presents new dangers from our young heroine.
Devil’s Due (Silhouette, 2006.)
A psychic detective story.
Feast of Fools (Jam, 2008.)
Morganville Vampires #4.
A nasty vampire upsets the balance between the living and the dead in a small town.
Glass Houses (Jam, 2006.)
Morganville Vampires #1.
A teenager discovers there are vampires at her school.
Midnight Eve (Jam, 2007.)
Morganville Vampires #3.
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CAIRD, JANET
Loch, The (Doubleday , 1968, Bles, 1968, Signet, 1974.)
When a young man falls to his death from the cliffs of rural Scotland, it might have been just another accident. But there are indications from the body that some other agency was involved. The heroine suspects that someone or something is living in one of the high caves, and sets out to find out just what it is.
Perturbing Spirit (Doubleday, ?, Ace, 1966.)
A mysterious man exerts unusual influence over the women of a remote Scottish community. A young man attempts to discover what strange power he possesses, and realizes that his rival is actually a latter day sorcerer. The magical elements are deliberately left ambiguous.
CALDECOTT, SIR ANDREW
Fires Burn Blue (Arnold, 1948.)
Collection of unrelated stories.
Not Exactly Ghosts (Arnold, 1947, Ash Tree, 2002.)
Collection of unrelated stories.
CALDER, ROBERT (Pseudonym of Jerrold Mundis.)
Dogs, The (Delacorte, 1976, Dell, 1977. Berkley, 1988, as by Jerrold Mundis.)
When Alex Bauer finds a puppy, he has no way of knowing that it is actually an escaped experiment from a laboratory where researchers were attempting to enhance canine intelligence. As the dog matures, it begins to display the attributes of intelligence and the will to strike back at those human beings it considers enemies.
CALDER-MARSHALL, ARTHUR
Scarlet Boy, The (Hart-Davis, 1961, Corgi, 1962.)
A disturbed and disturbing boy dies, but his spirit lingers on, affecting the lives of those who knew him in life. Heavily atmospheric.
CALDON, C. CHRISTOPHER
Concrete Hotel (Tiras, 1998.)
Detectives solve a series of murders with the assistance of a man who can speak to the dead.
CALDWELL, CHRISTOPHER
V.A.M.P. (Dynatainment, 2002.)
War rages between humans and vampires.
Mortal Companion (Suspect Thoughts, 2004.)
A vampire seeks to find a lover, even though no two vampires can stand each other's company.
CALLAHAN, JAY
Footprints of the Dead (Dell, 1983.)
A better than average novel for younger readers about a young girl who discovers that she is the target of voodoo magic. Can she and her young friend survive the menace of zombies, sent by their master on a deadly mission?
Night of the Wolf (Leisure, 1979.)
In rural Tennessee a reporter suspects that there is a strange link between some of the local people and the packs of wolves that inhabit the woods. This is a wild variant on the werewolf theme with a number of unusual twists and turns.
CALVILLO, MICHAEL LOUIS
I Will Rise (Lachesis, 2007.)
A man returns from the dead with the power to kill by touching others.
CALVIN, JUNE
My Lord Ghost (Signet, 1996.)
Not seen. An historical romance.
Ruby Ghost, The (Signet, 2006.)
A governess finds true love while battling troublesome ghosts.
CAMERON, ELEANOR
Terrible Churnadryne, The (Little, Brown, 1959, Archway, 1972.)
For younger readers. Two children spot a strange, gigantic shape in the fog, and become convinced they have seen a real, living dinosaur. Naturally no one believes them until late in the book. Low key, charming, more fantasy than horror.
CAMERON, JULIE (Writes Science Fiction as Lou Cameron.)
Darklings, The (Berkley, 1975.)
A four year old girl starts talking about her friends, the Darklings, who live in the rafters of their home. When poltergeist phenomena begin to occur, her parents reluctantly allow a priest to perform an exorcism. But then the girl disappears, and neither the priest nor the Darklings seem to be acting as expected. The surprise ending works quite well.
