Halloween Books for Middle Grade Reader and Young Adults

Man Made Monsters

By: Andrea L. Rogers
Narrated by: Lane Factor & DeLanna Studi
Length: 7 hours 32 minutes

Tsalagi should never have to live on human blood, but sometimes things just happen to sixteen-year-old girls.

Making her YA debut, Cherokee writer Andrea L. Rogers takes her place as one of the most striking voices of the horror renaissance.

Horror fans will get their thrills in this collection—from werewolves to vampires to zombies, all the... Read more

Harvest House

By: Cynthia Leitich Smith
Narrated by: Shaun Taylor-Corbett & Charley Flyte
Length: 7 hours 34 minutes

NSK Neustadt Laureate and New York Times best-selling author Cynthia Leitich Smith delivers a thrilling cross-genre follow-up to the acclaimed Hearts Unbroken.

Deftly leading readers to the literary crossroads of contemporary realism and haunting mystery, Cynthia Leitich Smith revisits the world of her American Indian Youth Literature Award winner... Read more

Under This Red Rock

By: Mindy McGinnis
Narrated by: Brittany Pressley
Length: 9 hours 26 minutes

A Chicago Public Library Best Teen Book of 2024A 2025 YALSA Top Ten Best Fiction SelectionFrom award-winning author Mindy McGinnis comes a mesmerizing YA psychological mystery following a teen girl who is grappling with the death of her brother as she starts a new job in the caverns of Ohio—only to become the number one suspect in her coworker's... Read more

She Is a Haunting

By: Trang Thanh Tran
Narrated by: Emi Ray
Length: 9 hours 40 minutes

Bloomsbury presents She Is a Haunting by Trang Thanh Tran, read by Emi Ray.

William C. Morris Debut Award Finalist
Instant New York Times and Indie Bestseller

This house eats and is eaten . . .

"A riveting debut from a remarkable new voice! Trang Thanh Tran weaves an impressive gothic mystery in which Jade's father is determined to restore a... Read more

All the Dead Lie Down

By: Kyrie McCauley
Narrated by: Jeanne Syquia
Length: 9 hours 33 minutes

The Haunting of Bly Manor meets House of Salt and Sorrows in award-winning author Kyrie McCauley’s contemporary YA gothic romance about a dark family lineage, the ghosts of grief, and the lines we’ll cross for love. The Sleeping House was very much awake . . .Days after a tragedy leaves Marin Blythe alone in the world, she receives a surprising... Read more

The In-Between

By: Rebecca K.S. Ansari
Narrated by: Andrew Eiden
Length: 6 hours 46 minutes

A dark, twisty adventure about the forgotten among us and what it means to be seen, from the acclaimed author of The Missing Piece of Charlie O’Reilly. Cooper is lost. Ever since his father left their family three years ago, he has become distant from his friends, constantly annoyed by his little sister, Jess, and completely fed up with the... Read more

The Hound of Rowan

Tapestry: Book #1

By: Henry H. Neff
Narrated by: Jeff Woodman
Length: 11 hours 43 minutes

MAX MCDANIELS LIVES a quiet life in the suburbs of Chicago, until the day he stumbles upon a mysterious Celtic tapestry. Many strange people are interested in Max and his tapestry. His discovery leads him to Rowan Academy, a secret school where great things await him. But dark things are waiting, too. When Max learns that priceless artworks and... Read more

Whichwood

By: Tahereh Mafi
Narrated by: Bronson Pinchot
Length: 7 hours 5 minutes

“Whichwood is a darkly whimsical tale with a Persian flair involving magical worlds, ghostly pests, and a lonely young mortician. It is lyrical and fans of Miyazaki and Tim Burton will enjoy it immensely. The narrator is what really makes this audio book special! Whichwood is a companion book, but it isn't necessary to have read or listened to... Read more

The Girl and the Ghost

By: Hanna Alkaf
Narrated by: Mirai Booth-Ong
Length: 6 hours 30 minutes

“THE GIRL AND THE GHOST is a book for every kid who loves ghost stories, who likes the more twisted version of fairy tales, and prefers some darkness in their happy endings. Suraya and Pink are best friends ever since Suraya's grandmother died and sent Pink to serve her when she was just a baby. Suraya is an awkward child and doesn't have any... Read more

City of Ghosts

City of Ghosts

By: Victoria Schwab
Narrated by: Reba Buhr
Length: 5 hours 1 minute

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Victoria Schwab comes a sweeping, spooky, evocative adventure, perfect for fans of Stranger Things.Ever since Cass almost drowned (okay, she did drown, but she doesn't like to think about it), she can pull back the Veil that separates the living from the dead . . . and enter the world of spirits. Her... Read more

