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Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos, Volume 2 by August Derleth, Robert Bloch
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsCthulhu the Terrible...Bringer of death, madness and mutilation beyond man's wildest nightmares. Dweller in the abyssal depths of earth and ocean. Bearer of horrors from beyond time and space. Keeper of unspeakable arcane mysteries from the dark aeons before mankind's spawning. Here are tales of occult abomination that will stretch your nerves to he very limits of supernatural terror...H.P... -
Mirrors of Time by Juliette Harper
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNOTE: This expanded version of Mirrors of Time includes the material previously published as the novel To Love a Witch. Time. The Fourth Realm. Is it a discovery or a trap? Seconds away from making a clean getaway to a fantasy honeymoon in Paris with Lucas, Jinx gets sucked down a time-bending portal tunnel — with Glory... -
Witch on Second by Juliette Harper
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWith Halloween just a week away, Jinx and Tori have their hands full helping to organize Briar Hollow’s first ever paranormal festival. Beau and the ghosts at the cemetery are eager to help make the event a success, but tensions remain high after the recent killings. Without a mentor to lean on, Jinx must become a stronger, more independent leader... -
The Order of Brigid's Cross by Terri Reid
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDetective Sean O’Reilly is called in to interrogate a young boy who is the only witness to a massacre during a gang war. The child’s story is too far-fetched for most of the Chicago Police Force to believe – claims of an army of other-worldly creatures who attacked and dismembered the rival gangs. But Sean O’Reilly believes him, because he’s seen them himself... -
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The Master's Apprentice: A Retelling of the Faust Legend by Oliver Pötzsch
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA young man’s destined quest becomes a dance with the devil in a mesmerizing retelling of the Faust legend by the bestselling author of the Hangman’s Daughter Tales series.It’s the fifteenth century and only heretics are curious about the universe.Germany, 1494. Born under a rare alignment of the stars, Johann Georg Gerlach, “the lucky one” to his mother—is fated for greatness... -
Dead Stream Curse by J.R. Erickson, Nicole Jatho Swanson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA secret they intended to take to the grave. But the dead will tell.. -
Wicked Bite by Megan Montero
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAll power lay with the House of Shade…The only kind of monsters I’d ever seen were the ones who drank too much at my bar. Chaos was a nightly occurrence I’d grown used to…and deep down I liked it. I lived in a city full of ghosts, magic, and the paranormal. A city with a haunted past. The darkness should have terrified me. But the only thing that scared the hell out of me…was love... -
Snap of the Super-Goop: #10 by Troy Cummings
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRip and Nikki think Alexander is going crazy when he keeps seeing monsters they've already defeated, but he has to convince his friends there might be a new monster if he wants to protect the town and notebook. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Spotlight is a division of ABDO... -
Charge of the Lightning Bugs by Troy Cummings, Niloufar Amanzadeh
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsStermont's latest monster is SHOCKING!This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line called Branches, which is aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina... -
Chomp of the Meat-Eating Vegetables by Troy Cummings
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAlexander is still on the look-out for monsters. Now he thinks they're at school.... The lunch menu is NOT normal -- instead of good-for-you meals, there's ice cream and pie every day. His whole class is crying. And his friend Rip goes missing... -
Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology by Shane Hawk, Theodore C. Van Alst Jr.
