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Spooky Stories

Sometimes a good scare is just the thing you need.

Mid-Continent Public Library

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  • Jim and friends are seeing and hearing creepy stuff in the forest. Can they handle their emotions for the night? Fun, dialogue-filled picture book for older readers.
    BookNew York : Random House Studio, [2023] — JE LANG
  • *Available in multiple formats* Harper doesn't trust her new home from the moment she steps inside, and the rumors are that the Raine family's new house is haunted.
    BookNew York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2017] — JF OH
  • *Available in multiple formats* Lucy and Oliver can't catch a break, so when Mr. Quigley offers a large sum of gold to repair an old clock the family jumps at the opportunity. But fixing a clock in a spooky mansion in the middle of the…
    BookNew York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2019] — JF FUNARO
  • *Available in multiple formats* Illustrated and designed for younger readers, this collection of spooky stories is perfect for the youngest horror fans.
    BookNew York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2017. — JE SCHWARTZ
  • In the grand tradition of "Don't go in the spooky house" stories, The Finch House has received a starred review for it's creepy atmosphere.
    BookNew York : Margaret K. McElderry Books, [2023] — JF BURCH
  • *Available in multiple formats* Interconnected stories, accompanied by haunting illustrations, tell the tale of two young foxes trying to survive in a terrifying wilderness.
    BookNew York : Henry Holt and Company, 2019. — JF HEIDICKER
  • After forming an unlikely friendship with a ghoul, Grey finds himself wrapped up in the horror of his town's past.
    Graphic NovelNew York, NY : HarperAlley, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2021] — JF BUNN
  • Shane was legally dead. Now that he's back to the land of the living, he is being stalked by the Nightmare King in this plot-driven story!
    BookNew York : Scholastic Press, 2023. — JF HERMON
  • Bonaparte the skeleton is literally falling to pieces and needs help from his friends to pull himself together before the first day of school.
    BookNew York : Crown Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Random House Children's Books, [2017] — JE CUYLER
  • Scream and Scream Again!

    Spooky Stories From Mystery Writers of America

    Stine, R. L.
    *Available in multiple formats* A harrowing array of scary stories that all have one thing in common: each either begins or ends with a scream!
    BookNew York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2018] — JF STINE
  • How about a little monster mayhem? Marius Grey is operating in the monster bounty-hunting market of New Orleans.
    BookNew York : Feiwel and Friends, 2023. — JF FOURNET
  • American Indian culture is explored through traditional ghost stories featuring witches, walking dolls, hungry skeletons, skinwakers, and other supernatural beings.
    BookNew York : Scholastic Press, [2021] — 398.2089 J713
  • *Available in multiple formats* Ever since her near-fatal drowning, Cassidy has been able to pull back the "Veil" that separates the living from the dead and see ghosts, not that she wants to, and she was really looking forward to a…
    BookNew York : Scholastic Press, 2018. — JF SCHWAB
  • *Available in multiple formats* When Iris accidentally raises the ghost of Avery the two girls work together to uncover the truth of historical and segregated cemeteries
    BookNew York : Scholastic Press, 2019. — JF BROWN
  • *Available in multiple formats* An evil landlord sends Luke's dog, Haru, to the lab of a multibillionaire. Unfortunately, Haru comes back as a zombie. But that makes him an even better ally in defeating evil!
    BookNew York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2023] — JF OH
  • *Available in multiple formats* On the five-year anniversary of being in remission from cancer, Jac finds herself drawn to the house at the end of the lane that has just appeared. If we've learned anything, it's "Don't go in the house!"
    BookNew York, NY : Katherine Tegen Books, [2022] — JF MALINENKO
  • Casey and Zandra band together to defeat Faust before he can collect all their mosnter friends in this lighthearted spooky graphic novel.
    Graphic NovelBurbank, CA : DC Comics, [2021] — JF SCROGGS
  • *Available in multiple formats.* A collection of spooky short stories from the master of horror for young readers, March Downing Hahn.
    BookNew York : Clarion Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2020] — JF HAHN
  • Horror and humor mix in this collection of your favorite fairy tales with sinister twists.
    BookNew York, NY : Scholastic Press, 2017. — JF WHITE
  • Serenity's little brother, Peace, has started seeing ghosts. He's now being sent to "treatment" from the nefarious Dr. Whisper. And Serenity doesn't trust the good doctor!
    BookNew York : Scholastic Press, 2023. — JF BOURNE