Rachel Baack
Added to listHorror & Gothic Fictionwith 23 books.
Added to listShort Fictionwith 34 books.
Summary: The narrator of this spooky story by Niel Gaiman has offered to babysit his girlfriend’s little brother, who tells him about the frightening creatures known as “click-clacks.”
This is a great scary story for students in middle grades: not overly gory or horrifying, but still thoroughly creepy.
Summary: The narrator of this spooky story by Niel Gaiman has offered to babysit his girlfriend’s little brother, who tells him about the frightening creatures known as “click-clacks.”
This is a great scary story for students in middle grades: not overly gory or horrifying, but still thoroughly creepy.
Added to listClassicswith 56 books.
Added to listPhilosophical & Existential Fictionwith 10 books.
Summary: An emperor in search of wisdom seeks the advice of a wise old man and learns important lessons about who to value, what to do in life, and when to act.
Summary: An emperor in search of wisdom seeks the advice of a wise old man and learns important lessons about who to value, what to do in life, and when to act.
Added to listScience Fictionwith 18 books.
Added to listShort Fictionwith 28 books.
Summary: A couple of extraterrestrial beings discuss a recent (and, to them, somewhat unwelcome) discovery of sentient life on another planet.
Summary: A couple of extraterrestrial beings discuss a recent (and, to them, somewhat unwelcome) discovery of sentient life on another planet.
Summary: This spooky tale tells how a frightening supernatural event turned a local minister into the severe man that he became. I would recommend reading it with a modern translation next to you.
Summary: This spooky tale tells how a frightening supernatural event turned a local minister into the severe man that he became. I would recommend reading it with a modern translation next to you.
Summary: The narrator, claiming that he is not crazy, admits to killing a man and then tells how it happened. After recounting the story of the homicide, the man attempts to hide his actions from the police.
Summary: The narrator, claiming that he is not crazy, admits to killing a man and then tells how it happened. After recounting the story of the homicide, the man attempts to hide his actions from the police.
Summary: On a sea voyage to New York, the narrator of this story notices that his friend has brought, along with his wife and two sisters, an oddly shaped box. Although the narrator believes that he has determined the contents of the box to be a painting, some strange occurrences suggest that there may be something else in the box.
Summary: On a sea voyage to New York, the narrator of this story notices that his friend has brought, along with his wife and two sisters, an oddly shaped box. Although the narrator believes that he has determined the contents of the box to be a painting, some strange occurrences suggest that there may be something else in the box.
Summary: A wealthy prince throws a party and locks all the guests in to keep the “Red Death,” an illness that has been claiming lives all over the country, from overtaking them. At midnight, a new darkly-clad figure appears at the party. The prince does not know why he’s there, but he will soon find out.
Summary: A wealthy prince throws a party and locks all the guests in to keep the “Red Death,” an illness that has been claiming lives all over the country, from overtaking them. At midnight, a new darkly-clad figure appears at the party. The prince does not know why he’s there, but he will soon find out.
Summary: The narrator of this short story goes to stay at a foreboding mansion because his friend, the owner, has fallen ill and asked him to come. The longer the narrator stays, however, the more he witnesses strange and creepy happenings.
Summary: The narrator of this short story goes to stay at a foreboding mansion because his friend, the owner, has fallen ill and asked him to come. The longer the narrator stays, however, the more he witnesses strange and creepy happenings.
Summary: The crazed Montresor carries out a sinister plan for getting revenge on a man who has insulted him.
Summary: The crazed Montresor carries out a sinister plan for getting revenge on a man who has insulted him.
Summary: In this eerie short story, a magical charm falls into the hands of the White family and affects its members in ways that they never would have imagined.
Summary: In this eerie short story, a magical charm falls into the hands of the White family and affects its members in ways that they never would have imagined.
Added to listSupernatural Thrillerwith 11 books.
Summary: After a man commits an act of great evil, he is confronted by a being who makes clear to him the truths of who he is, and Markheim must make a painful decision as to who he will become.
Summary: After a man commits an act of great evil, he is confronted by a being who makes clear to him the truths of who he is, and Markheim must make a painful decision as to who he will become.
Summary: This creepy short story by Roald Dahl starts out with a young traveler looking for a place to stay. When he finds a place that he thinks will do for the night, he begins to notice that something is not quite right about the little bed and breakfast.
Summary: This creepy short story by Roald Dahl starts out with a young traveler looking for a place to stay. When he finds a place that he thinks will do for the night, he begins to notice that something is not quite right about the little bed and breakfast.
Summary: This work was originally a radio play, and it traces the journey of a man as he drives across the country. Along his journey, he keeps seeing the same hitchhiker pop up on the side of the road, and he begins to wonder what on Earth could be going on. This exciting work will draw you in and possibly leave you with more questions than you had when you started.
Summary: This work was originally a radio play, and it traces the journey of a man as he drives across the country. Along his journey, he keeps seeing the same hitchhiker pop up on the side of the road, and he begins to wonder what on Earth could be going on. This exciting work will draw you in and possibly leave you with more questions than you had when you started.
Added to listMystery & Thrillerwith 13 books.
Summary: After a man named Fettes has a strange encounter with a visiting doctor, the morbid truth about how these two men’s paths crossed in medical school comes out.
Summary: After a man named Fettes has a strange encounter with a visiting doctor, the morbid truth about how these two men’s paths crossed in medical school comes out.
Summary: This short story features a seemingly perfect world where everyone is happy and everything is beautiful. The city holds one dark secret, however, that is the key to the people’s happiness.
Summary: This short story features a seemingly perfect world where everyone is happy and everything is beautiful. The city holds one dark secret, however, that is the key to the people’s happiness.
Added to listRealistic Fictionwith 53 books.
Summary: The residents of a small town gather for the lottery on a bright, sunny day. At first glance, everything seems normal, but it quickly becomes apparent that there is something ominous about this event.
Summary: The residents of a small town gather for the lottery on a bright, sunny day. At first glance, everything seems normal, but it quickly becomes apparent that there is something ominous about this event.