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Scaring and Daring: Terrifying Takes on 15 Classic Tales - A Horror Writers Association Anthology

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Abandon all hope, ye who enter here! Get ready for a terrifying spin on some of literature’s most beloved tales—no story is safe! From Captain Hook’s run-in with dark magic to Sherlock Holmes narrowly escaping graveyard spirits to a happily never after for Cinderella, this horror anthology... Read More
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"A short-story middle grade anthology that reimagines classic tales for contemporary audiences with terrifying results"--

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Abandon all hope, ye who enter here! 

Get ready for a terrifying spin on some of literature’s most beloved tales—no story is safe! From Captain Hook’s run-in with dark magic to Sherlock Holmes narrowly escaping graveyard spirits to a happily never after for Cinderella, this horror anthology is anything but a bedtime story. In this terrifying new collection for young readers, the best-loved stories from the literary canon are revisited and reimagined with a deadly twist by some of the top authors working in middle grade today. 

Featuring tales from New York Times bestselling authors Jonathan Maberry and Kelley Armstrong, Carlos Hernandez, Lisa Morton, Maurice Broaddus, and many others, this collection will haunt you long after you turn the last page. Read on—if you dare!

The complete list of writers: Teel James Glenn, Maxwell I. Gold, Lisa Morton, Tanvir Ahmed, Kelley Armstrong, Maurice Broaddus, Delilah S. Dawson, Joe R. Lansdale, Kristi Petersen Schoonover, Carlos Hernandez, Sherrilyn Kenyon, Sarwat Chadda, Ai Jiang, Jonathan Maberry, Nancy Holder, Nathan Carson, and edited by Eric J. Guignard.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780063372474

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 12 August 2025

Country: United States

Imprint: HarperCollins

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 23.0mm

Width: 144.0mm

Height: 216.0mm

Weight: 341g

Pages: 304

About the Author

The Horror Writers Association (HWA) is the oldest literary organization of writers and publishing professionals around the world, dedicated to promoting horror and dark literature and the interests of those who write it.

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