Kids' Graphic Novels for the Spooky Season

Updated August 17, 2025
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The accursed vampire
McGrane, Madeline
Paper Book
*Named a Rainbow Book List Title* A spooky and funny graphic novel perfect for fans of The Witch Boy and Real Friends Dragoslava is a vampire kid. It has its perks, but sometimes being stuck as a kid forever can be a pain in the neck. And that's not even the worst part. A few...
Batcat
Ramm, Meggie
Paper Book
First in a full-color graphic novel series for emerging readers about accepting yourself and others from up-and-coming author-illustrator Meggie Ramm, creator of the comic strip The Littlest Dungeon Guard and cohost of the Pop! Whiz! Bang! comics podcast. Batcat...
Nancy Spector, monster detective. Book 1, The case of the missing spot
Martin, Stephen W.
Paper Book
Intrepid eight-year-old detective Nancy Spector and her talking dog, Jinx, search high and low for an invisible dog in this laugh-a-minute, fast-paced graphic novel perfect for fans of Dungeon Critters and The Mighty Jack. The Invisible...
Day of the Living Liv
Livingston, Liv
Paper Book
The only living girl in a ghost town struggles to find her place in the first book in the Spirited graphic chapter book series. Olivia "Liv" Livingston thinks life on the right side of Narrow Bridge is, well, just right! What's not to love about the perfect town of Pleasant Place...
Deepwater Creek: A Graphic Novel
Regina, Michael
Paper Book
From the creator of The Sleepover comes a horror graphic novel for kids about two brothers and their friends who set out to uncover what terrors may be lurking in their nearby creek. Perfect for fans of Goosebumps! There's nothing that Wade and his younger brother,...
Garlic & the vampire
Paulsen, Bree
Paper Book
An enchanting, farm-fresh debut graphic novel starring an unusual heroine who is braver than she realizes, for middle grade readers looking for a cozy, adventuresome read in the vein of Witch Boy or Be Prepared. Garlic feels as though she's always doing...
Ghost book
Lai, Remy
Paper Book
* "An entertaining, engaging read with echoes of Miyazaki's film Spirited Away." --Horn Book, starred review An Indie Bestseller! An Amazon, School Library Journal, and Chicago Public Library Best Book of the Year! Perfect for fans of...
Ghosts
Telgemeier, Raina
Paper Book
From Raina Telgemeier, the #1 New York Times bestselling, multiple Eisner Award-winning author of Smile, Drama, and Sisters!Catrina and her family are moving to the coast of Northern California because her little sister, Maya, is sick. Cat isn't happy about...
Ham Helsing : vampire hunter
Moyer, Rich
Paper Book
The monster hunt is on! A rip-roaring graphic novel adventure about the latest in a famous family of vampire-hunting pigs, inspired by legendary monster slayer Van Helsing! Ham Helsing is the descendant of a long line of adventurers and monster hunters--who don't often live to...
Heebie jeebies
Erman, Matthew
Paper Book
AT AMBERLINE MIDDLE SCHOOL THERE'S MORE THAN ONE THING THAT GOES BUMP IN THE NIGHT... Blue and their best friend Herschel are definitely not the coolest kids around, but when a group of popular bullies tell our main characters that their problems can be solved by finding the treasure buried beneath...
Hellaween
Lawton, Moss
Paper Book
Perfect for fans of Wednesday, Hooky, Monster High, and anyone in need of a wickedly good laugh, this graphic novel follows an aspiring witch and her two best friends as they try to have a fun-filled Halloween . . . while also dealing with a pair of neighborhood do-gooders hell-bent...
Hooky
Tur, Mi?riam Bonastre
Paper Book
Two twins, one prophecy, and a whole lot of hijinks. From WEBTOON, the #1 digital comic platform, comes a fantastical story about twin siblings Dani and Dorian who have missed the bus to magic school and scramble to find a mentor to teach them before their parents find out. Perfect for...
Hugo's haunted handbook
Whamond, Dave
Paper Book
A handy guidebook that will help you get rid of your ghost! Or will it? Got ghosts? Then you've come to right book! Hugo is a ghost expert, and he can tell you exactly how to boot out your boo. After all, he got rid of his ghost, no problem! But has Hugo really gotten rid of his...
Karen's ghost
Yingst, DK
Paper Book
Another graphic novel in this fun series spin-off from The Baby-sitters Club, adapted and illustrated by DK Yingst! Karen thinks there's a ghost in her house! But she has never really seen the ghost of Old Ben Brewer... until now. Karen and her stepsister, Kristy, have found out...
Meesh the bad demon
Lam, Michelle
Paper Book
A tale of unlikely heroes and myths is made real in this debut graphic novel series about a "bad" demon trying to find her place in the underworld. But she'll have to save it first! Meesh is a bad demon. "Bad" in that she always sees the good in those around her--which isn't...
