Scottsdale Public Library

Don't let these scary stories keep you awake!

Bunting, Eve / The Bones of Fred McFee / Grades K-3
A toy skeleton at Halloween provides menace and mystery.

Carter, David A / In a Dark, Dark Wood / Grades K-3
Follow the path through a dark, dark wood, into a dark, dark house, but be prepared for a spooky surprise!

Crebbin, June / Into the Castle / Grades K-3
Five friends journey to a castle to find out if there really is a monster living inside.

Del Negro, Janice / Lucy Dove/ Grades K-3
While sewing the laird's trews by moonlight in a haunted churchyard, an aging seamstress outwits a terrible monster.

Elliott, David / Hazel Nutt, Mad Scientist / Grades K-2
When Dr. Hazel Nutt begins creating monsters again, the villagers of Hamburg-with-Ketchup storm her laboratory and get a pleasant surprise.

Howard, Arthur / Hoodwinked/ Grades K-3
A young witch searches for a creepy pet.

Medearis, Angela Shelf / The Ghost of Sifty-Sifty Sam / Gr K-3
To win a $ 5000 reward, a chef named Dan agrees to stay in a haunted house overnight.

Scared Silly! A Book for the Brave / Grades K-3
An illustrated collection of spooky stories, poems and riddles, plus suggestions for activities to frighten friends.

Thiesing, Lisa / The Viper / Grades K-2
Peggy the pig receives a mysterious call from the "Viper" warning that he is coming in one year.

Older Readers (Younger Readers)

Almond, David / Heaven Eyes / Grades 5-8
Having escaped from their orphanage, Erin, January and Mouse float down into another world of abandoned warehouses, meeting a strange girl with webbed fingers and little memory of her past.

Bodkin, Odds / Ghost of the Southern Belle / Grades 4-6
The young son of a ship's captain finds a way to end the curse of a ghost ship whose captain had once given him a lucky ball.

Bruchac, Joseph / Skeleton Man / Grades 4-6
After her parents disappear and she is turned over to the care of a strange "uncle," Molly must rely on her dreams about an old Mohawk story for her safety.

Crew, Gary / The Watertower / Grades 3-7
On a hot summer day in Australia, Spike and Bubba go for a swim in the old water tower which casts a dark shadow over everything in the area.

DeFelice, Cynthia / The Ghost of Fossil Glen / Grades 4-6
Allie knows it's not her imagination when she hears a voice and sees in her mind's eye the face of a girl who seems to be seeking Allie's help.

Pinkwater, Daniel / The Magic Pretzel / Grades 4-6
Fourth-grader Norman Gnormal finds his first real friends when the principal signs him up for the Werewolf Club at school.

Pullman, Philip / Clockwork, Or, All Wound Up / Grades 4-6
A storyteller's story and an apprentice clockwork-maker's nightmare meet in a menacing figure created by the strange Dr. Kalmenius.

Shan, Darren / Cirque Du Freak / Grades 5-8
A series of books, featuring the story of two boys who visit an illegal freak show and encounter a vampire and a deadly spider.

That's Ghosts For You: 13 Scary Stories / Grades 4-7
An international collection of spine-tingling stories, each with a supernatural twist.