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Popular Paperbacks: All Kinds of Creepy

Lots of things scare us…ghosts, vampires, serial killers, and more. The books collected in
this list share one common theme; they are tales guaranteed to make your spine tingle!

Call numbers for the Duluth Public Library are in ( ).
Books not owned by the Library can be requested from other libraries through Interlibrary Loan.



Atwater-Rhodes, Amelia. SHATTERED MIRROR.
Keep your friends close and your enemies closer. (YA Fic M  Atwater-Rhodes)

Barker, Clive. ABARAT.
Harry Potter for the twisted. (Juv Fic SF  Barker)

Brunvand, Jan Harold. BE AFRAID, BE VERY AFRAID: THE BOOK OF SCARY URBAN LEGENDS.
Watch out…It could happen to you! (398.2 B838be)

Cormier, Robert. TENDERNESS.
Who's the real sociopath? (YA Fic  Cormier)

Duncan, Lois. I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER.
Four teens, a horrible accident, a cover up, and a mysterious killer bent on revenge. (YA Fic M  Duncan)

Gaiman, Neil. CORALINE.
Some doors are not meant to be opened. (Juv Fic M  Gaiman)

Halam, Ann. DR. FRANKLIN'S ISLAND.
Three teens survive a plane crash on a deserted island, but they aren't as alone as they think. (Juv Fic SF  Halam)

Harris, Thomas. THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS,
Guaranteed to turn you into a vegetarian. (Fic M  Harris)

Huntington, Geoffrey. SORCERERS OF THE NIGHTWING: RAVENCLIFF SERIES, Book 1.
The monsters in the closet aren't real…are they? (Juv Fic SF  Huntington)

King, Stephen. IT.
Pennywise gives new meaning to the phrase, "I hate clowns." (Fic  King)

Koontz, Dean. WATCHERS.
Bears aren't the only beasts in the woods. (Fic  Koontz)

Niles, Steve. 30 DAYS OF NIGHT.
They'll kill until the sun comes up.

Rees, Celia. SOUL TAKER.
What would you give up to get the girl of your dreams?

Sebold, Alice. LOVELY BONES.
Beware your neighbors. (Fic  Sebold)

Shan, Darren. CIRQUE DU FREAK: THE SAGA OF DARREN SHAN, Book 1.
It's love at first sight when Darren Sees Madame Octa, but sometimes love can be hazardous to your health. (Juv Fic M  Shan)

Shusterman, Neal. FULL TILT.
Enter this deadly theme park if you dare! (YA Fic M  Shusterman)

Stine, R. L. DANGEROUS GIRLS.
Destiny and Livvy return from camp with a thirst for blood. (YA Fic M  Stine)

THIRTEEN: 13 TALES OF HORROR. Ed. by T. Pines.
Shivery short stories.

Vande Velde, Vivian. BEING DEAD.
Follow the haunted souls of yesterday beyond the grave into our world. (YA Fic M  Vande Velde)

 

Popular Paperbacks

2/22/07
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