Spooky Stories | Flagstaff Public Library

It's Halloween night, and it's up to Scary Godmother to show one little girl just how much fun spooky can be! Meet Hannah Marie, who, with the help of Scary Godmother, stands up to her mean-spirited cousin Jimmy and her fear of monsters on her first Halloween adventure with the big kids. Later, Hannah joins forces with Orson, the vampire boy, to unravel a mystery near and dear to their hearts. Some of Scary Godmother's closest (and most frightful)...

3) scary fright are you all right

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4) The too-scary story

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Murguia, Bethanie Deeney

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At bedtime, Grace and Walter's father tells them a scary story about two children in a dark forest.

5) I spy a scary monster: riddles

Author

Marzollo, Jean

Series

Scholastic reader. Level 1

6) The crow (a not so scary story)

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Paul, Alison

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A dark, creepy shape outside a home might be a pirate, a wizard, or something much less frightening.

7) Screaming with laughter: jokes about ghosts, ghouls, zombies, dinosaurs, bugs, and other scary creatures

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Dahl, Michael

Series

Michael Dahl presents super funny joke books

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A collection of jokes about scary creatures including monsters, bugs, and ghosts.

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When Ethan checks under the bed for his monster, he finds a note saying that Gabe has gone fishing and will be back in a week. He tries out several substitute monsters, but finds that none are as perfect as Gabe.

9) Mooncakes

Author

Walker, Suzanne

Series

Mooncakes

Formats:

eComic, Graphic Novel

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When teen witch Nova Huang discovers that her childhood crush, Tam Lang, is a werewolf, they team together to face dark forces who are eager to claim the magic of wolves.

10) Hocus pocus, it's fall!

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O'Brien, Anne Sibley

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When the days begin to cool and the leaves change color, the magic of fall is in the air. Features gatefolds.

11) Halloween

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Flanagan, Alice K

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Holidays and festivals

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Explains the origins and meaning of Halloween and related festivals, describes the development of holiday customs around the world, and suggests thing to do on Halloween.

12) Hallowe'en party

Author

Christie, Agatha

Series

A Hercule Poirot mystery volume 36

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Book, eBook, Kindle

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Inspiration for the major motion picture A Haunting in Venice, directed by and starring Kenneth Branagh, coming September 2023!

When a Halloween Party turns deadly, it falls to Hercule Poirots to unmask a murderer in Agatha Christie's classic murder mystery, Hallowe'en Party.

At a Halloween party, Joyce—a hostile thirteen-year-old—boasts that she once witnessed a murder. When no one believes

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13) Halloween rescue!

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King, Trey

Series

Lego City

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When an emergency hits Lego City on Halloween, the fire department gets a little unexpected help from two surprising creatures.

14) The 13 nights of Halloween

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Vasilovich, Guy

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A Halloween version of "The Twelve Days of Christmas" featuring macabre gifts such as icky eyeballs, demons dancing, and thirsty vampires.

15) Costume crafts

Author

MacLeod-Brudenell, Iain

Series

World wide crafts

16) Witches of Brooklyn

Author

Escabasse, Sophie

Series

Witches of Brooklyn

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"Effie moves to Brooklyn to live with her strange aunt and soon discovers that she might be a witch"--

17) The witch boy series

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The witch boy

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In thirteen-year-old Aster's family, all the girls are raised to be witches, while boys grow up to be shapeshifters. Anyone who dares cross those lines is exiled. Unfortunately for Aster, he still hasn't shifted... and he's still fascinated by witchery, no matter how forbidden it might be. When a mysterious danger threatens the other boys, Aster knows he can help -- as a witch. It will take the encouragement of a new friend, the non-magical and non-conforming...

18) The Best Sukkot Pumpkin Ever

Author

Steinberg, Laya

Series

Sukkot and Simchat Torah

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eAudiobook, eBook

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It's almost Sukkot, and Micah and his family are heading to Farmer Jared's pumpkin patch. Micah wants to find the very best pumpkin to decorate his family's sukkah, but Farmer Jared says his pumpkins can also go to a soup kitchen, to feed people who need a good meal. What will Micah decide to do with the best Sukkot pumpkin ever?

19) Pumpkinhead

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Rohmann, Eric

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A boy with a pumpkin for a head learns a valuable lesson about what it means to be different.

20) Once upon a unicorn

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Anders, Lou

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A curious, science-minded unicorn and a fiery horse become unlikely allies as they defend their magical home from a pumpkin-headed menace and a fairy of dubious integrity.