Creepshow: The Cursed

by Elley Cooper

Overview

Inspired by the breakout TV series Creepshow from executive producer Greg Nicotero (The Walking Dead), this volume contains two all-new horrifying tales!

A girl's fantasy of living in an earlier era becomes all too real after she buys a piece of antique jewelry...

In the woods, a pair of teens encounter a green glowing figure whose desires are as mysterious as its origins...

This brand-new terrifying collection includes two chilling novels inspired by Creepshow, Shudder's anthology TV series based on the 1982 horror comedy classic. Perfect for fans of the show as well as fans of the horror genre in general, it's the most fun you'll ever have being scared! Includes comic book art at the start of each story.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781338631241
Publisher:	Scholastic, Inc.
Publication date:	04/20/2021
Edition description:	Media tie-in
Pages:	224
Sales rank:	517,693
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.10(h) x 0.70(d)
Lexile:	800L (what's this?)
Age Range:	12 - 18 Years

About the Author

Elley Cooper writes fiction for young adults and adults. She has always loved horror and is grateful whenever she can spend time in a dark and twisted universe. Elley lives in Tennessee with her family and many spoiled pets and can often be found writing books with Kevin Anderson & Associates.

Editorial Reviews

Praise for the Creepshow TV series:

"Creepshow is delivering feverishly fun comic book horror." — Geeks of Doom

"Shudder's anthology is gruesome fun for horror fans." — TV Guide

From the Publisher

04/02/2021

Gr 6–10—This book is comprised of two scary novellas—"The Green Mountain Monster" and "The Chatelaine." In "The Green Mountain Monster," Randy and Bill are two poor kids growing up in the 1950s in a small West Virginia coal town. While camping, they see what looks like a floating figure with red eyes. After this scary experience, Bill is in denial but Randy wants to investigate further. With the help of Eddie, the editor of the town paper, the friends stumble upon the Green Mountain Monster in all its creepy wonder. In "The Chatelaine," Maisie is a fan of vintage fashion. She loves styling her hair and choosing outfits from different decades. She also loves going to the flea market where she stumbles upon a tent selling a mysterious chatelaine—a piece of jewelry that holds objects that women of the past found necessary, such as a thimble and scissors. The day Maisie decides to wear it, she is transported through time to the Victorian age, but all is not what it seems. Soon, she is stuck in time and must escape a sinister plot to harm her. Both stories are very different and interesting; easy to read but creepy enough to grab readers' attention. If readers enjoy the tales, additional research can be done about chatelaines and the mysterious real-life Brown Mountain Lights. Each story includes introductory illustrations, and main characters appear to be white. VERDICT Young readers will delight in the mystery of both stories.—Maeve Dodds, Charlotte Mecklenburg Lib., NC

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