Childrens Horror

How would you feel if your child could see the undead? Claire Mumford is just coming to terms with it when tragedy strikes her. Now she is trapped at home recovering and can't escape the very ghosts that haunt her six year old. Ghosts that don't rest easily. Can she uncover the mystery of the plague that struck over twenty citizens in the tiny hamlet of Woodland, Delaware in 1903? Can the spirits that are haunting their lives finally be put to rest? Can she find where the smallpox riddled bodies were buried and give them peace before they they run out of patience?

When Guinevere ""Nev"" Tallow receives an acceptance letter to the exclusive Deephaven Academy, they know it’s the fresh start that they’ve been looking for. But things are strange from the moment they arrive—the house itself seems to breathe, students whisper secrets in dark corridors, and the entire east wing of the academy is locked away for reasons no one wants to explain. And Nev knows something ragged stalks the shadowy corridors, something that sobs quietly and scratches at the walls, waiting to be released.

When outside a man’s home, a bush, inflamed, but not burning says to him, “I am the God of thy father,” knowing nothing good comes when God speaks to you in person, he acts.

Ethan Pitowski is afraid of everything. Luckily, his best friends don’t mind, and when their entire class gets invited to watch a long-buried horror movie at the most popular boy in school’s house, Ethan’s friends encourage him to join in the fun. But when the “scariest movie ever made” reveals itself to be not just a movie about a monster, but a movie that is a monster, only a terrified Ethan escapes its clutches. Now he must find a way to stop the monster and save his friends (and also, um, get their heads back).

Get ready for a terrifying spin on some of literature’s most beloved tales—no story is safe! From Captain Hook’s run-in with dark magic to Sherlock Holmes narrowly escaping graveyard spirits to a happily never after for Cinderella, this horror anthology is anything but a bedtime story. In this terrifying new collection for young listeners, the best-loved stories from the literary canon are revisited and reimagined with a deadly twist by some of the top authors working in middle grade today.

Three weeks have passed since Lucy’s terrifying visit to North London, and now it’s looking as if Hell has followed her…… It’s the early hours of Halloween morning, and two police officers have been dispatched to investigate a disturbance at a notoriously bad Council Estate in North London. Expecting to encounter nothing more complicated than a domestic disturbance, they are completely unprepared for the nightmare that they are about to walk in to. For the Shepherd stalks the night, and its appearance has terrifying implications for both the living, and the dead. Welcome to the ...

It’s summertime in California’s Central Valley and a county fair is underway. A kooky new attraction is at hand. A carnival amusement from another world has snuck into a corner of the midway. A lionlike carnival barker draws forth huge crowds for the new amusement. Inside the cavernous tent, a manlike beast locked in a cage asks the paying customers a chilling question that pries open their souls. Eleven-year-old Cheri Mullen, despite her trepidation, casts fate to the winds and answers the beast’s outrageous question. This begins a night of deviltry and terror, as this is no ordinary...

In a torrential downpour, Phil, Jamie, and Martin - three teenage boys - encounter a strange and enigmatic man covered in horrible scars who will change their lives, their destinies, and the very fate of their souls forever. When their encounter mistakenly leads to murder, they realize this eerie stranger may not have been a man at all, but something much more. Thirty years later the boys - now men - lead tormented lives filled with horrifying memories of the scarred man and what they did all those years ago in the rain.

They touch your skin. You get powers. Then your head explodes. Like everyone else on Earth, twelve-year-old Drake Hamilton is just trying to survive a terrifying alien invasion. Pale, human-like creatures are appearing out of nowhere — reaching out with cold hands and vanishing in a flash. The people they touch? They get superpowers. Flight. Invisibility. Mind control. But the price is deadly: within days, their heads explode. Now, gloves and long sleeves are law. Physical contact is forbidden. And trust? That’s long gone. Drake and his family are playing by the rules… until something...

