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First published in a 1839 edition of Burton's Gentleman's Magazine, The Fall of the House of Usher is the story of the declining physical and psychological health of the residents of the House of Usher-and the way in which the house itself reflects that. Gothic in theme and style, the story is an exemplar of Poe's philosophy of composition, which dictates that literary works should be short, methodological, and have a unity of effect wherein all the...
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Goosebumps Slappyworld volume 5
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IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 3
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In an old-fashioned "trapped-in-a-haunted-house" story, twins Riley and Scarlett receive an interesting assignment from their teacher, Mrs. Stermon. Everyone in class needs to do a documentary video about an adventure, something exciting that they experienced.
Mrs. Stermon gives them a suggestion, along with their friends Carter, Lee, Danitia, and Mia. She shows them a brochure about a scary old house on the edge of town, called Shudder Mansion....
3) Jaws
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The shark-versus-man classic that inspired the blockbuster Steven Spielberg movie“A tightly written, tautly paced study of terror.”—The Washington PostA great white shark terrorizes the beautiful summer getaway of Amity Island, and a motley group of men take to the water to do battle with the beast. A heart-pounding novel of suspense and a brilliant meditation on the nature of humanity, Jaws is one of the most iconic...
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An extraordinary true story of survival and courage through the Holocaust.
Poland, 1943. It was the last refuge of the desperate, a warren of sewers underneath their city. Above, as the Nazis destroyed the ghetto of the city of Lvov, a small band of Jews escaped into a grim network of tunnels, living for fourteen months with the city's waste, the sudden floods, the fumes and the damp, the rats, the darkness, and the despair.
Their only support was...
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Scream street volume 3
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IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 2
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Luke, Cleo, and Resus battle millions of spiders as they attempt to retrieve the heart of an ancient mummy, which is the third relic Luke needs to escape Scream Street and take his terrified parents home.
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IL: MG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 5
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"Carly's found the best Halloween mask ever. With yellow-green skin and long animal fangs the mask terrifies the entire neighborhood. But before long, it's having a surprising effect on Carly too. Halloween is almost over, but fright night is just beginning. Because when she tries to take it off . . . it won't budge!" --P. [4] of cover.
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"William Hope Hodgson's cosmic horror" classic continues the Haunted Library of Horror Classics series. In a ruined house at the edge of an abyss lies the diary of a madman... Two friends on a fishing trip make an unsettling discovery when the river they've been following abruptly ends and reappears some 100 feet below the edge of an abyss. If that wasn't unnerving enough, the river runs along the remains of an oddly shaped house, half-swallowed by...
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IL: MG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 3
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Disgusted by his father's collection of tacky lawn decorations, which include pink flamingos and plastic skunks, Joe Burton is further upset when a pair of ugly lawn gnomes are added and a number of strange incidents occur.
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IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 3
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Dr. Brewer is doing a little plant testing in his basement. Nothing to worry about. Harmless , really. But Margaret and Casey Brewer are worried about their father. Especially when they "meet" some of the plants he is growing down there. Then they notice that their father is developing plant-like tendencies. In fact, he is becoming distinctly weedy-and seedy.
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IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 5
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Thirty-three stories about stranded aliens, a horrifying cheesemaker, a boy with the power to make stars vanish, and other frightening things. Includes notes on how the author got his ideas for these stories.
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Goosebumps Slappyworld volume 4
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IL: MG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 3
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Jordan and his sister Karla beg their parents to take them to a big carnival that has opened on the other side of town. When they arrive, the two kids are delighted by the rides, the sideshow, the interesting displays, and the great food booths.
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The Great God Pan (1894) is a novella by Arthur Machen. Condemned as decadent and obscene upon publication, The Great God Pan earned praise from Oscar Wilde and H. P. Lovecraft, and is now regarded as one of Victorian literature's finest-and most unsettling-stories of horror and the occult. Throughout the years, it has influenced such figures as Stephen King, Guillermo del Toro, and Josh Malerman with its depiction of the god Pan and unsettling blend...
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