Scary Stories

In Coraline's family's new flat are twenty-one windows and fourteen doors. Thirteen of the doors open and close. The fourteenth is locked...

Walking corpses, dancing bones, knife-wielding madmen, and narrow escapes from death - they're all here in this chilling collection of ghost stories, collected and retold by folklorist Alvin Schwartz. These horrific tales are guaranteed to raise goosebumps. Let the faint of heart beware....

Two kids race to save the world’s last magical place in the first book of a landmark new fantasy series, from “a writer with an utterly distinctive voice and a wild imagination.” (Philip Pullman, author of The Golden Compass)

A mythical monster, a kingdom in peril, an adventure that will test two children’s bravery to the limit. Discover a brilliantly original fairy tale about the power of hope and friendship to triumph against all odds, from one of the world’s best storytellers....

Grab a flashlight, crawl under the covers, and dive into the twisted, unexpectedly hilarious world of Rowley Jefferson’s imagination. You’ll meet zombies, vampires, ghosts, and much more in these comically terrifying tales....

Eleven-year-old Josh and 12-year-old Amanda just moved into the oldest and weirdest house on the block - the two siblings think it might even be haunted!....

One day, while delivering papers on his same ordinary paper route, Jack finds himself amidst a very unordinary world. A world where strange and silly monsters become his friends....

As a massive outbreak of supernatural visitors baffles Scotland Yard, Lockwood & Co. continue to demonstrate their effectiveness in exterminating spirits....

Ever since the monster apocalypse hit town, average 13 year old Jack Sullivan has been living in his tree house, which he's armed to the teeth with catapults and a moat, not to mention video games, and an endless supply of Oreos and Mountain Dew scavenged from abandoned stores....

The young agents must survive attacks from foes both spectral and human before they can take on their greatest enemy in a climactic and chaotic battle....

The author of the blockbuster Bartimaeus series delivers another amusing, chilling, and ingeniously plotted entry in the critically acclaimed Lockwood and Co. series....

The High Republic continues in this fast-paced adventure that picks up from Escape from Valo, perfect for fans of sci-fi action. Think Sailor Moon meets Babysitter’s Guide to Monster Hunting by way of Star Wars . . . with a dash of Last Kids on Earth!

After leaving Lockwood & Co., Lucy is a freelance operative hiring herself out to agencies that value her ever-improving skills. One day she is pleasantly surprised by a visit from Lockwood....

Discover the fan-favorite thriller and chiller that first introduced the world to the wooden face of fear. The puppet who pulls all the strings. None other than Slappy the Dummy!....

Each story in this popular and critically acclaimed series has been read by the talented actor, Victor Garber....

Give your kids a fright! Haunted houses, prowling monsters, vengeful ghosts, and more are waiting for you. Inside you’ll find 35 original short scary stories for kids. Just make sure you listen to these stories with the lights on....

"If you step through after Harkat, you might never comeback. Is your friend worth such an enormous risk"....

Eleven-year-old Nan Sparrow is quite possibly the best climber who ever lived - and a girl. But when Nan gets stuck in a deadly chimney fire, she fears her time has come. Instead, she wakes to find herself in an abandoned attic. And she is not alone....

From number-one New York Times best-selling author Victoria Schwab comes a sweeping, spooky, evocative adventure, perfect for fans of Stranger Things and Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children....

The food isn't great. The counselors are a little strange. And the camp director seems demented. Billy can handle all that. But then strange things start to happen after dark, his parents won't answer his letters, and his fellow campers start to disappear.

Werewolf Village. The Doom Slide. The Coffin Cruise. These are just a few of the terrifying attractions that await Luke and Lizzy Morris at HorrorLand....

This collection of 18 campfire stories include funny stories about farts and summer camp. There are spooky tales of graveyards, blood-red rivers, and Bigfoot. There are true stories about being lost in Yellowstone National Park and an inspiring Native American legend of Tsali....

Greg thinks there is something wrong with the old camera he found. The photos keep turning out...different....

Serafina has never had a reason to disobey her pa and venture beyond the grounds of Biltmore Estate. There's plenty to explore in her grand home, but she must take care to never be seen....

