8 Spine-Chilling Books About Occult Mysteries

At some time in every child’s life, the occult makes its mark. Nothing truly Exorcist level, but scary nevertheless. Remember all those ghost stories, and getting a little too excited about being freaked out on Halloween? I personally never did a Ouija board—too chicken! Even though I always doubted the truth of these things, they still chilled me. Growing up in Baltimore, kids would tell various stories about the legendary Black Aggie. In my neighborhood version, if you switched the bathroom lights on and off, twirled around, and chanted “Black Aggie, I love you!” seven times, she’d show up in your mirror appearing dead and drowned. It was over a year before I’d go into a dark bathroom alone.