Party Line

Author	W.W. Jacobs
ISBN	1583419195

Classic horror tale. A family and their son Herbert are visited by an old soldier named Morris. He tells them from his time in India and shows them a mysterious talisman, the monkey's paw. According to him the owner of the paw has three wishes. Since he already had three he throw the object into the fire....

Author

Lois Duncan

Summer of fear by Lois Duncan is a 1977 publication.

This story is geared towards a young adult audience, but it still has some excellent chills and thrills even now, reading it as an adult.

For fans of trivia or pop culture, there was a made for television movie based on this book starring...

Author	Lael Littke
ISBN	0590419293

Enjoyable young-adult horror/paranormal about several different girls who each (separately, throughout the book) "borrow" a gorgeous, lacy, cream colored dress, and the misfortunes that happen to each of them after they wear the dress. I found this story pretty captivating and original with a...

Author	R.L. Stine
ISBN	0671694987

Rena goes to an acting camp for the summer with her friend Julie. She discovers, through the director, that she's a very good actress and she ends up getting a leading role in the play. But there is also another girl (Hedy) who wants the lead role and she is jealous of the attention that Rena is getting from...

Author	Peter Lerangis
ISBN	0590559036

Pity, pity Laura Chase
Pretty hair and pretty face
Isn't it a sorry fate
She won't live to graduate?

Somebody has a morbid sense of humour at Wetherby High School. The yearbook has been sabotaged and nasty poems have appeared next to some students' photographs.

David...

Author	Christopher Pike
ISBN	0590442562

Christopher Pike excelled in entertaining and swiftly moving thrillers for older young adults who were a bit more worldly. In this early effort from 1986, an involving story-line emerges within a narrative with steady movement. Pike keeps us turning pages to discover not only what happened in the...

Author	Hallie Ephron
ISBN	0062473654

Emily Harlow is a professional organizer who helps people declutter their lives; she’s married to man who can’t drive past a yard sale without stopping. He’s filled their basement, attic, and garage with his finds.

Like other professionals who make a living decluttering peoples’...

Author

Richie Tankersley Cusick

Martha's Dad has just remarried, and his new wife, Sally, has found a perfect house for them to move into. When Martha and her Dad arrive at the house, which is isolated in the woods, Martha really hates the house. It's dark and creepy with shadows in the corners, her bedroom is abnormally cold, and she feels...