Horror
Author
Anderson, M.T.
Title of Book
Thirsty
Call Number
Y.A. FIC Anderson, M
From the moment he knows that he is destined to be a vampire, Chris thirsts for the blood of people around
him while also struggling to remain human.
Alender, Katie
Bad Girls Don’t Die
Y.A. FIC Alender, K
When fifteen-year-old Lexi's younger sister Kasey begins behaving strangely and their old Victorian house
seems to take on a life of its own, Lexi investigates and discovers some frightening facts about previous
occupants of the house, leading her to believe that many lives are in danger.
Brewer, Heather
Eighth Grade Bites
Y.A. FIC Brewer, H
For thirteen years, Vlad, aided by his aunt and best friend, has kept secret that he is halfvampire. But when his missing teacher is replaced by a sinister substitute, he learns that
there is more to being a vampire, and to his parents' deaths, than he could have guessed.
Cashore, Kristin
Graceling
Y.A. FIC Cashore, K
In a world where some people are born with extreme and often-feared skills called
Graces; Katsa struggles for redemption from her own horrifying Grace of killing and
teams up with another young fighter to save their land from a corrupt king.
Cormier, Robert
Tenderness
Y.A. FIC Cormier, R
A psychological thriller told from the points of view of a teenage serial killer and the
runaway girl who falls in love with him.
Duncan, Lois (editor)
Night Terrors
808.83 NIG
"Stories of shadow and substance" by authors such as Alane Ferguson, Annette Curtis
Klause, Chris Lynch, Harry and Norma Fox Mazer, Joan Lowery Nixon, Theodore
Taylor, and Patricia Windsor.
Fantaskey, Beth
Jekel Loves Hyde
Y.A. FIC Fantaskey, B
As seventeen-year-old Jill Jekel and classmate Tristen Hyde work together on a
chemistry project, hoping to win a scholarship for her and a cure for his curse; they also
uncover family secrets and a chemistry of their own. (Familiarity with Robert Louis
Stevenson's story isn't required, but it adds resonance.)
Gaiman, Neal
Coraline
J741.5 GAI
Looking for excitement, Coraline ventures through a mysterious door into a world that is
similar, yet disturbingly different from her own, where she must challenge a gruesome
entity in order to save herself, her parents, and the souls of three others.
Giles, Gail
What Happened to Cass McBride?
Y.A. FIC Giles, G
After his younger brother commits suicide, Kyle Kirby decides to exact revenge on the
person he holds responsible.
Hahn, Mary Downing
Look For Me By Moonlight
Y.A. FIC Hahn, M
While staying at the remote and supposedly haunted Maine inn run by her father and
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pregnant stepmother, sixteen-year-old Cynda feels more and more isolated from her
father's new family and more and more attracted to a charming but mysterious guest.
Huntington, Geoffrey
Sorcerers of the Nightwing
Y.A. FIC Huntington, G
Every kid fears the monsters in the closet -- but for Devon March, the monsters are real.
But Devon, though he doesn't know it, is a Sorcerer of the Nightwing. He'll need all the
powers at his command when he is sent to live at Ravenscliff, where a Hellhole and a
Nightwing gone badly await him.
King, S
Carrie
FIC King, S
Sixteen-year-old Carrie is teased and abused by everyone from her classmates to her
mother and teachers. But you shouldn't mess with a girl with telekinetic powers. One day,
she's going to get really, really angry. And when she does...
King, S
Cujo
FIC King, S
Cujo, a friendly, playful 200-pound Saint Bernard, chases a rabbit into an underground
cavern. When he emerges from the darkness, he is something else. Something that the
men, women, and children of Castle rock, Maine, do not suspect until is too late.
Klause, Annette Curtis
Blood and Chocolate
Y.A.P.B. FIC Klause, A
Having fallen for a human, a "meat boy", a beautiful teenage werewolf must battle both
her packmates and the fear of the townspeople to decide where she belongs and with
whom.
Klause, Annette Curtis
The Silver Kiss
Y.A. FIC Klause, A
Meeting a mysterious, seductive boy helps Zoe come to terms with her mother's
impending death from cancer, but he has secrets of his own. One of them is that he isn't
human.
