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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 Kathryn Foxfield
    £7.99

    A livestreamed game of tag over one adrenaline-and-fear-fuelled night in London, watched by millions. Four contestants. One will stop at nothing to be the winner...

  • - Chilling Tales For Adults: Real Life Paranormal Ghostly Supernatural Encounters Collection From Around The World
    by Granger T Barr
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  • by Alexandra Mae Jones
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    - The stunning new edition of the international bestseller
    by Cassandra Clare
    £11.99

    A special 5th year anniversary edition of the second book in Cassandra Clare's bestselling Dark Artifices series.

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    by Ginny Myers Sain
    £7.99

    'AN INTENSE AND BROODING THRILLER LACED WITH SUPERNATURAL AND KILLER TWISTS' - THE OBSERVER A intensely romantic and atmospheric thriller for young adults, full of twists and turns with a simmering supernatural undercurrent. Perfect for fans of Holly Jackson, Karen McManus and Delia Owens' Where the Crawdads Sing When seventeen-year-old Grey makes her annual visit to La Cachette, Louisiana - the tiny bayou town that proclaims to be the "e;Psychic Capital of the World"e; - she knows it will be different from past years: her childhood best friend Elora went missing several months earlier and no one is telling the truth about the night she disappears. Grey can't believe that Elora vanished into thin air any more than she can believe that nobody in a town full of psychics knows what happened. But as she digs into the night that Elora went missing, she begins to realize that everybody in town is hiding something-her grandmother Honey; her childhood crush Hart; and even her late mother, whose secrets continue to call to Grey from beyond the grave. When a mysterious stranger emerges from the bayou - a stormy-eyed boy with links to Elora and the town's bloody history - Grey realizes that La Cachette's past is far more present and dangerous than she'd ever understood. She doesn't know who she can trust. In a town where secrets lurk just below the surface, and where a murderer is on the loose, nobody can be presumed innocent-and La Cachette's dark and shallow lies may just rip the town apart.

  • by Reid Terri Reid
    £9.49

  • - Help Your Children Overcome Fears and Anxieties
    by Blum Ingo Blum
    £10.49

  • by Tiffany D Jackson
    £9.99

    And secrets always find their way through the cracks.* An Amazon Best Book of the Month * Parade's Best YA Books of the Year * Indigo Best Books of the Year * SLJ Best Books of the Year * Kirkus Best Books of the Year *

  • by Sneha Das
    £14.49

  • - 50 historias de assustar
    by Robson Bezerra
    £8.49

  • by M E Purfield
    £13.99

    Sisters. One, an adult artist. One, a nonverbal autistic teen. Both with a psychic ability. Both that trouble keeps following. Life is different now for Miki Radicci. With her long lost sister Prudence living with her, she's determined to create a stable life. But the world is far from stable. Especially when Miki psychically experience a person's death and Prudence accesses computers with her brain. Whether they are suffering bizarre visions of pink-eyed albinos of another dimension, saving a neighbor from sexual predators, finding a body on vacation, or getting carjacked, nothing will test the sister's new bond more than a catastrophic event that strikes New York and brings their nightmares to life. Buy Psychic Sisters now and join the other readers hooked this intense and thrilling series. "Have you ever had an author that no matter what they write you just can't wait to devour it? I have had only a handful of authors that do it for me. M.E. is one of those authors." - Fallen Over Books. "Psychic Sisters can be read comfortably as a stand alone book but be warned - you will be compelled to grab the next one, and probably the previous series too." - Gloria McNeely, book reviewer.

  • by Rivoli Alicia Rivoli
    £11.49

  • by Munira Shirzai
    £14.49

    It's about some friends going to a horror house and seeing some weird stuffs. If you read the story you will see what's going on...with a lot of fear and nightmares!!! So read It And Get Scared! And Don't Worry Itz Not Too Long!!!

  • by Onicka J Daniel
    £14.49

  • by Mere Joyce
    £15.49

    Oracle of Senders, Book 4Seventeen-year-old Callum Silver is returning to Camp Wanagi for his final summer with the Oracle of Senders. Cal has gained a lot from his years of camp, including a steady relationship with Meander Rhoades. But despite all of the lessons he's learned, knowing this is the end of his time as a Sender-in-Training makes Cal uneasy. He doesn't want to face ghosts for the rest of his life. But he's not sure what his world would look like without the Oracle in it. He can't escape the dead-can he really escape becoming a full-fledged Sender? And does he even want to? As the summer flies by amidst sector travels, new camper mentoring, and plenty of ghost sightings, Cal tries to distract himself from the future by focusing on the joy of having this last summer with the rest of Shade. But when the campers choose their final ghost, and Cal and Meander find themselves pitted against an entity more dangerous than any they've faced before, Cal can't stop wondering how the two of them will handle life beyond the Oracle-if they manage to make it through the summer alive. Return to Camp Wanagi-one last time.

