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10 Best Scary Stories for Kids with Just the Right Amount of Fright

From Apples to Zombies These Spooktacular Tales Won't Give Them Nightmares

By Sponsored October 6, 2015
Remember when getting ready for Halloween meant stories of ghosts and ghouls and unexplained mysteries? Although they may not have been all that terrifying, reading them with a flashlight under the covers on a dark and stormy night certainly added to the spookiness. What better time than Halloween to pass on the tradition of a great spine-tingling story? We found 10 books that are perfect to share when October skies darken and a chill nips at the air. All of these books are on sale for $1.99 each and can be found at openroadmedia.com.


The Berenstain Bears and the Mansion Mystery - When Lady Grizzly’s priceless antiques go missing, the Bear Detectives are on the case!


The Spirit House - To make a new exchange student from Thailand feel at home in America, a family builds a traditional Thai spirit house in the backyard. But, as soon as they do the guest seems to undergo a major personality change. Have they somehow invoked a vengeful spirit?


Skeleton for Dinner - Big Witch and Little Witch have made stew, and now they want to have their friends for dinner! But when Skeleton mistakes the guest list for a menu, he takes off running, and soon Ghost and Ghoul join him too!


Caught in the Web - For Madison and her friends, the Halloween season is full of activity. There are ghost stories in English class, a big costume dance, and a scary-story contest on Madison’s favorite website. No wonder everyone has Halloween fever! But Madison still needs to find a costume to wear that doesn’t seem too babyish. And what if she looks stupid dancing in front of everyone? This Halloween will be one to remember.


Pumpkin Jack - The first pumpkin Tim ever carved was fierce and funny, and he named it Jack. When Halloween was over and the pumpkin was beginning to rot, Tim set it out in the garden and throughout the weeks he watched it change. By spring, a plant began to grow!


Boxcar Spooktacular - A ghost mystery in their very own boxcar, a zombie, and a pumpkin-headed creature provide plenty of spooky fun for the Aldens in these three adventures! Includes three Boxcar Children Mysteries: #100 The Mystery of the Haunted Boxcar, #124 The Pumpkin Head Mystery, and #128 The Zombie Project.


Pick a Circle Gather Squares - Fall is here, with all its wonderful visual delights—not just colors, but shapes! This clever concept book follows a family on a trip to a pumpkin patch and invites children to pick out shapes from the seasonal scenery.


Z is for Zombie - Children looking for goosebumps and chills will get them in this A to Z just right for Halloween or anytime. Rich, spooky paintings help set the stage for a frightfully good time.


The Ghost in the Third Row - In the first book of the Nina Tanleven Mysteries, Nina investigates the ghost of a haunted auditorium. Fifty years ago, on the Grand’s famous stage, the beautiful actress Lily Larkin —known for her captivating white costumes — was killed by a falling chandelier. Ever since, rumors have swirled that the ghost of Lily Larkin haunts the Grand.


Ghosts Beneath Our Feet - Katie knows that something eerie is happening in the old, deserted town where she, her stepbrother, and her newly widowed mother are spending the summer taking care of Uncle Frank. Sometimes, when Katie puts her ear to the ground in Uncle Frank’s backyard, she hears a groaning noise that sounds almost human. But when a crippled ghost-girl appears to her out of the gloom in an abandoned mine, Katie is at once terrified and puzzled.