Welcome to The Haunted Archives – a bibliography highlighting middle grade horror and horror/spooky-adjacent literature. I made this bibliography as a means to connect librarians and readers with the variety of horror middle grade titles that are published each year as well as recognize and highlight classical horror middle grade titles.
Each book will have a link to the official description on the respected publisher’s website, a link to the Online Computer Library Catalog (OCLC) via WorldCat.org, an ISBN, and a link to Storygraph. Some entries will have links to a series’ website. Series will be grouped together at the top of an author’s page with any standalone titles located afterwards. Series that feature multiple authors will have their own devoted entry. Standalone entries will be listed in descending chronological order.
Please note that if an author has other titles that are not in the horror genre or are not horror/spooky-adjacent, those titles will not be listed in this bibliography.
Spooky Resources
The Hunsberger Scary Scale was created by Librarian Taylor Hunsberger. This scale is designed to help young patrons to determine what level of scary they are comfortable exploring.
Hunsberger Scary Scale Levels
- Level 1: I Like a Monster Protagonist
- Level 2: I Like an Eerie Atmosphere and a Monster Character
- Level 3: I Like Being Scared But Not Too Much
- Level 4: I Love Being Scared.
Because horror is a subjective genre, I have chosen not to include Hunsberger Scary Scale levels at this time. I would encourage anyone who is using this bibliography to explore the content warnings on a title’s Storygraph page.
Looking to connect with Spooky Middle Grade authors? Check out the Spooky Middle Grade website!
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The Haunted Archives 