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Baby Jane
by M. A. DemersThere's more to good and evil than meets the eye... When human remains are found in her pre-war fixer-upper in an east Vancouver neighbourhood, Claire Dawson's grand plans to fix the house -- and her life -- take a disturbing turn. Suspicious there might exist a relationship between the discovery and her own tragic past, Claire insinuates herself into the investigation, unknowingly placing herself in harm's way and Homicide's Detective Dylan Lewis in an impossible conflict of interest. And when Dylan's grandmother, a Native American medicine woman, wades into the mystery, challenging the demon whose earthly form is behind the murder, the three find themselves embroiled in a high-stakes battle where lines are blurred and worlds collide -- but souls are ultimately freed.
Baby Teeth: A Novel
by Zoje Stage<P><P>A battle of wills between mother and daughter reveals the frailty and falsehood of familial bonds in award-winning playwright and filmmaker Zoje Stage’s tense novel of psychological suspense, Baby Teeth. <P><P>Afflicted with a chronic debilitating condition, Suzette Jensen knew having children would wreak havoc on her already fragile body. Nevertheless, she brought Hanna into the world, pleased and proud to start a family with her husband Alex. Estranged from her own mother, Suzette is determined to raise her beautiful daughter with the love, care, and support she was denied. <P><P>But Hanna proves to be a difficult child. Now seven-years-old, she has yet to utter a word, despite being able to read and write. Defiant and anti-social, she refuses to behave in kindergarten classes, forcing Suzette to homeschool her. Resentful of her mother’s rules and attentions, Hanna lashes out in anger, becoming more aggressive every day. The only time Hanna is truly happy is when she’s with her father. To Alex, she’s willful and precocious but otherwise the perfect little girl, doing what she’s told. <P><P>Suzette knows her clever and manipulative daughter doesn’t love her. She can see the hatred and jealousy in her eyes. And as Hanna’s subtle acts of cruelty threaten to tear her and Alex apart, Suzette fears her very life may be in grave danger…
Baby, Take a Bow: A Grace Street Mystery (Grace Street Mysteries #5)
by Jane Tesh"…readers seeking a cozy, feel-good mystery will enjoy this outing to Grace Street. The delightful characters navigate their worldly and otherworldly challenges with affection and humor, and Tesh maintains a whimsical tone that doesn't detract from the serious subject matter." —Publishers WeeklyCamden's friend Rufus Jackson receives a letter from his ex-wife, Bobbi, and he's surprised to learn he's the father of a baby. When Bobbi is found murdered in her home and her baby stolen, Rufus becomes suspect number one. PI David Randall immediately takes the case.But Randall is almost sidetracked from the case by a series of what appears to be never-ending favors. When he takes his friend Cam to the Carlyle House to sing for a concert, Cam encounters Delores Carlyle, a troubled spirit trapped inside a huge mirror, who wants to see her daughter, Beverly, one last time. Beverly Carlyle will come to the house on one condition: that Randall find a home for her surly teenage son, Kit, and a band for her obnoxious daughter, Frieda. Kit is welcome at 302 Grace, but to secure a spot for Frieda, Randall has to get a local girl group a gig at a local nightclub. The owner agrees, if Cam will pose as a teenager and spy on a rival club. Cam agrees if Randall will take him to Green Valley to answer some questions about his past. And another ghost is haunting the hot dog restaurant, refusing to talk to Cam.In addition to the tangle of deals, Randall has to contend with Rufus being hell-bent on revenge, the return of Cam's telekinesis, and growing concern that if the baby—a girl named Mary Rose, as it turns out—is found, Rufus, might not want to keep her.But where is Mary Rose?
