horror tales, american

"Stephen King: His Life, Work, and Influences offers young Stephen King fans a . . . journey through the writer's personal story and its impact on his work"--Provided by publisher.

"Does a creepy librarian prefer blood over books? Is a girl's cuddly cat a fur-ocious feline? Can a young boy escape a popular amusement park run by real-life vampires? Discover the answers to these terrifying questions and more in this collection of eight vampire stories that'll have you scared stiff"--Provided by publisher.

A collection of scary stories depicting the end of the world.

A collection of ten scary stories with brief introductions by the author.

"A collection of [ten] scary short stories by R. L. Stine, each one introduced by the [author]"--Back cover.

A dark bridge to the past... Dirk sets out on a long-shot quest to recapture a cherished childhood memory from a unique animatronic pizzeria. Mandy finds something lurking in the files of her favourite horror game and opens herself up to a haunting. In light of her son's fascination with Freddy Fazbear's Pizza, Sylvia buys her son a unique birthday present -- a Freddy Fazbear mask that's the genuine article...in more ways than one.

A collection of ten scary stories with brief introductions by the author.

"In this . . . collection, leading literary and horror writers spin unforgettably chilling tales in only a few pages. 'Tiny Nightmares' brings to life broken-hearted vampires, Uber-taking serial killers, mind-reading witches, and monsters of all imaging, as well as stories that tackle the horrors of our modern world from global warming and racism to social media addiction and online radicalization. Writers such as Samantha Hunt, Brian Evenson, Jac Jemc, Stephen Graham Jones, Kevin Brockmeier, and Rion Amilcar Scott expand our understanding of horror fiction with inventive and blood-curdling new tales"--Jacket flap.

Presents a collection of twenty-seven short stories by nineteenth-century American writer and poet, Edgar Allan Poe.

A collection of ghost stories with African American themes, designed to be told during the Dark Thirty--the half hour before sunset--when ghosts seem all too believable.