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Barker, Clive. The Thief of Always, 1992. Y 10-year-old Harvey Swick is enticed by a curious, grinning con man to go to a place that is every child’s dream. Or is it? Cooney, Caroline B. Night School, 1995. Y Enrolling in a mysterious night-school course, four California teens encounter an evil instructor and their own worst character defects. Duncan, Lois. Gallows Hill, 1997. Y Suzanne agrees to disguise herself as a mysterious gypsy fortune teller at a school function, but gets scared when she starts seeing the truth in her crystal ball. Fleischman, Paul. A Fate Totally Worse Than Death, 1995. Y A satire on the horror genre, this tale is about an obnoxious trio of girls who decide to teach a man-stealer a lesson. Hautman, Pete. Mr. Was, 1996. Y and Y PB In this mysterious thriller, Jack Lund finds a door that leads into the past, escaping there when his alcoholic father brutally murders his mother. Holton, Hugh. Presumed Dead, 1994. A PB This mind-bending story features strange experiments and mysterious goings-on at Chicago’s National Science and Space Museum. King, Stephen. The Green Mile, 1996. A PB Not all of the bad people are not behind bars on Death Row in the 1930’s. Koontz, Dean. Sole Survivor, 1997. A PB The master of suspense is at it again! Mahy, Margaret. The Changeover, 1984. Y When her younger brother is possessed by an evil spirit, Laura seeks the help of a compelling older boy at school who she is convinced has supernatural powers. Saul, John. Shadows, 1992. A After a 10-year-old genius transfers from a public school to a private academy, strange deaths start to occur. Sleator, William. The Spirit House, 1991. Y A Thai exchange student living with an American family reveals sinister mystical powers. Vlaming, Jeff. Hungry Ghosts, 1998. Y A novelization of the X-Files. Westwood, Chris. He Came from Shadows, 1991. Y A stranger comes to a depressed English mining town, bringing changes that first delight, but then threaten the town’s inhabitants. Vampires, Werewolves, and Monsters Benchley, Peter. White Shark, 1994. A and A PB A five-clawed monster emerges from a sunken World War II German submarine to terrorize animals and humans. Carr, A.A. Eye Killers, 1995. M Sixteen-year-old part-Navajo Melissa Roanhorse is being menaced by the undead, and only her teacher and her grandfather can help her avoid her danger. Cusick, Ritchie. The Harvest, 1997. Y A novelization of Buffy, the Vampire Slayer. Cusick, Ritchie. Vampire, 1991. Y PB The Dungeon of Horrors is Darcy’s summer home, but the fun turns to terror when real bodies are found with the mark of a vampire on their throats. Grimson, Todd. Stainless, 1996. Y Lost in tawdry L.A., Justine is a vampire and Keith is a rock musician whose broken hands ended his career, in a terrible tableau of blood, betrayal, and "undying" love. Hahn, Mary Downing. Look for Me by Moonlight. 1995. Y Lonely and unsure of her place in her father’s new family, Cynda is responsive to the attentiveness of the mysterious and sophisticated Vincent Morthanos, who turns out to be a vampire. Hambly, Barbara. Traveling with the Dead. 1995. A John Asher, a retired British intelligence officer turned Oxford don, discovers an Austrian spymaster who can command the services of the undead, as well as the living. Hamilton, Laurell K. Guilty Pleasures. 1993. Y This first in a great series featuring the tough and savvy Anita Blake, aka the "Executioner." Anita comes between two vampires vying to become the Master of the City. Holland, Tom. Lord of the Dead,1995. Y PB A fictionalized account of the famous poet, Lord Byron, and his evil doings as a vampire. Huff, Tanya. Blood Price, 1991. Y The first in a series featuring a centuries-old vampire, Henry Fitzroy, who teams up with the local Toronto police to stop the violent vampire killings plaguing the city. Klause, Annette Curtis. Blood and Chocolate, 1997. Y Gabriel - raw and sharp like blood; Aiden - rich and smooth like chocolate. It’s Aiden whom Vivian thinks she desires, but he is a "meat-boy," a human, and Vivian is a werewolf. Should she reveal her true self to the boy she loves? Klause, Annette Curtis. The Silver Kiss, 1990. Y Against her better judgment, Zoe befriends Simon in one of her nightly visits to the park, only to become involved in a century-long battle between two vampires. Preston, Douglas. Relic, 1995. A and A PB and Y A flesh-ripping creature running loose in New York’s Natural History Museum is tracked by doctoral student Margo Green and evolutionary theorist Dr. Frock. Rice, Anne. Pandora: New Tales of the Vampires, 1998. A The vampire expert brings out a new story of the undead. Saberhagen, Fred. A Sharpness on the Neck, 1996. A