The Best Horror & Ghost Kids' Stories 2025

1. Scary, Scary Halloween, (Paperback)

Four pairs of eyes stare from the blackness to watch fearsome creatures trick-or-treat.

Scary, Scary Halloween, (Paperback) Author: Clarion Books ISBN: 9780899197999 Format: Paperback Publication Date: 1988-09-19 Page Count: 40

2. The Sherwood Ring, (Paperback)

Newly orphaned Peggy Grahame is caught off-guard when she first arrives at her family's ancestral estate. Her eccentric uncle Enos drives away her only new acquaintance, Pat, a handsome British scholar, then leaves Peggy to fend for herself. But she is not alone. The house is full of mysteries--and ghosts. Soon Peggy becomes involved with the spirits of her own Colonial ancestors and witnesses the unfolding of a centuries-old romance against a backdrop of spies and intrigue and of battles plotted and foiled. History has never been so exciting--especially because the ghosts are leading Peggy to a romance of her own!

The Sherwood Ring, (Paperback) Author: Clarion Books ISBN: 9780618150748 Format: Paperback Publication Date: 2001-10-29 Page Count: 272

3. Daughters of Eve (Other) 9780440918646

ISBN: 9780440918646 ISBN10: 0440918642 Contributors: Duncan, Lois,

Sworn to secrecy. Bound by loyalty. It's the high school's most exclusive club--but now a twisted mind is leading it. Who will be the first victim?

4. Down a Dark Hall (Other) 9780440918059

Why does the exclusive boarding school Blackwood have only four students? Kit walks the dark halls and feels a penetrating chill. What tterror waits around the next corner? ISBN: 9780440918059 ISBN10: 0440918057 Contributors: Duncan, Lois,

Why does the exclusive boarding school Blackwood have only four students? Kit walks the dark halls and feels a penetrating chill. What tterror waits around the next corner?

5. Seven strange and ghostly tales

Fans of the author of the award-winning Redwall series will loves these spooky tales! Filled with humor, adventure, and imagination, these seven short stories go from the lighthearted to the bizarre. From a teenager who drives a museum curator to mummify him for signing Phantom Snake (an anagram of his name) all over his exhibits, to a boy who's dared to visit the tomb of a vampire at midnight only to discover that the vampire boy he meets has a mother who nags just like his own, the eerie and chilling settings and characters will captivate readers.

Fans of the author of the award-winning Redwall series will loves these spooky tales! Filled with humor, adventure, and imagination, these seven short stories go from the lighthearted to the bizarre. From a teenager who drives a museum curator to mummify him for signing Phantom Snake (an anagram of his name) all over his exhibits, to a boy who's dared to visit the tomb of a vampire at midnight only to discover that the vampire boy he meets has a mother who nags just like his own, the eerie and chilling settings and characters will captivate readers.

6. I Know What You Did Last Summer (Paperback) by Lois Duncan

9780440228448. Mass-market paperback. Language: English. Pages: 208. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 208 p. Intended for a juvenile audience. Intended for a young adult/teenage audience. It was only an accident--but it would change their lives forever. Last summer, four, terrified friends made a desperate pact to conceal a shocking secret. But some secrets don't stay buried, and someone has learned the truth. Someone bent on revenge. This summer, the horror is only beginning.

9780440228448. Mass-market paperback. Language: English. Pages: 208. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 208 p. Intended for a juvenile audience. Intended for a young adult/teenage audience. It was only an accident--but it would change their lives forever. Last summer, four, terrified friends made a desperate pact to conceal a shocking secret. But some secrets don't stay buried, and someone has learned the truth. Someone bent on revenge. This summer, the horror is only beginning.

7. Catie and Josephine (Hardcover)

Catie Calloway’s family has moved a lot, which is rough on an only child. When Catie finds herself in another new city and another new school, she is glad to meet Josephine, a girl who appears in the big old house that is her family’s new home. With a relationship founded in loneliness, the two girls are immediately drawn to each other and happy to have each finally found a best friend. Catie’s parents, however, are beginning to question their daughter’s odd behavior. To them, it appears she hasn’t a friend in the world, and sending her away to summer camp seems to be the only answer. Unless, of course, Catie can come up with a new friend fast.

Catie Calloway’s family has moved a lot, which is rough on an only child. When Catie finds herself in another new city and another new school, she is glad to meet Josephine, a girl who appears in the big old house that is her family’s new home. With a relationship founded in loneliness, the two girls are immediately drawn to each other and happy to have each finally found a best friend. Catie’s parents, however, are beginning to question their daughter’s odd behavior. To them, it appears she hasn’t a friend in the world, and sending her away to summer camp seems to be the only answer. Unless, of course, Catie can come up with a new friend fast.

8. More Tales for the Midnight Hour (Paperback) 9780590453448

Extra components, such as CDs, DVDs, figurines, or access codes are not included. ISBN: 9780590453448 ISBN10: 0590453440 Contributors: Stamper, Judith Bauer,

More Tales for the Midnight Hour

9. Remember Me (Other) 9780671736859

ISBN: 9780671736859 ISBN10: 067173685X Contributors: Pike, Christopher, Macdonald, Patricia,

Remember Me (Other) 9780671736859

10. Freeze Tag (Paperback) by Caroline B Cooney

9780590456814. New condition. Mass-market paperback. Language: English. Pages: 166. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 166 p. Point. Intended for a juvenile audience. Intended for a young adult/teenage audience. Bestselling author Cooney introduces YA readers to evil Lannie, who has the deadly ability to freeze people in order to get whatever she wants. Now she wants Meghan's boyfriend.

ISBN: 9780590456814 Condition: New Mass-market paperback Language: English Pages: 166 Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 166 p. Point. Intended for a juvenile audience. Intended for a young adult/teenage audience. Bestselling author Cooney introduces YA readers to evil Lannie, who has the deadly ability to freeze people in order to get whatever she wants. Now she wants Meghan's boyfriend.