Picture Books

Big Bad Bunny

by Franny Billingsley

When Baby Boo-Boo, a mouse dressed in a bunny suit, becomes lost in the forest, his mother follows the sound of his cries to locate him.

Can You See What I See? On a Scary Scary Night

by Walter Wick

Presents illustrations of a haunted mansion and its ominous surroundings, inviting young readers to find the items and animals listed within the intricate details of each picture.

Dear Vampa

by Russ Collins

A young vampire writes a letter to his grandfather bemoaning his new neighbors.

Do Not Build a Frankenstein!

by Neil Numberman

A boy warns his new neighbors of the trouble that comes with building a monster, including having to move to a different town in hopes of escaping his creation.

Go Away Big Green Monster!

by Ed Emberley

A scary green monster begins to disappear, piece by piece and page by page, in a die-cut picture book that lets youngsters take control of the monsters in their lives.

In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories

by Alvin Schwartz

Seven scary stories to tell at night in front of a fire or in the dark, based on traditional stories and folktales from various countries.

Miss Smith and the Haunted Library

by Michael Garland

When Miss Smith brings her students to the public library, they not only meet Virginia Creeper, the librarian, but also a host of frightening creatures that emerge from the pages of the “Incredible Storybook” as Ms. Creeper reads her favorite tales.

The Spooky Tire

by Jon Scieszka

Melvin has a flat tire and needs a new one. He rolls into a spooky junkyard and finds just what he needs: a golden! But what happens when a junkyard ghost wants it back?

Scary Books

Ghosts
by Kelli M. Brucken

Ghosts:
a Nonfiction Companion to A Good Night for Ghosts
by Mary Pope Osborne

Fiction

All the Lovely Bad Ones

by Mary Downing Hahn

While spending the summer at their grandmother's Vermont inn, two prankster siblings awaken young ghosts from the inn's distant past who refuse to “rest in peace.”

The Book of Ghosts

by Michael Hague

Retells nine ghost stories, including The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, The Tell-Tale Heart, The Canterville Ghost, and Laura.

City of the Dead

by Tony Abbott

Derek Stone just turned fourteen. He's lived in New Orleans with his dad and older brother, Ronny, his whole life. He's a little overweight and can't hear well out of his left ear. And he's on the run from the dead.

Dare to be Scared 4

by Robert San Souci

Black-and-white illustrations throughout add a sinister effect to this powerful collection of thirteen spooky tales, including the dark mystery of the Principal's Office and magic gone wrong in Snow Day.

Half-Minute Horrors

by Susan Rich

An anthology of very short, scary stories by an assortment of authors and illustrators including Chris Raschka, Joyce Carol Oates, Neil Gaiman, Jack Gantos, and Lane Smith.

Haunted Castle on Hallow's Eve

by Mary Pope Osborne

In their magic treehouse, Jack and Annie are again transported to King Arthur's realm, where invisible beings, giant ravens, and mistaken magic spells have a duke's castle in an uproar on Halloween night.

Killer Pizza

by Greg Taylor

While working as summer employees in a local pizza parlor, three teenagers are recruited by an underground organization of monster hunters.

Murder at Midnight

by Avi

Falsely accused of plotting to overthrow King Claudio, scholarly Mangus the magician, along with his street-smart servant boy, Fabrizio, face deadly consequences unless they can track down the real traitor by the stroke of midnight.

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

by Alvin Schwartz

Tapped from the oral traditions of American folklore, these ghost stories and tales of weird happenings, witches, and graveyards have startling, funny, or surprising endings.

Thumb and the Bad Guys

by Ken Roberts

In the isolated Canadian fishing village where best friends Thumb and Susan live, mystery abounds. How did an eighteenth-century cannonball wash ashore? Why does the new schoolteacher wear a wig and pancake make-up? And why, when the village's lone “bad guy” sneaks off into the woods at night, do eerie screaming noises follow?