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,… Shares Ghost Stories, Horror stories, Horror, Children's fiction

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, 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

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, 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

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

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

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

Fear Street Super Chiller - Goodnight Kiss Robert Lawrence Stine · 1992 · ★ 4.0 · 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

Remember me 3 Christopher Pike · 1995 · ★ 4.0 · 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… Shares Ghost Stories, Horror, Children's fiction

Phantom of the Auditorium Robert Lawrence Stine · 1994 · ★ 4.5 · 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

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, Children's fiction

Zombie town Robert Lawrence Stine · 2001 · 60p · ≈ 2h · Light "The zombie with the missing eye stood at the front of the stage. But it wasn't alone anymore. At least ten more zombies had joined it"--Page 4 of cover. Shares Horror stories, Horror, Children's fiction

Werewolves Martin H. Greenberg · 1988 · ★ 4.0 · 271p · ≈ 9h · Moderate A collection of fifteen stories by a variety of authors about the, sometime frightening, sometime humorous, phenomena of werewolves. Shares Horror stories, Horror, Children's fiction

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 Horror stories, Horror, Children's fiction

A Fine and Private Place Peter S. Beagle · 1960 · ★ 3.9 · 256p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Shares Ghost Stories, Horror with this book.

Clay David Almond · 2005 · ★ 4.0 · 284p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Fourteen-year-old Davie and his best friend, Geordie, are altar boys at their local Catholic Church. They're full of mischief, but that all changes when Stephen Rose comes to town. Father O'Mahoney thinks it would be a good idea for Davie and Geordie to befriend him--maybe some of their good nature will rub off on this unhappy soul. But it's Stephen who sees something special in Davie.Stephen's a… Shares Horror stories, Horror, Children's fiction

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