Scary/Spooky

Beware the Bell Witch

Troupe, Thomas Kingsley,


Shortly after Miles Watley visits the Bell Witch Cave, in Adams, Tennessee, ghostly things start happening.
Date Published:2019

Beware the ninja weenies and other warped and creepy tales

Lubar, David,


"A Tom Doherty Associates book"--T.p. Booklist, August 2012. Horn Book, April 2013. Choice, April 2013. Kirkus Review, April 2012. Library Media Connection, January 2013. Contains thirty-three stories about stranded aliens, a horrifying cheesemaker, a boy with the power to make stars vanish, and other frightening things. Includes notes on how the author got his ideas for these stories.
Date Published:2013

Check out the library weenies : and other warped and creepy tales /

Lubar, David,


Kirkus Review, August 2018. Contains thirty stories, including ones about kids becoming cartoons, bullies suffering from bat hair, and weenies in a library. Includes notes on how the author got his ideas for these stories.
Date Published:2019

Cirque du freak : a living nightmare /

Shan, Darren,


Sequel: The vampire's assistant. Includes the first chapter of The vampire's assistant. School Library Journal, May 2001. Booklist, April 2001. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), April 2001. Two boys who are best friends visit an illegal freak show, where an encounter with a vampire and a deadly spider forces them to make life-changing choices.
Date Published:2002

Cirque du freak : the vampire's assistant /

Shan, Darren,


Sequel to: Cirque du Freak. Booklist, September 2001. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), October 2001. After traveling with Mr. Crepsley, the vampire who made him into a half-vampire, Darren returns to the freak show known as the Cirque du Freak and continues to fight his need to drink human blood.
Date Published:2001

Cirque du freak : tunnels of blood /

Shan, Darren,


"First published in Great Britain by Collins in 2000"--T.p. verso. Sequel to: The vampire's assistant. Darren, Evra, and Mr. Crepsley leave the Cirque Du Freak and get a taste of the city, but when corpses drained of blood are discovered, Darren and Evra must confront a dangerous creature of the night.
Date Published:2003

Coraline

Gaiman, Neil,


School Library Journal starred, August 2002. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books starre, November 2002. Pub Weekly, June 2002. Kirkus Starred, June 2002. Booklist, August 2002. New York Times, August 2002. Horn Book, November 2002. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), October 2002. Looking for excitement, Coraline ventures through a mysterious door into a world that is similar, yet disturbingly different from her own, where she must challenge a gruesome entity in order to save herself, her parents, and the souls of three others.
Date Published:2002

School Library Journal starred, August 2002. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books starre, November 2002. Pub Weekly, June 2002. Kirkus Starred, June 2002. Booklist, August 2002. New York Times, August 2002. Horn Book, November 2002. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), October 2002. Looking for excitement, Coraline ventures through a mysterious door into a world that is similar, yet disturbingly different from her own, where she must challenge a gruesome entity in order to save herself, her parents, and the souls of three others.

Date Published:2002

Darkside

Becker, Tom,


Jonathan Starling's father is in an asylum and his home has been attacked when, while running away from kidnappers, he stumbles upon Darkside, a terrifying and hidden part of London ruled by the descendents of Jack the Ripper, where Jonathan is in mortal danger if he cannot find the way out.
Date Published:2008

The dummy meets the mummy!

Stine, R. L.,


Cathy O'Connor has seen it all. Her dad owns the local Haunted Horror Museum, a popular location filled with spooky items. The museum has been trying to get its hand on a real mummy for a long time. And this year, a mysterious mummy, Arragotus, has arrived. But when Slappy is dropped at the museum's doorstep the night before Cathy's class is coming, scary things start to happen. The dummy meets the mummy, and nobody is safe. Will it be a wrap for Cathy's friends and family?
Date Published:2019

Cathy O'Connor has seen it all. Her dad owns the local Haunted Horror Museum, a popular location filled with spooky items. The museum has been trying to get its hand on a real mummy for a long time. And this year, a mysterious mummy, Arragotus, has arrived. But when Slappy is dropped at the museum's doorstep the night before Cathy's class is coming, scary things start to happen. The dummy meets the mummy, and nobody is safe. Will it be a wrap for Cathy's friends and family?