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsA bold, clever, and sublimely sinister collection that dares to ask the question: “Are you ready to be un-settled?” Featuring stories by: Norris Black • Amber Blaeser-Wardzala • Phoenix Boudreau • Cherie Dimaline • Carson Faust • Kelli Jo Ford • Kate Hart • Shane Hawk • Brandon Hobson • Darcie Little Badger • Conley Lyons • Nick Medina • Tiffany Morris • Tommy Orange • Mona Susan Power • Marcie R... -
The Legend Thief by E.J. Patten
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSky thought he had problems before, when his uncle disappeared, his family moved to an odd new town, and he kept the world's deadliest monster imprisoned. But now, the entire Hunters of Legend are coming to Exile to kill him. Turns out he needs the same friends that he kept in the dark to keep safe, to stop an unspeakable evil from wreaking havoc on the world... -
The Green Man's Foe by Juliet E. McKenna
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen you do a good job for someone, there’s a strong chance they’ll offer you more work or recommend you elsewhere. So Daniel Mackmain isn’t particularly surprised when his boss’s architect brother asks for his help on a historic house renovation in the Cotswolds. Except Dan’s a dryad’s son, and he soon realises there’s a whole lot more going on... -
Dinosaur Lake III:Infestation by Kathryn Meyer Griffith
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsChief Park Ranger Henry Shore has dealt with and fought real live dinosaurs at his beloved Crater Lake National Park for over six years. With the help of his rangers, a few brave FBI friends and army soldiers he’d been victorious over a prehistoric lake creature and years later some particularly fiendish, and clever, specimens of the flying variety... -
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Fierce as a Tiger Lily by Kendra Moreno
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTo die is no adventure. . .Tiger Lily knows that better than anyone. Death and the Tribes of Neverland have an intimate relationship, if only because their magic feeds the deity. Tiger has always walked in the darkness, and as a Daughter, she calls Death a friend.But Neverland is in trouble and Tiger finds herself in the middle of darkness she knows and a new insanity she doesn't... -
Feral as a Cat by Kendra Moreno
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWeapons don’t weep… Calypso is only trying to make it through life, raising her little brother and taking care of her ailing mom. She doesn’t have time for fairytales or pipe dreams, so when two men show up at her door talking about Wonderland, she sends them on their way... -
Moonstruck by Graeme Reynolds
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe people of High Moor are united in horror at the latest tragedy to befall their small town. As dawn breaks, the town is left to count the cost and mourn its dead, while breathing a collective sigh of relief. John Simpson, the apparent perpetrator of the horrific murders, is in police custody. The nightmare is over... -
Day of the Night Crawlers by Troy Cummings
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsThis series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line called Branches, which is aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina... -
You Can't Come in Here! by P.J. Night, Aly Turner
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsPerfect for tweens who love a good scare, don’t miss this all-new series from Simon Spotlight that combines the fun of sleepovers with the thrill of chilling tales. Readers will get more than goosebumps from these stories that infuse modern middle-school life with a helping of horror... -
Attack of the Shadow Smashers by Troy Cummings
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsMonsters, monsters, everywhere!This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line, Branches. Aimed at 5- to 7-year-olds, this line of books is for children who are just starting to read independently. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina... -
The Red House by Tony Abbott
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCould the road to the afterlife be a two-way street? After diving into Derek's world in books #1 and #2, readers are in for more spooky, sinister adventure in this latest installment.Derek didn't ask for this.It's bad enough that his brother's body is hosting a dead soul. Then there's that whole business of the evil dead waging war... -
Haiganu. Fluviul Șoaptelor by Marian Coman, Mihai Ionașcu
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCând, într-o iarnă năpraznică, Zourazi, copilul prin vinele căruia curge sângele sacru al magilor, fuge din temnița căpcăunului Dekibalos pentru a întâlni un zeu aruncat pe pământ, lumea întreagă prinde a se schimba!Cu ”Fluviul șoaptelor”, Marian Coman îți deschide poarta către un univers straniu, în care unele personaje îți vor aminti, ca prin vis, de poveștile copilăriei, iar altele îți vor... -
Brute-Cake: A Branches Book by Troy Cummings
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA brand-new, monster-filled, action-packed, early chapter book series from the bestselling author-illustrator of The Notebook of Doom!Pick a book. Grow a Reader!This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line, Branches, aimed at newly independent readers... -
City of the Snakes by D.B. Shan
