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Darkness Creeping: Twenty Twisted Tales

by Neal Shusterman

Imagine being trapped forever in someone else’s nightmare, with no means of escape. Or caught on one of the most terrifying roller coasters of all time, when suddenly the tracks ahead just disappear. Enter the world of Darkness Creeping, where hollow-eyed skulls arrive in the mail and nothing is as it seems. Boston Globe–Horn Book Award winner and beloved author Neal Shusterman walks on the dark side with... (more)

The Killing Gift

by Bari Wood

Lying with Strangers

by James Grippando

Peyton Shields had known from the time she was a child that she wanted to be a doctor. Now, she's in her first year or residency at a major Boston children's hospital. She's made it to the top through relentless drive, stellar academic credentials, and a mountain of debt to Harvard Medical School. She's working impossibly long hours but she has the life she wants, and that includes being happily married to an... (more)

Gerald's Game

by Stephen King

Stephen King cranks up the suspense in a different kind of bedtime story. A game of seduction between a husband and wife goes horribly awry when the husband suddenly dies. But the wife's nightmare has just begun.

The Right Hand of Evil

by John Saul

When the Conways move into their ancestral home in Louisiana after the death of an estranged aunt, it is with the promise of a new beginning. But the house has a life of its own. Abandoned for the last forty years, surrounded by thick trees and a stifling sense of melancholy, the sprawling Victorian house seems to swallow up the sunlight. Deep within the cold cellar and etched into the very walls is a long, dark... (more)

The Exorcist

by Bob McCabe

When Exorcist was released, it caused an international sensation. Its explicit story of a child possessed created shock waves that continued for a quarter of a century. Published to coincide with the twenty-fifth anniversary of its release, this book explores the shocking truths and myths that surround the film. B/w photos.

Gone

by Kit Craig

Michael and his siblings try to convince themselves that their missing mother will return, but as the day comes to an end, they begin to suspect that she has met with foul play. Reprint. PW. AB.

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