Gothic fantasies are the heart of these new horror novels for teens – creepy inheritances, bleak and ritualized post-apocalyptic futures, transportive magic that opens portals to sinister worlds, and horrors of real life brought into focus by the existence of the paranormal and supernatural. Revenge, righteous punishments, curses and cults abound as the helpless teenagers in these stories find that they are not so helpless and face the evil forces surrounding them.
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Being transported into your favorite book sounds like a dream come true. For Adelle and Connie, who accept this offer from an enigmatic shop owner, the dream quickly becomes a nightmare – instead of gothic romance, they find themselves in the middle of eerie horrors, and have to find a way out. You can also check out this title as eBook on OverDrive/Libby or as eAudio on OverDrive/Libby.
After the apocalypse, only Haven is left, and must be defended from the Devil. Newly sainted Amity is chosen for this task, and is surprised to find not the Devil, but a coven of witches who tell an entirely different story of the world from what Amity has known. You can also check out this title as eBook on OverDrive/Libby.
When Olivia is summoned home to the mansion called Gallant from the Merilance School for Girls, she hopes it is finally a chance to escape her isolation and loneliness, and instead finds an unwelcoming cousin who calls her cursed like her mother. Olivia refuses to leave, seizing her chance to unravel the mystery of her origins. You can also check out this title as eBook on OverDrive/Libby or as eAudio on OverDrive/Libby.
As the rest of the world crumbles, Karloff Country remains an oasis – a resort that promises the good life for its richest customers. Jay, a teenager who works at Karloff, resents the increasingly unhinged demands of these customers and comes together with his crew to fight for their survival. You can also check out this title as eBook on OverDrive/Libby or as eAudio on Hoopla.
Mars suffers acute grief upon losing his twin, Caroline. She was the popular one, the one who mitigated Mars’s otherness within the family. Stranded at the Aspen Conservancy Summer Academy, he tries to befriend Caroline’s clique, the Honeys, and starts to suspect that they are connected to her death, and that the façade of the Academy is hiding something rotten. You can also check out this title as eBook on OverDrive/Libby, as eAudio on OverDrive/Libby or as eAudio on Hoopla.
If you were attacked by a monster but no one saw and no one listened to you, did it really happen? This is what new kid in town Virgil Knox is wondering. He remembers the experience, but no one believes him – so how can he protect himself if it comes back? You can also check out this title as eBook on OverDrive/Libby or as eAudio on OverDrive/Libby.
A collection of horror stories incorporating Cherokee history and legend alongside modern social concerns – and featuring illustrations. The stories span centuries and feature different members of the same family, each plagued by a real or psychological monster. You can also check out this title as eBook on Hoopla.
Helen Vaughan’s mother took her away from the extended family’s home as a child and never looked back or told Helen why she did this. So, inheriting the estate and its money when her grandfather dies comes as a shock. Even weirder is the house itself, where she must stay for one year to receive the inheritance – a labyrinthine place full of strange happenings, that seems to want to sicken her and ensure she won’t survive. You can also check out this title as eBook on OverDrive/Libby.
A bullying incident caught on camera forces a Georgia high school to come up with a PR gimmick to save their reputation – the high school’s first integrated prom. Maddy Washington, the biracial teen in the middle of the bullying, is convinced to accept the popular quarterback’s invitation, not knowing that this night will be one everyone wants to forget – that is, if they aren’t killed first. You can also check out this title as eBook on OverDrive/Libby or as eAudio on OverDrive/Libby.
Andromeda’s childhood in a desert region of East Africa wasn’t full of love, but at least she thought she’d have a trade lined up, as she was training to be an exorcist, or debtera. Abandoned by her mentor, she is lost, until rich Magnus Rochester offers her an exorcism job that has bested all the others who tried before her. Andromeda has no choice but to see it through – and to try not to fall for the cursed Rochester. You can also check out this title as eBook on OverDrive/Libby, as eAudio on OverDrive/Libby or as eAudio on Hoopla.