5 YA ghost stories to scare their socks off

It’s that time of year again for spooks and ghouls and things that go bump in the night. Sure, trick or treating might be off the cards thanks to COVID-19, but here’s another option. And it’s especially good for teens who probably think they’re too cool to trick or treat anyway.

Here’s what to do. Grab a big bag of their favourite treat – sweet, savoury, whatever – and pair it with a book that’ll send shivers down their teenage spines. Halloween sorted.

To help you out, here’s 5 YA ghost books that are so frightfully good, your teen may need to sleep with a night light for a bit.

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These are the top 5 scariest Stephen King characters of all time

They don’t call him the king of horror writing for nothing. Stephen King has been pumping out heart-stopping horror novels for more than 40 years now. And over that time he’s created some pretty frightening characters – characters that have haunted more than a few of my nightmares.

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