Misfit mansion
Davault, Kay
Paper Book
Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends meets Hilda and the Troll in this spooky and sweet middle grade graphic novel about a monster girl who sneaks out of her foster home and into a human town in search of a forever family but finds more than she bargained for. ...
Nightlights
Alvarez, Lorena
Paper Book
Every night, tiny stars appear out of the darkness in little Sandy's bedroom. She catches them and creates wonderful creatures to play with until she falls asleep, and in the morning brings them back to life in the whimsical drawings that cover her room. One day, Morfie, a mysterious...
Oddity woods
Davault, Kay
Paper Book
Based on the webcomic of the same name, this spooky graphic novel mystery from the creator of Misfit Mansion follows a kid detective whose search for her missing father leads her into eerily enchanted woods full of strange, otherworldly creatures. After her father's sudden...
The old Willis place : a ghost story graphic novel
Peterson, Scott
Paper Book
Diana and her little brother, Georgie, know every inch of the land around the old Willis place, a crumbling mansion that some people say is haunted. They climb the trees and swim in the pond. And they can do whatever they want, even stay up all night. They don't have to change their...
Paranorthern and the chaos bunny a-hop-calypse
Cooke, Stephanie
Paper Book
A witch named Abby and her three friends--a wolf-girl, a ghost, and a pumpkinhead--band together to try and save their supernatural town from an invasion of rabid (but adorable!) chaos bunnies in this enchanting middle-grade graphic novel for fans of Making Friends, The Okay Witch, and Lumberjanes....
Sheets
Thummler, Brenna
Paper Book
2018 Barnes & Noble Best Book"" background-color:="" /> 2021 Amazon Teacher's Pick "For days after reading Brenna Thummler's Sheets I have been wandering my neighborhood, haunted, enchanted, and in need of freshly pressed clothing." --...
Skeleanor the decomposer
Ettlinger, Emily
Paper Book
An instantly charming and vivid chapter-book graphic novel, starring a music-obsessed skeleton, Skeleanor, and her quest to find her sound (and her confidence) by debut creator Emily Ettlinger. Skeleanor loves music more than life itself. There's just one problem- She has a bit...
Summer vamp
Karim, Violet Chan
Paper Book
What happens when a very human kid ends up at the wrong summer camp-FOR VAMPIRES?! This quirky and heart warming graphic novel about making friends and getting in trouble is perfect for fans of Witches of Brooklyn. After a lackluster school year, Maya anticipates an even...
A super scary Narwhalloween
Clanton, Ben
Paper Book
"The most lovable duo since Frog and Toad." --Dav Pilkey, bestselling creator of Dog Man and Captain Underpants The funny and adorable New York Times bestselling kids graphic novel series starring happy-go-lucky, waffle-loving Narwhal and somewhat cynical sidekick,...
Things in the basement
Hatke, Ben
Paper Book
From New York Times bestselling author Ben Hatke comes Things in the Basement, a young readers graphic novel about Milo, a young boy who discovers a portal to a secret world in his basement. It was supposed to just be a normal basement--some storage boxes, dust, you...
Things in the basement
Hatke, Ben
Paper Book
From New York Times bestselling author Ben Hatke comes Things in the Basement, a young readers graphic novel about Milo, a young boy who discovers a portal to a secret world in his basement. It was supposed to just be a normal basement--some storage boxes, dust, you...
Truth or dare--
Night, P. J.
Paper Book
During a round of Truth or Dare, Abby Miller confesses her crush on Jake Chilson. The only people who know her secret are her friends at the sleepover--and whoever sent her a text message in the middle of the night warning her to stay away from Jake...or else! But Abby isn't going to stay away...
Vampires don't wear polka dots
Low, Pearl
Paper Book
Mrs. Jeepers may -- or may not -- be a vampire in this funny and spooky series from Graphix Chapters. Get drawn into reading with Graphix Chapters! Graphix Chapters are ideal books for beginning and newly independent readers aged 6-8. With approachable page counts,...
Wait till Helen comes : a ghost story graphic novel
Peterson, Scott
Paper Book
In this graphic novel adaptation of master horror storyteller Mary Downing Hahn's spookiest and most popular tale, two siblings must save their stepsister from the clutches of a vengeful ghost. When their mom remarries, Molly and her brother, Michael, try to make friends with...
The witches : the graphic novel
Bagieu, Pe?ne?lope
Paper Book
Roald Dahl's darkly funny masterpiece, The Witches, now available as a graphic novel from Eisner Award-winning artist Pénélope Bagieu!Witches are real, and they are very, very dangerous. They wear ordinary clothes and have ordinary jobs, living in ordinary towns all across the world -- and...
Witches of Brooklyn
Escabasse, Sophie
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER * There's a new witch in town! Life in Brooklyn takes a strange turn when twelve-year-old Effie discovers her family's magical powers in this laugh-out-loud graphic novel that's "charming beyond belief" (Entertainment Weekly)! Effie's aunts are weird....

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