This list will be shorter than usual, because I read little horror and like even less of it. Nonetheless, for Halloween, here are my recommendations. I am not responsible for any nightmares!
Fairly Safe for Teens (mileage may vary)
Oddly Enough series, by Bruce Coville
Alfred Hitchcock
Ghosts, Gales and Gold, by Edgar Rowe Snow
Monsters, Ghoulies, and Creepy Creatures, by Lee Bennett Hopkins
50 Great Horror Stories, by John Canning
13 Goblins, & 13 Ghosts, by Dorothy Gladys Spicer
The Scariest Stories You’ve Ever Heard, by Katherine Burt
Companions of the Night, by Vivian Vande Velde
The Thing at the Foot of the Bed, by Maria Leach
More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, by Alvin Schwartz
Ghosts, Ghouls, & Other Horrors, by Berhardt J. Hurwood
Tales of Mystery and Terror, by Marjorie P. Katz
Serafina series, by Robert Beatty
Daughter of Smoke and Bone, by Laini Taylor
Warning: Adult Content (of various types)
Diana Tregarde series, Obsidian Mountain series, by Mercedes Lackey
World of Prime series, by M. C. Planck
The Others series, by Anne Bishop
Unbroken, by Laura Hillenbrand
October Daye series, by Seanan McGuire
Sunshine, by Robin McKinley
Hmm, that was a longer list than I expected. Anyway, there you go!
Shuddering,
Marty C. Lee
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