Reach for a Horror Book

For Younger Teens

• Something Upstairs. Avi. Avon.
  The room held an ancient secret, mysterious and terrifying.
• Stranger With My Face. Duncan, Lois. Dell.
  An evil twin is trying to take her place.
• Nightmare Hall Series: The Silent Stream. Hoh, Diane. Scholastic.
  Was it suicide or murder? Someone knows.
• The Changeover. Mahy, Margaret. Puffin.
  Laura becomes a witch to save her brother.
• Vampires. Yolen, Jane, ed. HarperCollins.
  A sassy and superb vampire short-story collection.

For Older Teens

• The Werewolf of Paris. Endore, Guy. Carol/Citadel.
  The despairing and despicable life of a werewolf.
• Short Circuits: Thirteen Shocking Stories by Outstanding Writers for Young Adults. Gallo, Donald, ed. Dell
  Stories to get your pulse racing.
• The Silence of the Lambs. Harris, Thomas. St. Martin’s.
  One gruesome murderer helps search for another.
• The Silver Kiss. Klause, Annette Curtis. Dell.
  Simon’s fangs bring love and danger.
• Night Terrors. Murphy, Jim. Bantam.
  A gravedigger tells startling tales.
• Shadows. Saul, John. Bantam.
  Whiz kids in a computer class are dying mysteriously.
• Frankenstein. Shelley, Mary. NAL.
  Maybe the monster isn’t who you think.

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