Ghost & Horror

Top ghost and horror picks for junior readers

Updated December 4, 2023
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The collectors
Lawrence, Lorien
Paper Book
Lorien Lawrence's The Collectors is the second young readers novel in the Fright Watch series. The Ladies in White want you to join their family--forever . . . After defeating the Oldies, Quinn and Mike thought that things...
Dread Wood
Killick, Jennifer
Paper Book
The must-read middle-grade novel from the author of super-spooky Crater Lake. Perfect for 9+ fans of R.L.Stine's Goosebumps. "Deliciously scary and hilarious comedy-horror, perfectly pitched for eight-plus." The Guardian "Brilliantly creepy fun for young horror...
Fear ground
Killick, Jennifer
Paper Book
The brand new must-read middle-grade novel from the author of Crater Lake. Perfect for 9+ fans of R.L.Stine's Goosebumps. There's a new craze at Dread Wood High. Flinch is a game of fear. The more you scare your friends, the more points on the app you get. At first it's fun,...
Flock horror
Killick, Jennifer
Paper Book
The brand new must-read middle-grade novel from the author of super-spooky Crater Lake. Perfect for fans of R.L.Stine's Goosebumps. Angelo and his friends know that together they can handle any pretty much anything - including giant mutant spiders or snake-like parasites that...
Ghostcloud
Mann, Michael
Paper Book
A riveting, magical escapade about finding friendship and the courage to set yourself free against all odds. Kidnapped and forced to shovel coal underground, in a half-bombed power station, 12-year-old Luke Smith-Sharma keeps his head down and hopes he can earn his freedom from...
Nightspark
Mann, Michael
Paper Book
Having escaped from the half-bombed, blackened power station where he was being imprisoned, 12-year-old Luke is finally reunited with his family above ground. But though Luke tries to readjust, he can't shake the guilt he feels for his friend Ravi, who was left behind, nor the feeling that...
The stitchers
Lawrence, Lorien
Paper Book
"The chills come guaranteed." --Stephen King The start of a spine-tingling new horror series perfect for fans of Stranger Things and Goosebumps. Something strange is happening on Goodie Lane . . . Thirteen...

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