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![Curses are the worst]( "Curses are the worst")
![The 12 screams of Christmas]( "The 12 screams of Christmas")
![The school is alive!]( "The school is alive!")
![Whispering Pines]( "Whispering Pines")
![Scariest. book. ever.]( "Scariest. book. ever.")
![Frankenstein doesn't wear earmuffs!]( "Frankenstein doesn't wear earmuffs!")
![Just beyond. The scare school]( "Just beyond. The scare school")
![Mercy Watson : princess in disguise]( "Mercy Watson : princess in disguise")
![The jumbies]( "The jumbies")
![Happy Halloween, Scooby-Doo! : original movie]( "Happy Halloween, Scooby-Doo! : original movie")
![Wild Kratts. Creepy creatures!]( "Wild Kratts. Creepy creatures!")
![The old Willis place : a ghost story graphic novel]( "The old Willis place : a ghost story graphic novel")
![Halloween fraidy cat]( "Halloween fraidy cat")
![Creep from the deep]( "Creep from the deep")
![Twisted journeys.]( "Twisted journeys.")
![The Bellwoods Game]( "The Bellwoods Game")
![Margret & H.A. Rey's hooray for Halloween, Curious George]( "Margret & H.A. Rey's hooray for Halloween, Curious George")
![Pets on parade]( "Pets on parade")
![Are you afraid of the dark?]( "Are you afraid of the dark?")
![The light inside]( "The light inside")
![Help! We have strange powers!]( "Help! We have strange powers!")
![Rocket and the perfect pumpkin]( "Rocket and the perfect pumpkin")
![Double down]( "Double down")
![Hot Rod Hamster and the haunted Halloween party!]( "Hot Rod Hamster and the haunted Halloween party!")
![Trick or treat, Crankenstein]( "Trick or treat, Crankenstein")
![Little Ghost makes a friend]( "Little Ghost makes a friend")
![Chicken on a broom]( "Chicken on a broom")
![The scarecrow walks at midnight]( "The scarecrow walks at midnight")
![Revenge of the living dummy]( "Revenge of the living dummy")
![Ghostly reunion]( "Ghostly reunion")
Can your nerves handle it? This list features horror and ghost tales from the adult and young adult fiction collections.
![Monstrous]( "Monstrous")
![The world wasn't ready for you : stories]( "The world wasn't ready for you : stories")
![Sacrificial animals : a novel]( "Sacrificial animals : a novel")
![Stranger Things : Suspicious minds]( "Stranger Things : Suspicious minds")
![Swarm]( "Swarm")
![The girl from the well]( "The girl from the well")
![Thinner : a novel]( "Thinner : a novel")
![It]( "It")
![The ballad of Black Tom]( "The ballad of Black Tom")
![Wolves of the Calla]( "Wolves of the Calla")
![Wrath becomes her]( "Wrath becomes her")
![Small favors]( "Small favors")
![All hallows]( "All hallows")
![Monster hunter guardian]( "Monster hunter guardian")
![Delicate condition]( "Delicate condition")
![The grimmer]( "The grimmer")
![The lighthouse witches]( "The lighthouse witches")
![Flesh circus]( "Flesh circus")
![This wretched valley]( "This wretched valley")
![Flight or fright : 17 turbulent tales]( "Flight or fright : 17 turbulent tales")
![Married with zombies]( "Married with zombies")
![The hollow dead]( "The hollow dead")
![Blood communion : a tale of Prince Lestat]( "Blood communion : a tale of Prince Lestat")
![The orange eats creeps]( "The orange eats creeps")
![Entropy in bloom : stories]( "Entropy in bloom : stories")
![Phantom]( "Phantom")
![I'm not supposed to be in the dark]( "I'm not supposed to be in the dark")
![Bitten]( "Bitten")
![Four past midnight]( "Four past midnight")
![Bittersweet in the Hollow]( "Bittersweet in the Hollow")
![Mrs. Wakeman vs. the antichrist : and other strange-but-true tales from American history]( "Mrs. Wakeman vs. the antichrist : and other strange-but-true tales from American history")
![Boys enter the house : the victims of John Wayne Gacy and the lives they left behind]( "Boys enter the house : the victims of John Wayne Gacy and the lives they left behind")
![The devil in the white city : murder, magic, and madness at the fair that changed America]( "The devil in the white city : murder, magic, and madness at the fair that changed America")
