Young Adult Horror

Dread Nation

Rise up

by Ireland, Justina

Book - 2018

Jane McKeene was born two days before the dead began to walk the battlefields of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania--derailing the War Between the States and changi...Show more Jane McKeene was born two days before the dead began to walk the battlefields of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania--derailing the War Between the States and changing the nation forever. In this new America, safety for all depends on the work of a few, and laws like the Native and Negro Education Act require certain children attend combat schools to learn to put down the dead. Show less

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There's Someone Inside your House

by Perkins, Stephanie

Book - 2017

It's been almost a year since Makani Young came to live with her grandmother in landlocked Nebraska, and she's still adjusting to her new life. And still ...Show more It's been almost a year since Makani Young came to live with her grandmother in landlocked Nebraska, and she's still adjusting to her new life. And still haunted by her past in Hawaii. Then, one by one, the students of her small town high school begin to die in a series of gruesome murders, each with increasing and grotesque flair. As the terror grows closer and the hunt intensifies for the killer, Makani will be forced to confront her own dark secrets. Show less

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Anna Dressed in Blood

by Blake, Kendare

Paperback - 2011

For three years, seventeen-year-old Cas Lowood has carried on his father's work of dispatching the murderous dead, traveling with his kitchen-witch mother...Show more For three years, seventeen-year-old Cas Lowood has carried on his father's work of dispatching the murderous dead, traveling with his kitchen-witch mother and their spirit-sniffing cat, but everything changes when he meets Anna, a girl unlike any ghost he has faced before. Show less

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The Monstrumologist

William James Henry

by Yancey, Richard

Paperback - 2010

Will Henry is an orphan and assistant to a doctor with a most unusual specialty: monster hunting. Will has grown accustomed to the doctor's late night cal...Show more Will Henry is an orphan and assistant to a doctor with a most unusual specialty: monster hunting. Will has grown accustomed to the doctor's late night callers and dangerous business. But when one visitor comes with the body of a young girl and the monster that was feeding on her, Will's world is about to change forever. Show less

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I Hunt Killers

by Lyga, Barry

Book - 2012

Jazz is a likable teenager. He's also the son of the world's most infamous serial killer, and for Dear Old Dad, "Take Your Son to Work Day" was ...Show more Jazz is a likable teenager. He's also the son of the world's most infamous serial killer, and for Dear Old Dad, "Take Your Son to Work Day" was year-round. Jazz has witnessed crime scenes the way cops wish they could--from the criminals' point of view. And now, even though Dad has been in jail for years, bodies are piling up in the sleepy town of Lobo's Nod. In an effort to prove murder doesn't run in the family, Jazz joins the police in the hunt for this new serial killer. But Jazz has a secret--could he be more like his father than anyone knows? Show less

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Survive the Night

by Vega, Danielle

Paperback - 2015?

Just back from rehab, Casey regrets letting her friends talk her into coming to Survive the Night, an all-night, underground rave in a New York City subwa...Show more Just back from rehab, Casey regrets letting her friends talk her into coming to Survive the Night, an all-night, underground rave in a New York City subway tunnel. Casey comes across Julie's mutilated body in a dank, black subway tunnel, red-eyed rats nibbling at her fingers. Casey thought she was just off with some guy-no one could hear her getting torn apart over the sound of pulsing music. And by the time they get back to the party, everyone is gone. Desperate for help, Casey and her friends find themselves running through the putrid subway tunnels, searching for a way out. Trapped underground with someone-or some thing -out to get them, Casey can't help but listen to Aya's terrified refrain- "We're all gonna die down here." Show less

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Ten

by McNeil, Gretchen

Paperback - 2013

Ten teens. Three days. One killer. It was supposed to be the weekend of their lives--an exclusive house party on Henry Island. Best friends Meg and Minnie...Show more Ten teens. Three days. One killer. It was supposed to be the weekend of their lives--an exclusive house party on Henry Island. Best friends Meg and Minnie are looking forward to two days of boys, booze, and fun-filled luxury. But what starts out as fun turns twisted after the discovery of a DVD with a sinister message: Vengeance is mine. And things only get worse from there. With a storm raging outside, the teens are cut off from the outside world . . . so when a mysterious killer begins picking them off one by one, there's no escape. Show less

