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Twilight by Stephanie Meyer - In this exquisite fantasy, Bella adores beautiful Edward, and he returns her love. But Edward must control the blood lust she arouses in him because--he's a vampire. This deeply romantic and extraordinarily suspenseful novel captures the struggle between defying instincts and satisfying desires. --Sequels; New Moon, Eclipse, Breaking Dawn (Twilight Booklist)

Blue Bloods by Melissa De La Cruz - Schuyler Van Alen begins to wonder if the legends of vampires are really true. When she turns 15, she starts to crave raw food and is having flashbacks to ancient times. After a classmate is found dead--and bloodless--Schuyler doesn't know what to think.

The Bone Collector's Son by Paul Yee - It's 1907, and Bing's father makes a living in Chinatown by digging up the bones of the dead before sending them back to China for a proper burial. Bing hates helping his father with his work, and things go from bad to worse when father and son discover that Mr. Shum's skull is missing from his grave. Almost immediately, Bing and his father have a string of bad luck. Bing is convinced that it's caused by Shum's ghost, angry because of his missing skull. Eager to get away from his stern father, Bing accepts a job as a houseboy at the home of a famous white boxer. But even there he can't get away from ghosts, as it turns out that the boxer's house is haunted. Only by overcoming his fear of ghosts will Bing be able to calm the spirits that are disturbing the living - and the dead.

Tell Me What You See by Zoran Drvenkar - Berlin, Christmas, the dead of night: 16-year-old Alissa and her best friend, Evelin, are making their annual secret pilgrimage to the grave of Alissa's father when Alissa falls through thick snow to land in an underground crypt. There she finds a child's casket...with a strange black plant growing up through its lid. Opening the coffin, she severs the dark growth from its roots--and discovers they are embedded in the heart of the dead child. From that moment forward, Alissa's life descends into nightmarish turmoil.

The Dark Flight Down by Marcus Sedgwick - In the morning you should think. You might not last unto the night. In the evening you should think. You might not last unto the morn. Boy has survived the terrors of life with the magician Valerian, dark magic, and deadly chases, but he is still on the run. Now, as the City lies frozen, he is captured and incarcerated in the Emperor Frederick's palace. Boy is transported to a world of splendor, and wealth beyond his wildest imagining. But beneath its golden veneer, this world is full of madness and cruelty, closely guarded secrets, and terrifying revelations. In a mesmerizing conclusion to the enthralling story begun in The Book of Dead Days, Boy and Willow are plunged into the heart of it-the furies of the Emperor; the tricks of necromancers; a trail of blood that will lead to the grisly Phantom. Holding all their lives between its pages, The Book of Dead Days waits to deceive its next reader.

Kissing Coffins by Ellen Schreiber - The sequel to Ellen Schreiber's popular Vampire Kisses follows goth teenager Raven as she searches for her true love Alexander, whom she's discovered is a vampire.

Devil's Footsteps by E.E. Richardson - After the disappearance of his brother Adam, thirteen-year-old Bryan faces a shadowy, centuries-old evil presence known as the Dark Man that, taking the form of its victims' worst fears, stalks the town's children.

Dangerous Girls by R.L. Stine - Destiny Weller and her twin sister Livvy are beautiful, smart, and popular. But a summer at Camp Blue Moon changes their lives forever. When they return home from camp, Destiny and Livvy exhibit an inhuman craving to drink blood by night, compelled to satisfy their overpowering thirst. Have they turned into vampires? Can they keep their terrifying secret from their family and friends? Can they evade the vampire hunters who are determined to destroy them? Destiny desperately wants to find a way to stop the horror. Livvy is intoxicated by her new powers. Will Destiny regain her life -- only to lose her sister forever? the sequel - The Taste of the Night

A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray - It's 1895, and after the suicide of her mother, 16-year-old Gemma Doyle is shipped off from the life she knows in India to Spence, a proper boarding school in England. Lonely, guilt-ridden, and prone to visions of the future that have an uncomfortable habit of coming true, Gemma's reception there is a chilly one. To make things worse, she's been followed by a mysterious young Indian man, a man sent to watch her. But why? What is her destiny? And what will her entanglement with Spence's most powerful girls--and their foray into the spiritual world--lead to?

