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In this section you will find over 3.861 exciting and thrilling books about Horror. At Tales we have all types of good Horror books for each individual to enjoy, whether you want some of the classics, new or children’s horror books. We all need a little scare in our lives, to learn how to deal with the real world and acknowledge the fact that it is indeed okay to be scared. Scary stories also teach kids that Monsters are terrifying, but at the same time they’ll have an understanding of scary situations, and learn how to cope with them. Take a chance and let the mystery begin here.
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  • by P. E. Waring
    £17.99

    In this second story in The Adventures of Elodie and Guber the Ghost series, Guber flies Elodie to the North Pole to play with polar bears. These Polar Bears are extraordinary polar bears that have special talents they want to show the world.

  • by P. E. Waring
    £16.99

    Whoosh, whoosh! Who is that skating on Elodie's pond? Read along to join the magic in this first book of The Adventures of Elodie and Guber the Ghost series. Elodie Meets Guber the Ghost introduces 8 year old Elodie who lives in an idyllic rural setting with her parents and two brothers. One night she befriends a Ghost named Guber igniting a series of adventures that include a recurring cast of engaging and humorous characters. Laugh and float along with these two unexpected and inspiring friends as they go on their first wintry adventure together.

  • by Jeni Conrad
    £12.49

    In a town with vampires, werewolves, witches, and necromancers, Hanna falls in love with the ghost.As a Seer, everybody seems to want something from Hanna, especially dead people. She tries to ignore their overwhelming pleas for help and live a normal life, but when she starts high school she can't avoid the ghost haunting her history class. He lectures so loudly, he makes focus impossible and passing the class even more difficult.Then she meets Brandon, a charming skater kid from the 90s who only seems to want companionship. The difference is refreshing, but she wonders what he's hiding about his past.Despite her best efforts, the unusual behavior while trying to ignore the spectral distractions doesn't go unnoticed, attracting the attention of two good-looking boys from school. They start asking odd questions and seem to know more than "normal" people should, causing Hanna to wonder if maybe she's not as weird as she thought, and if ghosts aren't the only supernatural beings who want her help.

  • by Briana Roach
    £16.49

    We all know what human children do when it's a dark and stormy night. But what do young monsters do when the lights go off, the door shuts, and the dark and scary things creep out? They have a party!Bring home a book that demystifies the dark, and shows a child's imagination in the best of ways!

  • by Effie Rose
    £12.99

    Toolbelt-wearing DIY girl with a cursed boyfriend. She can fix this.

  • by V. M. Nelson
    £19.99 - 23.49

  • by Alex Crespo
    £9.49

    Cemetery Boys meets The Haunting of Bly Manor in this spellbinding queer paranormal romance!"A slow, ominous creep of a book." —New York Times bestselling author Aiden Thomas, Cemetery Boys and The Sunbearer TrialsFor Jaime, returning to Saint Juniper means returning to a past he’s spent eight years trying to forget. But every gossip in town already knows his business, so he seeks out solitude into the nearby woods—Saint Juniper’s Folly—and does not return.For Theo, Saint Juniper means being stuck. His senior year is going to be like all the rest, dull and claustrophobic. That is until he wanders into the Folly and stumbles on a haunted house with an acerbic yet handsome boy trapped—as in physically trapped—inside.For Taylor, Saint Juniper is a mystery. She struggles to practice the magic her dad banned from the house after her mom, an accomplished witch, suddenly died. Then a wide-eyed teenager barges into her life, rambling about a haunted house and a trapped boy. He needs a witch.The Folly and its ghosts will draw these three teenagers together. But can they each face their demons to forge a bond strong enough to escape the Folly's shadows?Alex Crespo’s queer haunted house mystery is equal parts spine-tingling thrills, a celebration of found family, and must-read for paranormal romance fans.

