Lock the doors. Pull down the shades—and BEWARE! It's time to read the favorite scary stories of R.L. Stine, bestselling children’s author and master of the spooky tale.R.L. Stine has gathered a selection of all things scary, and even added two new tales of his own! Short stories, fables old and new, comics, and poems. It′s a spine-tingling collection of work by dozens of writers and artists who are famous for hair-raising fun.Discover a ghastly secret in a retelling of the classic story "The Judge′s House," by Bram Stoker. Peek into a Christmas stocking that holds a shocking surprise in a Vault of Horror comic, "A Sock for Christmas." Meet an ice-cream man who will chill your blood in "Mister Ice Cold" by Gahan Wilson.But first, visit an evil carnival in "The Black Ferris," by Ray Bradbury. R.L. Stine says that this story changed his life! Be sure to read all the introductions—because R.L. reveals why he picked these stories just for you, and why he finds them the creepiest ... the funniest ... the scariest! BEWARE!Black ferris / Ray Bradbury --Conjure brother / Patricia McKissack --My sister is a werewolf / Jack Prelutsky --Surprise guest / R.L. Stine --Judge's house / Bram Stoker, retold by R.L. Stine --Cremation of Sam McGee / Robert W. Service --Elevator / William Sleator --Witches / Roald Dahl --Joe is not a monster / R.L. Stine --Tiger in the snow / Daniel Wynn Barber --Sock for Christmas / Grim Fairy Tale from "The vault of horror"; Volume 4, by Jack Kamen --Terrifying adventures of the Golem / Jewish folktale, retold by R.L. Stine --Examination day / Henry Slesar --Harold / retold by Alvin Schwartz --Girl who stood on a grave / retold by Alvin Schwartz --Grave misunderstanding / Leon Garfield --Mister Ice Cold / Gahan Wilson --Haunted / Shel Silverstein --Blood-curdling story / Shel Silverstein

    Although the other students on the tour are just happy to have a day off from school, shy Jess feels she knows what is around every corner and behind every door of the beautifully preserved Victorian home. It's as if she has lived in those rooms before. Her repeated visits and her interest impress the guide in charge, who offers Jess a volunteer summer job. But although she loves sharing her growing knowledge of Point Ellice House, Jess finds herself drawn to lonely spots around the property. There, persistent visions of a girl named Rose take her into the past, to a terrible disaster involving an overcrowded streetcar on the Point Ellice Bridge. Jess holds the key to a mystery that has persisted for more than a hundred years. And now it's up to her to solve it and to ease the troubled spirit who has haunted the area for so long. Inspired by the history of Victoria's Point Ellice House and the worst streetcar disaster in North American history, Penny Chamberlain's novel will grab her audience from the first page. And her imaginative interpretation of strange sightings (sightings that persist to this day) will keep young readers absorbed throughout.

    Francisville, LA, with the dream of turning the historic site into a cozy inn. But she was shocked to discover that the property was haunted. Instead of losing customers, however, business exploded. Since then, Kermeen has traveled to over 150 haunted inns and hotels throughout the U.S. and collected some of the creepiest ghost stories ever told-and they're all true. Readers will enter the Oatman Hotel, where the distinct outline of a man, once murdered in the room, remains imprinted on the sheets-no matter how many times the maids change them. And in the garden of the Myrtles Plantation, two little girls, who were poisoned there in 1824, are often seen playing.

    This gripping collection includes eight tales of the weird and otherworldly from the first two-time winner of the Bram Stoker Award in the children's category--for Bigger Than Death in 1998 and for The Power of Un in 2000.

    Chico Kidd and Rick Kennett explore those references in the stories which go to make up this highly acclaimed collection of the untold stories of Carnacki, the Ghost-Finder.

    R. James have had an immense influence on the supernatural genre and on the popular perception of what makes a successful ghost story. His subtle depiction of ghostly menace in everyday surroundings, often ambiguous until a swift and terrible climax, created a style both admired and emulated by other writers of supernatural fiction, many of whose most successful stories have been in the Jamesian School." Meddling with Ghosts collects some of the best stories in that tradition. It includes tales from authors who had an influence on James, stories from his contemporaries and colleagues, and tales from more recent practitioners of the Jamesian art. The concluding checklist details the many other authors who have written in the Jamesian tradition.

    personal and humorous anecdotes and stories. There is a wild assortment of ghosts, relating tales that are often funny, sometimes unnerving, and always amazing. Her stories aim to be entertaining and informative and hope to provide reassurance to those who have encountered supernatural phenomena themselves. The book offers 60 per cent material detailing Bodine's experiences and 40 per cent from her readers letters.

    R. R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings, fantasy has fired our imaginations for as long as there has been story. Whether sweeping sagas of fantastic adventures or cautionary tales told around the campfire, fantasy is deeply woven into the very fabric of humanity, wearing many faces and coming in many flavors. But what fantasy is distinctly American?The American Fantasy Tradition sets out to answer this very question. This comprehensive critical anthology of American fantasy literature applies the groundbreaking theorems of such esteemed American literary critics as Leslie Fiedler, Richard Chase, and Irving Howe to the genre of fantasy in an effort to delineate the true American tradition of fantasy from the more prominent Anglo-European canon, breaking it down into three distinctive strains: The American Tale: Folk, Tall, and WeirdStories that might be considered fables or legends, much like the epics of the Age of Heroes from the classical eras of Rome and Greece, or the tales of the fairy folk from the European tradition, or the fables of Aesop. Fantastic AmericanaStories set directly within the American historic landscape, much as the Arthurian tradition is set within the confines of British history. Lands of Enchantment in Everyday LifeStories that involve what might be called the American spirit, focusing on worlds that exist in the shadows of our own, just beyond Rod Serling's famous signpost for The Twilight Zone.