Horror/ Suspense

F Alm	Almond, David. Kit’s Wilderness. Thirteen-year-old Kit goes to live with his grandfather in the decaying coal mining town of Stoneygate, England, and find both the old man and the town haunted by ghosts of the past. By the same author: Skellig
F And	Anderson, M. T. Thirsty. 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.
SC Asi	Asimov, Isaac. Young Monsters. A story collection in which the children have one thing in common--they are all young monsters. Some are horrid, some grotesque, and some merely unusual. Some are diabolically clever and others relish what they are--horrible as it may be.
F Atw	Atwater-Rhodes, Amelia. Demon In My View. High school senior by day, published author by night, 17 year old Jessica is about to make a life-changing discovery that the vampire world of her novels truly exists.
F Avi	Avi. Devil's Race. In the graveyard a teenager meets and becomes haunted by the ghost of his great-great-great-grandfather who was hanged as a demon over a hundred years earlier. By the same author: Something Upstairs: A Tale of Ghosts.
F Bea	Beagle, Peter S. Tamsi. Forced to go to England with her mother and step-father, Jenny discovers a secret chamber that is haunted by a ghost. Jenny befriends and takes comfort in Tamsin Willoughby, and decides to help her ghost friend fight the demons that surround her in order to find eternal rest.
F Buf	Buffie, Margaret. The Warnings. Rachel lives a lonely life with the old people she calls Fossils until she starts to receive the Warnings, strange psychic messages that warn her of a grave threat.
F Coo	Cooney, Caroline B. Freeze Tag Now that Meghan, West, and Lannie are in high school, Lannie reminds West of his promise made long ago when they played Freeze Tag as children. By the same author: The fire.
SC Cov	Coville, Bruce. Bruce Coville’s Book of Ghosts. In this collection you will meet a host of ghosts, some frightening, some lonely, and some funny. By the same author: Bruce Coville’s Book of Monsters.
F Fle	Fleischman, Paul. A Fate Totally Worse Than Death In this horror novel parody, three self-centered members of Cliffside High School's ruling clique, who are beginning to age rapidly, become convinced that the beautiful new exchange student is the ghost of the girl whose death they caused the year before. By the same author: Graven Images: 3 Stories.
F Dav	Davenport, Basil. Famous Monster Tales. Smoke ghost, by F. Leiber.--The phantom farmhouse, by S. Quinn.--The horror of the heights, by A. C. Doyle.--The thing on Outer Shoal, by P. S. Miller.--The outsider, by H. P. Lovecraft.--Second night out, by F. B. Long.--It, by T. Sturgeon.--The dancing partner, by J. K. Jerome.--The damned thing, by A. Bierce.--Skeleton, by R. Bradbury.--The thing in the pond, by P. Ernst.--Negotium perambulans, by E. F. Benson.--The fifty-first dragon, by H. Brown.
F Gai	Gaiman, Neil Coraline. 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.
SC Sho	Gallo, Donald R. Short Circuits: Thirteen Shocking Stories by Outstanding Writers For Young Authors. Here are thirteen hair-raising stories that are bound to stun and shock you.
SC Gor	Gorog, Judith. No Swimming in Dark Pond and Other Chilling Tales. These thirteen delightfully wicked tales will intrigue you with familiarity gone awry. From the commonplace to the bizarre, from grandmother's cozy kitchen to a dark forgotten cellar in the Middle East the reader travels paths of the unexpected. By the same author: On meeting witches at wells, When nobody’s home: fifteen baby-sitting tales of terror.