  • by Shelley Wilson
    £14.49 - 19.99

  • by Amanda Linsmeier
    £13.49

  • by Tevin Hansen
    £10.49 - 17.49

    Halloween hi-jinks!Instead of going trick-or-treating this year, Trix, Darren, and Darby are headed to the local children's hospital to help out. The Boggartys are putting on a Halloween theater show for the kids! A hilarious new re-telling of the classic "Legend of Sleepy Hollow," with Mr. Boggarty starring as the strange and terrifying...Headless Ballerina.All the young patients, grownups, doctors and nurses enjoy the funny spoof...until a strange green mist covers the stage and the elderly actors mysteriously disappear. After the nurses have evacuated the room...Trix, Darren, Darby-and their new friends Laurel and Jonesy-are accidentally left behind.Shadows appears! Creatures growl and hiss! Glowing heads fill the rooms! And Darby's greatest fear-the mythical Australian bunyip-suddenly shows up to ruin their night.Will Trix and her friends make it out of the haunted hospital? Or will the Boy Named Hoo take them away to the 27th dimension?Get ready for a thrilling (and haunted) Halloween mystery!The spooky adventure starts here - order now!A perfect fit for fans of: Dan Gutman, Roald Dahl, Magic Tree House, Zoey and Sassafras, Legend of the Star Runner, Isadora Moon, Harriet the Spy, Nate the Great, Case Closed, A to Z Mysteries, Dory Fantasmagory, The Princess in Black, Dragon Masters, or Junkyard Adventures book series.

  • by John Sazaklis
    £6.49

    Some siblings are best friends. These sisters are not. They prefer to fight with each other instead of playing together. When one sister creates a spooky snowman spell, the other sister is left with a frosty night of terror! Will this scary situation bring the sisters together or pull them apart even more?With short chapters, easy-to-read text and enhanced back matter, this Boo Book delivers just-right frights (without the sleepless nights) for the earliest readers.

  • by Eve Wersocki Morris
    £7.99

    Never go into the forest at night Only trust a map written by your own handAnd, above all, do not show the trees your fear ...A mysterious letter containing ominous hints and strange silver charms of a howling wolf and a malevolent fairy leads Tig and Elsa deep into Grimhart Hollow, an enchanted ancient forest of powerful secrets and creatures unknown. They must stray far from the forest path to uncover the mystery of their grandfather's disappearance, seek out the First Creature and outwit those who wish them harm. But bad power will never be good, even in good hands. Can Tig resist the lure of the ice wolf or will his newfound courage become his destruction?

  • by Stephanie Faris
    £6.99

    Gabby travels to a haunted bookstore with the ghost crew. She loves being around books. Other than science, reading is one of her favourite things. But when Gabby sneaks out to debunk one of the mysteries on her own, Dad isn¿t happy. And as Gabby finds herself accepting that one of the hauntings might just be real, she wonders if she¿s a full skeptic after all.

  • by Stephanie Faris
    £6.99

    When Dad¿s podcast crew stops at a haunted inn, Gabby is eager to investigate. People claim to hear voices, and a young ghost supposedly moves toys and plays with guests. Gabby sets out to debunk the haunting. When her observations are ignored, she becomes determined to prove herself. And although science can explain one noise, it can''t quite explain another...

  • by Nel Yomtov
    £7.99

    Mirror, mirror on the wall, who's the scariest spirit of them all? Bloody Mary, the gruesome ghost who haunts those who dare to play a ghoulish game. It is said that repeating her name in front of a looking glass will bring this blood-soaked spectre to your bathroom mirror! Who could Bloody Mary be? And what happens when she is called forth from the great beyond? Young readers will find out in this easy-to-read ghostly graphic novel that will send shivers down their spines!

  • by Terry Deary
    £6.99

    Discover all the foul facts about fifty gruesome great houses in this brand new Horrible Histories book. From Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh to Buckingham Palace in London, HORRIBLE HISTORIES: GRUESOME GREAT HOUSES covers the history of Britain and Ireland from the time of the savage Stone Age right up until the present day. Full of dark mysteries, gruesome ghost stories and terrible tales of betrayal and revenge, it's a seriously horrible read with all the gore and more.

