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Winner of a YA Dude Books 2024 Reader's Choice Award A 2024 Pushcart Prize Nominee For seventeen-year-old Shaun Treadway, terror and rage are a way of life. Living with the fear that his abusive stepfather will one day kill his mother, Shaun decides to kill him first-by setting fire to his childhood home with his stepfather inside. Fleeing Baltimore to his mother's hometown in West Virginia, he hides out in his family's isolated cabin. Except the...
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Published to coincide with the fiftieth anniversary of The Exorcist, this tribute to the movie that both inspired and transcends the modern horror genre reveals the complete story of this culture phenomenon, starting with the real-life exorcism in 1949 Maryland that inspired the best-selling novel on which the film is based.
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When you've killed as many people as I have, they all start to blur together. In two flashback stories, featuring half-remembered cases from Hollow Girls old and new, reality and dream converge to form a shared nightmare and, with luck, an escape from death itself. Confused? Imagine how Hannah feels. It's not easy being betrayed by someone you love and losing your soul in the process, becoming trapped somewhere between life and death.
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The Immortal Lazarus is on a quest to find an ancient artefact that will grant him the one thing he seeks most in life, death. After finding the artefact in Northern Ireland he is ambushed and along with his immortal cohorts, a group of vampires, he is trapped for centuries underground. He emerges in a totalitarian future, one where vampires now rule. Hunted by monsters old and new, Lazarus sets out to uncover the mysteries of this new world and find...
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Ethan had an uneasy feeling. Would a sleepover on a dark deserted island be fun or just plain scary? He got his answer when he awoke in the middle of the night to the sound of fluttering wings outside his tent-wings that would lead Ethan and his friends to a terrifying encounter in a hidden cave!
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Jacob and Rich were excited about the chance to explore the old, abandoned ghost town. But they'd barely begun to walk the town's streets when they heard a strange voice whisper, "Get out." It was a warning they should have listened to, especially before they went into the dark, abandoned gold mine.
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Sam had been dying to go on a class field trip to the Ancient Egypt exhibit at the museum. But now, as he lay inside a sarcophagus with the closed lid blocking out all light, he began to panic. What would it feel like to spend eternity inside a tomb? Was there anything worse? Sam was about to find out.
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Nina had just missed her one chance to be on the hottest TV talent show around-Singing Superstar! But then fate intervened and provided another stage for her to show off her talent, a stage far from the TV cameras. Some say that fame comes at a price. Nina was about to find out just how high that price can be!
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Trapped in an amusement park fun house, a fire raging, and no way out...Leo told himself it was just a scary dream and that was all! But was it? Or was it a warning of something to come? Leo was about to learn that sometimes, dreams are born out of real, live nightmares!
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When Jake and his friends visited the town's old, abandoned cemetery on Halloween night, he was a little anxious. But when Jake saw the gravedigger through the heavy fog, and then the gravestone with the name of a living person carved onto it-a person he knew-his anxiety turned to terror!
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It had started out as one of the most boring family vacations ever for Melanie and her brother--a trip to a dusty old inn. But all that changed when Melanie heard that the place was haunted. And then, she suddenly found herself alone, trapped in a hidden room...with a skeleton!
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The author of this gripping tale is a master storyteller who skillfully weaves together elements of horror, mystery, and suspense to create a thrilling narrative that captivates readers from start to finish. With a keen eye for detail and a talent for creating realistic characters, the author brings the chilling world of the Whispering Woods to life, leaving readers on the edge of their seats until the very last page.
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This collection of vintage 1930s-1940s Bendy comic strips is a must-have for those wanting to peek into the silly, scary world of Bendy and his friends!
For those dying to know more about the simple, darkly funny cartoons produced at Joey Drew Studios, look no further than this illustrated collection of comics based on the exploits of Bendy, Boris the Wolf, Alice Angel, and all their friends! This collection of vintage comic strip adaptations brings...
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'No good can come of cheating death.' When her adoptive mum falls ill, Pumpernickel - a changeling that has embraced her human parents - embarks on a quest for a magic potion that could save her life. The only problem is that it's made up of forbidden ingredients, the gathering of which would make her an enemy of all of Faery. But none of that will matter if she can't survive a meeting with the Corpse King. It's time for Pumpernickel to pick a side,...
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We've got to talk about Hollow Girl. With her soul restored, Hannah is understandably a mess. Betrayed by her friend and idol - someone with whom she may even have been in love - she now faces a future as the new Hollow Girl, a role she inherited but no longer wants. Unfortunately, the dead won't take no for an answer, leaving her with only one desperate option. But Blunt - the man who watched over her while she was only a shell - is still determined...
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A fascinating journey through society's changing preoccupations as reflected in horror films-plus profiles of the genre's top actors and directors.
It wasn't until 1973 that a horror film-The Exorcist-was nominated for an Oscar for Best Picture, and critics are still divided today, many regarding them with amused condescension. The public's view is also sharply divided. Some cinema-goers revel in the thought of being made very, very afraid, while...
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Un viaje espeluznante por las moradas del miedo donde aguarda la guadaña.
Que levante la mano quien no haya visitado alguna vez una casa, un bosque o un paraje donde se podría haber rodado la película de terror perfecta. En ocasiones nos cuesta pensar que la ficción se nutre de la realidad, y que la mayoría de los terribles sucesos a los que asistimos hoy en día ya no transcurren en mansiones abandonadas, cementerios u oscuras mazmorras. La...
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A thorough analysis of zombies in popular culture from the 1930s to contemporary society.
The zombie apocalypse hasn't happened-yet-but zombies are all over popular culture. From movies and TV shows to video games and zombie walks, the undead stalk through our collective fantasies. What is it about zombies that exerts such a powerful fascination? In Not Your Average Zombie, Chera Kee offers an innovative answer by looking at zombies that don't conform...
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There are stories of the night that our elders foretell during moments that idle. Those who genuinely listen attain knowledge of the urban legends that coexist within our realm of understanding. Where there is anarchy that looms before us, there are past troubles that are left to be uncovered. Those who seek to discover the truth without comprehending its outcomes shall be derailed and have their minds infiltrated by thoughts of crazed imagination.Three...
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