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

These ghostly adventures and spine-chilling stories are great for reads for reluctant readers.

These ghostly adventures and spine-chilling stories are great for reads for reluctant readers.

These ghostly adventures and spine-chilling stories are great for reads for reluctant readers.

Jackson is cold and starving in the dreadful winter weather.

Emily was like her ninety-nine brothers and sisters, until she won all the eight-legged races at spider sports.

';Zohra Nabi has clearly done her research.

'Vampires, ancient evil, a centuries-long feud, and forbidden romance?

There's a new girl at school-and she's trying to make fangs happen-in this first Vampire's Love novel from the author of the Secret Diaries series.

A chilling series of stories of flight and fear.

This Ladybird Classic ebook is an abridged retelling of the classic tale of Frankenstein by Mary Shelley.

This Ladybird Classic ebook is an abridged retelling of the classic vampire tale of Dracula by Bram Stoker.

New in the critically acclaimed Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the incredible life of Mary Shelley, the English novelist and creator of Frankenstein.

Get ready for Halloween with this child-friendly collection of spooky stories from all over the world.

Get ready for Halloween with this child-friendly collection of spooky stories from all over the world.

Step into the shadows and uncover the centuries-old myths and legends that lie beneath the figure of the vampire, with this magical compendium of facts and fiction.

Now that Kaz can finally pass through walls without feeling all “skizzy,” he can go explore Beckett’s secret room at the back of the library.

Kaz and Claire’s new detective agency is a success!

For fans of Stephen King, Neil Gaiman, American Horror Story and The Walking Dead comes a powerhouse anthology featuring some of the best thriller and horror writers in YA

A host of the sharpest young adult authors come together in this collection of terrifying tales and psychological thrillers.

Come on up to the attic
Come up if you dare
Climb up the rickety ladder—
Come up and see what’s there…

Ben H.

This is the ultimate unofficial guide to Stranger Things!

The four short stories in Nightmares in the Daylight depict kids in everyday situations that devolve into humorous happenings and strange events.

Demonic visitations, occult powers, witchcraft, and spritual warfare are just some of the elements that make The Magic Store Across the Street such a thriller.

Dave and Brenda Brentwood are spending the summer with their Uncle Rob and Aunt Caryn in North Carolina.

Somethings not right at number 56 Water Street.

Aurore, Kip and the gang are back in the third book in the MacBride Museum Yukon Kids Series!

From the Sunday Times bestselling author of 13 Minutes and the writer behind Netflix's Behind Her Eyes comes a heart-breaking, heart-stopping tale of love, life and death which will take your breath away.

Elizabeth is a thoughtful, quiet girl, ever cautious and just a little bit timid.

'Bah,'said Scrooge, 'Humbug.

It's a dark and lonely Christmas Eve in the dining room of ancient Soul's College.

Faded Gatsby glamour and thrilling gothic horror meet in this gorgeously told, terrifying and dreamy YA romance.

Shadowmancer takes you into a world of superstition, magic and witchcraft, where the ultimate sacrifice might even be life itself.

American history mixes with legend in four classic ghost tales for Step 4 early readers: a Cape Cod ghost horse that leads ships away from danger; a portrait that protests being moved within Virginia’s Shirley Plantation museum; a Colorado miner who continued to look for love even after his bones were dumped down an outhouse hole; and a one-handed California sea captain whose ghost is still said to prowl Stinson Beach.

The vivacious Jacky Faber returns in the tenth tale in L.

Mysterious disappearances!

Fourth grade superhero Jo Schmo and her doggy sidekick Raymond are having a pretty rotten daythey just dont know it yet.

Lars Olafson moves with his parents to the old family farm near Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, to live with his aged aunt Cass.

Twelve-year-old Jose Maldonado used to dream of becoming a fine artist.

Meredith Willis is suspicious of Adrien, the new guy next door.

Just before summer begins, 13-year-old Ali finds an odd photograph in the attic.

When he goes to spend the summer with his great-aunt in the family's old house, eleven-year-old Drew is drawn eighty years into the past to trade places with his great-great-uncle who is dying of diphtheria.

A sequel to critically acclaimed THE NEDDIAD told from the point of view of Neds friend, IggyLa Brea Woman is missing.

The intrepid Jacky Faber, having once again eluded British authorities, heads west, hoping that no one will recognize her in the wilds of America.

The undead can really screw up your senior year.

When twelve-year-old Florence boards the crowded horse-drawn coach in London, she looks forward to a new life with her great uncle and aunt at Crutchfield Hall, an oldmanor house in the English countryside.

Winner of the Edgar Award for Best Juvenile MysteryTwo friends set out to solve the years-old mystery of a murder, testing their friendship and placing them in danger, in this creepy thriller by suspense master Mary Downing Hahn.