  • by Tee Ayer
    £15.99

    Bryn Halbrook had always seen the glow on the people around her. And she knows all too well what psychiatrists do to people who claim impossible powers. She's always stayed below the radar, but when she discovers the meaning of the beautiful auras, she's not sure why she was cursed with the ability to see the soon-to-be-dead and be unable to do anything about it.But Bryn is on the brink of the unbelievable truth - she is a creature from myth. Valkyrie - a warrior maiden of the God Odin. And a Collector of Souls. But Bryn lucks out when the Trickster god Loki sets his sights on her. Can Bryn hold her own against the charmingly manipulative god long enough to discover what he's really planning?

  • by Viktor A. King
    £16.49

    En las páginas de 'Melodías Malditas', se despliega un intrigante y terrorífico tapiz de historias entrelazadas que te sumergirá en un mundo donde la oscuridad y el misterio convergen. En el corazón de esta novela de horror se encuentran una serie de chicas, aparentemente sin relación alguna, cada una única en su individualidad y experiencia. Sus vidas se cruzan de manera inesperada, llevándolas a un destino aterrador y compartido.Henry, un médico inglés con una mente corrompida y un título de nobleza mancillado, se convierte en el perturbador hilo conductor que une sus destinos. Su presencia es una sombra ominosa que se cierne sobre estas mujeres, y su influencia retorcida se extiende como una plaga.A medida que avanzas en esta oscura narrativa, serás testigo de cómo cada una de estas mujeres es arrastrada inexorablemente hacia el mundo siniestro de Henry. Sus caminos se entrecruzan, sus destinos se mezclan, y sus almas se ven atrapadas en una telaraña de secretos y perversión. El lector se verá inmerso en un abismo de terror psicológico y sobrenatural donde las melodías malévolas que dan nombre a la obra resuenan en cada página, como susurros inquietantes en la noche.Viktor A. King, maestro del horror, teje con maestría una narrativa donde la locura y el horror se entrelazan de maneras perturbadoras. Prepárate para adentrarte en un mundo donde los límites entre lo real y lo sobrenatural se difuminan, y donde las consecuencias de los encuentros con Henry, un lord de mente corrompida, son más terribles de lo que nadie podría imaginar. ¿Estás dispuesto a enfrentar tus peores pesadillas mientras exploras los oscuros misterios de 'Melodías Malditas'?VIKTOR A. KINGOriginario de la vibrante ciudad de Nueva York, este talentoso escritor ha cautivado a lectores de todo el mundo con su maestría en el género del horror.Con ocho intrigantes publicaciones en su haber, Viktor A. King ha demostrado ser un autor prolífico y versátil. Lo que hace que su obra sea aún más impresionante es su alcance multilingüe. No solo ha dejado una huella imborrable en la literatura en inglés, sino que también ha conquistado audiencias internacionales, siendo traducido a varios idiomas, incluyendo el japonés.Sus obras son un testimonio de su capacidad para sumergir a los lectores en mundos oscuros y llenos de suspenso, donde lo paranormal y lo terrorífico se entrelazan de manera magistral. Con una prosa cautivadora y giros inesperados, Viktor A. King es conocido por mantener a sus lectores al borde de sus asientos, ansiosos por descubrir qué horrores acechan en las sombras de sus historias.Desde las calles de Nueva York hasta los rincones más remotos del mundo, las palabras de Viktor A. King han llevado el terror a lugares inesperados. Su habilidad para tejer narrativas llenas de atmósfera y horror psicológico le ha ganado una base de seguidores leales en todo el globo.En resumen, Viktor A. King es un autor que no solo ha conquistado la escena literaria de Nueva York, sino que también ha trascendido fronteras y barreras lingüísticas para deleitar a lectores de diferentes culturas con su escalofriante genialidad. Si aún no has explorado su mundo de pesadillas, te invitamos a sumergirte en sus obras y descubrir por qué es considerado un maestro del terror en la literatura contemporánea.PublicationsLiquid BalanceVeil Of Shadows serialized novelStay WokeTacit ResonancesBlack Red White BloodRitmo AcuaticoLos fantasmas Hab

