26 must-read fantasy books like The Ghoul Next Door by Cullen Bunn

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The Ghoul Next Door

By: Cullen Bunn

3.92

Format: 200 pages, Hardcover

Eleven-year-old Grey lives in the legend-haunted New England town of Ander’s Landing, and he can’t …

If you liked the fantasy plot in The Ghoul Next Door by Cullen Bunn , here is a list of 26 books like this:

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1. Salt Magic

By: Hope Larson

4.17

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

When a jealous witch curses her family's well, it's up to Vonceil to set things right in an epic jo… read more

Similar categories in Hope Larson's Salt Magic book and Cullen Bunn's The Ghoul Next Door

  • childrens
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
"...some wounds aren't easy to see."

-Hope Larson, Salt Magic

"Papa always says, you can fix soil, and you can build houses, but there's no point if the land don't have water."

-Hope Larson, Salt Magic

"I know you feel too big for this place. But when you get out of here, you'll see how small you are in the world."

-Hope Larson, Salt Magic

"No one stays young forever. And me? I lost my youth in the battlefield. If I have my way, I'll never leave this country again. Hell, I'll never leave the county. And if you think I'm the kind of man …"

-Hope Larson, Salt Magic

Cover of Swim Team by Johnnie Christmas

2. Swim Team

By: Johnnie Christmas

4.28

Format: 248 pages, Paperback

Bree can't wait for her first day at her new middle school, Enith Brigitha, home to the Mighty Mana… read more

Similar categories in Johnnie Christmas's Swim Team book and Cullen Bunn's The Ghoul Next Door

  • childrens
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • fiction
Cover of Unfamiliar, Vol. 2 (Unfamiliar, #2) by Haley Newsome

3. Unfamiliar, Vol. 2 (Unfamiliar, #2)

By: Haley Newsome

4.09

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

Based on the hit webcomic, Unfamiliar Volume 2  continues the exciting witchy adventures of Planche… read more

Similar categories in Haley Newsome's Unfamiliar, Vol. 2 (Unfamiliar, #2) book and Cullen Bunn's The Ghoul Next Door

  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • fiction
  • paranormal
  • fantasy
Cover of My Aunt Is a Monster by Reimena Yee

4. My Aunt Is a Monster

By: Reimena Yee

3.93

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Curses! Adventures! And drama! Oh my! Safia might not be able to see the world, but that doesn't me… read more

Similar categories in Reimena Yee's My Aunt Is a Monster book and Cullen Bunn's The Ghoul Next Door

  • childrens
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • fiction
  • fantasy
"And I'll have to stay home. For another nine or ten years or who knows how long.. Till I'm old enough to move out and travel on my own. It's just "sigh" I don't know if I can wait that long. And I do…"

-Reimena Yee, My Aunt Is a Monster

"Aunty Whimsy: I've visited forests under the sea, savored cotton candy pink tea, and met the pope of a very small country! And these are only some of the many special things our world has to offer--i…"

-Reimena Yee, My Aunt Is a Monster

Cover of Unfamiliar, Vol. 1 (Unfamiliar, #1) by Haley Newsome

5. Unfamiliar, Vol. 1 (Unfamiliar, #1)

By: Haley Newsome

3.94

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

Based on the wildly popular webcomic from Tapas, Unfamiliar is an endearing and whimsical story ful… read more

Similar categories in Haley Newsome's Unfamiliar, Vol. 1 (Unfamiliar, #1) book and Cullen Bunn's The Ghoul Next Door

  • ghosts
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • fiction
  • paranormal
  • fantasy
Cover of Ghost Book by Remy Lai

6. Ghost Book

By: Remy Lai

4.09

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Perfect for fans of Spirited Away, Coco, and Ghosts comes a contemporary fantasy graphic novel abou… read more

Similar categories in Remy Lai's Ghost Book book and Cullen Bunn's The Ghoul Next Door

  • childrens
  • ghosts
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • paranormal
  • fiction
  • horror
  • fantasy
Cover of Frizzy by Claribel A. Ortega

7. Frizzy

By: Claribel A. Ortega

4.48

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

A middle grade graphic novel about Marlene, a young girl who stops straightening her hair and embra… read more

Similar categories in Claribel A. Ortega's Frizzy book and Cullen Bunn's The Ghoul Next Door

  • childrens
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • fiction
"We learn things from our parents, who learn things from their parents, who learned that from their parents. It doesn't make those things okay to believe..."