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsNew York Times bestselling novelist Darren Shan presents the final book in his The City series. For ten years Capac Raimi has ruled the City. Created by the first Cardinal to continue his legacy, Capac cannot be killed. Then Capac disappears. His trusted lieutenant, Ford Tasso, suspects the mysterious villacs, ancient and powerful Incan priests... -
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Her Heart Beats for Ancient Beasts by Calvin Demmer
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAncient beings, merciless monsters, unearthly creatures, and other beasts roam these pages.A short story collection... -
A Bouquet of Czech Folktales by Karel Jaromír Erben
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsErben compiled and wrote A Bouquet based on his studies of Slavic folktales and folk songs. First published in 1853, it is dotted with murder and mayhem : graves opening and the dead walking the earth, the animate becoming the inanimate and vice versa, ogres and monsters of lake and wood, human transformations reminiscent of Ovid's Metamorphoses... -
Monster War by Dean Lorey
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsCharlie is in big troubleDangeroos, Mimics, Netherstalkers, and worse are everywhere, and the danger to our world has never been greater. The Named have succeeded in summoning the Queen of Nightmares, a villain so terrible that only one person can stop her--Charlie Benjamin, armed with the Sword of Sacrifice... -
Haunted Castle on Hallows Eve by Mary Pope Osborne
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsThe intrepid Jack and Annie are summoned once again to the fantasy realm of Camelot. There, Merlin the Magician tells them that the Stone of Destiny has been stolen. The answer to its disappearance lies within a haunted castle... -
Fearless by Robin Parrish
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe world changed after that terrible day when the sky burned, and now every heart is gripped by fear Earthquakes, fire, disease, and floods pummel the earth, and its citizens watch in horror. But in the darkness there is hope--an anonymous but powerful hero whom the public dubs "Guardian" emerges from the wreckage... -
MARY: Unleashed by Hillary Monahan
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMary in the mirror.Mary in the glass.Mary in the water.Mary lurks in the emptiness, in the darkness . . . in the reflection. That is, until Jess unleashes her into the world. Now Mary Worth is out and her haunting is deadlier than ever.No one is safe.Shauna, Kitty, and Jess must band together to unearth the truth about Mary's death to put her soul to rest for good... -
Creature by Hunter Shea
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe monsters live inside of Kate Woodson. Chronic pain and a host of autoimmune diseases have robbed her of a normal, happy life. Her husband Andrew’s surprise of their dream Maine lake cottage for the summer is the gift of a lifetime. It’s beautiful, remote, idyllic, a place to heal. But they are not alone... -
Music Box by Anya Allyn
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe final terrifying story of The Dark Carousel series. As the day of Cassie's marriage to the centuries-old spirit, Balthazar, grows chillingly close, she finds a secret way to the high tower. The shadowy inhabitant of the tower has haunted her mind since her first day at the castle. In the tower, Cassie makes a shocking discovery, after which nothing can be the same... -
I Shall Awaken by Kateřina Šardická
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis young adult mystery horror takes us to a remote borderline village in an intentionally unspecified place and time where people still live by their own rules and still believe in old gods. Twelve years ago, four children suddenly disappeared without trace. Now during the winter solstice, three of them returned out of nowhere as adults with no memory of what happened to them... -
Village of the Mermaids by Carlton Mellick III
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMERMAID [mur-meyd] noun -- a rare species of fish evolved to resemble the appearance of a woman in order to attract male human prey. Mermaids are protected by the government under the Endangered Species Act, which means you aren't able to kill them even in self-defense... -
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Marco’s Pendulum by Thom Madley
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen Marco is dumped in Glastonbury to stay with his weird hippy grandparents for the summer, he's sure he's going to hate it. But he soon starts to recognise the magic of the place. With his mysterious new found talent for dowsing, Marco is quickly drawn into the dangerous struggle to protect the ancient mysticism of Glastonbury... -
Lavondyss by Robert Holdstock
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA haunting entry in the World Fantasy Award-winning Mythago CycleIn Mythago Wood, Robert Holdstock gave us an intricate world spun from the stories of Irish and English mythology, a great forest steeped in mystery and legend, whose heart contains secrets that will change all who behold them.Young Tallis is one such seeker. When she was just an infant, she lost her brother Harry to Ryhope Wood... -
Short & Shivery: Thirty Chilling Tales by Robert D. San Souci
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA collection of thirty short and spooky tales from the folklore of Russia, Virginia, Ireland, Canada, and other areas of the world... -
Terror Lake by Edward J. McFadden III
