Horror - Kids Fiction

While poking around their neighborhood, mystery-solving, swamp monster-fighting middle-graders Arlie and Ty fi nd a buried coffee can fi lled with the bones of a hamster and the handwritten curse (on glittery unicorn notepaper) from his home-schooled owner, Mandy: "Here lies Cuddles McGee. A...

ATAC Briefing for Agents Frank and Joe Hardy: Special Paranormal Operation MISSION: Investigate possible supernatural disturbances at the Undercliff House of Detention, formerly an insane asylum in the 1800s. LOCATION: Juvenile detention center in Glastonbury, CT. POTENTIAL VICTIMS: Many of the inmates appear to...

Her big sister bosses her around; her mom makes her dog-sit Mr. Boots, the family's well-dressed Chihuahua; and she's convinced a strange and squishy swamp creature that lives down at the lake is eating high school kids. When no one believes her, Arlie and...

Locke Vinetti is a high school junior, disenchanted and more than a little hostile. In fact, for years he's had a lousy social life because of a problem he has with his anger--a force he calls "the venom." Ever since he was eight years...

Skelly, a little skeleton girl, finds a bone one day. Who could it belong to? As Skelly searches for the bone's owner, she questions everyone from her skeletal goldfish, to her man-eating plants, to the monster who lives beneath the stairs. Finally, Skelly locates...

All magic has its price, and no one knows that better than Victoria Warrick. Gifted with a centuries-old blood curse, Tori has finally learned to master her blood's demands and has emerged triumphant with Christian Devereux, a vampire overlord, at her side. But the...

Reaching for her dream, Limpy unleashes a cute, fluffy, nightmare ...Keep in a cold, dark place. That's what's written like some ancient law on every bag of potatoes the family farms. And it's where Limpy fears she will always remain. It's also carved on...

With all their toys and treats packed away, Chomper and Coco learned it was moving day. After they arrive at their new home they discover they're not alone. The house is haunted by a very scary ghost named Pumpkin. Will Pumpkin scare the Nuggies...

An otherworldly, evil and dangerous force infests America's oldest and most haunted city, St. Augustine, Florida. Everyone living there, or visiting, is at risk in ways too horrible to imagine. Standing between this invader and the people of St. Augustine are teenagers Jeff and...

"A book that will serve its purpose well, especially if used in conjunction with other spooky story collections." -School Library JournalEverybody loves a scary story and nobody more than kids, but these tales--collected from kids themselves - are particular favorites. These traditional scary stories...

For ages ten and upJewish stories of the supernatural are nothing new. The very first Jewish ghost story appears in the Bible. This collection offers contemporary tales with modern-day children as the main characters. The stories, each illustrated with pen-and-ink drawings, are suspenseful and...

For use in schools and libraries only. An old man finds his cabin invaded by an eerie creature searching for something called a tailypo.Author: Joanna GaldoneISBN-10: 080853422XISBN-13: 9780808534228Publisher: Turtleback BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/17/1984Pages: 40Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.62lbsSize: 7.52h x 9.68w x 0.36dAccelerated Reader:Reading Level: 3.5Point Value:...

"Exactly the sort of grisly, gross, and hilarious stuff that kids will love " -- Eoin Colfer, author of Artemis Fowl Retired zombie rock star Vein now lives in the snowy mountains of Tibet, but returning his tongue proves surprisingly easy for Luke, Resus,...

The ninth crazy adventure in this comedy horror series for ghouls and girls may keep them up at night -- reading under the covers When Luke and Resus wake up to discover that Cleo has been kidnapped, the intrepid pair follow a perplexing trail...

A cemetery of dark secrets... and Nancy's in the middle of it Shady Glen was no different from any other cemetery -- maybe a little spooky, but harmless nonetheless. At least that's what Nancy thought until she stumbled onto a treasure map...and stumbled into...

Witch Rabbit is the story of a lonely girl who goes on a strange and magical adventure on the night of HalloweenAuthor: Louis Hansell, Kelly Marie BradleyISBN-10: 0692776621ISBN-13: 9780692776629Publisher: New Montgomery PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/19/2016Pages: 48Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.39lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.12d

"One of the most feared of a witch's powers is that of the evil eye..." After throwing Mrs. Tuggle's evil glass eye into the creek, Lynn and her best friend, Mouse, anticipate a soothing summer. But when Lynn notices some strange-looking purple plants growing...

