Take a tour through the horror paperback novels of the 1970s and '80s . . . if you dare. Page through dozens and dozens of amazing book covers featuring well-dressed skeletons, evil dolls, and knife-wielding killer crabs! Read shocking plot summaries that invoke devil worship, satanic children, and haunted real estate! Horror author and vintage paperback book collector Grady Hendrix offers killer commentary and witty insight on these trashy thrillers...

Because twelve-year-old Lucy pretends to see monsters everywhere, no one believes her when she discovers that the librarian in charge of the summer reading program is a real one.

When she discovers that Jace is bound to her evil brother Sebastian by the demon Liliths magic, making him a servant of evil, Clary plays a dangerous game, with the help of Alec, Magnus, Simon, and Isabelle, to try to save his soul.

Matt Daniels battles a mysterious substance called Monster Blood that makes things grow, and then visits HorrorLand amusement park, where some of his friends disappear.

Collects thirteen short stories that depict vampires, and features selections from writers such as Kelley Armstrong, Libba Bray, Cassandra Clare, Dina James, Lili St. Crow, and others.

The citizens of Chester's Mill, Maine, find their relationships strained and lives in danger after an inexplicable force field develops around the town, cutting it off from the outside world and resulting in a power struggle between local politician and drug lord Big Jim Rennie, who enjoys the idea of dominating an isolated populace, and people who disagree with Jim and want to investigate the origins of the dome.

A collection of short stories about kids who find themselves in some strange situations. These stories originally appeared in two volumes: Kidzilla, and, The witch's monkey & other tales.

A practical joke involving two scary pumpkin heads turns into a Halloween night of terror when the pumpkins develop strange hissing voices and flames shoot out of their faces.

Honey systematically moves in on Becka's life, copying her in every way. But when Becka presumes to have more than one "best friend, " the horrible accidents begin.

A collection of ten short horror stories by R. L. Stine that include background information on the scary secrets behind the author's work.