With summer comes campfire stories and sleepovers with blankets and flashlights...and those are perfect for creepy tales. Today's read adds 13 stories to the scary tale list. This is, actually, a re-release as it first appeared (I believe) in 2024. I'm hoping for creepy tales to have me wanting to leave my light on at night...but of course, aimed for the middle grade audience.
Let's see how this one does!
ONCE THEY SEE YOU
13 Stories to Shiver and Shock
by Josh Allen
Illustrated by Sarah Coleman
Holiday House
Middle Grade Horror
192 pages
ages 8 to 12
COMING JULY 28th!!!
There’s no escaping these deliciously creepy tales of everyday horror, perfect for fans of Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark.
Once you open this book, you’re doomed . . . Cursed to stay up late, savoring every line of these terrifying stories. Go ahead and try to resist. The Night Things won’t let you get far.
Master storyteller Josh Allen, hailed as the “heir-apparent to Alvin Schwartz,” brings thirteen nightmare scenarios to life in this page-turning collection. From a shiny abandoned bike, to an innocent classroom icebreaker, to a piano recital that requires unusual sacrifices, there’s no end to the shocking twists on everyday reality.
In Allen’s wondrous world, which looks an awful like our own, danger waits behind every doorway . . . even in the most ordinary places. Kids eager for age-appropriate horror will relish every thrill and chill.
Eerie illustrations by award-winning artist Sarah Coleman accompany the stories, packaged in a stunning hardcover edition complete with a glow-in-the-dark jacket. Readers will sleep with one eye open!
Don't miss the author and illustrator's other creepy collections: Out to Get You and Only If You Dare.
Named to the Maine Student Book Award Reading List
Once you open this book, you’re doomed . . . Cursed to stay up late, savoring every line of these terrifying stories. Go ahead and try to resist. The Night Things won’t let you get far.
Master storyteller Josh Allen, hailed as the “heir-apparent to Alvin Schwartz,” brings thirteen nightmare scenarios to life in this page-turning collection. From a shiny abandoned bike, to an innocent classroom icebreaker, to a piano recital that requires unusual sacrifices, there’s no end to the shocking twists on everyday reality.
In Allen’s wondrous world, which looks an awful like our own, danger waits behind every doorway . . . even in the most ordinary places. Kids eager for age-appropriate horror will relish every thrill and chill.
Eerie illustrations by award-winning artist Sarah Coleman accompany the stories, packaged in a stunning hardcover edition complete with a glow-in-the-dark jacket. Readers will sleep with one eye open!
Don't miss the author and illustrator's other creepy collections: Out to Get You and Only If You Dare.
Named to the Maine Student Book Award Reading List
MY TIDBITS
From fortune cookies to vampire queens, these tales visit various levels of eerie with quick spooks and scares.
This is a collection of thirteen short stories, varying in length and theme. Most are around twelve or so pages with a couple being longer or shorter. Thanks to the larger font and illustrations throughout, each tale is a light and makes a quick read. The stories will even hold the attention of more reluctant readers. They hit different themes ranging from monsters in the dark to school settings to Toasty Tarts and more. Each one is unique and twists in different ways. Some are scarier than others with a range from odd and predictable to creepy. All are very appropriate for the age group and work even for the younger end.
Of course, there were some stories which I found better than others, but that's the fun of a short story collection—a bit of a mix. Readers are sure to pick and choose their favorites, but I have no doubt that this one will be enjoyed by a wide range of readers and can definitely recommend it.
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