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...
Shadowlands
Brian, Kate
Paper Book
Rory Miller had one chance to fight back and she took it. Rory survived ... and the serial killer who attacked her escaped. Now that the infamous Steven Nell is on the loose, Rory must enter the witness protection with her father and sister, Darcy, leaving their friends and family without so much as...
The ghost bride
Choo, Yangsze.
Paper Book
Now a Netflix Mandarin original drama premiering January 2020  From the New York Times bestselling author of The Night Tiger, a Reese's Book Club pick, Yangsze Choo's stunning debut, The Ghost Bride, is a startlingly original novel infused with...
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 end games
Martin, T. Michael.
Paper Book
* Extensive galley distribution at conferences and librarian previews, including special quantity for bloggers at ALA Midwinter and teens at TLA * Teacher and librarian blog feature at thepageturn.com
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...

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