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“jw ocker”

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  • Twelve Nights at Rotter House

    by J.W. Ocker ...
    Edgar Award-winning author J.W. Ocker spins a dark, psychological thriller about a travel writer who stays for 13 nights at the infamous Rotterdam Mansion unprepared for the horrors that lie within in this true love letter to the haunted house genre."It's easy to recognize Ocker as a future master of madness after this thrilling haunted house trip." —Fangoria MagazineFelix Allsey is a travel ... Read more

    $13.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The United States of Cryptids

    A Tour of American Myths and Monsters

    by J. W. Ocker ...
    The United States of Cryptids: A Tour of American Myths and Monsters is a fascinating and fully illustrated journey through the weird world of American cryptids, from iconic creatures like Bigfoot and Mothman to bizarre local legends most people have never heard of. Written by travel writer and folklore enthusiast J. W. Ocker, this entertaining nonfiction guide explores the myths, sightings, ... Read more

    $9.89 USD

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    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Cursed Objects

    Strange but True Stories of the World's Most Infamous Items

    by J. W. Ocker ...
    They’re lurking in museums, graveyards, and private homes. Their often tragic and always bizarre stories have inspired countless horror movies, reality TV shows, novels, and campfire tales. They’re cursed objects, and all they need to unleash a wave of misfortune is . . . you.Many of these unfortunate items have intersected with some of the most notable events and people in history, leaving death ... Read more

    $9.89 USD

  • Cult Following

    The Extreme Sects That Capture Our Imaginations—and Take Over Our Lives

    by J. W. Ocker ...
    Everything you’ve ever wanted to know about history’s most notorious cults—and the psychology of the people who join them—is packed into this accessible, engaging volume. Walk in the footsteps of those who were lured into sinister groups from Heaven’s Gate to NXIVM. Contents also include:Los Narcosatánicos: This group of drug traffickers in 1980s Mexico committed human sacrifice and believed their ... Read more

    $9.89 USD

  • Don't Go There

    A Tour of the World's Most Sinister Spots

    by J. W. Ocker ...
    Embark on a guided tour of 30 of the most dangerous and mysterious locations that we simply cannot stay away from.Have you ever visited a forest or an abandoned building and gotten a bad vibe? There are places that are rife with rumors of hauntings, monsters, and sinister phenomena that can’t be explained. And there are just as many sites that are the confirmed home of disasters, murders, and man ... Read more

    $8.69 USD

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  • Chasing the Headless Horseman

    The History, Hijinks, and Halloweens of the Real Sleepy Hollow

    by J. W. Ocker ...
    A spirited look at Sleepy Hollow’s haunted corners, local lore, and its connection to one of America’s most famous ghost stories.National best-selling and Edgar Award–winning travel writer J. W. Ocker investigates the town that inspired Washington Irving’s famous short story, “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.” Ocker dives into the storied history of the Headless Horseman’s stomping grounds, visiting ... Read more

    $15.09 USD

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  • Our Monster, Who art in Heaven

    by J.W. Ocker ...
    It’s 1997, and William Sturm is a freshman stuck at an isolated fundamentalist Christian college in a swamp near Tampa Bay, Florida. On his first day back from break, a student is found impaled on the chapel steeple. A week later, Will later tries to save a fellow student from choking on something no one else can see; only the result isn’t gratitude but public disgrace, branding him a pervert and ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

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  • The Smashed Man of Dread End

    by J.W. Ocker ...
    From USA Today bestselling author J.W. Ocker comes a chilling middle grade horror perfect for fans of R.L. Stine and Holly Black alike.Noe Wiley couldn’t be more excited to move. After the slumber party sleepwalking incident of last year, she’s ready to make some new friends.But Noe didn’t expect the sullen, strange girls who live on her new street. And she certainly didn’t expect the strange ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

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  • Welcome to the Ghost Show

    by J.W. Ocker ...
    The Ghost Show is coming . . . are you ready? Three friends must face their deepest fears in this spine-tingling horror novel by USA Today bestselling author J.W. Ocker, a spooky middle grade book perfect for fans of R.L. Stine and Mary Downing Hahn.When mysterious ads for the Ghost Show appear around town, nobody can tell what it is. A band? A movie? A game? But that magic word—ghost—excites ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

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    Also available as: Audiobook

  • A Season with the Witch

    The Magic and Mayhem of Halloween in Salem, Massachusetts

    by J. W. Ocker ...
    Edgar Award-winning travel writer spends an autumn living in one of America's spookiest tourist destinations: Salem, MassachusettsSalem, Massachusetts, may be the strangest city on the planet. A single event in its 400 years of history—the Salem Witch Trials of 1692—transformed it into the Capital of Creepy in America. But Salem is a seasonal town—and its season happens to be Halloween. Every ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Poe-Land

    The Hallowed Haunts of Edgar Allan Poe

    by J. W. Ocker ...
    Winner of the 2015 Edgar Award for Best Critical/Biographical!Follow the footsteps of the father of American horror fiction.Edgar Allan Poe was an oddity: his life, literature, and legacy are all, well, odd. In Poe-Land, J. W. Ocker explores the physical aspects of Poe’s legacy across the East Coast and beyond, touring Poe’s homes, examining artifacts from his life—locks of his hair, pieces of his ... Read more

    $13.69 USD

  • The New England Grimpendium

    by J. W. Ocker ...
    An insider’s guide to wicked, weird, and wonderful New England.A rich compendium of macabre and historic New England happenings, this travelogue features firsthand accounts of almost 200 sites throughout New England. This region is full of the macabre, the grim, and the ghastly—and all of it is worth visiting, for the traveler who dares! Author J. W. Ocker supplements directions and site ... Read more

    $15.69 USD