  • by Melissa Peters
    £11.49

    Ghosts aren't real... except, maybe they are. Lanie Gilbert, aka Riley Miller, is living a lie. She is the lie. She's adrift, run away from home and losing her mind. Or so she thinks. Living out of her car, with winter looming, her time in Salvation Hills is almost up. But then she meets them. Ghost hunters-Mason, Bethy, and Conrad. They draw her into their strange world where floorboards creak and spirits threaten her life. And then there's Nat, their psychic friend who sees something in her, besides the truth. Will a dark night in a haunted house be just what Lanie needs? Or will it be her undoing? House on Highland Road is a YA cozy horror novel filled with bumps in the night, apparitions, and found family. This series will appeal to all ages, including fans of the paranormal and shows like Ghost Whisperer.

  • by Alan Wray
    £11.49

    Tommy Riley is your average 6th grader, but not for long. He's thrust into a darkness that his small town of Pittsboro has never seen the likes of before. He hears frightening whispers, his sister is missing, his parents are acting strangely, and the new shop owner in town gives him the creeps! Searching for answers, Tommy and his friends must determine what is real and who to trust, and what they find will chill them to the bone. Tommy must find the courage to escape this nightmare and the shadows that lurk within . . .

  • by Arianna Courson
    £21.99

  • by Whitlock
    £12.99

    Meet Dr. Moe Lars, a struggling young dentist with dreams as vast as the night sky, confined to a dilapidated warehouse as a last-ditch effort by his devoted Auntie Mae Lars. His unconventional journey from the bottom of his class to the heart of dental darkness, will keep you hooked from the first sentence.But that's not all - enter Dr. Pierce Able, whose penchant for compulsive internet gambling has left him shackled by bad credit. He's trading smiles for secrets, offering free dental care to the city's most vulnerable. The tension rises, his deeds threaten to unravel not only his career, but the very fabric of his morality.As the sun sets and the ordinary world retreats, a sinister shift occurs. Dr. Drek Vam Dent, an enigmatic and chilling figure, takes over the after-hours dental duties. His arrival sets off a chain reaction of events that lure both virtuous and malevolent vampires seeking his peculiar services. The result? A dental clinic quite unlike any other, bustling with fanged patients and unconventional procedures that will make your skin crawl, and your heart race, all while humorously keeping you engaged.Embark on a thrilling underworld of dentistry unlike any other! "Vampire Dentist," invites you to sink your teeth into a riveting tale where the lines between day and night, dental chairs and vampire lairs, blur into a mesmerizing blend of horror, and humour. Are you ready to take a bite out of this unique and enthralling adventure? Your appointment with destiny - and the dentist - awaits.

  • by Derek Moreland
    £11.99 - 18.49

  • by Becky Grant
    £20.49

    This fun family read-aloud is the perfect way to begin your Halloween celebrations.This is the night the monsters moan, the zombies, creep, and the goblins groan. This is Halloween.Meet a cast of spooky creatures and find out who scares who in this beautifully illustrated picture book featuring a brand-new Halloween song. Original sheet music included.six kids - books by Think Positive PublishingVisit us at: www.thinkpositivepublishing.com

  • by Elizabeth Massie
    £10.49

    Anne and Julie, on a school field trip to the National Aquarium in Baltimore, are having fun looking at the aquatic creatures and talking about other students. But suddenly, in one darkened deep sea room, Anne vanishes and a strange girl in ragged clothes appears in her place. Anne has switched places in time with a runaway slave named Millie. Now in the year 1849, Anne is captured by a cruel slave catcher and held as a thief on his sailing ship. Scared but determined, Julie must figure out how to rescue Anne. But if she does, will it mean sending Millie back in time to the slave catcher?Each Ameri-Scares novel is based on or inspired by an actual historical event, folktale, or legend specific to the state in which the story is set.

