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Binding: HardcoverDewey Decimal Number: 813.0873808 EAN: 9780811854146 ISBN: 0811854140 Label: Chronicle Books Manufacturer: Chronicle Books Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 184 Publication Date: August 17, 2006 Publisher: Chronicle Books Reading Level: Young Adult Studio: Chronicle Books Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: Goose bumps along your arms, the hairs rising on the back of your neck, these are the sure signs you're immersed in a great scary story. Featuring classic stories by such timeless authors as Edgar Allan Poe, O. Henry, Bram Stoker, Washington Irving, H. P. Lovecraft, Ambrose Bierce, and H. G. Wells, this spellbinding collection also includes modern masterpieces by contemporary legends like Stephen King, Roald Dahl, Shirley Jackson, Joyce Carol Oates, and Ray Bradbury. Celebrated artist Barry Moser's twenty unforgettable engravings capture all the suspense and horror in these brilliant stories, making this a deluxe illustrated edition that readers of all ages will want to return to again and again...if they dare! Average Rating:
 Rating: - A bit scary, a bit creepy, a bit disturbing...Eep! I've enjoyed many books featuring Barry Moser's illustrations, and when I spotted this horror anthology with his distinctive style on the cover I had to have it. The table of contents shows stories by classic horror writers Lovecraft, Poe, Bierce, and more - but also includes works by more recent authors, from Capote to King. [Several of these, including the opening story, Dean Koontz' "Kittens," and Bram Stoker's "The Squaw," feature Bad Things Happening To Cats, so be warned; in most cases ... Read More 
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