Horror - Kids Fiction

The day you die is meant to be the end, but for 18 year old Jordon Hastings, his death was only the beginning. In a dark and twisted world, lost spirits known as Reapers remain behind after death to help collect the spirits from...

The alien invasion is upon us! At least, that's what twelve-year-old Marv thinks when a mysterious craft appears in the woods behind his house. If there's one thing he's learned from his trusty alien invasion guidebook, it's that ETs are just as likely to...

The stories you are about to read are truly terrifying. If you want to explore a tale of a family member whose hidden truths are too dark to confess, or a group of kids who want to learn about a mysterious man wandering the...

A wonderfully spooky young fiction title for younger readers from the award-winning author of Journey to the River Sea, Eva Ibbotson.Author: Eva IbbotsonISBN-10: 144726570XISBN-13: 9781447265702Publisher: MacMillan Children's BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/10/2015Pages: 176Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.43lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.41dAccelerated Reader:Reading Level: 5.6Point Value: 6Interest Level:...

A wonderfully spooky title for younger readers from the award-winning author of Journey to the River Sea, Eva Ibbotson.Author: Eva IbbotsonISBN-10: 1447265661ISBN-13: 9781447265665Publisher: MacMillan Children's BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/10/2015Pages: 154Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.38lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.36d

Doomsday has arrived. With the world in chaos, your choices will decide your fate. Facing a global apocalypse, do you have what it takes to survive?Author: Matt Doeden, Paul George Fisher-Johnson, Blake HoenaISBN-10: 1491481501ISBN-13: 9781491481509Publisher: Capstone PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/01/2016Pages: 896Format: OtherWeight: 2.85lbsSize: 7.60h x...

Arachnophobia meets Five Nights at Freddy's in this middle grade horror novel perfect for fans of K.R. Alexander and Mary Downing Hahn.Can you outrun eight legs?Twelve-year-old Andi loves everything about spiders -- they're endlessly fascinating creatures. So when she finds a species she's never...

Tristan, Sarah, and Esteban, the NIGHTMARE BRIGADE, return! Tristan's mom, Alice, invented an incredible machine that allows them to enter a person's memories and help them. When a classmate, Sofiane's, memories of a pack of primates disturb him, it's up to the NIGHTMARE BRIGADE...

Author: Paul TremblayISBN-10: 0063396351ISBN-13: 9780063396357Publisher: Quill Tree BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/22/2025Pages: 256Format: Hardcover

Author: Laura ParnumISBN-10: 0063249596ISBN-13: 9780063249592Publisher: StorytideLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/29/2025Pages: 272Format: Hardcover

The Thirteen Doors of Black House is a fast-paced scary mystery that is destined to become a classic haunted house book for kids. --Fleur Bradley, award-winning author of Daybreak on Raven Island and Midnight at the Barclay Hotel. Maya Murtagh can't wait to spend...

Help the Haunted Mansion's famous feathered resident Raven find all the spooky guests for a special party in this unique seek-and-find picture book from Disney! Fans of the How to Catch series will love going on this grim, grinning adventure through the Disney Parks'...

Mia wants a dog, but her mom wants her to start with something easier: a plant. Mia thinks her new plant is beyond boring, since it doesn't do anything fun, like shake a paw. But when she turns her back on it for just...

I'm a huge fan of urban legends, and I've been fascinated by the story of Bloody Mary. I decided to try summoning Mary, so I started chanting her name while looking into a mirror. But I got scared and stopped halfway... The next day,...

Author: J. W. OckerISBN-10: 006332475XISBN-13: 9780063324756Publisher: StorytideLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/26/2025Pages: 224Format: Hardcover

Olivia has always felt different. Subconsciously aware of things unseen, she's become adept at hiding her true nature, even from herself... but now things are changing. Haunted by strange dreams and intense feelings, she senses something big is coming. Something no one is prepared...

