18 books like Goosebumps - The Barking Ghost

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The Sleepwalker Robert Lawrence Stine · 1990 · ★ 3.9 · 164p · ≈ 5h · Moderate One week after she starts her summer job on Fear Street with old Mrs. Cottler, Mayra Barnes begins to sleepwalk, always waking up outdoors in the middle of the night never knowing where she is! Things take a disturbing turn when Mayra discovers Mrs. Cottler may be a witch. Is the old woman casting a spell on Mayra to make her sleepwalk? More horrifying, Mayra is being followed by a menacing… Shares Horror stories, Horror, Mystery
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The Werewolf in the Living Room Robert Lawrence Stine · 1999 · ★ 4.0 · 122p · ≈ 4h · Moderate Aaron's Dad has a live werewolf in his living room but Aaron is not convinced. Shares Monsters, Horror stories, Horror
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Everville Clive Barker · 1994 · ★ 4.0 · 643p · ≈ 21h · Challenging Shares Horror, Mystery with this book.
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A Spell for Chameleon Piers Anthony · 1977 · ★ 4.5 · 344p · ≈ 11h · Moderate Xanth was the enchanted land where magic ruled - where every citizen had a special spell only he could cast. It was a land of centaurs, dragons and basiliks.But poor Bink alone had no magic. And unless he got some - and fast - he would be exiled. The Good Magician Humfrey was convined that Bink did indeed have magic, magic as powerful as any possessed by the King or Good Magician Humfrey… Shares Magic, Fantasy
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The Werewolf of Fever Swamp Robert Lawrence Stine · 1993 · ★ 3.4 · 134p · ≈ 4h · Moderate "It started with the strange howling at night. Then there was the rabbit, torn to shreds. Everyone thinks Grady's new dog is responsible. After all, he looks just like a wolf. And he seems a little on the wild side. But Grady knows his dog is just a regular old dog. And most dogs don't howl at the moon ... or change into terrifying creatures when the moon is full." P. [4] of cover. Shares Dogs, Monsters, Horror stories, Horror
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How I Got My Shrunken Head Robert Lawrence Stine · 1996 · ★ 3.5 · 128p · ≈ 4h · Moderate Mark's Aunt Benna presents him with a gift of a shrunken head from the jungle island of Baladora. But this is no ordinary head, as Mark soon discovers! Shares Cuentos de terror, Horror stories, Magic, Horror
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Night Chills Dean Koontz · 1976 · ★ 3.9 · 334p · ≈ 11h · Moderate Designed by top scientists and unleashed in a monstrous conspiracy, night chills are seizing the men and women of Black River--driving them to acts of rape and murder. The nightmare is real. And death is the only cure... Shares Horror stories, Horror
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Whispers Dean Koontz · 1960 · ★ 3.9 · 444p · ≈ 14h · Moderate "A MASTER STORYTELLER...his fast-paced plots are wonderfully fiendish, taking unexpected twists and turns."—The San Diego Union-Tribune For thirty-five years, Bruno Frye has lived in the shadow of the mother who made his heart beat with constant fear. And even though she died five years ago, the whispers still haunt him in the dark...enough to make him kill—and kill again... Hilary Thomas is one… Shares Horror stories, Horror
Cover of The Secret Bedroom
The Secret Bedroom Robert Lawrence Stine · 1991 · ★ 4.2 · 167p · ≈ 5h · Moderate Lea Carson is in for a surprise when she moves to Shadyside--and she may wish she never moved. Shares Horror stories, Horror, Mystery
Fool's Errand
Fool's Errand Robin Hobb · 2001 · ★ 4.4 · 666p · ≈ 22h · Moderate Robin Hobb has emerged as one of today's foremost fantasy authors. Now she continues the adventures of one of her most popular heroes in the first book of what promises to be her most spectacular trilogy yet. Fool's ErrandFor fifteen years FitzChivalry Farseer has lived in self-imposed exile, assumed to be dead by almost all who once cared about him. But that is about to change when destiny seeks… Shares Magic, Fantasy
Cover of My Best Friend is Invisible
My Best Friend is Invisible Robert Lawrence Stine · 1997 · ★ 3.6 · 122p · ≈ 4h · Moderate Sammy Jacobs is into ghosts and science fiction. Not exactly the smartest hobby--at least not if you ask Sammy's parents. They're research scientists and they only believe in real science. But now Sammy's met someone who's totally unreal. He's hanging out in Sammy's room. And eating his cereal at breakfast. Sammy's got to find a way to get rid of his new "friend." Only problem is...Sammy's new… Shares Monsters, Horror stories, Horror
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Slither Joseph Delaney · 2011 · ★ 3.9 · 335p · ≈ 11h · Moderate Shares Monsters, Horror stories, Magic, Horror with this book.
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Kraken China Miéville · 2010 · ★ 3.6 · 509p · ≈ 16h · Moderate Kraken is a fantasy novel by British author China Miéville. It is published in the UK by Macmillan, and in the US by Del Rey Books. The book bears the subtitle "An Anatomy" on the title page. It was the winner for the 2011 Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel. Miéville has described the book as "a dark comedy about a squid-worshipping cult and the end of the world. It takes the idea of the squid… Shares Magic, Horror, Fantasy, Mystery
The Fisherman
The Fisherman John Langan · 2016 · ★ 4.1 · 293p · ≈ 9h · Moderate In upstate New York, in the woods around Woodstock, Dutchman's Creek flows out of the Ashokan Reservoir. Steep-banked, fast-moving, it offers the promise of fine fishing, and of something more, a possibility too fantastic to be true. When Abe and Dan, two widowers who have found solace in each other's company and a shared passion for fishing, hear rumors of the Creek, and what might be found… Shares Horror, Fantasy, Mystery
Cover of I Was a Second Grade Werewolf
I Was a Second Grade Werewolf Daniel Manus Pinkwater · 1983 · ★ 3.7 · 32p · ≈ 1h · Moderate Though he has turned into a werewolf, his parents, teacher, and classmates still see him as Lawrence Talbot, second-grader. Shares Monsters, Horror stories
The Hollow Places
The Hollow Places T. Kingfisher · 2020 · ★ 4.0 · 352p · ≈ 11h · Moderate Pray they are hungry. Kara finds the words in the mysterious bunker that she’s discovered behind a hole in the wall of her uncle’s house. Freshly divorced and living back at home, Kara now becomes obsessed with these cryptic words and starts exploring this peculiar area—only to discover that it holds portals to countless alternate realities. But these places are haunted by creatures that seem… Shares Monsters, Horror, Fantasy, Mystery
Full moon horror
Full moon horror Jason Strange · 2011 When his brother's car runs out of gas late at night, thirteen-year-old Jack Kipping and his friends are stranded on a lonely road--and the moon is full. Shares Horror stories, Horror
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The dragon charmer Jan Siegel · 2000 · ★ 3.5 · 349p · ≈ 11h · Moderate Twelve years have passed since the traumatic events of Prospero’s Children, and Fern Capel has succeeded in putting aside the memory of that magical, terrifying summer. More tellingly, she has repressed the ancient heritage that will allow her mastery of the Gift.But the past is about to catch up with her. Fern is soon to wed Marcus Greig – some twenty years her senior – and he has decided that… Shares Magic, Fantasy

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