Kids: Spooky stories

If you like reading something spooky and are after a book that may contain ghosts, horror, the supernatural, aliens, or just something a bit scary then there'll be something for you in this list!

Updated July 28, 2025
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Wellington City Libraries Children's team at Wellington City Libraries
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The witches
Dahl, Roald
Paper Book
From the World's No. 1 Storyteller, The Witches is a children's classic that has captured young reader's imaginations for generations. This is not a fairy tale. This is about real witches. Grandmamma loves to tell about witches. Real witches are the...
Revenge of the witch Wardstone Chronicles / Last Apprentice Series, Book 1
Delaney, Joseph.
Ebook
Capturing witches Binding boggarts Driving away ghosts For years, Old Gregory has been the Spook for the county, ridding the local villages of evil. Now his time is coming to an end. But who will take over for him? Twenty-nine apprentices have tried...
Scary stories to tell in the dark
Schwartz, Alvin
Paper Book
This spooky addition to Alvin Schwartz's popular books on American folklore is filled with tales of eerie horror and dark revenge that will make you jump with fright. There is a story here for everyone -- skeletons with torn and tangled flesh who roam the earth; a ghost who takes revenge on her...

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