Creepy Horror Books for Tweens
Do your tweens like being frightened or, at the very least, creeped out? Horror is all about creepiness, fear, and terror. And tween readers love it!
If your readers want nightmare-inducing reads about monsters, evil strangers, ghosts, or any other horror-filled subjects, check out this list of our top horror book picks for tweens.
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Add to BookshelfDeepwater Creek: A Graphic Novel
by Michael Regina
What’s not to love about a creepy graphic novel about monsters, friendship, bravery, and survival? After Andrew falls into the river and encounters a vile monster, he’s a shell of himself. His older brother, Wade, and their two friends take Andrew back to where it happened, hoping to defeat the monster and fix Andrew. Instead, the deep-water river monster comes for all of them. And it’s not alone.
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It Came from the Trees
by Ally Russell
A Bigfoot-type creature took Jenna’s friend, Reese, but no one believes her. Determined to find her friend, Jenna returns to the woods with her scout troop, hoping to find clues. With the monster stalking them, Jenna fears one of them will become its next victim. If you like terrifying tales with monsters of both the supernatural and human variety, you’ll want to read this book next.
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Gloam
by Jack Mackay
After the death of their mom, Esme and her younger siblings move to their grandmother’s creepy house with a sinister babysitter who hides her viciousness behind beauty and politeness. Since Gwen is the only one who sees the truth, it’s up to her to protect her family. But the babysitter isn’t the only problem — the house itself seeps with rot and horrifying creatures.
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At the Mountains of Madness
by Jacopo della Quercia
Can you survive the summer as a camp counselor in Antarctica? There’s an ancient horror in the icy depths and scary dangers around every turn. Decide if you’ll answer your parents’ distress call or stay where you are at Camp Starkweather. But be careful — your decision could mean life or death!
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The Ghosts of Bitterfly Bay
by Mary Averling
Ghosts Madie, her friend Kit, and her little brother Scratch haunt a vacation cabin where new guests have arrived. They haunt as usual until Kit and Scratch go missing, taken by the creepy nightmare man they call Longfingers. To get the boys back, Maudie reluctantly asks a living girl, Gianna, for help. The unlikely friends team up to defeat Longfingers and rescue the boys.
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Stitch: Reimagining Frankenstein
by Pádraig Kenny
If you’re like me, you love a story that makes you ponder what makes a monster. In this Frankenstein-ish story, two stitched-together creations, Stitch and Henry Oaf, are on the run from their creator’s evil nephew. The kind-hearted friends face prejudices and cruelty on their journey of self-discovery, identity, and friendship.
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MegaGhost Volume 1
by Gabe Soria
If you like comics with action, adventure, and things that go bump in the night, then this will be right up your alley. When he discovers a bewitched ring, Martin learns the ring can summon MEGAGHOST, a large supernatural robot whose mission is to defend the world against nightmarish monsters. This book is recommended for readers aged 10 and above.
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Dread Detention
by Jennifer Killick
A Saturday morning detention turns into a nightmare when the students’ teacher is sucked into a gigantic hole, enormous spiders attack, and the school’s evil groundskeepers try to kill them. In one action-packed scene after another, the kids fight for their lives, work together to survive, and share secrets that could lead to redemption.
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It Happened to Anna
by Tehlor Mejia
Sadie has spent her entire life with a malicious ghost who isolates her from any potential friends. When Sadie made a friend before, the ghost killed that friend! Now, there’s a new girl at school, Mal, who wants to be Sadie’s friend. However, Mal seems as manipulative and controlling as Sadie’s ghost. This is a terrifying story about an isolated girl, toxic relationships, and mental health.
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Bumps in the Night
by Amalie Howard
Mad at her dad and the mother who abandoned her, 13-year-old Darika heads to her grandmother’s in Trinidad for summer vacation. There, Rika encounters strange monsters, learns she’s a witch, and discovers that her mom may be trapped in the forest. She must embrace her magical heritage to find her missing mom and save the island.
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The Taking of Jake Livingston
by Ryan Douglass
In this YA book for upper middle grade readers and teens, Jake Livingston is a queer Black boy who sees dead people stuck in their death loops until he meets a vengeful school shooter ghost named Sawyer. Sawyer isn’t stuck in a loop because he has sinister plans to use Jake to finish his angry, violent agenda in the world of the living.
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