Horror - Kids Fiction

Exploring a sewer near his home, David Hamilton encounters Alphonsus Tooms, a mysterious old man who warns him that the Forces of Chaos have targeted his neighbourhood, Trentham.A supernatural steam engine takes David to meet the long-deceased Duke of Sutherland, who gives him the...

The heart-pounding sequel to They Threw Us Away, about a group of teddy bears looking for a place to call home...and answers to life's biggest questions. The teddies--clever Buddy, brave Sunny, sweet Sugar, and wise Reginald--have managed to find a child. Life with Darling...

A chilling middle school novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Scritch Scratch, three kids must discover who--or what--is terrorizing them after receiving an ominous meme on Halloween night. On Halloween night, Josie and her two best friends, Jackson and Alison, sneak...

A new locked room scary story about thirteen-year-old Avery, who plans a s?ance at a deserted theater to bond with her friends, only to realize they're locked inside with someone--or something--else. This spine tingling read is perfect for fans of Katherine Arden and Lindsay...

Few campers at Camp Apple Hill Farm have found the mysterious cabin rumored to be hidden deep in the woods--but those who have whisper of a mysterious woman who tells tales of horrors beyond imagination. Are you brave enough to visit Cabin 23?Twelve-year-old Alia...

Who is the mysterious bloodstained man who stops their coach? Why is no one around when Lance and the rest of Year Six arrive at the brand new Crater Lake activity centre? But this is just the beginning of the school trip from hell;...

It's five months since the nightmare Year Six School trip to Crater Lake, and something has gone very wrong in Lance's home town of Straybridge. There's been an explosion at the University, a mysterious test creature is missing and no one is allowed in...

With an introduction by Kiran Millwood Hargrave This stunning Oxford Children's Classic edition is the perfect introduction to Frankenstein--the groundbreaking gothic horror novel. Features bonus material including insights for readers, facts, activities and more . . .Author: Mary ShelleyISBN-10: 1382055471ISBN-13: 9781382055475Publisher: Oxford Children'sLanguage: EnglishPublished:...

The secrets of Ravensbarrow have been buried far too long. Now they're coming to light . . .Teddy and his friends uncover a monstrous--and cheesy--terror in the second installment of this laugh-out-loud series for fans of My Big Fat Zombie Goldfish and The Incredibly...

A new locked room scary story about thirteen-year-old Avery, who plans a séance at a deserted theater to bond with her friends, only to realize they're locked inside with someone--or something--else. This spine tingling read is perfect for fans of Katherine Arden and Lindsay...

Most kids at Eerie County's Junior High consider Shelly Green the "weird kid" because of his interest in scary movies and monsters. What would they think if they discovered his biggest fear is Haunted Houses? With the help of a new friend, Shelly sets...

Here are five blood chilling ghost stories that will leave you with an unadulterated fear long after you finish them. The Village: A small village in Assam has a closely guarded secret.Hotel: A hotel in Maharashtra provided more than just lodging to its out-of-town...

Someone is snatching women from the streets of New York City. Will Jenny Crumb stop him before he completes his collection?Jenny Crumb heads to NYC for college, hoping to begin an exciting new chapter in her life. But when psychic visions of someone collecting...

Step into another world where the rules of reality bend and twist as Jim Howes tells you stories that might make you choose to leave the lights on when you go to sleep... Billy wants to get hold of some extra cash and takes...

Spooky spine-tingler for readers aged 9-12. A girl moves to a small French village when her father moves the family there for his business. "Bubbie" is not thrilled to be in a foreign country and even less so when she meets something scary and...

Author: Lorrie LisiISBN-10: 1479771384ISBN-13: 9781479771387Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/09/2013Pages: 24Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.14lbsSize: 8.50h x 8.50w x 0.06d

Grief-stricken by the murder of her twin, Keely Morrison is convinced suicide is her ticket to eternal peace and a chance to reunite with her sister. When Keely succeeds in taking her own life, she discovers death isn't at all what she expected. Instead,...

