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13 Spooky Books for Kids

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Halloween is right around the corner, and with it conjures up frightening images of eerie graveyards, grinning jack-o-lanterns, and cackling witches on their brooms.
It's the perfect time to curl up with a spooky book that will give you chills and thrills and send shivers down your spine! 1.
All the Lovely Bad Ones, by Mary Downing Hahn
Two siblings visit their grandmother's inn where they encounter three restless ghosts who need their help to fight an evil greater than their own.
Ages 9-12 2.
The Bones of Fred McFee, by Eve Bunting
Weird things have been happening since a plastic skeleton made its dwelling high up in a sycamore tree.
Ages 4-8 3.
Bunnicula, by Deborah and James Howe
Harold the dog and Chester the cat are determined to find out if a fluffy bunny is a vampire in disguise.
Ages 9-12 4.
Campfire Ghost Stories, by Jo-Anne Christensen
This frightening collection of stories taken from folklore will truly send bone-shattering chills down your spine.
Ages 9-12 5.
Coraline, by Neil Gaiman
After Coraline steps into another world, she is enthralled with her new, seemingly perfect life.
However, Coraline soon learns that things aren't always what they seem.
Ages 9-12 6.
Goosebumps, by R.
L.
Stine
Unless you've been living under a rock (or a tombstone for that matter), then you may have heard of this popular horror series that's been terrifying kids since 1992.
Amassing over 150 titles, Goosebumps collections include, Original Goosebumps, Goosebumps 2000, Give Yourself Goosebumps, Tales to Give You Goosebumps, Goosebumps Triple Header and various Super Editions.
Ages 9-12 7.
Halloween Night, by Charles Ghigna
This spooky and humorous collection of Halloween poems will fright and delight young readers.
Ages 4-8 8.
The Headless Horseman, by Natalie Standiford
Follow Ichabod Crane into the shadowy woods where he encounters the mysterious and fearsome Headless Horseman, in this adapted version for younger readers.
Ages 4-8 9.
The Little Old Lady Who Wasn't Afraid of Anything, by Linda Williams
A little old lady bravely encounters oodles of spooks in the deep, dark woods.
Ages 4-8 10.
Piggie Pie, by Margie Palatini
When Gritch the Witch takes a trip to Old MacDonald's farm to find plump, juicy piggies for her piggy pie, she finds a Big Bad Wolf instead.
Ages 4-8 11.
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, by Alvin Schwartz
A dash of humor, a splash of gore, a heap of spine-tingling fright; one can't help but turn the pages and devour each and every sickening bite.
Ages 9-12 12.
The Witches, by Roald Dahl
The witches simply despise little children and love turning them into wretched, little creatures, as one seven-year old boy soon discovers.
Ages 9-12 13.
The Witches of Worm, by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
A young girl is convinced that her cat, Worm, cast an evil spell on her and is making her do awful things.
Ages 9-12
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