14 books
—
2 voters
Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read.
Start by marking “Frightlopedia: An Encyclopedia of Everything Scary, Creepy, and Spine-Chilling, from Arachnids to Zombies” as Want to Read:
Frightlopedia: An Encyclopedia of Everything Scary, Creepy, and Spine-Chilling, from Arachnids to Zombies
by
A deliciously creepy book for kids who love ghost stories, monsters, spiders, and more!
Combining fact, fiction, and hands-on activities, Frightlopedia is an illustrated A-Z collection of some of the world’s most frightening places, scariest stories, and gruesomest creatures, both real and imagined. Discover Borneo’s Gomantong Cave, where literally millions of bats, cockro ...more
Combining fact, fiction, and hands-on activities, Frightlopedia is an illustrated A-Z collection of some of the world’s most frightening places, scariest stories, and gruesomest creatures, both real and imagined. Discover Borneo’s Gomantong Cave, where literally millions of bats, cockro ...more
Get A Copy
Paperback, 214 pages
Published
August 23rd 2016
by Workman Publishing Company
Friend Reviews
To see what your friends thought of this book,
please sign up.
Reader Q&A
To ask other readers questions about
Frightlopedia,
please sign up.
Be the first to ask a question about Frightlopedia
Community Reviews
Showing 1-30
Start your review of Frightlopedia: An Encyclopedia of Everything Scary, Creepy, and Spine-Chilling, from Arachnids to Zombies
Click here to watch a video review of this book on my channel, From Beginning to Bookend.
Frightlopedia is a fascinating encyclopedia of real and imagined creepy creatures, terrifying tales, petrifying plants, and horrible hauntings.
Every entry begins with a rating on the Fright Meter, a scale that ranges from one to three with a dial made from a severed finger. However, the Fright Meter might be broken: On a scale of one to three, finding a spider in the toilet definitely ranks higher than ...more
Frightlopedia is a fascinating encyclopedia of real and imagined creepy creatures, terrifying tales, petrifying plants, and horrible hauntings.
Every entry begins with a rating on the Fright Meter, a scale that ranges from one to three with a dial made from a severed finger. However, the Fright Meter might be broken: On a scale of one to three, finding a spider in the toilet definitely ranks higher than ...more
Frightlopedia is an encyclopedia about not only ghosts, haunted houses, monsters and mummies, but also about killer bees, rats, sharks, UFOs, catacombs, flesh eating plants, and more. Each entry has a score from 1 to 3 in the "fright meter" to let you know how scary it is, so you can decide if you want to read it, or maybe just skip it. So while the fear of being buried alive is a 3, fake wounds are only a 1.
The approach of the author is that it's fun to be a little scared when we know you are n ...more
The approach of the author is that it's fun to be a little scared when we know you are n ...more
A fantastic encyclopedia perfect for the Halloween season!
While I did read the description of the book, I didn't expect to read what I did read. It was even better than I had hoped!
This book isn't only about fictional monsters or places, but also features real monsters (spiders (NOPE NOPE), komodo dragons, snakes), real places (Transylvania isn't just Dracula's home), and more! All of them in alphabetical order so if needed (in case of a zombie apocalypse) you can just flip through the book to t ...more
While I did read the description of the book, I didn't expect to read what I did read. It was even better than I had hoped!
This book isn't only about fictional monsters or places, but also features real monsters (spiders (NOPE NOPE), komodo dragons, snakes), real places (Transylvania isn't just Dracula's home), and more! All of them in alphabetical order so if needed (in case of a zombie apocalypse) you can just flip through the book to t ...more
This is a great read for kids. It's full of scary stories, true ghost stories, vampires, monsters, and even true facts about spiders. I enjoyed it with the kids.
...more
This came in my daughter's OwlCrate last month. I love factoids, so I enjoyed the encyclopedia aspect of this book. The scary stories were just meh for me, not very scary.