The House With a Clock in Its Walls

Lewis Barnavelt: Book #1

By: John Bellairs
Narrated by: George Guidall
Length: 4 hours 33 minutes

A haunting gothic tale by master mystery writer John Bellairs—now a major motion picture starring Cate Blanchett and Jack Black! "The House With a Clock in Its Walls will cast its spell for a long time."—The New York Times Book Review When Lewis Barnavelt, an orphan, comes to stay with his uncle Jonathan, he expects to meet an ordinary person.... Read more

Mysteries of Trash and Treasure: The Ghostly Photos

Mysteries of Trash and Treasure: Book #2

By: Margaret Peterson Haddix
Narrated by: Mark Sanderlin & Gail Shalan
Length: 6 hours 57 minutes

New York Times bestselling middle-grade thriller author Margaret Peterson Haddix returns to the Mysteries of Trash and Treasure series as Colin and Nevaeh unravel a mystery from the 1930s and explore the emotions associated with death and dying.Colin and Nevaeh are great at finding things. After all, they found each other and became best... Read more

Mysteries of Trash and Treasure: The Secret Letters

By: Margaret Peterson Haddix
Narrated by: Gail Shalan & Mark Sanderlin
Length: 7 hours 53 minutes

In this page-turning middle grade series by New York Times bestseller Margaret Peterson Haddix, Colin and Nevaeh, whose parents own rival junk-removal businesses, uncover mysteries hidden in attics and basements and discover how trash can become treasure. In The Secret Letters, Colin and Nevaeh find vintage letters that lead to interlocking... Read more

Lily and the Night Creatures

By: Nick Lake
Narrated by: Imogen Wilde
Length: 4 hours 35 minutes

A young girl sets out to defeat the evil spirits inhabiting her home in this “thrilling…Coraline-like” (Publishers Weekly, starred review) illustrated middle grade adventure perfect for fans of The Beast and the Bethany and Margaret Peterson Haddix’s The Strangers.

Lily is used to hospitals—she’s spent more time in them than out of them thanks to... Read more

The Forgotten Girl

By: India Hill Brown
Narrated by: Imani Parks
Length: 4 hours 52 minutes

"This ghost story gave me chill after chill. It will haunt you." -- R.L. Stine, author of Goosebumps"Do you know what it feels like to be forgotten?"On a cold winter night, Iris and her best friend, Daniel, sneak into a clearing in the woods to play in the freshly fallen snow. There, Iris carefully makes a perfect snow angel -- only to find the... Read more

Wait Till Helen Comes

A Ghost Story

By: Mary Downing Hahn
Narrated by: Ellen Grafton
Length: 3 hours 40 minutes

“In this horror novel, Molly and Michael struggle to connect with their new little step-sister, Heather. Things grow even more complicated when Heather makes a new 'friend,' a girl who's been dead for 100 years. While at its heart a seriously spooky ghost story, this kids' book also tackles themes of tragedy and secrets that haunt far more than... Read more

The Zombie Stone

Zombie Problems: Book #2

By: K. G. Campbell
Narrated by: Todd Haberkorn
Length: 5 hours 15 minutes

What's worse than discovering you have a zombie problem? Imagine acquiring four more undead tag-alongs. . . . From the acclaimed illustrator of Flora & Ulysses comes the second book in the Zombie Problems trilogy, heralded as "reminiscent of Roald Dahl in uniting the macabre with realism."

When a zombie followed August DuPont home one day,... Read more

The Troubled Girls of Dragomir Academy

By: Anne Ursu
Narrated by: Elise Arsenault
Length: 9 hours 47 minutes

From the acclaimed author of The Real Boy and The Lost Girl comes a wondrous and provocative fantasy about a kingdom beset by monsters, a mysterious school, and a girl caught in between them.If no one notices Marya Lupu, is likely because of her brother, Luka. And that’s because of what everyone knows: that Luka is destined to become a... Read more

Furthermore

By: Tahereh Mafi
Narrated by: Bronson Pinchot
Length: 8 hours 11 minutes

This captivating and colorful adventure that reads like a modern day fairy tale, from the bestselling author of the Shatter Me series is the perfect gift!

"Brimming with color and magic." —New York Times Book Review
 
★ New York Times bestseller!
★ Featured on "Late Night with Seth Meyers," NPR, TIME, and Entertainment Weekly
★ A Kirkus Reviews Best... Read more

Bumps in the Night

By: Amalie Howard
Narrated by: Yasmin Mwanza
Length: 9 hours 6 minutes

The creepy middle grade debut from USA Today bestselling author Amalie Howard in which a girl stays with her grandmother in Trinidad for the summer and discovers that she comes from a long line of powerful witches.

"Filled with wonder, chills, excitement, and adventure. Fantastic fun from start to finish!" —Sarah Beth Durst, award-winning author... Read more