New Scary Stories to Read in the Dark

A thrilling collection of pulse-quickening scary stories and bizarre tales."Dark, immersive short stories with surprises around every corner." — BB JournalIncludes several acclaimed heart-stopping stories, including:THE WELLThere’s something at the bottom of Turley’s family well. Something terrifying that will do whatever the boy asks. Until he loses control and becomes its next victim.THE BOXAs two men explore a wondrous curiosity, they unwittingly unleash a frightening entity with a terrible, terrifying hunger.THE MANNEQUINAllen thinks his brother is a strange but harmless character. That is until he encounters the mannequin he keeps in the building out back.TOOTHACHEWhy are all the patients of a local dentist killing themselves? The answer will leave one woman terrified to her core.THE INVERTEBRATESomething big and sticky is terrorizing a small woodland town and no one is safe.THE NATURAL HIGHWhen three boys stumble onto a strange tree with mood-altering berries, they think they’ve hit the jackpot. Until the terrible side-effects begin.THE GIRL WHO LIVEDClaire Foley is a gifted young woman with a frightening secret admirer. But it's not a man. It's a company.A secretive company run by men with shocking plans for the world. They want her for something ... something dark and mysterious — and they are willing to take what they want using frightening methods of persuasion.Unable to say no, unable to run away, Claire soon finds herself at the mercy of a shadowy organization that won't take no for an answer. Sucked into a bizarre rabbit hole, she is blindsided with stunning conspiracies, terrifying dangers and a deepening mystery.While the clock ticks on her chances, Claire must find a way to escape the rabbit hole, before they force her to do the unimaginable.“Riveting, terrifying and bizarre stories that are definitely not for the faint of heart.” — HBC Review

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