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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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  • - Where the Monsters in the Closet are Real
    by R S Veira
    £9.99

  • by Eve Wersocki Morris
    £7.99

    A thrilling debut from author Eve Wersocki Morris to send shivers down your spine, for fans of Michelle Harrison and Abi Elphinstone.

  • by Karel Hayes
    £12.49

    Twelve year old Alex does not like change, but finds himself pulled along by events he can't control. With the help of his sister and some new friends, he finds a strength he didn't know he had.

  • - The Three Wishes
    by Thomas Emmett
    £7.99

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    by Adam Fyda
    £10.99 - 18.99

    In 1932, two years after the first Antarctic expedition, a second expedition sets off. Before the expedition leaves, a stranger gives a notebook to the director of the cruise Howard Pym - who is a professor at the University of Miskatonic - asking him to read it before they reach Antarctica. Preoccupied with the voyage ahead, he forgets about it.

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  • by Lydia Dodson
    £8.49

  • - Eighty-Sixed
    by Bryce Gibson
    £10.49

  • by Ross Collins
    £6.99

    Hal is determined to get to the bottom of his terrifying cheesemares in this hilarious comedy for younger readers from author/illustrator Ross Collins. Includes flap with activity.

  • by Brian Hershey
    £7.49

    The annual outside art festival is nearly a bust for Sapphire Williams and her best friend, Cierra. Over-heated and ready to leave, the two girls encounter a very mysterious woman by the name of Madam Dee. With one dark brown eye and one crystalline blue eye, Madam Dee's stern appearance is enough to make anyone uneasy. However, Sapphire cannot take her eyes off of the Madam Dee's art work that is bizarrely life-like. Convinced that Madam Dee's artistic ability is the result of an old, strange looking art pen with glowing blue inlays, Sapphire "borrows" the odd pen when Madam Dee is not looking. Sapphire quickly realizes that her assumption was correct as each one of her creepy horror sketches begins to take on the same eerie, realistic look as Madam Dee's artwork. It has been said that a picture is worth a thousand words...yet Sapphire and Cierra soon learn that some pictures can become much, much more!

  • - Coleccion de cuentos de terror y aventuras para ninos y jovenes
    by Jirac Caro Thachar
    £10.49

    Ten cuidado, algunas cosas es mejor dejarlas en paz, otras están destinadas a ser leídas en la oscuridad.¿Qué horror le espera a un niño que cree tener un nuevo amigo que vive en un armario? ¿Cómo escapas de ser aplastado por tus padres como si fueras un insecto? ¿Qué hace que una tienda de mascotas se convierta en el lugar más aterrador de todos? Estas y muchas otras peripecias te esperan entre las páginas. ¡Gritos y espantos! es una divertida colección de cuentos de misterio, terror y aventuras, para leer con las luces apagadas, a la luz de una vela o en una fiesta de pijamas. Es el libro perfecto para acampar y leer con tus amigos y familiares alrededor de una fogata. O para leerlo de noche, a escondidas, debajo de tu edredón.Y no olvides mirar bajo la cama antes de empezar...Para niños, jóvenes y adultos. Cualquiera que ame las historias de terror, de monstruos y brujas disfrutará de esta colección de cuentos. Si quieres que tus hijos lean más y estás buscando algo entretenido que les cause escalofríos, ¡lo encontraste! Despierta su imaginación con estas entretenidas historias, ¡para hacer que la piel se erice de miedo! Contiene 6 ilustraciones. ADVERTENCIA: algunas historias incluyen violencia moderada y otros elementos terroríficos que pueden no ser adecuados para algunos lectores. Se aconseja la supervisión de los padres.

  • by Scott Charles
    £10.49

    Mean Girls meets Goosebumps in this chilling Creeptown adventure!Desperate to impress her new classmates, 12-year-old Tammy, an aspiring chef, accepts help from a dangerous source. The Booke of Loste Foodes can do miracles. But as its shocking recipes thrust Tammy into the spotlight, she discovers the nightmarish secret behind them. And a Head Chef she may never escape...Don't miss the fast-paced horror series kids are screaming about! Creeptown books combine fast plots, lovable characters and shocking late twists. Perfect for fans of R.L. Stine's Goosebumps. Can you predict how the story will end?

