[aisle] Scary Books for Teenagers?

[Michelle Glatt]

I'll second Daniel Kraus. Definitely read *Bent Heavens, *Tad--it's every
bit as horrifying as the other two.

If you are looking for horror-movie-type books:
Enter the Dark House (and sequel) by Laurie Stolarz
Clown in a Cornfield (and sequel) by Adam Cesare

Tiffany Jackson's *White Smoke* and *The Weight of Blood *are terrific--the
latter is an homage to *Carrie.*

My new favorite horror author writes lots of coming-of-age stuff, but it is
categorized as "adult": Stephen Graham Jones. His works are powerful and
beautifully written and his "other job" is professor of English.

A person to follow for more ideas and info: Becky Spratford (@raforall on
Twitter). She literally writes the book on horror in libraries, and she is
a founder of *Summer Scares,* a library initiative that selects three (of
each) adult, teen, and middle grade books to celebrate every summer. She is
also heavily involved in the Horror Writers Association, which administers
the Bram Stoker Award, which has a young adult category every year.

Michelle





Michelle Glatt
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On Mon, Mar 20, 2023 at 12:12 PM Tad Andracki via AISLE <
aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> Daniel Kraus writes truly terrifying horror for teens. *Scowler* and
> *Rotters* are the ones I know best, but *Bent Heavens* looked pretty
> scary, as well.
>
> All best,
> Tad
>
> On Mon, Mar 20, 2023 at 11:34 AM Jennifer Bromann-Bender via AISLE <
> aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>
>> What scary books would you recommend for teenagers that might actually
>> scare them?  The last one the student read was House by Peretti.
>>
>> Jennifer Bromann-Bender
>> Librarian
>> Lincoln-Way West High School
>> 21701 S. Gougar Rd.
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