M. T. Anderson.  Thirsty

From the moment he knows that he is destined to be a vampire, Chris thirsts for the blood of people around him while also struggling to remain human.

Ray Bradbury.  Something Wicked This Way Comes

Green Town, Illinois, is visited by a seductive stranger named Mr. Dark and his Pandemonium Carnival. Terrifying things begin to happen when two adventurous boys stumble onto the carnival's deadly and destructive secret.

Robin Brockman, ed.  Great Ghost Stories:  34 Classic Tales of the

Supernatural

Robert Cormier.  Rag and Bone Shop

Trent, an ace interrogator from Vermont, works to procure a confession from an introverted twelve-year-old accused of murdering his seven-year-old friend in Monument, Massachusetts.

Jonathon Scott Fuqua.  In the Shadow of Edgar Allan Poe

Graphic novel.

Neil Gaiman.  Coraline

Looking for excitement, Coraline ventures through a mysterious door into a world that is similar, yet disturbingly different from her own, where she must challenge a gruesome entity in order to save herself, her parents, and the souls of three others.

Peni R. Griffin.  The Ghost Sitter

When she realizes that her new house is haunted by the ghost of a ten-year-old girl who used to live there, Charlotte tries to help her find peace.

Robert Heinlein.  Stranger in a Strange Land

The epic saga of an earthling, born and educated on Mars, who arrives on our planet with superhuman powers and a total ignorance of the mores of man.

Robert Heinlein.  The Door into Summer

Dan Davis is tricked into submitting to "suspended animation" and remains in refrigeration for thirty years, until the year 2000.

Robert Heinlein.  The Moon is a Harsh Mistress

Heinlein's unforgettable tale of a Lunar revolution in 2076. Led by a one-armed computer technician, a radical blonde bombshell, an aging academic, and a sentient, all-knowing computer, the revolution's proclamation--"TANSTAAFL" (There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch)--remains a slogan of the libertarian movement today.

Shirley Jackson.  The Haunting of Hill House

The four visitors at Hill House--some there for knowledge, others for adventure--are unaware that the old mansion will soon choose one of them to make its own.

Stephen King.  Pet Sematary

The Creeds were an ideal family. When they found the old house in rural Maine, they thought it was too good to be true. It was.

Stephen King.  Carrie

Unaware that she possesses a terrifying power, Carrie White creates much destruction in a small, quiet New England town.

Annette Curtis Klause.  Blood and Chocolate

Having fallen for a human boy, a beautiful teenage werewolf must battle both her packmates and the fear of the townspeople to decide where she belongs and with whom.

Carol Plum-Ucci.  The Body of Christopher Creed

Torey Adams, a high school junior with a seemingly perfect life, struggles with doubts and questions surrounding the mysterious disappearance of the class outcast.

Leslie Pockell, ed.  The 13 Best Horror Stories of All Time

This essential Halloween companion contains some of the creepiest, eeriest, and most horrifying stories ever written by the greatest writers in the genre. These stories that surprise reflect readers innermost fears and go to places where reality is blurred by imagination.

Mary Shelly.  Frankenstein

Mary Shelley was only 19 when she composed this chilling fable of a scientist and his misshapen creation.

Vivian Vande Velde.  Companions of the Night

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.

Patricia Windsor.  The Blooding

While spending the summer working as an au pair girl for a couple in England, Maris discovers that the husband is a werewolf intent on blooding her and making her one too.

Jane Yolen.  Vampires:  A Collection of Original Stories

A collection of thirteen original stories about vampires by a variety of authors.

Nina Auerbach.  Our Vampires, Ourselves

Traces the evolution of vampires from 19th-century England through 20th-century America.

Michael M. Baden and Marion Roach.  Dead Reckoning:  The New

Science of Catching Killers   Full of the behind-the-scenes drama that only cops, prosecutors, and medical examiners usually see, Dead Reckoning is a fascinating look at how forensic science is changing forever the way we convict the guilty and free the innocent.

Vincent Bugliosi.  Helter Skelter:  The True Story of Manson

Murders   The investigation of two horrific mass murders leads to the capture and trial of the psychotic pseudo-hippie Charles Manson and his 'family'.

Bruse Campbell.  If Chins Could Kill:  Confessions of a B Movie

Actor:  An Autobiography

Truman Capote.  In Cold Blood:  A True Account of Multiple Murder

and its Consequences   With the publication of this book, Capote permanently ripped through the barrier separating crime reportage from serious literature. As he reconstructs the 1959 murder of a Kansas farm family and the investigation that led to the capture, trial, and execution of the killers, Capote generates suspense and empathy.

Patricia Cornwell.  Portrait of a Killer:  Jack the Ripper-case closed

Cornwell turns her trademark skills for meticulous research and scientific expertise on the case of serial murder in the history of crime-the slayings of Jack the Ripper that terrorized 1880s London. She digs deeper into the case and reveals the true identity of this elusive madman.

Colin Evans.  The Casebook of Forensic Detection:  How Science

Solved 100 of the World's Most Baffling Crimes    A mystery novelist's essential resource guide recounting 100 criminal cases solved by forensic investigation, perseverance, and technology. Evans, a crime writer, describes pivotal cases in the areas of ballistics, disputed documents, DNA typing, explosives and fire, fingerprinting, odontology, psychological profiling, remains identification, serology, time of death, toxicology, and voiceprints

Harry Farrell.  Swift Justice:  Murder & Vengeance in a California

Town

N. E. Genge.  The Forensic Casebook:  The Science of Crime Scene

Investigation   Lucidly written and spiked with real crime stories, this ultimate readers' guide to the art of forensics is a book that will fascinate the fans of the hit TV series "CSI".

David Holt and Bill Mooney.  Spiders in the Hairdo:  Modern Urban

Legends   Folktales are not a thing of the past. Urban legends are the tabloids of living folklore. Adults, older children, and especially teens are fascinated by these contemporary tales.

Stephen King.  On Writing:  A Memoir of the Craft

The author shares his insights into the craft of writing and offers a humorous perspective on his own experience as a writer.

Bob Madison.  American Horror Writers

Includes: Edgar Allan Poe, Ambrose Blerce, H. P. Lovecraft, Robert Bloch, Shirley Jackson, Rod Serling, Dean Koontz. R. L. Stine, Anne Rice, and Stephen King.

Hugh Miller.  What the Corpse Revealed:  Murder and the Science

of Forensic Detection   In vivid detail, this book examines the techniques used to solve 16 cases drawn from the files of international forensic scientists.

David Owen.  Hidden Evidence:  Forty True Crime Stories and How

Forensic Science Helped to Solve Them   The author uses 40 famous crimes to explain how forensic sciences has developed over time, how sophisticated it has become, and how science has helped to solve the crime.

Ann Rule.  Small Sacrifices:  a True Story of Passion and Murder

The bestselling author of If You Really Loved Me recounts one of the most widely publicized cases in recent years--the riveting story of Diane Downs and the shooting of her three children.

Ty Treadwell and Michelle Vernon.  Last Suppers:  Famous Final

Meals from Death Row

Mark A. Vieira.  Hollywood Horror:  From Gothic to Cosmic

Celebrating an ever-popular and enduring cinematic genre populated with vampires, mummies, zombies, werewolves, sinister scientists, aliens, and psychopaths, Hollywood Horror is an entertaining narrative and pictorial history of the classic American monster movie from the silent era to 1968.