All About Ghosts by Christopher Maynard is a non-fiction book for children curious about spectral beings. First published in 1977, this book grabbed many children with the vice-like grip of a ...

In Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho (1960), Marion Crane looks up at the house looming in the night sky behind the Bates Motel, its hybrid New England/Victorian style oddly out of place. We’re left with the ...

Creepy, spooky, and scary middle grade books for kids are often readers’ favorite kinds of books. Here are the best scary books for brave readers! Because if your readers love a good jolt of ...

Why You Should Watch Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark was based on Alvin Schwartz’s iconic collection of short horror stories for children, illustrated by Stephen ...

As spooky season approaches, the master of children’s horror recommends creepy-crawly classics and modern thrills for young readers. By R.L. Stine R.L. Stine is the best-selling author of the ...

Halloween is just a few weeks away, and it’s officially the spookiest time of the year. Parents who want to share their love for horror with their children don’t always have a lot of options. For ...

Taylor Hunsberger is a culture writer, poet, and children’s librarian at the East Flatbush branch of the Brooklyn Public Library. She has presented work on the topic of children’s horror literature at ...

My daughter loves horror films. She’ll watch anything with a creepy vibe and frequently wants to talk about movies she hasn’t seen. However, she’s only 11. So, as she begs to watch The Shining or It ...