-Claribel A. Ortega, Frizzy

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8. Things in the Basement

By: Ben Hatke

4.23

Format: 240 pages, Kindle Edition

From New York Times bestselling author Ben Hatke comes Things in the Basement, a young readers grap… read more

Similar categories in Ben Hatke's Things in the Basement book and Cullen Bunn's The Ghoul Next Door

  • childrens
  • ghosts
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • fiction
  • horror
  • fantasy
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9. The Well

By: Jake Wyatt

4.09

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

A fantasy graphic novel about Lizzy, a girl who gets cursed by a wishing well, and her adventure to… read more

Similar categories in Jake Wyatt's The Well book and Cullen Bunn's The Ghoul Next Door

  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • fantasy
  • fiction
"You don't become wealthy unless you care about money. And you don't stop caring about money just because you're rich."

-Jake Wyatt, The Well

"People like to say that hard work makes you rich. That isn't true. But if you like the work, and it keeps you and yours fed and warm, it can make you happy."

-Jake Wyatt, The Well

"Did you think a wishing well would be full of noble feelings? A wish is pure desire, Lizzy. You're old enough to know that people seldom want what's good for them. Or anyone else, for that matter."

-Jake Wyatt, The Well

"Courage is doing what is right and necessary, regardless of peril. Your parents were brave. Your grandmother was brave. Endangering yourself or others for the sake of wealth? Risking lives for a chan…"

-Jake Wyatt, The Well

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10. Plain Jane and the Mermaid

By: Vera Brosgol

4.38

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

From Eisner Award winner Vera Brosgol comes an instant classic about courage, confidence, and inner… read more

Similar categories in Vera Brosgol's Plain Jane and the Mermaid book and Cullen Bunn's The Ghoul Next Door

  • childrens
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of Nayra and the Djinn by Iasmin Omar Ata

11. Nayra and the Djinn

By: Iasmin Omar Ata

3.53

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

In this coming-of-age graphic novel with a fantastical twist, Nayra Mansour, a Muslim American girl… read more

Similar categories in Iasmin Omar Ata's Nayra and the Djinn book and Cullen Bunn's The Ghoul Next Door

  • childrens
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • fiction
  • fantasy
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12. Hollow

By: Shannon Watters

4.02

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

From Shannon Watters, the co-creator of the bestselling worldwide phenomenon Lumberjanes, and co-wr… read more

Similar categories in Shannon Watters's Hollow book and Cullen Bunn's The Ghoul Next Door

  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • paranormal
  • fiction
  • horror
  • fantasy
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13. Miss Quinces

By: Kat Fajardo

4.18

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Rising star Kat Fajardo's debut middle-grade graphic novel about a girl who would rather do anythin… read more

Similar categories in Kat Fajardo's Miss Quinces book and Cullen Bunn's The Ghoul Next Door

  • childrens
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • fiction
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14. Garlic and the Witch

By: Bree Paulsen

4.36

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

Bree Paulsen's brave little protagonist, Garlic, is back in this charmingly illustrated standalone … read more

Similar categories in Bree Paulsen's Garlic and the Witch book and Cullen Bunn's The Ghoul Next Door

  • childrens
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • fiction
  • fantasy
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15. The Accursed Vampire

By: Madeline McGrane

3.90

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

In this spooky and funny middle grade graphic novel debut, a trio of vampire kids embarks on a ques… read more

Similar categories in Madeline McGrane's The Accursed Vampire book and Cullen Bunn's The Ghoul Next Door

