horror tales

Unnerved by the overgrown forest near her aunt's house and the wild black cats that live there, Danni encounters a mean old woman who claims to be their owner and makes a discovery that places her life in danger.

When a woman is found dead in the woods, Abbi and Skylar realize they hold the key to solving her murder, and as tensions rise and their friendship frays, they must choose between keeping a secret or exposing a life-altering truth.

"When an infection threatens to turn everyone into mindless, dangerous monsters, it is up to a few desperate survivors to find a cure. But can they hold on long enough to get to the bottom of this mysterious illness, or will PIGGY and her new minons find them first?"--Provided by publisher.

Aly Theland is the middle child in what she thought was a normal family, except suddenly whenever she gets angry at someone things burst into flame--and Aly begins to realize that neither her older sister, nor her younger brother is exactly normal.

"After helping to save her town of Hawkins from mysterious supernatural creatures and Russian spies, Erica is hungry for adventure but her brother is too busy to play games with her anymore"--Provided by publisher.

"New York Times bestselling author Grady Hendrix takes on the haunted house in a hilarious and terrifying new novel that explores the way your past--and your family--can haunt you like nothing else.... Louise's parents have passed away, and she's returning to the small Southern town where she grew up to get their house ready to sell. It means she'll have to spend time with her younger brother--and their old grudges make that a terrifying prospect. But childhood hurts pale in comparison to the dangers posed by what still lives inside the house"--Provided by the publisher.

Still haunted by his experiences at the Overlook Hotel, where he spent one year as a child, Dan Torrence has settled in New Hampshire to try to escape those and other ghosts of his past. When he meets Abra Stone, a twelve-year-old girl who shares Dan's gift of "shining," and discovers that a tribe of traveling paranormals called True Knot want to steal her power by slowly torturing her to death, he becomes determined to save the child.

A collection of short stories by twentieth-century American author Shirley Jackson, including her most famous work, "The Lottery.".

"Erin loves her new home in the country. She has a big bedroom that overlooks a beautiful garden, and there's even a treehouse in the backyard. Everything is perfect. . .except for the ghost. At first, the ghost is nothing more than a nuisance, pulling Erin's hair, coloring on the walls, and getting Erin into heaps of trouble with her parents. But things become even stranger when Erin starts losing her memory. Sometimes it's only for a few minutes, and other times it's for a few days. It's almost as if she's fallen asleep! Erin is convinced the ghost has been taking over her body, but why? It's up to Erin to figure out how to quell the ghost before it can get her into even more trouble--or worse!"--Provided by publisher.

Ethan has a recurring nightmare of two huge eyes staring at him from the night sky, but somehow this seems more than a dream. Ethan and his older sister (who has had the same dream) set out to solve the mystery of the staring eyes--and the strange disappearances of the people of Ravens Pass.