13 Top horror books like The Legend of Skeleton Man: Skeleton Man and The Return of Skeleton Man by Joseph Bruchac

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The Legend of Skeleton Man: Skeleton Man and The Return of Skeleton Man

By: Joseph Bruchac

3.85

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

This spine-tingling middle grade collection by an acclaimed author and Nulhegan Abenaki citizen bri…

If you liked the horror plot in The Legend of Skeleton Man: Skeleton Man and The Return of Skeleton Man by Joseph Bruchac , here is a list of 13 books like this:

1. The Haunting of Rookward House

By: Darcy Coates

4.75

Format: None pages,

She's always watching... When Guy finds the deeds to a house in his mother's attic, it seems like a… read more

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2. The Willows

By: Algernon Blackwood

3.75

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Two friends are midway on a canoe trip down the Danube River. Throughout the story Blackwood person… read more

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3. The Secret Path (Spooksville, #1)

By: Christopher Pike

4.39

Format: None pages,

Adam didn't believe all the stories about Spooksville. Adam has just moved to the small town of Spr… read more

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4. Who Could That Be at This Hour? (All the Wrong Questions, #1)

By: Lemony Snicket , Seth

4.18

Format: None pages, Hardcover

The adventure began in a fading town. Far from anyone he knew or trusted, a young Lemony Snicket st… read more

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5. 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 Joseph Bruchac's The Legend of Skeleton Man: Skeleton Man and The Return of Skeleton Man

  • audiobook
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • horror
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6. The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians: True Stories of the Magic of Reading

By: James Patterson

3.92

Format: 335 pages, Hardcover

Booksellers and librarians are superheroes, saving lives every single day. Here are their amazing, … read more

Similar categories in James Patterson's The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians: True Stories of the Magic of Reading book and Joseph Bruchac's The Legend of Skeleton Man: Skeleton Man and The Return of Skeleton Man

  • audiobook
"Different books speak to us at different times."

-James Patterson, The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians: True Stories of the Magic of Reading

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7. Darkroom

By: K.R. Alexander

4.17

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

In the latest chiller from million-copy-seller K.R. Alexander, author of THE COLLECTOR and THE FEAR… read more

Similar categories in K.R. Alexander's Darkroom book and Joseph Bruchac's The Legend of Skeleton Man: Skeleton Man and The Return of Skeleton Man

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • horror
  • audiobook
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8. All the Dead Lie Down

By: Kyrie McCauley

3.76

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

The Haunting of Bly Manor meets House of Salt and Sorrows in award-winning author Kyrie McCauley’s … read more

Similar categories in Kyrie McCauley's All the Dead Lie Down book and Joseph Bruchac's The Legend of Skeleton Man: Skeleton Man and The Return of Skeleton Man

  • fantasy
  • young adult
  • horror
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9. The Clackity (Blight Harbor)

By: Lora Senf

4.04

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Reminiscent of Doll Bones and Small Spaces , this “delightfully eerie” (Erin A. Craig, New York Tim… read more

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  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • horror
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Time made the missing different, but it didn't make it go away."

-Lora Senf, The Clackity (Blight Harbor)

"I'd gotten so close, so close to being the hero of my own story..."

-Lora Senf, The Clackity (Blight Harbor)

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10. The Mystery of Black Hollow Lane (Black Hollow Lane, #1)

By: Julia Nobel

3.97

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Emmy's dad disappeared years ago, and with her mother too busy to parent, she's shipped off to Well… read more

Similar categories in Julia Nobel's The Mystery of Black Hollow Lane (Black Hollow Lane, #1) book and Joseph Bruchac's The Legend of Skeleton Man: Skeleton Man and The Return of Skeleton Man

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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11. Scarewaves

By: Trevor Henderson

3.89

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

Internet horror superstar Trevor Henderson is famous for his ghastly creations and hair-raising cre… read more

Similar categories in Trevor Henderson's Scarewaves book and Joseph Bruchac's The Legend of Skeleton Man: Skeleton Man and The Return of Skeleton Man

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • horror
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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12. 1689 (The Haunting of Hadlow House, #1)

By: Amy Cross

3.86

Format: 176 pages, Kindle Edition

All Richard Hadlow wants is a happy family and a peaceful home. Having built the perfect house deep… read more

