Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library
Youth Services Department

YA HORROR STORIES



Becker, Tom.  Darkside.  Y FIC Becker
Jonathan Starling's father is in an asylum and his home has been attacked when, while running away from kidnappers, he stumbles upon Darkside, a terrifying and hidden part of London ruled by the descendants of Jack the Ripper, where Jonathan is in mortal danger if he cannot find the way out.

Fleischman, Paul.  A Fate Totally Worse than Death. Y Fic Fleischman
In this horror novel parody, three self-centered members of Cliffside High School's ruling clique, who are beginning to age rapidly, become convinced that the beautiful new exchange student is the ghost of the girl whose death they caused the year before.

Gantos, Jack.  The Love Curse of the Rumbaughs. Y Fic Gantos
A young woman named Ivy, who made a shocking discovery in her small western Pennsylvania town when she was seven years old and learned a surprising secret nine years later, questions whether she has inherited the Rumbaugh curse of having excessive love for one's mother.

Jay, Stacey.  You are so Undead to Me. YPB Jay
Megan Berry, a Carol, Arkansas, high school student who can communicate with the Undead, must team up with her childhood friend Ethan to save homecoming from an army of flesh-hungry zombies.

Maberry, Jonathan.  Rot & Ruin.  Y FIC Maberry
In a post-apocalyptic world where fences and border patrols guard the few people left from the zombies that have overtaken civilization, fifteen-year-old Benny Imura is finally convinced that he must follow in his older brother's footsteps and become a bounty hunter.

Nance, Andrew.  Daemon Hall. Y Fic Nance
Famous horror story writer R. U. Tremblin comes to the town of Maplewood to hold a short story writing contest, offering the five finalists the chance to spend what turns out to be a terrifying--and deadly--night with him in a haunted house.

Shan, Darren. Bec. Y Fic Shan
As the demonic Fomorii ravage their land, Bec and her warrior companions leave the devastated area not only to answer a call for help but also to find information that will enable Bec to unlock the secrets of her past.

Shan, Darren. Killers of the Dawn. Y Fic Shan
As his battles against the vampaneze continue, Darren Shan is framed as public enemy number one. Check out the rest of the Saga.

Westwood, Chris.  Calling all Monsters. Y Fic Westwood
Having immersed herself in the books of horror writer Martin Wisemann, Joanne is shocked when the hideous monsters in their pages come to life and begin haunting her days and nights.

Westall, Robert.  The Call and other stories. Y SS Westall
Tales of psychological suspense and the possible supernatural, featuring such characters as a satanic baby and a man who may have turned himself into a cat

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