I thought the creepy how-tos were an interesting aspect that a lot of kids might enjoy and parents not so much. (Plastic spiders in the toilet? No thanks!)
I think the cover is the ugliest thing ever, from the awful picture to the jumble of fonts.
The dealbreaker for me was the section on how to hold a séance. Seriously, we're t ...more
I thought the creepy how-tos were an interesting aspect that a lot of kids might enjoy and parents not so much. (Plastic spiders in the toilet? No thanks!)
I think the cover is the ugliest thing ever, from the awful picture to the jumble of fonts.
The dealbreaker for me was the section on how to hold a séance. Seriously, we're t ...more
A kid-friendly and age-appropriate guide to all that is scary in the world, real and imagined.
Apr 30, 2021
Carolyn Francine
added it
I would have LOVED this when I was little!
This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it,
click here.
Frightlopedia: An Encyclopedia of Everything Scary, Creepy, and Spine-Chilling, from Arachnids to Zombies by Julie Winterborn is scheduled for release on August 23 2016. It combines fact, fiction, and hands-on activities together to scare and entertain readers with some of the world’s most frightening places, scariest stories, and gruesomest creatures, both real and imagined. Discover Borneo’s Gomantong Cave, where literally millions of bats, cockroaches, spiders, and rats coexist in pitch darkn
...more
I received a copy of this title from the publisher via Netgalley.
Ten Second Synopsis:
An easy-to-read collection of a diverse range of scary stuff. From vampires and zombies to bizarre burial practices and creepy insects, Frightlopedia has you covered if you are in the mood for learning about things that go bump (or slither or boo) in the night.
This is actually a really well put-together, informative and fun non fiction text. Far from being a "kid's book", I found myself drawn in to some of the i ...more
Ten Second Synopsis:
An easy-to-read collection of a diverse range of scary stuff. From vampires and zombies to bizarre burial practices and creepy insects, Frightlopedia has you covered if you are in the mood for learning about things that go bump (or slither or boo) in the night.
This is actually a really well put-together, informative and fun non fiction text. Far from being a "kid's book", I found myself drawn in to some of the i ...more
Love the introduction! The description and similes are brilliant and I know my year five class would love them. Clear explanation of how the book is set out with diagrams and different fonts to keep reader interested. The whole book is beautifully decorated and the topics are so vast, I can see myself taking information and adding it to my lessons to keep the class engaged.
I love the drawings and the fact that the page is divided into sections so it is easy to navigate. The chatty tone of the b ...more
I love the drawings and the fact that the page is divided into sections so it is easy to navigate. The chatty tone of the b ...more
This is a fun book that kids, especially boys, will love. It tells about scary things, scary places and includes scary stories from around the world from A to Z. I can just hear my grandson sharing some of these stories around the fire-pit. Are you afraid of spiders? claustrophobic? Have you ever seen a ghost? Do you believe ghosts exist? The section about ghosts, ghost hunting and famous ghosts was quite interesting and with all the shows about ghosts and ghost hunting on television it is sure
...more
A fascinating read that combines facts, fiction, and hands-on activities. FRIGHT-LOPEDIA has all the things that go bump in the night, and then some. From mummies, to the largest spiders in the world, to being buried alive, ghosts, and zombies. Listed in chronological order, this is a great book for those who enjoy the creepy, crawly, scary, make your skin crawl, kind of reads. From history to modern day, to the 'what-if', this is a book that will both fascinate, and creep out it's readers. This
...more
Frightlopedia is the perfect book for young readers who love a little thrill! A nice feature is that its not all monsters and ghosts, it also includes information about poisonous or harmful trees and animals which may appeal to a broader set of readers, it had a nice mixture of fiction and non-fiction. I love that the book included little tid-bits of information and the "Horrifying How To" activities for children to create and explore. This is definitely a wonderful addition for any class or hom
...more
Full review with teaching tools: http://www.unleashingreaders.com/?p=1...
