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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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  • - Histoire d'halloween pour enfants
     
    £10.49

    Halloween et ses nuits très étranges: 6 amis fantômes vont partir comme la plupart des enfants du monde entier à la recherche de friandises ... ou peut-être jeter des sorts.Ils feront rapidement la rencontre d'une étonnante personne qui va leur raconter une histoire très pertinente. Pertinente OUI, car nous allons en savoir plus sur l'histoire de halloween. Rejoignez nos amis au sein de cette magnifique aventure afin de connaitre un peu plus ce mystérieux personnage ainsi que la fête d'Halloween

  • by Randolph Lad
    £12.49

    Oh what a tangled web we weave, A beauty contest what can go wrong?You haven't met Eva and the lengths she will go to win.Bad, bad, things. The other girls should quit while their not dead.

  • by Ian Caleb Thomas
    £7.99

    After hearing the story of a ghost that lurks in a swamp, a half-mile from their camp, some strange and spooky things begin to happen around camp. The campers are convinced there might be a ghost, but in a different form. The campers and counselors must figure out what's going on.

  • by Teresita Blanco
    £10.49

    In Scary Cat 4, Pipa and her friends explore a Spooky house. There are no supernatural threats. Rather, the air of mystery is what feeds the infantile fears of the characters. At first, Pipa's friends are hyper focused on a so called "Haunted Doll". The doll apparently has the ability to speak. The initial investigations show the doll not doing anything. While investigating the doll, a bug lands close to Pipa's face. This triggers Pipa's bug phobia. So, she naturally runs deeper into the spooky house. The book then becomes a hide and seek game. The readers and Pipa's friends are tasked with finding where Scary Cat is hiding. The book teaches children to use their powers of observation and to think critically. Just because someone tells you that a place is haunted by ghosts, you shouldn't believe them. Just because a doll can talk, one shouldn't imminently think ghosts are involved. Talking dolls are real, and they talk because they have a robotic component that gives them the ability to speak. I hope you find Pipa's next Scary adventure amusing and humorous.

  • - Ideal for Camping and Campfire
    by Llorllo Art
    £7.99

    Looking for a fun and spooky read for your little ones? Look no further than "Spooky Tales for Brave Kids"! This collection of short stories is perfect for children who love a good scare, but also want to learn important lessons about bravery, friendship, and the power of imagination.With tales ranging from haunted toys to eerie forests, your child will be swept away into a world of ghosts, monsters, and other creepy creatures. Each story is carefully crafted to be both entertaining and educational, with themes that resonate with children of all ages.But reading isn't just fun - it's also incredibly beneficial for your child's development. Studies have shown that reading can improve vocabulary, comprehension, and critical thinking skills, as well as boost empathy and emotional intelligence.So why not give your child the gift of spooky storytelling? With "Spooky Tales for Brave Kids", you can bond with your child over thrilling adventures and important life lessons. Don't wait - order your copy today!

  • by Sheldon Higdon
    £10.49

    Being a kid is hard.>With their estranged Aunt Jan as their guardian, twelve-year-old twin brothers, Horace and Edgar Eerie, still cope with the unexpected death of their mother. On the day of their school detention, the boys each face different supernatural events that bring out unexpected abilities in them. In 1692, Salem, in the midst of the witch trials, Hex is absorbing the abilities of other witches so he can enter the present world and rule over the Hidden Ones, Humans, and control all magic-and Mother Nature. But first he must collect the Four Seasons, totems that hold the seeds of each season. And he already has one! With the help of their best friend, Horace and Edgar must travel back to 1692, Salem, and stop Hex. But dark family secrets are revealed and those secrets might destroy the brothers before they have the chance of saving their family, friends, and their future.

  • by Kerry E. B. Black
    £11.99

    Libro Dos de la serie Estaciones de CrecimientoCasey Adams percibe cuando alguien está a punto de morir y, con sus expresiones de dolor, ayuda a su paso más allá del velo.Pero, hay más circunstancias, con nuevas responsabilidades. Aprende que los psicópatas no sólo ayudan a las personas, tiene que compartir a su mejor amiga, Jaimie, y hace nuevas amigas en el Ol' Nor'Eastern College.Mientras su familia maneja la relación complicada con su madre, una misteriosa extraña que se parece mucho a Casey causa travesuras. El tipo de travesura que amenaza con acabar con la carrera universitaria de Casey.Primavera de espíritus es el segundo libro de la serie Estaciones de crecimiento.En el libro uno, Despertar en Equinoccio, Casey y sus amigos formaron parte de una ceremonia de "Despertar" en el campus que cambió a todos los asistentes.

