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More Frightening Stories
Scarier tales for 6th through 8th Graders

YA Something Upstairs by Avi
Kenny is thrilled with his spacious attic bedroom in his new house. But a tiny adjoining room makes him uneasy - especially when he sees a glowing figure emerge from a mysterious stain on the floor. Kenny is soon plunged into the pre-Civil War past, where he struggles against pure evil in a suspense-filled race against time as he tries to right a tragic wrong.

YC The Gathering by Isabelle Carmody
Nathan, a newcomer, is called to join the Chain, a mystic group of fellow outsiders from his school. Together they fight to defeat an age-old evil presence that holds the town in its horrific grip.

YH Look For Me by Moonlight by Mary Downing Hahn
Sixteen-year-old Cynda is not really looking forward to staying with her father and stepmother at their newly renovated historic bed and breakfast. But while there her infatuation with one of the guests leads her to terrors of which she could never have dreamed.

YW A Ghost in the House by Betty Ren Wright
Sarah and her family have just moved into a big, old house, and she loves it. But soon after her Great-Aunt Margaret arrives, strange and threatening things start to happen.

YZ Reef of Death by Paul Zindel
Horror, blood and death lurk beneath a reef in Australian waters as Maruul, an Aboriginal girl, and 17 year old P.C. search the waters for Maruul's missing brother.