Showing 1–18 of 18 books

• List: Best Fiction for Young Adults
• Genre: Horror
• Genre: Thriller

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  13 Days of Midnight

  By Leo Hunt

  When Luke Manchett's estranged father passes away, he inherits a dangerous host of ghosts that threaten everyone he holds dear.   He must figure out how to banish or control them before they reach the height of their power in 13 days—Halloween night.

  • Horror, Thriller
  • Best Fiction for Young Adults 2016
  • ISBN: 9780763678654
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  The Boneshaker

  By Kate Milford

  In Arcane, Missouri, in 1914, Natalie stands at the crossroads, looks the devil directly in the face, conquers him, and saves her family and her town.

  • Horror, Thriller
  • Best Fiction for Young Adults 2011
  • ISBN: 9780547241876
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  The Bunker Diary

  By Kevin Brooks

  Sixteen-year-old Linus Weems is kidnapped and transported to an underground bunker, where he is joined by five other kidnapping victims.  Where are they? Why have they been taken?  And can they survive?

  • Horror, Thriller
  • Best Fiction for Young Adults 2016
  • ISBN: 9781467754200
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  Croak

  By Gina Damico

  What if being a Grim Reaper was suddenly your summer job?

  • Horror, Thriller
  • Best Fiction for Young Adults 2013, Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers 2013
  • ISBN: 9780547608327
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  The Curse of the Wendigo

  By Rick Yancey

  Henry and monstrumologist, Dr. Warthrop are in the Canadian wilds, trying to disprove the existence of the Wendigo, a wraithlike creature that gorges on flesh, yet is perpetually hungry.

  • Horror, Thriller
  • Best Fiction for Young Adults 2011
  • ISBN: 9781416984504
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  Desert Angel

  By Charlie Price

  Angel knows that her mom's old boyfriend is a hunter and determined to kill her, and her need to survive unwittingly puts those trying to save her at risk.

  • Horror, Thriller
  • Best Fiction for Young Adults 2012
  • ISBN: 9781250049957
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  The End Games

  By T. Michael Martin

  The zombie apocalypse would be an awesome “game,” if Michael and his younger brother weren't living it. By becoming the “Game Master,” Michael protects fragile Patrick or their journey to find safe haven.

  • Horror, Thriller
  • Best Fiction for Young Adults 2014
  • ISBN: 9780062201805
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  The Ghost of Graylock

  By Dan Poblocki

  Be warned sometimes things follow you home.

  • Horror, Thriller
  • Best Fiction for Young Adults 2013
  • ISBN: 9780545402682
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  The Haunting of Gabriel Ashe

  By Dan Poblocki

  Gabe and Seth believed the Hunter was imaginary, but this nasty urban legend may actually be coming for them.

  • Horror, Thriller
  • Best Fiction for Young Adults 2014
  • ISBN: 9780545402705
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  The Hunchback Assignments

  By Arthur Slade

  Modo is a gifted spy, fighter and scholar, but so disfigured that he always hides his face. When children in London go missing, Modo's skills just might save them.

  • Horror, Thriller
  • Best Fiction for Young Adults 2011
  • ISBN: 9780385737845
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  Into the Grey

  By Celine Kiernan

  When Patrick's family moves into a house in Ireland, they discover it's haunted and the ghost is taking possession of Patrick's twin brother. How can Patrick stop it?

  • Horror, Thriller
  • Best Fiction for Young Adults 2015
  • ISBN: 9780763670610
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  A Monster Calls

  By Patrick Ness

  The monster comes for Conor just after midnight, again and again. That is, until he's ready to share how he feels about his mom's cancer.

  • Horror, Thriller
  • Best Fiction for Young Adults 2012
  • ISBN: 9781406339345
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  The Replacement

  By Brenna Yovanhoff

  Mackie is sixteen when the latest baby is stolen away, a monstrous replacement left in her crib. Now it's time for Mackie to face his true identity

  • Horror, Thriller
  • Best Fiction for Young Adults 2011
  • ISBN: 9781595143372
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  Rot & Ruin

  By Jonathan Maberry

  Benny and Tom Imura are brothers who don't really get along in a zombified world until catastrophic events help Benny understand his brother better.

  • Horror, Thriller
  • Post-Apocalyptic: It's the End of the World As We Know It
  • Great Graphic Novels for Teens 2016, Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults 2016, Best Fiction for Young Adults 2011
  • ISBN: 9781442402331
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  Scowler

  By Daniel Kraus

  During a freak meteorite storm, Ry's convict father escapes to terrorize his family. This triggers the return of Ry's imaginary friends who once saved him from terrible abuse.

  • Horror, Thriller
  • Best Fiction for Young Adults 2014
  • ISBN: 9780385743099
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  This Dark Endeavor: The Apprenticeship of Victor Frankenstein

  By Kenneth Oppel

  Fifteen-year-old Victor Frankenstein stops at nothing to save his ailing twin, helping create the Elixir of Life from a formula found in a hidden library of forbidden texts.

  • Horror, Thriller
  • Best Fiction for Young Adults 2012
  • ISBN: 9781442403154
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  The Waking Dark

  By Robin Wasserman

  After the Killing Day, teen survivors fight to save their town and their loves from a plague of madness.

  • Horror, Thriller
  • Best Fiction for Young Adults 2014
  • ISBN: 9780375868771
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  White Crow

  By Marcus Sedgwick

  Rebecca meets Ferelith in Winterfold, a town being inexorably eaten by the sea. They explore a haunted mansion on the cliffs, where dastardly experiments on the afterlife were done years ago.

  • Horror, Thriller
  • Best Fiction for Young Adults 2012
  • ISBN: 9781596435940