  • by William Stone Greenhill
    £8.99

  • - The Return
    by Hector Zendejas Alatorre
    £8.99

  • - Une histoire d'horreur et de mystere illustree pour les cadeaux d'enfants
    by Fantastic Fables
    £10.49

  • by Joshua P Sorensen
    £7.99

  • - NO ONE WILL SURVIVE
    by S Arunchandram
    £9.49

  • by Robin Helene Vogel
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  • - Ghost Terrier of England: Book One: Chillblains Castle
    by A G Powell
    £8.49

    Three-legged Scout Manchester is England's most renowned ghost hunting dog-and she knows it.But the phantoms at play in Chillblains Castle are far more darkly powerful than anything Scout has ever before encountered. Forced to rely on another canine for the first time in her illustrious career, Scout and her unlikely partner must work together to defeat the evil entities that have lain in wait for centuries in the dark recesses of Chillblains Castle. "...a little too scary for this age group..." said one U.K. Publisher!

  • by Marissa Lete
    £16.49

    When echoes of the past lead to a mysterious present, Laura's quest for normalcy becomes a thrilling journey of self-discovery.¿Get ready for a mind-bending ride as you dive into the story of Laura Jones. Laura has always been able to hear echoes of the past, but she's never experienced anything like the sudden appearance of Maverick's echo at her doorstep. Laura is convinced she's going crazy because she has no recollection of ever meeting him.As Laura continues to hear echoes of her past self with Maverick, she starts to unravel the truth about what really happened. But when a black SUV begins to follow her every move, Laura realizes that her ability may have put her in grave danger.Will Laura be able to solve the mystery and uncover the truth about Maverick's disappearance? Or will the black SUV catch up with her first? Find out in this electrifying novel that will keep you on the edge of your seat from beginning to end.

  • - I hope you're not afraid of spirits
    by Neeta Ravariya
    £8.99

  • by Baker Apryl Baker
    £12.49

  • by Brielle Wolfe
    £17.49

    Since childhood, Aylin has realized she''s not so normal. I mean, what 19-year-old girl finds herself normal when she can move objects with her mind, read peoples'' thoughts and emotions, manipulate the weather, and has been left riddled with so many unanswered questions about herself since birth? But thanks to Grannie and her dog, Fey, along with her guardian wolf and mentor, Kane, she''s managed to accept the power she holds within. Unfortunately, though, with her powers growing in strength with each passing day, she learns the very fate of the world rests in her hands, and it all relies on her ability to accept the hidden truth of what she''s been yearning to discover all her life... who and what is she? Enter charismatic stranger, Rynn Baltair Morning Star, Heir to Hell''s Throne. He''s tall, dark and handsome, bold, daring, and dangerous. His only goal: keep his brethren from being destroyed out of vengeful spite by a hellbent Lilith, and thwart his arranged engagement. But the last thing he''s expecting as he sets out to find his brothers is imprinting with some strange and random girl he''s just met, ultimately tying his and Aylin''s fates together. One preparing for an inevitable awakening of power so immense it could destroy the world and the other pursuing his troublemaking siblings so they all may live to fight another day; the pair sets off together on a life-changing journey. At the same time, both Aylin and Rynn are forced to navigate down the path of their conflicting emotions and growing attraction as they confront old friends, demons, witches, a mass of unearthed secrets, and Lilith, herself.

  • by J Mercer
    £19.99

    A fun, easy read for reluctant readers, families, and lovers of the paranormal...Just as Grace accepts Shady Woods as home, the tide in town begins to turn. Maybe pacifism is more of a compromise than the werewolves and vampires are okay with any longer. Maybe the dendrites and sirens should make some more concessions, so the others can live how they were meant to live. After all, that is the whole point of Shady.As the debate heats up about whether everyone should lock themselves up once a month so the wolves can hunt in town, Grace becomes more aware of how dangerous it all is. Her anxiety over Riah not coming home in one piece doesn''t go over well with Christian, and the hunting in town doesn''t go over well with her parents.When the little wooden box Ethan found holds more than they bargained for, and Grace''s parents start talking about moving back normal, she has to decide if she''s strong enough to deal with the realities of her new life. And if so, she must also be willing to fight for it.

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    by Jamie Alyson Jamie
    £9.49

  • by Luethke Keith Luethke
    £6.49

  • by Novak Abigail Elizabeth Novak
    £11.49

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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