Horror - Kids Fiction

Can sworn enemies ever become friends? Eleven-year-old Max can't decide what's more annoying--the fact that his pack of werewolves can't locate the last two evil banshees or being treated like a helpless little kid all the time instead of the fierce fighting werewolf he...

Haunted by a strange, ghostly experience from her youth and lonely in her isolated castle, Laura longs for a companion. Suddenly, her wishes are answered. Through a curious series of events, a beautiful young stranger named Carmilla becomes a ward at Laura's family home....

Pick a book. Grow a Reader This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books...

A Temporary DeathZombies on The Block Book IIIThe neighborhood isn't getting any safer. Everyone is going through their own personal hell and those that can fight together are doing so. Some of the neighbors have already fallen to those that walk with death in...

There Goes the Neighborhood Zombies on The Block Book IIThe zombie outbreak is affecting more than just the Evans Family. Book II dives into not just what is happening to Mike and his family but begins to fall further into the zombies on the...

Jason is so thrilled with the set of 12 mythological Greek god figures he receives for his birthday that he carries one with him to a local toy shop. Soon he discovers that a 13th doll--the Medusa Doll--was also made for his set. Surely...

Things are not quite right in Neary Heights. People are going missing, garden gnomes seem to be multiplying, and Stan could swear he hears the pitter-patter of tiny feet behind him when he walks through the neighborhood. As Stan begins to wonder if these...

A vampire in an asylum? Like that is going to end well... Something demonic is infecting humans-and spreading to vampires when they feed. When Mercy contracts the infection her brother, whose consciousness is now bound to hers, takes over and goes on a rampage...

She's a vampire. She's a witch. And she's heartless... literally.Mercy died twice. Once when she became a vampire. Again, when her own father had her heart cut out of her chest. But Mercy's guide in the Craft had other ideas. The essence of her...

Kangaroo... a cute, cuddly animal, from the land down under, right? Except when it's not. Except when it's really a six-foot tall demon-monster from the land of the dead. Then it's not so cute and cuddly. And that's just one of Mikey's problems. Trying...

Serial Killers.Vengeful Ghosts.Soul Eaters.Fallen Angels.Rougarous.Primordial Evils.These are just some of the big bads Emma Rose Crane has survived. She always comes out the other side a little more broken, but she hides it from the world. No one knows how vulnerable she really is....

Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus is an 1818 novel written by English author Mary Shelley (1797-1851) that tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, a young scientist who creates a hideous sapient creature in an unorthodox scientific experiment. Shelley started writing the story when she...

What do you do when monsters are coming?You get bigger, badder, better monsters to fight them.When people start going missing around the country's biggest cemetery, the werewolves learn that the banshees are preparing a war on humanity during the next full moon. It will...

A twisty, terrifying supernatural mystery about twelve-year-old, her creepy new home in Florida, and the territorial ghost of the young girl who lived there before her. "A fiendishly creepy ghost story."--Chuck Wendig, New York Times bestselling author of Dust & Grim "Hide-under-the-covers terrifying, I...

MONSTER BOYA SUPER TRIP The fifth grade class trip to the Museum of Strange Sciences and Inventions sounded super to Danny Keegan and his monster pals. But when class bully Stevie Brickwald starts touching the museum displays, things get very weird Danny is zapped...

TROLL PATROLA MONSTROUS SUMMER CAMP The kids from P.S. 13 are enjoying their summer vacation at Camp Horrorific, but things keep disappearing from their bunks Only Danny Keegan and his monster pals know what's behind the creepy goings-on-trolls from the woods surrounding the camp...

THE SECRET OF DINOSAUR BOGDINOSAURS AHEAD The Keegan family attic is full of forgotten treasures-including a weird statue of a dinosaur. When the dinosaur's eye falls out, everyone's luck changes for the worse. Now Dinosaur Bog is draining, ghost dinosaurs are running through Danny...

HOW TO BE A VAMPIRE IN ONE EASY LESSONWHAT'S WORSE THAN STEVIE BRICKWALD, THE BULLY STEVIE BRICKWALD, THE VAMPIRE When class creep Stevie starts acting friendly toward the monster kids, Danny smells a rat. Stevie says he wants C.D. Bitesky to teach him how...

