[aisle] Scary Books for Teenagers?

[Carolyn Roys]

Daniel Kraus has a new one coming called Whale Fall. He is swallowed by a whale and has one hour to get out before his air runs out. Kind of a Jonah story but terrifying. Watch for it.
Carolyn Roys ~ retired

On Mar 20, 2023, at 1:54 PM, Michelle Glatt via AISLE <aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:


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





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

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