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The Horrors -- Book Two: terrifying tales (Terrifying Tales Ser. #2)
By Peter Carver. 2006
More original short horror stories by Canadian authors. Tales of ghosts, werewolves, and vampires, including "Prince Sandred," about a necrophiliac…
prince searching for his perfect love. Other stories deal with aspects of teen life, like how do you deal with an abusive parent, or what happens if your teacher is a psycho murderer? Sequel to "The horrors - book one: terrifying tales" (DC28947). For senior high readers. Some descriptions of violence. 2006.The Horrors -- Book One: terrifying tales (Terrifying Tales Ser. #1)
By Peter Carver. 2005
A collection of 15 horror stories by Canadian young adult writers. A yearbook editor makes psychic predictions about students' futures;…
when one girl is killed in an accident as foretold, the students realize they could be next. In another, a girl can't understand why her family has locked her out of the house and why no one will talk to her, but when she overhears her friends talking about a train crash, she realizes that she was the victim. Followed by "The horrors - book two: terrifying tales" (DC28948). For senior high readers. Some descriptions of sex, violence and strong language. 2005.Les poupées mutilées (Frissons ; #16)
By Auline Bates, Denise Charbonneau. 1991
Histoire qui semble commencer comme un conte de fées et qui tourne au cauchemar. Une étudiante décroche un emploi de…
rêve (prendre soin d'un bébé dans une île romantique), mais bientôt l'île enchanteresse se referme sur elle comme une prison, et la peur, à pas de loup, s'installe. 1991. Titre uniforme: Mother's helper.Don't go near the water! (Easy-to-read spooky tales.)
By Veronika Martenova Charles. 2007
Having been warned to stay away from the high waters of the local creek, the boys' imaginations run as swiftly…
as the stream. Before they know it, they have scared themselves silly with stories like The Children with Green Teeth, from Britain; The Deadly Beach, from Hawaii; and The Waterman, from Central Europe. Some descriptions of violence. Grades K-3. 2007.Baie-des-Corbeaux (Noire (Éditions La Courte échelle))
By Sonia Sarfati. 2018
Lorsqu'ils ont débarqué à la maison de campagne que la mère de Théo avait louée pour les vacances, Nicolas et…
son cousin ignoraient tout du lourd passé de Baie-des-Corbeaux. Ils ne savaient rien du peintre damné. Rien des sorcières rouges qui le haïssaient. S'ils avaient été mieux informés, les deux garçons n'auraient sûrement pas forcé l'ouverture de la trappe permettant d'accéder au grenier. Ils ne se seraient jamais approchés des horribles toiles qui y étaient accrochées. Mais, hélas, ils ne savaient pasFantômes et petits gâteaux à la crème
By Julie Royer. 2019
L'école des Étoiles savantes prépare sa tombola annuelle pendant laquelle se tiendra son traditionnel concours du meilleur petit gâteau à…
la crème. Mais bientôt, les 4Z trouvent un livre dans le local du concierge. On y raconte que les fantômes d'un couple de jumeaux morts empoisonnés par des petits gâteaux durant la tombola de l'école, il y a 75 ans, sont sur le point de revenir pour se venger... Des traces sanglantes sur le plancher de la salle des enseignants, puis des bruits horribles provenant du sous-sol de l'école laissent présager le pire... Les 4Z viendront-ils à bout des revenants ? Chose certaine, cette nouvelle mission ne sera pas de la tarteMore deadly than the male: masterpieces from the queens of horror
By Graeme Davis. 2020
Toil and trouble: 15 tales of women & witchcraft
By Nova Ren Suma, Brenna Yovanoff, Elizabeth May, Andrea Cremer, Zoraida Córdova, Jessica Spotswood, Brandy Colbert, Robin Talley, Lindsay Smith, Emery Lord, Tess Sharpe, Shveta Thakrar, Anna-Marie McLemore, Tehlor Kay Mejia, Kate Hart. 2018
Compilation of fifteen feminist tales of women embracing their magical powers and witchcraft. In Tehlor Kay Mejia's "Starsong," sixteen-year-old Esperanza,…
a bruja, surprises herself when she connects on social media with a skeptic, a NASA-loving girl. Strong language. For senior high and older readers. 2018Editor Datlow has selected twenty-eight standout stories from ten years' worth of her "best of the year" horror anthologies. Authors…
in the collection include Suzy McKee Charnas, Peter Straub, Laird Barron, Mira Grant, Brian Evenson, and Neil Gaiman. Violence, strong language, and some descriptions of sex. 2018More deadly than the male: masterpieces from the queens of horror
By Graeme Davis. 2019
This collection of twenty-six stories from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries showcases the prominent role of women in the…
