18 books like The Haunted Car

What to read after The Haunted Car — books similar to it, matched on shared themes.

The Headless Ghost Robert Lawrence Stine · 1995 · ★ 3.7 · 144p · ≈ 4h · Moderate Everyone knows about Hill House. It's the biggest tourist attraction in town. That's because it's haunted. Haunted by the ghost of a thirteen-year-old boy. A boy with no head! Duane and Stephanie love Hill House. It's dark. And creepy. And totally scary. Still, they've never actually seen the ghost. Until the night they decide to go on a search. A search for his head... Shares: Ghost Stories, Horror stories, Horror, Children's fiction

The house of the nightmare, and other eerie tales Kathleen Lines · 1967 · ★ 3.6 · 208p · ≈ 6h · Moderate CONTENTS: 1 - FROM IMAGINATION The House Of The Nightmare by Edward Lucas White The Hauntings At Thorhallstead by Allen French His Own Number by William Croft Dickinson Gabriel-Ernest by Saki Hand In Glove by Elizabeth Bowen Mr. Fox (traditional english tale) by Anonymous Curfew by L.M. Boston John Bartine's Watch by Ambrose Bierce The Monkey's Paw by W.W.Jacobs My Grandfather, Hendry Watty by… Shares: Ghost Stories, Horror stories, Horror, Children's fiction

Memoirs of a Neurotic Zombie Jeff Norton · 2014 · 240p · ≈ 8h · Moderate "My name is Adam Meltzer and the last thing I remember was being stung by a bee while swinging at a robot-shaped pinata on my twelfth birthday. I was dead before the candy hit the ground". 'Memoirs of a neurotic zombie' is narrated by the hilarious Adam Meltzer - pre-teen, worrywart, and now zombie. Adam's family gets the fright of their lives when he turns up at their door ... three months after… Shares: Horror stories, Humorous stories, Children's fiction

The Sleepwalker Robert Lawrence Stine · 1990 · ★ 4.0 · 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, Children's fiction

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: Ghost Stories, Horror stories, Horror, Children's fiction

Tom Sawyer, Detective Mark Twain · 1897 · ★ 3.5 · 104p · ≈ 3h · Challenging Tom Sawyer, Detective follows Twain's popular novels The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, and Tom Sawyer Abroad. In this novel, Tom turns detective, trying to solve a murder. Twain plays with and celebrates the detective novel, wildly popular at the time. This novel, like the others, is told through the first-person narrative of Huck Finn. Shares: Boys, Humorous stories, Children's fiction

Goosebumps - One Day at Horrorland Robert Lawrence Stine · 1994 · ★ 3.8 · 134p · ≈ 4h · Moderate When they get lost on their way to Zoo Gardens Theme Park, the Morris family instead finds Horrorland, an amusement park with no crowds, no lines, and heart-stopping rides that go beyond creepy. Shares: Ghost Stories, Horror stories, Horror, Children's fiction

There's a Zombie in the Basement Stan Yan · 2016 Milo won't fall asleep because he things the monsters in the basement are gonna get him. And, if he can't get to sleep, no one will. Mom and Dad better hope his wild imagination doesn't get the best of him. Shares: Boys, Children's fiction

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, Children's fiction

The Rugby Zombies Dan Anthony · 2010 A humorous story about a boy arranging a rugby game for zombies. Arwel's ambition is to add his picture to the family collection on the mantelpiece - and he has a plan - a photo of him playing for the school rugby team should do the trick! However, an unfortunate incident leading to their defeat on the rugby field means his chances aren't high. Reprint; first published in 2010. Shares: Boys, Horror stories, Children's fiction

Phantom of the Auditorium Robert Lawrence Stine · 1994 · ★ 4.1 · 126p · ≈ 4h · Moderate Hey, that's an awesome book. It talks about a girl and her best friend, who learn that there is a phantom haunting their school over the years and begin to explore that. R.L. Stine here, promises an amazing twist ending. What I liked the most about this book is that besides being spooky and extremely creepy, it is also interesting with small details. Thank God for its one of the best Goosebumps… Shares: Ghost Stories, Horror stories, Horror, Children's fiction

Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang, the magical car Ian Fleming · 1964 · ★ 4.0 · 30p · ≈ 1h · Moderate Two children persuade their father, an inventor, to purchase and restore an old car which turns out to have magical powers. Shares: Automobiles, Children's fiction

Remember me 3 Christopher Pike · 1995 · ★ 3.0 · 244p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Someone did not like Shari Cooper writing her stories. Shari Cooper had died once, and then returned to earth as a Wanderer - a soul who had been given permission to take the place of another soul in a mature body. Shari has regained her memory of her previous life. More than that, she has realized her purpose in returning to mortal life. To write stories for young people to help them understand… Shares: Ghost Stories, Horror, Children's fiction

Fear Street Super Chiller - Goodnight Kiss Robert Lawrence Stine · 1992 · ★ 4.2 · 216p · ≈ 7h · Moderate Fear Street Super Chiller Matt, his girlfriend April, and his friend Todd just wanted a peaceful summer at the beach. But that all changes when April and Todd suddenly become weak and pale.....and have two puncture wounds on their necks....and they might have something to do with the two bats flying over the beach..... Shares: Horror stories, Horror, Children's fiction

Devil's Race Avi · 1984 · ★ 3.5 · 160p · ≈ 5h · Moderate Sixteen-year-old John Proud is tormented by the ghost of an evil ancestor, with his own name and his own face, who was hanged in 1854 for being a demon. Shares: Ghost Stories, Horror stories, Children's fiction

The Ghost Next Door Robert Lawrence Stine · 1993 · ★ 3.8 · 144p · ≈ 4h · Moderate Hannah's boring summer changes when a new boy, who seems to disappear in the strangest ways, moves in next door. Shares: Ghost Stories, Horror stories, Humorous stories, Horror

The Snarkout Boys and the Baconburg Horror Daniel Manus Pinkwater · 1984 · 191p · ≈ 6h · Moderate Walter Galt, Winston Bongo, and their female friend Rat have an adventure involving a beatnik poet and a werewolf. Shares: Boys, Humorous stories, Children's fiction

The Curse of Camp Cold Lake Robert Lawrence Stine · 1994 · ★ 3.4 · 114p · ≈ 3h · Moderate Sarah gets off to a very bad start at Camp Cold Lake, but soon realizes her troubles with her bunkmates were minor compared to the constant badgering she is getting from Della, a ghostly girl who wants Sarah to be her dead buddy. Shares: Ghost Stories, Horror stories, Horror, Children's fiction

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