Scary For Adults

While 18-year-old Tessa Dark was serving her prison sentence for murder, the world beyond her cell walls changed forever. The thunder came and destroyed the world she had once known. Trapped inside the prison and faced with no future, Tessa's only glimmer of hope is her friendship with fellow inmate Joe McBride. Despite Tessa's fears, Joe decides to go beyond the prison walls to seek help. But when he fails to return, Tessa is determined to go and search for him.

Bobby Newkirk has a lot of school spirit. The good-looking, guitar-playing teenager has taken all the Shadyside High School cheerleaders out on dates, and now he's making his way down a list of the most beautiful girls in the school. At the top of that list are Bree and Samantha Wade, a pair of gorgeous raven-haired twins. Bobby knows that just like all the other girls in school, Bree and Samantha will fall for his easy charm and cool looks. They do, of course.

In her classic ghost story "Kerfol", Edith Wharton tells the tale of Anne de Barrigan, a young Frenchwoman convicted of murdering her husband, the jealous Yves de Cornault. The elderly lord was found dead on the stairs, apparently savaged by a pack of dogs, though there were no dogs no live dogs at Kerfol that day. In this remarkable collection of intertwining short stories, Deborah Noyes takes us back to the haunted manor and tells us Anne de Barrigan's story through the sympathetic eyes of her servant girl.

Winner of the 2004 Bram Stoker Award for Young Readers, the horror genre's most coveted award. Nine weird tales from Steve Burt.

Marcus was convinced that vampires didn’t exist. He was very wrong... On his thirteenth birthday, Marcus Howlett is faced with a bombshell. His parents are half-vampire. And, although he hates the thought of it, he is about to become one too. But, as he secretly blogs about the horrors of his new fangs, bad breath and cravings for blood, Marcus is unaware that his life is in serious danger...

Before the invasion of Seattle can commence, Spokane must be pacified. With manpower at a premium, the newly promoted Captain Kersey must employ risky tactics if his men are to survive the day. Dead America: The Second Week introduces new survivors and locations in addition to revisiting some familiar ones as people all across the country fight for their survival against the growing armies of the undead.

Missing treasure, a dying aunt and a child left behind are more than enough mysteries for Viola. Viola is a young teacher in the settlement of Hillside, NY in the 1890s. She adores her Aunt Helen, but her aunt has secrets. On her deathbed, Aunt Helen reveals she abandoned her young daughter, Bessie. Determined to reunite her aunt with Bessie, Viola sets out to find the child. Viola is in for more shocking news as she unravels the past.

New allies, a dire warning, and a deadly mission into zombie infested territory. As Detective Rogers continues to build the town of Fabens into a self sustaining community, his supporters within the Cartel struggle to conceal its existence. Dead America: The Second Week introduces new survivors and locations in addition to revisiting some familiar ones as people all across the country fight for their survival against the growing armies of the undead.

This is Slappy's world - you only scream in it!

As Sergeant Kersey and his band of fellow rail travelers continue to clear a path to the Northwest, they inadvertently find themselves caught in the middle of a small town conflict. Dead America: The Second Week introduces new survivors and locations in addition to revisiting some familiar ones as people all across the country fight for their survival against the growing armies of the undead.

All is not well in the Heartland of America. As the first week of the zombie apocalypse staggers to a close, tensions are reaching a boiling point. Hundreds of thousands of heavily armed troops have taken up residence in the small rural towns of Kansas, much to the chagrin of the local populace. Sensing that a larger fight is on the horizon, a small team of soldiers prepare for a daunting journey.

A sleepy California town is the last place you’d expect to find a coven of vampires. But that’s the crazy story Veronica hears when she discovers her best friend Terri hiding out in her apartment. Terri is now a suspect in the gruesome murder of her cheating boyfriend, blaming her actions on her new status as a vampire after being bitten outside a club.

Reading someone's diary is bad but Slappy is already evil, so how could anyone resist finding out all of this dummy's terrifying secrets? Zoey and Billy Traister find a large suitcase in a trash pile in the empty lot behind their house. Inside: a grinning ventriloquist dummy. Who would throw out a perfectly good dummy? They bring it home and quickly find out why the dummy was tossed in the trash.

Mere mortal. Fae hunter. Oh, and the apocalypse? Yeah, that happened! She's an unstoppable human. He's an immovable beast. But the fae have scorched the earth and humans are next.... Chloe Etain, stumbled into an ancient war between the light and dark that has culminated in her world being thrown into darkness and pre-industrial chaos. Vampire-like creatures roam free, feeding on unsuspecting humans. Chloe knows the truth though and, possibly, how to stop it. But as a mere mortal, what can she do? That's when the fates step in.

Award-winning author R. L. Weeks brings you Raven's Ghost - Book Two in the young adult victorian paranormal mystery series. Another serial killer is raising hell on the streets of London and Raven believes it's all her fault. All the victims have blonde hair and blue eyes like her, and the killer is none other than her uncle. His mind had been warped and twisted by heartbreak and betrayal and his hatred for women is driving him to kill more and more each week. Raven wants to stop him at all costs. However, there is one big problem standing in her way.

BJ is having weird hallucinations. What's really freaky is that they are being accompanied by some pretty terrifying noises from the attic. Then, to complete his lesson in terror, things that are supposed to be stationary and never move have suddenly come roaring to life. He and his two best friends are going to have to go into the dark, creepy attic and check things out. The question is will they come back down?

When Adam and his friends stay up late one night, they see bright lights in the sky. Lights that look suspiciously like flying saucers. Then, the next night, one of the saucers lands by the reservoir, and the creatures who come out of the ship don’t look like people at all. Their heads are too large, and their eyes are too big and black. Worse, they want Adam and his friends to come with them for a little ride in space. They practically drag the kids into their ship. Then the flying saucer takes off! Can Adam and his friends figure out a way to get home?

There is a famous cave located just outside of Spooksville. A lot of stories surround the dark place: scary ones as well as exciting ones. Adam decides to explore the cave with his friends, Watch, Sally, and Cindy. But the moment they go into the cave, the entrance closes behind them. They are trapped. In the dark. They walk deeper into the cave, frantically searching for a way out. The batteries in their flashlights begin to run low. Then they realize something is following them. Something that has been in the cave for a long time. Something big, black…and hungry.

Ken is a socially awkward teenager who is often the victim of pranks by the school bullies. The only thing that helps him escape his tedious life is his love for mobile games, so he spends hours and hours on his phone playing. Until one day he comes across an application that will transform his life: The Djinni. The boy now has the power to turn the tables, for The Djinni will grant him the wishes he desires most. However, Ken will soon come to understand his wishes always come with a price, and perhaps sometimes the price he has to pay is too high for his own benefit.

Cindy is playing by the ocean with her younger brother, Neil, when a ghost appears out of nowhere and grabs the little boy and carries him away. Cindy tries to tell people what happened, but everyone assumes that Neil drowned. Cindy is left heartbroken, with no one to help her find her brother. Until Sally reads about what happened. Sally believes in ghosts - and she knows there are plenty of them to be found in Spooksville. With Adam and Watch, Sally goes to Cindy and promises to help get her brother back. But what none of them knows is that this ghost is a very nasty one.