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<?=$who;?> Zebra Horror A list of fun horror books Zebra and other publishers put out in the 1980's Edit
List created by Kristina V. (kajarra) on Jun 24, 2012
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Devil's Moon by William M. Carney
Briggs City was going to be Kyle Richards' salvation. A small town. Peace and quiet. Simplicity. A place where a man could recover from the tragedies of the past, no matter how hideous. And take on the challenge of being the new chief of police. But Briggs City had tragedies of its own....  more

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Victoria by Ruby Jean Jensen
The doll was an extraordinary piece. her hair was real, her features in perfect proportion, even her clothes seemed as though they were made one hundred years ago. But most remarkable was that her identical twin had been on display at Fawn and Laura's antique shop for years. well, the dolls were...  more

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Carnival by William W. Johnstone
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The Devil's Cat (Devil, Bk 4) by William W. Johnstone
The town was alive with cats. Sam, Nydia, and Little Sam had never seen so many of them. The cats' eyes were glowing slits as they watched the newcomers. And their furry tails were slowly switching back and forth... The town was ripe with evil. Soon Sam, Nydia and Little Sam would battle the...  more

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Shadow Child by J. Citro
To outsiders, the deep, impenetrable forest that blankets Vermont's Green Mountains gives the state its peaceful and verdant mystique, but those same dark woods hide a secret from pre-history that reaches menacingly into the present. Joseph A. Citro's widely read publications about the more...  more

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Guardian Angels by Joseph A. Citro
Joseph A. Citro takes us back to Antrim, Vermont, and the site of the ugliest event in the town's history. When Sheila Crockett moves in with her 15-year old son, Will, and her new husband, they believe they have found the perfect house. They quickly repair ruined walls and doors, and sand...  more

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The Occult Madonna by Douglas D. Hawk
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Runaway by Stephen Gresham
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Soul Eater by Dana Brookins
A house possessed! Pretty Cindy Newman did believe in ghost. And that's why she was so frightened when terrible things began to happen in quiet Edgar Falls. Things she couldn't explain. Things that were somehow connected with the big white house where nobody lived. Nobody except the Soul-Eater...

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Dark Miracle by Stephen R. George
Ten-year-old Allison Kent, suffering greatly with leukemia, is cured when her parents take her to a miraculous healer, but sinister voices begin to sound in her head, telling of death and retribution.

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Torment by Stephen R. George
One of Zebra's most outstanding horror writers once again spins a powerful tale of terror. April, a miserable 12-year-old girl, dreams of a new life where she can spend her days playing the piano. And then, suddenly, she has a fatal accident. Even after her death, April is still full of hatred...  more

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The Doll by Josh Webster
PLAYMATES From the china-blue eyes and silky blonde hair to their clear piping voices, Gretchen and Mary were identical in every respect. If it weren’t for the doll that Gretchen started carrying around with her, no one would have been able to tell them apart. And oddly enough, the doll...  more

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Toys in the Attic by Daniel Ransom
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Water Baby by Patricia Wallace
Seven year old Kelly had always loved to romp in the surf of California's endless summer. Then tragedy struck -- a sailboat accident which took the lives of her parents and her sister. Now Kelly felt drawn to the sea for a different reason. She knew her sister wasn't really gone. Not as...  more

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The Lost Children by Brett Rutherford
Sci-fi horror from 1980's. Marsha is an eleven-year-old problem child who finds delight in a new computer placed in her bedroom. Late at night, the computer wakes Marsha, and asks questions about her life, her parents, her world. Marsha soon considers her computer, a friend, even when her...  more

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Sleep Tight by Matthew J. Costello
It started with a little boy. A little boy who sneaked out to go to the pool and was never seen again. Old Miss Waverly disappeared soon after. And then that hotshot student vanished into thin air. Things like this just didn't happen in a quiet town like Harley. Except that Harley was no...  more

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Gnelfs by Sidney Williams
Heaven was only four-and-a-half, but she knew everything about the Gnelfs. She watched the little green men on TV, "read"her Gnelf books, and watched the Gnelf movies her mommy rented for the VCR. Sometimes Heaven even dreamed about the adorable little creatures. She just loved the Gnelfs. Then...  more