I loved the structure of this text, and students and other teachers will as well. Different than a traditional encyclopedia, the Frightlopedia mixes fact, fiction, traditional literature, and hands-on activities which makes this a perfect classroom text as it will suck in readers in so many different ways, and it will also work in such a variety of classroom activities as well. ...more
I loved the structure of this text, and students and other teachers will as well. Different than a traditional encyclopedia, the Frightlopedia mixes fact, fiction, traditional literature, and hands-on activities which makes this a perfect classroom text as it will suck in readers in so many different ways, and it will also work in such a variety of classroom activities as well. ...more
This Encyclopedia of everything scary, creepy, and spine chilling is arranged alphabetically for quick survival reference. Each item is rated with a fright meter that helps you decide if you dare to read on. Filled with drawings and actual photos this little guide is the perfect gift for readers age’s eight to 12 who love fearsome facts.
Presented very factually and avoids true scare factor
My brother got it for me, and i enjoyed they information given about the different disscussed topics. it was great.
Great A-Z collection of all things scary and not-so-scary for young readers!
🧛♂️Fright-Lopedia by Julie Winterbottom🧛♂️
⚠️ Warning : Scary Facts and information inside⚠️
Haden’t read a middle-grade non-fiction book in a while so decided to give this one a go. I really enjoyed the interesting facts from scary spiders to haunted homes. There is also a lot of educational information about endangered animals and the threat to their habitats.
There many greyscale snapshots of deadly creatures as well as eerie blue tinted illustrations by @stefano_tambellini
There’s also fun ...more
⚠️ Warning : Scary Facts and information inside⚠️
Haden’t read a middle-grade non-fiction book in a while so decided to give this one a go. I really enjoyed the interesting facts from scary spiders to haunted homes. There is also a lot of educational information about endangered animals and the threat to their habitats.
There many greyscale snapshots of deadly creatures as well as eerie blue tinted illustrations by @stefano_tambellini
There’s also fun ...more
Here’s the book for kids who love scary stuff, whether it’s telling ghost stories around a campfire, discovering the origins of various vampires, monsters, and witches, or reading creepy tales under the covers with a flashlight.
Combining fact, fiction, and hands-on activities, Frightlopedia is an illustrated A-Z collection of some of the world’s most frightening places, scariest stories, and gruesomest creatures, both real and imagined.
Discover Borneo’s Gomantong Cave, where literally millions ...more
Combining fact, fiction, and hands-on activities, Frightlopedia is an illustrated A-Z collection of some of the world’s most frightening places, scariest stories, and gruesomest creatures, both real and imagined.
Discover Borneo’s Gomantong Cave, where literally millions ...more
its gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
...more
Một quái thư về quái vật ngắn gọn hài hước; +1 cho ngừoi dịch chuyển ngữ mượt mà dí dỏm.
Mình rút ra kết luận là 1/3 cuốn sách này miêu tả các sinh vật (không) kỳ bí nhưng vô cùng nguy hiểm tại Úc khùng. Mình sống tới giờ này hẳn là kỳ tích? :D
Mình rút ra kết luận là 1/3 cuốn sách này miêu tả các sinh vật (không) kỳ bí nhưng vô cùng nguy hiểm tại Úc khùng. Mình sống tới giờ này hẳn là kỳ tích? :D
My son adores this book. He's constantly reading it and telling me about the entries. We've both learned so much about spooky things!
...more
very interesting content
Great for Halloween!
Nov 20, 2020
Natalee
added it
This book is funny, and factual! A great choice for a younger audience!
This book was reviewed on my blog, The Overstuffed Bookcase, as a part of the feature Kiddo's Corner Reviews, where my son reviews children's books. You can watch our review of this and a few other books here as well as find many other reviews on my blog.
...more
There are no discussion topics on this book yet.
Be the first to start one »
Readers also enjoyed
News & Interviews
There are readers who like to discover obscure titles and then there are readers who want to read the books that have everyone abuzz with...
39 likes · 17 comments
No trivia or quizzes yet. Add some now »