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    by Richard Hamilton
    £11.99

    "When shy 6th-grade shutterbug Whit Garcia starts middle school, he's forced to join a yearbook club with three other weirdos who will never be voted 'most likely to succeed.' But after the ghosts of missing students start haunting them, Whit, Hester, Hillary and Press must solve the supernatural secret behind these spirits--or their yearbook club will be voted most likely to join them. But are these ghostly students the real bad guys? Or are they just warning Whit and his friends? Warning them about a darkness beyond their schoolyard...a darkness that threatens to swallow the school--and its occupants--whole"--Provided by publisher.

  • by Rod Hanley
    £6.99

    A group of school children, bored on the second week of their long Summer holidays, hear a rumour about a haunted house and decide to go on a ghost hunt. But things don`t turn out as any of them expected!

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    by Christopher Pike
    £7.99

    They were victims of life, but they vanquished death. A gripping YA horror story, coming to Netflix soon.

  • by Alexis Eckerman
    £9.99

    Thrice. Three times. Those creepy shrine maidens saved Miko from three encounters with murderous ghosts... but what happens now? Well, Miko’s about to find out! In an effort to thank and appease the strange spirits who protected her, Miko is determined to bring an offering back to the shrine where she first met them. The only problem? The area looks a bit different from the last time she visited…

  • - The Case of the Cursed Cidar Mill
    by John Anthony Davis
    £6.49

  • by Daniel Ortiz
    £8.49

    Twenty-three-year-old Devon Owens receives an unexpected message from an online stranger. One curious reply takes on a sinister turn when Devon suddenly finds himself trapped in an inescapable nightmare of online terror.

  • - Mysteries of Camp Spooky
    by Diana Corbitt
    £11.49

  • by Beronika Keres
    £17.49 - 25.49

  • by Amy Laurens
    £6.99

    The last time Joanna saw Ryan, someone died. Still, unlike everyone else, Joanna trusts Ryan. But does she trust him enough to help her enact revenge on her high school nemesis, who bullies her cruelly and mercilessly? Does she need to trust him, if she doesn't care about the consequences? A dark, young adult fantasy tale about bullies, revenge-and unexpected consequences.

  • by Ruby K Gold
    £8.49

  • by Deirdre Sullivan
    £7.99

    Catlin has already fallen foul of one such creature - a dark, vicious predator who almost killed her - and only Madeline giving up a part of her own soul was able to bring Catlin back from the brink of death. Now, the girls are making their strange new lives: Catlin, haunted by what happened to her, is isolated and bereft;

  • by Kim Chatel
    £8.49

  • by Victoria Williamson
    £7.99

    When 12-year-old Rab finds a mysterious hag stone, he sees witches coming to claim his sisters for their coven in this historical adventure based on the life of Robert Burns.

  • by Jordan Kopy
    £6.99

    If you think monsters don't exist, just ask Theodora Hendrix. The second in a brilliantly funny new series, perfect for fans of Amelia Fang.After facing down an evil hag, a thieving skele-crow and an army of the undead, ten-year-old Theodora Hendrix is certain she can handle anything ¿ that is, until she meets the unpleasant Inspector Shelley and her even more unpleasant pet rat. Shelley and Ratsputin have come to spy on the MLM, and are determined to make trouble at every turn. Then Theodora makes a discovery of her own: a cursed beetle. She needs to destroy it without attracting the attention of the inspector ¿ and fast. The stakes couldn¿t be higher: if Theodora fails, her beloved monster family will rot in the dankest, darkest prisons of Transylvaniä

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    by Adrienne Kress
    £8.99

    A twisted tale from the world of the hit horror video game, Bendy and the Ink Machine!

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    by Yvette Fielding
    £7.99

    Stranger Things meets Point Horror in the first of a brilliant new series for readers aged 11+ from Yvette Fielding, British television's first lady of the paranormal and presenter of Most Haunted. When Clovis, Eve and Tom decide to play with a ouija board in an old abandoned house on Halloween, none of them foresees the horrors they're about to unleash. What starts out as a bit of fun, soon transcends into something far more terrifying when a distressed and determined spirit follows them home. Before long the friends are caught up in a series of events beyond their wildest imaginings and their journey as ghost hunters begins . . . 'When I grow up I wanna be a ghost hunter!' Keith Lemon'If you're reading this scary book in bed then it might be wise to leave the landing light on' Paul O'Grady'I'm too scared to read this!' Matt Lucas

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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