CAMERON, KATE (Pseudonym of Linda Dubreuil, whom see.)
Awakening Dream, The (Leisure, 1974.)
Whispering Hills #5.
Nancy retreats from the city to Whispering Hills, but even there she is plagued by nightmares. A man befriends her and begins to use astrology to interpret her dreams, which she believes to be evidence of intercession by a supernatural force, but as time passes, she comes to suspect his motives as well.
Curse of Whispering Hills, The (Leisure, 1974.)
Whispering Hills #2.
A cursed town in the American Midwest is the source of nightmares and fear when a new resident is plagued by the nightly visit of ghostly figures.
Deadly Nightshade (Leisure, 1975.)
Holderly Hall #4.
The ghosts in this story of a woman whose life is in danger from her husband and a confederate he has enlisted are mostly benevolent, at least insofar as the heroine is concerned. The villains would not agree.
Echoes of Evil (Leisure, 1974.)
Whispering Hills #6.
Number Six in the Whispering Hills series. Determined to disprove the stories of occult phenomena that persist about her new home, a woman enlists the aid of psychic investigators. Unfortunately, the stories turn out to be true.
Evil at Whispering Hills (Leisure, 1974, John Curley, 1991, BMI, ?)
Whispering Hills #1.
There was already a ghost at Whispering Hills, but when a new resident moves in, she sets off a chain of events that makes the previous manifestations look tame.
Legend of Holderly Hall, The (Leisure, 1974.)
Holderly Hall #1.
Jane discovers that the three children whose home she has moved into are tormented by terrors and visions of the supernatural. Then she begins to see impossible things herself, and realizes that Holderly Hall is under a malevolent curse.
Legend of Whispering Hills (Leisure, 1974.)
Whispering Hills #4.
A brutal killing is attributed to the attack of a wild animal, but one woman believes that there is something far more sinister involved, something not of this world.
Music from the Past (Leisure, 1975.)
Holderly Hall #5.
The ghost of a friend appears to Melissa, trying to warn her that she too is in danger from the same man responsible for her own death. An interesting variation on the standard gothic plot.
Portraits of the Past (Leisure, 1975.)
Holderly Hall #6.
A woman travels to Holderly Hall on a business deal, despite the tales of mysterious deaths and strange apparitions which surround that place. Shortly after arriving, she experiences a strange feeling that she has been here before, and dire forebodings about her future.
Shadows of the Past (Leisure, 1974.)
Holderly Hall #2.
Poltergeist phenomena and more mundane dangers face a young girl when she returns to Holderly Hall after a long absence.
Shadows on the Moon (Leisure, 1974. )
Whispering Hills #3.
A woman with clairvoyant visions of the future crosses swords with a domineering man and the resentful women he controls.
Voices in the Fog (Leisure, 1975.)
Holderly Hall #3.
Shortly after the Civil War comes to an end, the residents of Holderly Hall must come to terms not only with the lingering resentments of that conflict, but with supernatural enmity as well.
CAMERON, STELLA
Marked Man, A (Mira, 2006.)
A psychic battles a killer.
CAMPBELL, RAMSEY (See also Jay Ramsay and Carl Dreadstone.)
Alone With the Horrors (Arkham House, 1993, Headline, 1994. Tor, 2004, has one additional story.)
Collection of unrelated stories.
Ancient Images (Scribner's , 1989, Legend, 1989, Tor, 1990.)
The discovery of a long lost Karloff/Lugosi film kicks off a series of murders and mysterious appearances. The protagonist traces the mystery back to a secluded town in the north of England and unearths a supernatural secret. Well developed suspense.
Black Wine (Dark Harvest, 1986.)
Collection of unrelated stories.
Claw, The. (See listing as by Jay Ramsay .)
Cold Print (Scream Press, 1985., Tor, 1987, Headline, 1993. Contents differ slightly among all three volumes.)
Collection of unrelated stories.
Count of Eleven, The (Macdonald, 1991, Tor, 1992.)
