Books like Deadtime Stories by Annette Cascone

Bod is the lone living child in a graveyard, raised by ghosts, werewolves and other spectral inhabitants. As he learns their ancient customs and the ability to Fade, he confronts the mysteries of both living and dead worlds.

The Witches is a dark fantasy for children by Roald Dahl that follows a young boy and his grandmother as they confront a secret society of child‑hating witches ruled by the Grand High Witch.

A lonely orphan girl on the Yorkshire moors befriends a disabled cousin and unlocks the secrets of a hidden garden.

An orphan named Lewis Barnavelt discovers that his new home is a magical mansion guarded by a hidden timepiece that could end the world, and only a family secret can stop it.

A spooky anthology of ghost, witch, and modern horror tales that rattles the imagination, perfect for an adventurous child’s night‑time reading.

When a haunted dollhouse illuminates the night, sisters Amy and her sister with a mental disability investigate the past murders that befell their family.

Irish orphan siblings Molly (14) and Kip (10) travel to England and take up servant positions in a decaying manor, where they encounter a mysterious stranger and uncover the house's dark secrets.

**What secrets does the Shadow Market hold?** The Shadow Market is a meeting point for faeries, werewolves, warlocks, and vampires. There, the Downworlders buy and sell magical objects, make dark bargains, and whisper secrets they do not want the Nephilim to know. Through two centuries, however, there has been a frequent visitor to the Shadow Market from the City of Bones, the very heart of the Shadowhunters' world. As a Silent Brother, Brother Zachariah is a sworn keeper of the laws and lore of the Nephilim. But once he was a Shadowhunter called Jem Carstairs, and his love, then and always, is the warlock Tessa Gray. And Jem is searching through the Shadow Markets, in many different cities over long years, for a relic from his past. Follow Jem and see, against the backdrop of the Shadow Market's dark dealings and festival, Anna Lightwood's doomed romance, Matthew Fairchild's great sin, and Tessa Gray as she is plunged into a world war. Valentine Morgenstern buys a soul at the Market and a young Jace Wayland's soul finds safe harbor. In the Market is hidden a lost heir and a beloved ghost, and no one can save you once you have traded away your heart. Not even Brother Zachariah. This description comes from the publisher. *Ghosts of the Shadow Market* takes place in the Shadowhunter world, the first book of which is *City of Bones*.

A lively child’s backyard pet cemetery turns into a spooky mystery when a buried squirrel opens a door to secrets that will test young Amanda and her friends.

High school teens Liz and Rory discover a hidden world of supernatural forces and danger when a serial killer forces their family into witness protection on a remote South Carolina island.

The latest monsters threatening Stermont Elementary are shadowy shapeshifters that attach themselves to people, eat their shadows, and block out all light--but before he can think of a way to deal with them, Alexander has to deal with a startling revelation from his friend Nikki. Alexander goes up against shadow smashers. These monsters jump from shadow to shadow, causing problems all over town. Meanwhile, a member of Alexander's Super Secret Monster Patrol (SSMP) just may turn out to be a monster. Book #3

A boy saves his friend who lost his head during a talent show magic act gone awry.