7 Horror Books for Young Readers
Horror books are great at any time of the year, but especially during the fall. Fall is the time to get cozy—break out a warm blanket, a hot drink, maybe even an atmospheric candle—and find yourself something spooky to read. Adults, teens, and children alike love horror stories. While the following horror books are geared towards young readers, all seven of the horror books on this list are good enough to entertain (and creep out) readers of any age.
The Cirque du Freak series is the perfect set of horror books for teens, especially for those who love vampires. In A Living Nightmare, the first book in the series, we follow Darren Shan and his best friend Steve who gets tickets to the Cirque Du Freak, a freak show featuring terrifying half-human/half-animal creatures. It's all fun and games until Darren recognizes one of the performers. And he's a vampire!
Horrid is a new young adult horror novel that has been compared to the works of Stephen King and Agatha Christie. After her father dies, Jane North-Robinson moves with her mother from California to Maine. The atmosphere is markedly different from the life Jane is used to, especially the creepy run-down house that was her mother's childhood home. Jane and her mother are searching for a fresh start, but how will they be able to find it when ghosts of their family's past haunt every corridor of this home? Then Jane uncovers a horrifying secret. The storage room her mother has kept locked isn't for storage at all. It's a little girl's bedroom, and there's someone living there...
Mr. Griffin is the toughest teacher in school. He gives the lowest grades and refuses to let students have fun. But none of that is a reason to kill him. Or is it? In Killing Mr. Griffin, a groups of students decide to play a trick on their strict teacher to teach him a lesson. But it all goes terribly wrong.
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