THE MONSTER IN CREEPS HEAD BAYIS THERE REALLY A SEA SERPENT IN CREEPS HEAD BAY?Lots of people think they've seen one, and Captain Long John Silverman is offering a reward to anyone who can prove it exists. Danny isn't sure he believes in the...

SAVE THE MONSTERS Danny Keegan and his monster pals C.D. Bitesky, Howie Wolfner, and Elisa and Frankie Stein are thrilled when their old friend Zelda Bella-who they think may be a witch-turns up as the star of the new TV show Mother Scary's Matinee.But...

ZOMBIE TO GOWhen Danny Keegan and his monster friends at P.S. 13 hear about a new pizza parlor, they can't wait to sample the food.Yet when they get to the restaurant, they discover that their pizza is served by dancing zombies-and that one of...

THINGS THAT GO BARK IN THE PARKWHO ARE THE HOUNDS OF HECK AND WHY ARE THEY CHASING STEVE BRICKWALD?The good news is that Wonder Hill amusement park is finally going to open. Everyone in Ms. Cosgrove's fifth grade class is excited when millionaire Roland...

A delightfully creepy novel from a Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Award winner imbued with magic and seafaring mythology. Lemony Snicket and Jessica Townsend meet Greenglass House, with a hint of Edward Gorey thrown in.When twelve-year-old Rory applies for a job at a...

The sign over the covered antique mirror said DO NOT TOUCH. Twelve-year-old Nora wished she had listened.Mirrors reflect what is in front of them, but what happens behind the glass-to the reflections themselves? Nora finds out when her own reflection, aka Fake Nora, changes...

This classic horror story is presented as an exciting, fast-paced graphic novel that remains faithful to Mary Shelley's original text. Victor Frankenstein, a gifted medical student, has discovered the secret of bringing dead matter to life. Gathering materials from graveyards and slaughterhouses, he creates...

What's not love when a quartet of cousins visit their wacky uncle's private island, complete with horror-themed amusement park, on Halloween?The attraction is closed to the public for the night, too, so they have it all to themselves! No crowds! No lines! No waiting!...

If they wouldn't have planted those pumpkins, especially in that spot, maybe none of this would have happened . . . Fifteen-year-old Jeremy Fisher has always been an outsider, but now that he's been convicted of a crime he "sort of" committed, his status...

The Scariest Night Of The Year Hides A Spooky Halloween Secret By Cruel Smile Man In The Haunted Train! Are you a parent looking for exciting and super-engaging Halloween stories for your children?Maybe your child loves Halloween and going out "trick or treating?"Or maybe...

A 2020 Newbery Honor Recipient! Christian McKay Heidicker, author of the Thieves of Weirdwood trilogy, draws inspiration from Bram Stoker, H. P. Lovecraft and Edgar Allan Poe for his debut middle-grade novel, a thrilling portrait of survival and an unforgettable tale of friendship. Clever...

"Officially adopted by 9-year-old Mellie Gore after escaping from YummCo Laboratories, ZomBert must play along with Mellie's plan to enter him into the Best Pet contest while plotting his revenge"--Author: Kara LareauISBN-10: 1536226076ISBN-13: 9781536226072Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)Language: EnglishPublished: 07/19/2022Pages: 160Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.15lbsSize: 8.00h x...

From Christian McKay Heidicker, author of the Thieves of Weirdwood trilogy, comes the heart-stopping companion to the 2020 Newbery Honor recipient Scary Stories for Young Foxes, chronicling the adventures of three fox kits desperate to survive the terrors of a frightening new world. Fox...

I Am NOT A Scaredy-Cat is a playful look at the way in which children boldly confront common fears- darkness, creatures, or sounds - and an acknowledgement that no matter how brave we are - we each have fears to face. An Author's Note...

A contemporary collection of original short stories by Anica Mrose Rissi that is sure to elicit chills, laughs, and screams, even from the most devoted fans of Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark! A game of hide-and-seek goes on far too long... A...