This collection brings together a variety of bizarre Christmas stories never heard before. From creepy dark catacombs to a haunted winter wonderland, this treasury brings with it, a mystical side to Christmas and the birth of a legendary baby. Whether deep in a forest of India or back in time in Bethlehem, 'Treasury Of Bizarre Christmas Stories' brings to its readers the holy, the Almighty, the haunted, the obsessed, the innocent, the magical and the reason to celebrate.

Connie Parker mysteriously vanishes after going to the store. Detective Bradley is assigned to the case, but he has difficulty establishing any solid leads, and the discoveries he makes only leave him more baffled than before. Where is she? How did she get there? Who is involved? In the meantime, as the clock continues to tick, the chances of finding Connie alive decrease.

Creeping Torment. Crawling Terror. Twelve-year-old Holly Harcourt is tormented by nightmares. Ordinary nightmares are scary enough, but Holly's are much worse than that. Her nightmares come true. They are visions of terrible things that will happen. One night, Holly dreams of a plane exploding over Toledo, Ohio, killing hundreds of people. She knows the airport where the plane is to take off and the name of the carrier. Holly phones the authorities, doing her best to have the plane grounded, but she is not believed and is written-off as a crank. When the plane explodes as predicted, the ...

Evan has returned. After fighting his way back, he discovers that his former encampment has been overrun in a brutal attack. Unsure of what to do, he is eventually forced into action by an approaching herd of the undead numbering in the thousands. It is then that he suffers more stings of betrayal and once again encounters Don Evans.

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.

Martha and Martin have their cousins Devon and Daniela visiting for an annual Halloween sleepover. As they leave the house to go trick or treating, the foursome is blissfully unaware that they are about to experience their scariest, most adventure-filled Halloween ever. The Shaper is a Halloween Horror story for kids aged 8-10 or older. Parental guidance is suggested.

Join Matt and Lei on a spooky adventure as they move from the bustling city to a mysterious old farmhouse in the countryside. What seems like a disappointment at first quickly turns into an exciting journey filled with unexplained noises, ghostly sightings, and a piano that plays by itself! As they uncover the secrets of their new home, Matt and Lei learn about the tragic history of the Van Buren family and meet Alice, a friendly ghost with a special request. Can they help Alice find what she's looking for and solve the mysteries of their haunted house? This enchanting tale combines gentle ...

She was born to destroy a dark lord. But she’s only eleven—and trapped in a magical prison. Mara has spent her entire life in the “cabin realm,” a tiny magical world created by her late father to protect her and her mother. Outside its boundaries lies Ellendra — a once-beautiful land now ruled by the cruel sorcerer Lord Sycorath. Sycorath wants Mara dead. Because when she turns eighteen, her magic will awaken — and she’ll have the power to defeat him. But Mara’s starting to sense that something’s not right. Her mother is hiding things. The cabin realm may not be as safe as...

Equal parts haunting and horrifying, this literary horror novel gives listeners insight into the mind of a controlling homicidal man and the son who must stop him. Imagine your father is a monster. Would that mean there are monsters inside you, too? Nineteen-year-old Ry Burke, his mother, and little sister eke out a living on their dying family farm. Ry wishes for anything to distract him from the grim memories of his father’s physical and emotional abuse.

Zac is going undercover to a house that might be haunted. It's lucky he doesn't get scared easily! Now he just has to figure out who's behind all the creepy surprises..

Just when he thought the suburbs couldn’t get any deader . . . Homicide Detective Steve Stone finds his idyllic suburban life interrupted by Humor and Horror when he’s suddenly forced to balance the competing demands of Husband . . . Father . . . Vampire, as he copes with his new Life . . . Death . . . Rebirth! When we’re born, we have to learn how to breath, eat, sit up, rollover, walk, talk, . . . we know nothing. But in the movies when a vampire is born they know everything, how to fly, to avoid crosses, what to eat, what time their curfew starts . . . They have complete mastery of...