  • childrens
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • fiction
  • horror
  • fantasy
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16. Beetle & the Hollowbones

By: Aliza Layne

4.31

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

An enchanting, riotous, and playfully illustrated debut graphic novel following a young goblin tryi… read more

Similar categories in Aliza Layne's Beetle & the Hollowbones book and Cullen Bunn's The Ghoul Next Door

  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of The Okay Witch (The Okay Witch, #1) by Emma Steinkellner

17. The Okay Witch (The Okay Witch, #1)

By: Emma Steinkellner

4.17

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

Magic is harder than it looks. Thirteen-year-old Moth Hush loves all things witchy. But she’s ab… read more

Similar categories in Emma Steinkellner's The Okay Witch (The Okay Witch, #1) book and Cullen Bunn's The Ghoul Next Door

  • childrens
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • fiction
  • paranormal
  • fantasy
"I was afraid once... And because I was afraid, my magic was weak and full of fear... If you do not trust in yourself, then you shall indeed fall. Trust in yourself, Moth. When you set your magic free…"

-Emma Steinkellner, The Okay Witch (The Okay Witch, #1)

Cover of Katie the Catsitter (Katie the Catsitter, #1) by Colleen A.F. Venable

18. Katie the Catsitter (Katie the Catsitter, #1)

By: Colleen A.F. Venable

4.19

Format: 229 pages, Hardcover

A new middle-grade graphic novel series about growing up, friendship, heroes, and cats (lots of cat… read more

Similar categories in Colleen A.F. Venable's Katie the Catsitter (Katie the Catsitter, #1) book and Cullen Bunn's The Ghoul Next Door

  • childrens
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of The Sleepover by Michael Regina

19. The Sleepover

By: Michael Regina

3.75

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

In this middle grade graphic novel a group of kids are trying to cheer up their friend after a rece… read more

Similar categories in Michael Regina's The Sleepover book and Cullen Bunn's The Ghoul Next Door

  • childrens
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • fiction
  • horror
  • supernatural
  • fantasy
Cover of Eerie Tales from the School of Screams by Graham  Annable

20. Eerie Tales from the School of Screams

By: Graham Annable

4.23

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

From the director of the Oscar-nominated movie Boxtrolls comes a middle grade horror anthology that… read more

Similar categories in Graham Annable's Eerie Tales from the School of Screams book and Cullen Bunn's The Ghoul Next Door

  • childrens
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • paranormal
  • fiction
  • horror
  • fantasy
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21. Living With Viola

By: Rosena Fung

4.17

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

This graphic novel from a debut creator is an exploration of mental health, cultural differences, a… read more

Similar categories in Rosena Fung's Living With Viola book and Cullen Bunn's The Ghoul Next Door

  • childrens
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • fiction
Cover of The Ghoul Next Door by Cullen Bunn

22. The Ghoul Next Door

By: Cullen Bunn

3.92

Format: 200 pages, Hardcover

Eleven-year-old Grey lives in the legend-haunted New England town of Ander’s Landing, and he can’t … read more

Similar categories in Cullen Bunn's The Ghoul Next Door book and Cullen Bunn's The Ghoul Next Door

  • childrens
  • ghosts
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • paranormal
  • fiction
  • horror
  • supernatural
  • fantasy
Cover of Witches of Brooklyn: S'More Magic by Sophie Escabasse

23. Witches of Brooklyn: S'More Magic

By: Sophie Escabasse

4.24

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

You can take a witch out of Brooklyn . . . and put her in the woods? As if learning magic wasn’t ha… read more

Similar categories in Sophie Escabasse's Witches of Brooklyn: S'More Magic book and Cullen Bunn's The Ghoul Next Door

  • childrens
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of The Ojja-Wojja by Magdalene Visaggio

24. The Ojja-Wojja

By: Magdalene Visaggio

3.73

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

The first in a new graphic novel series from indie comic stars Magdalene Visaggio and Jenn St-Onge … read more

