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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 Brigitte Henry Cooper
    £12.99

    Abby and Theo have the coolest family. Rather than gather at barbeques or plan beach vacations, the Winstons investigate the spooky stories and unsolved mysteries of their town, Murky Creek. Grandpa Winston started the tradition, and now he's passing it on to Abby and Theo! When odd goings-on and suspicious happenings plague the citizens of Murky Creek, it's up to the two kids to dig up clues and crack the case before things get any creepier.

  • by Brigitte Henry Cooper
    £12.99

    Abby and Theo have the coolest family. Rather than gather at barbeques or plan beach vacations, the Winstons investigate the spooky stories and unsolved mysteries of their town, Murky Creek. Grandpa Winston started the tradition, and now he's passing it on to Abby and Theo! When odd goings-on and suspicious happenings plague the citizens of Murky Creek, it's up to the two kids to dig up clues and crack the case before things get any creepier.

  • by Brigitte Henry Cooper
    £12.99

    Abby and Theo have the coolest family. Rather than gather at barbeques or plan beach vacations, the Winstons investigate the spooky stories and unsolved mysteries of their town, Murky Creek. Grandpa Winston started the tradition, and now he's passing it on to Abby and Theo! When odd goings-on and suspicious happenings plague the citizens of Murky Creek, it's up to the two kids to dig up clues and crack the case before things get any creepier.

  • by Brenda Felber
    £10.49

    The little girl disappeared in a blinding snowstorm one hundred years ago. Only her bloodied red cape was found on the estate of the wealthy Vanderbilt family. But now...the arrival of paranormal Lillia Pameroy stirs the old spirits. A local detective reopens the cold case on the weekend of the historic Biltmore Festival. Soon Lillia and her friends Grace and Danny are caught up in a web of twisted games, false identities, and greedy scams. Will secrets, generations old be, finally be exposed? Will the disappearance of Ruby be solved? Read Twisted Games, another exciting, fast-paced mystery with a twist of history in the Pameory Mystery Series. Each stand-alone book in the series is set in a different state.

  • by Brenda Felber
    £10.49

  • by Meldy Wilton
    £28.99

    Chris and Raymond are two 11 year old children that live next door to each other in the Pacific West Coast and are best friends. Their wonderful imaginations take them on a journey of self discovery as they go through a series of adventures furthe...

  • by Karen Lynch
    £12.49

  • by Ginna Moran
    £15.49

  • by Ginna Moran
    £15.49

    Some nightmares shouldn't be feared. Nadia Petrov's world is shaken when the Human Preservation Agency robs her of the chance to live a normal life with the boy of her dreams. Locked away at the termination facility, Nadia must hide her nightmare inflicting side as a means of survival because the discovery of her ability would be a death sentence. The only thing keeping Nadia from succumbing to her unbearable circumstances is that Hunter Sullivan, the boy she's madly in love with, feigns loyalty to the HPA to protect her.Hunter is determined to help Nadia escape from the termination facility even if it's the last thing he'll ever do. Treating her like an inmate and watching the HPA attempt to get into her head pushes him to his breaking point. After a seemingly fatal decision leaves Nadia's life hanging in the balance, Hunter and Nadia must fight for a life away from the HPA. But a life together in the real world comes at a cost-one neither can afford to pay.In the final installment of the Destined for Dreams series, love and loyalty are tested, trust is broken, and sacrifices are made.

  • by Ginna Moran
    £15.49

  • by Ginna Moran
    £15.49

    No one's secrets are safe in dreams. Born a nightmare inflictor, a creature who survives by creating nightmares and consuming them, seventeen-year-old Nadia Petrov spends her life hidden at the Creature Council's compound from the dangers of humans. The ongoing threat of the Human Preservation Agency, an organization that eradicates creatures to keep humans safe, makes living among humans impossible. If Nadia were discovered, she'd face an automatic death sentence.Hunter Sullivan, the son of a Human Preservation Agency board member, never thought his mother would exchange his soul for information about the Creature Council, the HPA's biggest threat. Now held hostage in the mind of Jacqueline Matthews, a sin-eater, Hunter spends his time watching everything through his host's eyes with no hope to reunite with his body again.Lying to gain the protection of the Creature Council to uphold her deal with the HPA, Jacqueline meets Nadia at the compound. Nadia intrudes Jacqueline's dreams and discovers Hunter. A soul-deep connection pushes Nadia to visit Hunter despite who he is in the real world. Through each other, they realize they're not the monsters they thought they were. But dreams can't last forever. With the fear of discovery by Jacqueline, Nadia must risk losing the safety of the compound to help Hunter. If Nadia can't reunite him with his body, Hunter will be lost forever.

