How scared can you get in thirty seconds? Dare to find out in Half-Minute Horrors.

In this collection, an exceptional selection of over seventy authors and illustrators, including stories by Lemony Snicket, Neil Gaiman, James Patterson R.L. Stine, Brett Helquist, Faye and Aliza Kellerman, Melissa Marr, Margaret Atwood and many more, have joined forces to create deliciously terrifying short tales and shockingly creepy illustrations.

Published in partnership with HarperCollins Children’s Books and available just in time for Halloween, Half-Minute Horrors supports First Book’s mission to provide new books to kids in need. Purchase a copy today!

And don’t miss your chance to submit your own very short, very scary story at halfminutehorrors.com.

We can assure you, being scared never felt so good.