The adventures of Count Dracula continue. Stewart, Mary. Walk in Wolf Wood, 1984. J In this time-slip fantasy, a girl and a boy attempt to help a nobleman afflicted by a werewolf curse. Cliff-hanging chapters and a breath-taking climax. Velde, Vivan Vande. Companions of the Night, 1995. Y Sixteen-year-old Kerry Nowicki finds herself caught up in a life-and-death chase after she helps an injured young man escape from some men who claim that he is a vampire. Westwood, Chris. Calling All Monsters, 1993. Y Having immersed herself in horror stories, Joanne is shocked when the hideous monsters from the tales come to life and begin haunting her days and nights. Windsor, Patricia. The Blooding, 1996. Y Maris, a 16-year-old working as an au-pair, discovers that her boss has a taste for flesh and blood and wants her to join him in stalking prey. Yarbro, Chelsea Quinn. Writ in Blood: A Novel of Saint-Germain, 1997. Y The adventures of Count Saint-Germain continue in the twentieth century. Zindel, Paul. The Doom Stone, 1995. Y A bloodthirsty evil monster, controlled by the doom stone, is stalking the moors around Stonehenge when 15-year-old Jackson arrives to visit his aunt Sarah at her latest archaeological dig in the area. Ghosts Bauer, Marion Dane. Taste of Smoke, 1993. J and J PB and Y Caitlin, age 13, goes camping in Minnesota with her sister Pam. When Pam’s boyfriend joins them, Caitlin feels angry and abandoned; it’s then that she begins to see the ghost of an orphan boy. Block, Francesca Lia. Missing Angel Juan, 1993. Y and Y PB Witch Baby, aided by her grandfather’s ghost, roams New York City, looking for Angel Juan, who’s left her behind to play music on the streets. Buffie, Margaret. Someone Else’s Ghost, 1995. Y Jessica’s brother dies and haunts the family both literally and figuratively, for the family’s new home seems to have a presence. Farmer, Penelope. Thicker than Water, 1993. Y Will is haunted by a ghost of a boy trapped in an English mine. Ingold, Jeanette. The Window, 1996. Y PB Blinded in an automobile accident that killed her mother, 15 year-old Mandy goes to live with relatives on a Texas farm and overhears ghosts from her family’s past outside her bedroom window. Levin, Betty. Island Bound, 1997. Y While trying to prove he can survive on an island off the coast of Maine, Chris Fossett meets Joellen Roth and the two become caught up in a mystery surrounding the island's 150-year-old ghost. Reiss, Kathryn. Pale Phoenix, 1994. Y When her parents take in a strange orphan girl with a mysterious past, fifteen-year-old Miranda decides to find out why she seems to have come from nowhere and how she seems to be able to disappear at will. Siegel, Barbara. Final Frenzy, 1994. Y 16 year-old Andy is trapped in a world of ghosts. Along with Elizabeth, the fatally attractive ghost who brought him there, he must battle the dead - or end up one of them. Snyder, Zilpha Keatley. The Trespassers, 1995. J Having trespassed and explored the haunted Hutchinson mansion, Neely and her brother have to give up their adventures when the new owners move in. Tolan, Stephanie. Who’s There? 1994. Y When 14 year-old Drew and her younger brother are forced to go live with relatives after their parents’ death, they discover their new house is haunted and harbors a deadly family secret. Westall, Robert. The Stones of Muncaster Cathedral, 1993. Y Joe is repairing a cathedral tower and when terrible things start to happen, Joe realizes that there is a malevolent force connected to the church. Short Stories Blood Muse: Timeless Tales of Vampires in the Arts, 1995. A and Y Blood Thirst: 100 Years of Vampire Fiction. Leonard Wolf, ed., 1997. Y Brown, Roberta Simpson. The Queen of the Cold-Blooded Tales, 1993. Y Galloway, Priscilla. Truly Grim Tales, 1995. Y Ghostwise: A Book of Midnight Stories, Dan Yashinsky, ed. 1997. Y Jennings, Paul. Unmentionable, 1993. Y Lovecraft, H.P. The Transition of H.P. Lovecraft: The Road to Madness, 1997. Y Read if You Dare: Twelve Twisted Tales. Read Magazine, 1997. Y Short Circuits: Thirteen Shocking Stories by Outstanding Writers for Young Adults, 1992. Y Thirteen: 13 Tales of Horror by 13 Masters of Horror, 1991. Y Vivelo, Jackie. Chills in the Night: Tales that Will Haunt You, 1997. Y Classic Horror Blatty, William Peter. The Exorcist, 1971. A Bloch, Robert. Psycho, 1959. A PB King, Stephen. Carrie, 1974. A PB Levin, Ira. Rosemary’s Baby, 1967. A PB Poe, Edgar Allan. The Works of Edgar Allan Poe in One Volume, 1927. 818 Poe Shelley, Mary Wolstencraft. Frankenstein, 1818. Y Stoker, Bram. Dracula, 1897. Y and Y PB Note: Annotations were derived, in part, from Best Books for Young Adult Readers, "VOYA," "Booklist," and CIP.
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