This murder mystery about dark dreams features a New Orleans setting and a hint of romance. Anyone who was scared by the Bloody Mary legend should read with the lights on! Horror fans will delight in this creepy read. When these teenagers are caught in a storm after their car breaks down, they seek shelter in a nearby town and get more than they bargained for in another creepy mystery.
Creed by Trisha Leaver and Lindsay Currie.This retelling of The Phantom of the Opera with ghosts and slaughterhouses is a tense, atmospheric read. DawsonĪ girl’s best friend dies in a hurricane that sweeps through their town…or does she? A psychological thriller sure to creep readers out. Students at this school for criminal struggle for power as they discover their true selves. How to Lead a Life of Crime by Kirsten Miller.All the Truth That’s In Me by Julie BerryĪfter being missing for two years, a girl returns to her Puritanical village and struggles to reveal the sinister truth in this mystery about finding your voice.This story of a boy who hears the voices of ghosts is a little bit spooky and a little bit funny.Ī girl has a dark secret she can only confess to a man on death row, so she writes him letters.Ī troubled girl who will do anything for love realizes her actions have consequences. As the award is named for Poe, these novels are sure to appeal to readers who want a good mystery full of thrills and chills. The Edgar Awards, given each year by the Mystery Writers of America, honors a selection of the best young adult mysteries of the year. Of Monsters and Madness by Jessica VerdayĪ romantic retelling of Annabel Lee with a touch of horror.Ī paranormal romance that reimagines the fates Poe’s characters in a modern day high school setting.The Masque of the Red Death by Bethany GriffinĪ steampunk retelling of The Masque of the Red Death.Ī new novel is that reimagines The Fall of the House of Usher.Ī paranormal gothic novel based on the poem Annabel Lee.These YA novels were inspired by the works of Poe. As far as assigned reading in school goes, short stories like “The Tell-tale Heart” or poems like “The Raven” or “Annabel Lee” were some of my personal favorites that even my less bookish classmates enjoyed.
This is a list to satisfy those with an appetite for the macabre or mysterious!Įdgar Allan Poe is often beloved by middle school students.
There’s no shortage of young adult fiction in these genres and there’s even quite the list of Poe-inspired works. It’s the time of year where readers start asking for creepy and the supernatural, and teens flock to stories of gothic horror and murder mysteries.
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