Horror in Texas

Horror in Texas
Author: Sheryl Wolff Kayne
Publisher: Scary States (of Mind)
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2019-07
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781642805130

Everything's bigger in Texas--even the ghost stories. Strange figures roam the dark city streets. Glowing orbs follow cars along desert roads. As the sun sets in the Lone Star State, be careful where you tread--you might not like what's lurking in the shadows. Get ready to read four terrifying tales about Texas' spookiest spots! This 24-page book features controlled, narrative nonfiction text with age-appropriate vocabulary and simple sentence construction. The colorful design and spooky art will engage and terrify emergent readers.

The Big Book of Texas Ghost Stories

The Big Book of Texas Ghost Stories
Author: Alan Brown
Publisher: Stackpole Books
Total Pages: 290
Release: 2012-08-01
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 0811748537

The best ghost stories from the Lone Star State, including . . . • Spirits of the Alamo • The Black Hope Horror • Hauntings at the Driskill Hotel • The legend of El Muerto • Woman Hollering Creek • Stampede Mesa

Ghosthunting Texas

Ghosthunting Texas
Author: April Slaughter
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
Total Pages: 310
Release: 2011-01-11
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 1458729893

On this leg of the journey youll explore the scariest spots in the Lone Star State. Author April Slaughter visits more than 30 legendary haunted places, all of which are open to the public-so you can test your own ghost hunting skills, if you dare. Join April as she visits each site, snooping around eerie rooms and dark corners, talking to people who swear to their paranormal experiences, and giving you a first-hand account. Enjoy Ghost hunting Texas from the safety of your armchair or hit the road, using the maps, ''Haunted Places ''travel guide with 50 more spooky sites, and ''Ghostly Resources. ''Buckle up and get ready for the spookiest ride of your life.

The First Waco Horror

The First Waco Horror
Author: Patricia Bernstein
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
Total Pages: 266
Release: 2006
Genre: History
ISBN: 1603445471

Annotation. In 1916, seventeen-year-old Jesse Washington, a retarded black boy, was publicly tortured, lynched, and burned on the town square of Waco, Texas, Drawing on extensive research in the national files of the NAACP, local newspapers and archives, and interviews with the descendants of participants in the events of that day, Patricia Bernstein has reconstructed the details of not only the crime but also how it influenced the NAACP's antilynching campaign.

A Cosmology of Monsters

A Cosmology of Monsters
Author: Shaun Hamill
Publisher: Pantheon
Total Pages: 338
Release: 2019
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 152474767X

Shielded by his mother and sisters from his father’s obsessive construction of a haunted house attraction, young Noah considers an ultimate sacrifice when he chooses to acknowledge a monster that his family members have tried to ignore.

Torture Tomb

Torture Tomb
Author: C. Dean Andersson
Publisher: Crossroad Press
Total Pages: 377
Release: 2019-05-02
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

THE NIGHTMARE - For young artist Gina and her lover Jim, it began with a terrifying vision of Gina's long-missing sister, once thought dead, now a prisoner of a horror beyond imagining. THE SEARCH - Their last hope—a circle of witches who command powers that can help and heal—or wreak terrible destruction. Their destination—the dark heart of a New England forest where an evil dynasty built upon the unspeakable secrets of the damned plans a hellish fate for all who oppose it. THE BATTLE - Hounded by foul manifestations of the undead, in peril of losing both their lives and souls, Gina and her allies must race against time and terror to confront their demonic enemies ... and battle a monstrous inhuman force that may crush even the combined forces of light.

Raw Pain Max

Raw Pain Max
Author: C. Dean Andersson
Publisher: Crossroad Press
Total Pages: 343
Release: 2019-07-06
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

PLAY TIME Her name is Trudy McAllen. On stage she is Raw Pain Max, a whip-toting Amazon who captivates thrill-hungry audiences nightly at the Safe Sex Club. REAL TIME Her name was Elizabeth Bathory. Legend knows her as Countess Blood. In the Hungary of three centuries ago, she fell in thrall to a sorcery that promised eternal youth. All she had to do was slaughter hundreds of young virgins. TERROR TIME Trudy and Elizabeth … in that twilit realm where pleasure fuses with pain, each in her own way is both mistress and slave. Now across the far-flung span of years, beyond the recognized boundaries of life and death, the women will meet. And in that encounter the most unearthly savagery of all will want domination …

Texas Schlock

Texas Schlock
Author: Bret McCormick
Publisher:
Total Pages: 274
Release: 2018-03-06
Genre:
ISBN: 9780692069950

TEXAS SCHLOCK is an essential guide to a fascinating, overlooked region of cult cinema. Author Bret McCormick knows this territory inside and out, writing not only as a fan but as a filmmaker himself. McCormick perfectly captures the crackpot appeal of low-budget classics like ZONTAR the Thing from Venus and rounds up an amazing rogue's gallery of schlockmeisters to tell their behind-the-scenes tales. If you love B-movies, you need this book right now! -David Szulkin, author LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT: THE MAKING OF A CULT CLASSIC

Road Kill

Road Kill
Author: E. R. Bills
Publisher: Eakin Press
Total Pages: 238
Release: 2016-10-10
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9781681790794

An ancient demon plays cowboy and takes on the Texas Rangers. Three teenage girls sneak into a "body farm." An aging African American couple defies the Grim Reaper. And a pack of possums gets into politics. Join seventeen Texas authors for a supernatural spin on the twisting freeways and dark back roads that wind through the Lone Star State.

Road Kill

Road Kill
Author: Joe R Lansdale
Publisher: Hellbound Books Publishing
Total Pages: 310
Release: 2020-10-11
Genre:
ISBN: 9781948318990

A little boy and girl disappear at Bible camp in the Big Thicket. An amateur sleuth discovers the true meaning of the phrase "dead end" in his pursuit of a Lovecraftian imp. A kitchen appliance becomes a portal to another dimension. A Nacogdoches jogger tries a hellish cure for his nicotine addiction. And, an aging, iconic monster confronts an existential quandary in West Texas... These horrors - and more - await you in this, the fifth volume of Road Kill: Texas Horror by Texas Writers