Horror in Pleasantville
  • Published: 5 August 2025
  • ISBN: 9781761345890
  • Imprint: Penguin
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 240
  • RRP: $17.99

Horror in Pleasantville

Stories from the Archives

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A book to give you GOOSEBUMPS. The most TERRIFYING horror book for the BRAVEST of teens. Are you game? For readers 14+.

EVER GET THE FEELING THAT NOTHING IS WHAT IT SEEMS?

A dead best friend . . . with a NOT-SO-DEAD body.
Old family videos that instead of a comforting past, play a SINISTER FUTURE.
A funhouse where the mirrors reflect a TERRIFYING OTHER VERSION OF YOU . . . that wants to take your place.
A supermarket where the customers are shopping for YOU.

Each of these short stories takes the familiar and twists it into something that will intrigue, unnerve, and haunt you.

You’ll never look at your neighbourhood the same way again.

From the author of Archives of Despair comes Horror in Pleasantville: Stories from the Archives – with gruesomely good stories to keep you up at night. Do you dare to face your fears . . .? Or will you stay in the dark?
  • Published: 5 August 2025
  • ISBN: 9781761345890
  • Imprint: Penguin
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 240
  • RRP: $17.99
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About the author

Caleb Finn

Caleb Finn is Australia’s most-followed male content creator, with over 17 million fans worldwide. Known for his cinematic short horror films, Caleb is inspired by film, digital culture, body horror and liminal spaces. His fascination with creepypastas, urban legends found in the corners of the online world, motivated him to write his own collection of scary short stories. He documents his parenthood journey on his TikTok channel to millions of followers. His debut novel was Archives of Despair.

Caleb lives in Melbourne with his partner and young children.

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