Books like The Haunting Hour - Chills in the Dead of Night by Robert Lawrence Stine

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.

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.

Ten chilling tales by R. L. Stine, drawn from the nocturnal world of the Nightmare Hour, explore hospital horror, grudging ghosts, and the terror of the haunting Nightmare Inn.

A chilling tale of murderous chaos on Halloween night, where cryptic handwriting, costume swaps, and relentless crime blur the lines between predator and victim.

A collection of American horror short stories, featuring tales of suspense, supernatural intrigue, and chilling twists.

A collection of classic American short stories featuring folklore, mystery, and historical crime, compiled by Ted Hipple.

Thirty-three stories about the strange and terrifying things that happen when humans encounter extraterrestrials, a ghost cheesemaker, and a boy with the power to vanish stars.

A wandering ghost‑teacher haunts Shadyside Middle School, searching for those who disturb her gravesite, while the living face her spectral wrath.

Winter, with its unsettling blend of the cosy and the sinister, has long been a popular time for gathering by the bright flame of a candle, or the warm crackling of a fire, and swapping stories of ghosts and strange happenings. Now eight bestselling, award-winning authors - master storytellers of the sinister and the macabre - bring this time-honoured tradition to vivid life in a spellbinding collection of new and original haunted tales. From a bustling Covent Garden Christmas market to the frosty moors of Yorkshire, from a country estate with a dreadful secret, to a London mansion where a beautiful girl lies frozen in death, these are stories to make your hair stand on end, send shivers down your spine and to serve as your indispensable companion to the long nights of winter. So curl up, light a candle, and fall under the spell of The Haunting Season...

A collection of classic horror and supernatural stories from the 19th century, featuring tales by notable authors like Washington Irving, Edgar Allan Poe, and Ambrose Bierce.

A collection of classic horror and detective short stories by renowned authors, compiled in one volume.

Fear Street Nights – Darkest Dawn gathers a frightful lineup of horror tales for young readers, blending themes of good versus evil, supernatural terror, and ghostly encounters.

A compact collection of six of Edgar Allan Poe's classic short stories—'The Black Cat,' 'The Cask of Amontillado,' 'The Fall of the House of Usher,' 'The Masque of the Red Death,' 'Pit and the Pendulum,' and 'The Tell‑Tale Heart'—exploring dark themes of guilt, obsession, and the uncanny.

A compact collection of Edgar Allan Poe’s four most famous early horror stories—Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar, Oblong Box, System of Dr. Tarr and Prof. Fether, and Tell‑tale Heart—illustrated and abridged for modern readers.

A curated collection of Edgar Allan Poe’s most celebrated short fiction, featuring macabre tales of horror, mystery, and psychological suspense.

Nightfrights is a collection of short horror and mystery tales for young readers.

An anthology of sixteen original horror tales that revel in all aspects of Halloween and related dark holidays, from haunted attractions to future trick‑or‑treating, compiled by editors Ellen Datlow and Lisa Morton.