Category Archives: Horror

Poe: Stories and Poems: A Graphic Novel Adaptation – Gareth Hinds

Posted on August 7, 2017 by

     Poe: Stories and Poems: A Graphic Novel Adaptation – Gareth Hinds. Candlewick, 2017. 9780763681128 Format: Hardcover Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4.5 Genre:  Horror What did you like about the book? Four stories and … Continue reading →

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Frozen Charlotte, written by Alex Bell

Posted on December 7, 2016 by

       Frozen Charlotte, written by Alex Bell, Published by Scholastic Press, (9780545941082), 2016 (UK edition 2014) Format: Hardcover Rating: 4 Genre:  Horror What did you like about the book?  The plot doesn’t rely solely on horror – there’s … Continue reading →

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Daughters unto Devils by Amy Lukavics

Posted on January 3, 2016 by

   Daughters unto Devils by Amy Lukavics, Harlequin Teen, 2015. ISBN 9780373211586 Format: Hardcover Rating: 3.5 Genre:  Horror What did you like about the book? Sixteen year old Amanda has a guilty conscience: she is doing the dirty with the post boy, on … Continue reading →

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Deadtime Stories: Little Magic Shop of Horrors by Annette and Gina Cascon

Posted on September 23, 2013 by

*Deadtime Stories: Little Magic Shop of Horrors by Annette and Gina Cascone; Starscape 2012* *Format*: Book *Rating: 3* *Genre*:  Fiction, Horror *What did you like about the book?* The kids were very believable, and the plot kept twisting in interesting, … Continue reading →

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Deadtime Stories: The Beast of Baskerville by Annette and Gina Cascone

Posted on September 23, 2013 by

*Deadtime Stories: The Beast of Baskerville by Annette and Gina Cascone; Starscape 2012* *Format*: Book *Rating: 4* *Genre*:  Fiction, Horror *What did you like about the book?* Like all “Deadtime Stories”, this one had me on the edge of my … Continue reading →

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Dead River by Cyn Balog

Posted on June 10, 2013 by

Dead River, Cyn Balog, Delacorte Books for Young Readers, 2013 Format: Hardcover Rating: 3 Genre:  Horror/Supernatural What did you like about the book? I had high hopes for this book.  The summary made it sound like it would be a creepy … Continue reading →

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Scowler by Daniel Kraus

Posted on March 25, 2013 by

Scowler – Daniel Kraus, Delacorte, 2013. Format: Hardback  Rating: 3 Genre:  Horror What did you like about the book? Kraus provides a weird and intriguing story of horror when a homicidal man escapes from prison during a meteor shower in 1980s … Continue reading →

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