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3) Pet Sematary
Author
Language
English
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Description
When Dr. Louis Creed takes a new job and moves his family to the idyllic and rural town of Ludlow, Maine, this new beginning seems too good to be true. Yet despite Ludlow's tranquility, there's an undercurrent of danger that exists here. Those trucks on the road outside the Creed's beautiful old home travel by just a little too quickly, for one thing...as is evidenced by the makeshift pet cemetery out back in the nearby woods. Then there are the warnings...
Author
Series
Elmwood Springs volume 4
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Lordor Nordstrom created, in his wisdom, not only a lively town and a prosperous legacy for himself but also a beautiful final resting place for his family, friends, and neighbors yet to come. "Resting place" turns out to be a bit of a misnomer, however. Odd things begin to happen, and it starts the whole town talking. With her wild imagination, great storytelling, and deep understanding of folly and the human heart, the beloved Fannie Flagg tells...
Author
Language
English
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Description
"Unearth clues to your past. Not all research can be done from home - sometimes you have to head into the field. Cemeteries are crucial for any genealogist's search, and this book will show you how to search for and analyze your ancestors' graves. Discover tools for locating tombstones, tips for traipsing through cemeteries, an at-a-glance guide to frequently used gravestone icons, and practical strategies for on-the-ground research. And once you've...
Author
Series
Gravekeeper volume 2
Publisher
Poisoned Pen Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
293 pages : 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"When Keira woke in a strange forest, she remembered only two things: she can see ghosts, and frightening, mask-wearing men were hunting her. She thought she would be forever haunted, but now, with the help of unexpected new allies, she's coming into her own. Yet the dead still whisper to Keira at night, and soon she'll be faced with an insatiable darkness-a powerful ghost fueled by rage and a dreadful, dangerous hunger that can never be quenched"--...
Author
Publisher
Europa Editions
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
476 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Violette Toussaint is the caretaker at a cemetery in a small town in Bourgogne. Casual mourners, regular visitors, and sundry colleagues--gravediggers, groundskeepers, and a priest--visit her to warm themselves in her lodge, where laughter, companionship, and occasional tears mix with the coffee she offers them. Her life is lived to the rhythms of their funny, moving confidences. Violette's routine is disrupted one day by the arrival of Julien Sole--local...
Author
Series
Gravekeeper volume 1
Publisher
Poisoned Pen Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
263 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"When Keira wakes in a strange forest, she can remember only two things: she can see ghosts, and strange, mask-wearing men are hunting her. She seeks shelter at a church, and the kind pastor offers to let her stay in the groundskeeper's cottage for a few days. But the cottage is situated behind the graveyard, and its spirits are only too eager to make themselves known. This sleepy, quaint town has dark secrets from the past that continue to haunt...
Author
Series
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (32 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color).
Language
English
Description
Explores the histories of several cemeteries around the world, focusing on reports that they are haunted. Includes color photographs, a glossary, and further resources.
12) Cemetery history
Publisher
Bethany Lutheran Church
Pub. Date
c2005
Physical Desc
93 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
Alphabetical listing of each grave marker in the Bethany Lutheran Cemetery, picture of marker and pertinent information.
13) Eksjo cemetery
Author
Publisher
[s.n.]
Pub. Date
1988
Physical Desc
116 p. : maps ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Author
Series
Johnny Maxwell trilogy volume 2
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2006
Physical Desc
213 p. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
After twelve-year-old Johnny Maxwell suddenly starts seeing and talking to ghosts, he and his friends become involved in a battle to save the local cemetery.
Author
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Language
English
Formats
Description
Memoir of Rachael Hanel, daughter of a Minnesota gravedigger, discussing her childhood growing up surrounded by death and thoughts of the grave, and how even that did not prepare her for the loss she and her family would sustain when she was fifteen. Explores how death and grief are different things, and what it took for her to get over the pain of loss.
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"When celebrated writer Alma Cruz inherits a small plot of land in the Dominican Republic, she turns iut into a place to bury her untold stories--literally. She creates a graveyard for manuscript drafts and revisions and the characters whose lives she tried but failed to bring to life and who still haunt her. Alma wants her characters to rest in peace, but they have other ideas, and the cemetery becomes a nysterious sanctuary for their true narratives."--Provided...
Author
Publisher
Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (39 pages) : color illustrations.
Language
English
Description
Some books are too evil to be ignored. They cannot be thrown away or burned. They must be buried deep in the earth. So when the Librarian tries to dispose of one vile volume, he risks being buried alive in an eerie tower. A special 10th Anniversary edition expands the story with a never-before-published prologue and epilogue, and a glossary, writing prompts, and discussion questions to support the reader.
Author
Series
Publisher
Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (62 pages) : illustrations
Language
English
Description
When Jaden and his friend Damon discover an old treasure map in Damon's grandfather's attic, they decide to follow it and are led to an old grave where Damon and his grandfather reveal who and what they really are.