Stine, R. L.
Summary: Soon after he purchases a dusty can of monster blood at the funky old toy store near his great-aunt's house, Evan begins to notice some strange things happening to the people around him.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 1992
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2 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC STISchwartz, Alvin
Summary: More traditional and modern-day stories of ghosts, witches, vampires, "jump" stories, and scary songs.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.25 SchCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC SCHShearer, Wendy
Summary: "This spook-tactular collection features more than 20 fright-filled stories from around the globe. Retold with ghoulish relish by professional storyteller Wendy Shearer and beautifully illustrated by Teo Georgiev, these hair-raising tales are sure to send shivers down your spine."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lonely Planet Global Limited 2023
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Summary: "When Keira wakes in a strange forest, she can remember only two things: she can see ghosts, and strange, mask-wearing men are hunting her. She seeks shelter at a church, and the kind pastor offers to let her stay in the groundskeeper's cottage for a few days. But the cottage is situated behind the graveyard, and its spirits are only too eager to make themselves known. This sleepy, quaint town...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Poisoned Pen Press 2021
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Few parts of America are as historied as the South, so it's no surprise that many southern horror stories feature the long-lived vampire. Vampire Stories from the American South is a feast of fear for lovers of vampire fiction, offering a dozen tales in which insatiable vampires prowl plantations and scour the bayous in search of mortal blood.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Metro Books 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 808.8 VAMHamilton, Laurell K.
Summary: When vampire hunter Anita Blake confronts The Harlequin, terrifying, powerful creatures feared even by the centuries-old vampires, rivals Jean-Claude, Master Vampire of the City, and Richard, the alpha werewolf, must become allies.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Berkley 2007
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Summary: "Seven super fans have won the trip of a lifetime to meet the master of horror, legendary film director Justin Blake. But things quickly go from delightfully dark to dangerously deadly, when Ivy, Parker, Shayla, Natalie, Frankie, and Garth find themselves trapped in an abandoned amusement park. To earn a ticket out, they must face their darkest demons one ride at a time"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hyperion 2014
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA STOSummary: "What if there were a whole world of great horror fiction out there you didn't know anything about, written by authors in distant lands and in foreign languages, outstanding horror stories you had no access to, written in languages you couldn't read? For an avid horror fan, what could be more horrifying than that? For this groundbreaking volume, the first of its kind, the editors of Valancourt...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC VALNance, Andrew
Summary: A middle-grade collection of scary stories that weave into a larger mystery.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2022
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Summary: When twelve-year-old Rosa finds herself in the Library of Doom, she runs into a hungry When-Where-Why-Wraith and must overcome this question creature to return home.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, an imprint of Capstone 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 MAUSummary: A collection of fifteen horror stories centering on Black girls who battle monsters, both human and supernatural, face down death, and survive.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Flatiron Books 2024
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Summary: "Best friends Adelle and Connie..always had in common...their love of a little-known gothic romance novel called Moira. So when the girls are tempted by a mysterious man to enter the world of the book...suddenly they are in the world of Moira...Except...the girls realize that something dark is lurking behind their foray into fiction--and they will have to rewrite their own arcs if they hope to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC ROUCummings, Troy.
Summary: Alexander has just moved into Stermont, but the elementary school is being torn down, his new classroom is located in the hospital morgue, a notebook he finds is full of information about monsters--and everywhere he turns there are spooky balloon men determined to attack him.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Branches 2013
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE CUMStine, R. L.
Summary: Space-obsessed Murphy Shannon is pumped that his 6th grade class is visiting the Rayburne Observatory. Except, being a know-it-all means he's totally bored with the lectures he has to sit through. So when classmates Orly and Cleo say they should explore on their own, Murphy sneaks out with them. But when they come face-to-face with the strange Dr. Rayburne and his experiments, they realize they...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC STICummings, Troy
Summary: Since the Notebook of Doom was stolen Alexander and the other monster hunters of Stermont Elementary have been operating without its assistance and now they are confronted by a large and stinky monster with eight powerful noses that can deliver a slimy sneeze with the power of a cannon--and somehow they must figure out its weakness.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Branches/Scholastic Inc. 2017
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE CUMMatheson, Richard
Summary: Robert Neville may well be the only survivor of an incurable plague that has mutated every other man, woman, and child into bloodthirsty, nocturnal creatures who are determined to destroy him. By day, he scavenges for food and supplies, desperate to find any other survivors who might be out there. But all the while, the infected lurk in the shadows, watching his every move, waiting for him to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tor 2019
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC MATRussell, P. Craig
Summary: Looking for excitement, Coraline ventures through a mysterious door into a world that is similar, yet disturbingly different from her own, where she must challenge a gruesome entity in order to save herself, her parents, and the souls of three others.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollinsPublishers 2008
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 GAIKing, Stephen
Summary: Reeling from a painful break-up, English instructor and avid book lover Wesley Smith is haunted by his ex-girlfriend's parting shot: Why can't you just read off the computer like everyone else? He buys an e-book reader out of spite, but soon finds he can use the device to glimpse realities he had never before imagined, discovering literary riches beyond his wildest dreams ... and all-too-human...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Audioworks/Simon & Schuster Audio 2010
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC KINBear, Greg
Summary: When a new information channel that enables the transmission of unprecedented volumes of data is developed, the bandwidth's users begin having strange experiences that lead to the realization that it might be a pathway to the spirit realm.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 2004
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BEASummary: A collection of new and exclusive short stories inspired by, and in tribute to, Shirley Jackson. Chilling, human, poignant and strange, her stories have inspired a generation of writers and readers. This anthology, edited by legendary horror editor Ellen Datlow, will bring together today's leading horror writers to offer their own personal tribute to the work of Shirley Jackson.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Titan Books 2021
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC WHEItō, Junji
Summary: "Ryusuke returns to the town he once lived in because rumors are swirling about girls killing themselves after encountering a bewitchingly handsome young man. Harboring his own secret from time spent in this town, Ryusuke attempts to capture the beautiful boy and close the case... Starting with the strikingly bloody 'Lovesickness,' this volume collects ten stories showcasing horror master Junji...
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Publisher / Publication Date: VIZ Media, LLC 2021
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Summary: "June Del Toro went on a wild flight in a super-rad solo episode; now get ready for the dynamic duo: it's Quint and Dirk! Picking up after the events of The Last Kids on Earth and the Doomsday Race, adventure abounds as the best buddies encounter new monsters and embark on a postapocalyptic quest for the ages. You won't want to miss this essential Last Kids story that includes crucial details...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC BRACopies Available at Fife Lake
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC BRACopies Available at Kingsley
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC BRA (Graphic Novel)Copies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JT SF Brallier 2022Summary: "Dark Stars, edited by John F.D. Taff, is a tribute to horror's longstanding short fiction legacy, featuring 12 terrifying original stories from today's most noteworthy authors, with an introduction by bestselling author Josh Malerman and an afterword by Ramsey Campbell. Created as an homage to the 1980 classic horror anthology, Dark Forces, edited by Kirby McCauley, this collection contains 12...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nightfire, a Tom Doherty Associates Book 2022
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC DARChávez Castañeda, Ricardo
Summary: "There are stories so terrible that we tremble to hear even a whisper of them. Even more terrible, some of them are true.This is one such story, a story of our deepest inhumanity--one that confronts the history of violence against children, and through its young narrator attempts to find a way out. A horror story and ghost story told as much through art as through text, The Book of Denial is an...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Unruly, an imprint of Enchanted Lion Books 2024