To all appearances Rosemary and Guy Woodhouse were a normal, happy young couple. They had just found the perfect apartment in Manhattan. Then Rosemary discovered she was pregnant and suddennly everything was different. The old and elegant building seemed to crawl with menace. Strange...  more

To all appearances Rosemary and Guy Woodhouse were a normal, happy young couple. They had just found the perfect apartment in Manhattan. Then Rosemary discovered she was pregnant and suddennly everything was different. The old and elegant building seemed to crawl with menace. Strange accidnets happened. And the friendly faces of neighbors took on a sinister look.

Tor Classics are affordably-priced editions designed to attract the young reader. Original dynamic cover art enthusiastically represents the excitement of each story. Appropriate "reader friendly" type sizes have been chosen for each title--offering clear, accurate, and readable text. All...  more

Tor Classics are affordably-priced editions designed to attract the young reader. Original dynamic cover art enthusiastically represents the excitement of each story. Appropriate "reader friendly" type sizes have been chosen for each title--offering clear, accurate, and readable text. All editions are complete and unabridged, and feature Introductions and Afterwords.This edition of Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde includes an Introduction and Afterword by Charles L. Grant.British lawyer Mr. Utterson had proof. Hyde was a foul, twisted, shrunken creature who had brutally stomped a little girl and beaten an old man to death--for no reason. Hyde left a trail of evil across London; the mere sight of him made stranger violent with fear and disgust...But Hyde was Dr. Jekyll's sole heir.And that made no sense at all. Henry Jekyll was the kindest, most civil, most respected man in England. What power could a monster like Hyde hold over Jekyll's soul? Utterson vowed to solve the mystery, and free his friend from Hyde's clutches...until his hunt led to a horror beyond blackmail, beyond extortion; to a secret so shocking, so sickening, so personal--That the sheer terror of the truth could drive men mad...

When Ben Harper is taken to the gallows for a bank robbery killing, he leaves his young children to hide the stolen money. Shortly after, a stranger comes to town, claiming to know their father. It soon becomes clear that he has a dark purpose. David Grubb's haunting masterpiece flows through...  more

When Ben Harper is taken to the gallows for a bank robbery killing, he leaves his young children to hide the stolen money. Shortly after, a stranger comes to town, claiming to know their father. It soon becomes clear that he has a dark purpose. David Grubb's haunting masterpiece flows through the Depression-era landscape with the lyrical magic of a fairy tale as the children flee their malevolent hunter to a terrifying end. The Night of the Hunter was adapted for the screen in 1954, the year after its original publication. Directed by Charles Laughton and starring Robert Mitchum, it is regarded as one of Hollywood's finest films of the fifties.

Ted Bundy was handsome, charming, a brilliant law student, and on the verge of a dazzling career. On January 24, 1989, he was executed for the murders of three young women, having confessed to taking the lives of at least thirty-five more. This is the story of one of the most fascinating killers...  more

Ted Bundy was handsome, charming, a brilliant law student, and on the verge of a dazzling career. On January 24, 1989, he was executed for the murders of three young women, having confessed to taking the lives of at least thirty-five more. This is the story of one of the most fascinating killers in American history--of his magnetic power, his bleak compulsion, his double life, his string of helpless victims. It is also the story of Ann Rule, a writer working on the biggest story of her life, tracking down a brutal mass murderer. Little did she realize that the "Ted" the police were seeking was the same Ted who worked with her at a Seattle crisis clinic, a man who had become her close friend and confidant. As she began to put the evidence together, a terrifying picture emerged of the man she thought she knew. Twenty years after it was first published, The Stranger Beside Me remains a gripping, explosive true-crime classic. 8 pages of photographs.