![Ghost hunters : true stories from the world's most famous demonologists]( "Ghost hunters : true stories from the world's most famous demonologists")
![The kitchen witch : your complete guide to creating a magical kitchen with natural ingredients, sacred rituals, and spellwork]( "The kitchen witch : your complete guide to creating a magical kitchen with natural ingredients, sacred rituals, and spellwork")
![The gods never left us : the long awaited sequel to the worldwide best-seller Chariots of the gods]( "The gods never left us : the long awaited sequel to the worldwide best-seller Chariots of the gods")
![The babysitter : my summers with a serial killer]( "The babysitter : my summers with a serial killer")
![Decorating pumpkins & gourds : 20 fun & stylish projects for decorating pumpkins, gourds, and squashes]( "Decorating pumpkins & gourds : 20 fun & stylish projects for decorating pumpkins, gourds, and squashes")
![The ghost hunter's field guide : over 1000 haunted places you can experience]( "The ghost hunter's field guide : over 1000 haunted places you can experience")
![The place of enchantment : British occultism and the culture of the modern]( "The place of enchantment : British occultism and the culture of the modern")
![Becoming dangerous : witchy femmes, queer conjurers, and magical rebels]( "Becoming dangerous : witchy femmes, queer conjurers, and magical rebels")
![The satanic bible]( "The satanic bible")
![Homemade magick : the musings & mischief of a do-it-yourself magus]( "Homemade magick : the musings & mischief of a do-it-yourself magus")
![Haunted Iowa City]( "Haunted Iowa City")
![UFOs : myths, conspiracies, and realities]( "UFOs : myths, conspiracies, and realities")
![UFO hunters. Book one]( "UFO hunters. Book one")
![Oh my gourd! : how to carve a pumpkin plus 29 other fun Halloween activities]( "Oh my gourd! : how to carve a pumpkin plus 29 other fun Halloween activities")
![Spirit of the witch : religion & spirituality in contemporary witchcraft]( "Spirit of the witch : religion & spirituality in contemporary witchcraft")
![A funny thing happened on the way to heaven : (or, how I made peace with the paranormal and stigmatized zealots and cynics in the process)]( "A funny thing happened on the way to heaven : (or, how I made peace with the paranormal and stigmatized zealots and cynics in the process)")
![Most evil : Avenger, Zodiac, and the further serial murders of Dr. George Hill Hodel]( "Most evil : Avenger, Zodiac, and the further serial murders of Dr. George Hill Hodel")
![Witch craze : terror and fantasy in baroque Germany]( "Witch craze : terror and fantasy in baroque Germany")
![The monster of Florence]( "The monster of Florence")
![Occult America : the secret history of how mysticism shaped our nation]( "Occult America : the secret history of how mysticism shaped our nation")
![Lucifer ascending : the occult in folklore and popular culture]( "Lucifer ascending : the occult in folklore and popular culture")
![Whoever fights monsters]( "Whoever fights monsters")
![The creative tarot : a modern guide to an inspired life]( "The creative tarot : a modern guide to an inspired life")
![The case of the murderous Dr. Cream : the hunt for a Victorian era serial killer]( "The case of the murderous Dr. Cream : the hunt for a Victorian era serial killer")
![Witch queens, voodoo spirits & hoodoo saints : a guide to magical New Orleans]( "Witch queens, voodoo spirits & hoodoo saints : a guide to magical New Orleans")
![Encyclopedia of mystics, saints & sages : a guide to asking for protection, wealth, happiness, and everything else!]( "Encyclopedia of mystics, saints & sages : a guide to asking for protection, wealth, happiness, and everything else!")
![An introduction to magic : a guide to crystals, fairies, palmistry, tarot, and the zodiac]( "An introduction to magic : a guide to crystals, fairies, palmistry, tarot, and the zodiac")
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