Being a fan of horror can be hard to explain, but sometimes I just want a story that terrifies me confined to the pages of my current read. Especially as Halloween approaches, there’s nothing more I want than to hide under the covers and dive into one of these spine-chilling reads!
A girl hated by her town for her father’s crimes must decide whether to save it or burn it all down when a dying god in the woods warns her of an impending catastrophe in this “socially conscious and serpentine mystery topped with spine-tingling supernatural imagery” (Publishers Weekly, starred review).
A teen is offered the chance to reunite with his missing sister in this heart-wrenching young adult thriller told in a unique format, with chapter-a-day reading perfectly paced for amping up the chilling suspense!
Teen influencers compete in a horror movie–themed overnight competition, only to realize the real test is staying alive in this chilling, blood-soaked horror novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Taking of Jake Livingston and the production company behind Clown in a Cornfield.
In an insular small town steeped in Norse traditions, a local teen grapples with dark secrets from the past rising to the surface in this “spine-tingling thrill ride” (School Library Journal, starred review) by New York Times bestselling author Jacqueline West.
Perfect for fans of How to Survive Your Murder and Dead Girls Can’t Tell Secrets, this debut young adult thriller unspools the truth behind a tragic murder through multiple unreliable narrators who all have secrets to keep in a “stone-cold shocker of a tale” (Kirkus Reviews).
“The haunted art heist of my dreams!” —Trang Thanh Tran, New York Times bestselling author of She Is a Haunting
The remaining members of a ghost hunting show return to the haunted manor that may have killed their friend in this “moody, character-driven” (School Library Journal, starred review) contemporary gothic debut.
The teen daughter of an infamous serial killer must prove she isn’t the one behind recent copycat murders in this “tongue-in-cheek” (Booklist, starred review) graphic novel that’s a campy, feminist send-up of slashers that both celebrates and subverts classic tropes.
The Scorpio Races meets The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea in this “eerie…atmospheric” (School Library Journal, starred review) young adult fantasy about a girl who must defy tradition to save her beloved island from the monstrous forces that are tearing it apart.
To save her best friend, a young woman must follow the mysterious figure that has plagued her village for generations into his sprawling, otherworldly realm in this dark fairy tale perfect for fans of The Cruel Prince and The Rose Bargain.