Slasher Girls & Monster Boys

Praise for Slasher Girls & Monster Boys: If your idea of an excellent summer night is telling ghost stories around the campfire, you'll be jumping for (horrific) joy over Slasher Girls & Monster Boys. -Bustle Terrifying and new . . . There's nary a clunker in the collection-this is satisfying, disturbing horror for the modern YA audience. -Publishers Weekly Murderous neighbors, creepy bathtubs, and lots of blood . . . Full of thrills and chills [and] gross, creepy fun. -Kirkus Reviews This killer collection will satisfy any thriller junkie. -Booklist Online Satisfyingly diverse and compelling. . . . The majority of the protagonists are female [but] not one is a helpless victim. Many contributors subvert and complicate the roles of protagonist and antagonist, keeping readers on their toes . . . After encountering the horrors here, variously supernatural and disturbingly human, readers may want to leave the lights on.-The Horn Book Will scare, thrill, and terrify. -VOYA A ton of terrifying mini thrillers that take inspiration from classic stories. There's a bit of supernatural in here, some gore-filled-horror, terrifying creatures . . . something for everybody. -Book Riot Praise for the authors: April Tucholke's Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea: Deliciously creepy. -TheAtlanticWire.com * A stunning debut with complex characters, an atmospheric setting, and a distinct voice . . . Tucholke has real talent. -VOYA, starred review Stefan Bachmann's The Peculiar: Richly realized . . . accomplished . . . This is a story young fantasy buffs are sure to enjoy. -New York Times Book Review Leigh Bardugo's Shadow and Bone: Mesmerizing . . . Bardugo's set up is shiver-inducing, of the delicious variety. This is what fantasy is for. -New York Times Kendare Blake's Anna Dressed in Blood: * Abundantly original, marvelously inventive and enormous fun, this can stand alongside the best horror fiction out there. We demand sequels. -Kirkus, starred review Marie Lu's The Young Elites: * Lu pivots from the 'coming of age via romance' formula to pry apart the many emotions that pass under the rubric of love . . . there are no safe places where the pressures of betrayal, death threats, and rejection aren't felt. -Publishers Weekly, starred review * Readers should prepare to be captivated. -Booklist, starred review * A must for fans of . . . totally immersive fantasies. -Kirkus, starred review Marie Lu's Legend trilogy: New York Times Bestsellers Legend doesn't merely survive the hype, it deserves it. -New York Times Megan Shepherd's The Madman's Daughter: * The fast-paced book is rife with excitement, romance, and intrigue. -SLJ, starred review Nova Ren Suma's The Walls Around Us [An] Intricately plotted psychological horror story. -New York Times Book Review [A] supernatural page-turner . . . This stark character classification isn't a flaw, but rather, a demonstration of Suma's fantastic writing. Her images, even the horrible ones, linger like dust and glitter after an epic stage performance. -The Boston Globe Cat Winters's In the Shadow of Blackbirds: * A story of the breaking point between sanity and madness, delivered in a straightforward and welcoming teen voice. -Booklist, starred review