Babysitting Nightmares: The Phantom Hour (Babysitting Nightmares #2)
by Rayanne Vieira Kat ShepherdThe supernatural never sleeps in the second book of this spooky middle grade series!Clio has already had one brush with the paranormal, and she’s dead set on making it her last. But her new babysitting job is in a haunted house! At first, Clio’s excited to work at the historical Victorian mansion in town—until doors start closing behind her, objects move on their own, and messages appear from beyond the grave. Clio enlists the help of her three best friends, Tanya, Maggie, and Rebecca, to uncover long-buried secrets from the past. Can Clio face her fear and solve the mystery of the haunted mansion? An Imprint Book "Babysitting Nightmares makes me believe in the power of female friendship to survive anything—even a haunted house and visits from the Nightmare Realm! A crackling, suspenseful tale of true sisterhood." —Sarah Mlynowski, New York Times bestselling author of the Whatever After series“These spooky stories of friendship and paranormal adventure will have young readers flipping pages well past their bedtime.”— Jennifer Chambliss Bertman, New York Times Bestselling author of Book Scavenger"Fast-paced, action-packed, and just as fun as it is frightening, this series is a sure winner. The cast of real, relatable characters and the thrillingly vivid prose only further ensure that readers—reluctant, eager, or somewhere in between—will be left looking forward to more of Shepherd's delightfully creepy tales." —Jarrett Lerner, author of EngiNerds?"A wicked fun friendship series, packed with deliciously creepy scares." —Lauren Myracle, co-author of the New York Times-bestselling Upside-Down Magic series
Babysitting Nightmares: The Shadow Hand (Babysitting Nightmares #1)
by Rayanne Vieira Kat ShepherdGot chills? Babysitting can be a real nightmare in this spooky middle grade series!For Rebecca Chin, babysitting has always been fun. But one night, a thunderstorm knocks the power out while she’s watching baby Kyle, and creepy things begin to happen in the house. A locked window opens by itself, mossy handprints streak the wall, and the baby begins acting strange. When she finds out that no one else in town was affected by the storm, Rebecca begins to wonder if something supernatural is going on. Fellow sitters Tanya, Clio, and Maggie help Rebecca unravel the mystery, only to discover something unbelievable. A sinister, paranormal villain has taken the baby and replaced him with a changeling! The girls can save him—if they can survive a scary journey into the Nightmare Realm!An Imprint Book "Fast-paced, action-packed, and just as fun as it is frightening, this series-starter is a sure winner. The cast of real, relatable characters and the thrillingly vivid prose only further ensure that readers—reluctant, eager, or somewhere in between—will be left looking forward to more of Shepherd's delightfully creepy tales." —Jarrett Lerner, author of EngiNerds“This spooky story of friendship and paranormal adventure will have young readers flipping pages well past their bedtime.”— Jennifer Chambliss Bertman, New York Times Bestselling author of Book Scavenger "A wicked fun friendship story, packed with deliciously creepy scares." —Lauren Myracle, co-author of The New York Times-bestselling Upside-Down Magic series
Babysitting Nightmares: The Twilight Curse (Babysitting Nightmares #3)
by Kat ShepherdBad dreams take center stage in the third book of this spooky middle grade series, Babysitting Nightmares: The Twilight Curse by writer Kat Shepherd and illustrator Rayanne Vieira! When the town's old movie palace is converted into a theater, Maggie is thrilled to get a job helping with the first stage production. Even though she’s just babysitting an actor's daughter, Maggie is determined to learn everything she can about acting. But a devilish ghoul seems to have other plans for the performance! It’s up to Maggie, Clio, Rebecca and Tanya to investigate. Can they vanquish the threat in time for opening night?An Imprint Book "Babysitting Nightmares makes me believe in the power of female friendship to survive anything—even a haunted house and visits from the Nightmare Realm! A crackling, suspenseful tale of true sisterhood." —Sarah Mlynowski, New York Times bestselling author of the Whatever After series“These spooky stories of friendship and paranormal adventure will have young readers flipping pages well past their bedtime.”—Jennifer Chambliss Bertman, New York Times bestselling author of Book Scavenger