SC Gre	Green, Roger Lancelyn. Thriteen Uncanny Tales; Chosen and Edited by Roger Lancelyn green. The book of Thoth, retold by R. L. Green.--The doubter, from Lucian, retold by R. L. Green.--The story of Glam, tr. by W. A. Craigie.--The legend of Sleepy Hollow, by W. Irving.--The house of strange stories, by A. Lang.--The bottle imp, by R. L. Stevenson.--Man-size in marble, by E. Nesbit.--The striped chest, by Sir A. C. Doyle.--A pair of hands, by Sir A. Quiller-Couch.--The lights of Spencer Primmett's eyes, by F. Anstey.--The door in the wall, by H. G. Wells.--The haunted doll's house, by M. R. James.--Forms of things unknown, by C. S. Lewis.
F Hah	Hahn, Mary Downing. Wait Till Helen Comes: A Ghost Story. After moving to the country, Molly and Michael have to get used to a different way of life, and to Heather, their whiny step-sister. It’s easier to dislike her, but finding her alone in the woods, Molly becomes worried about past and present family tensions and realizes she must save Heather.
SC Hai	Haining, Peter. The Monster Makers. This supernatural anthology is devoted to monster makers and their creations. Eminent contributors include Edgar Allan Poe, H.G. Wells, and Isaac Asimov.
Sc Hok	Hoke, Helen. Ghastly, Ghoulish, GrippingTtales. The haunted trailer / by Robert Arthur -- More spinned against / by John Wyndham -- The ski-lift / by Diana Buttenshaw -- The beetles / by Robert Bloch -- His unconquerable enemy / by W.C. Morrow -- The horror at Chilton Castle / by Joseph Payne Brennan -- A case of eavesdropping / by Algernon Blackwood -- Leiningen versus the ants / by Carl Stephenson -- The man who sold rope to the gnomes / by Idris Seabright. By the same author: Haunts, haunts, haunts, Venomous tales of villainy and vengeance : an anthology.
SC Ire	Ireson, Barbara. The April Witch and Other Strange Tales. Fourteen tales about strange beings and events by English and American authors.
SC Jac	Jacques, Brain. The Ribbajack and Other Curious Yarns. A collection of six short stories which feature a variety of monstrous creatures by the author of the Redwall series. By the same author: Seven Strange and Ghostly Stories.
SC Kah	Kahn, Joan. Some Things Dark and Dangerous. A collection of sixteen stories of suspense by Evelyn Waugh, Dorothy L. Sayers, Robert Louis Stevenson, Q. Patrick, Edmund Pearson, John Bartlow Martin, and other authors. By the same author: Some Things Strange and Sinister.
SC Kip	Kipling, Rudyard. Phantoms and Fantasies; 20 Tales. Stories of the bizarre and fantastic, set in India, England, France, and aboard ship.
F Kla	Klause, Annette. Curtis Blood and Chocolate. Having fallen for a human boy, a beautiful teenage werewolf must battle both her packmates and the fear of the townspeople to decide where she belongs and with whom. By the same author: The Silver Kiss.
SC Lov	Lovecraft, H.P. The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath. Randolph Carter becomes obsessed with a parallel world that men of this earth visit in dreams. His search for the mystifying dream world of Kadath leads to a labyrinthine world of nightmare.
SC Man	Manley, Seon. Ladies of Horror: Two Centuries of Supernatural Stories by the Gentle Sex. The making of a monster, by M. W. Shelley.--The werewolf, by C. Housman.--The wind in the rose-bush, by M. W. Freeman.--The gorgon's head, by G. Bacon.--Man-Size in marble, by E. Nesbit.--Eveline's visitant, by Mrs. Braddon.--The yellow wall paper, by C. P. Gilman.--Hand in glove, by E. Bowen.--Whitewash, by R. Macaulay.--The birds, by D. du Maurier.--The tree's wife, by M. E. Counselman.--Moonlight, starlight, by V. Layefsky.--The lovely house, by S. Jackson.--The last seance, by A. Christie.--Biographical notes (p. [283]-288)
SC McD	McDonald, Collin. Shadows and Whispers: Tales from the Other Side. In these eight shivery stories, teens find themselves confronting unwelcome phenomena. Included is a football player who must deal with a 500-year-old spirit seeking release from a soda machine.