The first book in a spooky new series for only the bravest of readers--perfect for fans of The Spiderwick Chronicles. Now in paperback Siblings Anna and Max love scary stories, but when they find an enchanted knife on a dark and stormy night in...

The Dial-a-Ghost Agency finds good homes for ghosts. And Fulton and Frieda Snodde-Brittle are looking for a few frightening ghosts to "accidentally" scare their young cousin and heir, Oliver, to death. The ladies at the Dial-a-Ghost Agency have the perfect match: the Shriekers, two...

Middle grade readers who enjoy a spooky read should not miss The Boy of a Thousand FacesBecause Alonzo King was born on Halloween, he has always loved monsters. But no one would ever guess that he lives in a haunted house with a graveyard...

"Fast, funny, frightening--and filled with shocks and surprises. These books are my kind of fun. I want to live on Monsterstreet " --R.L. Stine, author of the Goosebumps seriesTrick-or-treat turns to scare-or-scream in this second installment of Monsterstreet, the chilling middle grade series. When...

From the author of the popular Zombie Chasers series comes the second book in the hilarious, action-packed Monsters Unleashed duology, now in paperback The only thing worse than monsters? Bugs. Billions of them.Just when Freddie Liddle thought he could catch a break, a new...

This New York Times bestseller from David Walliams, the UK's #1 bestselling children's author and "the heir to Roald Dahl" (The Spectator), launched his books stateside in a big way Walliams makes going to the dentist a wacky adventure with his signature humor--this is...

The living dead are back and they mean business in Nothing Left to Ooze, book five of John Kloepfer's sidesplitting Zombie Chasers tween series, with illustrations by David DeGrand. Loaded with middle school shenanigans, fast-paced adventure, hilarious black-and-white drawings throughout, and--of course--a slew of...

R.L. Stine, author of the bestselling Goosebumps series, raved that Gravediggers is "my kind of book--fast, frightening, and all too real "During a class hiking trip, Ian, Kendra, and PJ get lost in the mountains and discover that they are being stalked by a...

"Why am I talking to you?" he asked aloud. "I don't believe in ghosts.""You want to know the truth," replied the dybbuk, "Neither do I. But here I am."Avrom Amos likes to crack jokes. He loves the spotlight. And if he wants something, he...

Splish splashrumba-rumbabim bam boom It's bedtime at the swamp--except somebody's not ready. Somebody's still splashing in the water and the mud.Is there a monster on the loose?Kristyn Crow has taken every child's worst nightmare and transformed it into a frolic through swampland. With funny...

Jim moves to ancient Minerva Hall and encounters the ghosts of six children. They urge him to find the seventh child and leave him cryptic clues that point to a dark, ancient prophecy that only Jim can stop from being fulfilled. Jim turns to...

Bestselling authors Ellie Crowe and Scott Peters tackle the mysterious Winchester House during the 1906 San Francisco earthquake in this latest installment of the trailblazing I Escaped series.15-year-old Jesse longs to be a famous news photographer. What better way to get started than by...

Unmasked, the third book in Lorien Lawrence's spine-chilling middle-grade Fright Watch series, follows the local monster mask maker--and a mask that comes to life on Halloween night. Having suffered from anxiety attacks since she was eight years old, creating monsters has become a sort...

From kid horror master K.R. Alexander, the story of spirit that comes back to life... by taking your body.You've been warned -- if you summon a spirit, it may want to go back to being human... by living inside you. Another chilling tale from...

From kid horror master K.R. Alexander, the story of a virtual friend that puts the fright into stage fright.Naomi is petrified of the talent show her school is putting on. She can't be out there alone in front of all those people... not without...

Another creepy tale for beside the campfire or beneath the covers from "Twisted Sisters" Annette and Gina Cascone's Deadtime Stories--now a hit show on Nickelodeon! Everyone in Baskerville knows about Jimmy Leeds. In fact, Adam Riley and his friends have been telling scary stories...

Another creepy tale for beside the campfire or beneath the covers from "Twisted Sisters" Annette and Gina Cascone's Deadtime Stories--now a hit show on Nickelodeon! Peter Newman really wants a twenty-one-speed mountain bike. That's the grand prize for his school's talent competition. All he...