Creepy Creatures and Other Cucuys by Garza, Xavier
Creepy Creatures and Other Cucuys by Garza, Xavier

Creepy Creatures and Other Cucuys

Have you ever been too scared to sleep with the lights off? Were you frightened by a...
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SKU: 9781558854109
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Author: Xavier Garza
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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Creepy Creatures and Other Cucuys by Garza, Xavier

Creepy Creatures and Other Cucuys

$30.03
Creepy Creatures and Other Cucuys by Garza, Xavier

Creepy Creatures and Other Cucuys

$30.03
Author: Xavier Garza
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Description
Have you ever been too scared to sleep with the lights off? Were you frightened by a scratching sound inside of your walls or the beady red eyes and knotted green fingers of a duende? In his first collection of scary stories, Xavier Garza asks these questions. The stories in this collection curdle with the creepy and crawling characters of traditional folklore. These stories brim with the supernatural: the mysterious disappearance of children who made deals with duendes, evil trolls who live inside the walls of our houses; the ghostly specter of La Llorona who floats along the creek bed, howling, Ay, mis hijos ; witches that turn into great white owls; a severed hand that hurtles across floors and catches a death grip; and even the Devil himself harvesting wayward souls. These are all cucuys, supernatural beings who have come to haunt the imagination in these tales of wonder and warning. These delicious and frightful stories come down through generations of grandmas teaching children to respect the laws of nature and the All Powerful. These particular spooky cucuys are recounted and illustrated by master storyteller Xavier Garza, just the way he heard them at the knees of other masters when he was growing up in South Texas. Garza has preserved just the right gory detail and startling surprise to frighten the socks off you. And he always insists that you learn your lesson and take heed, or else...

Author: Xavier Garza
Publisher: Arte Publico Press
Published: 05/01/2004
Pages: 72
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.24lbs
Size: 8.42h x 5.72w x 0.24d
ISBN: 9781558854109
Audience: Young Adult
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