Similar categories in Amy Cross's 1689 (The Haunting of Hadlow House, #1) book and Joseph Bruchac's The Legend of Skeleton Man: Skeleton Man and The Return of Skeleton Man

  • fiction
  • horror
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13. Nightbooks (Nightbooks, #1)

By: J.A. White

4.00

Format: 320 pages, ebook

A boy is imprisoned by a witch and must tell her a new scary story each night to stay alive. This t… read more

Similar categories in J.A. White's Nightbooks (Nightbooks, #1) book and Joseph Bruchac's The Legend of Skeleton Man: Skeleton Man and The Return of Skeleton Man

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • horror
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"And now I realize---so what if I write scary stories? I might hurt someone with nouns and adjectives, but I would never hurt someone for real."

-J.A. White, Nightbooks (Nightbooks, #1)

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14. The Girl in White

By: Lindsay Currie

3.82

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Sweet Molly once lived in Eastport Sweet Molly once loved the sea Sweet Molly lost Liam to the sh… read more

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  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • horror
  • fantasy
"Life doesn't always give us the choices we want. All we can do is make the best of things."

-Lindsay Currie, The Girl in White

"Speaking up for people who don’t have a voice is important...It's the right thing to do, even if it's hard."

-Lindsay Currie, The Girl in White

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15. The Undrowned

By: K.R. Alexander

3.86

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

In too deadly.In too deep.Samantha and Rachel used to be friends. But then Rachel betrayed Samantha… read more

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  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • horror
  • audiobook
Cover of The Haunting of Nelson Street (The Ghosts of Crowford, #1) by Amy Cross

16. The Haunting of Nelson Street (The Ghosts of Crowford, #1)

By: Amy Cross

4.04

Format: 155 pages, Kindle Edition

Crowford, a sleepy coastal town in the south of England, might seem like an oasis of calm and tranq… read more

Similar categories in Amy Cross's The Haunting of Nelson Street (The Ghosts of Crowford, #1) book and Joseph Bruchac's The Legend of Skeleton Man: Skeleton Man and The Return of Skeleton Man

  • audiobook
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • horror
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17. The Black Girl Survives in This One

By: Desiree S. Evans

4.06

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Be warned, dear reader: The Black girls survive in this one. Celebrating a new generation of bes… read more

Similar categories in Desiree S. Evans's The Black Girl Survives in This One book and Joseph Bruchac's The Legend of Skeleton Man: Skeleton Man and The Return of Skeleton Man

  • young adult
  • fiction
  • horror
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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18. The Secret of White Stone Gate (Black Hollow Lane, #2)

By: Julia Nobel

3.90

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

In this exciting sequel to The Mystery of Black Hollow Lane, Emmy's adventures continue as she deal… read more

Similar categories in Julia Nobel's The Secret of White Stone Gate (Black Hollow Lane, #2) book and Joseph Bruchac's The Legend of Skeleton Man: Skeleton Man and The Return of Skeleton Man

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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19. The Vanquishers (The Vanquishers, #1)

By: Kalynn Bayron

4.12

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

In the world of the Vanquishers, vampires were history . . . until now.Malika “Boog” Wilson and her… read more

Similar categories in Kalynn Bayron's The Vanquishers (The Vanquishers, #1) book and Joseph Bruchac's The Legend of Skeleton Man: Skeleton Man and The Return of Skeleton Man

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • horror
  • fantasy
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20. The Night Librarian: A Graphic Novel

By: Christopher Lincoln

3.93

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A graphic novel adventure in which two siblings, a mysterious Night Librarian, and a motley cast of… read more

Similar categories in Christopher Lincoln's The Night Librarian: A Graphic Novel book and Joseph Bruchac's The Legend of Skeleton Man: Skeleton Man and The Return of Skeleton Man

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
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21. The Legend of Skeleton Man: Skeleton Man and The Return of Skeleton Man

By: Joseph Bruchac

3.85

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

This spine-tingling middle grade collection by an acclaimed author and Nulhegan Abenaki citizen bri… read more

Similar categories in Joseph Bruchac's The Legend of Skeleton Man: Skeleton Man and The Return of Skeleton Man book and Joseph Bruchac's The Legend of Skeleton Man: Skeleton Man and The Return of Skeleton Man

  • childrens
  • middle grade
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  • young adult
  • indigenous
  • fiction
  • horror
  • fantasy
  • mythology
  • audiobook

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3.22

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4.04

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