Puberty bites for Mick whose grotesque appearance attracts constant harassment of her peers. Unlike girls her age: Mick's maturing into a Werewolf. Before Mick was born, her father, Chief Boyle barely survived a grueling wolf attack. White Witches performed magic secrets passed through generations...

Welcome. Pull up a chair. Don't worry about the watching eyes. Let us tell you a story. But be warned. Swamp Monster isn't just any tale. This is a Scary Tale. The brothers have been dreaming of a new pet for a while, but...

This Ladybird Classic is an abridged retelling of the classic vampire tale of Dracula by Bram Stoker. A perfect introduction to the well-loved legend, it is ideal for adults to read with children, or for newly confident readers to tackle alone. Please note that...

The Sierra Mountains near Donner Lake are majestic and beautiful. However, they are the site of one of the most tragic episodes in Californi'a history; that of the Donner Party, which was stranded in the wilderness and had to do anything to survive. Now,...

An and Ji are cousins who have stumbled upon something they shouldn't have. Now, the two restless spirits that haunt the woods north of San Francisco want them to do their bidding. But they must make a choice: which ghost can they trust? This...

Gabe and Hayden have a vampire.Joon and Tradd have a werewolf.And they're going to fight. After modern society pushed monsters into hiding, the Crafters Guild was formed: An organization of humans and other creatures intent on creating community amongst these exiled beings and combating...

The secrets of Ravensbarrow have been buried far too long. Now they're coming to light . . .Teddy and his friends uncover a monstrous--and cheesy--terror in the second installment of this laugh-out-loud series for fans of My Big Fat Zombie Goldfish and The Incredibly...

Gabe and Hayden have a vampire.Joon and Tradd have a werewolf.And they're going to fight. After modern society pushed monsters into hiding, the Crafters Guild was formed: An organization of humans and other creatures intent on creating community amongst these exiled beings and combating...

Join Willow and Cami as they escape from the clutches of PIGGY on a high-speed chase through the desert!After the outbreak of a mysterious disease that's turned the world upside down, Willow and her team, the Silver Paw, have done all they can to...

It's harvest season... and in this town, that means corn mazes, sinister scarecrows, and plenty of horror.At the center of the corn maze lies... secrets and horror.Author: Christopher KrovatinISBN-10: 1339021811ISBN-13: 9781339021812Publisher: Scholastic Inc.Language: EnglishPublished: 09/03/2024Pages: 192Format: Hardcover

An Old Broken Down School lays at the end of Cedar Lane that has a history of being haunted by an evil teacher named Sadie HawkensAuthor: Randolph LadISBN-10: 839387159XISBN-13: 9798393871598Publisher: Independently PublishedLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/07/2023Pages: 30Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.23lbsSize: 10.00h x 8.00w x 0.08d

The ghosts of Britain need a sanctuary. Castles with central heating, bogs drained for motorways, dismal forests cleared for car parks-there are few places left for a respectable ghost to haunt. Humphrey the Horrible (actually his name is simply Humphrey-he added "the Horrible" to...

Jack Chalker's Well World epic occupies an honored place among the classics of science fiction. Now this boldly imagined, intricately plotted new novel takes us deeper into the Well World than ever before . . . On the mysterious Well World, the evil tyrant...

Evil Cynthia Cyber is robbing banks with her latest creation, a villain named Currency. The stolen money will go toward building a machine that can capture people in a simulation program. There she could control every victim's life. It's up to the Gamer to...

What if a monster lived inside your mailbox? What if your school had a cursed locker that made its owners go missing? What might happen if you wandered down a silent, dark, mazelike alleyway? What if you rode on a haunted roller coaster? In...

