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Desperation

by Stephen King

This is knock-out classic horror about the loneliest town off Nevada's Interstate 50-and the scariest.

They were just kids when they stumbled upon the hidden horror of their hometown. Now, as adults, none of them can withstand the force that has drawn them all back to Derry, Maine, to face the nightmare without end, and the evil without a name.

From a Buick 8

by Stephen King

WANT TO GO FOR A RIDE...? In a secret shed behind the barracks of the Pennsylvania State Police, Troop D, there's a cherry Buick Roadmaster no one has touched in years -- because there's more power under the hood than anyone can handle....

Misery

by Stephen King

A writer is held hostage by his number-one fan in the novel that "demand<s> that we take King seriously as a writer with a deeply felt understanding of human psychology" ( Publishers Weekly ). His deeply felt understanding of what terrifies us doesn't hurt either.

Pet Sematary

by Stephen King

"Sometimes dead is better...." When the Creeds move into a beautiful old house in rural Maine, it all seems too good to be true: physician father, beautiful wife, charming little daughter, adorable infant son -- and now an idyllic home. As a family, they've got it all...right down to the friendly cat. But the nearby woods hide a blood-chilling truth -- more terrifying than death itself...and hideously more... (more)

Hell to Pay

by Shaun Hutson

A boy's body is discovered on the shores of Kingsfield reservoir. Like the killer's previous two victims, there's no sign of violence, no fingerprints, nothing but two small puncture marks where the overdose of heroin was injected. Whoever is carrying out the attacks is careful, methodical and clever. Detective Inspector Alan Fielding is frantic to find the killer before another child is taken ...In a run down... (more)

Frankenstein

by Mary Shelley

ENDURING LITERATURE ILLUMINATED BY PRACTICAL SCHOLARSHIP A timeless, terrifying tale of one man's obsession to create life -- and the monster that became his legacy. EACH ENRICHED CLASSIC EDITION INCLUDES: • A concise introduction that gives readers important background information • A chronology of the author's life and work • A timeline of significant events that provides the book's... (more)

Prophecy of the Sisters: Book 1

Prophecy of the Sisters

by Michelle Zink

An ancient prophecy divides two sisters- One good... One evil... Who will prevail? Twin sisters Lia and Alice Milthorpe have just become orphans. They have also become enemies. As they discover their roles in a prophecy that has turned generations of sisters against each other, the girls find themselves entangled in a mystery that involves a tattoo-like mark, their parents' deaths, a boy, a book,... (more)

Martin Mystery #5: The Revenge of Ra July 1999

Martin Mystery #5: The Revenge of Ra July 1999

by Alfredo Castelli

The Vampire DiariesL.J. Smith

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Desperation

by Stephen King

It

by Stephen King

From a Buick 8

by Stephen King

Misery

by Stephen King

Pet Sematary

by Stephen King

Hell to Pay

by Shaun Hutson

Frankenstein

by Mary Shelley

Prophecy of the Sisters

by Michelle Zink

Martin Mystery #5: The Revenge of Ra July 1999

by Alfredo Castelli

The Vampire Diaries

by L.J. Smith