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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 Darren Shan
    £26.99

    In this ambitious one-off departure for New York Times bestselling author Darren Shan, a teen's quest for invincibility leads him to tolerance and charity. Now available in paperback.

  • by Darren Shan
    £19.99

    The second book in the Cirque du Freak prequel series, now available in paperback!

  • by Darren Shan
    £18.99

    The ninth novel in the chilling New York Times bestselling series by Darren Shan will keep readers turning page after horrifying page. Now in paperback.

  • - Book 11 in the Saga of Darren Shan
    by Darren Shan
    £19.99

    Darren returns home, to old ghosts and new nightmares, in the eleventh book in the New York Times bestselling Cirque Du Freak series, now reissued with new cover art.

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    - A Paranormal Enemies to Lovers
    by Perez R.L. Perez
    £18.49

  • by Sarah Dale
    £8.99

    Two years have passed since Angie, David, and Jenny returned from their star-hopping adventure and learned the identity of the Guardian. Now sophomores in high school, the kids are trying to juggle saving their hometown while also having social lives, playing on sports teams, acting in plays, and studying healing magic outside of class. When those worlds begin to collide with dangerous magic, the kids have their hands full figuring out who to trust. Then, David''s mom gets dragged into the mess and the Guardian puts his relationship with the whole team on the line to discover the identity of the culprit. Plus, Great Dane-sized-spiders.  Hold onto your hats, Something Twisted is going on!Something Twisted is the fifth of seven stories drawn from Angie''s diaries. Kept safely hidden for decades, they tell how the kids spent their teenage years - working with their mentor, Mr. Rakow, and Jenny''s mom who dabbles in witchcraft, to uncover their power and battle the forces of darkness that menace their hometown.

  • by Michael (Author) Dahl
    £6.99

    It's a dark and stormy night, perfect for ghost stories. But not all tales are fiction when a girl recognizes the strange events at her aunt's house. They're unfolding exactly like a scary story she read when she was little. Can the mighty Librarian help solve this riddle before it's too late? 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

    Ancient treasures are kept safe within the mighty Heroes Hold. But¿ the fierce Beast has ¿somehow slipped inside. It¿s¿ on the hunt for Heroes, a book¿ containing ¿the power of all heroes from all stories.¿ Can the Librarian and his helpers make sure the mighty book is never checked out? 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 school basement is packed with towering bookshelves, and it's a dream come true for two students. But then they discover drops of ink dotting the shelves. Something skitters in the dark. A ghoul is on the loose. Can the Librarian banish the creature before it sucks every last book dry? 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 Ailynn Collins
    £7.99

  • by Brandon Terrell
    £7.99

  • by Brandon Terrell
    £7.99

  • by Ailynn Collins
    £7.99

  • by Davis Russell Davis & Solitaire Jenna Solitaire
    £11.49 - 19.99

  • by Michael Teitelbaum
    £11.49

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    by Catherine Barter
    £7.99

  • - MORE Chilling Tales of the Unknown
    by Grant Wilson & Jason Hawes
    £24.99

    The second exciting middle grade collection of spooky paranormal investigations based on REAL ghost stories and case files from stars of Ghost Hunters, the hit reality show on Cable television!

  • by J L Weil
    £25.49

    DREADFUL LIES.UNEXPECTED LOVE.IMPOSSIBLE TRUTH.It only took one heartbeat to change my life--one chilling phone call in the middle of the night.And then, as if my life didn''t already suck, my dad sends my brother and me to some idyllic island for the summer to live with a grandma we never met. WTH. Naturally, I rebel. In the end, I find myself shipped off to Raven Hollow...and bored to tears.Until I get an eyeful of the mind-bendingly gorgeous Zane Hunter. The dark-hair cutie makes my pulse go bonkers, and I think, maybe this might not be so bad after all. Six feet of swoon inducing looks, with a hint of Celtic charm in his voice, he was the type of guy that left a string of broken hearts in his wake. And I had all the heartbreak I could handle.Yet, there is something uncanny, almost supernatural about Zane, and it''s not just his devastating smirk. No matter how much distance I put between us, Raven Hollow isn''t big enough, and the sparking tension between is undeniable. Of course, the one person I want to avoid becomes my salvation.My past comes back to terrorize me. Someone wants me dead, and the closer I get to the truth, the more I realize my whole life is a lie. I am no longer sure what is more frightening--the attempts on my life or the guy whose heart and soul are synchronized with mine.WHITE RAVEN is the enthralling first installment in The Raven series. A YA paranormal romance full of atmosphere, self-discovery, and love that will keep you captivated until the very last page. If you love the romance of Twilight, the emotion of Mortal Instruments, and the soul of the Iron Fey, you''ll fall in love with White Raven.

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    - A mysterious tale
    by Charis Cotter
    £13.49

    An atmospheric, illustrated storybook about the thrill of listening to ghost stories, and a ghostly goodbye.

  • - The Next Mutation
    by MICHAEL LACHMAN
    £11.49

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    by Kathryn Foxfield
    £7.99

    Welcome to It's Behind You!, the reality game show that will scare you to death. Five contestants must sit tight through the night in dark and dangerous Umber Gorge caves, haunted by a ghost called the Puckered Maiden. But is it the malevolent spirit they should fear. or each other?

  • by Nathan Terrance Nathan
    £10.49 - 14.49

  • by Philip Pullman
    £7.99

  • by Andrew L Miller
    £13.49

  • by Juliana Haygert
    £14.99

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    - The Complete Series
    by Sean Fletcher
    £35.99

    This omnibus paperback includes all four books in the bestselling Heir of Dragons YA urban fantasy series. Dragon shifters, twisting mysteries, elemental magic, and a slow burn romance you won't be able to put down! She's got the powers of a dragon, and the Slayers are closing in... Kaylee just blasted her first date with lightning. She has no idea how, but when the creep pulls a sword on her, what's a girl to do? Soon, she's discovering a whole magical world she had no clue existed, all hidden in plain sight. And that lightning she summoned? Even among paranormals, that's not normal. Turns out Kaylee is a dragon-kin, a half dragon/half human with the incredibly rare power to summon storms. As if that weren't trouble enough, her newly discovered magic has attracted the wrong kind of attention: Slayers, a murderous ancient order dedicated to eradicating all dragon-kin. They're planning something big. Something deadly. And they're going to use Kaylee to do it. Perfect for fans of Harry Potter and Percy Jackson. If you like snarky, fast-paced fantasies full of dragon shifters, awakened elemental magic, and a slow-burn romance, then this series is for you!

  • - Real First Accounts of Ghost Encounters
    by Aammton Alias
    £11.49

  • by Juliana Haygert
    £13.99

  • by Alys Arden
    £21.49

    The Cities of Dead: the highly anticipated third book in Alys Arden's spellbinding The Casquette Girls series. Old World witches collide with the French Quarter's strangest denizens, setting off events that could tear the fabric of the Natural and Supernatural worlds, and only the most elusive, mischievous Voodoo lwa hold the key to stopping it. As Adele struggles with her losses, Nicco's secrets draw her closer, but Isaac questions Nicco's motives and refuses to let go without a fight. While the coven works to make the streets safe from the Ghost Drinkers, Nicco's family of vampires is ready to break the Saint-Germain curse at all costs and settle a centuries-old feud. To save her loved ones and her cherished city, Adele must unearth New Orleans's best-kept Voodoo secret and piece together fragments of history from sixteenth-century Spain-even if it means discovering secrets she never wanted to know. If she fails, she may lose her magic forever.

  • by Olivia Wildenstein & Katie Hayoz
    £15.99 - 23.49

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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