Scary Short Stories

Submitted by Mary Murray [1] on Wed, 10/20/2010 - 6:30pm

In the mood for reading something on the scary side? Try these books.

Blood Lite [2]: an anthology of humorous horror stories - edited by Kevin J. Anderson

Gothic!: Ten Original Dark Tales [3] - edited by Deborah Noyes

[4] Inconsequential Tales - Ramsey Campbell

Magic Terror: Seven Tales [5]- Peter Straub

The Best Horror of the Year, Volume 1 [6] - edited by Ellen Datlow

Parker Williams [7]

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[1] http://hcpl.net/users/mary-murray
[2] http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&aspect=subtab13&term=Blood%20Lite&index=.TH#focus
[3] http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&aspect=subtab13&term=Gothic:%20%20Ten%20Original%20Dark%20Tales&index=.TH#focus
[4] http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&aspect=subtab13&term=Inconsequential%20Tales&index=.TH#focus
[5] http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&aspect=subtab13&term=Magic%20Terror%20Seven%20Tales&index=.TH#focus
[6] http://catalog.hcpl.net/ipac20/ipac.jsp?menu=search&aspect=subtab13&term=the%20best%20horror%20of%20the%20year%20volume%201&index=.GH#focus
[7] http://hcpl.net/category/locations/parker-williams