Sixteen Striking Stories to Twist Your Imagination ... Climb on board for a journey to The Twilight Zone, a journey with sixteen stops -- some eerie, some terrifying, some even slightly humorous, but all just the kind Rod Serling would have loved! Edited by his wife Carol, Journeys to the...  more

Sixteen Striking Stories to Twist Your Imagination ... Climb on board for a journey to The Twilight Zone, a journey with sixteen stops -- some eerie, some terrifying, some even slightly humorous, but all just the kind Rod Serling would have loved! Edited by his wife Carol, Journeys to the Twilight Zone is an original anthology his fans everywhere will love as well. Contents: Introduction: Breaching the Barriers / Carol Serling -- * The Field Trip / Elizabeth Ann Scarborough; * Goodfood / W. Warren Wagar; * Laying Veneer / Alan Dean Foster; * I, Monster / Henry Slesar; * Good Boy / Jane M. Lindskold; * Mists / Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Dean Wesley Smith; * Another Kind of Enchanted Cottage / Hugh B. Cave; * On Harper's Road / William F. Nolan; * Outside the Windows / Pamela Sargent; * The Extra / Jack Dann; * Inside Out / Karen Haber; * Soul to Take / Vanessa Crouther; * Standing Orders / Barry N. Malzberg; * Coming of Age / Susan Casper; * Waifs and Strays / Charles de Lint; * Suggestion / Rod Serling.

Alfred Hitchcock presents nine short stories. Including "The Red-Headed League" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle; "The Treasure in the Cave" by Mark Twain; "Jimmy Takes Vanishing Lessons" by Walter R. Brooks; "The Forgotton Island" by Elizabeth Coatsworth;...  more

Alfred Hitchcock presents nine short stories. Including "The Red-Headed League" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle; "The Treasure in the Cave" by Mark Twain; "Jimmy Takes Vanishing Lessons" by Walter R. Brooks; "The Forgotton Island" by Elizabeth Coatsworth; "The Water Ghost of Harrowby Hall"; and more. Illustrations by Fred Banbery.

What if someone discovers your secret dream, that one great wish you would do anything for?  And what if that someone suddenly makes your dream come true--before you learn the price you have to pay? Something Wicked This Way Comes is the story of two boys who encounter the sinister wonders of...  more

What if someone discovers your secret dream, that one great wish you would do anything for?  And what if that someone suddenly makes your dream come true--before you learn the price you have to pay? Something Wicked This Way Comes is the story of two boys who encounter the sinister wonders of Cooger and Dark's Pandemonium Shadow Show.  They will soon discover the show's awful mystery--a mystery that will change the life of every person it touches--in this stunning masterwork of dark fantasy by Ray Bradbury.From the Paperback edition.

On November 15, 1959, in the small town of Holcomb, Kansas, four members of the Clutter family were savagely murdered by blasts from a shotgun held a few inches from their faces. There was no apparent motive for the crime, and there were almost no clues.Five years, four months and twenty-nine...  more

On November 15, 1959, in the small town of Holcomb, Kansas, four members of the Clutter family were savagely murdered by blasts from a shotgun held a few inches from their faces. There was no apparent motive for the crime, and there were almost no clues.Five years, four months and twenty-nine days later, on April 14, 1965, Richard Eugene Hickock, aged thirty-three, and Perry Edward Smith, aged thirty-six, were hanged from the crime on a gallows in a warehouse in the Kansas State Penitentiary in Lansing, Kansa.In Cold Blood is the story of the lives and deaths of these six people. It has already been hailed as a masterpiece.

THE SHINING First published in 1977, The Shining quickly became a benchmark in the literary career of Stephen King. This tale of a troubled man hired to care for a remote mountain resort over the winter, his loyal wife, and their uniquely gifted son slowly but steadily unfolds as secrets from...  more

THE SHINING First published in 1977, The Shining quickly became a benchmark in the literary career of Stephen King. This tale of a troubled man hired to care for a remote mountain resort over the winter, his loyal wife, and their uniquely gifted son slowly but steadily unfolds as secrets from the Overlook Hotel's past are revealed, and the hotel itself attempts to claim the very souls of the Torrence family. The Shining stands as a cultural icon of modern horror, a searing study of a family torn apart, and a nightmarish glimpse into the dark recesses of human weakness and dementia.

"Relentless terror." The Philadelphia Inquirer.The classic, blockbuster thriller of man-eating terror that inspired the Steven Spielberg movie and made millions of beachgoers afraid to go into the water. Experience the thrill of helpless horror again -- or for the first time!From the Paperback...  more

"Relentless terror." The Philadelphia Inquirer.The classic, blockbuster thriller of man-eating terror that inspired the Steven Spielberg movie and made millions of beachgoers afraid to go into the water. Experience the thrill of helpless horror again -- or for the first time!From the Paperback edition.