The Horrors: Terrifying Tales Book Two: 2 - Softcover

"Each story deals with an aspect of teen life, and the worst nightmares contained in that demographic come true here. What happens if your teacher is a psycho murderer? How do you deal with an abusive parent? Is sibling rivalry really that bad? The Horrors is a teenageras worst nightmares given breath. . . Most of the stories had me riveted. . . reminded me of sitting in the circle of light waiting for daylight and Dad."
-- "CM Magazine"

"The selections are short, well written, and spooky in their own way."
-- "School Library Journal"

"Smart horror writers know that when monsters appear, they've usually been invited. That is, they turn up when we are already made vulnerable by times of great stress, confusion, guilt, and fear. Since nothing combines those four states quite like being a teenager, an anthology of YA horror stories seems like a sure thing. And The Horrors mostly is. . . Though a few of the stories lay on too much of the spooky sauce, or are too obvious to be completely satisfying, most are engaging and effective. Almost all play with the idea that the teen years are their own form of horror."
-- "Quill & Quire"
"Each story deals with an aspect of teen life, and the worst nightmares contained in that demographic come true here. What happens if your teacher is a psycho murderer? How do you deal with an abusive parent? Is sibling rivalry really that bad? The Horrors is a teenager's worst nightmares given breath. . . Most of the stories had me riveted. . . reminded me of sitting in the circle of light waiting for daylight and Dad."
-- "CM Magazine"

"The selections are short, well written, and spooky in their own way."
-- "School Library Journal"

"Smart horror writers know that when monsters appear, they've usually been invited. That is, they turn up when we are already made vulnerable by times of great stress, confusion, guilt, and fear. Since nothing combines those four states quite like being a teenager, an anthology of YA horror stories seems like a sure thing. And The Horrors mostly is. . . Though a few of the stories lay on too much of the spooky sauce, or are too obvious to be completely satisfying, most are engaging and effective. Almost all play with the idea that the teen years are their own form of horror."
-- "Quill & Quire"
"Each story deals with an aspect of teen life, and the worst nightmares contained in that demographic come true here. What happens if your teacher is a psycho murderer? How do you deal with an abusive parent? Is sibling rivalry really that bad? The Horrors is a teenager's worst nightmares given breath. . . Most of the stories had me riveted. . . reminded me of sitting in the circle of light waiting for daylight and Dad."

-- CM Magazine

"The selections are short, well written, and spooky in their own way."

-- School Library Journal

"Smart horror writers know that when monsters appear, they've usually been invited. That is, they turn up when we are already made vulnerable by times of great stress, confusion, guilt, and fear. Since nothing combines those four states quite like being a teenager, an anthology of YA horror stories seems like a sure thing. And The Horrors mostly is. . . Though a few of the stories lay on too much of the spooky sauce, or are too obvious to be completely satisfying, most are engaging and effective. Almost all play with the idea that the teen years are their own form of horror."

-- Quill & Quire

Presents fourteen original horror stories from Canadian authors, including Kathy Stinson, Priscilla Galloway, and Anne Laurel Carter.