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Scary Stories

GRADES 3-5

AUTHOR	TITLE	DATE	CALL #
	Ask the Bones: Scary Stories from Around the World A collection of scary folktales from countries around the world including China, Russia, Spain, and the United States.	1999	J398.2 ASK
	The August House book of Scary Stories: Spooky Tales for Telling Out Loud Spooky stories drawn from folklore, history, and storytellers' imaginations, and divided into the categories "Just Desserts and Lessons Learned," "Ghostly Guardians," "Dark Humor," "Urban Legends and Jump Tales," and "Fearless Females."	2009	J AUGUS
Avi	The Seer of Shadows In New York City in 1872, a photographer's apprentice becomes entangled in a plot to create fraudulent spirit photographs, but accidentally frees the real ghost of a dead girl bent on revenge.	2008	J AVI
Bellairs, John	The Drum, the Doll, and the Zombie When thirteen-year-old Johnny Dixon and his friend Professor Childermass try to save the life of the elderly Dr. Coote, they find themselves facing the forces of a menacing voodoo cult.	2004	J PAPERBK BELLA
	The Book of Ghosts A collection of scary stories from legendary authors, including Edgar Allen Poe, Washington Irving, Louisa May Alcott, and more, all adapted for younger readers.	2009	JBOOK
Bruchac, Joseph	Skeleton Man After her parents disappear and she is turned over to the care of a strange "great-uncle," Molly must rely on her dreams about an old Mohawk story for her safety and maybe even for her life.	2003	J BRUCH
Busby, Cylin	The Chicken-Fried Rat Eric and his friends spend a day sharing disgusting, supposedly true stories, including ones about eyeball juice at midnight, a baby in an oven, and the chicken-fried rat. Features an introduction discussing the phenomenon of urban legends.	1998	J
Carusone, Al	The Boy with Dinosaur Hands A collection of eight spooky stories, including "It Will Grow Back Bigger," "Nightcrawler," and "The Space Behind the Piano."	1998	J CARUS
Cecil, Laura	BOO! Stories to Make You Jump A collection of scary stories and poems, with an emphasis on monsters, ghosts, and witches.	1990	J820.8 CECIL
Cohen, Daniel	Great Ghosts Here are nine of the world's most frightening ghost stories. From the ghost ship that only appears to doomed sailors to the spirit who left the morgue with his body, these tales will keep readers on the edge of their seats.	1990	J133.1 COHEN
Cohen, Daniel	Raising the Dead Readers will get thrills and chills as they read about real-life monsters, the mummy's curse, zombies, and other weird tales from beyond the grave in a grimly fascinating book.	1997	J133.4 COHEN
	Creepy Classics III The latest title in the popular Classics series, Creepy Classics III presents midgrade horror buffs with a collection of short stories from the masters of the genre.	1999	J CREEP
Dadey, Debbie	Mrs. Jeepers is Missing The Bailey School kids resolve to find out once and for all if their teacher is really a vampire after a terrible storm interrupts the class party, in a story that is accompanied by finger-ready glow-in-the-dark monster claws.	1996	J
	Diane Goode's Book of Scary Stories and Songs A collection of traditional tales, with some poems and songs, most on a ghostly theme.	1994	J398.25
	Dracula A graphic novel based on the Bram Stoker classic, in which young Jonathan Harker first meets and then must destroy Count Dracula in order to save those closest to him.	2010	J COMICS GRAPHICS GRAPH-H
Evans, Mary Ann	The War of the Worlds As life on Mars becomes impossible, Martians and their terrifying machines invade the earth.	1991	J EVANS
	Faces in the Dark: A Book of Scary Stories A collection of stories about ghosts and other spooky subjects.	1994	J FACES
Fleischman, Sid	The Hey Hey Man A thief steals a farmer's gold but is outwitted by a mischievous wood spirit - the Hey Hey Man.	1979	J
Flora, James	Grandpa's Ghost Stories Grandpa chooses a stormy night to relate his encounters with several ghoulish characters.	1978	J FLORA
Gaiman, Neil	Coraline 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.	2008	J GAIMA
	The Ghost and I: Scary Stories for Participatory Telling Table of contents shows stories by age group -- ages 5-8, 9-11, and 12 and up.	1992	J 398.25 GHOST
Gibbons, Faye	Hook Moon Night: Spooky Tales from the Georgia Mountains A collection of eight hair-raising yarns told by mountain people in Georgia while sitting on their front porch many miles from the nearest electric lights and indoor plumbing.	1997	J GIBBO
Goodman, Michael	Dark Labyrinths A title from the Scary Places series.	2010	J 133.122 GOODM
Gorog, Judith	In a Creepy, Creepy Place and Other Scary Stories A collection of scary stories with unpredictable events and bizarre characters.	1996	J
Griffin, Peni R.	The Ghost Sitter When she realizes that her new house is haunted by the ghost of a ten-year-old girl who used to live there, Charlotte tries to help her find peace.	2002	J GRIFF
