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Title: 666: The Number of the Beast; by Peter Abrahams, Amelia Atwater-Rhodes, Isobel Bird, P.D. Cacek, Melissa De La Cruz, Joshua Gee, Heather Graham, T.E.D. Klein, Bentley Little, Jane Mason, David Moody, Joyce Carol Oates, Christopher Pike, Ellen Schreiber, Sarah Hines Stephens, Laurie Faria Stolarz, Robin Wasserman, and Chet Williamson; Scholastic Inc.; September 2007; ISBN-13: 978-0-545-02117-3, ISBN-10: 0-545-02117-0

Genre: Young Adult Fiction

Stories: EVIL- Channel 99, The Legend of Anna Barton, Saving Face, The Little Sacrifice, If You Knew Suzie, Slam Dance; DARKNESS- A Trick of the Light, Erased, Empire of Dirt, Incident Report, Scapegoat, Imagining Things; BEASTS- Grandma Kelly, Shelter Island, La Fleur de Nuit, Ever After, Haunted, Wolfsbane.

Plot: The stories of the murdering ghost of a heartbroken girl, a sister’s plot to kill, a girl who has no choice but to kill her new friend, a possessed grandmother, a soul taking ghost, and a ghost girl haunting an inn are just a few of the scariest stories you have ever read. These stories will keep you up into the late hours of the night wanting to read more, and too scared to go to sleep. The book is divided into three sections, EVIL, DARKNESS, and BEASTS.

EVIL: You know about it, yet you ignore it. In this section of the book there are murders, plots, sacrifices, people pushed over the edge, and the evil comments that are written down becoming true.

DARKNESS: Did you see that too? Or was it a trick of the light? In this section of the book a boy helps his girlfriend cross over, a boy has to convince his doctors that he is not psychotic but a hyena, a new nurse finds out that she is not helping she is killing, a girl is forced to kill her new friend, and a boys brother is sent to a mental institution for something that really is behind him.

BEASTS: They are there all of the time, but only some get the rare experience of seeing one. In this section of the book there is a girl who meets a possessed grandmother, a vampire is being hunted by a mysterious creature outside of the window, a ghost is searching for a vulnerable person to give up their soul, a girl meets a witch and is kidnapped by fairies, the ghost of a girl is haunting and falling in love, and puberty for some girls is turning into a werewolf.

Theses stories are ones that will chill you to the bone, and make you scared to turn around or look in the mirror.

Touchy Areas: Some of stories have swearing in them, some mentioned planning of murder, and descriptions of gruesome beasts and scenes.

Related Titles: Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, and Scary Stories: More Tales to Chill Bones, by Alvin Schwartz.

Evaluation: I really liked this book, the stories were excellent, and some even made me not want to go to sleep at night. I usually don’t like to read scary stories, but these stories made me want to read more. I would rate this book a 7 out of 10.

Reviewed By: Katie from Virginia

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