Creepy, spooky, and scary middle grade books for kids are often readers’ favorite kinds of books. Here are the best scary books for brave readers! Because if your readers love a good jolt of ...

Diane Rodgers receives funding from AHRC via Sheffield Hallam University for being co-lead on the National Folklore Survey for England project which runs from Jan 2025 - Dec 2026. “Three ...

Never Kick a Ghost and Other Silly Chillers (I Can Read Book) by Judy Sierra, illustrated by Pascale Constantin A not-too-scary, silly, spooky story perfect for early readers! My daughter’s ...

Louis Bayman does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark was based on Alvin Schwartz’s iconic collection of short horror ...

The Yule Lads are 13 mischievous boys, each with a distinct name and description, who cause mayhem in the 13 days leading up ...

Taylor Hunsberger is a culture writer, poet, and children’s librarian at the East Flatbush branch of the Brooklyn Public Library. She has presented work on the topic of children’s horror literature at ...

“I want to hear a ghost story,” said my friend Henry as the sun set across the harbor. My friends, Fritz, Ambrose, Henry and I were meeting up at the marina lookout the night before Halloween to ...