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The Haunted Bookstore

Quiet shelves. Dark stories. Pick your poison.

This is the Haunted Bookstore—my full catalog of horror, weird fiction, and strange little books that don’t quite fit anywhere else. Everything below is organized by vibe so you can find the kind of unsettling you’re in the mood for.

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If you’re new, begin with these:

Cemetery Earth: Post‑apocalyptic Michigan, ghosts, and what’s left of us.

Book cover for 'Cemetery Earth' by Chris Ringler, featuring an eerie illustration with blood and a white rabbit set against a dark background.

This Beautiful Darkness: A collection of strange, melancholy horror—soft edges, sharp teeth.

Cover of 'This Beautiful Darkness (10th Anniversary Edition)' by Chris Ringler, featuring a stylized illustration with a blue background, a figure in red, and flames at the bottom.

Red Dreams: Short, punchy nightmares. Perfect if you like quick, unsettling reads.

A close-up of a hand gripping a piece of fabric stained with bright red liquid, suggesting a dramatic and intense theme, alongside the title 'RED DREAMS' and the author's name 'Chris Ringler'.

Dark Fiction

Surreal, off‑kilter, and dreamlike horror where no place is safe.

The Fallen God of Opal Bay:Welcome to Opal Bay, where dreams go to die—and now, apparently, where the apocalypse begins. Janey never signed up to be humanity’s last hope, but when an ancient god rises and the Horsemen come riding, it’s either save the world… or die trying.

Cover of 'The Fallen God of Opal Bay' by Chris Ringler, featuring a scenic layout with a fence and a sign reading 'Opal Bay'. The foreground shows a patch of soil with dark red stains.

Heedless Reflection: A monstrous man willing to hold the dead ransom.A teen boy whose grief is making him dangerous. Their lives are on a collision course that will welcome both angels and devils alike to see the outcome

Horror, Novel, Spooky, Haunted, Ghosts

A Shadow On the Violets: A cozy mystery where a new resident at a retirement home must discover the dark truth of the facility she calls home.

Cover design of 'A Shadow on the Violets' by C.S. Ringler, featuring a purple flower and a red droplet on a light background.

Be Here/I Am Here: Two stories, two siblings, one book. A story of enduring love, and endless loss.

A child sitting on a toy vehicle in front of a decorated Christmas tree, with a bright red tree skirt and various ornaments, featuring the text 'Be There I Am Here' by Chris Ringler.

Tattered Tents & Whispered Wishes: Everyone loves the Fair! The Teeth, and Blood, and Hair! Come and see, if you dare! Because everyone loves the Fair!

A miniature scene depicting two figurines seated in lawn chairs, a small dog in the foreground, with colorful vendor stalls in the background, featuring the title 'Tattered Tents & Whispered Wishes' by Chris Ringler.

Black Car: Obsession, dread, and a dark presence that won’t let go.

A miniature black car with open doors, positioned next to miniature trees and a reflective surface.

A Shadow Over Ever: A lonely man who believes in nothing must defy death itself to fight a battle against the first children of God.

Cover of the book 'A Shadow Over Ever' by Chris Ringler, featuring a pumpkin and a shadowy background.

Short Story Collections

For when you want one good scare at a time.

Things We Found: Short stories inspired by found-footage movies.

A close-up view of a bloody kitchen knife and fork resting on a surface with scattered popcorn and an open book, all surrounded by a pair of blood-stained gloves.

Back From Nothing: The first book. Raw, real horror about grief, ghosts, and the things that won’t stay buried. (Only available through author).

Book cover for 'Back From Nothing' by Chris Ringler, featuring an illustration of three figures with one figure appearing to rise from a round table.

The Lies We Tell Tomorrow: In the darkest parts of our hearts hide our every secret, our every fear, and our every horror just waiting to be unleashed.

A close-up of a hand dripping with red substance, holding a piece of raw meat, set against a cobblestone background. The title 'The Lies We Tell Tomorrow' and author name 'chris ringler' are displayed above and below the image.

Are We Monsters? There are monsters among us. But what if they are us?

Close-up of various monster figurines and gravestones, with the text 'Are We Monsters?' and 'chris ringler' prominently displayed.

Noches De Corazones Negros: Dark hearts, darker nights.

Cover of the book titled 'Noches de Corazones Negros' by Chris Ringler, featuring a black heart outline on a dark background with red splashes.