Everyone at Camp Whispering Woods knows that Cabin 13 is haunted. Tyler and Izzie decide to explore the cabin to see if the haunting is just a rumor. But the pair become locked inside. Will they solve ghostly riddles and escape?Compound words are practiced...

Reese is excited when he gets a package at camp. Inside is a toy monkey and a riddle. Soon a monkey appears in the forest. More and more packages keep coming, and whatever is inside comes to life, causing chaos at the camp. Can...

"Horror Short Stories" is a collection of 39 short horror stories. This horror anthology has scenarios depicting strange happenings and unusual phenomena, with the border between reality and a nightmare becoming increasingly blurred. Each story in the anthology dives into the macabre and dark...

Roses are red.Violets are wilted.Why do you walkso stiff and so stilted?Something is very strange about the new girl in Joey Ocean's class. Her name is Xia Dedd. She never speaks, and her hair blows in the breeze-even inside.There is one thing Xia can...

In ancient Egypt, Queen Tera had herself mummified and she swore she would return to life. During an expedition to Egypt in 1947, Abel Trelawney and John Corbeck uncovered her tomb. Today, all is ready for her return. Tera's quest to fulfill her promise...

Now in paperback! Judy I. Lin, #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Magic Steeped in Poison, ventures into horror with Rick Riordan Presents in this a sinister tale of the supernatural, sisterhood, and the shadows that rule our darkest desires. Perfect for...

Fifty two different stories. Fifty two different Authors. Endless fright for all ages.Every state has an urban legend that evokes fear and curiosity in equal parts, and we've chronicled all of these logic-defying horrors here in the Haunted States of America anthology. From the...

Maxwell Dark is on a mission to help kids hunt down and defeat the nightmares haunting them in this chilling horror graphic novel filled with monsters and mayhem. I'm Maxwell. Please don't call me Max. I have a gift that I was born with,...

A scavenger hunt takes a sinister turn in the third novel in the Eek! series, tales to scare you silly!The competition just got scary.In the small town of Farlow, mysterious advertisements appear for a summer scavenger hunt. Twelve-year-old Maggie and her friends can't wait....

Destiny has a way of finding us all...After the devastating attack at the hospital, the guardians make their way back to the compound, only to find the mysterious necromancer Lily called the Dark One has no plans of letting them rest. They have no...

Being a teenager isn't easy--especially after you learn you carry the bloodline of Lovecraft's Great Old Ones in your veins. Instead of a summer job and checking out colleges, Calla Tafali finds herself battling supernatural monsters, human assassins, and her uncle, The King in...

**Note that reviews prior to Oct 17, 2013 are for a different edition of Outbreak not published by Pants On Fire Press.** It begins with a flight into Heathrow Airport. It ends up at Matt Hawkins' front gate, in a crowd of savage, lumbering...

Author: Jonah C. JamesISBN-10: 1735729612ISBN-13: 9781735729619Publisher: Cross City CreationsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/30/2024Pages: 42Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.11lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.09d

The alien invasion is upon us! At least, that's what twelve-year-old Marv thinks when a mysterious craft appears in the woods behind his house. If there's one thing he's learned from his trusty alien invasion guidebook, it's that ETs are just as likely to...

Down on the Bayou there is Cajun folklore, with a mysterious creature like never before-a legend so mesmerizing, chilling and true about how the Rougarou is going to get you.As the readers are guided through a tale of superstition, they will learn about a...

In a big abandoned house on a barren hill lives a skull. A brave girl named Otilla has escaped from terrible danger and run away, and when she finds herself lost in the dark forest, the lonely house beckons. Her host, the skull, is...

Weeks after watching her principal try to chew up her teacher, and minutes after she'd just lost her family, 12-year-old Aurora Bonsall begins her escape. Alongside Max Random in his hand-built go-kart, they set off across a ruined landscape of studio backlots, wrecked shopping...

