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I wrote Night Terror to answer the recurring question from the fans how did everything begin? I loved the old fictional serials and wanted to tell the story about what happened in the Chian'niu that started everything. So I created the Fates Harrow series consisting of seven episodes that covers what happened and wrote the first episode Night Terror. ... Read more

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Night Terrors
Night Terrors is written by Jim Murphy. This book is a collection of short stories. Now Jim Murphy was a digger. He dug graves. He hated those big machines that people started digging with. He like the good, old fashioned, shovel. Now he started digging in his home town, when he was about 14. He worked with a guy who was the best story tellers ever that Jim had heard. But one day it was so cold that they couldn't even get a tiny bit of dirt if the ground. So Jim's boss was forced to get some dynamite to get this one body in the ground. But in the process Jim's boss blew his brains out while Jim hid safely behind a grave stone. Now his boss did love to tell stories about stuff that happened in the grave yard but now since he is dead he didn't anymore. the business started to get slow so Jim was forced to go find work digging somewhere else and everywhere he seemed to get a job he seemed to meet people who told the greatest graveyard stories you have ever heard and he shares them with you throughout the book. He tells stories that were sometimes about werewolves, and some about peoples car breaking down in a place called the slew where they met a crazy old lady and things like that. But you will have to read to find out what happens to Jim when he becomes part of one of those stories.

"...when our dreams betray us & night terrors take hold."
"Night Terrors" is a collection of twelve short horror stories for teens--well, five short stories told by Digger (the storyteller) and seven chapters that follow his drifter existence down the Atlantic coast. The first chapter, "Digger's Promise," is more of an introduction on how he got into the grave digger profession and received his first promotion before he ever learned to drive. This is a rather amusing tale, in a sick sort of way. Following this, an alternating pattern is set between Digger's life chapters and the stories he's heard over the years, as explained below:

"Just Say Yes" -- Two girls plan on stealing a biology midterm exam as one girl's way of getting the attention of a boy she likes. However, they stumble across a horrible secret of their teacher's in the process. Not too bad, but it's not the best in the bunch. The ending was just the tip of the iceberg.

"Good Night, Jon; Sleep Tight, Jon" -- A couple of guys plan on getting their new "friend" in trouble by involving him in a grave robbing prank, but it backfires on one of them. One of my favorite stories in here; good twist at the end. I especially liked the last sentence.

"Like Father, Like Son" -- A boy breaks into his father's basement office to perform a ceremony that will awaken the Egyptian mummy his archaeologist father keeps there--except he reawakens something else. Fans of Egyptian mythology should like this one since it scratches the surface of ancient rites, but it isn't tedious in a textbook sort of way.

"The Cat's-Eye" -- While cat-sitting for an old lady, two girls snoop around her house and find a closet full of old clothes--only the closet holds something far more fateful for one of the girls. This one has a "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" feel to it.

"Something Always Happens" -- Three guys are stranded in the middle of nowhere when their car dies. One of them goes for help, but he finds more than he wanted in the marshes, as do his friends. Even though the dialogue of the old woman was a little boring, if you read between the lines, you can probably guess the ending ahead of time.

The second to last chapter, "Footprints in the Snow," returns to Digger's point of view, where he deals with the death of a close friend (his boss), who was killed by one of the wolves that lives nearby. Digger, once again, moves and finds himself full circle, back in his hometown. He also notices that the pack of wolves has followed him. In this chapter, he--as well as the reader--learns of his true identity, which is no big surprise really. If you take a close look at the picture on the front cover, you can probably figure it out beforehand.

All of the stories deal with either peer pressure, conspiracies, or pranks, which most young readers can relate to. The various locales--like empty school halls, tomblike basements, foggy cemeteries, or endless closets--create great atmosphere, as do the monsters that are involved: vampires, ghosts, mummies, witches, cannibals, and werewolves. This book is easy to read, fast-paced (I read it one sitting; it's just under 180 pages), and suspenseful without being gratuitously gory. Young horror fans should enjoy this one.

Night terrors was a good book
Night Terrors is about a grave digger who goes by the name of "Digger".Digger moves away from his hometown to find other graveyard jobs, and while working at these different jobs, people starttelling him scary stories.

One of the stories in Night Terrors was abouta kid whose dad had a mummy in the basement, and the kid wanted to bring itto life with an Egyptian chant.

I thought Night Terrors was a good bookbecause the stories were well-written, and I could imagine what the peoplein the stories were going through. Night Terrors also had a drawback; Ithought the stories could be scarier. ... Read more

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Nights of Terror, Days of Excitement
This is a collection of Steve Frazee's short stories.They run the gamut of exciting, to creepy, to oddly humorous, to poignant.Each of the tales is well written, with intriguing characters shaped out of classic archetypes.I suppose my favorite piece is the eponymous "Nights of Terror" in which Something is slaughtering folks in the dead of night.A rousing adventure story, which manages to be eerie and fun.Highly enjoyable. ... Read more

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Night Terrors! (noun): Anxiety attacks with extreme panic, often accompanied by creaming, sweating, flailing and fast breathing, that usually occur within a few hours after going to bed. A young boy channels the spirit of his dead grandmother in his sleep; a documentary on bedtime habits yields frightening fruit; a runaway finds herself with unexpected company in a lonely motel room; an overnight stay in a hotel attracts unwelcome visitors. Find out what horrors lurk in the dark in Freaky Nick's second collection of tales to send shivers down your spine and keep you wide-eyed in the middle of the night... ... Read more

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This popular series of readers has now been completely revised and updated, using a new syllabus and new word structure lists. Readability has been ensured by means of specially designed computer software. Words that are above level but essential to the story are explained within the text, illustrated, and then reused for maximum reinforcement. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR), published by The Register Guard on August 21, 2003. The length of the article is 580 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Call to police ends night of terror.(Crime)(Eugene officers arrest a kidnapping suspect after a stakeout and a chase)
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Date: August 21, 2003
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A compact, early collection of seven of Streeter's best short stories. ... Read more

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Dreams have been significant in many different cultures, carrying messages about this world and others, posing problems about knowledge, truth and what it means to be human. This collection of essays explores dreams and visions in early modern Europe, canvassing the place of the dream and dream-theory in texts and in social movements. In topics ranging from the dreams of animals to visions of Elizabeth I, and from prophetic dreams to ghosts in political writing, this book asks what meanings early modern people found in dreams.

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This digital document is an article from Etc. Montreal, published by Thomson Gale on June 1, 2006. The length of the article is 1530 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: <>.(Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu)(Mark Prent, Night Terrors, video art exhibition)
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Date: June 1, 2006
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Good... but not as good as the first...
It was mediocer, but after Adrianne Lees last book it seemed even less entertaining. ... Read more