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Cry Wolf by Alan B. Chronister
A truly classic tale of werewolves and the dark night they roam. Unlike the Hollywood rubbish, these are the true werewolves of legend. Shapeshifters not bound by the ridiculous notion of the full moon but change at will, retaining their cunning human minds. In a small rustic town, a young...  more

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Demon's Eye by Stephen Gresham
HAUNTED HOTEL They were three families who had long been friends. The Holmes, the Davenports, and the Bozics. It seemed the best idea in the world to buy up the old broken-down Blackwinter's Inn and restore it to its former grandeur. But they hadn't counted on the effect the place...  more

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Garden of the Incubus by John Tigges
 

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Smoke by Ruby Jean Jensen
She found it at a garage sale. The size of a large oval grapefruit, it had a long curving handle, a small lid and a delicate chain. Seven-year-old Ellen was sure it was Aladdin's lamp and even though it cost a whole week's allowance, she was thrilled with her shiny new treasure. Then the...  more

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Child's Play by Andrew Neiderman
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Toy Cemetery by William W. Johnstone
Toy Land.There they were, just as he remembered. Rooms and rooms of them. Dolls. Toy soldiers. Clowns. When he was a kid, his Aunt Cary's toy collection should have been a child's paradise. But instead he had been terrified by their staring eyes and limp arms. Twenty years had passed...  more

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Wolfsbane by William W. Johnstone
Once the bayou was thick with it. The buttery yellow petals. The delicately veined green leaves. The seductive scent of wolfsbane. But for years the people of Ducros Parish, Louisiana, have been free of the ancient root .and its ancient evil. Now tiny yellow buds are once again dotting the...  more

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Jack-in-the-Box by William W. Johnstone
She was a beautiful child, a perfect child. With her blonde hair and baby doll prettiness, she was the picture of angelic innocence. Phillip Baxter pushed aside his uneasiness about his strangely self-possessed daughter. She was just an ordinary kid. And, to his relief, she did act...  more

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Cats Cradle by William W. Johnstone
From back of book: "No one knew where she had come from. She was just a scrap of a girl clinging to a black cat with eerie yellow eyes. A lost child or an orphan, maybe. It was a miracle she had survived on Eden Mountain at all. Suddenly strange things began to happen in placid Ruger County,...  more

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See No Evil by Patricia Wallace
No description available.

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Piper by Brett Rutherford & John Robertson
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Witch Daughter by Elizabeth Lloyd
They told her she would hate it there. Everyone hated it there. Crestindown was a cruel place for a young girl of eight to begin a life of servitude as a dusting wench. Especially a young girl like Catherine with her sharp tongue and her fanciful ways. And her secret, shocking legacy... But...  more

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Witch Child by Elizabeth Lloyd
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Twice Blessed by Patricia Wallace
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Spellcaster by J. Edward Ames
BLOOD LEVELS. New Orleans. A hideous terror threatens this year's Mardi Gras festivities. From the shadowy gloom of the French Quarter, a pair of cold, malevolent eyes stare out at the gathering masses with blood-chilling hatred. A silent street performer- his features hidden by a ghostly...  more

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Night Stone by Rick Hautala
The old house in Maine gave her the creeps -- she couldn't believe they were really moving in; if it weren't for the wooden doll she had found in the closet of her new bedroom, she would have been miserable, but the strange hand-carved figure fascinated her, and she sensed with a child's...  more

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Winter Wake by Rick Hautala
Glooscap Island, off the coast of Maine... shrouded in fog... ringed by icy gray water. Here the Carlson family comes home to a tortuously intensifying nightmare -- first in the guise of a beautiful but calculating woman, then in the shape of a vengeful wraith with glistening bones... coils of...  more

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Abracadabra by Stephen Gresham
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Blood Sisters by Deborah Sherwood
Thirty years after their exclusive sorority was disbanded, six women meet up again at a class reunion, and are joined by another member of the sorority--a girl who died before her initiation was completed.

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Sandman by William W. Johnstone
When Paul Kelly was tired of playing with his toys, he smashed them. When a dog or cat got in his way, he kicked them. That was nothing compared to what Paul discovered next. Which was that if he didn't like certain people, he could make it so he'd never have to see them again. EVER...

