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| Meddling Kids by Edgar CanteroIn Meddling Kids, Catalonian author Edgar Cantero portrays a reunion of old friends who decide to complete some unfinished business in the resort town where they spent their summers as kids. While pitting good against evil, Cantero pays homage to H.P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu mythos, the bumbling but resourceful gang in Scooby-Doo (yes, there are four kids and a dog), and a full range of road trip, haunted house, and reclusive wizard tropes. This gripping escapade (with touches of quirky humor) will have you rooting for the sympathetic, well-drawn kids -- now adults -- as your knuckles all turn white. |
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| Stay Awake: Stories by Dan ChaonStay Awake, a story collection by acclaimed author Dan Chaon, presents unsettling tales that explore the darkness lurking in his characters' lives. In the first story, "The Bees," a five-year-old child's screams wake his parents several times a week, but the cause of the screaming is mysterious -- and more disturbing secrets are yet to be revealed. The title story, "Stay Awake," describes a father's nearly fatal traffic accident just before his infant daughter's surgery to remove an incompletely formed conjoined twin. Other tales focus on grief over a loved one's death and similar intensely emotional events. |
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| Complete Stories and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe by Edgar Allan PoeFrom the well-known "Murders in the Rue Morgue" to the less familiar "Tale of the Ragged Mountains," author Edgar Allan Poe's short stories provide mystery, dread, and lingering wonderment. The poems and other pieces in this collection add additional chills to a horror aficionado's appreciation of the 19th-century master, whose very name makes one keep all the lights on at night. |
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