SC Mck	Mckissack, Patricia C. The Dark-Thirty: Southern Tales Of The Supernatural. A collection of ghost stories with African-American themes, designed to be told during the Dark Thirty--the half hour before sunset--when ghosts seem all too believable.
F Nat	Nathan, Robert. Portrait of Jennie. This is not your typical love story. A struggling, young artist falls in love with a young girl who becomes a little older each time he sees her. There is something elusive and haunting about Jennie.
F Nay	Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds. Bernie Magruder & the Haunted Hotel. Living at the Bessledorf Hotel, where his father works as the manager, Bernie tries to solve the mystery of a troubled, young ghost who wanders the halls of the hotel at night.
SC Par	Parry, Michel. The Devil’s Children : Tales Of Demons And Exorcists. Bloch, R. Enoch.--Benson, R. H. Father Meuron's tale.--Campbell, R. Vacant possession.--Maupassant, G. de. The horla.--Lovecraft, H. P. The thing on the doorstep.--Derleth, A. Saunder's little friend.--Pater, R. A porta inferi.--Whitehead, H. S. The lips.--Matheson, R. From shadowed places.--Bloch, R. The unspeakable betrothal.--Cuddon, J. A. Isabo.--Collier, J. The possession of Angela Bradshaw. By the same author: Beware of the Cat :Stories of Feline Fantasy and Horror.
F Phi	Philbrick, W.R. Night Creature. Abandoned as a child, Gruff, a human boy, grows up with the wolves, but his life changes when the forest is invaded by Werewolves who want him to join them, and although he resists, when the full moon rises, the boy is hard pressed to remain in control.
F Pik	Pike, Christopher. The Immortal. The ancient artifact was cursed. Josie is on vacation in Greece with her father, his new girlfriend, and her best friend. While visiting the sacred island of Delos, she accidently stumbles upon an ancient artifact-a tiny statue of a Goddess. Immediately Josie is enchanted by the statue and she takes it with her when she leaves the island. Then the trouble starts. A guy takes her for a boat ride and she is almost killed. Then the image of the Goddess begins to haunt her dreams. The Goddess wants something from Josie that she doesn't want to give. The immortal wants to be mortal. The Goddess wants Josie’s life. By the same author: Last Act, Monster.
SC Poe	Poe, Edgar Allan. Edgar Allan Poe’s Tales of Mystery and Madness. Four of the writer's most popular tales are presented in an abridged format: "The Black Cat," "The Masque of the Red Death," "Hop-Frog," and "The Fall of the House of Usher." The watercolor and pen-and-ink artwork is populated with deftly drawn cartoon humans, animals, and other beings, many with grotesque or sinister expressions. By the same author: Eight Tales of Terror. The Raven and Other Writings.
SC San	San Souci, Robert. Dare to be Scared: Thirteen Stories To Chill And Thrill. Presents thirteen spookily illustrated stories for children, including ghost stories and other tales of the supernatural, science fiction stories, and fantasy. By the same author: Short and Shivery: Thirty Chilling Tales.
SC Sch	Schwartz, Alvin. Scary Stories To Tell In the Dark. Stories of ghosts and witches, “jump” stories, scary songs, and mondern-day scary stories. By the same author: Scary Stories 3, More Tales To Chill Your Bones.
F Ser	Service, Pamela F. When the Night Wind Howls. Fascinated with the theater and aware of strange things going on, a young girl finds herself in the loft of a hundred-year-old theater, in the middle of the night, waiting for ghosts to appear.
