Winter is a good time to get spooky, so settle into one of these supernatural graphic novels for all ages. Annotations from NoveList, unless otherwise attributed. (Created November 2024)
Fangs
Elsie the vampire is three hundred years old, but in all that time, she has never met her match. This all changes one night in a bar when she meets Jimmy, a charming werewolf with a wry sense of humor and a fondness for running wild during the full moon. Together they enjoy horror films and scary novels, shady strolls, fine dining (though never with garlic), and a genuine fondness for each other's unusual habits, macabre lifestyles, and monstrous appetites.
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Set in the haunted town of Blackwater, Maine, two boys fall for each other as they dig for clues to a paranormal mystery.
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View BlackwaterOver My Dead Body
Foundling witch Abigail risks everything to find her missing friend. (Kirkus)
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View Over My Dead BodyThrough the Woods
Journey through the woods in this sinister, compellingly spooky collection that features four brand-new stories and one phenomenally popular tale in print for the first time. Emily Carroll brings you tales of old-school folklore and horror, presented in an illustrated style that's both unsettling and deceptively soothing.
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View Through the WoodsM Is for Monster
Bringing her sister back to life, scientist Dr. Frances Ai is faced with a dilemma when the girl who rises from the slab is clearly not Maura and wants nothing to do with Frances' attempts to turn her into something she's not.
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View M Is for MonsterAva's Demon
When a young, shy girl named Ava discovers that the demon who haunts her is actually the spirit of an ancient alien queen named Wrathia, the two form a powerful pact—in exchange for a better life, Ava must help Wrathia seek revenge against TITAN, the god-like being who destroyed her empire.
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View Ava's DemonThe Dire Days of Willowweep Manor
After she saves a man from drowning, Haley wakes up in a pocket universe that appears as a gothic estate and helps three brothers whose job it is to protect her world against a penultimate evil.
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View The Dire Days of Willowweep ManorSnapdragon
There’s something creepy about Jacks, the odd, gangly, one-eyed old white woman living in Snapdragon ’s town, but Snap’s not afraid, especially after Jacks shows her how to take care of a litter of orphaned possums and what she’s up to early in the morning with a wheelbarrow full of roadkill (it involves a very lucrative internet business for skeleton enthusiasts). Beyond their shared obsession with animals, though, Snap and Jacks have a much deeper connection based on family secrets, ghosts, and a touch of magic. (Booklist)
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Orla doesn’t want to stay long in Haresden, the town where her grandmother, Mamo, was the resident witch. But when Jo, whose mother is suffering from some magic affliction, asks for Orla's help, the two girls discover there’s something deeper at work, and Mamo is more present than anyone can know. (Booklist)
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Three teens embrace their differences and unite to fight evil in this high-octane foray into the demon-slayer-comics meta by Morris (Out on a Limb) and McCurdy (Specter Inspectors). (Publishers Weekly)
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