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Andi finds that after visiting an old movie rental she is being haunted by the ghost of its owner.

Zombies never stay dead.The apocalypse wasn't supposed to be like this.It wasn't supposed to tear away everything they loved, everything they hoped for, everything they dreamed about.But it did.Winter, Isaiah, Greta, and Luke find themselves with a broken-down truck in the dead of night. They've made it to a small-town that doesn't just have zombies - it has survivors, too.But will the mysterious strangers holed up at the elementary school be helpful or harmful?And how will they escape the horde that surrounds the house they're hiding in?Chaotic Undead is the fifth book in the Stay Dead series and should be read in order.

A collection of horror poems consisting of nuns, clowns, crows, dolls, Edgar Allen Poe, and quotes from the strangest of people. Eating wet cake, snubbing gease, and being weird and wonderful--this book will surely make you squirm, squint, and maybe even laugh. If you have a dark sense of humor of course.

Zombies never stay dead.Winter has seen a lot of terrible things since the start of the apocalypse, but the trouble isn't even close to being over.After surviving the most horrific farmhouse filled with creepy dolls - why do those even exist? - the group continues on their journey.Then their car breaks down.Then one of their members faces an injury.Then they have to decide whether facing a mob of zombies is worth it to save themselves.Winter just wishes that the dead would stay dead in Fear the Undead.Author's note: this is the fourth book in the Stay Dead series and should be read in order.

Zombies never stay dead.It's been a month since the zombie infection took hold of humans everywhere. One month and six days and still we don't know what started the infection or how far it's spread. All we know is that we've got to take this thing one day at a time if we want to stay alive.And trust me: we want to stay alive.Our little group has found ourselves in the heart of an undead city. Trying to make our way around the city didn't work so well. We finally decided to just try to make our way through. We're searching for other survivors. We're searching for food. We're searching for anything that can help us get Greta home to her family.None of it is going to matter if the zombies claim us before we make our next move, though.None of it's going to matter if we can't make it home.

Zombies never stay dead.They made it to the island. They managed to find a way to escape the burning cruise ship where they'd been trapped, and now they're facing a new problem.The zombies didn't go down with the ship.They're here.They're everywhere.Winter and her friends need to find a new way to escape, a new way to keep fighting.If only the dead would stay that way.

Join Ralph Cribbens as he goes on an exciting and terrifying journey to uncover the truth about his new zombie brother. When his parents adopt a zombie, Ralph is determined to find out if the rumors about his brother eating the local pets are true. But as he investigates, he finds himself in the midst of a zombie outbreak in his village. Can Ralph find the courage to stop the shambling undead before they take over the town?

Despite Finley's mom's no pets rule, Finley and Eva discover a baby alicorn in need of help and secretly sneak it into the house, trying to hide it from her mom.

Penny's trying to forget about her ex, Nash. His father was arrested for the brutal murder of four teenagers on Devil's Night last year. Penny's parents have forbidden her to have anything to do with Nash or his family. It's hard not to think of what happened as spooky season gets underway--but she's trying. That stops when she goes to the Halloween store with her friends to find a costume. What she finds instead is ripped from a horror movie: a classmate bleeding out on the floor of a dressing room. Stabbed. Is a copycat killer on the loose? The adults are saying no. But Penny knows better.

The first book in a fast-paced, witty, and thought-provoking debut fantasy trilogy about a twelve-year-old apprenticing in the kitchens at the prestigious Academy of Shamans, who must ally with a snarky goddess and a knife-wielding warrior to save her kingdom.

Read Books 1 & 2 of this Grazi Kelly Universe series and learn more about Grazi's best friend, teen Witch, Angela Tanner.Inside:Casting MagicThe reality may change everything.Things in Northern New Jersey just got a little more intense for Angela Tanner. She is a Witch who hasn't come into her powers yet, but things go full speed ahead when her father is accused of a crime he didn't commit.Enter Jody Nieves. The tall, dark, and powerful Guardian is sent to fetch her and observe as she tries to clear her father's name. He does more than that, he wakes up a part of her she never dreamed existed.Can she save her father in time, trust that Jody's attentions are genuine, and discover the truth about her own powers?Keeping MagicSometimes the truth comes at a cost...Teenage Witch Angela Tanner is learning to control her powers, but it's not as easy as it looks. Especially when everything points to her being a Fire Witch. Is her awesome power a gift or a curse?That's something she must find out. At least she's not alone. She has the help of her own personal Guardian, Jody Nieves. Together, they set out on a journey to discover the truth behind her powers.Can she learn control in time to save herself?

