Imagine being trapped forever in someone else's nightmare, with no means of escape. Or caught on one of the most terrifying roller coasters of all time, when suddenly the tracks ahead just disappear. Enter the world of Darkness Creeping, where hollow-eyed skulls arrive in the mail and nothing is as it seems. Boston Globe - Horn Book Award winner and beloved author Neal Shusterman walks on the dark side with this classic collection of masterfully creepy stories so horrifying, you may have to read them twice to remind yourself theyre not real.

Catching cold -- Who do we appreciate? -- Soul survivor -- Black box -- Resting deep -- Security blanket -- Same time next year -- River tour -- Flushie -- Monkeys tonight -- Screaming at the wall -- Growing pains -- Alexander's skull -- Connecting flight -- Ralphy Sherman's root canal -- Ear for music -- Riding the raptor -- Trash day -- Crystalloid -- Shawdows of doubt.