Kids Horror

Lance and Luna Lingmell are orphans… Twice, actually. On top of that bummer, they also see ghosts, or “clingers,” as they call them. In a world that doesn’t understand them, the brother and sister protect their secret at all cost. Especially when a kind and loving couple agrees to adopt them. All Lance and Luna want in the world is for the adoption to work out, and more than ever, they know they must not reveal their special abilities. But, when they are brought to their new and strange home, a sprawling mansion in a strange town called Mistylock, they soon find out that not only ...

Many kids claim to have seen ghosts in all sorts of places - cemeteries, bedrooms, attics, schools, roadways, forests, caves. Often, experts were called in to investigate these apparent hauntings, and most of the time these so-called experts walked away baffled. The only thing that everyone could agree on was that something very weird had happened, something that could never be fully explained.

One of the best ways to turn an average camping trip or sleepover with friends into an all-out adventure is to spark your kid’s curiosity with a nail-biting and edge-of-your-seat tale of terror. Whatever the case may be, these captivating and mind-bending stories are sure to capture their attention and leave them begging for more. On top of that, all of the characters are easily relatable and will even empower your children toward a deeper understanding of some powerful moral life lessons.

If children's tales are sometimes a little scary, it is because children need imagery to conjure and get rid of their fears in a symbolic, healthy way. Stories are all the more pleasurable if they add an element of horror; children are fascinated, as horror stories provide a healthy way of taking into account intense emotions and making sense of them. This compilation includes folk tales, classic tales by Charles Perrault and Hans Christian Andersen, and stories from the Arabian Nights. These stories all have in common the fact that they impress children in a healthy way, igniting the imagination and bringing healing emotions into light; but still, they are suitable for the youngest children, as their teachings are always brought up in a symbolic way.

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).

There is a famous cave located just outside of Spooksville. A lot of stories surround the dark place: scary ones as well as exciting ones. Adam decides to explore the cave with his friends, Watch, Sally, and Cindy. But the moment they go into the cave, the entrance closes behind them. They are trapped. In the dark. They walk deeper into the cave, frantically searching for a way out. The batteries in their flashlights begin to run low. Then they realize something is following them. Something that has been in the cave for a long time. Something big, black…and hungry.

Live the Magic Love the Adventure Carrie and David love their new drawing teacher, Ms. Shire, but when she gives them a project to draw statues, Carrie's life changes. Her statue of horses and a robed figure haunt her dreams. The nightmares get worse and worse until she is pulled into the dream world. Now Carrie is locked into a statue and unable to move. Will someone come to her rescue? Book 1: Fierce Winds & Fiery Dragons Book 2: Curse of the Invisibles Book 3: Too Much School Book 4: Adrift Book 5: An Unexpected Adventure Book 6: The Haunted House Book 7: The Unicorn's Quest Book 8: Cry ...

Tonight is Brie’s chance to finally be accepted by the Ems—the most popular girls at school. If she can just keep one potentially reputation-ending secret under wraps, she’ll have the best night of her life, screaming on scary rides and running the Wildwoods amusement park with her new friends. But when the Ems take a game of truth or dare too far, Brie ends up alone in a creepy abandoned section of the park. There, she meets a group of cool older teens that invite her to join them.

Twelve-year-old Alia has always had the worst luck. Whether it’s her parents moving her all the way from Kuala Lumpur to a tiny village or her shoes constantly coming untied, Alia can’t help but feel as if the universe has it out for her. To top it all off, her estranged older sister, Ayu, has just reappeared in their lives after years away. Alia’s parents are delighted, but Alia is not so sure. She remembers the fights, the tears, the pain her sister caused. Then Alia’s school fills with rumors of a horrifying creature spotted flying in the night sky.

In 1977 the Blyton Summer Detective Club unmasked the elusive Sleepy Lake monster - another low-life fortune hunter who would have gotten away with it too, if it weren’t for those meddling kids. By 1990 the former detectives are haunted by strange, half-remembered events that cannot be explained by a guy in a mask. Andy, the once-intrepid tomboy now wanted in two states, wants answers. To find them she will need Kerri, the former kid genius and her excitable Weimaraner, Tim. They will also have to get Nate, who is currently residing in an asylum.

