Oregon City Teen Suspense, Thriller and Horror Genre Guide

Updated May 8, 2026
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The haunting of Paynes Hollow
Armstrong, Kelley
Paper Book
From New York Times bestselling author Kelley Armstrong comes a nail-biting supernatural horror about a haunted lakeside property and twisted family secrets. When Samantha Payne's grandfather dies, she figures she won't even get a mention in the will. After all, she hasn...
Better the devil
Brown, Erik J.
Paper Book
Get ready for queer mayhem in this gritty psychological thriller filled with stolen identity, true crime and first love, from the bestselling author of All That's Left in the World. For fans of One of Us Is Lying, The Reappearance of Rachel Price and...
Five nights at Freddy's. the graphic novel / [1], The silver eyes
Cawthon, Scott
Paper Book
Don't miss the first-ever graphic novel for Five Nights at Freddy's, an adaptation of the #1 New York Times bestselling novel, The Silver Eyes, illustrated by fan-favourite game artist Claudia Schröder! Ten years after the horrific murders at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza that ripped their town...
Clown in a cornfield
Cesare, Adam
Paper Book
Bram Stoker Award Winner for Superior Achievement in a Young Adult Novel In Adam Cesare's terrifying young adult debut, Quinn Maybrook finds herself caught in a battle between old and new, tradition and progress--that just may cost her life. Quinn Maybrook and her...
The king is dead
Dean, Benjamin (Children's author)
Paper Book
Gossip Girl but make it royal - a Black LGBTQ+ royal reimagining full of scandalous secrets, rollercoaster romances and one hell of a mystery, from the award-winning author Benjamin Dean.  'Scandalous, funny and deliciously compelling!' ...
Needy little things
Desamours, Channelle
Paper Book
A brilliantly page-turning thriller with an unusual psychological twist, which fans of One of Us is Lying, Ace of Spades and A Good Girl's Guide to Murder will love. 'Memorable, fascinating and full of emotional complexity, this is an original, layered...
Attack on Titan. 3
Isayama, Hajime
Paper Book
TRAITOR The last thing Eren remembers before blacking out, a Titan had bitten off his arm and leg and was getting ready to eat him alive. Much to his surprise he wakes up without a scratch on him, with a crowd of angry soldiers screaming for his blood. What strange new power has he...
The color of a lie
Johnson, Kim
Paper Book
In 1955, a Black family passes for white and moves to a "Whites Only" town in the suburbs. Caught between two worlds, a teen boy puts his family at risk as he uncovers racist secrets about his suburb. A new social justice thriller from the acclaimed author of This Is My America!
Going dark
De la Cruz, Melissa
Paper Book
"An intense rollercoaster of a thriller and a searing indictment of which victims get our attention and sympathy." -#1 New York Times bestselling author Marie Lu In this ripped-from-the-headlines Gone Girl meets A Good...
None shall sleep
Marney, Ellie
Paper Book
A riveting New York Times bestselling YA thriller that will keep readers on the edge of their seats from start to finish.
The woods are always watching
Perkins, Stephanie
Paper Book
If you go down to the woods today . . . Two girls go backpacking in the woods. Things go very wrong.And, then, their paths collide with a serial killer . . . The Woods are Always Watching is an edge-of-your-seat, nerve-wrangling thriller. Full of breathtaking action and twists you'll never see...
Wake the wild creatures
Suma, Nova Ren
Paper Book
A Washington Post Best Book of the Year! A Chicago Public Library Best Book of the Year! This extraordinary, timely, and must-read novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Nova Ren Suma explores freedom and rage as a...
Their vicious games
Wellington, Joelle
Paper Book
Twelve girls. Three rounds. One ultimate prize . . . for the last one left alive. Edgewater Academy is a school for the very rich and very powerful. Adina Walker is neither of those things. Alone and outcast, when she gets into a fight with a fellow student (and...
Heiress takes all
Wibberley, Emily
Paper Book
Scorned in more ways than one, a former teen heiress attempts the ultimate revenge heist at her father's luxury wedding--if only her infuriatingly charming ex-boyfriend would get out of the way--in this funny and fast-paced romantic thriller.    "A perfectly...

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