Scary Stories for Kids

Stories to keep you awake at night for ages 9-12.

Updated June 17, 2026
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Saskatchewan Information & Library Services Consortium Regina Public Library
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Doll bones
Black, Holly
Paper Book
My name is Eleanor Kerchner. You can call me the Queen. I died in 1895. Now it's time to play. A chilling ghost story by the bestselling author of The Spiderwick Chronicles, Holly Black. Recipient of a...
Revenge of the witch
Delaney, Joseph
Paper Book
* The Last Apprentice: Revenge of the Witch will be featured in the HarperCollins booth at major institutional conferences, including TLA, IRA, ALA and NCTE * A finished book will be sent to a list of 550 large school and public library systems and influential librarians and educators for...
Small spaces
Arden, Katherine
Paper Book
'Don't panic. That's the first rule of survival. Never panic.' Simple enough - until your school trip turns into a waking nightmare. After rescuing a book from the river, eleven-year-old Ollie discovers an unsettling ghost story about the sinister Smiling Man, a...

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