The Stranger Things Book List

This haunting story of a family stalked by monsters is narrated by the youngest child of the family, Noah. In the late 1960s, two members of the Turner family have recurring nightmares of an orange-eyed monster, and the patriarch becomes obsessed with creating a haunted house called the Wandering Dark. The family tries to keep Noah away from all the horror, but they don’t know that Noah is being visited by the same orange-eyed beast. A horror novel with characters you care for just as much as the residents of Hawkins.

A man lunges in front of a car. An elderly woman silently drowns herself. A corpse sits up in its coffin and speaks. On this reservation, not all is what it seems, in this new spine-chilling mythological horror from the author of Sisters of the Lost Nation.

A mysterious lab. A sinister scientist. A secret history. If you think you know the truth behind Eleven’s mother, prepare to have your mind turned Upside Down in this thrilling prequel to the hit show Stranger Things.

One of the things that makes Stranger Things so likable is the irresistible combination of creepy tales and coming-of-age stories. Craig Davidson captures that dynamic in The Saturday Night Ghost Club, which centers on a group of misfit kids growing up in 1980s Niagara Falls. Twelve-year-old Jake Baker and his new friends spend their time gleefully tracking down ghosts, fueled by Jake’s uncle Calvin, who has an affinity for the occult. But there’s more to uncover in their haunted town than anyone could have anticipated.

Discover the official behind-the-scenes companion guide to the first two seasons and beyond, featuring exclusive color photos and stunning concept art.

In this fascinating and chilling nonfiction exploration of monsters and myths, Linda Godfrey unfolds humanity’s obsession with monsters, tracing their evolution through myths, folklore, and urban legend, and interviewing eyewitnesses to werewolves, Sasquatch, and other lesser-known creatures. Godfrey, an expert on the matter, invites us to rethink reality and unexplained phenomena—whether or not we’d like to believe in demogorgons roaming the earth.

A mad scientist’s concoction of H. P. Lovecraft, teen detectives, and a love of Americana, Edgar Cantero’s Meddling Kids is a story filled with rich horror, thrilling twists, outright hilarity, and surprising poignancy.

As the daughter of a rancher in 1840s Mexico, Nena knows a thing or two about monsters — her home has long been threatened by tensions with Anglo settlers from the north. But something more sinister lurks near the ranch at night, something that drains men of their blood and leaves them for dead…

This novel takes place in an alternate version of Victorian England (reminiscent of the Upside Down), where anytime someone behaves badly—especially members of the lower class—their body releases smoke. Thomas and Charlie meet at school, where they’re punished for having black marks on their white uniforms. When the two visit Thomas’s family, they realize there might be more behind the smoke than what they’ve been led to believe.

Carlota Moreau: A young woman growing up on a distant and luxuriant estate, safe from the conflict and strife of the Yucatán peninsula. The only daughter of a researcher who is either a genius or a madman. Montgomery Laughton: A melancholic overseer with a tragic past and a propensity for alcohol. An outcast who assists Dr. Moreau with his experiments, which are financed by the Lizaldes, owners of magnificent haciendas and plentiful coffers. For Moreau keeps secrets, Carlota has questions, and, in the sweltering heat of the jungle, passions may ignite.

Liz Rocher is coming home … reluctantly. As a Black woman, Liz doesn’t exactly have fond memories of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, a predominantly white town. But her best friend is getting married, so she braces herself for a weekend of awkward, passive-aggressive reunions. But on the night of the wedding, somewhere between dancing and dessert, the newlyweds’ daughter, Caroline, disappears — and the only thing left behind is a piece of white fabric covered in blood. As a frantic search begins, with the police combing the trees for Caroline, Liz realizes she’s seen this before…

When two young boys venture into the woods, and only one returns alive, Ben Mears begins to realize that his hometown is under siege from forces of darkness far beyond his imagination.

While this one features a solo mission, Stranger Things fans will love the sci-fi aspect of the setting. Jazz has lived in Artemis, a colony on the moon, since she was a child. While she’s always been gifted at nearly everything she tries, she decides to work as a porter with a side hustle of illegal smuggling. When she’s offered a huge payday for the biggest crime of her life, Jazz promptly jumps on it, but it leads to a lot more trouble than she anticipated.

Sunny Nwazue, an American-born Nigerian girl, was inducted into the secret Leopard Society. As she began to develop her magical powers, Sunny learned that she had been chosen to lead a dangerous mission to avert an apocalypse, brought about by the terrifying masquerade, Ekwensu.

What happens when you leave a bunch of boys alone to rule themselves? According to Lord of the Flies, nothing good (maybe that’s why Stranger Things brought in Eleven). The story of how these boys find themselves stranded on an island and forced to fend for themselves is still as fascinating as when it was first published over 60 years ago—a classic distraction until we’re back in Hawkins.

We Have Always Lived in the Castle is an unsettling novel about a perverse, isolated, and possibly murderous family and the dramatic struggle that ensues when an unexpected visitor interrupts their unusual way of life.

There’s something strange about the Silver family house. Grand and cavernous with hidden passages and buried secrets, it’s been home to four generations of Silver women–Anna, Jennifer, Lily, and now Miranda. When Lily, Miranda’s mother passes away suddenly, Miranda begins suffering strange ailments and soon everyone inside the house is irrevocably changed. At once an unforgettable mystery and a meditation on nationality and family legacies, White is for Witching is a boldly original, terrifying, and elegant novel.

In the year 2045, the only time Wade Watts really feels alive is when he’s jacked into the virtual utopia known as the OASIS. But when Wade stumbles upon the first clue, he finds himself beset by players willing to kill to take this ultimate prize. The race is on, and if Wade’s going to survive, he’ll have to win—and confront the real world he’s always been so desperate to escape.

At first, Logan Ramsay isn’t sure if anything’s different. He just feels a little . . . sharper. Better able to concentrate. Better at multitasking. But before long, he can’t deny it: Something’s happening to his brain. The truth is, Logan’s genome has been hacked, and what’s happening to him is just the first step in a much larger plan, one that will inflict the same changes on humanity at large–at a terrifying cost.

Pepper is the surprised inmate of a mental institution in Queens, New York. In the darkness of his room, on his first night, a terrifying creature with the body of an old man and the head of a bison nearly kills him before being hustled away by the hospital staff. It’s no delusion: The other patients confirm that a devil roams the hallways when the sun goes down. Pepper rallies three other inmates in a plot to kill the monster that’s stalking them. But can the Devil die?

This hardcover collection of wisdom and warnings from Netflix’s original series Stranger Things features full-color images from the series and quotes from Dustin, Steve, Eleven, and the others, it is sure to thrill fans of all ages.

When Jessamyn Teoh starts hearing a voice in her head, she chalks it up to stress. Closeted, broke, and jobless, she’s moving back to Malaysia with her parents – a country she last saw when she was a toddler. She soon learns the new voice isn’t even hers, it’s the ghost of her estranged grandmother. In life, Ah Ma was a spirit medium, avatar of a mysterious deity called the Black Water Sister. Now she’s determined to settle a score against a business magnate who has offended the god — and she’s decided Jess is going to help her do it, whether Jess wants to or not.