Lanagan, Margo
Tender Morsels
Y.A. FIC Lanagan, M
A young woman who has endured unspeakable cruelties is magically granted a safe
haven apart from the real world and allowed to raise her two daughters in this alternate
reality, until the barrier between her world and the real one begins to break down.
Larbalestier, Justine
How to Ditch Your Fairy
Y.A. FIC Larbalestier, J
In a world in which everyone has a personal fairy who tends to one aspect of daily life,
fourteen-year-old Charlie decides she does not want hers--a parking fairy--and embarks
on a series of misadventures designed to rid herself of the invisible sprite and replace it
with a better one, like her friend Rochelle's shopping fairy.
Lo, Malinda
Ash
Y.A. FIC Lo, M
In this variation on the Cinderella story, Ash grows up believing in the fairy realm that
the king and his philosophers have sought to suppress, until one day she must choose
between a handsome fairy cursed to love her and the King's Huntress whom she loves.
Meyer, Stephanie
Twilight
Y.A. FIC Meyer, S
Horror
When Bella moves to Washington State and starts school, she can't understand why her
lab partner Edward hates her so much. She soon discovers that hate isn't what he's
feeling. She also discovers he isn't what he appears to be.
Pierce, Meredith
The Dark Angel
Y.A.P.B. FIC Pierce, M
The servant girl Aeriel must choose between destroying her vampire master for his evil
deeds or saving him for the sake of his beauty and the spark of goodness she has seen in
him. (First in a trilogy)
Poe, Edgar Allen
Fall of the House of Usher & Other Tales Y.A.P.B. FIC Poe, E
Poe is not only credited as the author of the first mystery, he was a master of tales of
horror. This is a collection of some of his mystery and horror short stories.
Rice, Anne
Interview with a Vampire
FIC Rice, A
Most of Anne Rice's books are in the adult fiction area, but if you're really into vampires
and you want to bite into the steamy stuff, she's the one to sink your teeth into.
Ryan, Carrie
The Forest of Hands and Teeth
Y.A. FIC Ryan, C
Through twists and turns of fate, orphaned Mary seeks knowledge of life, love, and
especially what lies beyond her walled village and the surrounding forest, where dwell
the Unconsecrated, aggressive flesh-eating people who were once dead.
Shelley, Mary
Frankenstein
Y.A. FIC Shelley, M/
JPB Shelley, M
A monster assembled by a scientist from parts of dead bodies develops a mind of his own
as he learns to loathe himself and hate his creator. This classic is one of the first true
horror stories.
Shusterman, Neal
Full Tilt
Y.A. FIC Shusterman, N
When sixteen-year-old Blake goes to a mysterious, by-invitation-only carnival, he
somehow knows that it could save his comatose brother. He soon learns that much more
is at stake if he fails to meet the challenge presented to him there by the beautiful
Cassandra.
Stevenson, Robert Louis
Strange Cases of Dr. Jekyll
Y.A. FIC Stevenson, R
& Mr. Hyde
A kind and well-respected doctor can turn himself into a murderous madman by taking a
secret drug he's created.
Stiefvater, Maggie
Lament: The Faerie
Queen’s Deception
Y.A. FIC Stiefvater, M
On the day of an important music competition, talented but painfully introverted and nervous Deirdre
Monaghan is helped to perform by the compelling and enigmatic Luke. She finds herself inexorably drawn
into the mysteries and dangers of the faerie world.
Stoker, Bram
Dracula
FIC Stoker, B/ Y.A.P.B.
Stoker, B/ LP Stoker, B
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Count Dracula is not only a nobleman, he is also the vampire who is terrorizing
Transylvania and seducing young women. Jonathan Harker and Dr. van Helsing are
determined to destroy him.
Vande Velde, Vivian
Companions of the Night
Y.A. FIC Vande Velde, V
Kerry Nowicki helps a young man escape from three other men who claim he is a
vampire and, when her father and little brother are kidnapped, Kerry joins forces--and
falls in love with--the accused vampire.