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The Face in the Frost

Review: The Face in the Frost
from the forums of geekdo.com

Magic Mirrors

Review: Magic Mirrors
from a community for bookworms who love fantasy

The House with a Clock in its Walls

Audio review: The House with a Clock in its Walls
from Through the Looking Glass Children's Book Reviews

The Curse of the Blue Figurine

Review: The Curse of the Blue Figurine
from the Book Club For The Obsessive Reader

The House with a Clock in Its Walls

Review: The House with a Clock in Its Walls
by Jessica from Love the Color of It All

The Letter, the Witch, and the Ring

Review: The Letter, the Witch, and the Ring
by superreader1998 from Book Reviews @ Caravel

The Figure in the Shadows

Review: The Figure in the Shadows
by Catz from Book Reviews @ Caravel

The Mummy, the Will, and the Crypt

From the Post-Pessimist Association.

The Work of John Bellairs

From the Eastin Collection.

Let's Bellairs

From Let's Yes:
I first encountered these books when I was a kid, when my grandparents would take me to the library every week and man, oh man, did I devour these. They're not at all like Goosebumps or the usual crap that passes for children's horror. They're creepy and scary. Also, the illustrations are by Edward Gorey, and that ups the eeriness tenfold.
Goosebump bashing. Yes, Let's Yes!

Magic Mirrors

Magic Mirrors is a collection of the adult fantasy and humorous works of John Bellairs. This anthology contains Saint Fidgeta and Other Parodies (1966); The Pedant and the Shuffly (1968); The Face in the Frost (1969); and The Dolphin Cross (the uncompleted sequel to The Face in the Frost). The book contains an introduction by author Bruce Coville and a special introduction to The Dolphin Cross by Ellen Kushner.

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