An Aztec sacrifice is interrupted by an earthquake and the young boy finds himself face-to-face with a demon who saves his life.

13-årige Jákup får ondt i maven, da han jager søpapegøjer med sin far. Lundebestanden er lav, og Færøerne har allerede mistet én fugleart.Storesøsteren Bjarma bekymrer sig om de høje koncentrationer af kviksølv, der er i hvalkød.Om natten sker der noget mærkeligt. De voksnes øjne bliver sølvfarvede, og pludselig opfører de sig som gale …Sølvsyg er andet selvstændige bind i den uhyggelige serie, Myrepatter, som har fokus på FN’s verdensmål.OM FØRSTE BIND I SERIEN”Jeg kan vældig godt lide, at man både bliver oplyst og skræmt.”- @Skolebibliotekaren_LeneMyrepatter – I Kina spiser de børn var nomineret til Orlaprisen 2022 i kategorien ’Gys og spænding’.Bogen er illustreret af Rasmus Jensen.

A monster book that is silly and fun, with a strong message about kindness and friendship.

There will be blood.Ace of Spades meets House of Hollow in this villain origin story.Laure Mesny is a perfectionist with an axe to grind. Despite being constantly overlooked in the elite and cutthroat world of the Parisian ballet, she will do anything to prove that a Black girl can take center stage. To level the playing field, Laure ventures deep into the depths of the Catacombs and strikes a deal with a pulsating river of blood.The primordial power Laure gains promises influence and adoration, everything she's dreamed of and worked toward. With retribution on her mind, she surpasses her bitter and privileged peers, leaving broken bodies behind her on her climb to stardom.But even as undeniable as she is, Laure is not the only monster around. And her vicious desires make her a perfect target for slaughter. As she descends into madness and the mystifying underworld beneath her, she is faced with the ultimate choice: continue to break herself for scraps of validation or succumb to the darkness that wants her exactly as she is-monstrous heart and all. That is, if the god-killer doesn't catch her first.From debut author Jamison Shea comes I Feed Her to the Beast and the Beast Is Me, a slow-burn horror that lifts a veil on the institutions that profit on exclusion and the toll of giving everything to a world that will never love you back.

Thirteen-year-old Anna Ballinkay has never been normal. Her family uses their psychic abilities to help run the Ravenfall Inn, a magical B&B between the human world and the Otherworld. But it's hard to contribute when your only power is foreseeing death. So when fourteen-year-old Colin Pierce arrives at Ravenfall searching for his missing older brother, Anna jumps at the chance to help. But the mysteries tied to Colin go much deeper than either of them expects...Now the supernatural creature straight out of Celtic mythology, one with eerie connections to Colin's family, is coming after them. If Anna and Colin can't stop the creature by Halloween night, it would spell destruction for Ravenfall and the world as they know it.

"THE TERRIBLES HAVE BEEN CHALLENGED to a game of CREEPOBALL, a sport that is played by all monsters on Creep's Cove Island (just don't ask them how to play it--nobody knows ALL the rules!). Their rivals? A horde of relentless, fierce, low-down GNOMES. Can THE TERRIBLES defeat these Gnomes without anyone DISAPPEARING into an ALTERNATE DIMENSION? Why are you asking me? JUST READ THE BOOK, HUMAN!"--

A group of Cree teens gather around a fire to share stories of spirits and shapeshifters in this chilling debut graphic novel."Bad Medicine's about as good as medicine can get - stories with blood on the ground, sure, but a lot left in the heart, too." -Stephen Graham Jones, author of The Only Good IndiansAfter wandering out to the river near their homes, five teens decide to build a fire and exchange horror stories. Chad begins by telling the group about an unfortunate fisher who encountered a cluster of small, malevolent creatures while navigating the river in his canoe. Attempting to defend himself, Carl lashed out with an oar... and his world changed forever. One by one, the teens try to outdo each other, and the evening evolves into an impromptu storytelling competition.On certain nights, if you walk along Loon River and peer under the bridge, you might spot a fire. You might hear a laugh. You might hear a scream. If you edge closer-and the conditions are just right-your view of the river will melt away, into the inky black beyond the firelight. Not to worry-the echoes of rushing water will help you find your way back. Or will they?Inspired by Cree folklore and modern Cree life, Bad Medicine will transport readers to terrifying new worlds that only exist at the edges of human imagination.

