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

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!

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.

Summary

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!

Product details

• Authors: HORROR WRITERS ASSOCIATION, Horror Writers Association
• Publisher: Harper Collins Usa
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 8
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 12.08.2025
• EAN: 9780063372474
• ISBN: 978-0-06-337247-4
• No. of pages: 304
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Story books, fairytales, sagas, rhymes, songs > Fairytales and sagas; JUVENILE FICTION / Legends, Myths, Fables / General, JUVENILE FICTION / Short Stories, JUVENILE FICTION / Monsters, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Fantasy, JUVENILE FICTION / Paranormal, Occult & Supernatural, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Traditional stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Short stories, JUVENILE FICTION: Legends, Myths, Fables / General, JUVENILE FICTION: Horror, JUVENILE FICTION: Monsters, JUVENILE FICTION: Short Stories, JUVENILE FICTION: Paranormal