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Hand-picked Scary Books for Children

Carefully scary, never nasty. Goosebumps without nightmares.

115 scary books

What to read on a rainy weekend afternoon 

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Cover of Zombie Town by R. L. Stine

Zombie Town

Cover of Young Scrooge - A Very Scary Christmas Story by R. L. Stine

Young Scrooge – A Very Scary Christmas Story

Cover of World of Adventure 13 - The Creature of Black Water Lake by Gary Paulsen

World of Adventure 13 – The Creature of Black Water Lake

Cover of Wren by Lucy Hope

Wren

Cover of Why I Quit Zombie School by R. L. Stine

Why I Quit Zombie School

Cover of Why I'm Afraid of Bees by R. L. Stine

Why I’m Afraid of Bees

Cover of Why I'm Not Afraid of Ghosts by R. L. Stine

Why I’m Not Afraid of Ghosts

Cover of What Stays Buried by Suzanne Young

What Stays Buried

Cover of Werewolf Skin by R. L. Stine

Werewolf Skin

Cover of Vampires at Easter by R F Kristi

Vampires at Easter

Cover of Treasure of the Golden Skull by Chris Priestley

Treasure of the Golden Skull

Cover of This Appearing House by Ally Malinenko

This Appearing House

Cover of The Werewolf of Fever Swamp by R. L. Stine

The Werewolf of Fever Swamp

Cover of The Witch's Warning by Joseph Delaney

The Witch’s Warning

Cover of The Vanquishers: Secret of the Reaping by Kalynn Bayron

The Vanquishers: Secret of the Reaping

Cover of The Stone Child by Dan Poblocki

The Stone Child

Cover of The Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman

The Subtle Knife

Cover of The Snarling of Wolves by Vivian French

The Snarling of Wolves

Cover of The Sacrifice by Charlie Higson

The Sacrifice

Cover of The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark by Jill Tomlinson

The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark

Cover of The Nightmare Room 05 - Dear Diary

The Nightmare Room 05 – Dear Diary, I’m Dead

Cover of The Nightmare Room 06 - They Call Me Creature by R. L. Stine

The Nightmare Room 06 – They Call Me Creature

Cover of The Nightmare Room 07 - The Howler by R. L. Stine

The Nightmare Room 07 – The Howler

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