Horror - Kids Fiction

HAUNTED HOUSE On a whim, Emma Donovan bets her twin brother, Charlie, that she can spend the entire night alone at the spooky, abandoned house next door. The place is seriously creepy, but she's determined to overcome her fears and prove her brother wrong....

The Ghost of Fossil Glen gripping ghost story and murder mystery by a popular and highly regarded author. Allie Nichols knows she's being pursued by a ghost. But her friend Karen calls her a liar and doesn't want to hear "stuff like that." It...

Ramar brings a swamp beast named Koroko out of hiding to eat Karla, Benny, and Bill, but the Harlans escape into the woods where they meet a friend and try to figure out how to cure Benny's beastly bite. Aligned to Common Core Standards...

The sickness struck everyone sixteen and over. Mothers and fathers, older brothers, sisters, and best friends. No one escaped its touch. And now children across London are being hunted by ferocious grown-ups who are hungry, bloodthirsty, and not giving up. DogNut and the rest...

*NOW A NETFLIX SERIES* In this spine-tingling next book of the Lockwood & Co series, the ghost-hunting gang take on terrifying new challenges. As a massive outbreak of supernatural Visitors baffles Scotland Yard and causes protests throughout London, Lockwood & Co. continue to demonstrate...

Embark upon an out-of-this-world adventure in this fourth book in New York Times bestselling author Christopher Pike's Spooksville series--now on TV! When Adam and his friends stay up late one night, they see bright lights in the sky. Lights that look suspiciously like flying...

GIFTED AND CURSED Kaitlyn Fairchild has always felt like an outsider in her small hometown. Her haunting eyes and prophetic drawings have earned her a reputation as a witch. But Kait's not a witch: She's a psychic. Tired of being shunned, Kait accepts an...

When the old woman died, she left her grandchild Nancy with the extraordinary gift of magic. Nancy can read people's minds, know their thoughts, and make them do what she wants. Will she use her gift for good, or satisfy her own selfish desire?...

The iconic anthology series of horror tales that's now a feature film This paperback edition features cover artwork from the Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark motion picture. Stephen Gammell's artwork from the original Scary Stories 3 appears in all its spooky glory...

"Oh has crafted a truly chilling middle grade horror novel that will grab readers' imaginations." --Publishers Weekly (starred review)"Even more impressive than the shiver factor is the way the author skillfully uses the compelling premise to present a strong, consistent message of not rejecting...

A commemorative edition of a perennial favorite--The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman, which has sold over one million copies and is the only novel to win both the Newbery Medal and the Carnegie Medal. Special content in this edition includes the story behind The...

Benny is slowly turning into a beast after getting bit by a snake, and the group comes up with a plan to find a hopefully friendlier village, but they find a few startling discoveries along the way. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated...

Summer camp turns sinister in Camp Murderface, a spooky middle grade read perfect for fans of scare masters like R.L. Stine and Christopher Pike. The year: 1983. The place: Ohio. The camp: Scary as heck. Camp Sweetwater is finally reopening, three decades after it...

The Hunger Games mixes with The Walking Dead in this post-apocalyptic YA series that comes to a hair-raising conclusion in Monsters. The Changed are on the move. The Spared are out of time. The End...is now. When her parents died, Alex thought things couldn't...

True love takes a twisted turn in the second book of this modern gothic romance trilogy that channels the dark brilliance of Edgar Allan Poe. While Varen remains a prisoner in a perilous dream world where the terrifying stories of Edgar Allan Poe come...

Mortimer Henryson loves Plantzilla, the plant he's been taking care of all year in his third-grade classroom. He loves him so much, he takes him home for summer vacation. What could go wrong with a . . . plant? But life in the Henryson...

Yikes This collection of easy-to-read, silly, spooky tales features a pirate bride, a ghost that grows and grows, and a big slobbery monster.Author: Judy SierraISBN-10: 006143521XISBN-13: 9780061435218Publisher: HarperTorchLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/26/2011Pages: 32Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.15lbsSize: 8.60h x 5.60w x 0.10dAccelerated Reader:Reading Level: 2.6Point Value: 0.5Interest Level:...

