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Tales from the Fringes of Fear

Tales from the Fringes of Fear

Jeff Szpirglas (Author) See More (6)
Steven P. Hughes (Illustrator) See More (3)
CELA Library
JUVENILE FICTION
Horror | Short Stories | Paranormal, Occult & Supernatural
Orca Book Publishers
4 - 7
9 - 12
CELAAmazonIndigo
Paperback
9781459824584
$12.95 CAD
English
04/21/2020
EPUB [reflow]
9781459824607
$10.99 CAD
English
04/07/2020
PDF [Fixed Format]
9781459824591
$16.99 CAD
English
04/07/2020
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Description

Dragged fresh from the grave and pulled out of the haunted corners of a school locker, these thirteen new stories are a nod to the storytelling style of Tales from the Crypt and The Twilight Zone.

Most kids don’t have to stress about things like exotic insects with a taste for human flesh when they go to class. But students at this school have to be ever vigilant. You never know when a supernatural pastry or a clay monster bent on revenge might be lurking just around the corner. Even a simple field trip to a local animal sanctuary can have s-s-serious consequences.

A companion volume to Tales from Beyond the Brain, these stories are guaranteed to make you laugh like a hyena, shake your head in wonder or tremble with fear.

The epub edition of this title is fully accessible.

Jeff Szpirglas Steven P. Hughes

Author Bio

Jeff Szpirglas is the author of several works for young people, including the horror collections Tales from Beyond the Brain, Tales from the Fringes of Fear and most recently, Book of Screams. He is also the co-author, with Danielle Saint-Onge, of a number of Orca Echoes titles, including Shark Bait!, X Marks the Spot and Super Switch. Jeff has worked at CTV and was an editor at Chirp, Chickadee and Owl magazines. In his spare time, he teaches grade school. Jeff lives with his family in Kitchener, Ontario.

Prizes

  • CCBC Best Books for Kids & TeensCommended 2020

Review Quotes

“Szpirglas writes with a casual straightforwardness and has a keen sense of when to embrace terror and, crucially, when it is more effective to cut away...In the main, genuinely scary, achieving Edgar Allan Poe’s ideal ‘single effect’: every element of each story working together to frighten a new generation of children.”  — Quill & Quire
“Thrilling...Hand to fans of Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark or Creepshow.”  — Booklist
“A spine-tingling collection that's dead on for young horror buffs.”  — Kirkus Reviews
“Szpirglas will capture and hold the reader’s attention to the last page...Perfect bite-sized tales of spine-tingling fun.”  — CM: Canadian Review of Materials
“This book is perfect for younger fans of the recent movie version of Scary Stories To Tell in the Dark. Each creepy story ends like a door being slammed shut; elementary and middle school readers will be eager to open the door to the next one.”  — School Library Journal (SLJ)
“Will have readers of all ages looking for monsters under the bed, in the hallways at school, behind the walls, and even inside themselves. This frightening, darkly fun anthology is perfect kids’ horror.”  — Spooky KidLit

Biographical note

Jeff Szpirglas is the author of several works of fiction and nonfiction, including the horror collection Tales from Beyond the Brain, the best-selling Wild Cards and the Red Maple Award nominee You Just Can’t Help It! He has worked at CTV and was an editor at Chirp, ChickaDEE and Owl magazines. He is the father of twins and has two cats (the cats are not twins). In his spare time, he teaches second grade. Jeff lives in Kitchener, Ontario.

Steven P. Hughes is a horror enthusiast and award winning Canadian illustrator of several books, including Tales from Beyond the Brain and the graphic novel Tru Detective. When not drawing, he enjoys spending time with his wife and their two dogs.