formation of the horror genre. Includes stories from Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Louisa May Alcott, Edith Wharton, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, and more. Some violence. 2019Echoes: the Saga anthology of ghost stories
By Alice Hoffman, Ford Madox Ford, Ellen Datlow, Pat Cadigan, F. Marion Crawford, Joyce Carol Oates, Garth Nix, John Langan, Jeffrey Ford, Richard Kadrey, Dale Bailey, Nick Mamatas, Terry Dowling, Stephen Graham Jones, Brian Evenson, Alison Littlewood, Nathan Ballingrud, Paul Tremblay, Lee Thomas, Seanan McGuire, Gemma Files, Siobhan Carroll, Aliette De Bodard, Richard Bowes, Indrapramit Das, Carole Johnstone, Bracken Macleod, Vincent J. Masterson, M. Rickert, M. L. Siemienowicz, A. C. Wise. 2019
A collection of contemporary short stories about ghosts which range from eerie to terrifying, most original to this anthology. Authors…
include Seanan McGuire, Richard Kadrey, Gemma Files, Garth Nix, Joyce Carol Oates, Alice Hoffman, and Paul Tremblay. Violence, strong language, and some descriptions of sex. 2019Poetry and tales (Library of America Edgar Allan Poe Edition #1)
By Edgar Allan Poe, Patrick F. Quinn. 1984
Collection of Edgar Allan Poe's poetry and tales presented chronologically to showcase his development as a writer. Includes the five…
scenes from "Politian," his one attempt at drama. Edited by Patrick F. Quinn. 1984The mammoth book of best new horror: v. 24 (Mammoth Books)
By Stephen Jones. 2013
Twenty-two horror stories selected as the best of 2012, with an overview of the year in horror publishing and media…
and a necrology of those who died that year. Authors include Ramsey Campbell, Alison Littlewood, Gemma Files, Neil Gaiman, and more. Violence, some strong language, and some descriptions of sex. 2013Mash up: stories inspired by famous first lines
By Gardner Dozois, Tad Williams, John Scalzi. 2016
In this anthology, authors take inspiration for their stories from the first lines of famous works of literature. Includes stories…
by John Scalzi, Tad Williams, Elizabeth Bear, Nancy Kress, Robert Charles Wilson, Lavie Tidhar, Mary Robinette Kowal, and many others. Some violence and some strong language. 2016Dead man's hand: an anthology of the weird west
By Orson Scott Card, Kelley Armstrong, John Joseph Adams. 2014
Twenty-three weird wild-west tales, featuring an American frontier populated by gunslingers, rattlesnakes, outlaws, zombies, aliens, time-travelers, and a steampunk bordello.…
Includes works by Orson Scott Card, Jonathan Maberry, Seanan McGuire, Beth Revis, Walter Jon Williams, and more. Some violence and some strong language. 2014The big book of ghost stories (Vintage crime/Black Lizard original)
By Otto Penzler. 2012
Seventy-nine ghost stories--written over a span of more than a century--organized around themes such as haunted houses, trains, and seances.…
Includes tales by Rudyard Kipling, Edith Wharton, H.P. Lovecraft, Isaac Asimov, Chet Williamson, and others. With brief biographical sketches of the authors. Some violence and some strong language. 2012New Cthulhu: the recent weird
By Neil Gaiman, Charles Stross, Cherie Priest, Caitlin R. Kiernan, China Miéville, Michael Marshall Smith, Kim Newman, Sarah Monette, Paula Guran, Caitlín R. Kiernan, Rafael Tavares. 2011
Twenty-seven previously published short stories in the tradition of horror writer H.P. Lovecraft. Contributing authors include Neil Gaiman, Caitl�in Kiernan,…
and China Mi�eville. In Laird Barron's "Old Virginia" a Cold War-era CIA agent on a secret assignment doesn't realize he's fighting supernatural forces, not communists. Some violence. 2011The Mammoth book of best new horror: v. 23
By Stephen Jones. 2012
Twenty-six tales of terror, including works by David Buchan, Ramsey Campbell, Joe R. Lansdale, Tim Lebbon, and others. Provides resources…
and a necrology of notable contributors to the genre's various media who died in 2011. Strong language and some violence. 2012Thirty-six tales of demonic lore, fallen angels, and the devil. Includes stories by Lovecraft and Poe, an excerpt from Danielle…
Trussoni's novel Angelology (DB 70757), and essays analyzing Satan's historical roots and demons in popular culture. Violence, strong language, and descriptions of sex. Bram Stoker Award. 2011Wastelands: stories of the Apocalypse
By John Joseph Adams. 2008
Twenty-two short stories of postapocalyptic fiction. In Stephen King's "The End of the Whole Mess," Howard Fornoy recounts the life…
of his genius brother, Bobby, before his intelligence destroyed the world. Includes tales by Orson Scott Card, Dale Bailey, and others. Violence, strong language, and descriptions of sex. 2008