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Fear: 13 Stories of Suspense and Horror

R.L. Stine, James Rollins, Heather Graham, Walter Sorrells, Tim Maleeny, Suzanne Weyn, Jennifer Allison, Heather Brewer, Peg Kehret, Alane Ferguson, Ryan Brown, F. Paul Wilson, Meg Cabot · 313 pages

A collection of thirteen scary stories by bestselling and award-winning authors, including Ryan Brown's "Jeepers Peepers," Meg Cabot's "The Night Hunter," and others. In this thrilling collection of heart-stopping original stories from thirteen masters of adult and young adult thriller writing, anyone can be a villain, and no one is who or what he or she seems. The plots contain sexual references

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The Stuff of Nightmares

Malorie Blackman · 326 pages

A fantastic, spine-tingling new book by award-winning author Malorie BlackmanKyle has always been afraid of things, especially dying. But when he gets on the train that is taking him and his class on a school trip, he has no idea how close to Death he is going to come. Death enters the train and Kyle moves with him, past his friends, who are frozen in time, in life-or-death situations. Kyle finds

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A Coven of Witches

Joseph Delaney · 224 pages

Separate tales reveal the backgrounds of four terrifying witches, including Alice and the Spook's love, Meg.

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Thirteen Chairs

Dave Shelton · 256 pages

A spine-tingling collection of ghost stories. When a boy finds himself drawn into an empty house one cold night, he enters a room in which twelve unusual-looking people sit around a table. And the thirteenth chair is pulled out for him. One by one, each of those assembled tells their own ghost story: tales of doom and death; of ghostly creatures and malevolent spirits; of revenge and reward. It is

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The Restless Dead: Ten Original Stories of the Supernatural

Herbie Brennan, Nancy Etchemendy, Chris Wooding, Marcus Sedgwick, Libba Bray, M.T. Anderson, Holly Black, Kelly Link, Annette Curtis Klause · 262 pages

Companion volume to Gothic! ten original dark tales.

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666: The Number of the Beast

Peter Abrahams, Laurie Faria Stolarz, Christopher Pike, Joyce Carol Oates, Heather Graham, Bentley Little, Chet Williamson, Jane Mason, Amelia Atwater-Rhodes, Joshua Gee, Robin Wasserman, T.E.D. Klein, David Moody, Melissa de la Cruz, P.D. Cacek, Isobel Bird, Ellen Schreiber, Sarah Hines Stephens · 368 pages

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Bits & Pieces

Jonathan Maberry · 592 pages

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All Hallows' Eve: 13 Stories

Vivian Vande Velde

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More Horowitz Horror

Anthony Horowitz · 210 pages

Ever pictured your own funeral? You won't be able to help it when you read some of the stories in this nightmarish collection, where things are never what they appear. Funerals are just the beginning. How about a day at the beach that ends in a mischievous murder? Or a cell phone that has a direct dial to . . . the dead?From the creator of the blockbuster Alex Rider Adventures and The Diamond Brot

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Christopher Pike's Tales of Terror

Christopher Pike · 196 pages

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Gothic!: Ten Original Dark Tales

Gregory Maguire, Garth Nix, Celia Rees, Barry Yourgrau, Janni Lee Simner, Vivian Vande Velde, Joan Aiken, M.T. Anderson, Neil Gaiman, Caitlin R. Kiernan · 241 pages

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Darkness Creeping: Twenty Twisted Tales

Neal Shusterman · 291 pages

Imagine being trapped forever in someone else's nightmare, with no means of escape. Or caught on one of the most terrifying roller coasters of all time, when suddenly the tracks ahead just disappear. Enter the world of Darkness Creeping, where hollow-eyed skulls arrive in the mail and nothing is as it seems. Boston Globe–Horn Book Award winner and beloved author Neal Shusterman walks on the dark s

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Monstrous Affections: An Anthology of Beastly Tales

Kelly Link · 480 pages

**STORIES BY M. T. Anderson, Paolo Bacigalupi, Nathan Ballingrud, Holly Black, Sarah Rees Brennan, Cassandra Clare, Nalo Hopkinson, Dylan Horrocks, Nik Houser, Kathleen Jennings, Alice Sola Kim, Joshua Lewis, Kelly Link, Patrick Ness, and G. Carl Purcell** **P**redatory kraken that sing with--and for--their kin; band members and betrayed friends who happen to be demonic; harpies as likely to a