Babysitting Nightmares: The Vampire Doll (Babysitting Nightmares #4)
by Kat Shepherd“Fans of Goosebumps and the updated Baby-Sitters' Club graphic novels will find lots to like in this delightfully monstrous mash-up.” —School Library Journal on Babysitting Nightmares: The Shadow HandAnchored by a strong friendship between smart, savvy girls, Kat Shepherd's Babysitting Nightmares: The Vampire Doll is the fourth in a fun adventure series filled with “safe scary” jump scares that will appeal to contemporary readers as well as fans of mysteries.Tanya has always been the unflappably cool and collected one in her friend group. So when she begins babysitting for her neighbor’s great-niece, she’s surprised to find herself super freaked out by the doll collection in the house. They’re just toys right?But when her babysitting charge becomes a little too attached to the doll, Tanya realizes the doll might be the incarnation of a supernatural threat Tanya and her friends have faced before.There are a handful of black-and-white illustrations by Rayanne Vieira for the key spine-tingling moments.Read the whole series:Babysitting Nightmares: The Shadow HandBabysitting Nightmares: The Phantom HourBabysitting Nightmares: The Twilight CurseBabysitting Nightmares: The Vampire DollAn Imprint Book“These spooky stories of friendship and paranormal adventure will have young readers flipping pages well past their bedtime.”—Jennifer Chambliss Bertman, New York Times-bestselling author of Book Scavenger <P><P> <i>Advisory: Bookshare has learned that this book offers only partial accessibility. We have kept it in the collection because it is useful for some of our members. Benetech is actively working on projects to improve accessibility issues such as these.</i>
Back from the Dead
by Carol GormanAfter witnessing a murder, Julia is forced to keep quiet--until she receives a message from the dead boy and realizes she's in even more danger than she suspected Julia reluctantly joins her cousin Nikki and her friends for a night of partying. Climbing into the hills, they spot Heath, a strange guy from school, and they chase him into a dilapidated cabin. Julia watches, horrified, as Nikki's friends set fire to the old building and wait for Heath to run out in terror. He never appears, and the cabin burns to the ground.Julia knows she must go to the police. But Nikki and her friends threaten to kill Julia if she tells anybody what happened. But then Julia receives the note that changes everything: "You tried to kill me. For that you will die."
Back to School (Bone Chillers #3)
by Betsy Haynes[from the back cover] "Fitzgerald Traflon III hates the food at Maple Grove Middle School--it's totally gross. The pizza tastes like cardboard, the spaghetti like glue, and the hot dogs like rubber. Fitz has even heard the hamburgers are made from horse meat! When Miss Buggy takes over the cafeteria, and things start to change. Fitz's friends love Miss Buggy's cooking, but Fitz still won't eat it. Soon his friends are acting really strange. They're even fighting for seconds. And the more they eat ... the weirder they get! So scary you'll lose your lunch!" This page turner for middle grade readers has 27 short chapters that will fly by. Fans of this book will love the author's other books in the Bookshare collection. The Bone Chillers series is so scary, your teeth will chatter! Look for #1 Beware the Shopping Mall, #2 Little Pet Shop of Horrors, #4 Frankenturkey, #5 Strange Brew #6 Teacher Creature, #7 Frankenturkey II, #8 Welcome to Alien Inn, #9 Attack of the Killer Ants, #10 Slime Time, #11 Toilet Terror, #12 Night of the Living Clay and #13 The Thing Under the Bed, with more to come. You'll also find over 20 more books by Betsy Haynes in Bookshare's library. There are individual books like The Great Mom Swap and many books from The Fabulous Five series.
Backstage with a Ghost
by Joan Lowery NixonBrian and Sean investigate a series of suspicious accidents at a theater waiting to be torn down.
