Uncle Montague's Tales of Terror by Chris Priestley, 239 pages

I had really enjoyed Mister Creecher by Christ Priestley, so I thought I would pick up one of his other books. Unfortunately, we don't have any others, so I had to request this via inter-library loan. Edward is visiting his strange and slightly creepy Uncle Montague, listening to his stories. It doesn't take very many before Edward notices something odd that all the stories have in common. But, will Edward figure this out in time, or will he end up in one of Uncle Montague's stories.
This was an entertaining read, creepy and a lot of fun.

Darkness Creeping, Twenty Twisted Tales by Neal Shusterman, 291 pages

Neal Shusterman writes some odd and creepy books, so a collection of twisted short stories must be outstanding. These definitely were stories I wouldn't want to read late at night and home alone. Samantha (my 9-year-old) had checked out this book and left it in the van. I discovered it sitting at Sonic waiting for my order and was hooked by the end of the first story. The stories feature the roller coaster from hell, a little girl scared of monkeys, a grandma going crazy (0r is she) and a security blanket that doesn't seem that comforting.