Darkness Creeping collects twenty previously published Neal Shusterman short stories. Each story is introduced by a brief essay explaining where the story came from. (While these introductions are by no means necessary to understand or enjoy the story, they are generally entertaining in their own right, and it's interesting to see where some of the stories came from.)
The collection begins with Catching Cold, about a boy determined to catch the ice cream truck he hears (based on an actual incident in Shusterman's life) and ends with a creepy poem. In between, good vs. evil, people get what they wish for, revenge is taken, masterpieces are created, and most things don't turn out the way people hoped. Of course, for some people, things turn out exactly as they'd hoped.
Recommended especially for teens or older tweens who enjoy creepy horror (as opposed to slasher horror). No profanity that I can recall, no sex or graphic violence.
