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 Add your own Scare-O-Meter ratings!
A Little Scary
Kind of Scary
Very Scary
Nightmare Scary
Something Upstairs
Avi 1992
Scare-o-meter rating: ________________________
It's part time-travel, part ghost story and it takes place in our home state. When Kenny moves from Los Angeles to Providence, he finds a ghost of a slave trapped in his house. In order to get freed, the ghost
needs some help and a BIG favor from Kenny.
The Ghost of Fossil Glen
DeFelice, Cynthia 1998
Scare-o-meter rating: ________________________
Allie is a sixth grader with an active imagination. But when she starts hearing voices and picturing a little girl begging for help, she knows it's not just imagination. It's a ghost. Some of her
friends think she's faking, but Allie won't give up until she finds out who the ghost is and what she wants from her.
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Irving, Washington 1897
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You know the story, right? Scared little guy. Big headless dude on a horse. But there's more to the story than the chase. Find out why nobody likes a pumpkinhead.
Jade Green: A Ghost Story
Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds 2001
Scare-o-meter rating: ________________________
Judith, an orphan girl, is sent to live with her crusty, weird old uncle. He tells her she
can't bring anything green into the house. But she sneaks something in, and guess what happens? Hint: It gives you the shivers and it rhymes with "toast."
There's a Dead Person Following My Sister Around
Vande Velde, Vivian 1999
Scare-o-meter rating: ________________________
Ted is a pretty regular kid with a regular life until his little sister starts being visited by
two ghosts-–one who's friendly and one who's not so nice. Trouble is, Ted's not sure which is which…
The Boy with Dinosaur Hands
Carusone, Al
Scare-o-meter rating: ________________________
Stories of carnival cutouts who come to life every night, ferocious dinosaur hand puppets and a giant, wormy terror are included in this creepy collection.
Faces in the Dark: A Book of Scary Stories
(compiled by Chris Powling) 1994
Scare-o-meter rating: ________________________
Ever think you'd be creeped-out by a story about a kid's "blankie" following him around
? Doesn't seem possible. Guess what? It is. Check it out along with other strange stories that will make you just scared enough to keep looking over your shoulder for about a month.
The Babysitter's Nightmare: Stories Too Scary to Be True
Gilson, Kristin 1992
Scare-o-meter rating: ________________________
All your frightening favorites, including "The Hook, and the "Haunted Hitchhiker." Also includes a section about what urban legends are and why we love them.
The Thing at the Foot of the Bed
Leach, Maria 1959
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A fun and frightful collection of stories, poems, games and charms for attracting (and scaring away) ghosts.
The Dark Thirty: Southern Tales of the Supernatural
McKissack, Patricia 1992
Scare-o-meter rating: ________________________
The half-hour before nightfall is the "dark thirty", the time when the ghosts and
monsters come out. These tales from African-American history are full of frights aimed straight for people who are cruel or foolish. In a few of the stories, you'll even root for the ghosts.
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
Schwartz, Alvin 1981
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More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
Schwartz, Alvin 1984
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Scary Stories 3: More Tales to Chill Your Bones
Schwartz, Alvin 1991
Scare-o-meter rating: ________________________
Some of the most truly terrifying tales you will read complete with disturbing, oozy
illustrations. In these stories, monsters and ghosts terrify regular people just like me or YOU.
NON-FICTION
Vampires and Other Ghosts
Aylesworth, Thomas G 1972
Scare-o-meter rating: ________________________
True stories and legends of vampires, zombies, animal ghosts, and other undead fiends are here in one handy volume. Bring this book to your next sleepover. Your friends will think you're a ghoul expert.
Young Ghosts
Cohen, Daniel 1978
Scare-o-meter rating: ________________________
Tales of little glowing boys, poltergeists, and haunted children make up this book of frightening historic reports.
Some more terrifying titles
Spooky Spectres
Blackwood, Gary 2000
Campfire Tales, Volume 1: the Most Terrifying Stories Ever Told
Dresden, Sean 2000
Don't Read This: and Other Tales of the Unnatural
Mahy, Margaret 1998
Nightwaves: Scary Tales for After Dark
McDonald, Collin 1990
This booklist was prepared at the
CRANSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
140 Sockanosset Cross Road
Cranston, Rhode Island
(401) 943-9080
by Adrienne Gallo
Youth Services Librarian
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