  • by Ginna Moran
    £14.49

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    by Sean Fletcher
    £35.99

  • by Donald W Kruse
    £11.49

  • by Donald W Kruse
    £11.49

    The Ghost of Wolverine Forest is a scary chapter book for brave young adult readers (ages 10 and up), designed specifically with reluctant readers in mind. This is the first book in the Ghost of Wolverine Forest trilogy. Brief chapters announced by run-on scary tag introductions and bracketed by regular spooky, scary black and white illustrations help keep reader interest high. Dramatic and action packed, The Ghost of Wolverine Forest is sure to excite, interest, scare, and intrigue its young adult readers. Twenty years ago, young Tommy Hansen stepped into the Wolverine Forest with camera in hand to take pictures of wildlife. But he never came out ... alive. Police found his bones and his camera, and when they developed the film, a horrific creature and an old haggard woman were in one of the photos. The snarling creature appeared to be closing in on Tommy, and the old woman in the background was smiling. Twenty years later, 11-year-olds Brad and Sarah enter the forest, riding double on an all-terrain vehicle, or quad. Deep inside Wolverine Forest, they get lost and run out of gas and are forced to spend the night. Huddling next to their campfire, they're suddenly interrupted by someone (or something) that will change their lives forever! The Ghost of Wolverine Forest makes an ideal Halloween gift (or a gift for any occasion) for the young adult in your life, a gift which will contribute to their overall education beyond the scary entertainment function.

  • by Donald W Kruse
    £12.99

  • by Donald W Kruse
    £17.49

  • by Flagg Jeremy Flagg
    £15.49

  • by Donald W Kruse
    £17.49

    Jasper And The Haunted House! is the third book in the Jasper series. After helping a little old lady to cross the street, Officer Jasper is called to a crime scene. Who or what is stealing items from Big Al's Department Store? His initial investigation reveals a single clue, but then the investigation seemingly hits a deadend. But then a group of terrified boys, who had been playing ball in the street, confront Officer Jasper with the hair on their heads standing straight up. Their frantic story leads Officer Jasper to a huge haunted house! And what he finds inside is a scary surprise. This is a Christian story written in verse with an inspiring Foreword by Police Chief Steve Bukala. Recommended for readers and listeners age 5 and up.

  • by Mullins G.W. Mullins
    £14.99 - 26.99

  • by Maddy O'Toole
    £12.49

  • by Bria Lexor
    £12.99

  • by Tanvee Manoj Kamble
    £12.49

  • by Gonzalo Coronel
    £9.99

  • by B A McCabe
    £9.49

  • by Manuel Ruiz
    £13.99

  • by Aayush B K
    £10.49

  • by Lete
    £22.49

    After narrowly escaping Alice's clutches, Laura Jones, Maverick Schall, and the thirteen other anomalies they rescued are finally safe-but not sound. No one from their old lives remembers who they are anymore, and the teens need to hide or risk getting captured again. Even with the odds against them, Laura is determined to find a way to get everyone's memories back and believes Alice knows how. As the group tries to track her down, however, Alice always seems to be two steps ahead and leading them into even deadlier traps. At the same time, tensions run high among Laura's rag-tag team, and with each second that passes, Alice gets closer to her ultimate goal. With the world at her throat, Laura clings to scraps of hope, but will she be able to take down Alice, or is Alice only the beginning of the pain that's in store for her? Find out in the second thrilling installment of the Echoes trilogy: Anomalies.

  • by Padraig Kenny
    £7.99 - 10.99

    A story about empathy and difference, from the bestselling author of Tin.

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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