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By V. C Andrews. 1980
The children who survived the horror of being locked in their grandmother's attic for years are now free and set…
on exacting revenge. Cathy now possesses the feminine powers inherited from her mother, and is determined to use them to show her mother and grandmother that the pain and terror of the attic days cannot be forgiven. Sequel to "Flowers in the attic". 1980.By Joseph Delaney. 2006
The Spook and his apprentice, Thomas Ward, deal with the dark. Together they rid the county of witches, ghosts, and…
boggarts. But now there's some unfinished business to attend to in Priestown. Deep in the catacombs of the cathedral lurks a creature the Spook has never been able to defeat; a force so evil that the whole county is in danger of being corrupted by its powers. The Bane! As Thomas and the Spook prepare for the battle of their lives, it becomes clear that the Bane isn't their only enemy. Grades 4-7. Sequel to "Revenge of the witch" (EB74301), followed by "Night of the soul stealer" (EB74610). 2006. (The last apprentice ; 2) Uniform title: Spook's curseBy John Harding. 2010
1891. In a remote and crumbling New England mansion, 12-year-old orphan Florence is neglected by her guardian uncle and banned…
from reading. By night, she sleepwalks the corridors like one of the old house's many ghosts and is troubled by a recurrent dream in which a mysterious woman appears to threaten her younger brother Giles. After the sudden violent death of the children's first governess, a second teacher, Miss Taylor, arrives, and immediately strange phenomena begin to occur. Florence becomes convinced that the new governess is a vengeful and malevolent spirit who means to do Giles harm. Against this powerful supernatural enemy, and without any adult to whom she can turn for help, Florence must use all her intelligence and ingenuity to both protect her little brother and preserve her private world. Followed by "The girl who couldn't read". 2010.By Joseph Delaney. 2008
Thomas Ward is the apprentice for the local Spook, who banishes boggarts and drives away ghosts. But now a new…
danger is threatening Tom's world: the witches are rising and the three most powerful clans are uniting in order to conjure an unimaginable evil. Tom and the Spook set out to stop the witches before they unleash the demon. But when Tom finds himself on his own, he wonders if he has the courage and cunning to defeat the most powerful enemy he has ever encountered. Grades 4-7. Sequel to "Night of the soul-stealer" (EB76101), followed by "Wrath of the bloodeye". 2008. (The last apprentice ; 4) Uniform title: Spook's battleBy Valerie Hoffman. 2006
Andrew Craven, a vampire, was awakened from a catatonic state by love's passion. While he had been asleep, his demonic…
half-brother had launched a plan to take over the United States and the world. Only Andrew can stop him, but Andrew has one vulnerability - the newly formed love of his life. Contains explicit descriptions of sex and violence. 2006.By R. L Stine. 1992
Something is very wrong with Greg's camera -- the photographs keep turning out wrong. The pictures appear to foretell the…
future, like the snapshot of his father's new car that shows the car mangled. Sequel to "Monster Blood". Followed by "The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb". Grades 4-7. 1992. (Goosebumps ; 4)By Margaret Buffie. 1987
Fifteen-year-old Lizzie McGill having a difficult time: her parents have divorced and her dad is gone; her mother has remarried…
but things aren't going well; her trip to her grandmother's cottage for the summer will be difficult because the whole family is coming along. To get away from everything, Lizzie starts exploring nearby Rain Island, finds a pair of old spectacles, and begins seeing things and people who aren't there. Are they connected to her family's past? For junior and senior high readers.By Lynne Markham. 2003
By Terence Blacker. 2002
Matthew has always wanted a new computer. But, now that he has been given one for his birthday, something strange…
and frightening is happening. It seems that someone is trying to contact him from cyberspace - someone who died fifty years ago. For junior high readers. 2002.By Margaret Buffie. 1992
Sixteen-year-old Jess and her parents moved to Willow Creek Ranch after the death of her brother. Jess thinks she's seeing…
things -- what happened at the ranch so long ago, and why is it happening again? She doesn't really want to know the answers, but she must find out. Junior high and older. Originally published in 1992.By Stephen King. 2001
By Diane Hoh. 1997
By Annie Dalton. 1989
Shortly after his fourteenth birthday Gerard Noone goes to live with his dead mother's wealthy family in their Elizabethan house,…
"Owlcote". His childhood, spent in children's homes and with foster-families, has equipped him to deal with most situations, but there is a curse overshadowing Noones' house. Gerard and his cousin Harriet must learn how to lift it.By Bret Easton Ellis. 1991
Contains scenes of violence and sexually explicit material. Patrick Bateman is a twenty-six-year-old yuppie, working on Wall Street. He is…
handsome, sophisticated, charming and intelligent - he is also a psychopath. His avocation is torturing and dismembering the bodies of his female victims and then festooning his apartment with their body parts.By Francesca Jeffries. 1996
Leslie is planning a huge birthday party for her 16th, which everyone is invited to. But then Leslie nearly gets…
knocked down by a runaway car, and people start getting hurt. It seems like someone doesn't want Leslie to make it to 16, but she is determined to have her party, even if it kills her...By Anthony Masters. 1995
Jodie dares his friends from the youth hostel to get by the warden and spend the night in a creepy,…
nearby crypt. To pass the time, they tell ten scary stories that they have heard - or experienced - about vampires. As the last story finishes, they hear footsteps... Grades 4-7.By Pete Johnson. 1996
Only mad scientists in stories can create monsters, can't they? Not ten-year-old Daniel. Well not until the night of his…
spooky party when he and his friends make up a ghost story about a terrifying dog. And as each night the ghost dog -- a bloodthirsty, howling monster -- haunts his dreams, Dan suspects that what he imagined has somehow become real. Grades 3-6.By Diana Hendry. 1997
Harvey Angell is called on by Henry to help solve the mystery of Sibbald House, the the lonely house rented…
by Aunt Agatha for a seaside holiday. It's not quite the holiday anyone expects. The sea's as wild and angry as the old landlord, Tom Troone. And what are the weird noises that Henry hears in the night? What is the story the locals know but won't tell?By Stephen King. 1998
When Mike Noonan's wife dies, he suffers from writer's block, until he goes to his retreat, Sara Laughs. It's a…
community run by tyrannical Devore, who is hell-bent to obtain custody of his grandchild, Kyra. Her mother turns to Mike for help. But there are others determined to prevent his success. Strong language, descriptions of sex, and some descriptions of violence. 1998.By Michael Morpurgo. 1996
There is gold in the Big Hill on Clare Island, and it would make the islanders rich. But to claim…
it would mean destroying the hill for ever. Jessie Parsons and her American cousin, Jack, are desperate, because the Big Hill is the heart of the Island - special, beautiful, the perfect place. They can't save it on their own, but they do have a secret ally - the ghost of Grania O'Malley. Grades 5-8.