While exploring her new home, a young girl named Coraline unlocks a door to reveal a hidden passage. Intrigued, she ventures deep into a mysterious mirror realm, a world eerily similar yet darkly different from her own....

Hawkins is a quiet town where nothing exciting seems to happen—until one night when a boy named Will Byers vanishes. Follow his friends Mike, Lucas, and Dustin as they search for him and uncover a world of secret experiments and terrifying supernatural forces. Is Eleven, a girl with incredible psychic powers, the secret to the mystery? This retelling of the landmark first season of Stranger Things is sure to thrill kids ages 7 to 10 as well as fans of all ages.

Grab your night-light and prepare to be CHILL-ed! This collection features the first two installments in the Disney Chills series, which brings elements of the most popular Disney tales into the present day with contemporary stories, characters, and twists.

In his laboratory high on the hill, Frank N. Stine has a ferocious sweet tooth that snarls to be fed. But when an eerie experiment spills into his Gingerbread batter, a frightening cookie creation comes to life! The Gingerbread Monster is hulking, horrific . . . and hungry. But as Frank is chased by his creepy creation, the young baker begins to wonder what the Monster truly craves. After all, there’s no sweeter treat than friendship.

Book 2 in the exciting Adventures of Zina and Leo. Full description to come...

Between Dark and Light: Books 1–5 (Standalone Horror Stories for Kids) Step into the shadowy world of Between Dark and Light, a chilling collection of five standalone middle-grade horror novels where eerie secrets, supernatural forces, and brave young heroes collide. From cursed houses that age children overnight to hidden labs beneath haunted canyons, each tale delivers hair-raising suspense, mystery, and just enough magic to keep readers flipping pages deep into the night. Inside this bundle, you’ll discover: The Old Person Curse – When twelve-year-old Azie starts aging overnight, ...

Half-siren Elvira Vance doesn’t trust outsiders. Especially not the human detective who’s been hired to investigate the disappearances of a chupacabra and the crown for the Marfa Monster Festival. While humans are convinced the monster skipped town with the crown, Elvira knows there’s more to the story. As the daughter of Vince Vance—founder of Vince Vance’s Vintage Trailer Park Inn for Monsters—Elvira cares too much about her home to let this mystery go unsolved.

Rosa Coelho has spent her whole life hunting monstros, wandering the city streets with her best friend Tiago, and dreaming of a better life for herself and her grandmother. And in a society that favors the rich and educated, every piece of knowledge comes with a hefty price, even the most basic books Rosa’s family needs to trap monstrous. So when the powerful Ministério dos Monstros threatens her family’s struggling Encantadora shop, Rosa only has two weeks to scrape together the money for their debts.

Perfect for fans of Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark and Goosebumps, this spine-chilling 5-in-1 collection delivers terrifying 50+ tales that will keep kids, teens, and brave adults awake long past bedtime.

A magic Genie and a flying carpet create a fun and exciting story! The village of Fig Willow prepare for the Country Fair. Early on, they discover that the Butter Spirits are on their way to their land of Fairywick to do some mischief when they get there. There are heroes, and a special Wizard and Shaman that come to their aid. And a special baby dragon that lends a hand as well. The series inspires children to value their families, be true to friends, and to be good caretakers of the earth. Fig Willow is a cozy fae village within the boundaries of the enchanted land of Fairywick. Fairywick...

Fig Willow is a cozy fae village located within the boundaries of the enchanted land of Fairywick. This book is about a female Architect from the Victorian time, that appears in Fig Willow at the Bramble house. The Brambles make great discoveries when they find the buildings/structures that she built back in the day with proof that she designed them. Fairywick stretches from the coastal waters of the city of Aquarius across hills, lakes, and valleys and ends at the boundary of the Wickie Woods forest. Fairywick is enchanted and is invisible to human eyes. There are many types of fae that ...

Everyone believes dragons belong to myth. Stories told beside the fire. Legends carved into stone. Tales meant to frighten or fascinate. But what if dragons didn’t go extinct? What if they were assigned? What if their fire wasn’t a weapon—but a memory suppressant? This is the story of Elia, a fractured empath with a mind that hears echoes instead of answers. And of Graham, a stubborn truth-seeker carrying a blade that hums with forgotten songs. Together, they’ll unravel the real reason small villages across the world are vanishing—burned from the inside out—and face an ancient ...

