A Cirque Du Freak: A Living Nightmare

· Sold by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
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Life gets dangerous when a kid discovers a vampire at an illegal circus in this fast-paced and creepy-crawly tale from bestselling author and master of horror, Darren Shan.

When Darren and his friends secretly score tickets to the terrifying Cirque Du Freak, they don’t expect the show to be as petrifying as the flier promised. If anything, it’s worse. A wonderfully eccentric cast of characters frightens the audience, but things get more insidious after the show when Darren oversees a confrontation that reveals one of the performers, Mr. Crepsley, is a real-life vampire.

Instead of staying far away from the horrifying truths he’s unearthed, as if by destiny, Darren is pulled to Mr. Crepsley. What follows is a spine-chilling descent into the dark and bloody world of vampires—but these monsters aren’t like anything you’ve seen before.

Get pulled into the nightmare in this first book of the fantastically bizarre and bestselling series Ciruqe Du Freak. NOT for the faint of heart.

Life gets dangerous when a kid discovers a vampire at an illegal circus in this fast-paced and creepy-crawly tale from bestselling author and master of horror, Darren Shan. When Darren and his friends secretly score tickets to the terrifying Cirque Du Freak, they don’t expect the show to be as pe...

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410 reviews
A Google user
LOVE IT! "Cirque Du Freak" is one of my favorite books I'd have to say. It's my type of book. Darren Shan and his best friend Steve got tickets to go to an illegal freak show. There is where curios Steve found out that Mr. Crepsley is a vampire. Steve confronted him wanting to become a vampire but Mr. Crepsley said he was too evil. Darren snuck back to the freak show and stole the spider, Madam Octa. He fed her and made her do trick like a normal pet, until she bit Steve. Mr. Crepsley gave an antedote to Steve on one condition: Darren becomes his half vampire assistant. Darren agreed, so for every 5 years that passed Darren aged one year. Mr. Crepsley broke his neck and threw him out a window to fake his death. He was buried then dug up by Mr. Crepsley. Steve then showed up and told him when he's he will become a vampire slayer and he will kill him. Once again, LOVED the book!
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Charles Rougier
March 27, 2024
The only thing was the pages didn't match what was said. I love this series (and the Demonata series), I read it in highschool but haven't been able to buy them because they are too expensive. I figured they'd be less than the physical books. I'd recommend lowering the price, I'm sure you'll make more since more people would be able to buy it.
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A Google user
January 12, 2011
My teacher read it to me. I was only 8 when she did and it gave me nightmares for weeks! Now i am a lot older i definitely recommend it to people over 10 years!
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About the author

Darren Shan is the bestselling author of the young adult series Cirque Du Freak, The Demonata, and the Saga of Larten Crepsley series, as well as the stand-alone book The Thin Executioner. His books have sold over 25 million copies worldwide. Shan divides his time between his homes in Ireland and London.
Darren Shan is the bestselling author of the young adult series Cirque Du Freak, The Demonata, and the Saga of Larten Crepsley series, as well as the stand-alone book The Thin Executioner. His books have sold over 25 million copies worldwide. Shan divides his time between his homes in Ireland and...

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