Vacations from Hell

Death's Excellent Vacation

Katie MacAlister, Jeaniene Frost, Lilith Saintcrow, Jeff Abbott, L.A. Banks, Christopher Golden, Chris Grabenstein, A. Lee Martinez, Sharan Newman, Daniel Stashower, Sarah Smith · 353 pages

With an all-new Sookie Stackhouse story and twelve other original tales, editors Charlaine Harris and Toni L. P. Kelner bring together a stellar collection of tour guides who offer vacations that are frightening, funny, and touching for the fanged, the furry, the demonic, and the grotesque.

Prom Nights from Hell

Meg Cabot, Kim Harrison, Michele Jaffe, Stephenie Meyer, Lauren Myracle · 304 pages

In this exciting collection, bestselling authors Meg Cabot (How to Be Popular), Kim Harrison (A Fistful of Charms), Michele Jaffe (Bad Kitty), Stephenie Meyer (Twilight), and Lauren Myracle (ttyl) take bad prom nights to a whole new level—a paranormally bad level. Wardrobe malfunctions and two left feet don't hold a candle to discovering your date is the Grim Reaper—and he isn't here to tell you h

The Bane Chronicles

Cassandra Clare, Sarah Rees Brennan, Maureen Johnson · 520 pages

A collection of eleven short stories, previously published online, that illuminate the life of the enigmatic, flashy, and flamboyant High Warlock of Brooklyn, Magnus Bane, a character in The Mortal Instruments series.

My True Love Gave to Me: Twelve Holiday Stories

Holly Black, Ally Carter, Matt de la Pena, Gayle Forman, Jenny Han, David Levithan, Kelly Link, Myra McEntire, Rainbow Rowell, Laini Taylor, Kiersten White · 321 pages

"If you love holiday stories, holiday movies, made-for-TV-holiday specials, holiday episodes of your favorite sitcoms and, especially, if you love holiday anthologies, you're going to fall in love with My True Love Gave to Me: Twelve Holiday Stories by twelve bestselling young adult writers, edited by the international bestselling Stephanie Perkins. Whether you enjoy celebrating Christmas or Hanuk

Enthralled: Paranormal Diversions

Rachel Vincent, Sarah Rees Brennan, Jeri Smith-Ready, Mary E. Pearson, Jennifer Lynn Barnes, Jessica Verday, Claudia Gray, Jackson Pearce, Carrie Ryan, Rachel Caine, Kami Garcia, Margaret Stohl, Kimberly Derting, Ally Condie · 452 pages

A collection of sixteen original short stories by writers of paranormal tales, featuring journeys made by teens and magical beings.

Kiss Me Deadly: 13 Tales of Paranormal Love

Maggie Stiefvater, Becca Fitzpatrick, Rachel Vincent, Karen Mahoney, Diana Peterfreund, Daniel Waters, Carrie Ryan, Justine Musk, Daniel Marks, Sarah Rees Brennan, Michelle Rowen, Michelle Zink, Caitlin Kittredge · 430 pages

A collection of short stories combining dark seduction and modern romance presents a variety of tales featuring the romantic lives of humans and werewolves, ghosts, fallen angels, zombies, and shape-shifters.

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

Immortal: Love Stories with Bite

Rachel Caine, Kristin Cast, Claudia Gray, Nancy Holder, Tanith Lee, Richelle Mead, Cynthia Leitich Smith, Rachel Vincent

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.

Carniepunk

Rachel Caine, Rob Thurman, Delilah S. Dawson, Kevin Hearne, Mark Henry, Jaye Wells, Allison Pang, Hillary Jacques, Jennifer Estep, Kelly Meding, Nicole Peeler, Jackie Kessler, Kelly Gay, Seanan McGuire · 440 pages

A collection of urban fantasy stories that take place at carnivals. From vampires and creepy clowns to mermaids, Druids, and wisecracking Irish wolfhounds, you'll find out that carnivals aren't the healthiest types of places to hang out at....

