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The Beheading Game by Rebecca Lehmann

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Anne Boleyn has fascinated me since I was a child and read about her ghost supposedly haunting the Tower of London, strolling around with her decapitated head tucked under one arm. It's the stuff of legend, of history, of the brutality and terror suffered by many at the hands of a despotic king, Henry VIII. … Continue reading The Beheading Game by Rebecca Lehmann

Ghost Story by Peter Straub

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"What was the worst thing you've ever done? I won't tell you that, but I'll tell you the worst thing that ever happened to me.....the most dreadful thing." That's how Ghost Story begins, with The Chowder Society telling terrifying tales. The Chowder Society sounds like a cooking club, doesn't it? Not in this book, though. To close … Continue reading Ghost Story by Peter Straub