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Baby Grand by Joe Keene & William W. Johnstone
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The Attic by Jack Scaparro
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Household by Florence Stevenson
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Teacher's Pet by Andrew Neiderman
Mr. Lucy was such a wonderful man. He was just the kind of teacher the children of Centreville needed. Sharp, understanding, always ready to help out. A man like that inspired respect in his students. Why, they hung on his every word... You might say that Mr. Lucy had a gift. A way of getting...  more

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Wait and See by Ruby Jean Jensen
The body floated in the depths of the river. Slowly it rose and fell with the shifting waters. The once beautiful eyes were wide and staring. The hair, once as red as copper, had turned into a pale lifeless pink, sweeping out strand by strand in a large undulating fan. Trapped beneath the murky...  more

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Best Friends by Ruby Jean Jensen
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Home Sweet Home by Ruby Jean Jensen
His parents said it would be lots of fun. Two weeks in the mountains with nice Mr. Walker. A perfect vacation for a little boy. But Timmy didn't think it was fun. The closer they got to the cabin, the less friendly Mr. Walker's smile became. The scarier the sound of his voice. The more evil the...  more

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Dead Voices by Rick Hautala
After her daughter is struck and killed on a desolate highway, Elizabeth begins hearing her child's voice calling out to her from the grave.

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NOCTURNAS : NOCTURNAS by Ryan
No description available.

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When Spirits Walk by Christine Gentry
Navajo deputy Sam Featherock is a rational man, but he cannot explain what he has seen. A wake of shattered bodies has left a bloody trail across the reservation within a week. The numbers of gruesome murders are accelerating at frightening speed. Is something supernatural involved or does...  more

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The Gilgul by Henry W. Hocherman
Karen Gordon is young and beautiful as only a bride can be. The man she loves stands beside her, about to slip a plain gold band on her finger. Suddenly, Karen's gleaming blonde hair turns gray and matted, her fresh young skin waxes pallid and Deathly. Her eyes, hollow pits, flash fire. From...  more

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Slimer (A Star Book) by Harry Adam Knight
No description available.

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The Alchemist by Les Whitten
Two people caught up in the world of Washington politics find themselves drawn together by their interest in the occult.

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Bride of Satan by William Schoell
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Midnight Boy by Stephen Gresham
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Prime Evil by Ed Kelleher & Harriette Vidal
13 YEARS have passed since a victim was dragged to the altar, shackled at the foot of an inverted cross, and prepared for a terrifying and agonizing death. 13 YEARS have gone by since the ritual dagger descended in a silvery arc to plunge swiftly into a still-beating heart. 13 YEARS of...  more

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The Evil One by J. N. Williamson
She couldn't control it. She couldn't stop it. The force that drew her to the old haunted house in Windrow Place. The twisted thoughts of another that lurked in the recesses of her mind. The senile voice of Maggie Keeler. Young Sandy Willis had to unravel the sinister secrets of the...  more

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The Resurrection Game by Mike Watt
Based on the screenplay of the upcoming independent horror/thriller motion picture, The Resurrection Game takes place in a world where the walking dead are an every day irritation, but a small group of people are brought together to discover the cause of the zombie "Infestation", and find...  more

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Ten Little Indians by E. Patrick Murray
No description available.

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The Wrath by David Robbins
From the silent tombs of the pharaohs it came, infecting the world with an insidious disease more terrifying than the Black Plague. The vile infection transformed those it touched into savage, demented beasts. But the victims of this ancient curse did not die, they overran the earth, thriving on...  more

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Spook Night by David Robbins
On a moonlit Halloween night, a sleepy town is shattered by the releasing of an evil force that conjures up the spirits of the dead, and a crazed demon plots to destroy all life and feed upon the essences of the newly departed.

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Cherron by Sharon Combes
No description available.

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Apparitions by Noel Scanlon
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Hocus-Pocus by Jack Scaparro
Ginny wasn't like other children. Ginny could make the marionette hanging on her bedpost dance crazily. Or the dishes clatter in the cupboard. Or the water moccasins in the pond swim figure eights. Just by focusing her thoughts. Just by willing them to do what she wanted. Whatever she...  more

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Blood Wings by Stephen Gresham
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Blood Fever by Shelley Hyde
Things are usually quiet in the little town of Broughton. Kids go to school, moms make dinner and keep house, dads go to work, and everyone cheers on the local football heroes of the town's only high school. But when Harry Timmons leaves his job at the virology lab to come home to his...  more

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Dark Satanic by Marion Zimmer Bradley
Jamie Melford is about to publish a book on witchcraft, one that revels long-hidden occult secrets. Someone very powerful wants that book destroyed -- and Jaime Melford with it. Barbara will do anything to protect him. But she has no powers, no gigt. Her only weapon is love. Will it be enough?

