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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 R.L. Stine
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  • by Tanya Landman
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    Carnegie Medal winner Tanya Landman delivers a terrifyingly enthralling and truly accessible retelling of Bram Stoker's legendary Gothic horror novel.

  • by Jennifer Killick
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  • by I.M. Dehd
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  • by Elayna R Gallea
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  • by Zack Loran Clark
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  • by Adam B Ford
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    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
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    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 Sally Gardner
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    by Dave Rudden
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    After one misadventure too many, 11-year-old serial miscreant Conn is sent home from school. Picked up by his professor aunt Doireann, she takes him to her office in UCD's National Folklore Collection on the way home. Surrounded by old books and artefacts, it's only a matter of time before Conn puts a foot wrong ...

  • by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
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  • by Kate DiCamillo
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    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
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    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!

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    by Zoe Hana Mikuta
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  • by Susan Martineau
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  • by Kevin Moran
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    Jack and Conan's friendship is officially dead. Stuck in detention with Yash and Jerry after an all-out brawl, it's a terrible start to sixth class. And that's before they witness a monstrous beast step out of a portal outside their school. When it wanders into the crumbling mansion across the road, the boys follow. They have to investigate, right?

  • by R.L. Stine
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    What happens when a talking fish, a runaway dog, and a herd of hog-likecreatures descend on the woods behind Cody Brachman's house?An absolute nightmare!

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    by Guy Bass
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    The second book in the best-selling, laugh-out-loud STITCH HEAD series, by award-winning author Guy Bass, with illustrations by Pete Williamson, brought to almost-life again in this monstrously magnificent graphic novel edition.The first STITCH HEAD book is soon to be a major motion picture. Enter the darkly funny world of Stitch Head, as he steps out of the shadows into the adventure of an almost-lifetime... When Stitch Head sees his ice-blue eye for the very first time, he's convinced that it once belonged to the legendary pirate, Captain Flashpowder. Could it be that he is part-pirate? But as Stitch Head prepares for a life of derring-do on the high seas, some fishy business closer to home puts a stop to his swashbuckling plans... Full of monstrous fun,STITCH HEADis perfect for fans of GRIMWOOD, AMELIA FANG and THE NOTHING TO SEE HERE HOTEL.

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    A supernatural historical adventure for readers 10 + set amongst the mysterious ancient ruins of a Minoan Palace.Book One of the Lily Ash Series of psychic archaeological adventuresEngland - 1930 Abandoned by her mother, bullied at boarding school, haunted by a poltergeist ...Lily Ash is only 12, but she already thinks her life can't get any worse. Then her uncle forces her to join his next archaeological excavation on the Greek island of Crete. As she explores the ancient site of Knossos with local boy Micky, Lily discovers that its powerful spirits have been waiting a very long time for someone with her psychic abilities ...

  • by Annie Graves
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    Welcome to the Nightmare Club, the sleepover that is definitely not for wimps. Annie Graves is your host, and she only invites guests who can tell really creepy stories. Jessie was nuts about her cute little Wolfling toy. But her brother had heard rumours about Wolflings: they could move without being switched on. They could turn nasty. He even heard that they could bite. Read it, if you dare - and hang onto your nose!

  • by Annie Graves
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    Did you ever hear that telling a nightmare makes it fade away? It doesn't. Not here anyway. Welcome to the Nightmare Club's Halloween Sleepover. You might not last till morning. This is the story Jack told. His older brother Stephen was a great friend ... until he started to change. His smell. His face. His friends. His diet.

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    by Lora Senf
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    by Andrea Hannah
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  • by Emily Randall-Jones
    £7.99

    Ruby's parents have split up, and now she's stuck in a run-down oldvillage. She decides to hurry home, following an old train trackthrough the dark. When an ancient steam train appears, Ruby can'tresist stepping aboard. But it's May Day Eve, when the veil betweenworlds is thin, and she soon realizes she's on the ghost rideof her life . . .

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    by Scott Cawthon
    £10.99

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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