The Best Scary Books for this Halloween!

1. Moore Zombies: The Search for Gargoy

by Wendy Knuth

When Gargoy goes missing, Baby Zom enlists her siblings to help in the search. Follow along with Gothina, the critter-loving goth zombie, Broheimer, the nerdy zombie, and Kamper, the messy zombie who enjoys camping. Who, or what is Gargoy?

2. That’s Not Your Mommy Anymore

by Matt Mogk

This inviting and entertaining story helps early readers understand for themselves that a mom who has fresh brain casserole in the oven instead of her usual meatloaf is probably not their mommy anymore. This utterly twisted and incredibly funny take on the classic children’s book genre tells an entertaining story in rhyming text even as it teaches other telltale signs that mom has been bitten by a zombie!

3. The Boo Club (Book 1)

by Dr. Mc

A group of four young children known as the Boo Club set out for an adventure on Halloween night. Milly, Spider, Jan, and Sam live in the town of Hauntsville, an unordinary town filled with many mysteries. Dressed as matching ghosts, they take off on their bicycles into the night. The Boo Club comes across a spooky old house while trick-or-treating and decides to explore. Inside, they find a thrill that they never expected.

4. Halloween Is Coming!

by Cal Everett

Marching in the school parade in frightening costumes that we’ve made; Look around, the signs are clear, Halloween is getting near!

1. Halloween: Scary Halloween Stories for Kids

by Arnie Lightning

Are you brave enough to read these spooky and scary Halloween stories? If you enjoy the Goosebump series, you will love these hair-raising and frightful tales. These Halloween short stories are quick and easy to read. These are the perfect ghost stories to read around a campfire with friends and family.

2. One Dark Hallow’s Eve

by Eldritch Black

It’s All Hallow’s Eve and Owen Weeks is not having a good day. Something’s stirring in the lake by his house, the dead leaves beneath these shoes crunch like bones, and even the brambles seem to twitch when he’s not looking. Nothing’s right. But things get a lot worse as Owen discovers a terrifying stranger hiding in an abandoned farmhouse. A dark spell is cast. Old magic, magic that raises a terrifying horde of nightmarish creatures.

3. Trick or Treat Free For All!

by M.K. Radican

Join your favorite kid literature characters as they embark on a night of trick-or-treating you’ll never forget! This collection of short stories will take you to spooky neighborhoods, back to ancient Egypt, and even inside a video game! Featuring tales from award-winning authors and fresh new voices, this is a perfect Halloween treat for readers ages seven to twelve!

4. The Witches

by Roald Dahl

This is not a fairy tale. This is about real witches.

Grandmamma loves to tell about witches. Real witches are the most dangerous of all living creatures on earth. There’s nothing they hate so much as children, and they work all kinds of terrifying spells to get rid of them. Her grandson listens closely to Grandmamma’s stories—but nothing can prepare him for the day he comes face-to-face with The Grand High Witch herself!

1. Out to Get You: 13 Tales of Weirdness and Woe

by Josh Allen

Get ready for a collection of thirteen short stories that will chill your bones, tingle your spine, and scare your pants off. Debut author Josh Allen masterfully concocts horror in the most innocent places, like R.L. Stine meets a modern Edgar Allan Poe. A stray kitten turns into a threatening follower. The street sign down the block starts taunting you. Even your own shadow is out to get you! Spooky things love hiding in plain sight.

2. Secret Magic (Evie Everyday Witch Book 1)

by Elena Paige

My name is Evie every day and I’m a witch. But all I’ve ever wanted is to be normal. So when I get the chance to go to a regular school and be a regular girl I’ll do anything to fit in. Anything! Fitting in is easy. All I have to do is: keep my magic a secret, swap my favorite colorful clothes for boring black ones, suck up to scary Mrs. Rogers, keep my pet cat, bat, and corncob from causing any trouble, And stay away from Izzy. She’s all colorful and funny and awesome…. and not helpful for fitting in.

3. Etty Steele Vampire Hunter (The Hunter Series Book 1)

by Grayson Grave

Etty Steele is a vampire hunter. There’s only one problem – she doesn’t have her hunter powers. No super-strength, no super-speed. Nothing. When she goes back to school after the summer, she’s surprised to find a new boy has joined her class. Even more surprising – he’s a vampire! If only there was a way to stake him through the heart without anyone noticing.

4. Dead Scary: The Ghost who Refused to Leave

by Sally Gould

Adam is an ordinary boy, except for one thing. He can see and talk with ghosts. When his family moves into what seems like the home of his dreams, Adam finds out it isn’t his dream home after all. Edward Lawrence, a bossy ghost who was Adam’s age when he died, regards the home as his own and he doesn’t want to share it with an annoying boy who can see him.

1.Teenage Monster Hunters

by Charlie Wood

Sarah, Mike, and Paige were never sure if they should believe their uncle’s wild stories about being a monster hunter. But all that changes when their hometown is attacked by bloodthirsty vampires, howling spirits, and powerful witches. Now, with their uncle missing, the three cousins must band together and protect their neighborhood from an invasion of monsters. However, the cousins better hurry. A mysterious being has been secretly living among them, waiting to unleash something he has been planning for 30 years…

2. Pawsitively Poisonous (A Witch of Edgehill Mystery Book 1)

by Melissa Erin Jackson

Edgehill’s newest police chief has had it out for Amber since he arrived three years before. He can’t possibly know she’s a witch, but his suspicions about her odd store and even odder behavior have shot her to the top of his suspect list. When the Edgehill rumor mill finds out Melanie was poisoned, it’s not only the police chief who looks at Amber differently.

3.The Haunting of Sunshine House (Ghosts of Los Angeles Book 1)

by Dominika Best

Sara Caine, paranormal investigator, couldn’t believe she got an invitation to hunt for ghosts in the most haunted building in all of Los Angeles, The Sunshine House. Her excitement turns to horror as the mysteries of Sunshine House reveal themselves to be more terrifying than she could have ever imagined.

4. Buried Magic (White Haven Witches Book 1)

by TJ Green

For years witches have lived in quirky White Haven, all with an age-old connection to the town’s magical roots, but Avery has been reluctant to join a coven, preferring to work alone. However, when she inherits a rune-covered box and an intriguing letter, Avery learns that their history is darker than she realized. And when the handsome Alex Bonneville tells her he’s been having dark premonitions, they know that trouble’s coming.