Terrifying True Tales: Haunting Histories, Creepy Cryptids, and Scary Stories from Around the World

Terrifying True Tales: Haunting Histories, Creepy Cryptids, and Scary Stories from Around the World - Hardcover

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Terrifying True Tales: Haunting Histories, Creepy Cryptids, and Scary Stories from Around the World
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Terrifying True Tales: Haunting Histories, Creepy Cryptids, and Scary Stories from Around the World - Hardcover

Terrifying True Tales: Haunting Histories, Creepy Cryptids, and Scary Stories from Around the World - Hardcover

by Paige Towler
$19.99
$19.99

Book Overview

Some scary stories are more than just tall tales. This spine-tingling collection of TRUE terrors and haunting legends is perfect for Halloween--and thrills and chills all year long.

This book is not for the faint of heart...but for those brave enough, a bone-chilling, globe-trotting adventure awaits.

Filled with gripping photography and mind-boggling facts that reveal the history and science behind the curiosities of our world, PLUS a foreword written by bestselling author and king of creep R.L. Stine, this book is ideal for storytelling by flashlight around a campfire, throwing into a backpack to share at a sleepover, or--if you dare--reading alone under your covers. (But reader beware: Don't forget to check under the bed before turning the page...)

In these pages, you'll:

  • Roam the crumbling, skull-filled catacombs of Paris
  • Come face to face with an island full of real dragons
  • Hear haunting stories from history--from the "vampire epidemic" in New England to an epic (and gruesome) ship mutiny off the coast of Australia
  • Puzzle over unsolved mysteries, from UFO sightings to whole cities that have simply ... vanished
  • Shiver at modern retellings of classic scary stories and urban legends--and learn the truth behind the terror.

Want more spooky stories? Check out National Geographic Kids' other collections: Don't Read This Book Before Bed and That's Creepy!
ISBN9798217224869
Author Paige Towler
PublisherNational Geographic Kids
GenreChildren and Education
FormatHardcover
PublishedJune 2026
LanguageENG- English
Pages192
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceKids
Print SizeStandard Print

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