Backteria: & Other Improbable Tales
by Richard MathesonAn essential collection of rare tales of terror from the multi-award-winning Twilight Zone scripter and I Am Legend author—only available in ebook format. A researcher encounters an exotic new strain of &“Backteria&” that causes the infected person to vanish—leading the doctor on a path of discovery deep into a past he should have left buried. A simple &“Haircut&” that starts off as a routine trim becomes a dark and terrifying experience when a barber is confronted with a sick customer who seems otherworldly. A case of mistaken identity leads to a darkly farcical story of marriage, murder, and a love that knows no bounds in &“Getting Together.&” Backteria & Other Improbable Tales gathers these and sixteen more uncanny short stories from master storyteller Richard Matheson, &“one of the great names in American terror fiction&” (The Philadelphia Inquirer). Stories include: &“Backteria&”, &“He Wanted to Live&”, &“Life Size&”, &“Man with a Club&”, &“Professor Fritz and the Runaway House&”, &“Purge Among Peanuts&”, &“The Prisoner&”, &“The Last Blah in the ETC&”, &“Counterfeit Bills&”, &“1984 ½&”, &“Pride&”, &“Now Die In It&”, &“Leo Rising&”, &“Where There&’s a Will&” (written with Richard Christian Matheson), &“Getting Together&”, &“Person to Person&”, &“CU: Mannix&”, &“Haircut&”, &“An Element Never Forgets&” &“The author who influenced me the most as a writer was Richard Matheson.&” —Stephen King &“Perhaps no other living author is as responsible for chilling a generation with tantalizing nightmare visions.&” —The New York Times &“Matheson&’s a writer who just has the special knack, the deft skill to imagine terrifying scenarios on any scale, large and small, and give them chilling possibility.&” —Los Angeles Times
Backtracker
by Ben Baldwin Jason KoenigMeet the ultimate serial killer. The Miraclemaker comes and goes like a ghost in the night, taking lives as if he were Death himself. The streets run red with the blood of his victims. Only one man knows he exists, one man who is losing everyone he ever cared about, one by one, to the hands of the killer. This man, Dave Heinrich, sets out on a desperate hunt to stop the Miraclemaker at any cost. But does Dave stand a chance against a murderer who just might have a connection to terrifyingly dark and powerful supernatural forces? A murderer whose deepest secret could rock Dave's world to its very foundations? Bodies pile up...time runs out...and the mystery of the Backtracker is about to unleash the ultimate evil and bring about a blood-drenched hell on Earth. Don't miss this exciting tale by storyteller Jason Koenig, a master of unique and unexpected supernatural thrillers that really pack a punch.
Bacon and Other Monstrous Tales
by Troy NixeySuperstar Artist Troy Nixey will take you on a journey through the creepy and otherworldly in this collection of never before collected tales!From alien invasions to monsters lurking in the unseen, this beautifully illustrated book is a must have for any horror and science fiction fan! Collecting stories from Nixey's early days at Oni Press and Dark Horse to the relaunch of Fangoria, as well as never-seen-before material and a bonus sketchbook section! Collects Boogie Picker (8 pages from Dark Horse Presents #131), Bacon part 1 (15 pages from Oni Double Feature #3), Bacon part 2 (15 pages from Oni Double Feature #4), and bonus sketches.
Bad Bargain (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
by Diana G. Gallagher"Off the rack gives me hives." -- Cordelia, "Out of Mind, Out of Sight" The Scoobies are used to being personally affected when demonic nasties come to Sunnydale. And they're used to strange things happening at Sunnydale High -- after all, the place is built over the Hellmouth. But they've sealed the Hellmouth, so they don't think anything's out of the ordinary when items to be sold at the first annual band fund-raising rummage sale are stored in the school basement...which, one might recall, is directly above that Hellmouth. Once the rummage sale begins, it's clear the stuff for sale is far from ordinary. People seem to be strangely affected by the items they're buying -- things from undemonic homes, donated by undemonic people. So the reactions these items are producing are, to say the least, unexpected. Willow's acting weird. So's Xander. And even Buffy's mom bought something.... The situation quickly spins out of control, and the school has to be quarantined...leaving Buffy and Giles to sort things out before whatever demon this is sells them down the river.
Bad Blessed Boys (Shadowlight Academy #6)
by Kailin GowThe Conclusion to the Shadowlight Hunters Academy Series! Given a second chance to live, can Lux who was a demon slayer descend through the portal into hell to save her beloved boys? Series Description: They were the most popular boys at Shadowlight Academy, known as the Beautiful Boys. They also tormented me when I first arrived at Shadowlight Academy. Then they fell for me, and I fell hard for them. I am Lux Collins, and as a demon slayer, I couldn't afford to fall in love. It came with consequences, which I ultimately paid. Now I am at Shadowlight Hunters Academy, where I have come to be re-trained. I will train my hardest. I will endure all hardships. Because where I am going to save my Lost Pretty Boys, I will need to keep all my wits, strength, and skills about me. I am about to enter Hell to get my boys back! **Bad Blessed Boys is book 3 of 3 the Shadowlight Hunters Academy. It is a College RH Bully Romance which contains language, dark humor and consensual sex. Recommended for 17 and over.