"In a lightning-storm of beautiful writing, P?draig Kenny brings his extraordinary cast of characters to perfect, charming life. A marvelously delicate parable of friendship and compassion, Stitch is witty, elegant, and profound." --Jonathan Stroud In a Frankenstein-inspired adventure, Stitch and his friend Henry Oaf...

Author: Erin FalligantISBN-10: 1250388945ISBN-13: 9781250388940Publisher: Castle Point BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/20/2025Pages: 128Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.00lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.00d

An interactive adventure featuring a deadly curse, a rival school, and a traitor in your ranks. The Great Winter Academy for the Extraordinarily Talented is made up of students with paranormal and fantastical abilities. This year, YOU are one of three students who are...

The race is on for the Gamer! Villain Cynthia Cyber has captured two victims in her video game Space Racers. The helpless players cannot escape their speeding cars. Even worse, a monster racer is threatening to destroy them. The Gamer must drive on to...

A lonely farmhouse on a deserted dirt road holds a terrible secret. A young boy is held captive by his family. But it's for his own good. They are trying to protect him from a dangerous creature. A creature that screams in the night.Author:...

Will and his mom are caught in a blinding blizzard. A shadow is hiding in the snow. A shadow that roars. Giant claws grip the car. Will wishes his older and stronger brother was with them now.Author: Michael DahlISBN-10: 1434223086ISBN-13: 9781434223081Publisher: Stone Arch BooksLanguage:...

Previously published as Curse of the Boggin. A fast-paced, thrilling series opener from bestselling author D. J. MacHale. Check out a book--and unlock an adventure There's a place filled with tales that don't have an ending. Puzzles that won't be solved until someone steps...

It's Halloween, and ten timid ghosts in a haunted house have a problem: a mean witch is preparing to move in and scare them away, one by one Young trick-or-treaters learn to count backwards from ten to one as each ghost flies away to...

Weeks after watching her principal try to chew up her teacher, and minutes after she'd just lost her family, 12-year-old Aurora Bonsall begins her escape. Alongside Max Random in his hand-built go-kart, they set off across a ruined landscape of studio backlots, wrecked shopping...

Alex Moore is less than thrilled when his family decides to leave their bustling city life behind for the sleepy, rural town of Grand Darbeth, Vermont. With its quaint charm and serene landscape, Grand Darbeth seems harmless, if a little too quiet for Alex's...

Penelope Yee is a little girl who has too many things to do. So many things, in fact, that she would rather die than do them all, and so she does-over and over again. She simply can't stop dying. The problem is that every...

The ultimate scare for readers aged 9-12. Do your kids love scary books and spine-tingling stories? Then you're in the right place. Ghosts. Bad dreams. Creepy spiders. Alien infections. We all have something we're afraid of. And, of course, there are many other things...

Perfect for fans of Lisa Frankenstein and Bones and All, this "brutally beautiful" (Cassandra Clare) coming-of-rage horror novel about girl villains and monstrosity follows two sisters...and their growing body count--now with a brand-new look! Kit and Fancy Cordelle are sisters of the best kind:...

When Delores Mackenzie is chased home by a restless spirit, she is sent to the mysterious Uncles in Edinburgh Old Town to learn how to control her unusual 'gifts'. Scared and alone, she finds her new home at the Tolbooth Book Store is full...

Fifteen-year-old Tom lives in the murky city of London where he helps his father run a print shop. Among the customers is wise old Dr. Harker, a retired physician and seafarer, whose patient demeanor and fascinating tales endear him to Tom. Both Tom and...

A chilling middle school novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Mystery of Locked Rooms, three kids must discover who--or what--is terrorizing them after receiving an ominous meme on Halloween night. "A creepy, freaky, fun-as-anything tale."--Chuck Wendig, New York Times bestselling author...

Horrific tales of Horrifying Horror is a collection of 6 stories from authors and 5 stories from guest authors aged between 4 and 12. The stories are not cute. they are not sweet. They are blood-curdling, eyeball-popping, face-biting, scream-inducing tales of horror They are...