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Tag: middle grade horror

May 10, 2024 by Betsy Bird

Review of the Day: Not Quite a Ghost by Anne Ursu

Somehow, Ursu has managed to write a legitimately scary ghost story (sorta) that’s also about accusations of hysteria, invisible illnesses, and issues in middle school.

June 29, 2022 by Betsy Bird

Have You Seen the Darkness? A Richard Fairgray, Black Sand Beach Interview

Today I'm seriously fangirling out over getting to interview Richard Fairgray about his Black Sand Beach series. Like creepy middle grade horror? You ain't seen anything like this.

April 7, 2022 by Betsy Bird

Horror for the Kiddies: I Declare a Thumb War by Lisi Harrison and Daniel Kraus – Exclusive Excerpt & Cover Reveal

Got some horror-loving kids? Did they enjoy Scary Stories for Young Foxes and Hide and Seeker and Small Spaces? Then check out today's exclusive excerpt of this creepy September release.

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Review of the Day: Hide and Seeker by Daka Hermon

August 13, 2020 by Betsy Bird

If you have kids looking for outright, down and out, horror horror (the ones who’ve watched Stranger Things but balk at the heft of a Stephen King novel) this little book is an answer to your prayers. Prayers / nightmares.

Scary Stories for Young Foxes by Christian McKay Heidicker

June 14, 2019 by Betsy Bird

oxes? How scary can that get? Answer: Hoo-boy. Hold onto your hats folks. Turns out, what terrifies a fox can terrify a child just as easily. For some readers the fact that everyone here sports red fur will make the horrors a little better. For others, much much worse.

Review of the Day: Apocalypse Taco by Nathan Hale

January 25, 2019 by Betsy Bird

Apocalypse Taco is a wholly new creation in more ways than one. It opens the door for more kid-friendly horror. I mean, it’s got everything! Tooth monsters. School lockers full of goo. Brigadoon. You name it!

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