Bad Blood
by Jonathan MaberryLife was hard enough for Trick Croft as a college student and a cancer patient--then the vampires attacked and slaughtered his best friend. Now Trick knows that his blood is poison to the bloodsuckers, and he will stop at nothing to eradicate them.Collects issues #1-#5 of the Dark Horse original series.
Bad Blood (Blood Coven #4)
by Mari MancusiUnable to serve as Magnus' co-ruler of the Blood Coven because of her humanity, Sunny is suspicious of the Coven's choice, Jane Johnson. When the Blood Coven travels to Las Vegas for a vampire convention, Sunny and her twin sister, Rayne, tag along so Sunny can learn the truth about Jane.
Bad Blood (Hello Neighbor #4)
by Carly Anne WestAaron Peterson has never had it easy. As the son of a famed and eccentric theme park designer, his life has been one move after the next as his father chases new jobs in countries around the world. Aaron has watched rides and attractions of all kinds start with a blueprint on his father's desk, and end up a towering, larger-than-life creation to marvel park-goers.That is... until something really, really bad happened on his dad's latest job in Germany. Something worse than the accidents that had happened before. Something that Aaron and his family are desperately trying to forget.With the family on the run from legal trouble and out of money, Aaron's dad takes a job designing a theme park in his hometown of Raven Brooks. The strange small town holds its own share of secrets... including some that Aaron's father would prefer stay buried.This explosive new prequel trilogy explores the rise and fall of the Peterson family like never before! Found documents throughout help readers unwind the many mysteries at the heart of the hit game.
Bad Bot (Orca Shivers #2)
by Pierrette DubéKey Selling Points Victor befriends his new robot toy only to find that LenBot has a mind of its own in this fast-paced sci-fi horror novel for middle-grade readers, reminiscent of Goosebumps. Pierrette Dubé is the award-winning author of books for young readers, including La petite truie, le vélo et la lune, which won the Quebec Bookseller’s Award for Children’s Literature, the English edition of which, The Little Pig, the Bicycle, and the Moon, was a Bank Street College of Education's Best Children’s Books of the Year selection. Bad Bot features illustrations from award-winning illustrator Vigg. This is the second book in the Orca Shivers series, a series that will thrill readers with spine-tingling tales of horror, suspense and mystery. These fast-paced novels with intriguing original illustrations are a great high-interest choice for middle-grade readers.
Bad Cree: A Novel
by Jessica JohnsIn this gripping, horror-laced debut, a young Cree woman&’s dreams lead her on a perilous journey of self-discovery that ultimately forces her to confront the toll of a legacy of violence on her family, her community and the land they call home."A mystery and a horror story about grief, but one with defiant hope in its beating heart." —Paul Tremblay, author of A Head Full of Ghosts and The Pallbearers ClubWhen Mackenzie wakes up with a severed crow's head in her hands, she panics. Only moments earlier she had been fending off masses of birds in a snow-covered forest. In bed, when she blinks, the head disappears. Night after night, Mackenzie&’s dreams return her to a memory from before her sister Sabrina&’s untimely death: a weekend at the family&’s lakefront campsite, long obscured by a fog of guilt. But when the waking world starts closing in, too—a murder of crows stalks her every move around the city, she wakes up from a dream of drowning throwing up water, and gets threatening text messages from someone claiming to be Sabrina—Mackenzie knows this is more than she can handle alone.Traveling north to her rural hometown in Alberta, she finds her family still steeped in the same grief that she ran away to Vancouver to escape. They welcome her back, but their shaky reunion only seems to intensify her dreams—and make them more dangerous.What really happened that night at the lake, and what did it have to do with Sabrina&’s death? Only a bad Cree would put their family at risk, but what if whatever has been calling Mackenzie home was already inside?