Wouldn't you like to go to the movies . . . forever?Author: Jason StrangeISBN-10: 1434230945ISBN-13: 9781434230942Publisher: Stone Arch BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/01/2011Pages: 72Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.20lbsSize: 7.30h x 5.20w x 0.20dAccelerated Reader:Reading Level: 3.7Point Value: 1Interest Level: Middle GradeQuiz #/Name: 141380 / To Wake the Dead

In The Witching Hours, Anna and Max travel the world with their father, the Professor - but their real adventures take place in the dangerous underworld of dark fairies, where the children face sinister creatures and battle for their lives. After their chilling encounter...

Randi and her twin brother, Tyler, didn't think it was such a great idea for their family to spend the summer in a vacant house in a small town called Blairingville. Boringville seemed more like it. But as it turns out, the vacation was...

When Ira Fishman wins a prize in the machine outside a candy store, he's disappointed it's not the squirt gun he had his eye on. The little black plastic box looks like a camera, but when Ira presses the green button on top, nothing...

Whispering Pines meets Small Spaces in this spooky middle grade novel about a girl whose first summer camp experience is disrupted by a menacing creature abducting her fellow campers. Eleven-year-old Naomi loves all things outdoors--birds and beetles, bats and bunnies--in theory. She explores nature...

Imagine being trapped forever in someone else's nightmare, with no means of escape. Or caught on one of the most terrifying roller coasters of all time, when suddenly the tracks ahead just disappear. Enter the world of Darkness Creeping, where hollow-eyed skulls arrive in...

In the town of Dredsad, the people have a horrible problem. A female vampire named Wandessa is attacking the town. What was once a beautiful and bustling village has turned into one that is cursed. Now, the villagers' only hope lies in a single...

In the town of Lucas, Texas, a legend has been passed down for generations of an evil spirit named Creeping Charlie who takes the unwary and hides them away forever... As Lucas prepares for its annual Halloween festivities, Mike Corcorran and some of his...

Ethan M. Aldridge, bestselling creator of Estranged, returns to the eerie world of Deephaven Academy, where a creepy new artifact discovered in the depths of the basement could have disastrous effects on the school. A perfect read for fans of J. A. White and...

A teen girl's attempt to make amends with her former friend group takes a sinister turn during a weekend getaway at an ancestral Irish estate in this atmospheric, literary horror from the author of Those We Drown. There's something in the lake at Wren...

Join Willow and Cami as they escape from the clutches of PIGGY on a high-speed chase through the desert!After the outbreak of a mysterious disease that's turned the world upside down, Willow and her team, the Silver Paw, have done all they can to...

"Gaiman does here for the older picture-book set what he did for middle-grade readers with Coraline." --Kirkus (starred review)Lucy is sure there are wolves living in the walls of their house--and, as everybody says, if the wolves come out of the walls, it's all...

Louis and Lovely just moved into their new house. When they find a mysterious treehouse nearby with a new book waiting for them inside, they are unprepared for what awaits them.The brother and sister open the sinister book and discover a series of spine-chilling...

Welcome to the Pumpkin Room...Here you'll find the Seed Reader, curator of the largest collection of spooky Halloween stories known to man or spirit. He has picked 13 of his most frightening to share...with you...Be prepared to enter a world where scarecrows are spiteful...

Can an object really be cursed to give someone bad luck? There's only one way to find out in this chilling book in the You're Invited to a Creepover series. When a tattered old tarot card falls out of Charlotte Torres's library book, she...

A young man, searching for his lost love, commits suicide. A murdered man's spirit returns to seek revenge on his killer. An elderly woman keeps a window open for the dead to come in. An Englishman spends the night by a tomb with the...

"Mrs. Snider," Duane asked. "Do you know anything about Black Pond?""There isn't some monster drowning children. It's a dangerous, polluted pond," she said.But there is a monster that lurks silently in the water, watching and waiting; hungry for its next meal. Duane has seen...

Many of our greatest fears are hidden in our minds, others in our hearts. Sometimes it is not enough to confront them, sometimes, to overcome them, we must be the fear itself. A journey through the unknown, the created, the existing. Fear can arise...