Books like The Reformatory by Tananarive Due

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.

Cora, a woman enslaved on a Georgia cotton plantation, partners with a new slave named Caesar to flee the South. Their daring escape follows a literal underground network of tunnels that mirrors the perilous journey of countless fugitive slaves toward freedom.

Americanah follows Ifemelu, a Nigerian student who moves to the United States for university, exploring her life and love across continents while reflecting on identity, immigration, and cultural belonging.

More stories of ghosts, witches, vampires, and scary songs for bedtime tales.

A spine-chilling tale of terror and mystery for young readers aged 10-14.

American Dorothy "Daisy" Miller charms in Switzerland and Italy, but her lively spirit and romance with the young American Winterbourne clash with the conservative norms of their fellow expatriates, prompting a critique of Anglo‑American cultural differences.

The Girl From The Well follows Okiku, the restless spirit of a murdered girl who hunts down killers, until she meets Tark, a troubled teen marked with intricate tattoos and haunted by demonic forces.

In Miami, journalist Jessica confronts her husband’s chilling secret: he and an ancient Ethiopian sect made a pact of immortality, and now they demand she be taken away—unless he uses a forbidden rite to keep her forever.

When Brooke falls for Hayley's boyfriend, the situation turns eerie after Hayley drowns in Half-Moon Lake and her ghost stalks Brooke, intertwining the mysteries of friendship, love, and the supernatural.

Pheby Brown, a once-promised freedom, finds herself trapped in Devil's Half Acre, a brutal jail where the enslaved are broken and tortured every day.

In 1867, governess Eliza Caine arrives at Gaudlin Hall in Norfolk, where a hidden past and unseen forces threaten her, the children, and the house itself.

Joan, a servant in 12th-century Northumbria, battles the harsh realities of her new life while struggling with the weight of her duties and the monstrous demands of her husband and his cruel sister-in-law, descending into madness and a world of filth and horror in the twilight of the Middle Ages.

"I very much need to be dead." These are the chilling last words left by a man who had everything to live for but took his own life. In the void that remains stands his widow, FBI agent Jane Hawk, surrounded by questions destined to go unanswered unless she does what all the grief and fury inside her demand: Find the truth, no matter what. People of talent and accomplishment, people seemingly happy and sound of mind, have recently been committing suicide in surprising numbers. A disturbing pattern is beginning to emerge. Jane is determined to give up everything to find out why. And if that means going rogue and becoming America's Most Wanted, then so be it. Those arrayed against her are legion, and devoted to protecting something profoundly important-or terrifying-enough to exterminate any and all in their way. But Jane is as clever as these enemies are cold-blooded, as relentless as they are ruthless. And she is driven by a righteous rage they can never comprehend. Because it is born of love.

Seventeen‑year‑old Dimple struggles to find her place between Indian and American worlds when her dazzling best friend claims her culture and the boy she loves.

Nova struggles at her family hotel, where she meets Liam, a ghost who can only be seen by her; together they face personal fears and find unexpected friendship in a quirky, ghost‑haunted setting.

A generational memoir where a mother and daughter recount their lifelong dedication to the civil rights movement in the United States, alternating chapters that span from the era’s peak to the present day.