Half-Minute Horrors: A Collection of Instant Frights from the World's Most Astonishing Authors and Artists

How scared can you get in only 30 seconds? Dare to find out! Dive into the shortest, scariest, spine-tinglers, hair-raisers, and eye-poppers ever created. These instant thrills come from astounding talents, including Lemony Snicket, James Patterson, Neil Gaiman, R.L. Stine, Holly Black, Brett Helquist, and many more. You’ll never look at your closest door, your cat, your sock drawer, or even yourself in the mirror the same way again. Cover Inside Flaps Back Cover About the Editor Title Contents Something You Ought to Know _ by Lemony Snicket The Chicken or the Egg _ by Jerry Spinelli In Hiding _ by Kenneth Oppel The Old Man in the Picture _ by Richard Sala The Babysitter _ by Erin Hunter Grand Entrance _ by James Patterson Halloween Mask _ by Sonya Sones Tenton _ by Tom Genrich & Michele Perry Nanny _ by Angela Johnson The Legend of Alexandra & Rose _ by Jon Klassen What’s Coming _ by Arthur Slade An Easy Gig _ by M. T Anderson Mr. Black _ by Yvonne Prinz The Foot Dragger _ by M. E. Kerr Trick _ by Adam Rex Hank _ by Dean Lorey One of a Kind _ by Sarah Weeks A Walk Too Far _ by Gloria Whelan A Very Short Story _ by Holly Black Deep Six _ by Faye Kellerman The Torn of the Screw by Henry James, A Novel as Told by Lisa Brown in Fewer than 30 Seconds The Attack of the Flying Mustaches _ by Pseudonymous Bosch Takowanda _ by Nadia Aguiar Heart Stopper _ by Sienna Mercer Up to My Elbow _ by Jack Gantos Four Gleams in the Moonlight _ by Stephen Marche The Goblin Book _ by Brad Meltzer Worms _ by Lane Smith The Dare _ by Carol Gorman The Ballad of John Grepsy _ by David Rich Soup _ by Jenny Nimmo The Creeping Hand _ by Margaret Atwood Wet Sand, Little Teeth _ by Mariko Tamaki A Thousand Faces _ by Brian Selznick Chocolate Cake _ by Francine Prose At the Water’s Edge _ by Ayelet Waldman My Worst Nightmare _ by R. L. Stine The Beast Outside _ by Adele Griffin Unannounced _ by Aliza Kellerman Kruger's Sausage Haus _ by Mark Crilley There's Something Under the Bed _ by Allan Stratton Cat’s Paw _ by Sarah L. Thomson Horrorku _ by Katherine Applegate The Itch _ by Avi The New Me: A Pantoum _ by Gail Carson Levine Always Eleven _ by David Stabler Jr Aloft _ by Carson Ellis Skittering _ by Tui T. Sutherland Stuck in the Middle _ by Ahi Slone All Fingers and Thumbs! _ by Joseph Delaney Don’t Wet the Bed _ by Alan Gratz The Final Word illustrated by Brett Helquist, story by Josh Greenhut The Shadow _ by Neil Gaiman A Day at the Lake _ by Lesley Livingston Whispered _ by Jon Scieszka A Disturbing Limerick found & envisioned _ by Vladimir Radunsky Through the Veil _ by Alison McGhee The Rash _ by Daniel Ehrenhaft Where Nightmares Walk _ by Melissa Marr On a Tuesday During That Time of Year _ by Chris Raschka Death Rides a Pink Bicycle _ by Stacey Godenir I’m Not Afraid _ by Dan Gutman The Doll _ by Alice Kuipers Easy Over _ by Frank Viva Them _ by Libba Bray Tiger Kitty _ by Joyce Carol Oates Inventory _ by Jonathan Lethem Shortcut _ by Michael Connelly Strawberry Bubbles _ by Lauren Myracle We Think You Do _ by Barry Yourgrau The Prisoner of Eternia _ by Aaron Renier In Conclusion _ by Gregory Maguire Index

how Scared Can You Get In Only 30 Seconds? Dare To Find Out With half-minute Horrors, A Collection Of Deliciously Terrifying Short Short Tales And Creepy Illustrations By An Exceptional Selection Of Writers And Illustrators, Including Bestselling Talents Lemony Snicket, James Patterson, Neil Gaiman, R.l.stine, Faye Kellerman, Holly Black, Melissa Marr, Margaret Atwood, Jon Scieszka, Brett Helquist, And Many More. With Royalties Benefiting First Book, A Not-for-profit Organization That Brings Books To Children In Need, This Is An Anthology Worth Devouring. So Grab A Flashlight, Set The Timer, And Get Ready For Instant Chills!

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featuring A Who's Who Of Authors And Artists (margaret Atwood, Avi, Neil Gaiman, Jonathan Lethem, Lauren Myracle, James Patterson, Brian Selznick And Many More), This Collection Of More Than 70 Chilling Snippets Is Ideal For Campfires And Car Trips. The Stories—some A Couple Sentences, Some A Few Pages—range From Darkly Humorous (jerry Spinelli's Murderous Twist On The Age-old “chicken Or Egg” Question) To Outright Creepy (josh Greenhut And Brett Helquist's Illustrated Story About Terrifying Revelations From A Ouija Board). These Are Inherently Quick Reads, But With Enough Plot And Detail To Encourage Further Imagining. Ages 10–up. (sept.)

How scared can you get in just thirty seconds? Dive into the shortest, scariest stories ever created, with more than seventy instant thrills from the likes of Lemony Snicket, James Patterson, Neil Gaiman, R.L. Stine, Holly Black, Brett Helquist, and Margaret Atwood. An anthology of very short, scary stories by an assortment of authors and illustrators including Chris Raschka, Joyce Carol Oates, Neil Gaiman, Jack Gantos, and Lane Smith.