Griffiths, Barbara	Frankenstein's Hamster: Ten Spine-tingling Tales A collection of ten scary stories featuring a schoolboy with a talent for taxidermy, the highwayman of death, and other disturbing characters.	1992	J
	Half-Minute Horrors A collection of very short, scary stories by an assortment of popular authors including Lemony Snicket, Chris Raschka, Joyce Carol Oates, Neil Gaiman, Jack Gantos and Lane Smith.	2009	J HALF
Hamilton, Virginia	Wee Winnie Witch's Skinny: An Original African American Scare Tale James Lee and Uncle Big Anthony become victims of Wee Winnie Witch, who takes them on a ride up into the sky, but Mama Granny saves them.	2004	J398.2 HAMIL
Herrera, Joaquin Ramon	Scary: A Book of Horrible Things for Kids Meet Horris, the horrifying narrator of "Scary," a nonfiction book for children on the scarier facts of life. Horris knows all about the gross and gory, and he delivers the gruesome goods with his own mix of dark humor and dangerous antics.	2005	J031.02 HERRE
Hindman, Paul	Dragon Bones When his dog eats a huge bone that was buried in the backyard and turns into a frightening creature, Hank agrees to help a wizard try to destroy the evil dragon that is responsible for the transformation.	1997	J HINDM
Jones, Sally	Shut Your Mouth: Three Terrifying Tales from the Midnight Library Contents: Shut Your Mouth -- Good Luck, Bad Luck -- Ghost in the Machine	2006	J PAPERBK JONES
Katz, Fred	A Haunted Mine is a Terrible Thing to Waste When twelve-year-old Boone and his church group set up a camp on the site of an abandoned mining town, they need to resolve weird happenings on the premises.	1998	J KATZ
Kehret, Peg	Horror at the Haunted House While acting in a "haunted house" featuring interesting deaths in history, Ellen is contacted by the ghost of a former resident, who seems to be protecting the collection of antique Wedgwood dishes on display there.	1992	J KEHRE
	The Kingfisher Treasury of Spooky Stories A collection of modern and traditional stories about ghosts and other spooky things, by such authors as Margaret Mahy, Judith Gorog, and Virginia Hamilton.	2003	J PAPERBK KINGF
Kloepfer, John	The Zombie Chasers When zombies take over Phoenix, AZ, Zack Clarke, his best friend Rice, and his older sister's mean friend Madison Miller, team up to try to defeat the undead, or at least survive one another.	2010	J KLOEP
Lewis, Shari	One Minute Scary Stories A collection of twenty scary stories in a one-minute format.	1991	JE LEWIS
Lively, Penelope	The Ghost of Thomas Kempe The ghost of a seventeenth-century sorcerer emerges as a poltergeist and attempts to make young James his apprentice.	1973	J
Lowe, Alice	Spooky Stories for a Dark and Stormy Night A collection of more than fifteen traditional and original scary stories.	1994	J398.2
Maguire, Gregory	Six Haunted Hairdos With the help of their favorite teacher, two rival clubs, the all-boy Copycats and the all-girl Tattletales, stop trying to out-do each other long enough to help the ghosts of a baby elephant and a herd of mastodons that appear near their small Vermont to	1999	J MAGUI
Mayne, William	Hob and the Goblins Hob, the friendly spirit who lives under the stairs and protects the house, must do battle with a variety of evil beings trying to take control of his family's home.	1994	J
Mazer, Anne	A Sliver of Glass and Other Uncommon Tales The eleven tales in this haunting collection emphasize the uncanny occurrences of the paranormal world. In the title story, a sliver of glass embedded in a young girl's eye causes her to turn to ice from the inside out.	1996	J MAZER
McDonald, Collin	Shadows and Whispers : Tales from the Other Side The author of The Chilling Hour presents eerie tales of strange shadows and stranger events, in which a boy finds himself dodging bullets in a gunfight that took place one hundred years in the past, and more.	1994	J MCDON
McKissack, Patricia	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.	1992	J MCKIS
McMullan, Kate	The Phantom of the Opera Revised edition of Gaston Leroux's novel The Phantom of the Opera.	1989	J MCMUL
Mullarkey, Lisa Geurdea	The Witch's Portraits When twelve-year-old Laura and her friend Cara discover that their neighbor is a witch who entraps her enemies in portraits, the girls attempt to free the victims.	1998	J
Olliver, Jane	Treasury of Spooky Stories A collection of modern and traditional stories about ghosts and other spooky things, by such authors as Margaret Mahy, Judith Gorog, and Virginia Hamilton.	1992	J
Olson, Arielle North	More Bones: Scary Stories from Around the World Can you escape from an evil wizard? Can you outrun a corpse? Can you learn secrets from a severed head? These terrifying questions--and many more--enliven twenty-two tales collected from around the world and retold.	2008	J OLSON
