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

Ages 8 to 12, Grades 3 to 7

This original middle grade horror anthology from the Horror Writers Association features a host of stories—including new tales from Kelley Armstrong and New York Times bestselling author Jonathan Maberry—that reimagine the classics but with a scary twist.

The horrifying truth comes out! Captain Hook is trying to get his lost hand back with dark magic; Sherlock’s Hound of Baskerville is trying to protect him from an evil spirit; and Ishmael is relating the story of Moby Dick to fend off the ghosts of his dead crewmates. In this terrifying new horror anthology 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.

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.