After disregarding a chain letter that promises ill luck, a British shopkeeper becomes obsessed with numerology and slowly evolves into a brutal serial killer. Although the plot sounds disjointed, Campbell manipulates the story well enough to be convincing.
Dark Companions (MacMillan, 1982, Fontana, 1982, Tor, 1985.)
Collection of unrelated stories.
Darkest Part of the Woods, The (PS, 2002, Tor, 2003.)
An alchemist tries to use an enchanted wood as a gateway to another world.
Dark Feasts (Robinson, 1987.)
Collection of unrelated stories.
Demons by Daylight (Arkham House, 1973, Star, 1975, Jove, 1979, Carroll & Graf, 1990.)
Collection of unrelated stories.
Doll Who Ate His Mother, The (Bobbs‑Merrill, 1976, Millington, 1976, Jove, 1978, Tor, 1985, Century, 1987.)
A twisted, quietly developing novel of an evil man who uses what appear to be satanic powers to influence the personality of a young child. As the boy becomes more securely under his control, he is turned into a tool for malevolent ends.
Far Away and Never (Necronomicon, 1996.)
Collection of unrelated stories.
Fine Frights (Tor, 1988.)
Collection of unrelated stories.
Ghostly Tales (Cryptic, 1987.)
Collection of unrelated stories.
Ghosts and Grisly Things (Tor, 2000.)
Collection of unrelated stories.
Grin of the Dark, The (Tor, 2008.)
A researched discovers that an old time comedian was in league with the supernatural.
Height of the Scream, The (Arkham House, 1976.)
Collection of unrelated stories.
House on Nazareth Hill, The. (See Nazareth Hill.)
Hungry Moon, The (Macmillan, 1986, Tor, 1987, Century, 1987, Headline, 1995.)
Two contending forces clash as a charismatic but obsessive evangelist announces his intention to stop not only the traditional Druidic rites performed in a small English village, but also to venture into a dark cavern and exorcise the creatures rumored to exist there. But the pagan spirits of the land are not as easily bent to his will as are the villagers.
Incarnate (Macmillan, 1983, Tor, 1984, Granada, 1984, Futura, 1990.)
A group of people agree to participate in an experiment in prophetic dreaming, with ambiguous results, at least at the time. More than a decade later, their dreams begin to come true, and the dreams were of a nightmarish quality. Are the dreams controlling their lives, or did they foresee only one possible future?
Influence, The (Macmillan, 1988, Tor, 1989, Century Hutchinson, 1988.)
An elderly woman dies very reluctantly and only after taking certain precautions. Now her presence haunts the dreams and even waking moments of a young boy, seeking to seize control of his body and provide the discorporate personality with a new lease on life.
Inhabitant of the Lake and Less Welcome Tenants, The (Arkham House, 1964.)
Collection of unrelated stories.
Last Voice They Hear, The (Forge, 1998.)
Not seen.
Long Lost, The (Headline, 1993, Tor, 1995.)
While vacationing in Wales, a man discovers a mysterious woman who claims to be a long lost relative. Subsequently, the lives of everyone he knows is tragically altered as the result of her ancient magical powers.
Meddling with Ghosts (British Library, 2001.)
Collection of unrelated stories.
Midnight Sun, The (Macdonald, 1990, Tor, 1991.)
A writer and his family are menaced by a nameless primeval force which haunts the nearby woods, bringing with it the ultimate coldness, a single touch invariably killing anyone who encounters it. Quiet but effective horror.
Nameless, The (Macmillan, 1981, Tor, 1985, Panther, 1985.)
Years after the disappearance and apparent death of her daughter, Barbara receives a mysterious phone call which convinces her the girl is still alive. Before long, she is on the trail of a group of cultists, who are clearly upset by her attention. When she finally locates her daughter, she discovers the girl has been transformed into something that may no longer be merely human.
Nazareth Hill (Forge, 1997. Headline, 1996, as The House on Nazareth Hill.)
Not seen. A haunted house story.
Needing Ghosts (Legend, 1990.)
A long story published as a booklet.
Obsession (Macmillan, 1985, Granada, 1985, Tor, 1986.)
