Children’s / Teenage fiction: Horror and ghost stories, chillers

';Gloriously dark and romantic.

There Was a Young Zombie Who Swallowed a Worm is a spooky Halloween extravaganza, packed with toads, witches, bats, trolls and a VERY peckish zombie - watch out!

For months, a gruesome killer has been plaguing the Midwest.

'Truly the most magical story .

Padraig Kenny's The Shadows of Rookhaven is a story about family and forgiveness, the sequel to The Monsters of Rookhaven.

Nominated for the CILIP Carnegie Medal 2022Waterstones Children's Book of the Month for October 2021Winner of the Honour Award for Fiction, KPMG Irish Children's Book Awards 2021'A magnificent, shadowy, gothic adventure full of heart' - Emma Carroll, author of Frost Hollow Hall.

'Twisty and unnerving' - Holly Jackson, author of A Good Girl's Guide to Murder.

The Monster Doctor: Revolting Rescue is the second in a howlingly hilarious series of monster adventures from John Kelly that will have you laughing your head off .

TRUST NO ONE.

An instant New York Times bestseller, Wilder Girls is Rory Power's chilling and unputdownable YA debut.

Stolen cakes, major explosions and an unforgettable cast of characters - dive into The Orphans of St Halibut's, a hilarious caper from debut author Sophie Wills and million-copy bestselling illustrator, David Tazzyman.

It's tough being a vampire when you're more giggles and glitter than beastly and bitter.

A suspenseful and spooky series, perfect for fans of Goosebumps, from bestselling duo Ally Condie and Brendan Reichs.

From bestselling authors Ally Condie and Brendan Reichs comes The Beast, the second book in the darkly suspenseful middle-grade Darkdeep series.

From the Newbery Medal Winning Author Of The Dark Frigate, The Mutineers is a tale of old days at Sea and of Adventures in the Far East.

The Dark Frigate is a Newbery Medal winner for the year’s most distinguished contribution to American literature for children, a swashbuckling tale of adventure and bravery on the high seas.

A king and queen have a daughter and invite everyone to the christening except the king''s sister Princess Makemnoit, a spiteful and sour woman.

'A powerful, heart-racing story of family, fate, and writing your own destiny.

Devin Dexter and his cousin Tommy just saved the city of Gravesend from the menace of magical, malicious Cuddle Bunnies brought to life by the warlock, Herb.

Felicity Cole sells flowers in the streets of Victorian London to feed herself and her young brother.

Since her mom died, Andies family has crumbled.

The Woods are Always Watching by Stephanie Perkins is an edge-of-your-seat, nerve-wrangling thriller - full of breathtaking action and twists you'll never see coming.

There's Someone Inside Your House by Stephanie Perkins will have you swooning with fear and romance.

When Stanley Stanwright finds a bone poking out of the earth in his back garden, he is determined to take a picture of it and send it to the Young Discoverer's Competition, thinking it will help bring his dad back home.

The Awakening of Sunshine Girl is the second in a frighteningly good series based on the popular YouTube sensation The Haunting of Sunshine Girl Network, created by Paige McKenzie.

From YouTube sensation Marzia CutiePieMarzia Bisognin, an eerie thriller about a girl whose dream house quickly becomes a terrifying nightmare.

A girl unravels a centuries-old mystery after moving into a haunted house in this deliciously suspenseful read that Kirkus Reviews calls ';just the ticket for a cold autumn night.

Multiple Bram Stoker Awardwinning author Jonathan Maberry compiles more than twenty stories and poemswritten by members of the Horror Writers Associationin this terrifying collection about our worst fears.

Lulu and Jek are science nerds, and have been best friends since they were young.

'Utterly original.

Gruselige Gespenster und biestige Boggarts: Die Abenteuer von Geisterjäger Tom WardKälte zieht auf, und Lehrling Tom Ward macht sich gemeinsam mit Meister Gregory auf den Weg in dessen Winterquartier.

Elinor has spent her life being bullied and abused by her uncle, aunt and cousins.

One of us is dead.

Some secrets are so unthinkable you can't even admit them to yourself .

Welcome to the Deadlands, where life is a lottery.

Winner of the Scottish Teenage Book Prize 2017.

A SHADES OF LONDON exclusive World Book Day storyOn a cold night, Stephen Dene went to the Eton boathouse to perform a desperate act.

Something spooky is happening in Bywater-by-Sea.

What sort of a life is death?

A chilling boarding school ghost story that will keep you up all night.

A lonely girl in contemporary London encounters dark magic in Victorian LondonLondon, 1891.

A darkly comic Dickensian ghost story from Blue Peter Award winner Gareth P.

Straighten your cape and ready your fangs .

Straighten your cape and sharpen your claws .

A startlingly original, delightfully eerie tale for 9+ readers, with stunning illustrations by a renowned and multi-award-winning artist Lily just wants things to go back to the way they were: before she got sick, before her parents decided to have another baby.

Welcome to Cod's Bottom the sleepy seaside town with a secret!

A thrilling page-turner, perfect for fans of Riverdale,One of Us is Lying and A Good Girls Guide to Murder.

Hocus PocusandPractical Magicmeets the Salem Witch trials in this haunting story about three sisters on a quest for revenge - and how love may be the only thing powerful enough to stop them.

Black Mirrormeets PrettyLittle Liarsin this novel full of action, suspense and hot romance.