# Books about horror stories assigned in US schools

**4** books in the US-school assigned-reading canon explore _horror stories_. Sourced from state ELA standards, AP/IB syllabi, and Common Core exemplar lists.

**Grade span:** K–8
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/theme/horror-stories
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## Authors who explore horror stories

- [Peg Kehret](https://readinglist.school/author/peg-kehret)

## horror stories canon

- [Horror at the Haunted House](https://readinglist.school/book/horror-at-the-haunted-house) by Peg Kehret _(Grades 4–6)_
- [In a Dark, Dark Room](https://readinglist.school/book/in-a-dark-dark-room) by Alvin Schwartz _(Grades K–3)_
- [Skeleton Creek](https://readinglist.school/book/skeleton-creek) by Patrick Carman _(Grades 3–8)_
- [The Curse of the Blue Figurine](https://readinglist.school/book/the-curse-of-the-blue-figurine) by John Bellairs _(Grades 6–8)_

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