Best Children’s Horror Books To Get You In The Mood For Halloween

The Last Kids on Earth and the Skeleton Road ( Last Kids on  Earth #6 ) – Brallier, Max (Author), Holgate, Douglas  (Illustrator) 

The highly-anticipated 6th book of the New York Times and USA  Today bestselling series, with over 5 million copies in  print! 

A Netflix Original Series! 

Jack Sullivan, Quint Baker, June Del Toro, and Dirk Savage  are about to have their biggest adventure yet. That’s right– it’s ROAD TRIP TIME! 

Now wielding the Midnight Blade, Jack Sullivan and the gang  are furiously searching for the villainous Thrull and his  skeleton army. The clock is ticking: the enemy has begun  constructing the Tower–a portal with the power to bring  Rezzoch the Ancient, Destructor of Worlds, to our dimension.  Equipped with a crucial clue discovered by June on her Wild  Flight, the group does the once-unthinkable: they leave  Wakefield behind and embark on an . . . EPIC ROAD TRIP! That  means music blasting, kitschy roadside attractions, snacks  snacks snacks, dangerous detours, and a slew of skeletons and  monsters at every turn. But this is no ordinary post apocalyptic joyride. Because soon, they are pursued by a new  threat: the return of a monster they thought long dead, who  has taken on a terrifying new form. Jack, June, Quint, and  Dirk will be lucky to make it far enough to find the answers  they seek. But when the future of the world depends on it,  these heroes don’t pump the brakes–they go full throttle. 

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark: Three Books to Chill Your  Bones: All 3 Scary Stories Books with the Original Art! –  Schwartz, Alvin (Author), Gammell, Stephen (Illustrator) 

Are you brave enough for Scary Stories? 

Some boys and girls were at a party one night. There was a  graveyard down the street, and they were talking about how  scary it was. 

Don’t ever stand on a grave after dark, one of the boys said.  The person inside will grab you. 

A grave doesn’t scare me, said one of the girls. I’ll do it  right now. . . .

Welcome to the macabre world of Scary Stories, where  folklorist Alvin Schwartz offers up the most alarming  collection of horror, dark revenge, and supernatural events  of all time. 

The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything –  Williams, Linda (Author), Lloyd, Megan (Illustrator)  

Once upon a time, there was a little old lady who was not  afraid of anything! But one autumn night, while walking in  the woods, the little old lady heard . . . clomp, clomp,  shake, shake, clap, clap. 

And the little old lady who was not afraid of anything had  the scare of her life! With bouncy refrains and classic art,  this timeless Halloween story is perfect for reading aloud. 

A classic and fun Halloween read-aloud story that neither you  nor the kids in your life will be able to resist, whether  curled up at home or in a classroom or library setting. 

My Friend Slappy (Goosebumps Slappyworld #12), Volume 12 (  Goosebumps Slappyworld #12 ) – Stine, R L

Barton Suggs has it rough. He only has one friend, Lizzie  Hellman. The school bullies are out to get him. And nobody  believes him about it! After Barton gets pranked again, he’s  had enough! So when Barton brings Slappy to life, he’s  thrilled to find a new friend that’s willing to help him get  revenge on the bullies.

Slappy’s never had someone like him  before. What’s up with this Barton kid? Will Slappy’s new  Best Friend Forever end up his Worst Nightmare Ever?

Coraline – Gaiman, Neil (Author), McKean, Dave (Illustrator)

Coraline discovered the door a little while after they moved  into the house. . . . 

When Coraline steps through a door to find another house  strangely similar to her own (only better), things seem  marvelous. 

But there’s another mother there, and another father, and  they want her to stay and be their little girl. They want to  change her and never let her go. 

Coraline will have to fight with all her wit and courage if  she is to save herself and return to her ordinary life. 

Celebrating ten years of Neil Gaiman’s first modern classic  for young readers, this edition is enriched with a brand-new  foreword from the author, a reader’s guide, and more.