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• Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid

  the Book of Scary Urban Legends

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  Professor Jan Harold Brunvand recounts classic stories of modern monsters that are perfect to share at an after-dark gathering.

• Beware the Wild

  Parker, Natalie C.

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  There's a creepy swamp next to Sterling's hometown, but she only realizes exactly how creepy it is when her brother disappears there--and she's the only one who remembers he ever existed. Also available as an eBook from our hoopla streaming service…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Bone Witch

  Chupeco, Rin

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  In this alternative fantasy world, magic is real, and there are whole families of witches, including Tea's. She has the rare gift of necromancy--raising the dead--and her frightened community drives her away. But Tea is determined to make the most…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Five Total Strangers

  Richards, Natalie D.

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  Snowed in at the airport, Mira accepts a ride home for the holidays with Harper, her seatmate, and Harper's three friends. They set off for a snowy road trip, which sounds like a good time, but, pretty soon, strange things start happening, and Mira…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Gathering Dark

  An Anthology of Folk Horror

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  Ten stories by critically acclaimed authors will have you visiting a lake that returns its drowned dead, a monster-infested bridge, an evil town on the cusp of its third burning, and more. Available on eAudio from hoopla streaming with no waiting.

• Headstones and Monuments

  a Slightly Bone-chilling Collection of Short Stories

  Ogden, Steve (Writer)

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  Illustrator/storyteller Steve Ogden has local roots, having grown up at Hazelwild Farm in Spotsylvania County. Here, he shares favorite stories, many with regional connections.

• In the Shadow of Blackbirds

  Winters, Cat

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  Sixteen-year-old Mary Shelley Black lives in the eerie year 1918, where the flu pandemic has killed thousands upon thousands and World War I is taking the lives of thousands of others, including Mary's first love. Mary was skeptical of the very…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Lake House

  Durst, Sarah Beth

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  Three girls--Claire, Reyva, and Mariana--are dropped off late to their isolated summer camp, only to find the lodge has been burned, as well as a dead body in the forest. Of course, they want to leave--but that's hard to do when something is hunting…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Long Lankin

  Barraclough, Lindsey

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  Sent to an isolated village to live with their elderly aunt, sisters Cora and Mimi, along with two village boys, encounter an ancient evil that has cursed the countryside for generations. Available as an eBook from our streaming service hoopla with…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Raven Boys

  Stiefvater, Maggie, 1981-

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  Blue has always avoided the "Raven Boys" who go to the local private school, but then she meets Gansey. Because of her gifts, she knows he is fated to die, but he is on a quest with three other students, each attractive in his own way, and needs…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Night Gardener

  a Scary Story

  Auxier, Jonathan

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  With nowhere else to go, two abandoned Irish siblings take jobs as servants at a crumbling--and cursed--English manor house. Also available on eAudio and as an eBook through our hoopla streaming service with no waiting.

• The Old Willis Place

  a Ghost Story Graphic Novel

  Hahn, Mary Downing

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  Diana is excited when she sees that the new caretaker of the Old Willis Place has a young daughter named Lissa. She and her little brother Georgie have gotten very lonely, even though they can do what they please--as long as they don't leave the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Resurrectionist

  Allen, Kathleen S., 1951-

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  In this tale of Victorian times, Dilly Rothbart is intent on completing her late father's work: bringing the dead back to life. So very intent that she is drawn into a world of corpse-stealing, grave-robbing, and even murder. Her twin sister gets in…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Scary Stories

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  Great stories from both modern and early horror writers, complete with illustrations.

• The Seer of Shadows

  Avi, 1937-

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  In 1860s New York City, Horace, a 14-year-old photographer's apprentice, discovers he has the ability to photograph spirits--which leads him into a friendship with Pegg, an enslaved girl, and unwittingly freeing a spirit to seek revenge. Available…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Something Wicked This Way Comes

  Bradbury, Ray, 1920-2012

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  Halloween comes a week early to Green Town when Cooger & Dark's Pandemonium Shadow Show slides in under the shadows of night. Even in such a small town, people have their dreams. On the cusp of adulthood, lifelong friends Will and Jim have front row…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Tales of Edgar Allan Poe

  Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849

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  An illustrated collection of Poe's classic horror stories. Multiple other collections of his tales are available through hoopla streaming, both as eBooks and on eAudio.

• Thornhill

  Smy, Pam

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  After a move to another town, Ella is inexplicably drawn to an old house next door. It turns out, there is a reason for the barbed wire fences and "Keep Out" signs. But, when she sees a girl on the grounds, Ella is determined to investigate.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• We Have Always Lived in the Castle

  Jackson, Shirley, 1916-1965

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  Merricat Blackwood was only 12 when four members of her family died of poisoning. The weight of the unsolved murder haunts the village and has led the remaining Blackwoods to lead a life of seclusion for the past six years--until fortune-hunting…Read moreRead more of this annotation