The Ghosts and Hauntings Bundle - Curated by Kristine Kathryn Rusch

The easiest Halloween costume to make is also the most iconic. Put a white sheet over your body, cut out eye holes, and wave your arms. Suddenly, you're a ghost!

I suspect a lot of people go through that Suddenly, you're a ghost! moment, and it is much more surprising than putting a sheet over your head. So many ghost stories deal with the newly dead who can't accept their change in circumstance.

Those ghosts are generally harmless. We pity them or want them to come back or hope they're going to move on soon enough.

Then there are the angry ghosts, the ones who blame others for their circumstances (and who want to make more ghosts), the terrifying ghosts that excel at the Jump Scare, and my favorite—poltergeists, who are generally teenagers just acting out.

Every type of ghost appears in the ebooks in this bundle, including some types I can't think of right now. Traditional ghost stories? Sure. Untraditional ghost stories? You betcha. Romantic ghost stories? Oh, yeah (my favorite). Scary ghost stories? Oh, my yes.

This bundle includes 3 novels. Dayle A. Dermatis gives us gothic, complete with ghosts. Lisa Silverthorne explores life Between our world and the next, as does Robert J. McCarter.

The remaining seven books are filled with short stories and novellas. From the strange stories pulled from Pulphouse Fiction Magazine to the even stranger stories from Dean Wesley Smith's imagination, WMG Publishing gives us a lot of strange fiction. T. Thorn Coyle's book focuses on a single character who can see (and help) ghosts. R.W. Wallace's collection of her ghost detective stories isn't quite an exclusive, but it comes close. You won't find the book in any of the traditional ebook retailers, so get yours on StoryBundle.

That leaves our three exclusives. Annie Reed takes traditional ghost stories and turns them upside down in a way only Annie can. Robert Jeschonek always takes an idea and makes it strange just by breathing. My Ghostly Musings collects ghost stories from throughout my career, with a surprising (to me) musical thread throughout.

Award-winning stories. Great novels. Memorable characters. These ebooks have it all.

But, before you get your copies, please remember the folks who don't have it all. We have made it easy for you to donate a little money to World Central Kitchen, which goes everywhere that disaster (and war) strikes, to make sure that people are fed. Such basics, which become impossible to get when life goes awry.

So as you pick up your books, add a small donation to World Central Kitchen.

Thanks so much! – Kristine Kathryn Rusch

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For StoryBundle, you decide what price you want to pay. For $5 (or more, if you're feeling generous), you'll get the basic bundle of three books in .epub format—WORLDWIDE.

• What Beck'ning Ghost by Dayle A. Dermatis
• Leather Daddy Ghost Talker by T. Thorn Coyle
• Ghosts Among Us edited by Dean Wesley Smith

If you pay at least the bonus price of just $25, you get all three of the regular books, plus seven more books, for a total of 10, including three StoryBundle exclusives!

• Shuffled Off by Robert J. McCarter
• Between by Lisa Silverthorne
• Unexpected Hauntings - Special Expanded Edition by Annie Reed (StoryBundle Exclusive)
• Unfinished Business by R.W. Wallace
• Trick-Or-Treat in Hell by Robert Jeschonek (StoryBundle Exclusive)
• Ghosts Are Weird by Dean Wesley Smith
• Ghostly Musings by Kristine Kathryn Rusch (StoryBundle Exclusive)

This bundle is available only for a limited time via http://www.storybundle.com. It allows easy reading on computers, smartphones, and tablets as well as Kindle and other ereaders via file transfer, email, and other methods. You get a DRM-free .epub for all books!

It's also super easy to give the gift of reading with StoryBundle, thanks to our gift cards – which allow you to send someone a code that they can redeem for any future StoryBundle bundle – and timed delivery, which allows you to control exactly when your recipient will get the gift of StoryBundle.

Why StoryBundle? Here are just a few benefits StoryBundle provides.

• Get quality reads: We've chosen works from excellent authors to bundle together in one convenient package.
• Pay what you want (minimum $5): You decide how much these fantastic books are worth. If you can only spare a little, that's fine! You'll still get access to a batch of exceptional titles.
• Support authors who support DRM-free books: StoryBundle is a platform for authors to get exposure for their works, both for the titles featured in the bundle and for the rest of their catalog. Supporting authors who let you read their books on any device you want—restriction free—will show everyone there's nothing wrong with ditching DRM.
• Give to worthy causes: Bundle buyers have a chance to donate a portion of their proceeds to World Central Kitchen!
• Receive extra books: If you beat the bonus price, you'll get the bonus books!

StoryBundle was created to give a platform for independent authors to showcase their work, and a source of quality titles for thirsty readers. StoryBundle works with authors to create bundles of ebooks that can be purchased by readers at their desired price. Before starting StoryBundle, Founder Jason Chen covered technology and software as an editor for Gizmodo.com and Lifehacker.com.

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