Spinetinglers

Sam and his friends plan a school Halloween event that includes wearing some very real looking costumes from a local store. But there's something very terrifying about the costumes, and the store owner isn't telling anyone the secret.

Charlie is warned by a neighborhood kid that the house his family is moving into is filled with all kinds of weird and creepy creatures.

This collection of short stories includes tales from Bruce Coville and a variety of authors.

Craig always loved video games--until virtual reality has him running for his life on monster pool table. The giant cueball is flying across the green felt scattering balls in all directions. Craig's only escape is a plunge into the dark depths of the corner pocket--where he comes face-to-face with the red pulsing terror of the Blood Red Eightball!

Contemporary American horror literature for children and young adults has two bold messages for readers: adults are untrustworthy, unreliable and often dangerous; and the monster always wins (as it must if there is to be a sequel). Examining the young adult horror series and the religious horror series for children (Left Behind: The Kids) for the first time, and tracing the unstoppable monster to Seuss's Cat in the Hat, this book sheds new light on the problematic message produced by the combination of marketing and books for contemporary American young readers.

Scary personal accounts, oral histories, and memoirs by native Hawaiians and frequent travelers to the islands.