Scary Stories for Kids

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

Updated June 17, 2026
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Don't let the doll in
Ford, Mike
Paper Book
Welcome to Frightville... one-stop shopping for all your fears! The perfect dollhouse needs the perfect doll. When Mara hears about a new store called Frightville, she can't wait to check it out. On its shelves are strange and unusual gifts of all kinds. It's there that she comes...
Haunted Canada the Graphic Novel, Vol. 1 Four Terrifying Tales
Sutherland, Joel A.
Paper Book
The bestselling Haunted Canada series is now a graphic novel! For over 20 years, kids across Canada have delighted in the spooky stories of the Haunted Canada series! And now, for the first time, four of these tales from award-winning author Joel A. Sutherland have been adapted into...
The house next door
Sutherland, Joel A.
Paper Book
Prepare to scream! Having grown up in the country with woods to explore and lakes to swim in, Matt isn't exactly thrilled when his parents move to a new subdivision of cookie-cutter houses an hour east of Toronto. But he's determined to make the most of the move. His little sister Sophie,...
The night gardener
Auxier, Jonathan
Paper Book
The Governor General's Shortlisted Novel-Now Available in Paperback! The Night Gardener follows two abandoned Irish siblings who travel to work as servants at a creepy, crumbling English manor house. But the house and its inhabitants are not quite what they seem. Soon, the...
They threw us away
Kraus, Daniel
Paper Book
"Truly captivating." --The New York Times "A deliciously macabre fairy tale, full of snuggles." --Holly Black, award-winning author of Doll Bones and co-creator of The Spiderwick Chronicles Welcome to The Teddies Saga, a gripping new...

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