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Books of Scary Stories for Teen Parties, Sleepovers and Campfires

By Denise Witmer, About.com

Teens love a good scary story when they get together for a sleepover, party or campfire. These books will help you keep them entertained. But don't get too spooked - you're the adult!

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

Book Description: This spooky addition to Alvin Schwartz's popular books on American folklore is filled with tales of eerie horror and dark revenge that will make you jump with fright. There is a story here for everyone -- skeletons with torn and tangled flesh who roam the earth; a ghost who takes revenge on her murderer; and a haunted house where every night a bloody head falls down the chimney. Stephen Gammell's splendidly creepy drawings perfectly capture the mood of more than two dozen scary stories -- and even scary songs -- all just right for reading alone or for telling aloud in the dark.
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The Ghost Next Door: True Stories of Paranormal Encounters from Everyday People

Book Description: The Ghost Next Door takes a revealing look into the lives of average, everyday people from across the country who have had experiences in the realm of the unexplained. Whether you're a true believer in ghosts or a hard-nosed skeptic, you're sure to get a chill or two when you read about the woman who was visited by her grandfather...on the night of his funeral! Or the man who was forced to move by a troublesome spirit...only to find it had followed him!
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When the Ghost Screams: True Stories of Victims Who Haunt

Book Description: When the Ghost Screams suggests that violence common to locations where murder or accidental death took place may cause a victim's spirit to linger there. With considerable attention to detail, Leslie Rule retells the stories of the restless dead, narrating the events surrounding their passing and telling of the rumored ghosts seen afterward.
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I Never Believed In Ghosts Until . . .

Book Description: 100 of the most spine-tingling ghost stories collected from USA WEEKEND readers across America.
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The Best Ghost Stories Ever

Book Description: Watch your step. Be careful what you do. Ghosts are everywhere. In houses new and old. In lonely walks and grim gatherings. Underneath the wallpaper. Riding through the night.These are some of the spookiest ghost stories ever written, from authors including Edgar Allan Poe, Robert Louis Stevenson, Bram Stoker, and Henry James. Prepare to be haunted with these classic stories.
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True Ghost Stories

A small collection of scary stories that will entertain.
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