# Horror books assigned in US schools

**8** books in the Horror genre that US schools assign. Sourced from state ELA standards, AP/IB syllabi, and Common Core exemplar lists.

**Grade span:** 3–9
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/genre/horror
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## Recurring themes

- fear (5)
- ghosts (4)
- family (3)
- mystery (2)
- courage
- folklore
- friendship
- horror
- jealousy
- science

## Authors in this genre

- Mary Downing Hahn (2)
- Ally Russell
- Angela Cervantes
- Dan Poblocki
- Josh Allen
- Justina Ireland
- Paul Zindel

## Horror titles

- [All the Lovely Bad Ones](https://readinglist.school/book/all-the-lovely-bad-ones) by Mary Downing Hahn _(Grades 5–8)_
- [It Came from the Trees](https://readinglist.school/book/it-came-from-the-trees) by Ally Russell _(Grades 3–6)_
- [Once They See You: 13 Stories to Shiver and Shock](https://readinglist.school/book/once-they-see-you) by Josh Allen _(Grades 4–8)_
- [Tales from Cabin 23: The Boo Hag Flex](https://readinglist.school/book/tales-from-cabin-23-the-boo-hag-flex) by Justina Ireland _(Grades 3–6)_
- [The Cursed Moon](https://readinglist.school/book/the-cursed-moon) by Angela Cervantes _(Grades 3–6)_
- [The Doom Stone](https://readinglist.school/book/the-doom-stone) by Paul Zindel _(Grades 6–9)_
- [The Ghost of Graylock](https://readinglist.school/book/the-ghost-of-graylock) by Dan Poblocki _(Grades 5–8)_
- [Wait Till Helen Comes](https://readinglist.school/book/wait-till-helen-comes) by Mary Downing Hahn _(Grades 4–7)_

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