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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 Jan Cash
    £9.99

    "At the end of a long night... You must pay... ...Satou takes back her angel. ...for the sins... There's nothing to fear now. ...you commit. Not a thing. Not one... You must...So what is this uneasiness? ...be punished.What is this bitterness piercing her tongue?"--Provided by publisher.

  • by Christopher Maynard
    £7.99

    First published in 1977, this cult classic has been reissued for a new generation of ghost-hunters. This book is for anyone who has shivered at shadowy figures in the dark, heard strange sounds in the night or felt the presence of a mysterious `something' from the unknown.

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    - 50 Tales to Make Your Spine Tingle
    by Angela McAllister
    £11.99

    Get ready for Halloween with this child-friendly collection of spooky stories from all over the world.

  • by Sue Wallman
    £7.99

    Sue Wallman's most spine-tingling thriller yet! Every winter, three families gather in an old house in the country to celebrate the New Year. This year, 15-year-old Leah and the other two teens discover that the house has a dark past: a deathbed confession led the police to the buried body of a teenage girl earlier in the year, who had gone missing 50 years before. As the teens investigate the morbid history, terrible things start happening around the house. And if Leah isn't careful, this New Year might be her last.

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    by E E Richardson
    £9.49

    It was just a bit of fun, a local legend. The Devil's Footsteps: thirteen stepping stones, and whichever one you stopped on in the rhyme could predict how you would die. A harmless game for kids - and nobody ever died from a game. But it's not a game to Bryan. He's seen the Dark Man, because the Dark Man took his brother five years ago. He's tried to tell himself that it was his imagination, that the Devil's Footsteps are just stones and the Dark Man didn't take Adam. But Adam's still gone. And then Bryan meets two other boys who have their own unsolved mysteries. Someone or something is after the children in the town. And it all comes back to the rhyme that every local child knows by heart: Thirteen steps to the Dark Man's door, Won't be turning back no more . . .

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    - Wound Tale
    by NisiOisiN
    £11.99

  • by Mary Shelley
    £6.99

    This timeless gothic novel presents the epic battle between man and monster. In trying to create life, the young student Victor Frankenstein unleashes forces beyond his control, setting into motion a long and tragic chain of events that brings Victor to the very brink of madness. How he tries to destroy his creation, as it destroys everything Victor loves, is a powerful story of love, friendship, scientific hubris, and horror.

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    by Shea Ernshaw
    £8.99

    Hocus Pocus and Practical Magic meets the Salem Witch trials in this haunting story about three sisters on a quest for revenge - and how love may be the only thing powerful enough to stop them.

  • by Tom Becker
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    by Sue Wallman
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    by Maika Moulite
    £8.99

    A gripping, genre-blending YA horror about what happens when a Haitian American girl uses her previously hidden zombie abilities to exact revenge on the wealthy elites who've caused her family pain.

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    by Ginny Myers Sain
    £8.99

  • by Jennifer Killick
    £7.99

  • by I.M. Dehd
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  • by Elayna R Gallea
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  • by Adam B Ford
    £18.99

    Penelope Yee is a little girl who has too many things to do. So many things, in fact, that she would rather die than do them all, and so she does-over and over again. She simply can't stop dying. The problem is that every time Penelope dies, she gets a new ghost. And the ghosts get more and more bothersome and annoying. What's a girl to do? How do you get rid of a ghost? Penelope finds a way.

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    by Mar Romasco-Moore
    £9.49

    After surviving a car accident that killed her best friend, Teresa finds solace in an online community, but when a mysterious figure appears in a streamer's video and begins causing deaths, she must confront her fears and venture outside to stop the entity before it claims more lives.

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    by Joseph Coelho
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  • by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
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  • by Kate DiCamillo
    £7.99

    The masterful Kate DiCamillo, twice winner of the Newbery Medal, has outdone herself with a hilarious and achingly real love story about a girl, a ghost, a grandmother and growing up. It's the summer she turns 10, and for Ferris Wilkey, it is a summer of sheer pandemonium. Her little sister, Pinky, has vowed to become an outlaw. Uncle Ted has left Aunt Shirley and, to Ferris's mother's chagrin, is holed up in the Wilkey basement to paint a history of the world. And Charisse, Ferris's grandmother, has started seeing a ghost in the doorway to her room - which seems like an alarming omen given that she is feeling unwell. But the ghost is not there to usher Charisse to the Great Beyond. Rather, she has other plans - wild, impractical, illuminating plans. How can Ferris satisfy a spectre with Pinky terrorizing the town, Uncle Ted sending Ferris to spy on her aunt, and her father battling an invasion of raccoons?

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    by Andrew Wolfe
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    The urban legend of the vanishing hitchhiker dates back some 400 years. During that time, the modes of transport have changed, but the behaviour of the hitchhiker has remained the same. Soon after accepting a ride, they vanish into thin air. Is this mysterious traveller a tormented spirit searching for a connection? Or is an encounter with this haunted hitchhiker a sign of impending doom? Young readers will find out in this easy-to-read ghostly graphic novel that will send shivers down their spines!

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    by Andrew Wolfe
    £7.99

    In 1970, a nursing student was given a large doll as a gift. Soon the doll, which became known as Annabelle, began acting strangely. When no one was looking, Annabelle changed positions on her own. Then the doll began leaving creepy, cryptic notes asking for help. Was Annabelle possessed by the spirit of a dead girl? Or was the doll an anchor for a demon? Young readers will find out in this easy-to-read ghostly graphic novel that will send shivers down their spines!

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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