Red Dreams: Short, punchy nightmares. Perfect if you like quick, unsettling reads.

A close-up of a hand gripping a piece of fabric stained with bright red liquid, suggesting a dramatic and intense theme, alongside the title 'RED DREAMS' and the author's name 'Chris Ringler'.

This Beautiful Darkness: A collection of strange, melancholy horror—soft edges, sharp teeth.

Cover of 'This Beautiful Darkness (10th Anniversary Edition)' by Chris Ringler, featuring a stylized illustration with a blue background, a figure in red, and flames at the bottom.

The Munsonville Saga

A dark trilogy set in the fictional small town of Munsonville, Michigan.

Road Kill: Two friends. Twin fires that threaten to consume a small town unless something is done to stop them.

A close-up image of a road with red stains resembling blood and handprints, with the text 'Road Kill' and 'chris ringler' overlaying the bottom of the image.

RoadKillers: A story of revenge and revelation, as the past rises up to swallow the sins of the present.

A close-up of a bloodied hand holding a knife, with a pool of red liquid on a concrete surface, next to small toy vehicles. The title 'RoadKillers' and author's name 'chris ringler' are prominently displayed.

In Roots of Ash: Seven sisters, witch-trees, rule the woods of Munsonville, and sow their dark magic into the lives of all who live there.

Horror, Folk Horror, Witchcraft, creepy, scary

Meep Sheep Series

Fairy tales for darker hearts.

The Meep Sheep: Enter a world of magic where a mistress of magic holds the darkness of the past at bay with the help of a flying sheep.

A cartoonish sheep character with large ears and an eye, standing on a bright yellow background. The title 'The Meep Sheep' and the author's name 'Chris Ringler' are displayed below the character.

The Kreep Sheep: History. Tragedy. The birth of the Kreep Sheep.

Book cover for 'The Kreep Sheep' by Chris Ringler featuring a cartoon sheep with bat wings and red eyes on a gray background.

The Last Sheep: The forces of darkness are gathering for one last battle, one final war to destroy all that is good, as an old enemy returns.

Book cover for 'The Last Sheep' by Chris Ringler, featuring a large, twisted tree against a red background with a small white mouse at the bottom.

Dark stories for kids

Little Sue and the Monster: It’s going to take some help and the most special magic of all if Little Sue is going to get rid of her Monster or it may be with her to stay!

Cover of the book 'Little Sue and the Monster' by Chris Ringler, illustrated by Julie Hurst, featuring a young girl with short hair looking curiously at a looming monster with colorful features.

Little O and the Storms: When Little O gets bullied at school by three storms, she must stand up for herself or get blown away.

Cover of the book 'Little O And The Storms' by Chris Ringler, featuring an illustrated character with curly hair facing a stormy sky with lightning.

Marilyn and the Werewolf: Playful monster story with a classic horror wink.

Book cover for 'Marilyn and the Werewolf' featuring a boy with blonde hair in a purple shirt standing next to a white cat, facing a creature with outstretched arms and yellow eyes against a black background.

Danny Frankenstein: A young boy deals with grief by delving into the monster movies he loves.

Cover of 'Danny Frankenstein' by Chris Ringler featuring a cartoonish green figure with blue eyes and a flat top hairstyle.

Art and Photography

This is a Door

With Others

Anthologies and collaborations.

Battle Flag

A stylized image featuring a red and white lifebuoy with a snake wrapped around it, accompanied by the text 'battle flag' and 'the wall collective' in contrasting colors.
A book of protest work.

A New Liberty

A stylized image of a miniature Statue of Liberty engulfed in colorful flames, with the text 'a new liberty' and 'battle flag 2 - the wall collective' superimposed in bold red.
The sequel to Battle Flag.

Unimaginable

A cover illustration for 'Unimaginable: Tales of the Sasquatch', featuring a brown, furry Sasquatch hand with claws in front of dark trees, set against a vibrant green background.

A Collection of bigfoot stories.

Returned

Cover art of a graphic novel titled 'Returned: Tales of the Haunted', featuring a spooky, dilapidated house under a moonlit sky with a ghostly figure in the foreground.
A collection of ghost stories.

Not sure what to pick?

  • Want Michigan horror? Try RoadKill or A Shadow Over Ever.
  • Want weird? Try Tattered Tents and Whispered Wishes or This Beautiful Darkness.
  • Want quick scares? Try Red Dreams.
  • Want gentler spooky? Try Little Sue and the Monster.