Terrifying Teen Reads: 2026 Horror YA Picks

It Lurks in the Night
It Lurks in the Night
Dass, Sarah
The Curse of Heartwood Academy
The Curse of Heartwood Academy
Chan, Marty
Dead Fake
Dead Fake
Ralph, Vincent
The Monsters We Made
The Monsters We Made
June, Peyton
Body Count
Body Count
Crowley, Codie
Where No Shadow Stays
Where No Shadow Stays
Hashem, Sara
The Darkness Greeted Her
The Darkness Greeted Her
Ferko, Christina
I, in the Shadows
I, in the Shadows
Bovalino, Tori
Nest of Tongues
Nest of Tongues
Ribay, Randy
Doe
Doe
Barrow, Rebecca
That Which Feeds Us
That Which Feeds Us
Kendall, Keala
Such a Lucky Girl
Such a Lucky Girl
Heard, Wendy
Erase Me
Erase Me
Silver, Josh
The Beast You Let in
The Beast You Let in
Mele, Dana
Better the Devil
Better the Devil
Brown, Erik J.
The Twelve
The Twelve
Graceffa, Joey
The Harrow Home for Wayward Girls
The Harrow Home for Wayward Girls
Spotswood, Jessica
The Hanging Bones
The Hanging Bones
Tesch, Elle
Ellen Poe
Ellen Poe
Peterfreund, Diana
Fatally Yours
Fatally Yours
Lacy, Jessica