Horror Selections

WOLF RIDER, by Avi
Andy answered the phone, a voice said, "I just killed someone.  I just killed Nina." Using a few clues and a lot of inspiration, he tracks down Nina, who is still among the living, and the would-be-murderer. Unfortunately, the murderer does the same  to find Andy.­

PAINTED DEVIL by Michael Bedard
A visit from her Aunt Emily invokes a foreboding sense of evil in Alice. What is the evil connection between the library’s collection of old puppets and a sinister magic show from twenty-eight years in the past?

QUEEN OF THE COLD-BLOODED TALES, by Roberta Simpson
A short story collection of twenty-two eerie tales that are perfect for reading aloud.

THE GATHERING by Isobelle Carmody
All is not right in the new town to which fifteen-year-old Nathaniel has just  moved. He is somehow "selected" to fight the cycle of darkness and discover the sinister secret that plagues the area.

A NIGHT IN MOONBEAM COUNTY by Alexander Cramer
In this collection of short stories, two teenage boys who are out riding the rails encounter a group of hoboes who relate a series of supernatural and mysterious ghost stories.

LOOK FOR ME BY MOONLIGHT by Mary Downing Hahn.
While staying with her dad and stepfamily in rural Maine, Cynda discovers that the inn her father runs is haunted. She becomes enraptured with a charming and mysterious guest who suddenly appears, harboring a deep, dark and sinister secret.

BLOOD PRICE, BLOOD TRAIL, BLOOD LINES and BLOOD PACT by Tanya Huff
A series of four books that feature Vicki Nelson, Toronto cop-turned-private-eye and her adventures with Henry Fitzroy, vampire detective. Minor "characters" such as demons, werewolves, mummies, and zombies make an appearance in these dark tales of fantasy.

GAME OVER  by Joseph Locke.
Joe is thrilled when Hades, a new video arcade, opens in the center of town. The fun quickly turns to horror When the figures in the violent games begin to take on the familiar faces and characteristics of people he knows at school, and students start to die.

YOUNG OXFORD BOOK OF GHOST STORIES, edited by Dennis Pepper
A collection of stories about ghosts of all varieties: ghostly children, teachers, pilots, dogs, and much more.

OCTOBER MOON by Michael Scott
Owning a horse farm in Ireland had always been a dream for Rachel's father, but when Mr. Stone bought 400-year old Seasontown House, the dreams turn to nightmares. A series of "accidents" are in reality a plan by the evil Clan of Natalis to transfer an ancient curse to the entire Stone Family.

HALLOWEEN PARTY by Wendy Corsi Staub
Someone is trying to kill seventeen-year-old Samantha on her eighteen birthday, which coincidentally happens to fall on Halloween.

WHO'S THERE? by Stephanie Tolan
After their parents' sudden death, fourteen-year-old Drew and her mute younger brother Evan move to Rose Hill to live with  their father's estranged relatives. There they discover a house that is haunted by ghosts and a deadly family secret.

COMPANIONS OF THE NIGHT by Vivian Vande Velde
Sixteen-year-old Kerry sets out late one night to find her little brother’s teddy bear that was left behind in a Brockport, New York, laundromat. To her horror, she stumbles onto the violence of a lone man being beaten for the crimes he has committed as a vampire.

IN CAMERA AND OTHER STORIES by Robert Westall
Five tales of psychological suspense and the supernatural that provide ample evidence of careful character study and craftsmanship. Features such characters as a satanic baby and a man who may have turned himself into a cat.

HE CAME FROM THE SHADOWS by Chris Westwood
The people of the depressed English mining, town of Eastfield are struggling to pay their bills when a stranger arrives in town who can fulfill their deepest desires and dreams. Threatened teenager Jules and his friends, who don’t trust the shadow man, learn the terrifying price that must be paid for all of his kindnesses.