1. The Dreaming by Queenie Chan
Twins Amber and Jeanie enroll at the prestigious Australian boarding school where their aunt teaches, but the school harbors a terrible secret: namely, a history of students going missing in the surrounding countryside. This graphic novel trilogy leaves you guessing and some of the art is the stuff of nightmares.
2. Courtney Crumrin and the Night Things by Ted Naifeh
Courtney’s gold-digging parents agree to move in with her rich, eccentric great-uncle to take care of him in his old age, but Courtney soon learns he’s actually a powerful warlock who doesn’t need anyone’s help—what he needs is a student. It’s a great graphic novel gathering of monsters from legend and myth, recently published in full color.
3. Coraline by Neal Gaiman
Coraline finds a door that leads to an apartment much like her own, where her Other Mother lives and wants to play with her forever… and, you know, steal her soul. You’ll never look at buttons the same way again (trust me). Lots of cringe inducing moments in this one: if you’ve only seen the movie based on the book, you’re missing out.
4. Malice by Chris Wooding
When a group of friends attempt the ritual in the back of the Malice comic books, they find themselves trapped within its pages, where the monsters are real and absolutely hungry. Half novel, half comic book, it’s like if the Wimpy Kid series took place in a darker version of Jim Henson’s Labyrinth.
5. Unwind by Neal Shusterman
In a world where every part of the human body can be medically transplanted, unwanted teenagers are sent away to be “unwound”, a process that is widely accepted because the teenagers don’t technically die. Three teens on their way to be unwound escape and must work together to elude authorities. Although this one is technically more of a scifi novel than a horror story, there are a few scenes that are bound to disturb you—expect to have nightmares.
6. Attack of the Vampire Weenies and Other Warped and Creepy Tales by Dave Lubar
You’d think with a name like “Attack of the Vampire Weenies”, this would be a children’s book. While it is actually in our juvenile section, don’t let that fool you. These short stories are surprisingly gruesome. Like, people are getting eaten up in here. Don’t read it all at once: spread the horror around.
None of these sound scary enough for you? Stop by to check out our adult horror novels now on display. Too scary? Stop by to check out something else. We don’t judge.
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