Dear possible reader of this book, I want to be a writer, just like my uncle Harold, who wrote a bunch of books about our friend Bunnicula. So I wrote this story. And boy Did I ever get into trouble My friend Delilah stopped...

When eleven-year-old Olive and her distracted parents move into an old Victorian mansion, Olive finds herself ensnared in a dark plan involving some mysterious paintings, a trapped and angry nine-year-old boy, and three talking cats.Author: Jacqueline WestISBN-10: 1410431398ISBN-13: 9781410431394Publisher: Thorndike PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/01/2010Pages: 267Format:...

"Think Buffy the Vampire Slayer meets Harry Potter, with bug-filled corpses. Fans of comic-book heroes and video games will not be disappointed, and will be eager for further adventures. Fast paced and surprisingly moving."--School Library JournalTwelve-year-old Will Ritter and his rag-tag army of teenage...

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 over-active imagination? Perfect for fans of Mary Downing Hahn and Louis Sachar....

The Inn Between by Marina Cohen is a deliciously creepy horror story for middle-grade readers that is as smart as it is full of heart. 11-year old Quinn has had some bad experiences lately. She was caught cheating in school, and then one day,...

Sixteen year old Addison Monroe and her friends think they've hit the jackpot when they win a contest that will allow them to go on a televised ghost investigation with the nationally renowned TV paranormal investigative team, The Ghost Dudes. With cameras rolling, the...

THE BITE IS WORSE THAN THE BARK The rural area where nineteen-year-old Aiken Pine grew up is a place that nobody seems to leave, but Aiken is one that got away-at least for a little while.Before Aiken became a high school dropout, he had...

Throughout history there are folklore legends of hauntings, malevolence ghost, witches curses and strange creatures in the night. These stories may be of fiction by nature and the product of one's imaginations. For my family and myself our experiences are real, some happened decades...

Lisette Beaucaire was angry when her parents sent her away from Paris that September day in 1940. And although she knew that with the Nazis occupying the city she'd be safer at her Aunt Josephine's farm in the Dordogne valley, Lisette resented her "exile."...

Spring Hollow has always been haunted... Tonight the ghosts step out of the shadows On the night before Brenna Guin's annual July 4th Sleepover Extravaganza, she discovers her house is haunted by the ghost of Harvey Westmore, a magician. Which, she decides, is perfect....

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...

The original books featuring the scariest creatures from the Goosebumps movie, in theaters October 16, 2015 Amy's ventriloquist dummy, Dennis, has lost his head...for real. So Amy begs her family for a new dummy. That's when her dad finds Slappy in a local pawnshop....

The infamous, Most Wanted Goosebumps characters are out on the loose and they're coming after you Catch them all, undead or alive Ray Gordon really likes the circus. His uncle, Theo, is a performer in Koko's Klown Academy and he invites Ray to come...

A creepy mummy monster is on the loose in Stermont This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line called Branches, which is aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will...

Goosebumps Wanted: The Haunted Mask, two spookily linked Halloween stories- now in paperback From horror master R.L. Stine come two new chilling stories in one spooky standalone: Lu-Ann Franklin usually loves Halloween. Not this year. Her best friend, Devin O'Bannon, is going away for...

The sequel to Macabre Manifesto, Omar Lennyx once again stalks the supernatural and the super terrifying in two new tales: A Bad Case of Lycanthropy--Lennyx journeys to Washington State on the trail of a killer beast--and soon becomes the hunted The Vodyanoi--An ages-old monster...

Billy and Hoover are back in the hilarious new series from bestselling authors Henry Winkler and Lin Oliver FORMAT: UNABRIDGED 3 CDsIt's time for Moorepark Middle School's annual Speak Out Challenge, and Billy Broccoli thinks he's got it made. With his best friend Hoover...

It's a whole new ride from master of horror and bestselling author R.L. Stine--with a story so fiendish that it can't be contained to just one book FORMAT: 2 CDs, UnabridgedNARRATOR: TKSomeone--or something--is inviting ordinary kids to HorrorLand and trapping them there. But they're...