Haunting of Hill House meets found-footage horror in this edge-of-your-seat thriller that explores the power of family ties and the trauma that lurks there. When Sophia Galich was twelve, she starred in her older sister Layla's amateur horror movie Vermillion, which recorded raw footage of her very real reactions to scenes her sister concocted in their old Californian house on the coast-Cashore House. In the years after the film's release, Sophia's relationship with her sister became more strained, while her memories of the now-infamous house fueled her nightmares. Vermillion amassed an army of fanatical fans who speculated about the film's hidden messages, and it was rumored that Layla made a pact with the devil-her soul in exchange for fame and arcane knowledge. Sophia dismissed this as gossip...until Layla disappeared. Now, Sophia must study the trail of clues Layla has left behind, returning to the very place where it all began. As she gets closer and closer to Cashore House's haunted heart, she must once again confront the ghosts of her childhood. But the house won't reveal its secrets without a fight.

Getting over Your Vampire Ex is as Easy as Killing Him and Stealing His GirlfriendHolly Liddell has been stuck with crimped hair since 1987 when she agreed to let her boyfriend, Elton, turn her into a vampire. But when he ditches her at a gas station a few decades into their eternity together, she realizes that being young forever actually means working graveyard shifts at Taco Bell, sleeping in seedy motels, and being supernaturally compelled to follow your ex from town to town-at least until Holly meets Elton's other exes.It seems that Holly isn't the only girl Elton seduced into this wretched existence. He turned Ida in 1921, then Rose in 1954, and he abandoned them both before Holly was even born. Now Rose and Ida want to kill him before he can trick another girl into eternal adolescence, and they'll need Holly's help to do it. And once Holly starts falling for Elton's vulnerable new conquest, Parker, she'll do anything to save her.To kill Elton for good, Holly and her friends will have to dig up their pasts, rob a bank, and reconcile with the people they've hurt in their search for eternal love. And to win the girl, Holly will have to convince Parker that she's more than just Elton's crazy ex-even though she is trying to kill him.

"Haunting, exhilarating, and a howl of vengeance." -Andrew Joseph White, New York Times bestselling author of Hell Followed With UsFrankenstein meets Inglourious Basterds in this stunning Jewish historical horror novel from the award-winning author of The City BeautifulVera was made for vengeance.Lithuania, 1943. A father drowns in the all-consuming grief of a daughter killed by the Nazis. He can't bring Chaya back from the dead, but he can use kishuf - an ancient and profane magic - to create a golem in her image. A Nazi killer, to avenge her death.When Vera awakens, she can feel her violent purpose thrumming within her. But she can also feel glimpses of a human life lived, of stolen kisses amidst the tragedy, and of a grisly death. And when she meets Akiva, she recognizes the boy with soft lips that gave warm kisses. But these memories aren't hers, and Vera doesn't know if she gets-or deserves-to have a life beyond what she was made for.Vera's strength feels limitless-until she learns that there are others who would channel kishuf for means far less noble than avenging a daughter's death. As she confronts the very basest of humanity, Vera will need more than what her creator gave her: Not just a reason to fight, but a reason to live.

"Dripping with bloody opulence, A Multitude of Dreams creeps up on you like a sly shadow. I couldn't guess at the horrors until it was too late to look away! I loved this book." -Erin A. Craig, New York Times bestselling author of House of Salt and SorrowThe bloody plague is finally past, but what fresh horror lies in its wake?Princess Imogen of Goslind has lived a sheltered life for three years at the boarded-up castle-she and the rest of its inhabitants safe from the bloody mori roja plague that's ravaged the kingdom. But Princess Imogen has a secret, and as King Stuart descends further into madness, it's at great risk of being revealed. Rations dwindle each day, and unhappy murmurings threaten to crack the facade of the years-long charade being played within the castle walls.Nico Mott once enjoyed a comfortable life of status, but the plague took everyone and everything from him. If not for the generosity of a nearby lord, Nico may not have survived the mori roja's aftermath. But does owing Lord Crane his life mean he owes him his silence?When Lord Crane sends Nico to search for more plague survivors in the castle, Nico collides with a princess who wants to break out. They will each have to navigate the web of lies they've woven if they're going to survive the nightmares ahead.