Books like Fright forest by Marcus Sedgwick

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.

When a ruthless crime shakes London's elite, young physician Lockwood enlists paranormal investigator Lucy to uncover hidden sinister truths, thrusting them into a world of dangerous mysteries.

Christopher Rowe, an apprentice to Master Benedict Blackthorn, must solve cryptic codes and craft medicines to stop a mysterious cult targeting London apothecaries.

Through four linked tales spanning prehistory to the far future, Marcus Sedgwick’s The Ghosts of Heaven chronicles ordinary individuals— a girl, a witch, a poet, an astronaut—whose encounters with written signs, mystical waters, hospital halls, and interstellar voyages propel them on quests of discovery and survival.

A young woman discovers she is a reincarnation of the king of an island ruled by eternal youth and childlessness, and embarks on a forbidden quest to save the island from the curse she has unwittingly caused.

Floodland is a novel by Marcus Sedgwick that centers on themes of flooding and island settings.

The modern horror story grew and developed across the nineteenth century, embracing categories as diverse as ghost stories, supernatural and psychological horror, medical and scientific horrors, colonial horror, and tales of mystery and premonition. This anthology brings together 29 of the greatest horror stories of the period from 1816 to 1912, from the British, Irish, American, and European traditions. It ranges widely across the sub-genres to encompass authors whose terror-inducing powers remain unsurpassed. The book includes stories by some of the best writers of the century-- Hoffmann, Poe, Balzac, Dickens, Hawthorne, Melville, Zola--as well as established genre classics such as M.R. James, Arthur Machen, Bram Stoker, Algernon Blackwood, Charlotte Perkins Gilman and others. It includes rare and little known pieces by writers such as William Maginn, Francis Marion Crawford, W.F. Harvey, and William Hope Hodgson, and shows the important role played by periodicals in popularizing the horror story. Wherever possible stories are reprinted in their first published form, with background information about their authors and helpful, contextualizing annotation. Darryl Jones's lively introduction discusses horror's literary evolution and its articulation of cultural preoccupations and anxieties. These are stories guaranteed to freeze the blood, revolt the senses, and keep you awake at night: prepare to be terrified!

On a dare, Gillian steps into an abandoned railway tunnel, unknowingly freeing a long‑trapped witch and sparking a cosmic battle between good and evil.

A collection of three spooky tales designed for young readers.

In a choose‑your‑own adventure through the woods, young readers face spooky ghost kids, disappearing parents, underground goblins, and mind‑blowing time warps, letting their decisions shape the story.