  • by Matteo L Cerilli
    £10.99

    "A YA horror book about a group of teens who must face an evil presence which lurks in a small town"--

  • by Deke Moulton
    £7.99

    A 2024 Sydney Taylor Honor Book! Two vampire brothers must set aside their differences to solve a series of murders in this humorous and delightfully spooky novel for young readers. For fans of Too Bright to See.Adam and Victor are brothers who have the usual fights over the remote, which movie to watch and whether or not it's morally acceptable to eat people. Well, not so much eat . . . just drink a little blood. They're vampires, hiding in plain sight with their eclectic yet loving family.Ten-year-old Adam knows he has a better purpose in his life (well, immortal life) than just drinking blood, but fourteen-year-old Victor wants to accept his own self-image of vampirism. Everything changes when bodies start to appear all over town, and it becomes clear that a vampire hunter may be on the lookout for the family. Can Adam and Victor reconcile their differences and work together to stop the killer before it’s too late?

  • - A Horror Story for Young Readers and the Young at Heart
    by Wade H Garrett
    £9.99

    In every school there are bullies. In every town there are local legends and their scary stories. In the small town of Cokerville, eleven-year-old Tyler and his friends have to deal with both, but they come to realize that the local legend of a haunted Indian burial ground is much more than just imagination.

  • by Natalie Leif
    £13.99

    "An undead teen must find the boy he loves before he loses his mind and body"--

  • by Maren Stoffels
    £8.99

    "Time for a little escape? When Lexi receives an invitation to participate in a brand-new escape room, along with her best friend, Tess, she's thrilled. After a recent tragedy, they could use the distraction. But once inside, they learn that they must compete against each other. What do you do when your best friend suddenly becomes your biggest adversary, and every choice you make puts her in danger?" --

  • - A Holiday Novella
    by Stephen Donald Huff
    £17.49

    Black eyeliner, lashes, lips and hair. Ghostly pale skin. This is Darling Girl Jones, orphan.From time to time, she awakens in her academy dorm room to find an ethereal spirit haunting her bed. Never disturbing, always intriguing, such an event is a certain promise of ghoulish adventure and mortal danger. Most girly-girls might scream. Not Darling Girl. Orphaned young and, so, relegated to the care of starchy Miss Jenkins, head-mistress of her all-girls boarding school, Darling is no stranger to hardship and unquiet spirits.Although today is a special day at her Academy because today is Christmas Eve - and that means all-you-can-eat pancakes. With real maple syrup! Of course, Darling Girl's holidays are never so easy and a ghost with a serious problem is certain to spoil her fun!

  • - A Zombie Apocalypse Thriller
    by Nick Clausen
    £13.49

    From bestselling author of Dead Meat comes a new, fast-paced, unpredictable and brutal zombie series with a fresh take on the genre. "The best zombie series on Amazon. Period." Two teenagers find a frozen corpse in the middle of the woods and decide to bring it back to town. They have no idea they just sparked the zombie apocalypse. In the morgue below the hospital, the dead begin waking up and attacking the living. The infection spreads rapidly, turning the place into a slaughterhouse as those inside fight to survive against the undead. As the situation escalates, authorities are forced to seal off the building in an attempt to contain the spread of the virus. But it may already be too late ... Fans of Mark Tufo, Bobby Adair, Mike Evans and Camille Picott will devour this action-packed zombie series. And if you liked Slow Burn, Dead State or The End of Everything, you'll love Cadaver.Readers are saying: ★★★★★ "super exciting, totally entertaining and innovative zombie series"★★★★★ "you won't be able to stop reading until the last page"★★★★★ "terrifying, nightmare-inducing, impossible to put down"

  • by Gabriel Dylan
    £7.99

    But when all roads lead them to the abandoned Darkraven Farm, will they be able to save the town from the scarecrow's vengeance in time?Packed with chills and thrills, SHIVER POINT is a hair-raising horror series for readers aged 9-12, perfect for fans of GOOSEBUMPS and DREAD WOOD.

