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Tag: Horror
It’s Watching: History, ghosts, and the infamous graveyard behind this middle-grade horror novel inspired by The Ring, a guest post by Lindsay Currie
Slowly but surely a story formed in my mind. It featured a mystery, ghosts, clever tweens, a notorious graveyard . . . and a countdown. A terrifying countdown.
A ‘Fear Factor’ Rating Adds Spice to the YA Horror Halloween Season, a guest post by Tony Jones
Here is a small selection of twenty books which score 8/10 or higher on my personal "Fear Factor" grading used in The YA Horror 400.
Reader’s Advisory: Killer Camps, teen horror and summer camps
Teen librarian Karen Jensen dives into spooky season by sharing some of her favorite teen horror books that somehow involve killer camps
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Book Review: Hungry Bones by Louise Hung
Well-written, complex, and unique. An excellent read.
The Value of Monster Stories, a guest post by Refe Tuma
Scary stories allow us to explore the dangers inherent in the world from a place of safety. Kids need this—we all do.
Why Teens Need Horror Stories, a guest post by Leslie Lutz
Horror novels exaggerate what teens are already feeling and provide a convenient metaphor for working through issues.
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Book Review: Once They See You: 13 Stories to Shiver and Shock by Josh Allen with illustrations by Sarah J. Coleman
If you book talk this title, be prepared to have a hold list a mile long. Compulsively readable and creepy enough to satisfying even the most demanding of readers, this collection is a hit.
North Texas Teen Book Festival 2024 Recap
A wrap up of the North Texas Teen Book Festival 2024 with an emphasis on some of the cool thrillers and horror being written for tweens and teens today
Thin-Skinned, a guest post by Anya Davidson
Night and Dana isn’t a horror story. It’s a story about horror-obsessed teens learning, like I did, to process their trauma and express their anger in productive ways.
In Defense of Scary Reads, a guest post by Mark Fearing
The imaginative and fantastical landscapes that horror germinates in are great fun. And when done right they are: scary, exciting, revealing, unnerving, unexpected, funny, dramatic…you know, like life.
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