  • by Todd Kirby
    £10.49

    A blackout. A bloodthirsty beast. The Bronx.This is not how Tom pictured his 17th birthday...His plan was far more bleak.When Manhattanite Tom Walton wakes up from a suicide attempt, he finds himself in a Bronx hospital being attacked by an ancient, savage creature that thrives in the darkness of a summer blackout. Tom, the son of a rich and racist New York politician, teams up with his fellow patients - a diverse group of Bronx natives - in an attempt to fight back. As Tom falls helplessly in love with Kiki, a badass teenage patient, he gains a deeper understanding of the source of his pain and reconsiders his stance on life. But when Tom's true identity is revealed to the crew, he must work to unify the group and escape the hospital... or be eaten alive.***NO POWER is the electrifying first book of BRONXLAND, a YA social horror anthology series that examines modern society's ongoing fight against evil, set in one of the toughest places on earth:The Bronx, New York.Perfect for fans of FEAR STREET who are looking for a little more fear - and a lot more street.

  • by Michelle Madow
    £12.49

The Horror Genre
Horror is a cultural genre that is meant to scare, shock and repulse its audience. An important thing to remember about this type of genre is that it elicits a dreadful sense in the reader through frightening and terrifying themes, situations and descriptive images. When we read a horror book, everything is important, such as the storyline, characters and the whole atmosphere. It is meant to provoke and shock the reader with its exploration of the unknown. The depreciating value that horror has, will help us understand why something is indeed scary. Look at it this way, once you see the monster come into the light, and you see it for what it truly is, it will help you to be less afraid. This genre also has several sub-genres, some of them consist of; Gothic, Science fiction, Survival, Occult, Dark fantasy, Paranormal, etc. Each has its own distinct characteristics. 

Classic Horror books
If we think about some of the popular classic horror books, the first author that will pop up is most likely the gothic writer Edgar Allan Poe. The gothic novel is a subgenre under horror that specifically has a focus on death, originated in the 18th century and is mastered by him. In the 19th and 20th century the horror writers focused on something completely different, such as tales involving occult ideas, and the popular books Frankenstein by Mary Shelley and Dracula by Bram Stoker came into the picture and still kept their relevance today. Frankenstein is a classic story about a scientist who accidentally creates a monster when his experiment goes horribly wrong. And Dracula is a gothic novel about a vampyre who has a desire to spread the undead curse to as many mortal humans as possible. These two popular stories are well known worldwide and they will never lose their relevance, no matter how old they get. That is the magic of being a classic.  

New Horror books
As for the newer horror books, 2019-2021 had been some epic years for horror fiction. It is an ever-evolving genre and so many new voices blossomed. Most of the popular horror stories today involve crime writing, especially serial killers, slashers, and the ghost of the past. Something about newly written gothic stories that take place in the Victorian-era is so thrilling to read about, here we find books like the Stalking Jack the Ripper series by Kerri Maniscalo. The author incorporates themes of equality and social justice which takes the mystery of the infamous murderer to a whole new level. The main character Audrey Rose, eschews polite society for the very scandalous pastime of learning burgeoning science of forensic medicine. While she spends her time being captivated by science, there’s a serial killer on the loose. There’s nothing more thrilling and entertaining than reading about an inspiring heroine who solves mystery crimes. 
Children’s horror books are also important to address. Here we find Nightmares by Jason Segel and Kirsten Miller, where the younger audience can explore dark territory but at the same time be comforted. It is a book that’ll reassure you how to overcome the power of fear. The main character Charlie’s and his friends’ adventure in the Netherworld is harrowing, because they’re in constant danger, but together they try to face their fears and conquer their nightmares. 

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