The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything by Linda    WilliamsRoom on the Broom by Julia DonaldsonThe Hallo-Wiener by Dav PilkeyScary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Alvin SchwartzThe Berenstain Bears and the Spooky Old Tree by Stan Berenstain
Best Halloween Picture Books
11th out of 763 books — 600 voters
Charlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisAnne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryLittle Women by Louisa May Alcott
Favorite books from my childhood
679th out of 4,498 books — 7,697 voters

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Alvin SchwartzScary Stories 3 by Alvin SchwartzMore Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Alvin SchwartzUncle Montague's Tales of Terror by Chris PriestleyTales of Terror from the Tunnel's Mouth by Chris Priestley
Children's Ghost Story Collections
7th out of 265 books — 46 voters
All the Lovely Bad Ones by Mary Downing HahnScary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Alvin SchwartzThe Graveyard Book by Neil GaimanWait Till Helen Comes by Mary Downing HahnDoll Bones by Holly Black
Best Kids' Ghost/ Scary Story Books
16th out of 127 books — 86 voters

Coraline by Neil GaimanThe Graveyard Book by Neil GaimanThe Witches by Roald DahlThe Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington IrvingThe Old Willis Place by Mary Downing Hahn
Spooky Books for Children
19th out of 204 books — 40 voters
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Alvin SchwartzWait Till Helen Comes by Mary Downing HahnThe Graveyard Book by Neil GaimanCoraline by Neil GaimanMiss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
Spooky books for Kids
55th out of 244 books — 202 voters

Heart of Darkness by Joseph ConradThe Dark Is Rising by Susan CooperThe Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le GuinDead Until Dark by Charlaine HarrisI'll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara
Dark, Darker, Darkest
54th out of 1,170 books — 46 voters
Matilda by Roald DahlJames and the Giant Peach by Roald DahlCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettBridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
90s Kids
97th out of 220 books — 124 voters

The Silver Eyes by Scott CawthonThe Fourth Closet by Scott CawthonThe Twisted Ones by Scott CawthonScary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Alvin SchwartzIn a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories by Alvin Schwartz
Scary Stories
5th out of 111 books — 7 voters
Frog and Toad Are Friends by Arnold LobelThe Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric CarleAmelia Bedelia and Her Wacky World by Peggy ParishTales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life by Rachel Renée RussellKristy's Great Idea by Ann M. Martin
Growing up in the 2000s
20th out of 89 books — 6 voters

The Graveyard Book by Neil GaimanCoraline by Neil GaimanScary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Alvin SchwartzMore Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Alvin SchwartzThe Night Gardener by Jonathan Auxier
Creepy reading for kids
6th out of 55 books — 8 voters
One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish by Dr. SeussBrown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin Jr.Absalom, Absalom! by William FaulknerGuards! Guards! by Terry PratchettWill Grayson, Will Grayson by John  Green
Repetitive Titles and Titles That Are Repetitive
48th out of 273 books — 36 voters

History, Myths, and Sacred Formulas of the Cherokees by James MooneyScary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Alvin SchwartzFood for the Dead by Michael E. BellMidnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John BerendtGhostland by Colin Dickey
American Folklore
34th out of 149 books — 17 voters
The House with a Clock in Its Walls by John BellairsScary Stories Treasury by Alvin SchwartzSomething Wicked This Way Comes by Ray BradburyScary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Alvin SchwartzThe Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
Children's Horror Books
57th out of 104 books — 100 voters

Titles Ruin Everything by Aubrey GrahamThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeQ&A by Adrian TomineUndertale by Toby FoxThe Sneaking, Hiding, Vibrating Creature by Nathan W. Pyle
2025 sort of
7th out of 8 books — 1 voter

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Alvin SchwartzThe Beast of Baskerville by A.G. CasconeLittle Magic Shop of Horrors by A.G. CasconeIt Came from the Deep by A.G. CasconeMore Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Alvin Schwartz
Horror Stories for Kids
42nd out of 50 books — 5 voters
Timothy's Cookie Making Story by Georgia RileyI'm the Boss of my Body by Patricia Una BardenMy Body Belongs to Me by Jill StarishevskyThe First Man on the Moon by Alfred CoppelHello, World! Planet Earth by Jill McDonald
2024_I was pleased to read these books
38th out of 100 books — 1 voter

Transformation by Rab FultonSundiata by Djibril Tamsir NianeThe Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael ChabonAllister Cromley's Fairweather Belle by Shane PortmanA Treasury of Mermaids by Shirley Climo
We are Folklore/ Somos Folklore
9th out of 11 books — 6 voters
The Dark Is Rising by Susan CooperDark Star by Ellis AmburnScary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Alvin SchwartzA Scanner Darkly by Philip K. DickHeart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
"Dark"
99th out of 580 books — 19 voters

Dark Matter by Blake CrouchA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniMy Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth RussellThe Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. SchwabThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
[ATY 2023] "Dark" Book
423rd out of 431 books — 79 voters
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin Jr.The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric CarleGreen Eggs and Ham by Dr. SeussThe Cat in the Hat by Dr. SeussOh, the Places You’ll Go! by Dr. Seuss
Books to read with my kid
37th out of 38 books — 1 voter

Una historia de ayer by Sergio CoboHarry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. RowlingThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Re-Readable
6961st out of 7,659 books — 2,364 voters
Dracula by Bram StokerFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyThe Graveyard Book by Neil GaimanThe Shining by Stephen  KingThe Complete Stories and Poems by Edgar Allan Poe
Best Books to Read for Halloween
949th out of 1,207 books — 1,259 voters

Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottJassy by Norah LoftsWe Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley JacksonTess of the D’Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy
Have a physical copy on the shelf
122nd out of 601 books — 13 voters
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley JacksonA Haunting at Hawthorn by Gail Grant ParkThe Body in Brú na Bóinne by Gail Grant ParkWe Are Shadows by Gail Grant ParkThe Shining by Stephen  King
Ghost Stories and Haunted Tales
89th out of 100 books — 29 voters

Dubliners by James JoyceNine Stories by J.D. SalingerThe Complete Stories by Flannery O'ConnorThe Martian Chronicles by Ray BradburyInterpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri
Best Short Story Collections
1368th out of 1,597 books — 905 voters
Charlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteCharlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald DahlThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienMatilda by Roald DahlThe Tailor of Gloucester by Beatrix Potter
The Books I read as a kid
18th out of 41 books — 6 voters

Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankLove You Forever by Robert MunschTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Books You Must Read At Least Once in Your Lifetime
51st out of 183 books — 18 voters
A Dictionary of the English Language by Samuel JohnsonA Few Figs from Thistles by Edna St. Vincent MillayA Menina do Mar by Sophia de Mello Breyner And...A Rose for Emily by William FaulknerAlice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
Domino
35th out of 50 books — 1 voter

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