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Ghost House by Clare McNally
A dream house that traps a family in horror. The beautiful old mansion on Long Island's South Shore seemed the perfect home for the Van Burens and their three young children. What happened to them inside that house is an experience you'll pray couldn't happen to you. At first the Van Burens...  more

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Death Angel by Robert Black
No description available.

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The Babysitter by Daniel Ransom
Screaming and violent, little Jenny had never behaved as such--until The Babysitter. As the teenager entered the house, the grandmother was aware of her striking, disturbing beauty--a disturbing beauty that hides an ancient curse.

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Demon Fire by Gary L. Holleman
The tropical Hawaiian islands become the site of unspeakable terror for a group of vacationers who seek the sun, sand, and surf but instead encounter ancient gods, witches, and the demon forces of hell.

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Hellcat by Amanda Kingsley
Battered and abused by her sadistic, spiteful husband, James, Edna Wilkins ends her misery by ending James's life, but an evil black cat on her doorstep soon leads her to believe that James has come back.

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Wicked Angel by Taylor Caldwell
DEADLY LITTLE DARLING Angelo's mother believed that her precious little son was not only the most beautiful child in the world but the most brilliant. And so he was. But behind the smile and the little boy charm, deep in the shadows of his secret self, lay a twisted, terrible thing tha preyed...  more

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The Fog by James Herbert
The peaceful life of a village in Wiltshire is suddenly shattered by a disaster which strikes without reason or explanation, leaving behind it a trail of misery and horror. A yawning, bottomless crack spreads through the earth, out of which creeps a fog that resembles no other. Whatever it is,...  more

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WerewolveSS by Sharon Ahern & Jerry Ahern
Dannie and her father were both Highcliffe alumni, but when huge, bear-like animals began making the streets their feeding ground, the Highcliffe homecoming lost its charm. Then, Dannie's father saw a long-forgotten and unaged face--and pieced together rumors of Nazi-created werewolves.

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The Maddening (aka Playmates) by Andrew Neiderman
A woman driving upstate with her five-year-old daughter takes a shortcut that leads to disaster when her car breaks down in a rainstorm. When they seek refuge in a nearby farmhouse, she and her daughter become "playmates" in a violent whirlpool of unrelenting terror.

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Night Touch by Stephen Gresham
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Day Care by John Russo
"The Academy. It's every parent's dream, turning their little darlings into geniuses, superachievers, perfect little children. And if there's a problem, the Academy fixes that, too. It's a simple operation. Just a little device. Then a teeny pink scar on a tender little...  more

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Small World by Tabitha King
Leyna Shaw's unfamiliar environment sends her screaming and screamingly. For one, she's in the White House bedroom and there is a peculiar object thrusting itself upon her.

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The Owlsfane Horror by Duffy Stein
Owlsfane: a quiet, quaint Vermont village...a doorway into a winter wonderland of pristine ski trails, pine-scented woods, and peace. A place where city pressures evaporate under crystalline skies. For Sandy Horne, it was an innocent destination. A place where she and David could share a week...  more

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Sins of Omission by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro
The man who had possessed her was dead. Now others wanted her. One wanted the pleasure of her exquisite body. The other wanted the awesome power that her spirit commanded. Both got what they wanted -- and horrifyingly more...

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Platforms by John Maxim
In most ways, Peter Halloran is an average suburbanite, commuting each day from his home in Riverside, Connecticut, to his job in New York City. He lives with a wife he does not love and a son he cannot talk to. But his ordinary life begins to unravel on the day he sees a dead man standing on...  more

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Schoolhouse by Lee Duigon
Final Bell Some said Victory School was haunted.  That after the final bell had run and the last child had filed out the school doors, ghosts of teachers long dead walked the hallways. And specters of students in outdated clothing floated through the dark and empty classrooms. ...  more

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Comment added 6/24/12 by Kristina V. (kajarra):
The cover art of these books are really great, over the top and scary, pulp horror at its finest.