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A List of Teen Horror Novels to Inspire the Halloween Spirit

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With Halloween just around the corner, teens need a few spooky stories to get them in the holiday spirit.

So here is a list of horror novels, series’ and short story collections for teenagers:

Horror Novels:

  • Bonechiller by Graham McNamee (Random House Children's Books | September 9, 2008)
  • The Devouring by Simon Holt (Little, Brown & Company | September 1, 2008)
  • The Demon Queen by Richard Lewis (Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing | June 17, 2008)
  • The Hunting Season by Dean Vincent Carter (Transworld | March 4, 2008)
  • Wake by Lisa McMann (Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing | March 4, 2008)
  • The Unspoken by Thomas Fahy (Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing | February 5, 2008)
  • Tell Me What You See by Zoran Drvenkar (Scholastic Inc. | January 1, 2008)
  • Dr. Sigmundus: The Hollow People by Brian Keaney (Random House Children's Books | September 25, 2007)
  • Scared to Death by Alan Gibbons (Orion | July 26, 2007)
  • Book of Living and Dying by Natalie Ghent (HarperCollins Canada | August 3, 2006)
  • A Nicer Way to Die by Sam Mills (Faber And Faber | June 27, 2006)
  • The Horrors: Terrifying Tales by Peter Carver (Red Deer Press | May 31, 2005)
  • The House on Hackman's Hill by Joan Lowry Nixon (Scholastic Inc.| February 1, 2001)

Horror Series’:

Dreamhouse Kings Series by Robert Liparulo (Thomas Nelson Publishers)

  1. House of Dark Shadows (May 12, 2008)
  2. Watcher in the Woods (May 12, 2008)

Hallowmere by Tiffany Trent (Wizards Of The Coast, Inc.)

  1. In the Serpent’s Coils (August 28, 2007)
  2. By Venom’s Sweet Sting (December 26, 2007)
  3. Between Golden Jaws (March 25, 2008)
  4. Maiden of the Wolf (May 13, 2008)
  5. Queen of the Masquerade (August 12, 2008)
  6. Oracle of the Morrigan (September 23, 2008)
  7. Marsh King’s Daughter (March 10, 2009)
  8. Snake Dancer (June 9, 2009)

Wicked Dead by Stefan Petrucha and Thomas Pendleton (Harpercollins Canada, Limited)

  1. Lurker (August 16, 2007)
  2. Torn (November 15, 2007)
  3. Snared (February 14, 2008)
  4. Crush (May 20, 2008)
  5. Prey (August 29, 2008)
  6. Skin (November 25, 2008)

The Unseen by Richie Tankersley Cusick (Penguin Young Reader Group)

  1. It Begins (August 23, 2005)
  2. Rest in Peace (August 11, 2005)
  3. Blood Brothers (January 16, 2006)
  4. Sin and Salvation (February 24, 2006)

The Gatekeepers by Anthony Horowitz (Scholastic Inc.)

  1. Raven’s Gate (June 1, 2005)
  2. Evil Star (June 1, 2006)
  3. Nightrise (May 1, 2007)

Horror Short Story Collections:

  • Mystifying: Sinister Stories of the Unexplained (Kingfisher | September 16, 2008)
  • 666: The Number of the Beast (Point | September 1, 2007)
  • More Horowitz Horror by Anthony Horowitz (Penguin Young Reader Group | March 29, 2007)
  • Horowitz Horror by Anthony Horowitz (Penguin Young Reader Group | August 14, 2006)
  • The Horrors: Terrifying Tales Book Two (Red Deer Press | June 1, 2006)
  • Bonechillers: 13 Twisted Tales of Terror by D.W. Cropper (Llewellyn Worldwide | August 1, 2005)
  • The Horrors: Terrifying Tales (Red Deer Press | May 31, 2005)

More Books Lists:

Vampire Books for Teens

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Halloween Stories for Children

Nicole Skutelnik, Nicole Skutelnik

Nicole Skutelnik - Nicole is an avid reader and lover of books, particular teen and young-adult fiction. At an early age, she decided to turn her passion ...

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Feb 17, 2009 3:31 PM
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Oct 16, 2009 10:51 AM
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Dec 22, 2009 4:54 AM
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May 4, 2010 12:45 PM
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May 23, 2010 4:27 AM
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