Date Published:2019

Friiight night

Stine, R. L.,


"Kelly Crosby is the new kid in school. So far, it's not going so well. He's already gotten lost, had trouble making friends, and annoyed the monster that lives in the school basement. That's right. This new school has a monster. Every year, at a party called Friiight Night, one (un)lucky kid is chosen to be the monster's special guest of honor. Guess whose luck is about to run out?"--Back cover.
Date Published:2023

Ghost hunter's daughter

Poblocki, Dan,


School Library Journal, June 2020. Booklist, June 2020. "Claire doesn't believe in ghosts, even though her dad is a ghost hunter on TV. But then her dad disappears. And a strange boy in her class, Lucas, knows something about ghosts. One of them has a message for her: Her dad has been taken, and he's in grave danger. Together, Claire and Lucas set out for the town of Hush Falls, where her dad was last seen. Legend says that a tall man in a dark tattered coat lurks near the reservoir in town, and anyone who gets too lose to old Lemuel Hush is never heard from again. Claire and Lucas are determined to rescue Claire's father. But how can they save him from the ghost of Hush when everyone knows that seeing him means that you're destined to die..."--Jacket flap.
Date Published:2020

School Library Journal, June 2020. Booklist, June 2020. "Claire doesn't believe in ghosts, even though her dad is a ghost hunter on TV. But then her dad disappears. And a strange boy in her class, Lucas, knows something about ghosts. One of them has a message for her: Her dad has been taken, and he's in grave danger. Together, Claire and Lucas set out for the town of Hush Falls, where her dad was last seen. Legend says that a tall man in a dark tattered coat lurks near the reservoir in town, and anyone who gets too lose to old Lemuel Hush is never heard from again. Claire and Lucas are determined to rescue Claire's father. But how can they save him from the ghost of Hush when everyone knows that seeing him means that you're destined to die..."--Jacket flap.

Date Published:2020

Ghostly reunion

Troupe, Thomas Kingsley,


A predictable family reunion in Hibbing, Minnesota, turns spooky after Robby Warner and his cousins tour an old bus museum and find a ghost who is looking for something.
Date Published:2019

Ghouls gone wild

Stine, R. L.,


"A Parachute Press book." Just as eleven-year-old Max is celebrating a chance to move away from the ghosts who have been ruining his life, two ghouls invade his house and only Nicky and Tara, the ghosts, can scare them away.
Date Published:2005

Good night, zombie

Preller, James,


Accidentally locked inside an almost-deserted school, strangers Carter, Esme and Arnold are watched by a mysterious night janitor as shadowy beings shuffle closer through the mist.
Date Published:2013

Half-minute horrors


Includes index. Publisher's Weekly, August 2009. Booklist, September 2009. An anthology of very short, scary stories by an assortment of authors and illustrators including Chris Raschka, Joyce Carol Oates, Neil Gaiman, Jack Gantos, and Lane Smith.
Date Published:2009

Haunted houses

San Souci, Robert D.,


Originally published: New York : Henry Holt, 2010. Presents ten horror tales about various types of haunted houses, including a mansion with a pirate looking for his head, a dollhouse inhabited by a ghost, and a vacation house with people-eating spiders.
Date Published:2012

Haunting with the stars

Stine, R. L.,


"Space-obsessed Murphy Shannon is pumped that his 6th grade class is visiting the Rayburne Observatory. Except, being a know-it-all means he's totally bored with the lectures he has to sit through. So when classmates Orly and Cleo say they should explore on their own, Murphy sneaks out with them. But when they come face-to-face with the strange Dr. Rayburne and his experiments, they realize they may be in way over their heads. A grand adventure in space may be in store for them, if they can survive"--OCLC.
Date Published:2022

"Space-obsessed Murphy Shannon is pumped that his 6th grade class is visiting the Rayburne Observatory. Except, being a know-it-all means he's totally bored with the lectures he has to sit through. So when classmates Orly and Cleo say they should explore on their own, Murphy sneaks out with them. But when they come face-to-face with the strange Dr. Rayburne and his experiments, they realize they may be in way over their heads. A grand adventure in space may be in store for them, if they can survive"--OCLC.

Date Published:2022

Home sweet horror

Preller, James,


After the death of his mother, eight-year-old Liam and his father and sister move to a new house for a fresh start, but Liam soon discovers that the old house is haunted.
Date Published:2013

I scream, you scream! : scary tales /

Preller, James,


"Dr. Z's adventure park"--Cover. Amusement park-loving Samantha receives a ticket to a very special ride that takes her on a heart-stopping adventure along with her equally terrified companion.
Date Published:2013

It's alive! It's alive!

Stine, R. L.,


"Livvy and Gates intend to beat the competition at the Springdale Robots Meet this year, but their entry seems to have a mind of its own"--OCLC.
Date Published:2019