Horror - Kids Fiction

Looking for scary (but not too scary) stories for young readers? Spooktacular Tales puts eerie monsters in familiar settings to creep out a rotating cast of characters. From gooey blob monsters and video games of doom to chilling clowns and swamp creature teachers, these...

Edwin and Olivia go to school at Caymont Middle. They are not alike, they don't know each other, and they are far, far apart on the popularity ranks. When they get transported via magic sink to an evil zombie threatening to rid the world...

The third book in the heavily illustrated Zombie Chasers series by John Kloepfer. This fan-favorite is perfect for reluctant readers as well as fans of Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Dork Diaries. A zombie outbreak is spreading fast across America, but seventh-grader Zack...

Featuring stories from R.L. Stine and Madeleine Roux, this middle grade horror anthology, curated by New York Times bestselling author and master of macabre Jonathan Maberry, is a chilling tribute to Alvin Schwartz's Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark. Flesh-hungry ogres? Brains full...

Rain ghost, rain ghost, go away...Steve is being followed, watched. Something is waiting for him. Something is coming to get him.Steve is being haunted.But by what? And why? Does it have anything to do with that night Steve got lost out on the moors...

Jess, Josh, and Marco are having a weird day from the dog escaping again, mysterious kids disappearing in their school's hallway, and an odd noise interrupting an assembly, but things take a terrifying twist when the deadly creature they discovered comes alive. Aligned to...

At Camp Creepy Lake, sick campers are sent to the infirmary. Now, poor, sick Nelly is stuck there with creepy Nurse Astrid, her strange stock of potions and pills, and her scary squad of giant spiders. Can Will and Chase find a way to...

Encanto meets Coraline in this "supremely successful, atmospheric" (Kirkus Reviews) middle grade story that deals with family ties, fear of change, and generational trauma as it follows a girl who must convince an old, haunted house to release its hold on her and her...

"From R.L. Stine, the master of horror for young readers, comes ten new stories that are sure to leave you shivering. A boy who hates bugs starts to see them everywhere. A basketball player's skin starts to almost drip off his hands--but no one...

Has your Mom ever told you too much candy is not good for you? You'll laugh as Darron Awsome and his friends find out the hard way that sometimes candy can be downright evil too. Revenge of the Candy Nerds was written by ten...

Offer your kids the spooky story experience they have been craving.Campfire Stories for Kids Part II: A Scary Ghost, Witch and Goblin Tales Collection to Tell in the Dark is a unique title and a wonderful book to add to your growing collection. Your...

Celebrated author Angela Cervantes' brand new novel combines a chilling ghost story with her award-winning, heartfelt storytelling style.One two, the Caretaker's coming for you. Three-four, you'll breathe no more. Five-six, you'll float like sticks. Seven, eight, you'll meet your fate.Rafael Fuentes isn't easily scared....

Author: Neil D'SilvaISBN-10: 0143454978ISBN-13: 9780143454977Publisher: India PuffinLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/15/2023Pages: 240Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.20lbsSize: 7.70h x 5.10w x 0.70d

From the New York Times bestselling author of Scritch Scratch and The Girl in White comes a new spooky mystery about a girl detective who must decode a series of ominous clues tied to a century-old tragedy to find a missing teenager before it's...

When Vera receives a scholarship to an elite tech school, she thinks the hardest part will be making friends. Turns out there are darker things at Morton Tech. Evil things worse than bullies. Like demons. After a face-stealing demon only Vera can see appears,...

The riveting conclusion to the acclaimed Spirit Hunters series!We Need Diverse Books cofounder Ellen Oh delivers the final book in her middle grade series Spirit Hunters, a gripping mystery and thrilling adventure, starring a Korean-American heroine and a diverse cast of characters.Harper is dealing...

A goosebump-inducing anthology of monster tales for young fans of scary stories! CAUTION: The stories in this book will SCARE YOUR SOCKS OFF! Can a young boy escape the tangled web of a ten-foot spider? Will mummified cats and dogs fulfill a legendary curse...

