16 Best horror books like Freeze by Chris Priestley

Cover of Freeze by Chris Priestley

Freeze

By: Chris Priestley

3.71

Format: 119 pages, Paperback

When Maya and her classmates are asked to write a creepy story with a winter theme, they come up wi…

If you liked the horror plot in Freeze by Chris Priestley , here is a list of 16 books like this:

Cover of Boy in the Tower by Polly Ho-Yen

1. Boy in the Tower

By: Polly Ho-Yen

4.19

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

When they first arrived, they came quietly and stealthily as if they tip-toed into the world when w… read more

Similar categories in Polly Ho-Yen's Boy in the Tower book and Chris Priestley's Freeze

  • middle grade
  • childrens
Cover of The Enemy (The Enemy, #1) by Charlie Higson

2. The Enemy (The Enemy, #1)

By: Charlie Higson

3.59

Format: 320 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Charlie Higson's The Enemyis the first in a jaw-dropping zombie horror series for teens. Everyone o… read more

Similar categories in Charlie Higson's The Enemy (The Enemy, #1) book and Chris Priestley's Freeze

  • horror
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3. The Explorer

By: Katherine Rundell

4.83

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Parents' Choice Recommended From Boston Globe-Horn Book Award winner Katherine Rundell comes an exc… read more

Similar categories in Katherine Rundell's The Explorer book and Chris Priestley's Freeze

  • middle grade
  • childrens
Cover of Where Monsters Lie by Polly Ho-Yen

4. Where Monsters Lie

By: Polly Ho-Yen

4.73

Format: None pages, Paperback

The children of Mivtown have grown up hearing the legend of the monsters of the loch. But it's only… read more

Similar categories in Polly Ho-Yen's Where Monsters Lie book and Chris Priestley's Freeze

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fantasy
  • horror

5. The Nowhere Emporium

By: Ross MacKenzie

4.04

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

When the mysterious Nowhere Emporium arrives in Glasgow, orphan Daniel Holmes stumbles upon it quit… read more

Similar categories in Ross MacKenzie's The Nowhere Emporium book and Chris Priestley's Freeze

6. Room 13

By: Robert Swindells

3.94

Format: 313 pages, Hardcover

Somebody was in there. Somebody--or something... There is no room thirteen in the creepy Crow's Nes… read more

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7. The October Man (Rivers of London, #7.5)

By: Ben Aaronovitch

4.00

Format: 180 pages, Hardcover

Trier is famous for wine, Romans and for being Germany’s oldest city. So when a man is found dead w… read more

Similar categories in Ben Aaronovitch's The October Man (Rivers of London, #7.5) book and Chris Priestley's Freeze

  • magic
  • fantasy
"Das Leben ist zu kurz, um schlechten Wein zu trinken. - Quoted from Johann Wolfgang von Goethe"

-Ben Aaronovitch, The October Man (Rivers of London, #7.5)

Cover of October, October by Katya Balen

8. October, October

By: Katya Balen

4.38

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A classic in the making for anyone who ever longed to be WILD. October and her dad live in the w… read more

Similar categories in Katya Balen's October, October book and Chris Priestley's Freeze

  • middle grade
  • childrens
"It is my story and it is our story and it isn't perfect and it isn't finished but it is whole."

-Katya Balen, October, October

Cover of The Boy at the Back of the Class by Onjali Q. Raúf

9. The Boy at the Back of the Class

By: Onjali Q. Raúf

4.39

Format: 312 pages, Paperback

Told with humor and heart, 'THE BOY AT THE BACK OF THE CLASS' offers a child's perspective on the r… read more

Similar categories in Onjali Q. Raúf's The Boy at the Back of the Class book and Chris Priestley's Freeze

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • school
"Sometimes all you really need is somewhere to cry without anyone ever knowing."

-Onjali Q. Raúf, The Boy at the Back of the Class

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10. The House That Horror Built

By: Christina Henry

3.22

Format: 317 pages, Paperback

A single mother working in the gothic mansion of a reclusive horror director stumbles upon terrifyi… read more

Similar categories in Christina Henry's The House That Horror Built book and Chris Priestley's Freeze

  • thriller
  • fantasy
  • horror
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11. The Doomsday Date

By: Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

3.35

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

An exclusive new World Book Day story from the bestselling author of ACE OF SPADES, Faridah Àbíké-Í… read more

Similar categories in Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé's The Doomsday Date book and Chris Priestley's Freeze

  • short stories
Cover of HappyHead (HappyHead, #1) by Josh  Silver

12. HappyHead (HappyHead, #1)

By: Josh Silver

4.04

Format: 383 pages, Paperback

Shortlisted for the YA Book Prize, 2024 Nominated for the Carnegie Medal for Writing, 2024 An Ama… read more