* Goosebumps meets Famous Five in this spooky adventure series for older children and all lovers of ghost stories. *A haunted bedroom holds a secret, which a young voice from the past wants to share.Joe and Eddie's summer vacation turns spooky when Joe discovers...

When Ricky Reyes dares Jeffrey to get a bloody dagger out of the old McGyver house on Halloween night, Jeffrey is counting on Max, his ghostly friend, to help him.Author: Megan Stine, H. William StineISBN-10: 0449903273ISBN-13: 9780449903278Publisher: Random House Publishing GroupLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/22/1988Pages: 80Format:...

Zack is nervous about the fifth-grade Halloween dance. He doesn't know how to dance and he doesn't have a date When Zack meets Prudence, a beautiful girl who speaks with a funny accent and dresses in old-fashioned clothing, he's smitten. He thinks he's found...

It seems like a regular field trip to a natural history museum--until Zack gets locked inside for the night and discovers what really goes on in those display cases when no one is watching. A tribe of curious Neanderthals, rampaging woolly mammoths, prehistoric food...

I went to visit my Grandma Leah in Chicago, and we went to a White Sox game. Doesn't sound like such a big deal, right? Well, here's the thing--Grandma played in the gameAuthor: Dan GreenburgISBN-10: 0448425505ISBN-13: 9780448425504Publisher: Grosset & DunlapLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/31/2001Pages: 64Format: PaperbackWeight:...

Zack used to be in control of hisown body. But that was before someone else--someone who's been dead almost one hundred years--took over. She's bossy, she's British, she's a queen--and she and Zack are not amusedAuthor: Dan GreenburgISBN-10: 0448421763ISBN-13: 9780448421766Publisher: Grosset & DunlapLanguage: EnglishPublished:...

Strange things just won't stop happening to Zack One more out-of-this-world adventures join this funny series about a 10 year old who's prone to paranormal problems. Zack enters a horror film fan contest, and he and his best friend win an evening with Mella...

Zack's first trip to sleep-away camp gets a little hairy when legends of a mysterious creature lurking in the woods turn out to be more than just campfire tales. Is it the missing link? Yeti? Sasquatch? Bigfoot?Author: Dan Greenburg, Jack E. DavisISBN-10: 0448420414ISBN-13: 9780448420417Publisher:...

Forget about the Y2K problem Zack's up to his ears in dragons and wizards when a computer glitch sends him hurtling back in time to the year 999--and a peculiar boys' school known as Dragon Slayers' AcademyAuthor: Dan GreenburgISBN-10: 0448420341ISBN-13: 9780448420349Publisher: Grosset & DunlapLanguage:...

A trip to New York City to celebrate her 89th birthday--and participate in a Rockettes reunion at Radio City Music Hall--leaves Zack's Grandma Leah feeling younger than springtime. And she's looking that way too, since a strange trip through an airport metal detector turned...

Uh-oh Thanks to a heaping helping of a new dietetic sugar substitute, Zack shrinks down to the size of a bug. It's not all that bad--until he discovers an army of ants who are building an ant pyramid for their despotic pharaoh-queenAuthor: Dan GreenburgISBN-10:...

Late one night when Zack hears strains of Heartbreak Hotel coming from the fridge, he discovers the possibility that Elvis lives on...as a turnip Talk about getting back to musical rootsAuthor: Dan GreenburgISBN-10: 0448417499ISBN-13: 9780448417493Publisher: Grosset & DunlapLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/09/1998Pages: 64Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.10lbsSize: 7.60h...

A hypnotist's show turns out to be way more than Zack bargains for when he is pulled out of the audience, put into a trance, and his body is "taken over" by the spirit of someone from the past. And that's only the beginning,...

"My clone looks like me.My clone talks like me.He helps me with my homeworkand takes care of my bullies.And he could be the answerto all my problems.Or he could be my biggest one yet!Author: Dan GreenburgISBN-10: 0448415607ISBN-13: 9780448415604Publisher: Grosset & DunlapLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/04/1997Pages: 64Format:...

Hawaii. Dream vacation. Same thing, right? Wrong No sooner do Zack and his dad arrive at their hotel does strange things start happening to Zack. First he gets bonked on the head by a falling coconut, then the T. V. blows up, then he...