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Overview

Imagine being trapped forever in someone else’s nightmare, with no means of escape. Or caught on one of the most terrifying roller coasters of all time, when suddenly the tracks ahead just disappear. Enter the world of Darkness Creeping, where hollow-eyed skulls arrive in the mail and nothing is as it seems. Boston Globe–Horn Book Award winner and beloved author Neal Shusterman walks on the dark side with this classic collection of masterfully creepy stories so horrifying, you may have to read them twice to remind yourself they’re not real.

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Twisted indeed. The author takes a walk on the dark side in this collection of spooky stories, some old, some new, all delightfully creepy. He knows his audience, providing enough horrific touches to appeal to the most challenging readers-those hard-to-reach middle school boys. Each story is introduced with a brief statement describing where he got the idea. The four new stories run the gamut from Who Do We Appreciate, the opening story that features a soccer game between the minions of Heaven and Hell, to Ralphy Sherman's Root Canal, with a recurring character who in this case has a wormhole toothache. Along the way there is also The River Tour, a contemporary take on Charon and the River Styx, and Catching Cold-beware the neighborhood ice cream truck. From 1993 comes Monkeys Tonight and the fear of monkeys; Black Box, which is a retelling of Pandora's box; Flushie, about revenge on a bully; Screaming at the Wall in which a grandmother sees visions of the future; and Alexander's Skull-literally. Riding the Raptor features a roller coaster to die for, and Trash Bin warns readers to beware the garbage pit. An Ear for Music portrays a musical vampire, and a teenage ghost populates Survivor. A quilt scarfs up children in Security Blanket. The result of this gathering of stories is a spook fest of menacing tales-sometimes subtle but always sinister-with plenty of teen appeal.
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A good subtitle for this delightfully demented collection might be "Be Careful What You Wish For . . . ." Highlights include "Who Do We Appreciate?," in which a teenager referees a children's soccer game of unimaginable importance; "Same Time Next Year," which points out a rather obvious problem with the whole notion of time travel; "Connecting Flight," which will make readers NEVER want to board an airplane again; and "Ralphy Sherman's Root Canal," which will make them NEVER forget to brush their teeth. And, if they share the author's aversion to the flying monkeys in The Wizard of Oz , they might want to approach "Monkeys Tonight" with trepidation. Shusterman's characters range in age from early to middle teens. They're mean to their siblings, or don't listen to those older and wiser, or wish for things they shouldn't, and boy, do they regret it. Extremely readable and elegantly creepy, the selections are perfect for reading aloud or recommending to reluctant readers. The brief introduction to each story gives insight into the author's thought processes, and go a little way toward answering that age-old question: "Where do you get your ideas?" The book includes stories originally published in 1993 and 1995, plus four new tales.
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780142407219
  • Publisher: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
  • Publication date: 2/15/2007
  • Pages: 304
  • Sales rank: 275,364
  • Age range: 8 - 14 Years
  • Product dimensions: 5.10 (w) x 7.72 (h) x 0.82 (d)

Meet the Author

Neal Shusterman
Neal Shusterman

Neal Shusterman is an award-winning author and screenwriter.  He lives in Southern California with his four children.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 5, 2012

    A SkaterDud

    I really enjoyed Shadows of dobut!

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  • Posted September 24, 2011

    It was Ok, 13 yers old

    The book wasn't that creepy. Only the monkeys kept me up at night and probably tonight too since i just mentioned it.

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  • Posted July 4, 2009

    It wasn't bad. But it wasn't great either.

    I thought it was a well written book just like all of his other books are but it was not very scary. some of them where a little creepy but non of them where scary.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted February 13, 2007

    4 or 5 stars!!!

    I just got his autograph in greenville and I read the one about ralphy's root canal. one word...FUNNY!! I was the first one to get this book signed ever!!! N.S. rocks!!!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted December 4, 2005

    Darkness Creeping

    This book is one of the best books I have ever read. It consists of 10 different scary stories. Whenever I read this book, I seem to get chills creeping up from my spine. The stories also give you that 'Oh!' or 'That's why...' feeling you get when you read a good scary story. I guarantee to you that this book is worth all your while. You will not regret the choice to buy and read this book. Go to neal shusterman's site to read an exerpt from the story.. also check out Darkness Creeping 2!

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