In Campfire Stories for Kids: A Scary Ghost, Witch, and Goblin Tales Collection to Tell in the Dark, the reader will find a fun collection of magical and spooky tales to delight your children. This book has something for everyone. It is perfect for...

Secrets Orphaned fifteen-year-old Judith Sparrow brings two secrets to her uncle's house in South Carolina: one, that her grief-stricken mother died in a madhouse, the other that she has disobeyed the only condition to living in her uncle's home -- nothing green is allowed...

One minute I was looking for my retainer in the bathroom. The next, I was staring at a boy who looked just like me. And I don't mean my reflection What's going on here?Author: Dan Greenburg, Jack E. DavisISBN-10: 0448412624ISBN-13: 9780448412627Publisher: Grosset & DunlapLanguage:...

Meet the girl who ABSOLUTELY EVERYONE is trying to avoid The completely unreliable and totally irrepressible Ivy Pocket must orchestrate a most daring and brilliant rescue in the wickedly funny conclusion to the Ivy Pocket trilogy. Neil Gaiman meets Lemony Snicket and the Series...

Dragged fresh from the grave and pulled out of the haunted corners of a school locker, these thirteen new stories are a nod to the storytelling style of Tales from the Crypt and The Twilight Zone. Most kids don't have to stress about things...

Emmy's new doll has strange powers over her best friend in this entrancing addition to the You're Invited to a Creepover series. Emmy Spencer and Lizzy Draper have been best friends since birth, but now that they're in seventh grade, they've begun to drift...

A thrilling bind-up of two classics from #1 New York Times bestselling author Christopher Pike. Epic love crosses space and time in these two sexy, suspenseful stories from #1 bestselling author Christopher Pike. In Spellbound, weeks ago, a girl's body was found in the...

Three boys discover something terrifying in their school basement. ZombiesAuthor: Jason StrangeISBN-10: 1434234339ISBN-13: 9781434234339Publisher: Stone Arch BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/01/2011Pages: 72Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.20lbsSize: 7.30h x 5.20w x 0.20dAccelerated Reader:Reading Level: 3.3Point Value: 1Interest Level: Middle GradeQuiz #/Name: 145321 / Basement of the Undead

*NOW A NETFLIX SERIES* Dive into the first book of this frightfully fun series and join the ghost-hunting gang as they defend our world from the most fearsome phantoms! A sinister Problem has occurred in London: all nature of ghosts, haunts, spirits, and specters...

A dark family secret prompts a ghost to wreak havoc in this spooky novel in the spirit of Mary Downing Hahn.The only life 12-year-old Emily has ever known is the cold, unloved existence of being an orphan. But everything changes when the Thorntons, a...

In this delightfully creepy novel from Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Award winner Ronald L. Smith, twelve-year-old Simon thinks he was abducted by aliens. But is it real, or just his overactive imagination? Perfect for fans of Mary Downing Hahn and Louis Sachar....

Something is wrong with Cooper. He's plagued by a fear he doesn't understand and can't control. Cooper just wants to escape, and a summer vacation aboard the restored cabin cruiser, The Getaway, with best friends Gordy, Hiro, and Lunk seems like the perfect way...

In the final episode of the ZomBert Chronicles, can Bert and Mellie foil a plot to turn the entire town of Lambert into ravenous zombie consumers? A thrilling finale to an arch mystery-adventure series pits Bert the cat against the infamous YummCo Labs. Bert...

Mike, Lucas, Will, and Dustin bond for the first time over Dungeons & Dragons, where they come together as a team to learn lessons about friendship. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Graphic Novels is an imprint of Spotlight, a...

In this modern-day retelling of "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," an angry ghost haunts a small-town road in search of revenge...When Brianna Jenson agreed to move in with her cruel uncle Shane in rural Pennsylvania, she didn't expect to find herself in the middle...

A body on the tracksA teenage terroristA mysterious wish-granting machineThe world's worst private detectiveThe second volume in the Guys Read Library of Great Reading is chock-full of mystery, intrigue, and nefarious activity. Featuring some of the best writers around, and compiled by certified guy...