Similar categories in Josh Silver's HappyHead (HappyHead, #1) book and Chris Priestley's Freeze

  • thriller
Cover of Paper Cup by Karen Campbell

13. Paper Cup

By: Karen Campbell

4.11

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

What if going back means you could begin again? Rocked by a terrible accident, homeless Kelly ne… read more

Similar categories in Karen Campbell's Paper Cup book and Chris Priestley's Freeze

Cover of The Haunting of Aveline Jones (Aveline Jones, #1) by Phil Hickes

14. The Haunting of Aveline Jones (Aveline Jones, #1)

By: Phil Hickes

4.13

Format: 216 pages, Paperback

Aveline Jones loves reading ghost stories, so a dreary half-term becomes much more exciting when sh… read more

Similar categories in Phil Hickes's The Haunting of Aveline Jones (Aveline Jones, #1) book and Chris Priestley's Freeze

  • childrens
  • ghosts
  • middle grade
  • horror
  • fantasy
Cover of The Extremely Embarrassing Life of Lottie Brooks (Lottie Brooks, #1) by Katie  Kirby

15. The Extremely Embarrassing Life of Lottie Brooks (Lottie Brooks, #1)

By: Katie Kirby

4.40

Format: None pages, Paperback

The first book in the hilarious new series for children by the bestselling creator of Hurrah For Gi… read more

Similar categories in Katie Kirby's The Extremely Embarrassing Life of Lottie Brooks (Lottie Brooks, #1) book and Chris Priestley's Freeze

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • school
Cover of Crater Lake: Don't Ever Fall Asleep (Crater Lake, #1) by Jennifer Killick

16. Crater Lake: Don't Ever Fall Asleep (Crater Lake, #1)

By: Jennifer Killick

3.98

Format: 252 pages, Paperback

Who is the mysterious bloodstained man who stops their coach? Why is no one around when Lance and t… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Killick's Crater Lake: Don't Ever Fall Asleep (Crater Lake, #1) book and Chris Priestley's Freeze

  • childrens
  • school
  • middle grade
  • horror
  • fantasy
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17. Bad Dreams in the Night

By: Adam Ellis

4.26

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Like a graphic novel version of Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark , this collection of original hor… read more

Similar categories in Adam Ellis's Bad Dreams in the Night book and Chris Priestley's Freeze

  • short stories
  • fantasy
  • horror
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18. The Cliff House

By: Chris Brookmyre

3.79

Format: 360 pages, Paperback

Seven women. Seven sins. One night of judgment. Jen Dunne is forty-two and getting married for the … read more

Similar categories in Chris Brookmyre's The Cliff House book and Chris Priestley's Freeze

  • thriller
Cover of Dread Wood (Dread Wood, #1) by Jennifer Killick

19. Dread Wood (Dread Wood, #1)

By: Jennifer Killick

4.06

Format: 195 pages, Kindle Edition

The brand new must-read middle-grade novel from the author of super-spooky Crater Lake. Perfect for… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Killick's Dread Wood (Dread Wood, #1) book and Chris Priestley's Freeze

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fantasy
  • horror
Cover of The Bewitching of Aveline Jones (Aveline Jones, #2) by Phil Hickes

20. The Bewitching of Aveline Jones (Aveline Jones, #2)

By: Phil Hickes

4.00

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

Turn on your torches and join Aveline Jones! Aveline is thrilled when she discovers that the hol… read more

Similar categories in Phil Hickes's The Bewitching of Aveline Jones (Aveline Jones, #2) book and Chris Priestley's Freeze

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • magic
  • horror
  • fantasy
Cover of The Vanishing of Aveline Jones (Aveline Jones, #3) by Phil Hickes

21. The Vanishing of Aveline Jones (Aveline Jones, #3)

By: Phil Hickes

4.21

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

Turn on your torches and join Aveline Jones! Aveline is determined to discover the truth behind … read more

Similar categories in Phil Hickes's The Vanishing of Aveline Jones (Aveline Jones, #3) book and Chris Priestley's Freeze

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • magic
  • horror
  • fantasy
Cover of The Beast and the Bethany (The Beast and the Bethany, #1) by Jack Meggitt-Phillips

22. The Beast and the Bethany (The Beast and the Bethany, #1)

By: Jack Meggitt-Phillips

4.02

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Beauty comes at a price. And no one knows that better than Ebenezer Tweezer, who has stayed beautif… read more

Similar categories in Jack Meggitt-Phillips's The Beast and the Bethany (The Beast and the Bethany, #1) book and Chris Priestley's Freeze

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fantasy
  • horror
"ren’t you going to say ‘Whoa!’ or ‘Gosh!’?"

