65 Great YA Horror Reads by Women

"As has been the case across all genres in young adult fiction, women have really been carving some new, fresh, and exciting paths in YA horror. They're exploring new terrain, putting spins on classic tales, and offering up some of the most deliciously terrifying reading out there."

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Absent (Katie Williams)

Absent

1

Katie Williams

Amity (Micol Ostow)

Amity

2

Micol Ostow

Anna Dressed in Blood (Kendare Blake)

Anna Dressed in Blood

3

Kendare Blake

Another Little Piece (Kate Karyus Quinn)

Another Little Piece

4

Kate Karyus Quinn

Anya's Ghost (Vera Brosgol)

Anya's Ghost

5

Vera Brosgol

Ashes (Ilsa J. Bick)

Ashes

6

Ilsa J. Bick

Asylum (Madeleine Roux)

Asylum

7

Madeleine Roux

A Banquet for Hungry Ghosts (Ying Chang Compestine)

A Banquet for Hungry Ghosts

8

Ying Chang Compestine

Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea

Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea

9

Blood Magic (Tessa Gratton)

Blood Magic

10

Tessa Gratton

Blood and Salt (Kim Liggett)

Blood and Salt

11

Kim Liggett

A Certain Slant of Light (Laura Whitcombe)

A Certain Slant of Light

12

Laura Whitcombe

Charm & Strange (Stephanie Kuehn)

Charm & Strange

13

Stephanie Kuehn

The Coldest Girl in Coldtown (Holly Black)

The Coldest Girl in Coldtown

14

Holly Black

Cuckoo Song (Frances Hardinge)

Cuckoo Song

15

Frances Hardinge

The Cure for Dreaming (Cat Winters)

The Cure for Dreaming

16

Cat Winters

The Dark Between (Sonia Gensler)

The Dark Between

17

Sonia Gensler

Daughter Unto Devils (Amy Lukavics)

Daughter Unto Devils

18

Amy Lukavics

The Dead Girls at Hysteria Hall (Katie Alender)

The Dead Girls at Hysteria Hall

19

Katie Alender

The Dead House (Dawn Kurtagich)

The Dead House

20

Dawn Kurtagich

The Diviners (Libba Bray)

The Diviners

21

Libba Bray

Dollhouse (Anya Allyn)

Dollhouse

22

Anya Allyn

Down a Dark Hall (Lois Duncan)

Down a Dark Hall

23

Lois Duncan

Enclave (Ann Aguirre)

Enclave

24

Ann Aguirre

The Fall (Bethany Griffin)

The Fall

25

Bethany Griffin

Fiendish (Brenna Yovanoff)

Fiendish

26

Brenna Yovanoff

The Forest of Hands and Teeth Book #1 by Carrie Ryan

The Forest of Hands and Teeth Book #1 by Carrie Ryan

27

In the Forests of the Night

In the Forests of the Night

28

Frost (Marianna Baer)

Frost

29

Marianna Baer

The Girl From the Well (Rin)

The Girl From the Well

30

Rin

Half World (Hiromi Goto)

Half World

31

Hiromi Goto

The Hallowed Ones (Laura Bickle)

The Hallowed Ones

32

Laura Bickle

The In-Between (Barbara Stewart)

The In-Between

33

Barbara Stewart

Jane-Emily (Patricia Clapp)

Jane-Emily

34

Patricia Clapp

The Long Lankin (Lindsey Barraclough)

The Long Lankin

35

Lindsey Barraclough

The Madman's Daughter (Megan Shepherd)

The Madman's Daughter

36

Megan Shepherd

Mary: The Summoning (Hillary Monahan)

Mary: The Summoning

37

Hillary Monahan

The Murmurings (Carly Anne West)

The Murmurings

38

Carly Anne West

The Name of the Star (Maureen Johnson)

The Name of the Star

39

Maureen Johnson

Pemba's Song (Marilyn Nelson)

Pemba's Song

40

Marilyn Nelson

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