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Horror Stories

for Young Adults

Compiled by the Young Adult Librarian 2003, updated 2005

                         

SUB-GENRES:
Ghost Stories Series
Vampires Psychological Thrillers
Werewolves and other Monsters Other
Witches  

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Ghost Stories
Almond, David. Kit's wilderness
Avi. Something Upstairs
Barrett, T. Cold in summer
Bloor, E. Story Time
Bunting, Eve. The Presence
Fleischman, Paul. A Fate Totally Worse Than Death
Gaiman, Neil. Coraline
Hamilton, Virginia. Sweet Whispers, Brother Rush
Hoffman, Nina. A Stir of bones
Irving, Washington. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Metz, M. Raven's Point
Naylor, Phyllis. Jade Green
Nixon, Joan Lowery. The Haunting
Reiss, Kathryn. Dreadful Sorry
Seabrooke, Brenda. The Haunting of Swain's Fancy
Sykes, Shelley. For Mike
Tunnell, Michael. School spirits
Vande Velde, Vivian. There's a dead person following my sister around
                      A Coming Evil
Wallace, Rich. Restless : a ghost's story
 
Vampires
Anderson, M.T. Thirsty
Atwater-Rhodes, Amelia. Demon in my view
                      In the forests of the night
                      Midnight predator
Hahn, Mary. Look for me by moonlight
Hautman, Pete. Sweetblood
Rees, Douglas. Vampire High
Stine, R. L. The Taste of Night
Stoker, Bram. Dracula
Thompson, Kate. Midnight's choice
Van Velde, Vivian. Companions of the night
 
Werewolves and other Monsters
Cole, S. The Wereling: Wounded
Creedon, Catherine. Blue wolf
Dunkle, C. By These Ten Bones
Huntington, Geoffrey. Sorcerers of Nightwing
Jacques, Brian. The Ribbajack and other curious yarns
Jennings, Patrick. The wolving time 
Klause, Annette. Blood & Chocolate 
Shelley, Mary. Frankenstein
Sleator, William. The beasties 
 
Witches
Myracle, L. Rhymes with Witches
Rees, Celia. Sorceress
Sabin, E. A School for Sorcery
Stolarz, L. Blue is for Nightmares
                 White is for Magic
                 Silver is for Secrets
                 Red is for Remembrance
 
Series
Carroll, Jenny (a.k.a. Meg Cabot). The Mediator (YA SERIES)
                1. Shadowland,
                2. Ninth Key,
                3. Reunion,  
                4. Darkest Hour,
                5. Haunted,
                6. Twilight
 
Ewing, Lynne. Daughters of the Moon (YA SERIES)
                1. Goddess of the Night,
                2. Into the Cold Fire,
                3. Night Shade
                4. Secret Scroll,
                5. The Sacrifice,
                6.The Lost One,
                7. Moon Demon,
                8. Possession,
                9. The Choice,
                10.The Talisman,
                11. The Prophecy,
                12. The Becoming
 
Rowling, J. K. Harry Potter Series
                1. The Sorcerer’s (Philosopher’s) Stone
                2. The Chamber of Secrets,
                3. The Prisoner of Azkaban
                4. The Goblet of Fire,
                5. The Order of the Phoenix
                6. The Half-Blood Prince
                7.
 
Shan, Darren. Cirque Du Freak (YA SERIES)
               1. Cirque Du Freak,
               2. The Vampire's Assistant,
               3. Tunnels of Blood,
               4. Vampire Mountain,
               5. Trials of Death,
               6. The Vampire Prince,
               7. Hunters of the dusk,
               8. Allies of the Night,
               9. Killers of the Dawn
               10. Lake of Souls
 
Psychological Thrillers
Cormier, Robert. Tenderness
Duncan, Lois. I know what you did last summer
              Stranger with my face
King, Stephen. Carrie
              The Shining
Stine, R. L. The Babysitter
 
Other
Bradbury, Ray. Something Wicked Comes This Way
Burt, Guy. Sophie
Sedgewick, M. The Book of Dead Days
                  The Dark Flight Down
Shan, D. Lord Loss
Shusterman, Neal. Full Tilt
Slade, Arthur. Dust
Sleator, W. The Boy Who Couldn’t Die
Wooding, C. The Haunting of Alaizabel Cray