Sit, stay, die. Dogs aren't always man's best friend.When Amy sees a dog stranded on the side of the highway, she knows what she has to do. She tells her dad to stop the car. She can't understand why anyone would abandon a dog...

The news from Ghastly, Illinois, is grave--and that's something to laugh about The International Movement for the Safety & Protection Of Our Kids & Youth (IMSPOOKY) dictates that Seymour cannot live in the mansion at 43 Old Cemetery Road "without the benefit of parents."...

Thirteen-year-old Natalie Minks loves machines, particularly automata--self-operating mechanical devices, usually powered by clockwork. When Jake Limberleg and his traveling medicine show arrive in her small Missouri town with a mysterious vehicle under a tarp and an uncanny ability to make Natalie's half-built automaton move,...

Nore Roberts didn't ask for a new life, but now that her mom is gone and her dad is newly married, she has to settle in at Shadow Grove, the old Civil War mansion her stepfamily calls home. When she meets her stepmother, Lisette,...

Blood Island by Liz Windover takes YOU on an epic quest to find a legendary bird in the South Pacific, but an unexpected storm leaves you and your crew shipwrecked on a haunted island. 9-12 year old readers will explore creepy pirate ships with...

In the Rot & Ruin, it's a matter of death and life. All five books in the action-packed zombie series Booklist calls "an impressive mix of meaning and mayhem" are now available in one paperback boxed set. In the zombie-infested world Benny has grown...

Welcome to Frightville... one-stop shopping for all your fears Tucker has just been invited to the birthday party of the year. The only catch is that you have to come in costume.Luckily, Tucker knows just the place to buy the perfect mask -- that...

Welcome to Frightville... one-stop shopping for all your fears When Sofia buys a cool skeleton key from a creepy store, Frightville, it quickly becomes her favorite possession. It seems to open any lock she tries it on - even the rusted old lock on...

This Newbery Honor Book and Coretta Scott King Award Winner from beloved author Patricia McKissack offers a "stellar collection" of "ten original stories, all with a foundation in African-American history or culture" (School Library Journal). In that special half-hour of twilight--the dark-thirty--there are stories...

The iconic anthology series of horror tales that's now a feature film More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark is a timeless collection of chillingly scary tales and legends. Folklorist Alvin Schwartz offers up some of the most alarming tales of horror, dark...

"Bestselling adult author of The Bear and the Nightingale makes her middle grade debut with a creepy, spellbinding ghost story destined to become a classic After suffering a tragic loss, eleven-year-old Ollie only finds solace in books. So when she happens upon a crazed...

A barely scary story about friendship and respect.Author: Bonnie GrubmanISBN-10: 1605375144ISBN-13: 9781605375144Publisher: ClavisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/31/2020Pages: 32Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.95lbsSize: 10.30h x 9.80w x 0.40d

According to Chinese tradition, those who die hungry or unjustly come back to haunt the living. Some are appeased with food, but not all ghosts are successfully mollified. In this chilling collection of stories, Ying Chang Compestine takes readers on an exhilarating journey through...

Bunker the Pug: Creatures of the Couch is a largely exaggerated telling of our actual family dog. In this story, as Bunker waits for his beloved daddy to return home from work, strange events begin to unfold. Before long, Bunker finds himself in an...

"I have been doomed to such a dreadful shipwreck: that man is not truly one, but truly two."In a quest to discover his inner self, celebrated physician Dr Henry Jekyll, uncovers a monster. At first he attempts to conceal this but gradually Hyde becomes...

Which door would you go through to save the world?David, Xander, and Toria King never know what new adventures--and dangers--await them beyond the mysterious portals hidden on the top floor of their new house. They have battled gladiators and the German army, dodged soldiers...

Four boys run out of gas late at night, and the moon is full. The night ripe for adventure - or terrorAuthor: Jason StrangeISBN-10: 1434234347ISBN-13: 9781434234346Publisher: Stone Arch BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/01/2011Pages: 72Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.20lbsSize: 7.30h x 5.20w x 0.20dAccelerated Reader:Reading Level: 3Point Value: 1Interest...