horror fiction

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Frankenstein, or, The modern Prometheus

A monster assembled by a scientist from parts of dead bodies is scorned for being ugly and swears revenge on his creator and the human race.

Return of the mummy

While visiting Egypt again, Gabe becomes a little nervous when he learns about an Egyptian chant that is supposed to bring mummies to life.

Nighttime

too dark to see
Contains eight stories for young readers about a ghost train, a boy who is literally consumed by video games, a destroyed hotel that is still accepting guests, and other spooky happenings.

The beast from the East

Ginger and her identical twins, Nat and Pat, get lost in the woods and find themselves in very unfamiliar grounds as the grass it yellow, the bushes are purple, and the trees are very tall.

Dracula

The mysterious Transylvanian Count Dracula wreaks havoc on young businessman Jonathan Harker, his fianc?e Mina, and several others, and when he is revealed to be a vampire, he must be destroyed at all costs.

Beware, the snowman

Jaclyn cannot figure out why her Aunt Greta moved them to the tiny Arctic village of Sherpia where the townspeople are all living in fear of the Snowman, an evil creature that lives in an ice cave on top of a nearby mountain, but then she learns a secret that changes her life.

Night of the living dummy III

An evil ventriloquist's dummy is terrorizing the O'Dell household, and Dan and Trina are getting blamed for Slappy's nasty tricks.

Ghost class

The ghosts who haunt the basement of Sleepy Hollow Elementary are determined not to allow living students to use their room.

Havoc

"Everyone knows the rumors--if you gather the right things and say the right words, you'll be taken to Malice, a world that exists within a terrifying comic book. Seth managed to escape from Malice, but it meant leaving his best friend, Kady, trapped there. And he's not sure whether he should try to take down the Malice comic from his own world or go back with an artifact he thinks can help from within. He is sure that he's desperate to save Kady. Meanwhile, Kady has her own battles to fight. She's trying to find Havoc, a rebel group of kids who want to fight Tall Jake, Malice's cruel overlord. But she can't help feeling that someone's watching her and that Tall Jake knows what her plans are before she puts them into action. Malice is spreading. Tall Jake is gaining influence on the world outside the comic. Seth and Kady think that if they gather the right objects and find the right people, they'll be able to defeat Tall Jake once and for all. The only question is...how?"--Dust cover flap.

Whirlwind

David King and his brother, Xander, at the urging of their uncle on his deathbed, journey through time in search of their abducted mother and on a mission to change the course of events which will lead to a bleak future.

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