Want a creepy book to read with a flashlight in the dark? Here are some suggestions of spooky tales to read alone, out-loud, or share with a friend.
- Half-Minute Horrors edited by Susan Rich
- The Scary States of America by Michael Teitelbaum
- Beware! R. L. Stine Picks His Favorite Scary Stories by R. L. Stine
- The Kingfisher Book of Scary Stories
- Diane Goode’s Book of Scary Stories & Songs
- The Scary Story Reader: Forty-One of the Scariest Stories for Sleepovers, Campfires, Car & Bus Trips- Even for First Dates! by Richard & Judy Dockrey Young
- Moaning Bones: African-American Ghost Stories by Jim Haskins
- Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark by Alvin Schwartz
- More Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark by Alvin Schwartz
- Scary Stories 3: More Tales To Chill Your Bones by Alvin Schwartz
- Tales To Frighten and Delight by Pleasant DeSpain
- Ghost Hunt: Chilling Tales of the Unknownby Jason Hawes and Grant Wilson
- Ghost Hunt 2: More Chilling Tales of the Unknown by Jason Hawes and Grant Wilson
- 13 Scary Ghost Stories edited by Marianne Carus
- Ask the Bones: Scary Stories From Around the World by Arielle North Olson and Howard Schwartz
- More Bones: Scary Stories From Around the World by Arielle North Olson and Howard Schwartz
- Bonechillers: 13 Twisted Tales of Terror by D. W. Cropper
Also check out:
- Goosebumps series by R. L. Stine
- American Chillers series by Jonathan Rand
- Bunnicula series by James Howe
More resources:
- Spooky campfire stories: For kids of all ages; from an American folklore website
- The Scary Story Starter Kit: Sharing scary stories, write your own creepy tale, and much more (PDF)
- Halloween/scary jokes for younger children
And watch this video of Jason Hawes and Grant Wilson discussing their Ghost Hunt books!