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I Know What You Did Last Summer

by Duncan, Lois

Paperback - 2010

After a party, four teens are in a hit-and-run accident that results in a young boy's death. Unable to deal with the consequences, they leave the body beh...Show more After a party, four teens are in a hit-and-run accident that results in a young boy's death. Unable to deal with the consequences, they leave the body behind and make an anonymous phone call to the police, tipping them off. The group makes a secret pact to bury the memory of that night and never speak of it again, but when one of the girls receives a note that reads "I know what you did last summer," their dark lie is unearthed. Show less

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A Monster Calls

by Ness, Patrick

Paperback - 2015

Thirteen-year-old Conor awakens one night to find a monster outside his bedroom window, but not the one from the recurring nightmare that began when his mother became ill--an ancient, wild creature that wants him to face truth and loss. Thirteen-year-old Conor awakens one night to find a monster outside his bedroom window, but not the one from the recurring nightmare that began when his mother became ill--an ancient, wild creature that wants him to face truth and loss. Show less

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Through the Woods

by Carroll, Emily

Graphic Novel - 2014

Journey through the woods in this sinister, compellingly spooky collection that features four brand-new stories and one phenomenally popular tale in print...Show more Journey through the woods in this sinister, compellingly spooky collection that features four brand-new stories and one phenomenally popular tale in print for the first time. These are fairy tales gone seriously wrong, where you can travel to "Our Neighbor's House"--though coming back might be a problem. Or find yourself a young bride in a house that holds a terrible secret in "A Lady's Hands Are Cold." Show less

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Shutter

by Alameda, Courtney

Book - 2015

Seventeen-year-old Micheline Helsing is a tetrachromat -- a girl who sees the auras of the undead in a prismatic spectrum. As one of the last descendants ...Show more Seventeen-year-old Micheline Helsing is a tetrachromat -- a girl who sees the auras of the undead in a prismatic spectrum. As one of the last descendants of the Van Helsing lineage, she has trained since childhood to destroy monsters both corporeal and spiritual. With an analog SLR camera as her best weapon, Micheline exorcises ghosts by capturing their spiritual energy on film. When a routine ghost hunt goes awry, Micheline and her friends are infected with a curse known as a soulchain. As the ghostly chains spread through their bodies, Micheline learns that if she doesn't exorcise her entity in seven days or less, she and her friends will die. Show less

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Rot & Ruin

by Maberry, Jonathan

Book - 2010

In the zombie-infested, post-apocalyptic America where Benny Imura lives, every teenager must find a job by the time they turn fifteen or get their ration...Show more In the zombie-infested, post-apocalyptic America where Benny Imura lives, every teenager must find a job by the time they turn fifteen or get their rations cut in half. Benny doesn't want to apprentice as a zombie hunter with his boring older brother Tom, but he has no choice. He expects a tedious job whacking zoms for cash, but what he gets is a vocation that will teach him what it means to be human. Show less

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House of Furies

by Roux, Madeleine

Book - 2017

After escaping a harsh school where punishment was the lesson of the day, seventeen-year-old Louisa Ditton is thrilled to find employment as a maid at a b...Show more After escaping a harsh school where punishment was the lesson of the day, seventeen-year-old Louisa Ditton is thrilled to find employment as a maid at a boarding house. But soon after her arrival at Coldthistle House, Louisa begins to realize that the house's mysterious owner, Mr. Morningside, is providing much more than lodging for his guests. Far from a place of rest, the house is a place of judgment, and Mr. Morningside and his unusual staff are meant to execute their own justice on those who are past being saved. In this house of distortions and lies, how can Louisa be sure who to trust? Show less

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Possession

by Verano, M.

Book - 2016

In the tradition of Paranormal Activity and The Exorcist , an ordinary girl with a strange illness that doctors can't seem to diagnose recounts her experi...Show more In the tradition of Paranormal Activity and The Exorcist , an ordinary girl with a strange illness that doctors can't seem to diagnose recounts her experience with the dark and ancient entity that's making her sick in this chilling diary that features photos and images of what she experienced. Show less

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