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There is something weird happening in Fever Swamp. It started with a strange howling at night, and a rabbit torn to shreds. People think Grady's new dog is responsible. But Grady knows his dog is just a regular old dog. And most dogs don't howl at the moon. Or disappear at midnight. Or do they?
43) Pet sematary
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A horror story of a children's pet cemetery and another graveyard behind it from which the dead return.
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"If you're feeling brave, turn the page. A game of hide-and-seek goes on far too long... A look-alike doll makes itself right at home... A school talent show act leaves the audience aghast... And a summer at camp takes a turn for the braaaains... This collection of all-new spooky stories is sure to keep readers up past their bedimes"--Dust jacket flap.
46) Needful things
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A newcomer opens a shop in Castle Rock, Me., bringing bargains as well as nightmares and disasters to the town.
48) Ghost beach
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Jerry and his sister, Terri, meet Sam and Louisa, who tell them a story about a ghost who lives in a cave near the beach. The only problem is that it is not just a story. There really is a ghost, and he is haunting Jerry and Terri.
50) Dread nation
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"Jane McKeene was born two days before the dead began to walk the battlefields of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania--derailingthe War Between the States and changing the nation forever. In this new America, safety for all depends on the work of afew, and laws like the Native and Negro Education Act require certain children attend combat schools to learn to put down the dead. But there are also opportunities--and Jane is studying to become an Attendant, trained...
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In a future so real and near it might be now, something happens when women go to sleep: they become shrouded in a cocoon-like gauze. If they are awakened, if the gauze wrapping their bodies is disturbed or violated, the women become feral and spectacularly violent. And while they sleep they go to another place, a better place, where harmony prevails and conflict is rare. One woman, the mysterious "Eve Black," is immune to the blessing or curse of...
53) Deep trouble
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Billy and his sister, Sheena, are visiting a tiny Caribbean island. It's the perfect place for an underwater adventure. There's only one rule to remember: Stay away from the coral reefs. But Billy can't resist the beauty of the reefs -- and he quickly discovers that he's not alone. Something that's half-human, half-fish is lurking deep below.
55) The getaway
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Jay discovers that mountain resort where he lives and works with his friends and family is also a doomsday oasis for the rich and powerful who expect top-notch customer service even as the world outside the resort's walls disintegrates.
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Twelve-year-old twins, Jillian and Jackson, are startled when they discover they can read each other's thoughts. But that's not all, they can read other people's thoughts, too. The strange new powers are exciting at first but soon they discover that somebody else knows their secret.
57) Zombie halloween
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Kenny Manzetti was the new kid in town. His family moved back in to an old house to help take care of his grandfather. Everyone in his new neighborhood is obsessed with zombies--even Grandpa Mo. But then a new family moves in next door and there choice in furniture is...interesting. Kenny is convinced that there is something strange about the new neighbors but his parents won't listen to him. So Kenny and his friends go in for a closer look. A bad...
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The Zombie War came unthinkably close to eradicating humanity. Max Brooks, driven by the urgency of preserving the acid-etched first-hand experiences of the survivors from those apocalyptic years, traveled across the United States of America and throughout the world, from decimated cities that once teemed with upwards of thirty million souls to the most remote and inhospitable areas of the planet. He recorded the testimony of men, women, and sometimes...
60) Firestarter
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Andy McGee and Vicky Tomlinson were once college students looking to make some extra cash, volunteering as test subjects for an experiment orchestrated by the clandestine government organization known as The Shop. But the outcome unlocked exceptional latent psychic talents for the two of them, manifesting in even more terrifying ways when they fell in love and had a child. Their daughter, Charlie, has been gifted with the most extraordinary and uncontrollable...
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