Guys Read: Terrifying Tales

Eleven masters of suspense—Kelly Barnhill, Michael Buckley, Adam Gidwitz, Adele Griffin and Lisa Brown, Claire Legrand, Nikki Loftin, Daniel José Older, Dav Pilkey, R.L. Stine, and Rita Williams-Garcia—have come together to bring you a bone-chilling collection of original ghost stories with illustrations by Gris Grimly, perfect for sharing around the campfire, reading under the covers with a flashlight, and scaring your friends’ pants off.

Compiled and edited by kid-lit madman Jon Scieszka, Guys Read: Terrifying Tales is a creepy-fun read (if you’re brave enough, that is).

Before we begin / Jon Scieszka
Mr. Shocky / Michael Buckley
Licorice needles / Nikki Loftin
The blue-bearded bird-man / Adam Gidwitz
Don't eat the bay / Kelly Barnhill
My ghost story / Dav Pilkey
Marcos at the river / Daniel Jose Older
Coconut heads / Rita Williams-Garcia
Manifest / Adele Griffin and Lisa Brown
Disappear! / R.L. Stine
The Mandigore / Claire Legrand