-Jack Meggitt-Phillips, The Beast and the Bethany (The Beast and the Bethany, #1)

"It can be rather a nasty shock when you realize that you’ve been behaving badly."

-Jack Meggitt-Phillips, The Beast and the Bethany (The Beast and the Bethany, #1)

"Yes, I am a handsome devil, and yes, I can do it! After all, what’s three days in the life of a 511-year-old anyway?"

-Jack Meggitt-Phillips, The Beast and the Bethany (The Beast and the Bethany, #1)

"A good night’s sleep can do wonders for the brain. It can help sharpen your thinking, and if you are lucky, it can bring you answers to the most troublesome questions."

-Jack Meggitt-Phillips, The Beast and the Bethany (The Beast and the Bethany, #1)

Cover of Timberdark (Wranglestone, #2) by Darren Charlton

23. Timberdark (Wranglestone, #2)

By: Darren Charlton

3.31

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

With the tide turned against the Dead, Peter and the remaining community on Wranglestone prepare to… read more

Similar categories in Darren Charlton's Timberdark (Wranglestone, #2) book and Chris Priestley's Freeze

  • fantasy
  • horror
"It didn't make us happy Peter. None of it did. But having all that stuff did something very clever: it stopped us from ever noticing. It kept us busy and, in turn, compliant, as others busied to make…"

-Darren Charlton, Timberdark (Wranglestone, #2)

Cover of Fear Ground (Dread Wood, #2) by Jennifer Killick

24. Fear Ground (Dread Wood, #2)

By: Jennifer Killick

4.24

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

The brand new must-read middle-grade novel from the author of Crater Lake. Perfect for 9+ fans of R… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Killick's Fear Ground (Dread Wood, #2) book and Chris Priestley's Freeze

  • middle grade
  • horror
Cover of Flock Horror (Dread Wood, #3) by Jennifer Killick

25. Flock Horror (Dread Wood, #3)

By: Jennifer Killick

4.24

Format: 215 pages, Kindle Edition

The brand new must-read middle-grade novel from the author of super-spooky Crater Lake . Perfect fo… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Killick's Flock Horror (Dread Wood, #3) book and Chris Priestley's Freeze

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • horror
Cover of Tired and Tested: The Wild Ride into Parenthood by Sophie McCartney

26. Tired and Tested: The Wild Ride into Parenthood

By: Sophie McCartney

4.09

Format: None pages, None

What happens when you realise adult life isn’t all it’s cracked up to be? When you’ve grown … read more

Similar categories in Sophie McCartney's Tired and Tested: The Wild Ride into Parenthood book and Chris Priestley's Freeze

Cover of Freeze by Chris Priestley

27. Freeze

By: Chris Priestley

3.71

Format: 119 pages, Paperback

When Maya and her classmates are asked to write a creepy story with a winter theme, they come up wi… read more

Similar categories in Chris Priestley's Freeze book and Chris Priestley's Freeze

  • childrens
  • school
  • ghosts
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • magic
  • short stories
  • horror
  • thriller
  • fantasy
Cover of Ravencave by Marcus Sedgwick

28. Ravencave

By: Marcus Sedgwick

3.76

Format: None pages, None

A grim discovery brings disturbing revelations in this chilling ghost story from the late Marcus Se… read more

Similar categories in Marcus Sedgwick's Ravencave book and Chris Priestley's Freeze

  • childrens
  • horror
Cover of Read, Scream, Repeat by Jennifer Killick

29. Read, Scream, Repeat

By: Jennifer Killick

3.99

Format: 275 pages, Kindle Edition

A spooktacular collection of scary stories by thirteen of the most exciting and diverse authors in … read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Killick's Read, Scream, Repeat book and Chris Priestley's Freeze

  • short stories
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • horror
Cover of Dark Peak by Marcus Sedgwick

30. Dark Peak

By: Marcus Sedgwick

3.79

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

We all went in together – not everyone made it out… One long, hot summer, two children disappear… read more

Similar categories in Marcus Sedgwick's Dark Peak book and Chris Priestley's Freeze

  • middle grade
Cover of The Island at the Edge of Night by Lucy Strange

31. The Island at the Edge of Night

By: Lucy Strange

4.40

Format: 269 pages, Kindle Edition

  A twisty-turny shadowy mystery from highly-acclaimed and Waterstones Prize-shortlisted author Luc… read more

Similar categories in Lucy Strange's The Island at the Edge of Night book and Chris Priestley's Freeze

  • middle grade

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4.00

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3.22

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