Horror books to read with the lights on

"Fans of true-crime murder mysteries won't want to miss this one."—Booklist, STARRED ReviewStalking Jack the Ripper meets Devil in the White City in this terrifying historical fiction debut about o... Read more

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A deadly secret resurfaces at summer camp in this thriller from #1 bestselling author Natasha Preston, where two former campers return as counselors-in-trai... Read more

Longlisted for the National Book Award for Young People's Literature!A New York Times Bestseller!A YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults Top Ten pick!"Goundbreaking." –Entertainment WeeklyA tra... Read more

Bram Stoker Award Winner for Superior Achievement in a Young Adult NovelIn Adam Cesare's terrifying young adult debut, Quinn Maybrook finds herself caught in a battle between old and new, tradition... Read more

The Haunting of Hill House meets Get Out in this chilling YA psychological thriller and modern take on the classic haunted house story from New York Times bestselling author Tiffany D. Jackson!Mari... Read more

EDGAR AWARD WINNER FOR BEST YOUNG ADULT NOVEL • In this chilling psychological thriller, a seemingly lucky orphan is adopted by a wealthy family as a companion for their reclusive daughter&mda... Read more

The New York Times bestselling author of There’s Someone Inside Your House returns with a gut-wrenching horror story about friendship, survival, and navigating unmarked paths even as evil wat... Read more

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Survival is not a guarantee in this chilling horror novel where a teenage medium doesn’t know which is worse . . . confronting a school-shooter-turned... Read more

"Hits like a lightning strike." —Melissa Albert, New York Times bestselling author of The Hazel WoodFrom the author of the New York Times bestseller Wilder Girls comes a feverishly twisty thr... Read more

A heart-pounding, claustrophobic new story from Melissa Grey, the author of RATED.Ten years ago, disaster struck the remote town of Indigo Falls. A horrific event drove the residents underground, i... Read more

In this enviromental thriller graphic novel with a supernatural twist, Dee must find out what happened to her missing twin.An amazing mystery filled with strange creatures, high school drama, and f... Read more

In this spine-tingling sapphic ghost story, a seventeen-year-old podcaster finds herself in a life-or-death struggle against an evil spirit.“Nancy Drew meets Ghost Hunters in this queer thril... Read more

Bestselling author Shawn Sarles' most terrifying YA horror yet . . .It starts innocently enough. Four kids - three girls, one boy - are at one of their houses, playing games. One of them has read a... Read more

Nothing is as it seems in this chilling, twisting tale by bestselling author Andrea Portes, perfect for fans of Madeleine Roux and Danielle Vega. Rife with dark humor and chilling twists, This Is N... Read more

There's no getting away from this unputdownable thriller about teens being held captive in an escape room where the stakes are all too real. Perfect for spooky season!All they need to do is get out... Read more

Shaun of the Dead meets Dumplin' in this bitingly funny YA thriller about a kickass group of teens battling a ravenous group of zombies.In the next few hours, one of three things will happen.1—We'l... Read more

A Strand February 2021 Book of the Month "With a layered mystery, a haunting setting, and thrilling tension, What Big Teeth has an otherness to it that pulls you in and forces you to keep reading."... Read more

In this “beautifully haunting” (Kirkus Reviews) supernatural thriller, a young girl’s hunt for the truth about her mother’s disappearance leads her Bitter Rock, an island th... Read more

"Eerie and sly, White Fox is a trap waiting to be sprung. I was completely enthralled."—Rory Power, New York Times-bestselling author of Wilder Girls"A ghost story that will spook even the mo... Read more

Stay up all night with this modern day Rebecca! Perfect for fans of Truly Devious—a haunting story about a new girl in an old town filled with dark secrets . . . that might just kill her.People say... Read more

Long after a virus rages across the United States turning humans into flesh-eating monsters, Sanna Larson is eager to follow in her warrior father's footsteps and defend her rural, isolated communi... Read more

"A wonderfully entertaining YA horror novel"—NPRA seventeen-year-old Texan from the wrong side of the tracks starts a supernatural detective agency―this is Fear Street for a div... Read more

The Conjuring meets The Vow! This is the terrifying story of a girl, a dark angel, and the cult hellbent on taking over her small, coastal town. Vera Martinez wants nothing more than to escape Roa... Read more

In this eerie thriller, a teenage girl must solve the mystery of the ghost bride that has haunted her community in rural Kentucky for more than a century.Rena Faye believes in things she can see an... Read more

Fans of Black Mirror and There's Someone Inside Your House will devour this disturbing story about a dark descent into social media fame. Izzy is determined to use her family's new mansion, and the... Read more

"An intricate magic system, a grimly humorous Black heroine, AND a heart-thumping romance? This book leaves nothing wanting." - Jordan Ifueko, New York Times bestselling author of RaybearerAndromed... Read more

In this “spine-tingling” (Kirkus Reviews) blood-soaked thriller, an orphan girl begins to suspect her nightmares may be more fact than fiction as the bodies start piling up the cursed t... Read more

It's the season to scream . . . Prom turns deadly in thisunputdownable thriller for fans of Halloween Kills and Fear Street.A KILLER AFTERPARTY . . .When Kylie walks into the gorgeous beach house, ... Read more

Celebrating a birthday isn't fun when there's a killer on the loose in this scream-worthy read from the author of ESCAPE ROOM.No parents, no rules. Fender, Linnea, Lucas, and Kate are celebrating K... Read more

Spending the night in the woods with your friends is not a good idea in this scary thriller by the author of ESCAPE ROOM—a Halloween must-read.Sofia isn't so sure about Fright Night. When she sugge... Read more