F Sha	Shan, Darren. Cirque du Freak Series. Indeed, evil begins to win when Darren and his buddies find a flier for "Cirque Du Freak," a traveling freak show promising performances by the snake-boy, the wolf-man, and Larten Crepsley and his giant spider, Madame Octa. Darren and his friend Steve wouldn't miss it for the world. So, Saturday night they sneak out to the old theater, tall and dark, with broken windows. "Every act you see tonight is real," croaks Mr. Tall. "Each performer is unique. And none are harmless." That's for sure. (A werewolf bites off the hand of someone in the audience, for instance.) Things grow very serious for the two boys when Steve not only recognizes Mr. Crepsley as a famous vampire, but professes his true desire to join him! To make matters worse, the spider-obsessed Darren goes back to the old theater to steal Madame Octa so he can teach her tricks in his room. First of 12 in the Cirque du Freak series. New Series: Demonata: Lord Loss, First of 8 in the series.
F She	Shelley, Mary. Frankenstein. A frightening creation myth written in 1818, Frankenstein remains one of the greatest horror stories ever written. It is an undisputed classic about a manmade monster.
F Shu	Shusterman, Neal. Full Tilt. When sixteen-year-old Blake goes to a mysterious, by-invitation-only carnival he somehow knows that it could save his comatose brother, but soon learns that much more is at stake if he fails to meet the challenge presented there by the beautiful Cassandra.
F Sin	Singer, Marilyn. Deal with a Ghost. After her mother dumps her to live with her boyfriend, Deal moves into her grandmother's house and attends a high school with its own ghost. Deal has often played the "Game" in which she seduces different boys. Now, even though she knows she shouldn't, she goes after classmate Mark. Never mind that he has a friendly, also very cool, girlfriend, or that another boy, uncool Laurie, is far more appealing.
SC Bes	Sobol, Donald J. The Best Animal Stories of Science Fiction and Fantasy. Twelve eerie stories featuring animals, real and monstrous.
F Ste	Stevenson, R. L. Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde. The respectable Dr. Jekyll and the horrifying Mr. Hyde are the epitome of the split personality.
F Ste	Stewart, Mary. A Walk in Wolf Wood. An enchanting web of magic and adventure woven by one of the greatest storytellers. Two children from the present enter an enchanted forest where the romantic long ago and the present overlap. Once the magic spell is broken, the children find themselves caught in a fourteenth century world of betrayal and danger.
F Sti	Stine, R. L. Welcome to dead house. Amanda and Josh move with their parents into an old haunted house located in the strange town of Dark Falls where people are unlike any they have known before. By the same author: Attack of the Mutant, The Cuckoo Clock Of Doom.
F Sto	Stoker, Bram. Dracula. The mysterious Transylvanian Count Dracula wreaks havoc on young businessman Jonathan Harker, his fiancée Mina, and several others, and when he is revealed to be a vampire, he must be destroyed at all costs.
F Tho	Thompson, Julian F. The Grounding of Group 6. Arriving at what they believe is an exclusive school, five sixteen-year olds are unaware that they have been sent there to be exterminated and that their teacher is a murderer for hire.
F Van	Vande Velde, Vivian. Companions of the night. When sixteen-year-old Kerry Nowicki helps a young man escape from a group of men who claim he is a vampire, she finds herself faced with some bizarre and dangerous choices. By the same author: A Coming Evil.
F Wal	Wallace, Barbara Brooks. Peppermints In The Parlor. Sent to San Francisco to live with beloved aunt and uncle, newly orphaned Emily expectantly enters their once-happy mansion only to find unimaginable horrors.
F Zin	Paul Zindel. Loch, A Novel. Luke Perkins, 15, nicknamed "Loch" after claiming to see a lake monster as a little boy. He and his younger sister, Zaidee, join their oceanographer father on an expedition searching for enormous prehistoric creatures sighted in Lake Alban in Vermont. Their leader, Cavenger, is a ruthless despot who would just as soon annihilate as preserve the Plesiosaurs, water beasts thought to be extinct for over 10 million years. The siblings and Cavenger's daughter befriend Wee Beastie and help it and its family escape to safety; Dr. Perkins, who has been diminished in his own and his childrens' eyes by selling out his ideals in his need for money, redeems himself. By the same author: Night of the Bat, The Doom Stone.

09/29/08