Bad Creek
by Peyton June“June's debut is atmospheric and haunting, capturing the heart-pounding exhilaration of exchanging ghost stories around a campfire. The perfect spine-tingling read for summer!”—Tori Bovalino, author of My Throat an Open Grave Three lifelong friends confront restless ghosts and malevolent family secrets in this fierce, propulsive debut young adult horror novel. Iris, Gum, and Aidan are vacationing in Bad Creek, just like every summer. Except Iris’s older sister, Glory, drowned in the lake last year, and Iris can’t seem to move on; Gum is hiding his sexuality from his family while being viciously haunted by Glory’s rotting ghost; and Aidan is distraught over a drunken argument with Glory that he fears may have led to her death. When Iris sleepwalks to the dilapidated house that Glory obsessively sketched in her final days, she and the boys begin to uncover a sinister history in the very bones of the town. The trio must reckon with the events of last summer and uncover what lurks within Bad Creek before it takes Iris’s life next. Gripping and vengeful, Bad Creek confronts the intersection of religion, sexuality, and feminism, and forces readers to reckon with monsters in all their forms—human included.
Bad Dolls
by Rachel HarrisonIn this stunning new collection of four horror stories, award-winning author Rachel Harrison explores themes of body image, complicated female friendship, heartbreak, and hauntings. In &“Reply Hazy, Try Again,&” an indecisive young woman finds a mysterious Magic 8 Ball that might just have the answers she&’s been looking for...or might lead her down a path of self-destruction. In &“Bachelorette,&” a bridesmaid attends her childhood best friend&’s bachelorette weekend, only to discover the itinerary may demand more than she&’s willing to sacrifice. In &“Goblin,&” an unusually brutal dieting app wreaks havoc on the life of an insecure woman preparing to attend her ex&’s wedding. In &“Bad Dolls,&” after a death in the family, a wayward young woman comes into possession of a strange porcelain doll that could offer a connection to her lost sister. These dark tales navigate the complexities of modern life with humor, insight, and the occasional blood sacrifice…
Bad Dreams
by Kim NewmanAnne Nielson, an American journalist, comes to London to investigate the strange death of her sister. Soon, she becomes sucked into a netherworld of corruption and perversion and is hurtled toward a final confrontation where she has only the dead as allies.
Bad Dreams (Fear Street Superchillers #22)
by R.L. StineIt’s just a bad dream—but it seems so real. Every night Maggie Travers has the same horrible dream. Every night she is forced to watch the same murder. And every night the girl in her dream cries out for help. Maggie is afraid to go to sleep again. But when the terrifying dream starts to come true and the gruesome accidents begin, staying awake is the real nightmare!
Bad Glass: A Novel
by Richard E. GroppOne of the most hauntingly original dark fantasy debuts in years--perfect for fans of Lost and Mark Danielewski's cult classic, House of Leaves. Something has happened in Spokane. The military has evacuated the city and locked it down. Even so, disturbing rumors and images seep out, finding their way onto the Internet, spreading curiosity, skepticism, and panic. For what they show is--or should be--impossible: strange creatures that cannot exist, sudden disappearances that violate the laws of physics, human bodies fused with inanimate objects, trapped yet still half alive. . . . Dean Walker, an aspiring photographer, sneaks into the quarantined city in search of fame. What he finds will change him in unimaginable ways. Hooking up with a group of outcasts led by a beautiful young woman named Taylor, Dean embarks on a journey into the heart of a mystery whose philosophical implications are as terrifying as its physical manifestations. Even as he falls in love with Taylor--a woman as damaged and seductive as the city itself--his already tenuous hold on reality starts to come loose. Or perhaps it is Spokane's grip on the world that is coming undone. Now, caught up in a web of interlacing secrets and betrayals, Dean, Taylor, and their friends must make their way through this ever-shifting maze of a city, a city that is actively hunting them down, herding them toward a shocking destiny.From the Trade Paperback edition.