Bone-Chilling Myths

Bone-Chilling Myths
Author: Tim O'Shei
Publisher: Capstone
Total Pages: 18
Release: 2010-07
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1429645733

"Describes scary myths, including Heracles and the Hydra and Marduk and Tiamat"--Provided by publisher.

Bone-Chilling Ghost Stories

Bone-Chilling Ghost Stories
Author: Jen Jones
Publisher: Capstone
Total Pages: 34
Release: 2013-07
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1429699817

"Describes well-known ghost sightings and the stories behind them"--

Bones: Terrifying Tales to Haunt Your Dreams

Bones: Terrifying Tales to Haunt Your Dreams
Author: Lois Metzger
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Total Pages: 114
Release: 2011-07-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0545346770

Spine-chilling, original ghost stories by some of today's best writers, including R.L. Stine, Richard Peck, Margaret Mahy, Todd Strasser, and more. These bone-chilling stories by some of today's top writers may keep you awake at night! Just remember:oSkeletons don't always "rest in peace."o Ghosts hate being ignored.oEven cell phones can't be trusted.If you mess with bones, you can get rattled!

The Scary Stories Treasury

The Scary Stories Treasury
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 345
Release: 2002
Genre: Folklore
ISBN: 9780062283009

Traditional and modern-day tales and "jump" stories of ghosts, witches, vampires, haunts, superstitions, monsters and horrible scary things.

Deadly Powers

Deadly Powers
Author: Paul A. Trout
Publisher: Prometheus Books
Total Pages: 316
Release: 2011-11-15
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1616145021

In this illuminating and evocative exploration of the origin and function of storytelling, the author goes beyond the work of mythologist Joseph Campbell, arguing that mythmaking evolved as a cultural survival strategy for coping with the constant fear of being killed and eaten by predators. Beginning nearly two million years ago in the Pleistocene era, the first stories, Trout argues, functioned as alarm calls, warning fellow group members about the carnivores lurking in the surroundings. At the earliest period, before the development of language, these rudimentary "stories" would have been acted out. When language appeared with the evolution of the ancestral human brain, stories were recited, memorized, and much later written down as the often bone-chilling myths that have survived to this day. This book takes the reader through the landscape of world mythology to show how our more recent ancestors created myths that portrayed animal predators in four basic ways: as monsters, as gods, as benefactors, and as role models. Each incarnation is a variation of the fear-management technique that enabled early humans not only to survive but to overcome their potentially incapacitating fear of predators. In the final chapter, Trout explores the ways in which our visceral fear of predators is played out in the movies, where both animal and human predators serve to probe and revitalize our capacity to detect and survive danger. Anyone with an interest in mythology, archaeology, folk tales, and the origins of contemporary storytelling will find this book an exciting and provocative exploration into the natural and psychological forces that shaped human culture and gave rise to storytelling and mythmaking.

Chilling Ghost Short Stories

Chilling Ghost Short Stories
Author:
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 496
Release: 2016-11-12
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1786645084

New Authors and collections. A deluxe edition with a chilling selection of original and classic short stories. The new tales, many of them published here for the first time, are written by today's top authors, and they bring a modern twist to the outstanding mix of intrigue that lurks in the furtive imagination of E.F. Benson, Henry James, Wilkie Collins, Washington Irving, Edith Wharton, Oscar Wilde, and so many more within this outstanding collection. New, contemporary and notable writers featured are: Philip Brian Hall, Annette Siketa, Cathy Smith, Amanda C. Davis, Donna Cuttress, James Dorr, Lesa Pascavis Smith, Luke Murphy, Jonathan Balog, Michael Penkas, Raymond Little, Rhiannon Rasmussen, Tim Foley, Trevor Boelter, Vonnie Winslow Crist, Brian Rappatta, M. Regan, Zach Chapman, Kurt Bachard, and Jeff Parsons.

True Ghost Stories

True Ghost Stories
Author: Britney Clark
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 94
Release: 2016-02-02
Genre:
ISBN: 9781523793266

Haunted Houses, Creepy Paranormal Accounts And Scary True Ghost Stories That Will Chill You To The Bone! Chilling stories, mind boggling events, and paranormal activities... We often hear them from the television, and can get a little get scared. Although they do not happen to us, it is frightening to know how people can become constantly plagued by them. Maybe your house is an old building, or your school is a former cemetery. Perhaps someone you know can feel and see other worldly entities? Look around you...do you remember a moment when you heard a screeching sound from the attic? Or maybe your chairs move without your assistance. When the lights flicker and the wind is chilling, you may consider the possibility that you aren't alone? The cases included in this book vary: from a whole family being haunted, haunted houses, scary roads, and haunted asylums. It is proof enough that paranormal events can take place anywhere, and an ordinary person can be a victim of ghostly encounters. You may not be a believer now, but after reading this book, you might just change your mind...

Scary Stories 3

Scary Stories 3
Author: Alvin Schwartz
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 132
Release: 2011-01-25
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0060835249

Get Ready to be Spooked! It was eleven o'clock at night. Peter was in bed on the second floor of the old house where he lived alone. It had gotten so chilly, he went downstairs to turn up the heat. As Peter was on his way back to bed, a black dog ran down the stairs. "Where did you come from?" Peter said. He had never seen the dog before. . . . Welcome to the frightening world of Scary Stories, a collection of folklorist Alvin Schwartz's most alarming tales of horror, dark revenge, and supernatural events of all time, with spine-tingling illustrations by renowned artist Brett Helquist.

More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
Author: Alvin Schwartz
Publisher: HarperCollins
Total Pages: 125
Release: 2019-04-02
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0062682865

The iconic anthology series of horror tales that's now a feature film! More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark is a timeless collection of chillingly scary tales and legends. Folklorist Alvin Schwartz offers up some of the most alarming tales of horror, dark revenge, and supernatural events of all time. Available for the first time as an ebook, Stephen Gammell’s artwork from the original More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark appears in all its spooky glory. Read if you dare! And don't miss Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark and Scary Stories 3!

Living Ghosts and Mischievous Monsters: Chilling American Indian Stories

Living Ghosts and Mischievous Monsters: Chilling American Indian Stories
Author: Dan SaSuWeh Jones
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Total Pages: 185
Release: 2021-09-07
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 133868163X

Perfect for fans of Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark! A shiver-inducing collection of short stories to read under the covers, from a breadth of American Indian nations. Dark figures in the night. An owl's cry on the wind. Monsters watching from the edge of the wood. Some of the creatures in these pages might only have a message for you, but some are the stuff of nightmares. These thirty-two short stories -- from tales passed down for generations to accounts that could have happened yesterday -- are collected from the thriving tradition of ghost stories in American Indian cultures across North America. Prepare for stories of witches and walking dolls, hungry skeletons, La Llorona and Deer Woman, and other supernatural beings ready to chill you to the bone. Dan SaSuWeh Jones (Ponca Nation) tells of his own encounters and selects his favorite spooky, eerie, surprising, and spine-tingling stories, all paired with haunting art by Weshoyot Alvitre (Tongva). So dim the lights (or maybe turn them all on) and pick up a story...if you dare.