Books like The nightmarys by Dan Poblocki

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.

Shirley Jackson’s classic psychological horror, *The Haunting of Hill House*, follows a lonely woman drawn into an abandoned mansion whose malevolent presence ultimately consumes her.

A young Ranger apprentice learns that the Rangers are the protectors of the kingdom, and they must stop an exiled lord from attacking the kingdom.

In the dystopian land of Opium, a young clone of the powerful drug lord Matteo Alacrán must navigate life in the "Big House," uncover his origins, and decide his destiny amid a society that mistreats those who differ.

Sixteen-year-old Maya, a teenage girl living on Vancouver Island, suspects there may be a connection between her birthmark, family life, and strange events occurring in her community.

Teenager Suze faces a haunting dilemma when a ghostly love entangles her with a living admirer, forcing her to choose between the dead and the living.

A teenage girl named Alexis confronts a powerful ghost whose destiny is unexpectedly linked to her own.

When a high‑school girl makes an oath to a spirit that appears benevolent, she begins to change in terrifying and supernatural ways, forcing her to confront the true nature of the ghostly pact.

**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*.

In the quiet town of Gatesweed, Eddie Fennicks discovers that the monsters from his favorite horror author Nathaniel Olmstead’s stories are real—and must outwit them while solving the mystery of Olmstead’s disappearance before his own mother unleashes a terrifying creature.

When a mysterious new girl arrives at Parker Bear’s school, he becomes drawn into a dark, supernatural adventure that turns his life—and his friends’ memories—into a chilling test of friendship.

When Davey encounters frightening nighttime visitors, he discovers they are manifestations of his own angry feelings toward his little sister. By recognizing this, he learns to express his emotions in a healthy way.

380 pages ; 22 cm.HL720L Lexile; Ages 12 and up.

A summer camp nightmare turns into a spooky romance as Samantha dreams of a boy in an abandoned cabin, only to find him real—and deadly jealous.

Thirteen‑year‑old Bryan hunts the Dark Man after his brother Adam disappears, confronting haunting fears that threaten his town’s children.

Five kids claim a seemingly ordinary move to Shadow House, but soon realize the abandoned mansion feeds on fear, turning hallways into mazes, doors to vanish, and ghosts into killers.

High‑school senior Nadia, a descendant of witches, discovers her new hometown of Captive’s Sound is controlled by a powerful spell. She teams with local Mateo, whose cursed dreams predict the future, to stop a looming disaster that threatens the town.

After a haunting battle with demonic Vours, Reggie must confront nightmares made real on the winter solstice in this chilling sequel.

A playful collection of spooky tales, poems, riddles, tricks, and tongue‑twisters that delights children with a touch of supernatural fun.

A young man must confront a mysterious ghost girl in a family of witches.

When twelve‑year‑old Charlie and his braver younger sister visit an unknown grandmother, they uncover a dark secret that turns their quiet vacation into a frightening adventure.

Three siblings in an alternate New York city team up to unravel a modern‑world puzzle and navigate a city‑wide treasure hunt.