This book is a survey of a variety of things that could be frightening. These things range from realistic fears like sharks to completely ridiculous things like vampires and the Lock Ness Monster. The book is an excellent example of sensationalism, exagerating the frightening qualities of every topic and even speculating on what could be scary about them. The book is also very questionable in terms of accuracy since it deals with science fiction and calls it strange science. The sections are not that substantial in terms of information content and simply seem geared for alarmist entertainment. The book is organized into four chapters categorized by natural phenomena, places, monsters, and activities. The book is fairly well illustrated with abundant photographs. I certainly would not use this book in my classroom as it seems a very poor source of information for science and deliberately contradicts the principal of scientific skepticism.