  • by Stephany Owen
    £12.99

    Al norte de New York, el Hotel Nightmare es una gran atracción para turistas y curiosos. Un hotel deshabitado desde hacía ciento cincuenta años atrás, ahora es una estancia terrorífica y desolada. Se escuchaban rumores, se decía que el lugar estaba embrujado y muchos testigos vivos aseguraban haber visto cosas extrañas. Según los creyentes lugareños, nadie que se atreviera a entrar salía con vida, según la policía local simplemente era otra antigua residencia abandonada en la que los adolescentes drogados se reunían para tener sexo y que los indigentes utilizaban para pasar la noche. Para Ania Hammond y su grupo de amigos cazadores de fantasmas, el Hotel Nightmare sólo es otra excusa de diversión al estilo aterrador. Cuatro chicos y cuatro chicas viajaron desde Los Ángeles hasta allí en busca de aventura, pero... ¿Cuántos de ellos sobrevivirán?

  • by Michael Egan
    £7.99

    A story of first love that is also a thriller. Leo is running out of time. Are there enough days, hours and minutes left for him to learn how to live, love and catch a killer?

  • by Karin Strassen
    £14.49

    Nicht nur auf Burg Hubertus, wo Huby mit seinen Eltern wohnt, muss das kleine Gespenst für Ordnung sorgen. Auch auf vielen anderen Burgen im Land ist seine Hilfe nötig, auch wenn das manchmal ganz schön gefährlich wird. Und zu allem Überfluss macht auch Tante Charlotta dem tapferen kleinen Huby sein junges Gespensterleben nicht eben einfach ...

  • - Spooky Poems of Skeletal Beasts
    by Crystal Willette
    £10.99

    Step into the eerie world of Rhyming Remains, where skeletal beasts come to life in spine-chilling poetry. This anthology is a collection of hauntingly beautiful poems that take you on a journey through the dark and mysterious world of creatures with bones exposed. From a menacing mouse to a fearsome flamingo, each spooky yet cutesy skeletal animal is brought to life through vivid imagery, dark humor, and lyrical verses. Perfect for both children and adults who love all things spooky and kooky, Rhyming Remains is a must-read for anyone who enjoys a good fright. Whether you're looking for a thrilling read on a dark and stormy night or simply want to indulge in your love for bone-chilling poetry, this anthology is sure to satisfy you. So, take a deep breath and enter the world of Rhyming Remains, where the remains of the dead will keep you company, and the poetry will send shivers down your spine.

  • - An Animatronic Horror Story
    by Dave Villager
    £7.99

    A terrifying theme park horror story!12-year-old Sarah hates going on holiday with her parents and her annoying younger sister Kimberly, and she especially hates that they have to go to Boggo World - a theme park for little kids. But when Sarah and her sister discover an abandoned area of the park full of broken animatronics, they soon learn that Boggo World has some deadly surprises in store!

  • by Adam Cesare
    £7.99

    It's an all-new horror classic about what happens when the truth is the last thing we want to believe, from Bram Stoker Award-winner and master of thrills and chills, horror legend Adam Cesare.After barely making it out of the Kettle Springs cornfields alive, Quinn's first year away at college should be safe and easy. All she wants is to be normal again.But instead, Quinn finds that her past won't leave her alone when she becomes the focus of online conspiracy theories that claim the Kettle Springs Massacre never happened. It's a deranged but relentless fantasy, and there's nothing Quinn can do to get people to hear the truth--not even on her own campus or in her own dorm room.So when a murderous clown attacks Quinn at a frat party while another goes after her father in Kettle Springs at the same time, Quinn realizes that the facts alone are never going to save her. Her only option is to go back into the cornfields, back where the nightmare began, to set the record straight the only way she knows how. Because when the truth gets lost in the lies, that's when people start to die.Clown in a Cornfield was 2020's Bram Stoker Award Winner for Superior Achievement in a Young Adult Novel. Clown in a Cornfield 2: Frendo Lives is perfectly set to attract old and new fans to the series.

