Eleven-year-old Stan cannot convince anyone that the garden gnomes he has always feared are connected to reports of missing persons and the strange sights and sounds he has observed.

Eleven-year-old Stan cannot convince anyone that the garden gnomes he has always feared are connected to reports of missing persons and the strange sights and sounds he has observed.

When his best friend, Wilky, completes twelve-year-old Jason's collection of Greek god figurines, Jason is thrilled, especially after his Aunt Amy's gift of a Medusa doll proves dangerous.

In their small Minnesota town, eleven-year-olds Frankie and her best friend Ruby try to track down the Mothman, but can they handle the terrifying truth when they finally come face to face with the monster in the moonlight?

What if you only had one hundred words to warn humanity of a deadly danger? What if your favorite sci-fi movie suddenly turned into a real-life worst nightmare? What if a girl you've never seen before keeps showing up in photos on your cell phone? What if you hear a knocking sound in the middle of the night? In each of the 27 tales in this book, people are afraid. Very afraid. Read their stories. See if you share their fears. Because if you don't now . . . you will.