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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 21
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English
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This collection of short works is comprised of pieces that previously appeared in such publications as The New Yorker, Playboy, and McSweeney's, in a volume that includes such tales as ""The Gingerbread Girl"" and "N."
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"You like it darker? Fine, so do I," writes Stephen King in the afterword to this magnificent new collection of twelve stories that delve into the darker part of life--both metaphorical and literal. King has, for half a century, been a master of the form, and these stories, about fate, mortality, luck, and the folds in reality where anything can happen, are as rich and riveting as his novels, both weighty in theme and a huge pleasure to read. King...
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Pub. Date
1982.
Language
English
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This is the collection that true fans of horror fiction have been waiting for: sixteen of H.P. Lovecraft's most horrifying visions, including Lovecraft's masterpiece, The Shadow Out of Time-- the shocking revelation of the mysterious forces that hold all mankind in their fearsome grip. I think it is beyond doubt that H.P. Lovecraft has yet to be surpassed as the Twentieth Century's greatest practitioner of the classic horror tale.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
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Enter the most terrifying place of all...the mind of R.L. Stine!
The Nightmare Hour...the time when the lights fade, the real world slips into shadow, and the cold, moonlit world of evil dreams takes over your mind.
What horror awaits a boy who has to spend Halloween in a darkened hospital? How do you outwit a ghost who wants your skin? What makes Nightmare Inn the most frightening place to visit?
In this spine-tingling
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Publisher
Scholastic Book
Pub. Date
1978.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 9.7 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
1340L
Language
English
Description
A collection of horror stories includes depictions of a man haunted by the spirit of his dead wife, strange plots of revenge, and a traveler trapped on a ghost ship.
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English
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"One of the most original American writers, Edgar Allan Poe shaped the development of both the detective story and the science-fiction story. Some of his poems--"The Raven," "The Bells," "Annabel Lee"--Remain among the most popular in American literature. Poe's tales of the macabre still thrill readers of all ages. Here are familiar favorites like "The Purloined Letter." "The Fall of the House of Usher," and "The Murders in the Rue Morgue," together...
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Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 21
Language
English
Description
"The four never-before-published novellas in this collection represent horror master King at his finest, using the weird and uncanny to riff on mortality, the price of creativity, and the unpredictable consequences of material attachments. A teenager discovers that a dead friend's cell phone, which was buried with the body, still communicates from beyond the grave in 'Mr. Harrigan's Phone,' which reads like a Twilight Zone episode infused with an...
13) Skeleton crew
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Series
Signet book volume AE 6861
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 34
Lexile measure
840L
Language
English
Description
Age-old images of fear fuse with the iconography of contemporary American life in this collection of tales from the modern master of horror.
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Publisher
W W Norton & Co Inc
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
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An extensively annotated anthology of twenty-two of the horror master's best writings also examines Lovecraft's rise and accomplishments against a backdrop of the pulp fiction era while evaluating his influence on literature.
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English
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The Lottery, one of the most terrifying stories written in this century, created a sensation when it was first published in The New Yorker. "Power and haunting," and "nights of unrest" were typical reader responses. This collection, the only one to appear during Shirley Jackson's lifetime, unites "The Lottery:" with twenty-four equally unusual stories. Together they demonstrate Jackson's remarkable range, from the hilarious to the truly horrible,...