Several teenagers answer an ad which promises to fulfill their greatest desire. Much to their surprise, each achieves what he or she requested, although not always in the manner expected. Twenty‑five years later, they discover what price they will have to pay in return.
Overnight, The (Tor, 2005.)
A mysterious evil force stalks the aisles of a super-bookstore.
Pact of the Fathers (Forge, 2001.)
A group of men make a pact in which they sacrifice their first born children in exchange for success.
Parasite, The (Macmillan, 1980, Pocket, 1981, Granada, 1985, Tor, 1989, Headline, ?. Slightly different version also appeared from Macmillan, 1980, as To Wake the Dead.)
When a group of children perform a mock seance, they awaken something evil which takes possession of one of their number, dwelling hidden within the child until she has achieved maturity. Rose, a woman now, begins to demonstrate uncanny powers, discovering to her horror that some incorporeal entity has parasitically invaded her mind and body.
Scared Stiff (Scream Press, 1987, Warner, 1988. Tor, 2002, has added stories.)
Collection of unrelated stories.
Strange Things and Stranger Places (Tor, 1994.)
Collection of unrelated stories.
Through the Walls (British Fantasy Society, 1981.)
Collection of unrelated stories.
Told by the Dead (PS, 2003.)
Collection of unrelated stories.
To Wake the Dead. (See The Parasite.)
Two Obscure Tales (Necronomicon, 1993.)
Collection of unrelated stories.
Uncanny Banquets (Little, Brown, 1992.)
Collection of unrelated stories.
Waking Nightmares (Tor, 1991, Little, Brown, 1992.)
Collection of unrelated stories.
CAMPTON, DAVID
Frankenstein (Barron's, 1988.)
A retelling for modern, and younger, readers of the classic story of the quest to creat life as written by Mary Shelley.
Vampyre, The (Barron's, 1988.)
A standard vampire adventure story with hidden coffins, a mysterious figure, and the threat of vampiric contagion. Designed to appeal to younger readers, who are probably already reading Anne Rice and Stephen King, so why bother?
Forever Azathoth (Tartarus, 1999.)
Collection of unrelated stories.
CANTRELL, LISA W.
Boneman (Tor, 1992.)
A seasoned police detective is investigating the murders of several drug dealers when he begins to hear stories of the Boneman. The latter is a charming, talented voodoo practitioner who is using fear and some zombie assistants to carve out his own criminal empire.
Manse, The (Tor, 1987.)
Manse #1.
A creepy old mansion is used by a youth group each year as the setting for a fund-raising haunted house. It should all have been good fun, but one year the exhibits turn out to be all too real, and a series of strange manifestations menaces all who venture within its walls
Ridge, The (Tor, 1989.)
Several people die horribly, their bodies literally exploding, as they stand in a house which may have been built on top of a nexus for supernatural forces. A professional killer and the local police detective combine efforts to discover who is experimenting with ancient magic.
Torments (Tor, 1990.)
Manse #2.
Two years after a number of people were killed in a mysterious fire, supernatural elements stir again. Bodies climb out of their graves and lumber off into the night. There are strange sounds, appearances, and the deaths of those who venture out alone. The evil that dwelt in the old Manse has wakened anew.
CAPES, BERNARD
At a Winter’s Fire (Pearson, 1899.)
Collection of unrelated stories.
Black Reaper, The (Ash Tree, 1998.)
Collection of unrelated stories.
Fabulists, The (Mills & Boon, 1915.)
Collection of unrelated stories.
Loaves and Fishes (Methuen, 1906.)
Collection of unrelated stories.
Plots (Methuen, 1902.)
Collection of unrelated stories.
CAPONEGRO, CANDACE
Breeze Horror, The (Onyx, 1988.)
An accident aboard a satellite seems to have set off a chain reaction which is causing worldwide disruption. The protagonist seeks refuge on a small island off the East Coast, only to discover that anyone who was exposed to the recent rainstorm for any length of time is being transformed into a horrible travesty of a human being. And the two disparate versions