Kisses from Hell

Kristin Cast, Kelley Armstrong, Richelle Mead, Francesca Lia Block, Alyson Noel · 262 pages

Contains: "Sunshine" by Richelle Mead "Bring Me to Life" by Alyson Noël "Alone" by Kristin Cast "Hunting Kat" by Kelley Armstrong "Lilith" by Francesca Lia Block

Hex Appeal

Jim Butcher, Carrie Vaughn, Ilona Andrews, Erica Hayes, Rachel Caine, Carole Nelson Douglas, Simon R. Green, Lori Handeland · 368 pages

An anthology of stories edited by P N Elrod. Fall under the intoxicating spell of their hex appeal… In the magical world that lies hidden beneath our own, witches and conjurers play deadly games. They know just the right spell to kill a man with one kiss -- or raise him back again. And they’re not afraid to exact sweet revenge on those who dare to cross them. But what if you’re the unlucky soul

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.

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

Summer Days and Summer Nights: Twelve Love Stories

Leigh Bardugo, Francesca Lia Block, Libba Bray, Cassandra Clare, Brandy Colbert, Tim Federle, Lev Grossman, Nina LaCour, Veronica Roth, Jon Skovron, Jennifer E. Smith · 399 pages

Summer is the perfect time for love to bloom, and these short stories of teenagers facing the confusing maze of first love will have you dreaming of sunset strolls by the lake. The selections range from heartfelt to outlandish, as the characters find passion in some very unexpected places.

Naked City: Tales of Urban Fantasy

Ellen Datlow · 539 pages

An anthology of gritty supernatural tales of magic and mischief by leading genre authors includes an original "Harry Dresden" by Jim Butcher, Patricia Briggs' story about a vampire who must save the Fae who lifted his curse, and Holly Black's short pieceabout a rock star who discovers a young woman's unnatural appetites.

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

My Big Fat Supernatural Wedding

Sherrilyn Kenyon, Charlaine Harris, Jim Butcher, L.A. Banks, Rachel Caine, Lori Handeland, Susan Krinard, Esther M. Friesner · 314 pages

Werewolves, vampires, and Elvis populate this collection of all new and original supernatural wedding stories from such award-winning authors as Sherrilyn Kenyon, Charlaine Harris, L.A. Banks, and Jim Butcher.

Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy

Cassandra Clare, Sarah Rees Brennan, Maureen Johnson, Robin Wasserman · 673 pages

The Curiosities: A Collection of Stories

Maggie Stiefvater, Brenna Yovanoff, Tessa Gratton · 304 pages

A collection of darkly paranormal stories, with comments by the authors on the writing process. All interior artwork @ 2012 by Gratton, Stiefvater, and Yovanoff Introduction © 2012 by Lerner Publishing Group, Inc. "The Vampire Box" by Tessa Gratton "A Murder of Gods" by Maggie Stiefvater "The Power of Intent" by Brenna Yovanoff "A History of Love" by Maggie Stiefvater "Girls Raised by Wolves" by

Fragile Things: Short Fictions and Wonders

Neil Gaiman · 400 pages

This is a duplicate. Please update your lists. See https://openlibrary.org/works/OL679359W.

Many Bloody Returns

Christopher Golden, Bill Crider, Kelley Armstrong, Jim Butcher, P.N. Elrod, Rachel Caine, Jeanne C. Stein, Tanya Huff, Carolyn Haines, Tate Hallaway, Elaine Viets · 361 pages

Never-before-published vampire stories by Charlaine Harris, Jim Butcher, Kelley Armstrong, and many others.Suspenseful, surprising, sometimes dark, sometimes humorous-these all-new stories will ensure that readers never think of vampires (or birthdays) in quite the same way again.In New York Times bestselling author Charlaine Harris's "Dracula Night," Sookie Stackhouse is the only human at the ann

Tales of the Slayer, Vol. 4

Michael Reaves, Scott Allie, Robert Joseph Levy, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Greg Cox, Kara Dalkey, Jane Espenson, Nancy Holder · 323 pages

Weekend

Christopher Pike · 219 pages

A brief vacation trip to a beautiful oceanside mansion in Mexico is turned into a nightmare by a mysterious plot for revenge. --Goodreads