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)
Unfamiliar
In this quirky graphic novel by Newsome, originally a webcomic, humble young kitchen witch Planchette couldn’t be more excited about her big move, until she discovers that her new, giant skull-shaped home is haunted. (Publishers Weekly)
Format: Graphic Novel
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View UnfamiliarThe Girl From the Sea
A new love with a mysterious girl upends a Canadian teen’s plans. (Kirkus)
Format: Graphic Novel
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View The Girl From the SeaGarlic & the Vampire
Garlic must believe in herself to confront a bloodthirsty vampire who has moved into a nearby castle, in this humorous and heartwarming story that reminds readers that strangers are not always as scary as they seem.
Format: Graphic Novel
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View Garlic & the VampireFestival of Shadows
A teen participating in her small village’s annual spiritual festival has a year to help her assigned spirit cross over to the afterlife in this bittersweet graphic novel of star-crossed love set in contemporary Japan. (Publishers Weekly)
Format: Graphic Novel
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View Festival of ShadowsDeadEndia
Barney and his best friend Norma are just trying to get by and keep their jobs, but working at the Dead End theme park also means battling demonic forces, time traveling wizards, and scariest of all--their love lives!
Format: Graphic Novel
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View DeadEndiaCrumbs
A seer (with limitations) experiences first love as she tries to navigate her future. (Kirkus)
Format: Graphic Novel
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When Marjorie, a practical teen in charge of her family's laundry business, encounters Wendell, a ghost seeking purpose in the forbidden human world, the pair must find a solution to Wendell's hauntings that are causing chaos in Marjorie's life.
Format: Graphic Novel
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View SheetsSomething Is Killing the Children
When children begin to go missing in the town of Archer's Peak, all hope seems lost until a mysterious woman arrives to reveal that terrifying creatures are behind the chaos - and that she alone will destroy them, no matter the cost. IT'S THE MONSTERS WHO SHOULD BE AFRAID.
Format: Graphic Novel
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View Something Is Killing the ChildrenMooncakes
Teen witch Nova works at the bookstore run by her grandmothers (who are also witches) and helps their town handle magical problems. One night, she discovers a horse demon battling a white wolf—who turns out to be her childhood friend Tam, a werewolf who moved away years before. Reunited, they rekindle their mutual crush and, as a nefarious cult manipulates Tam for dark purposes, the teens experiment with love and magic as they rediscover themselves in this coming-of-age story. (Booklist)
Format: Graphic Novel
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It’s 1930s Mississippi. Magic is permitted only in certain circumstances, and by certain people. Unsanctioned broom racing is banned. But for those who need the money, or the thrills...it's there to be found.
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