Bigfoot and Steller Jay plan a trip to the city for a night of trick-or-treating. The thought of getting all the yummy candy makes them very happy. But Bigfoot is a little scaref becuase of all the humans in town. But they would have to wait until it was dark before they could go, so they must find something to do until then.

Dark Space #8 The game knew Olivia before she even put on the headset. Olivia didn’t expect much from the strange, unmarked device her great-aunt left behind—until it powered on by itself and whispered, Welcome back. Inside the game, Olivia finds a world built from her own memories—twisted, glitchy, and way too real. When her best friend Maya gets pulled into the system too, things go from creepy to dangerous fast. The girls uncover a forgotten experiment, an AI designed to preserve minds by trapping them inside puzzles. And the worst part? The Machine was built around Olivia. To shut...

Dark Space #2 The part Mateo tried to forget has found its way back—and it remembers everything. When Mateo Rojas meets his strange new neighbor, nothing feels right. The man has no shadow. His apartment shouldn’t exist. And soon, Mateo starts finding eerie photos of himself in places he’s never been. As reality begins to warp around him, Mateo and his best friend Talia uncover a hidden program built to erase the parts of people that don’t “fit.” But some of those pieces want back in—and they’re not coming quietly. Perfect for fans of Goosebumps, Stranger Things, and eerie ...

Dark Space #9 The building in the shipping yard wasn’t there yesterday, and now it knows Theo. Theo lives in the crumbling town of Ironwood, where nothing ever changes… until a mysterious lab appears out of nowhere, smooth as glass and humming like it's alive. Inside, Theo finds machines that respond to his thoughts, a map of the moon made of light, and a voice that calls him “pilot.” As the lab begins to transform and launch itself into space, Theo is pulled into a mission that started long before he was born—and might not end even if he makes it home. But the base doesn’t just...

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These stories are sure to open your "mind's eye" and engulf your senses of things unseen...and unknown. Imagination is a wonderful thing, and I encourage you to let yours loose and create pockets of wonder or places of escape: happy places in the light of day, or as in these stories, on the slightly darker side.

What is it with Olivia and ghosts? No matter where Olivia Kidney goes, they follow. Even when she and her klutzy handyman father start over in a new brownstone in New York City - owned by the mad, bad, and dangerous Ansel Plover - there is no escape from the weirdness that is Olivia's life. Their new living room is entirely submerged underwater, and Olivia needs a boat to navigate past the bobbing furniture and snapping turtles just to get to her bedroom. And then, there are the ghosts. The house holds secrets, lots of them - Olivia can feel it. Why, she wonders, was she invited to live there?

Footfalls in the dead of night. Mysterious letters in the attic. Secrets in the walls. For so long, the inn sat alone on the neglected shore of Ermengarde Lake. Even the town's own residents shunned the place as though it harbored an ancient curse. When Geneva’s parents purchase the property with dreams of opening it back up to the public, the sprawling old building starts to reveal some of its dark memories, leaving Geneva to suspect there’s more to her family's new home than just neglect and decay. What is the Ermengarde Lake Inn hiding? A mysteriously spooky read for ages 9-14.

When Sam and Monica arrive at Aunt Rhonda's house, she tells them, "Enjoy exploring my old house. But whatever you do, don't go into Dougie's room!" Why not? The girls wonder. Can they resist opening that mysterious door?

Dare to Enter... From haunted carnivals to eerie swamps, cursed libraries to sinister mirrors, this collection of 11 spine-chilling tales will keep you on the edge of your seat! Join brave kids as they face off against nightmarish creatures, uncover dark secrets, and navigate terrifying twists—all while racing to escape the unknown. Perfect for fans of thrills, chills, and a little laughter in the dark, these stories promise adventure, mystery, and enough scares to make your heart race. Will you dare to turn the page? The night is calling... but will you make it out?