Bonechillers: 13 Twisted Tales of Terror

by D.W. Cropper

These thirteen, spine-tingling tales take young readers into a dark and twisted world of vampires, ghouls, werewolves, and other unspeakable creatures. Watch Estelle struggle against the cruel imposter that only looks like her brother. Sympathize with poor Cyrus Spoon, the school misfit, whose only friends happen to be twin vampires. Cheer on Sarah who must defeat her younger brother’s not-so-imaginary friend with plans for a playdate in Hell.
Cackling devils flying over rooftops, baby-swapping hags, and seven-headed beasts with a taste for blood lurk within this frightening collection of bizarre stories that splinter the imagination and chill the heart.

Genres: Horror

256 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 2005

About the author

D.W. Cropper currently resides in Lexington, Kentucky with his wife, Maureen, and their twelve-year-old dog, Hillary. He works at the University of Kentucky as an accounting clerk and tries very hard to write in the evenings. His literary short stories have appeared in the Roanoake Review and North Atlantic Review. Cropper holds a B.A. in English from the University of Central Florida.

Reviews

[Emmy Hanson · Rating 3 out of 5]

"You were right, Ryan. It turns out I don't have anything to be afraid of. After all, you're the one who invited him in."

New favorite quote!!! Okay, here's my review for all the individual stories:

1: 🌟🌟🌟🌟
2: 🌟🌟 kinda confusing
3: 🌟🌟🌟
4: 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 THE MAN ON THE CEILING!!!!!!!!!

Honestly I kinda forgot the rest lol but I liked the one about the hairy closet dude. And Down Down Down was giving me claustrophobia just reading it.

[Erin Newton · Rating 3 out of 5]

This collection of 13 stories, plus a bonus story that was sad, are indeed twisted but not terror tales. Or bonechillers for that matter. Slightly creepy and interesting. Best liked: The imaginary friend; Devil from the sky; Orphan asylum; In shadows

[Gabriel · Rating 3 out of 5]

Bonechillers is 13 stories full of horror. It goes through stories about Werewolves and ghosts. It has many twists and turns in the many different adventures. Each story is different.

One story is about a boy who every one is mean to so he takes revenge by using to vampires. He realizes they are targeting everyone so he has to stop them. This reminds me of how in real life people like presidents or mayors or governors don't always do what they said they would. Sometimes they lie, sometimes they can't do everything. The vampires didn't do what they said they would do. This is a Text to World connection because it connects from the book to real life.

I recommend this book for people who like scary stories and things like that. If you enjoy short tales this has a lot. It is a pretty good book overall. The only thing is I think the depth of the writing could be better. That is why I gave it 3 stars and not 5 stars.

[~LAURA~ ~Jones~ · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a good book that I read every October since the first time I got it. It has 13 different tales in it. My favorite is called "not so imaginary friend" its one of the scarier stories in the book.

[Chris · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was pretty good. I wouldn't call them bonechilling, exactly, but there were some genuinely creepy moments. The one about the night parade was particularly eerie.

[Rachel · Rating 5 out of 5]

I liked this book. It didn't really scare me, but the stories were made of some very creative ideas.

[Rochelle · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pretty good! Some of the short stories were better than others, but I found all of them very entertaining. My favorite one was #13: In Shadows.