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Inuit people call it Akhlut, and legends tell of a horrific monster, a freak of nature from the depths that appears every six years in search of flesh and blood.Mount Aire is a secluded enclave on the Kenai Peninsula where folks do their best to live quiet lives away from the chaos of civilization... -
The Narrows by Ronald Malfi
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe town of Stillwater has a very unwelcome resident. The town of Stillwater has been dying - the long and painful death of a town ravaged by floods and haunted by the ghosts of all who had lived there. Yet this most recent flood has brought something with it - a creature that nests among the good folks of Stillwater...and feeds off them... -
Return to Exile by E.J. Patten
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEleven years ago, Phineas T. Pimiscule rescued his nephew Sky Weathers in the town of Exile. Since then, Sky studied traps, puzzles, science, and the secret lore of the Hunters of Legend, believing it all a game, while his parent and uncle sacrificed to hide him. On the eve of Sky's twelfth birthday and his family's return to Exile, Phineas disappears... -
The Thirteenth Skull by Rick Yancey
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsAlfred Kropp lost—then found—the legendary sword Excalibur. Then he defeated King Paimon, arguably the nastiest of demons ever to roam the earth. What could possibly be in store for him now? Plenty. Not only is a dangerous new enemy tracking Alfred’s every move, even the people who have sworn to protect him no longer seem trustworthy... -
Dare to Be Scared: Thirteen Stories to Chill and Thrill by Robert D. San Souci
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis illustrated collection by the author of Short and Shivery: Thirty Chilling Tales includes ghost tales, “jump” stories, dark fantasy, and science fiction, all set in contemporary situations that will seem hauntingly familiar to young readers. Several of the stories draw on the rich heritage of legends, folklore, and cultural traditions as they extend into children’s lives today... -
Avilion by Robert Holdstock
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAt the heart of Ryhope Wood, Steven and the mythago Guiwenneth live in the ruins of a Roman villa close to a haunted fortress from the Iron Age, from which Guiwenneth's myth arose. She is comfortable here, almost tied to the place, and Steven has long since abandoned all thought of returning to his own world. They have animals, protection and crops... -
Immortal Remains by Sean Cummings
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe's not a detective and he doesn't give a crap if your spouse is cheating on you. Human and supernatural beings avoid him like the plague because if you get too close he'll gleefully tell you the time and date of your own demise and that's before he punches you in the face... -
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The House on the Borderland and Other Novels by William Hope Hodgson, China Miéville
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom the chilling adventure tale of the sea, 'The Boats of the Glen Carrig', and the power and horror of 'The Ghost Pirates', to the strange and haunting vision of 'The House on the Borderland' and the bizarre and wonderfully imaginative 'The Night Land', the four great novels of William Hope Hodgson are universally recognised as one of the landmarks in the literature of the weird and fantastic... -
Sing Sweet Nightingale by Erica Cameron
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMariella Teagen hasn't spoken a word in four years.She pledged her voice to Orane, the man she loves--someone she only sees in her dreams. Each night, she escapes to Paradise, the world Orane created for her, and she sings for him. Mariella never believed she could stay in Paradise longer than a night, but two weeks before her eighteenth birthday, Orane hints that she may be able to stay forever... -
Historical Lovecraft by Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Andrew G. Dombalagian
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHistorical Lovecraft, a unique anthology blending historical fiction with horror, features 26 tales spanning centuries and continents. This eclectic volume takes the readers through places as varied as Laos, Greenland, Peru, and the Congo, and from antiquity until the 20th century, pushing the envelope of Lovecraftian lore... -
Asleep by Krystal Wade
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"To cure fear, you must use fear." Rose Briar claims no responsibility for the act that led to her imprisonment in an asylum. She wants to escape, until terrifying nightmares make her question her sanity and reach out to her doctor... -
Indian Burial Ground by Nick Medina
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAll Noemi Broussard wanted was a fresh start. With a new boyfriend who actually treats her right and a plan to move from the reservation she grew up on—just like her beloved Uncle Louie before her—things are finally looking up for her. Until the news of her boyfriend’s apparent suicide brings her world crumbling down... -
Salvage and Demolition by Tim Powers
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSalvage And Demolition, the astonishing new 21,000 word novella by Tim Powers, begins when Richard Blanzac, a San Francisco-based rare book dealer, opens a box of consignment items and encounters the unexpected. There, among an assortment of literary rarities, he discovers a manuscript in verse, an Ace Double Novel, and a scattering of very old cigarette butts...
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