Scary

The 12 screams of Christmas

Stine, R. L.,


When "frenemies" Kate and Courtney need a quiet place to rehearse for their school's Christmas play, their teacher suggests an old house that might just be haunted.
Date Published:2014

Approaching the undead

Specter, Baron, 1957-,


Stan Summer has been attacked by mysterious balls of light in Hilltop Cemetery and he and his new friend Amy need to solve the mystery of who these ghosts are and what they want.
Date Published:2013

Attack of the graveyard ghouls

Stine, R. L.,


Having accidentally knocked over a headstone during a field trip to the local cemetery, Spencer finds himself face to face with a ghastly ghoul that wants to take over his body.
Date Published:2015

Be careful what you wish for

Stine, R. L.,


"Now with bonus features"--Cover. Samantha, the laughingstock of the girls' basketball team, meets someone who can grant her three wishes, but she isn't careful what she wishes for and they come true, turning her life into a living nightmare.
Date Published:2009

Beware! : R.L. Stine picks his favorite scary stories /


"A Parachute Press book." Wilson's Children, June 2003. Wilson's Junior High School, September 2003. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), April 2003. Library Media Connection, February 2003. Horror writer R.L. Stine shares his favorite scary tales, poems, and comics of all time, including two new stories of his own.
Date Published:2002

A Christmas carol

Dickens, Charles.,


A miser learns the true meaning of Christmas when three ghostly visitors review his past and foretell his future.
Date Published:1979

Creepy islands

Williams, Dinah (Dinah J.),


Creepy islands -- Coffins in the trees -- The Lost Colony -- Blackbeard's revenge -- Treasure Island -- Did she survive? -- Deadly swamps -- Terrible Tilly -- Ghost of a mansion -- Snake Island -- The Moai of Rapa Nui -- Island of the Dead -- Creepy islands around the world. Looks at different islands from around the world that are described as creepy or haunted, including Deadman Island in Canada, Roanoke Island in North Carolina and more.
Date Published:2015

Creepy islands -- Coffins in the trees -- The Lost Colony -- Blackbeard's revenge -- Treasure Island -- Did she survive? -- Deadly swamps -- Terrible Tilly -- Ghost of a mansion -- Snake Island -- The Moai of Rapa Nui -- Island of the Dead -- Creepy islands around the world. Looks at different islands from around the world that are described as creepy or haunted, including Deadman Island in Canada, Roanoke Island in North Carolina and more.

Date Published:2015

Creepy schools

Camisa, Kathryn,


Creepy schools -- Stay out of the water! -- The fourth floor -- The lady in red -- Children of the forest - Creepy schools around the world. The bell has rung. Everyone has left the school building except you. Creeeak! Suddenly, all the locker doors in an empty hallway swing wide open! As your heart pounds, you squeeze your eyes shut. When you slowly open them, you notice that all the lockers are now closed! Had it all been your imagination? Get ready to read four spine-tingling tales about creepy schools. This 24-page book features controlled, narrative nonfiction text with age-appropriate vocabulary and simple sentence construction. The colorful design and spooky art will engage and terrify emergent readers.
Date Published:2018

Creepy schools -- Stay out of the water! -- The fourth floor -- The lady in red -- Children of the forest - Creepy schools around the world. The bell has rung. Everyone has left the school building except you. Creeeak! Suddenly, all the locker doors in an empty hallway swing wide open! As your heart pounds, you squeeze your eyes shut. When you slowly open them, you notice that all the lockers are now closed! Had it all been your imagination? Get ready to read four spine-tingling tales about creepy schools. This 24-page book features controlled, narrative nonfiction text with age-appropriate vocabulary and simple sentence construction. The colorful design and spooky art will engage and terrify emergent readers.

Date Published:2018

Diane Goode's book of scary stories & songs


A collection of traditional tales, with some poems and songs, most on a ghostly theme.
Date Published:1994

Encountering ghosts : eyewitness accounts /

Bolte, Mari,


"Stories of ghost encounters are told using eyewitness accounts in graphic novel format"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2015

Fantasmas

Telgemeier, Raina,


"Scholastic en español"--Cover. Having moved to the coast of Northern California for the sake of her little sister, Maya, who has cystic fibrosis, Cat is disappointed to learn that her new town is inhabited by ghosts, while Maya sets her heart on meeting one.
Date Published:2017

Favorite scary stories of American children


Booklist. A collection, selected by children as their favorites, of twenty-three spooky tales from a variety of ethnic traditions.
Date Published:1999

The ghost emperor's new clothes : a graphic novel /

Harper, Benjamin,


Inspired by Kejserens nye klæder by Hans Christian Andersen. "In this retelling of The Emperor's New Clothes, the ghost of a vain emperor is causing trouble in the local village shops, but famed ghost hunters plan to catch the ghost on camera, using the same tricky tactics the emperor's tailors did when he was alive"--OCLC.
Date Published:2021

Ghosts

Telgemeier, Raina,


Catrina and her family have moved to the coast of Northern California for the sake of her little sister, Maya, who has cystic fibrosis--and Cat is even less happy about the move when she is told that her new home is haunted, and Maya sets her heart on meeting a ghost.
Date Published:2016

Halloween night

Murray, Marjorie Dennis,


A rhyming story that tells of a group of animals, monsters, and witches who prepare such a frightening Halloween party that their expected trick-or-treaters all run away.
Date Published:2008

The haunted car

Stine, R. L.,


Mitchell's parents are delighted with their recent purchase of a sleek sports car, yet when the car's ghost makes an appearance, the family realizes that they have gotten much more than they bargained for.
Date Published:1999

Haunted Gotham

Markovics, Joyce L.,


Haunted Gotham -- A deadly dwelling -- Gertrude's ghost -- A lingering spirit -- An eerie inn -- "Keep quiet!" -- The lady of the lake -- Murder at the mansion -- The Belasco Theater ghost -- A fatal blow -- Ghost station -- Thousands of corpses. Explore 11 haunted places of New York City.
Date Published:2017

Haunted Hollywood

Williams, Dinah (Dinah J.),


Examines eleven of the most haunted spots in Hollywood, California, including the Hollywood sign, Paramount Studios, and the Hollywood Wax Museum.
Date Published:2015

The Haunter

Stine, R. L.,


"Sammy Baker is a quiet kid who wished he wasn't so shy and timid. He is frightened but eager to prove he can be brave. On Halloween night, he follows his friends to the Marple House, an abandoned mansion on the other side of town. Just past midnight, he feels a cold tingle at the back of his neck. The chill spreads across his body. It's unlike anything he's ever felt before. Soon his whole head feels like a block of ice. He's about to scream-- but the frigid sensation vanishes. Sammy doesn't realize that he has just met The Haunter ... and that his nightmares are only just the beginning"--Back cover.
Date Published:2016

"Sammy Baker is a quiet kid who wished he wasn't so shy and timid. He is frightened but eager to prove he can be brave. On Halloween night, he follows his friends to the Marple House, an abandoned mansion on the other side of town. Just past midnight, he feels a cold tingle at the back of his neck. The chill spreads across his body. It's unlike anything he's ever felt before. Soon his whole head feels like a block of ice. He's about to scream-- but the frigid sensation vanishes. Sammy doesn't realize that he has just met The Haunter ... and that his nightmares are only just the beginning"--Back cover.

Date Published:2016

Heads, you lose!

Stine, R. L.,


Jessica and Ryan are transported to a terrifying new world after flipping a two-headed coin from the HorrorLand souvenir shop and must reunite a prince with his missing head in order to escape.
Date Published:2010