YA Halloween Books: The Ultimate List • The Candid Cover

YA/Teen Halloween books are perfect reads for the spooky season! This young adult Halloween book list that has scary and not-so-scary books. to add to your fall TBR. Grab some Halloween treats and curl up with one of these reads that are perfect for getting into the spirit of Halloween!

YA Halloween Books

Last Update: September 2021

Stalking Jack the Ripper by Kerri Maniscalco

2. The Taking of Jake Livingston by Ryan Douglass

I love the trailer for The Taking of Jake Livingston! Check out how cool this book sounds. It is definitely a perfect YA book for a Halloween TBR!

3. Ten by Gretchen McNeil

4. The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankensten by Kiersten White

5. Blood and Salt by Kim Liggett

6. Pumpkinheads by Rainbow Rowell

7. There’s Someone Inside Your House by Stephanie Perkins

8. Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs

9. The Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly by Stephanie Oakes

10. The Diviners by Libba Bray

11. Light as a Feather by Zoe Aarsen

12. Bright Smoke, Cold Fire by Rosamund Hodge

13. Asylum by Madeleine Roux

14. The Madman’s Daughter by Megan Shepherd

15. We’ll Never Be Apart by Emiko Jean

16. Clown in a Cornfield by Adam Cesare

17. Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake

18. House of Salt and Sorrows by Erin A. Craig

19. Wilder Girls by Rory Power

20. Shutter by Courtney Almameda

21. Heart of Ash (A Blood and Salt Novel)

22. The Girl From the Well by Rin Chupeco

23. Bad Girls Don’t Die by Katie Alender

24. The Bone Houses by Emily Lloyd-Jones

25. The Name of the Star (Shades of London) by Maureen Johnson

26. Hunting Prince Dracula by Kerri Maniscalco

27. How to Hang a Witch by Adriana Mather

28. The Hazelwood by Melissa Albert

29. The Lantern’s Ember by Colleen Houck

30. Escaping From Houdini by Kerri Maniscalco

31. Harrow Lake by Kat Ellis

32. The Dead House by Dawn Kurtagich

33. The Lantern’s Ember by Colleen Houck

34. Capturing the Devil by Kerri Maniscalco

35. City of Ghosts by Victoria Schwab

36. Mary the Summoning by Hilary Monahan

37. The Girls Are Never Gone by Sarah Glenn Marsh

I just love all things fall and Halloween themed! I hope that you find something on our YA Halloween books list that gets you into the mood for some Halloween fun. All of these titles and more can be found on our YA Halloween Goodreads shelf if you are interested in learning more about these titles. Happy Halloween!