  • - A Collection of Creepy Tales
    by Tj Adams
    £9.99

    Step into a world of technology and terror with this collection of eerie short stories. From malevolent AI to vengeful ghosts, each tale will send chills down your spine and leave you questioning the true nature of our technological world. Perfect for fans of horror and sci-fi, this book will keep you up at night and leave you wondering: who's really in control? Perfect for young readers

  • - The School Of Scares
    by Louise Smith
    £6.99

    The Campfire Ghost Hunters return to The Shallow End. This time they are investigating The Ragged School which taught, housed, clothed and fed the poorest children of the town. They encounter countless new ghosts - some of them friendly child spirits and some of them nasty, mean teachers. David, Luke and Eric are in serious danger when the janitor and the highwayman show up. Elsewhere, Violet, Jake and Ebony are tucked up safely but soon find themselves in the same dangerous situation as their three friends. Will they reach safety? Or is this the end of The Campfire Ghost Hunters?

  • by L C Stans
    £6.99

    Five scary stories to entertain you. Starting with the strange day, as told from the point of view of a mom heading to work. After leaving her son alone with her mother she is troubled by the emptiness and lack of people at her job. Traffic is almost nonexistent not to mention the elevator coming down quickly.However, it's in the disturbing call for her scared mother that alarms her that this might not just be a strange day but something completely different. And soon she realizes it when she finds a pool of blood outside the elevator. Now the day has become one scary day.In The man with the hat, Jan finds herself running late one night and taking the late bus is something she soon regrets when three men get on. She's soon realizing there is more than meets the eye of this trio.

  • by Jose Maestre Vilanova
    £7.99

    Nos detenemos a pensar alguna vez que pasa con la mente, cuando esta se va por libre desconectándose de nuestro cuerpo, como por ejemplo tras un accidente y quedamos en estado de coma. Eso mismo le ocurrió a nuestro personaje, quien tras tan espeluznante vivencia al despertar ya nunca volvió a ser el mismo.Samuel salió una tarde a cabalgar por el campo, pero desafortunadamente el caballo perdió pie y sufrieron un accidente al caer los dos por un pequeño desnivel del camino, el animal intentando levantarse le propino una coz en la cabeza dejándole en coma.Lo que en su mente vivió durante aquellos meses, cambio para siempre su vida y la forma que tenía de entender la muerte.

  • by Alexandre Royg Machado
    £11.99

    "FOME DE CONTOS DE TERROR", é um livro de contos de terror para quem tem fome de terror! Uau, muito criativo, parabéns! Para de ser chato, seu estraga prazeres. Isso mais parece um anúncio de cereal. Fica quieto. Quinze contos sórdidos de terror com uma pitada a mais de sabor, ingredientes secretos misturados a cada história. Desejo esses contos para todos vocês que se levantam de noite e procuram por algo na geladeira para petiscar, mas lembrem-se que no escuro por vezes somos nós que viramos a refeição. Hahaha! Agora sim, ficou maravilhoso, estupendo, esplendoroso. Já falei pra ficar calado, como gosta de me criticar. Tenham uma boa refeição... digo, leitura. Um conto adicional na versão impressa! O PALHAÇO E O PÁSSARO (conto inspirado em uma das mortes mais famosas dos quadrinhos)

  • - Seis relatos de terror y fantasmas que te dejarán sin respiración
     
    £11.49

  • - A Post-Apocalyptic Zombie Survival Thriller (The Orphans Series Book 11)
    by Mike Evans
    £11.49

    The road for the Orphans Brigade has been long and dangerous. Bonds have been made forcing some to look past their differences to fight for the greater good. As always the Turned have been relentless and not everyone has been as fortunate as those who have been able to survive thus far. Now is the time and chance for them to see another day one that holds hope and a future. The question will be, who will see that day?

  • - A spine-tingling horror short story book for teens and grownups.
    by Oshioke Anavbs
    £8.99

    "Horror Short Stories" is a collection of 39 short horror stories. This horror anthology has scenarios depicting strange happenings and unusual phenomena, with the border between reality and a nightmare becoming increasingly blurred. Each story in the anthology dives into the macabre and dark corners of the human psyche, as well as the horrors lurking just beyond the shadows that will have readers on the edge of their seats. "Horror Short Stories" is a must-read for horror fans looking for a good scare, with beautifully crafted prose and a chilling atmosphere that will haunt readers long after the final page is turned.

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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