Look For Me by Moonlight by Mary Downing Hahn - While visiting the remote inn run by her father and stepmother in northern Maine, 16-year-old Cynda feels isolated from her father's new family, but finds solace in the attentions of a charming but mysterious guest. At first she is blind to the subtle signs that Vincent is not what he seems. Can Cynda free herself--and her family--from Vincent's power before it's too late?

Blood and Chocolate by Annette Curtis Klause - Sixteen-year-old Vivian Gandillon is trying to fit in to her new home in the suburbs, which isn't easy since she and her family are werewolves. When she falls in love with a human, she must sort out her loyalties.

Thirsty by M.T. Anderson - Chris has problems--bickering, divorce-bound parents; a domineering older brother; his best friends becoming estranged. Overshadowing everything is the fact that Chris, while churning in adolescent hormonal changes, is becoming a vampire.

For Mike by Shelley Sykes - When Jeff's best friend Mike disappears in the fall of their senior year in high school, Jeff has disturbing dreams in which Mike urges him to come get him, and a secret begins to unfold.

The Blooding by Patricia Windsor - Infused with the supernatural, this dark, psychological drama reveals the painful lengths an adolescent girl is willing to go to in order to claim her own identity.

Dead Girls Don’t Write Letters by Gail Giles - Sunny's older sister has been presumed dead for several months when Sunny receives a letter from Jazz explaining that she was away working in a repertory theater when her apartment burned to the ground. Then Jazz, or Not-Jazz as Sunny calls her, returns home. Her mother has become addicted to sleeping pills and Dad has fallen back into the bottle since his daughter's "death." Sunny and her father soon realize that the young woman is indeed not Jazz, even though she knows a great deal about their family history and secrets. As Sunny investigates, she begins to discover who this imposter is and how she knows so much about their family.

Companions of the Night by Vivian Vande Velde - When sixteen-year-old Kerry Nowicki helps a young man escape from a group of men who claim he is a vampire, she finds herself faced with some bizarre and dangerous choices.

Body of Christopher Creed by Carol Plum Ucci - Chris Creed grew up as the class freak--the bullies' punching bag. After he vanished, the weirdness that had once surrounded him began spreading. It was as if a darkness reached out of his void to grab at the most normal, happy people--like some twisted joke or demented form of justice. It tore the town apart. Sixteen-year-old Torey Adams's search for answers opens his eyes to the lies, the pain, and the need to blame when tragedy strikes, and his once-safe world comes crashing down around him.

Demon in my View by Amelia Atwater Rhodes - Seventeen-year-old Jessica discovers that the vampire world of her fiction is real when she develops relationships with an alluring vampire named Aubrey and the teenage witch who is trying to save Jessica from his clutches.

Silver Kiss by Annette Curtis Klause - One evening, when 17 - year - old Zoe is sitting in the park contemplating her mother's imminent death due to cancer, her father's lack of support , and her best friend's move, she meets Simon. Simon is startlingly handsome and strangely compelling. As their friendship grows over time, Simon reveals to Zoe his true identity: he is a vampire, trying to kill his younger vampire brother.

Killer's Cousin by Nancy Werlin - Recently acquitted of murder, 17-year-old David goes to live with his aunt and uncle. In his attic apartment, he sees ghostly shadows at night and the hostile behavior of his 11-year-old cousin, Lily, becomes more threatening.

Wolf Rider by Avi - After receiving an apparent crank call from a man claiming to have committed murder, fifteen-year-old Andy finds his close relationship with his father crumbling as he struggles to make everyone believe him.

Clockwork by Philip Pullman - In this story about an apprentice clockmaker who sells his soul, Philip Pullman draws from classic literature to interweave elements of "Frankenstein, Pinocchio, Faust" and "The Nightingale".

Popular Horror Authors Christopher Pike Stephen King Lois Duncan John Bellairs R.L. Stine Dean Koontz Anne Rice

Horror Series Fear Street by R.L. Stine Darkangel Trilogy by Meredith Ann Pierce Ravenscliff Series by Geoffrey Huntington Buffy the Vampire Slayer by various authors Angel by various authors Everworld by Katherine A. Applegate Sweep by Cate Tiernan Circle of Three by Isobel Bird Mediator by Jenny Carroll/Meg Cabot

Short Story Collections The New Young Oxford Book of Ghost Stories Odder Than Ever American Gothic Tales Shades of Darkness A Whisper in the Night Mysterious, Menacing & Macabre

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