Similar categories in Magdalene Visaggio's The Ojja-Wojja book and Cullen Bunn's The Ghoul Next Door

  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • paranormal
  • fiction
  • horror
  • fantasy
Cover of Treasure in the Lake by Jason Pamment

25. Treasure in the Lake

By: Jason Pamment

3.81

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

Grand adventures stories often begin where you least expect them… Iris knows this because she’s re… read more

Similar categories in Jason Pamment's Treasure in the Lake book and Cullen Bunn's The Ghoul Next Door

  • childrens
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of ParaNorthern and the Chaos Bunny A-hop-calypse by Stephanie  Cooke

26. ParaNorthern and the Chaos Bunny A-hop-calypse

By: Stephanie Cooke

3.70

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

A witch named Abby and her three friends—a wolf-girl, a ghost, and a pumpkinhead—band together to t… read more

Similar categories in Stephanie Cooke's ParaNorthern and the Chaos Bunny A-hop-calypse book and Cullen Bunn's The Ghoul Next Door

  • childrens
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • paranormal
  • supernatural
  • fantasy
Cover of Witches of Brooklyn: What the Hex?!: (A Graphic Novel) by Sophie Escabasse

27. Witches of Brooklyn: What the Hex?!: (A Graphic Novel)

By: Sophie Escabasse

4.19

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

Effie returns in this spellbinding a middle-grade graphic novel about found family, friendship, an… read more

Similar categories in Sophie Escabasse's Witches of Brooklyn: What the Hex?!: (A Graphic Novel) book and Cullen Bunn's The Ghoul Next Door

  • childrens
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of Anzu and the Realm of Darkness: A Graphic Novel by Mai K. Nguyen

28. Anzu and the Realm of Darkness: A Graphic Novel

By: Mai K. Nguyen

4.27

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

5 Worlds meets Spirited Away in this tale of a girl fighting her way back home after getting trappe… read more

Similar categories in Mai K. Nguyen's Anzu and the Realm of Darkness: A Graphic Novel book and Cullen Bunn's The Ghoul Next Door

  • childrens
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of Misfit Mansion by Kay Davault

29. Misfit Mansion

By: Kay Davault

4.37

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends meets Hilda and the Troll in this spooky and sweet middle grade… read more

Similar categories in Kay Davault's Misfit Mansion book and Cullen Bunn's The Ghoul Next Door

  • childrens
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • paranormal
  • fiction
  • horror
  • fantasy
"A home for any horror in need - ghosts, monsters, three-headed dragons, you name it."

-Kay Davault, Misfit Mansion

Cover of Summer Vamp by Violet Chan Karim

30. Summer Vamp

By: Violet Chan Karim

4.21

Format: 235 pages, None

What happens when a very human kid ends up at the wrong summer camp—FOR VAMPIRES?! This quirky and … read more

Similar categories in Violet Chan Karim's Summer Vamp book and Cullen Bunn's The Ghoul Next Door

  • childrens
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • fiction
  • paranormal
  • fantasy
Cover of Shark Summer by Ira Marcks

31. Shark Summer

By: Ira Marcks

3.76

Format: 296 pages, Paperback

When a Hollywood film crew arrives on Martha's Vineyard with a mechanical shark and a youth film co… read more

Similar categories in Ira Marcks's Shark Summer book and Cullen Bunn's The Ghoul Next Door

  • childrens
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • fiction

30 Best fiction books like The Ghoul Next Door by Cullen Bunn

Transform Your Habits

Salt Magic

Hope Larson

4.17

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Swim Team

Johnnie Christmas

4.28

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Unfamiliar, Vol. 2 (Unfamiliar, #2)

Haley Newsome

4.09

Transform Your Habits

My Aunt Is a Monster

Reimena Yee

3.93

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Ghost Roast

Shawnelle Gibbs

4.13

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Ghost Book

Remy Lai

4.09

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Things in the Basement

Ben Hatke

4.23

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Jessixa Bagley

4.05

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