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Zombies Vs. Unicorns

Alaya Dawn Johnson, Maureen Johnson, Carrie Ryan, Scott Westerfeld, Meg Cabot, Garth Nix, Kathleen Duey, Margo Lanagan, Naomi Novik, Diana Peterfreund, Libba Bray, Cassandra Clare · 432 pages

It's a question as old as time itself: which is better, the zombie or the unicorn? In this anthology, edited by Holly Black and Justine Larbalestier (unicorn and zombie, respectively), strong arguments are made for both sides in the form of short stories. Half of the stories portray the strengths--for good and evil--of unicorns and half show the good (and really, really bad-ass) side of zombies. C

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Love Is Hell

Melissa Marr, Scott Westerfeld, Justine Larbalestier, Gabrielle Zevin, Laurie Faria Stolarz

Sure, love is hell. But it's totally worth it.In these supernatural stories by five of today's hottest writers — Melissa Marr (Wicked Lovely), Scott Westerfeld (Specials), Justine Larbalestier (Magic or Madness), Gabrielle Zevin (Elsewhere), and Laurie Faria Stolarz (Blue is for Nightmares) — love may be twisted and turned around, but it's more potent than ever on its quest to conquer all.From two

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Teeth: Vampire Tales

Cecil Castellucci, Cassandra Clare, Melissa Marr, Holly Black, Neil Gaiman, Jeffrey Ford, Nathan Ballingrud, Kathe Koja, Catherynne M. Valente, Ellen Kushner, Lucrius Shepard, Genevieve Valentine, Emma Bull, Tanith Lee, Steve Berman, Christopher Barzak, Delia Sherman, Garth Nix, Suzy McKee Charnas, · 466 pages

Contains: Things to Know About Being Dead by Genevieve Valentine All Smiles by Steve Berman Gap Year by Christopher Barzak Bloody Sunrise by Neil Galman Flying by Delia Sherman Vampire Weather by Garth Nix Late Boomer by Suzy Mekee Charnas The List of Definite Ending by Kaaron Warren Best Friends Forever by Cecil Castellucci Sit the Dead by Jeffrey Fond Sunbleached by Nathan Ballingrud Baby by Kat

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Half-Minute Horrors

Neil Gaiman, Lesley Livingston, R.L. Stine, Margaret Atwood, Holly Black, James Patterson, Adele Griffin, Melissa Marr, Nadia Aguiar, Katherine Applegate, Avi, Pseudonymous Bosch, Libba Bray, Lisa Brown, Michael Connelly, Joseph Delaney, Dan Gutman, Erin Hunter, Angela Johnson, Jonathan Lethem, Gail · 141 pages

How scared can you get in just thirty seconds? Dive into the shortest, scariest stories ever created, with more than seventy instant thrills from the likes of Lemony Snicket, James Patterson, Neil Gaiman, R.L. Stine, Holly Black, Brett Helquist, and Margaret Atwood.

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Creepy Creatures

R.L. Stine · 139 pages

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Hellboy, Vol. 4: The Right Hand of Doom

Mike Mignola · 144 pages

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The Eternal Kiss: 13 Vampire Tales of Blood and Desire

Rachel Caine, Cecil Castellucci, Cassandra Clare, Melissa de la Cruz, Karen Mahoney, Maria V. Snyder, Holly Black, Kelley Armstrong, Libba Bray, Sarah Rees Brennan, Nancy Holder, Debbie Viguie, Lilith Saintcrow, Dina James · 416 pages

Thirteen vampire tales where supernatural forces and desires come alive.

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Pet Shop of Horrors, Vol. 1

Matsuri Akino · 196 pages

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House of Mystery, Volume 1: Room and Boredom

Matthew Sturges, Bill Willingham · 122 pages

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House of Mystery, Volume 2: Love Stories for Dead People

Matthew Sturges, Bill Willingham, Bernie Wrightson, Kyle Baker

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The Anatomy of Curiosity

Maggie Stiefvater, Tessa Gratton, Brenna Yovanoff · 296 pages

In an unassuming corner of Brooklyn, a young woman learns to be ladylike, to love context, and to speak her mind from a very curious sort of tutor. In a faraway land convulsed by war, a young soldier hears the desert's curious hum as he disarms bombs with the person he doesn't know how to love. In a place so shriveled by drought that any drowning is a curiosity, a young writer tries again and

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