Best-selling author Darren Shan’s career was launched with Cirque du Freak, a gruesome story that is perfect for all those who love to be scared. Full of nasty and creepy things such as a snake boy and, above all, Madam Octa, the seriously frightening giant tarantula who threatens all; this is not for the squeamish or sensitive! Instead, it is a wild and outrageous horror adventure that launches a fabulous series in the same vein.
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Darren goes to a freak show with his friend, Steve. It's the gothic "Cirque du Freak" where weird, half human/half animals appear and interact with the audience. Darren "falls in love" with a tarantula and determines to steal the spider so that he can train it to perform amazing deeds.
