Horror and Ghosts (YA)

Boo! Everyone loves a good horror read. Here's a selection of some of our favourite horror and ghost stories for teens, including some classics!

Updated June 19, 2024
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Anna Dressed in Blood
Blake, Kendare.
Paper Book
From Kendare Blake, the #1New York Timesbestselling author ofThree Dark Crowns, a beautiful and haunting ghost story Cas Lowood has inherited an unusual vocation: He kills the dead. So did his father before him, until he was gruesomely murdered by a...
Afterlife
Gray, Claudia
Paper Book
* YALSA galley mailing * Extensive galley distribution at preview events and conferences * Targeted outreach to Chicago librarians and library systems * Pitch author for national conference appearances (specifically, 2011 NCTE/ALAN...
Took : a ghost story graphic novel
Peterson, Scott
Paper Book
Daniel doesn't believe the woods behind his new home are haunted by an evil witch and her terrifying beast. But then his little sister disappears . . . and it's up to him to find her. This chilling graphic-novel version of Mary Downing Hahn's popular page-turner will thrill readers...
The fallen
Higson, Charlie
Paper Book
The Enemy is among us . . . First the sickness rotted the adults' minds. Then their bodies. Now they stalk the streets of London, hunting human flesh. The Holloway crew are survivors. They've fought their way across the city and made...
I hunt killers
Lyga, Barry.
Paper Book
The first book in this thrilling, terrifying series by New York Times bestselling author Barry Lyga is perfect for fans of Dexter. It was a beautiful day. It was a beautiful field. Except for the body. Jazz is a likable teenager. A charmer,...
The measure of greatness : an inquiry into the unique traits and talents that set certain athletes apart from the rest of the field
Keese, Parton
Paper Book
Discusses 12 leading athletes from several major sports in an attempt to isolate the particular quality that has made each one outstanding.
Only you can save mankind
Pratchett, Terry
Paper Book
The alien spaceship is in his sights. His finger is on the Fire button. Johnny Maxwell is about to set the new high score on the computer game Only You Can Save Mankind. Suddenly: We wish to talk. Huh? We surrender. The aliens aren't supposed to surrender -- they're supposed to die! Now what is...
Camp Damascus
Tingle, Chuck
Paper Book
INSTANT USA TODAY & INDIE BESTSELLER A Best Book of 2023 (Vulture) and a Best Horror Book of 2023 (Esquire, Library Journal) * A Bram Stoker Award Nominee and CALIBA Golden Poppy Award finalist! Chuck Tingle's debut, Camp Damascus,...
Anna and the apocalypse
Turner, Katharine
Paper Book
School's out for the end of the world. Anna and the Apocalypse is a horror comedy about a teenager who faces down a zombie apocalypse with a little help from her friends. Anna Shepherd is a straight-A student with a lot going on under the surface: she's...

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