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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 John Paulits
    £13.49

    When Greg Logan takes his girlfriend Karen on a late-night walk through Northwood Cemetery, Karen is spooked by the silence, the darkness, and something she sees but can't explain. When, soon after, they meet with two other teenagers in the cemetery, stranger things begin to happen. Who are these two new people? Why do they spend so much time in the cemetery? Why do both of them claim to be searching for someone? And how does an elderly man from the neighborhood who frequently visits the cemetery fit into the mysterious happenings? Greg and Karen can't rest until they figure out the meaning of the strange goings-on in the Northwood Cemetery.

  • by Michael (Author) Dahl
    £6.99

    A bored student sits in the library, scribbling in an old book. Then his pen suddenly fills the margins with a menacing monster. Tentacles reach out and pull the boy into the pages! But the powerful Librarian has already been drawn into the paper. Is there another special champion who can set both the boy and hero free? Uncover hidden dangers and dark mysteries with Secrets of the Library of Doom, a page-turning chapter book series from bestselling author Michael Dahl.

  • by Michael (Author) Dahl
    £6.99

    A strange woman is handing out free metal bookmarks. A girl takes one. Ouch! She pricks her finger and a dot of blood drips out. The woman smiles with sharp teeth at the sight. The girl will soon become an unwilling member of her ghoulish book club . . . unless the mighty Librarian can come to the rescue! Uncover hidden dangers and dark mysteries with Secrets of the Library of Doom, a page-turning chapter book series from bestselling author Michael Dahl.

  • by Gretchen McNeil
    £9.99

    "Seventeen-year-old film noir fan Neve Lanier is a girl who just wants to be seen, but doesn't really fit in anywhere. When Neve is betrayed by her best friend, Yasmin, at the end of the school year, she heads off to a girl's empowerment camp feeling like no one will ever love her again. So when she grabs the attention of the beautiful, charismatic Diane, she falls right under her spell, and may accidentally promise to murder Diane's predatory step-brother, Javier, in exchange for Diane murdering Yasmin. But that was just a joke...right? Wrong. When Yasmin turns up dead, Diane comes calling, attempting to blackmail Neve into murdering Javier. Stalling for time, Neve pretends to go along with Diane's plan until she can find a way out that doesn't involve homicide. But as she gets to know Javier - and falls for him - she realizes that everything Diane told her is a lie. Even worse, she discovers that Yasmin probably wasn't Diane's first victim. And unless Neve can stop her, she won't be the last."--

  • by Suzanne Young
    £11.49

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    by Kyra Leigh
    £8.99

    When their mother suddenly dies, sisters Charlotte and Maddi begin to suspect that their father and his new girlfriend played a part in her death, and they spiral into paranoia with horrifying consequences.

  • by James J Crofoot
    £13.99

  • by Jamie Thornton
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  • by Marco Kwan Ching Chu
    £10.49

  • by Anmol Agarwal
    £10.49

  • by Vedant Garg
    £10.49

  • by Matt Beighton
    £11.49

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    by Darren Charlton
    £7.99

  • by Shawn Pryor
    £6.99

    Criminal Cynthia Cyber finds the most sinister video game monster and pulls him out of the digital world into reality! As the Terror Beast tears down buildings all over the city and creates nightmares for the citizens, the Gamer must use new strategy to beat his fears and stop Cynthia's latest threat!

  • by Shawn Pryor
    £6.99

    Evil Cynthia Cyber is robbing banks with her latest creation, a villain named Currency. The stolen money will go toward building a machine that can capture people in a simulation program. There she could control every victim's life. It''s up to the Gamer to stop Cynthia Cyber from taking over the world!

  • by Kenneth Oppel
    £7.99

  • by Lucy Strange
    £7.99

  • by Jupiter Phaeton
    £13.49

  • by Jupiter Phaeton
    £13.49

  • by A. P. Beswick
    £10.49

  • by Ryder Smith
    £11.49

    Baby Ryder is very indecisive. She's not sure what she wants to be for her favorite holiday, Halloween. However, she is sure she wants to be unique. With enchanting rhyming text and vivid illustrations, this fun story will make any child happy to celebrate Halloween.

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  • by Stephan F. Rogers
    £18.99

    There's a rumor floating around that we read the Mayan calendar wrong. That the end of the world is really going to happen on October 13, 2023, which agrees with the properly translated Cairo calendar. It's not a rumor. When Ash is unwittingly drawn into events leading up to the fulfillment of an ancient prophecy, he wants to do his best to help, but his best might not be good enough. The problem with having an identity crisis is: One minute, you're playing at hero. The next, you're regaining consciousness, covered in blood; with dead bodies strewn all over the place, wondering what just happened. The problem with having the fate of the entire world hanging in the balance is that the only way to know you've won is if everything is still in one piece at the end of the countdown. Will Ash make it in time to prevent the end of everything? What if he fails?

  • by M. Di Turi
    £7.99

  • by Elizabeth Massie
    £10.49

  • by Rachel Defriez
    £10.99

    The Zoser Virus has gone global. It's not the first time mindless monsters have invaded France, set up defense positions, and devoured the inhabitants. Evelyn Cross washes up alone on the Marseille coast. What she finds there is not exactly a dream vacation on the French Riviera. To make her way back to Amber, she'll have to resist the dystopian New Order that the greys have raised up from the ashes of the apocalypse and maybe, just maybe, somewhere in the rubble, she'll find love again. Don't miss the chilling finale of Rachel DeFriez's award winning Walking Grey series. Book 3: Grey Daze.

  • by G. Bailey
    £15.99

    I'm Anastasia Noble, and after becoming a familiar, I thought I'd found my home. I was wrong. The famous Familiar Empire is full of secrets but none as deadly as my own past that is slowly creeping up on me.Alexander, Liam and Mason made a vow that means they cannot help me now.No matter what they promised. But can my angel in the shadows guide my way? Welcome to the world of the Familiars...where no one has seen the worst yet to come. 18+ RH Romance

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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