The Argonauts are the greatest heroes in Greek mythology—brave, forthright, and selfless! Or ARE they? Dive into this funny, action-packed adventure and discover the real heroes: the monsters. From Joshua Pruett, Emmy Award-winning writer on Disney’s Phineas and Ferb and coauthor of the New York Times bestselling The Last Comics on Earth comes Gyro and the Argonauts! AKA The Best Book Ever Written* *About a Kid Named After a Sandwich.​

While daydreaming, 11-year old Matt Hamilton gets lost in the mysterious woods of Rathburn Park. A small white dog shows him the way out, but it seems strange that no one else has seen such a dog. It seems stranger still when Matt returns to the woods and meets a girl dressed in old-fashioned clothes. She claims her name is Amelia Rathburn, but the only Rathburn still living is nearly a hundred years old. Is Matt's imagination getting the better of him, or has he stumbled across a pair of ghosts?

Thirteen-year-old Emma never wanted the gift of seeing Earthbound spirits. Her Grandma Helen told her she should use her gift to help others. Now that she is living in a haunted town, unexpected ghosts pop up everywhere she goes. Emma and her friends, Mark and Calliope encounter even more ghosts when they visit the lighthouse island to help solve the mystery of the ghost ship. Some of them are helpful, and other ones push Emma into very uncomfortable situations.

When orphans Ben and Jennet arrive in the seaside town of Whitby to stay with Alice Boston, they have no idea what to expect. Ben is gifted with 'the sight', which gives him the power to see things invisible to other mortals. But a darkness is stalking the streets of Whitby, bringing with it fear and death.

In a quiet neighborhood where pizza deliveries are as normal as forgotten homework, twelve-year-old Max Murdock discovers something no kid ever expects—a mysterious, glowing pizza box that follows him home. But this is no ordinary takeout. Inside the box lies a swirling portal to a vast and wildly unpredictable universe made entirely of living toppings, sauce-powered machines, and crust-based civilizations. Joined by his hilarious best friend Logan, a fearless classmate named GraceMarie, and the cryptic clues left by a banished flavor genius, Max is recruited into Za & Beyond—an ancient...

Heidi lebt nun in Frankfurt im Hause des Fabrikanten Sesemann. Sie ist die Spielgefährtin der kranken Tochter Klara, und die beiden Mädchen verstehen sich gut. Aber Heidi ist trotzdem nicht glücklich dort. Zu groß ist ihr Heimweh nach den geliebten Schweizer Bergen, nach dem Großvater und dem Leben auf der Alm. Sie erzählt niemandem etwas von ihrem Heimweh. Doch es wird immer schwerer für sie zu ertragen. Heidi verliert ihre Fröhlichkeit, wird jeden Tag ein wenig blasser und kann fast nichts mehr hören. Und dann geschieht etwas Seltsames im Hause der Sesemanns.

De to veninder Lynn og Mus har en mistanke om, at fru Tuggle er en heks. Den gamle kone er sær, og hun prøver at skjule noget. Lynns mor, som er forfatter, låner et værelse i fru Tuggles hus for at få ro til at skrive sin bog færdig. Men ro bliver der nu ikke meget af. Der sker nye foruroligende ting, og Lynn og Mus må igen tage affære. Denne gang er det bare lige ved at gå helt galt!

Anna sees ghosts. The spirits of her ancestors call to her from the shadows, and no matter where she is, Anna always answers. Kids in her middle school tease her. Teachers and parents are worried by her strange behavior. The only one who seems to understand is Anna’s beloved grandmother, Bubbe, who has always treasured Anna’s shayna neshama, her beautiful soul. Spending Shabbos with Bubbe is the only thing that gives Anna the sense of love and belonging that she needs.

In dieser Kurzgeschichte geht es, wie es der Name schon sagt, um Mooritz. Mooritz ist ein Ungeheuer aus dem Sumpf, bzw. Moor und wird zum besten Freund von Micha. Mooritz kann allerdings auch ganz anders, ...