The second entry in the slightly scary, extremely addictive contemporary middle-grade series from New York Times bestselling authors Lisi Harrison and Daniel Kraus--perfect for fans of scary stories for kids, like R. L. Stine's Goosebumps, or books for preteens, like Ann M. Martin's The...

El Cucuy ...and other Spooky Legends from Latin American Folklore, is a bilingual book that retells classic childhood folktales. The stories are told in rhyming verse in both English and Spanish. The book includes legends from various countries across Latin America, including El Cipitio...

Internet horror superstar Trevor Henderson is famous for his ghastly creations and hair-raising creepypastas. Now he brings that talent for the terrifying to this debut middle-grade thriller.You don't stay out after dark in Beacon Point...The small town of Beacon Point has always been plagued...

Perfect for fans of Small Spaces and Doll Bones, this spooky, highly illustrated middle grade novel follows a girl who hopes to fix her outcast status through a game in the haunted woods, only to discover that some legends shouldn't be played with.Everyone knows...

For fans of Twilight Zone, American Horror Story, and Creepshow.When love goes wrong, it can be a killer.An artist soon discovers how dangerous it is to paint her muse.A young boy finds out how deadly a birthday wish can be.A young woman plagued by...

Ghost sisters Clair and Blair have tried their best to get little brother Nicky to be scary, but Nicky is friendly--not scary. Now Nicky is throwing a party and inviting all of his new friends. He wants his sisters to come too--but only if...

The boys of Bunk Five are excited about their canoe outing. But a day of fun quickly turns to terror when they discover they're stranded on Eerie Island with no way off. They come up with an escape plan, but quickly realize it is...

A spine-chilling anthology of ghost stories for young horror fans! BEWARE... The stories in this book will SCARE YOUR SOCKS OFF! Will a locker room ghost give a soccer team the ultimate L? Is an evil spirit haunting the lake at summer camp? Will...

A spine-chilling anthology of scary stories about witches, wizards, and more! BEHOLD.... One look inside this book, boys and girls, and your socks are sure to be scared clean off! Could you survive having a witch for a grandmother? What happens when a slumber...

The next innovation in the book and gaming space is here: Zombie Season! Read the book. Play the game. Fight the undead. You know the protocol. You've completed countless drills. Yet nothing can truly prepare you for what's coming. No one is ever ready...

Ghost sisters Clair and Blair want their little brother Nicky to scare Amanda, the little girl who moves in next door. Will Nicky scare Amanda? Or will he make another friend instead?Author: Laurie FriedmanISBN-10: 1039662846ISBN-13: 9781039662841Publisher: Crabtree BlossomsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/01/2022Pages: 32Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.52lbsSize: 9.06h...

Ghost sisters Clair and Blair want their little brother Nicky to scare Rock, the boy across the street who plays baseball and says he isn't afraid of anything. Will Nicky scare Rock? Or will he make another friend?Author: Laurie FriedmanISBN-10: 1039662854ISBN-13: 9781039662858Publisher: Crabtree BlossomsLanguage:...

Ghost sisters Clair and Blair want their little brother Nicky to scare Mrs. Maple's twin grandkids who have come for a visit. Will Nicky scare Jack and Janie? Or will he make two new friends instead?Author: Laurie FriedmanISBN-10: 1039662862ISBN-13: 9781039662865Publisher: Crabtree BlossomsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/01/2022Pages:...

Ghost sisters Clair and Blair have tried their best to get little brother Nicky to be scary, but Nicky is friendly--not scary. Now Nicky is throwing a party and inviting all of his new friends. He wants his sisters to come too--but only if...

A chilling adventure awaits in this page-turning thriller about an art rescue mission, made up monsters coming to life, and a terrifying ride on the Imagination Train from middle grade author Tevin Hansen.Mizzy Agnor has watched most of her close friends throw away an...

