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Things That Go Bump in the Night

by Jane Yolen, Various · 1989

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A collection of original stories about the noises, dreams, and shadows of the night that frighten and beguile the imagination.

Genre
fantasyfantasyMore like thisLess of thishorrorhorrorMore like thisLess of this
Setting
schoolschoolMore like thisLess of this
Audience
childrens
Length
medium · 280 pages
Form
short storiesshort storiesMore like thisLess of this

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