During this pandemic, my kids have been reading so much more to pass the time. My Tween loves books and always reaches for a graphic novel during quiet time. It’s so interesting, comics and graphic novels have really evolved over time. These days graphic novels aren’t only stories of superheroes saving the world. They are filled with rich stories with relatable characters and family situations. Some graphic novels cover history like the life Alexander Hamilton, while others tackle social issues like bullying and fitting in. In this list you will find the best spooky graphic novels for tweens perfect for Halloween!
These graphic novels transport kids to worlds with just a hint of spookiness to embrace the Halloween season. The list includes classics like Coraline and newer franchises like Stranger Things. Also included in this spooky graphic novels for tweens list is wonderful ghost story about formerly conjoined twins (The Phantom Twin) and two friends exploring a mystery at a ranch (Surfside Girls).
Spooky Graphic Novels for Tweens
Goosebumps: Monsters At Midnight
The kid-friendly horror series that defined a decade returns to comics, for the first time with all-new stories! Reader beware, you're in for a scare!
Anya's Ghost
Spooky, sardonic, and secretly sincere, Anya's Ghost is a wonderfully entertaining debut from author/artist Vera Brosgol.
Stranger Things: The Other Side (Graphic Novel)
The hit Netflix series from the Duffer Brothers is now a spine-tingling comic that recounts Will Beyers' harrowing survival in the treacherous Upside Down!
Surfside Girls: The Mystery at the Old Rancho
Sam and Jade are back! Get ready for more ghostly mysteries, beautiful beaches, cute boys, and wild adventures in this delightful full-color graphic novel.
Sheets (1)
Sheets illustrates the determination of a young girl to fight, even when all parts of her world seem to be conspiring against her. It proves that second chances are possible whether life feels over or life is over. But above all, it is a story of the forgiveness and unlikely friendship that can only transpire inside a haunted laundromat.
Just Beyond: The Scare School
After a chance encounter with a deadly creature stalking the school halls, these three unsuspecting students are whisked away to a horrifying realm beyond the school boiler room where they must unravel a terrifying mystery. Can they save the kids they find there and escape themselves, or will they be forever trapped Just Beyond?
The Hidden Witch
From the creator of the acclaimed graphic novel The Witch Boy comes a new adventure set in the world of magic and shapeshifting -- and ordinary kids just trying to make friends.
Coraline Graphic Novel
When Coraline steps through a door in her family's new house, she finds another house, strangely similar to her own (only better). At first, things seem marvelous. The food is better than at home, and the toy box is filled with fluttering wind-up angels and dinosaur skulls that crawl and rattle their teeth.
The Phantom Twin
A young woman is haunted by the ghost of her conjoined twin, in Lisa Brown's The Phantom Twin, a sweetly spooky graphic novel set in a turn-of-the-century sideshow.
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