Spooky Stories | Flagstaff Public Library

1) These fleeting shadows

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Marshall, Kate Alice

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Helen Vaughan doesn't know why she and her mother left their ancestral home at Harrowstone Hall, called Harrow, or why they haven't spoken to their extended family since. So when her grandfather dies, she's shocked to learn that he has left everything—the house, the grounds, and the money—to her. The inheritance comes with one condition: she must stay on the grounds of Harrow for one full year, or she'll be left with nothing. There is more at...

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"Mars has always been the lesser twin, the shadow to his sister Caroline's radiance. But when Caroline dies under horrific circumstances, Mars is propelled to learn all he can about his once-inseparable sister who'd grown tragically distant. Mars's genderfluidity means he's often excluded from the traditions--and expectations--of his politically-connected family. This includes attendance at the prestigious Aspen Conservancy Summer Academy where his...

3) Over my dead body

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eComic, Graphic Novel

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While searching for her missing mentee Noreen at the Younwity Hidden Institute of Witchcraft, Abby discovers Noreen's disappearance is connected to another girl who went missing years earlier, which places her own life in danger.

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"Eighteen-year-olds Cori and Maz, once inseparable best friends, reunite to solve the mystery of what happened to their other friend Sam--who disappeared five years ago and has now returned, not having aged at all"--

5) Cemetery boys

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Yadriel, a trans boy, summons the angry spirit of his high school's bad boy, and agrees to help him learn how he died, thereby proving himself a brujo, not a bruja, to his conservative family.

6) Burn Down, Rise Up

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Tirado, Vincent

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The 2023 Pura Belpré Award-winning young adult novel!

Mysterious disappearances. An urban legend rumored to be responsible. And one group of friends determined to save their city at any cost. Stranger Things meets Jordan Peele in this acclaimed novel from an incredible new voice.

For over a year, the Bronx has been plagued by sudden disappearances that no one can explain. Sixteen-year-old Raquel does

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7) Purely pumpkin: more than 100 wholesome recipes to share, savor, and warm your kitchen

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"Bring these comforting, relaxing, healthy recipes to the plates, bowls, and mugs of your home this year. The beginning of fall brings buzz and excitement around all things pumpkin. From the huggable lattes we eagerly await all year to the homemade roasted pumpkin seeds whipped up after carving a jack-o lantern on Halloween to the first (or third) slice of pie during the holidays, there a place for pumpkin in everyone heart. In her new cookbook, Purely...

8) All you frightfully fun Halloween handbook

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Nicksin, Carole

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Make this the most spooktactular Halloween ever! Decorate the house with creepy crafts, make a fang-tastic costume, then whip up some devilishly delicious treats-- all from the pages of All you magazine.

9) Betty Crocker Halloween Cookbook

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Betty Crocker Cooking

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A spooktacular and delicious collection of Halloween recipes

When it comes to fun food, nothing beats Halloween. From scary treats (Boneyard Dirt Pops) to frightening main dishes (Spiderweb Black Bean Burgers) to blood-curdling beverages (Chilling Jack-o'-Lantern Smoothies), this must-have collection of Halloween recipes will keep kids and adults well fed and fully entertained too!

Includes almost 100 recipes with a full-color

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10) scary stories for young foxes

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11) Haunted histories: creepy castles, dark dungeons, and powerful palaces

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12) Took: a ghost story

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Hahn, Mary Downing

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eAudiobook, eBook, Graphic Novel

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"They say that a ghost witch lives in the woods, up on Brewster's Hill. They say her companion, Bloody Bones, has a pig skull for a face and stands taller than a man, his skeleton gleaming white in the moonlight. They say that the witch takes young girls, and no one ever sees them again. Daniel doesn't believe the stories about the witch or her beast. He figures the kids on the bus are just trying to scare him, since he's new. But when his sister,...

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Book, BRAILLE, eAudiobook, eBook, Graphic Novel, Kindle

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Looking for excitement, Coraline ventures through a mysterious door into a world that is similar, yet disturbingly different from her own, where she must challenge a gruesome entity in order to save herself, her parents, and the souls of three others.

14) The werewolf of Fever Swamp

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Goosebumps volume 14

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Book, eAudiobook, eBook

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Horrible things are happening in Fever Swamp, and everyone thinks Grady's new dog is responsible. But Grady knows his dog is a regular old dog that doesn't change into a terrifying creature when the moon is full. Or does he?

15) You may now kill the bride

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Return to Fear Street

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Two sisters, divided by time, both discover the ancient curse put on the Fear family on their wedding nights.

16) Werewolves don't go to summer camp

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The adventures of the Bailey School kids volume 2

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Book, eAudiobook, eBook

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The new director at Camp Lone Wolf seems like a nice guy. But, when the kids learn the legend of a local boy who disappeared and the wolf that prowls the campgrounds howling in the night, they start to wonder if Camp Lone Wolf is more than just a name. Mr. Jenkins is covered in hair, eats his meat almost raw, and has an obsession with wolves. But, could he really be a werewolf?

17) White smoke: a novel

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Jackson, Tiffany D

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Believing her new home to actually be alive, especially when her brother almost dies, Marigold and her new blended family won't be safe until she brings the truth to light once and for all. The phantoms of her old life keep haunting Marigold, but a move with her newly blended family from their California beach town to the Midwestern city of Cedarville might be the fresh start she needs. Her mom has accepted a new job with the Sterling Foundation...

18) The weight of blood

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Jackson, Tiffany D

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Thorndike Press youth large print young adult

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Book, Large type book

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"An outcast at her small-town Georgia high school, Madison Washington has always been a teasing target for bullies. And she's dealt with it because she has more pressing problems to manage. Until the morning a surprise rainstorm reveals her most closely kept secret: Maddy is biracial. She has been passing for white her entire life at the behest of her fanatical white father, Thomas Washington. After a viral bullying video pulls back the curtain on...

19) Cirque du freak: a living nightmare

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Saga of Darren Shan volume 1

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Two boys who are best friends visit an illegal freak show, where an encounter with a vampire and a deadly spider forces them to make life-changing choices.

20) The silver eyes

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Five nights at Freddy's volume 1

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Book, eAudiobook, eBook, Kindle

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Ten years after the murders at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza, Charlie and her childhood friends get together on the anniversary of the event at the abandoned pizza place to find that the four animatronic entertainment mascots have changed.