When Fenn's sketchbook begins to act strange-backgrounds changing, trees swaying back and forth, unfinished drawings being completed on their own-he's reluctant to tell his two best friends, Miz and Reiny. But when he doesn't meet them after school, his friends immediately suspect it has...

Author of Hide and Seeker, Daka Hermon, brings us a new evil lurking in our childhood games. Things haven't been the same since Shane's accident. One minute he was a normal kid playing a game of tag with his friends, and the next he's...

An anthology of terrifically terrifying zombie stories for young horror fans! Hold on to your socks...and BRAINS!! Is a new video game turning everyone into zombies? Will zombie frogs transform science class into a deadly experiment? Can anyone escape Dr. Frankenstein's purr-fectly petrifying cat?!...

Adeline idolizes Gianna, the queen bee of the "in crowd" at her middle school. Desperate for a shot at being popular, Adeline ditches her long-time friends, Emily and Marco. But she soon discovers that fitting in with the cool girls involves going along with...

Eva's parents can't afford to buy her the expensive things that the popular kids have. After being teased about it one day, she walks into a mysterious store called "Dreams Come True." Can its mysterious dressing room portal solve all of Eva's problems? Or...

Some secrets aren't meant to be shared... Sixteen-year-old Calvin Hughes can see human energy and in that revealing light learns the best and worst of the people around him. He tells no one what he sees, until a young girl vanishes beneath the marsh...

From the author of Ghost Girl comes another standalone spooky middle grade for fans of Nightbooks and Ghost Squad, about a terrifying house and the girl haunted by her experience with cancer, grief, and healing. Are you brave enough to step inside?For as long...

Evie once again leaves her world behind to rescue Blight Harbor's ghosts in this "deliciously dark and gripping" (Kirkus Reviews) second book in the middle grade Blight Harbor trilogy that's reminiscent of Doll Bones and Small Spaces. Evie Von Rathe has been home for...

The evil dummy comes to life to tell his own twisted tales and scary stories It's bad enough Ian Barker has to spend his twelfth birthday with his sister and their two annoying cousins. The four of them can't ever hang out without getting...

This awesome coloring book features 30 single-sided pages....featuring a wide selection of your Halloween favorites to color There are monsters, ghosts, skeletons, werewolves, vampires, mummies, witches, pumpkins, zombies, ghouls, and more Makes a great gift for any kid or adult who loves Halloween as...

Three best friends discover a haunted orphanage and get swept up in ghoulish shenanigans in this "laugh-out-loud, high-action read" (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) for fans of Best Nerds Forever and the Fear Street series.One haunted orphanage + two types of ghosts + three freaked-out...

Jess's brother Daniel is dead, and her dad is gone. And it's all her fault. Jess's world continues to tumble around her when her mum moves them both to Clanderra Hall to take a housekeeping job. Here, Jess encounters the formidable Mrs. Sharpe and...

Stay A While And Listen...So, you have gone and done it, haven't you? You went seeking more spookiness from the one and only Seed Reader. All his scary stories are stored safely inside of pumpkin seeds in the Pumpkin Room, which lies somewhere deep...

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...

Sixteen-year-old Parrish Sorrows is nothing special. She lives in the shadow of her prodigy sister, ignored by her parents and shunned as an outsider at her private school.But today, everything changes.Today, on the other side of the country, a portal to another world opens....

A young girl slides into the first-row seat of her school bus. The cool kids won't let her sit in the back. But today, she's glad to sit up front. Row by row, the seats in the back of the bus begin disappearing! Will...

The boys of Bunk Five are excited about their canoe outing. But a day of fun quickly turns to terror when they discover they're stranded on Eerie Island with no way off. They come up with an escape plan, but quickly realize it is...

Join Willow and newcomer Cami as they escape from the clutches of PIGGY and a danger-filled elementary school in this terrifying original graphic novel adventure!Welcome to the bone chilling, pulse-pounding world of PIGGY, the survival-horror game that will keep you up at night.After the...