Parvis, Sarah E.	Ghost Towns A title from the Scary Places series.	2008	J 133.122 PARVI
Parvis, Sarah E.	Haunted Hotels A title from the Scary Places series.	2008	J 133.122 PARVI
Pearce, Q.L.	Super Scary Stories for Sleep-overs A collection of spooky short stories, including "It waits," "The family honor," "Flesh and blood," and "Horror in the center ring."	1995	J PEARC
Poblocki, Dan	The Stone Child When friends Eddie, Harris, and Maggie discover that the scary adventures in their favorite author's fictional books come true, they must find a way to close the portal that allows evil creatures and witches to enter their hometown.	2009	J POBLO
Poe, Edgar Allen	The Fall of the House of Usher and Four Other Tales Five tales by a poetic master of horror.	1967	J POE
Punter, Russell	Stories of Haunted Houses	2005	J PUNTE
San Souci, Robert D.	The Boy and the Ghost A poor boy hopes to win a fortune for himself and his family by spending the night in a haunted house and bravely standing up to a frightening ghost.	1989	JE SANSO
San Souci, Robert D.	Dare to be Scared: Thirteen Stories to Chill and Thrill In this creepy collection, award winning writer Robert San Souci draws on myths, legends, and folk tales to create thirteen completely new stories, all featuring boys and girls from 8 to 12 as leading characters.	2003	J SANSO
San Souci, Robert D.	Even More Short & Shivery: Thirty Spine-tingling Tales A collection of scary traditional tales from all over the world.	2003	J398.25 SANSO
San Souci, Robert D.	Haunted Houses A collection of ten scary stories about haunted houses, pirate treasure, and ghosts.	2010	J SANSO
San Souci, Robert D.	A Terrifying Taste of Short & Shivery: Thirty Creepy Tales A collection of scary traditional tales from all over the world, including "Apparitions" from Germany, "The Hundredth Skull" from Ohio, and "The Ogre's Arm" from Japan.	1998	J398.25 SANSO
	Scary Stories for Halloween Nights A collection of scary short stories dealing with spooky spaces, dangerous demons and banshee bodies.	2005	J SCARY
Schwartz, Alvin	Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark Stories of ghosts and witches, "jump" stories, scary songs, and modern-day scary stories.	1989	J398.2 SCHWA
Schwartz, Alvin	More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark More traditional and modern-day stories of ghosts, witches, vampires, "jump" stories, and scary songs.	1984	J398.2 SCHWA
Schwartz, Alvin	Scary Stories 3 More traditional and modern-day stories of ghosts, haunts, superstitions, monsters, and horrible scary things.	1991	J398.2 SCHWA
Shahan, Sherry	Wait Until Dark: Seven Scary Sleepover Stories Seven scary sleepover stories sure to make you hide under the covers, but beware of what might be hiding under there already!	1996	J PAPERBK SHAHA
Spariosu, Mihai	Ghosts, Vampires, and Werewolves: Eerie Tales from Transylvania Includes sixteen tales from Transylvanian folklore, arranged in three sections: Ghosts, Vampires, and Werewolves; Haunted Treasures; and Eerie Fairy Tales.	1994	J398.2
	Spooky Stories for a Dark and Stormy Night A collection of more than fifteen traditional and original scary stories.	1994	J398.2
	A Treasury of Spooky Stories A collection of modern and traditional stories about ghosts and other spooky things, by such authors as Margaret Mahy, Judith Gorog, and Virginia Hamilton.	1992	J PAPERBK TREAS
Ury, Allen B.	Scary Mysteries for Sleepovers Presents ten stories with frightening twists.	1996	J
Ury, Allen B.	More Scary Mysteries for Sleep-overs A collection of short stories with frightening twists, including "The Money Pit," "Bloodlines," and "Bad Attitude."	1996	J
Walker, William A.	Five-minute Chillers Presents eighteen short tales of terror, including "Baby Fat," "The Haunted High-Rise," and "The Othermother."	1995	J PAPERBACK WALKE
Whitcher, Susan	Real Mummies Don't Bleed: Friendly Tales for October Nights A collection of five scary stories, featuring the Egyptian underworld's intrusion into a Halloween costume contest and other strange goings-on.	1993	J WHITC
Williams, Dinah	Abandoned Insane Asylums A title in the Scary Places series.	2008	J 362.21 WILLI
Wright, Betty R.	The Ghost of Popcorn Hill Martin and Peter acquire a mischievous new dog and two lonely ghosts.	1993	J WRIGH
Wyeth, Sharon Dennis	Vampire Bugs: Stories Conjured from the Past Short stories including Vampire Bugs, Little Mose, The voodoo Queen, Ghost Dancer, Tale of the Golden Ball, and Akiba's Singing Water.	1995	J WYETH
Young, Richard and Judy Dockrey	Favorite Scary Stories of American Children A collection, selected by children as their favorites, of twenty-three spooky tales from a variety of ethnic traditions.	1999	J808.8 FAVOR
Zahares, Wade	Big, Bad, and a Little Bit Scary Entertaining, humorous poetry about the somewhat scarry members of the animal kingdom.	2001	J811 BIG

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