Children's Ghost Stories of the 1980s

1.
Wait Till Helen Comes
Wait Till Helen Comes 4.12 avg rating — 25,615 ratings
2.
The Doll in the Garden
The Doll in the Garden 4.05 avg rating — 8,863 ratings
3.
The Dollhouse Murders
The Dollhouse Murders 3.99 avg rating — 9,665 ratings
4.
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark 4.06 avg rating — 71,344 ratings
5.
Behind the Attic Wall
Behind the Attic Wall 4.07 avg rating — 5,915 ratings
6.
Something Upstairs
Something Upstairs
by: Avi
3.84 avg rating — 2,940 ratings
7.
Ghosts Beneath Our Feet
Ghosts Beneath Our Feet 3.83 avg rating — 895 ratings
8.
Christina's Ghost
Christina's Ghost 3.81 avg rating — 2,792 ratings
9.
More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark 4.11 avg rating — 20,125 ratings
10.
Ghost in the Window
Ghost in the Window 3.60 avg rating — 313 ratings
11.
The Pike River Phantom
The Pike River Phantom 3.60 avg rating — 238 ratings
12.
The Ghost in the Third Row (Nina Tanleven, #1)
The Ghost in the Third Row (Nina Tanleven, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 773 ratings
13.
The Ghost Wore Gray (Nina Tanleven, #2)
The Ghost Wore Gray (Nina Tanleven, #2) 4.09 avg rating — 633 ratings
14.
Ghost Abbey
Ghost Abbey 3.44 avg rating — 275 ratings
15.
Footsteps on the Stairs
Footsteps on the Stairs 3.81 avg rating — 104 ratings
16.
Ghost Behind Me
Ghost Behind Me 3.77 avg rating — 109 ratings
17.
The Haunting of Granite Falls
The Haunting of Granite Falls 3.78 avg rating — 1,267 ratings
18.
Ghost Cat
Ghost Cat 3.67 avg rating — 498 ratings
19.
Moondial
Moondial 3.88 avg rating — 1,235 ratings
20.
Fox Hill
Fox Hill 3.29 avg rating — 7 ratings
21.
The Christmas Ghost (Sweet Valley Twins Super Chiller Edition #1)
The Christmas Ghost (Sweet Valley Twins Super Chiller Edition #1) 3.76 avg rating — 595 ratings
22.
The Dreadful Future of Blossom Culp (Blossom Culp, #3)
The Dreadful Future of Blossom Culp (Blossom Culp, #3) 3.81 avg rating — 710 ratings
22.
The Ghostmobile
The Ghostmobile 3.99 avg rating — 69 ratings
24.
The Shadow Guests
The Shadow Guests 3.79 avg rating — 281 ratings
24.
13 Ghosts: Strange But True Ghost Stories
13 Ghosts: Strange But True Ghost Stories 3.58 avg rating — 252 ratings
26.
The Haunting
The Haunting 3.79 avg rating — 1,269 ratings
27.
The Haunting of Cassie Palmer
The Haunting of Cassie Palmer 3.81 avg rating — 125 ratings
28.
Ghostly Companions
Ghostly Companions 3.67 avg rating — 64 ratings
29.
Jeremy Visick
Jeremy Visick 3.82 avg rating — 188 ratings
30.
The Wedding Ghost
The Wedding Ghost 3.60 avg rating — 53 ratings
30.
Ghost in the Garden
Ghost in the Garden 4.27 avg rating — 141 ratings
32.
The Riddle of Penncroft Farm
The Riddle of Penncroft Farm 3.99 avg rating — 288 ratings
32.
The Loving Ghosts
The Loving Ghosts 3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings
32.
The Trouble with Jacob
The Trouble with Jacob 3.30 avg rating — 23 ratings
35.
Haunted
Haunted 3.74 avg rating — 148 ratings
36.
A Darker Magic
A Darker Magic liked it 3.00 avg rating — 50 ratings
37.
Who Is Frances Rain?
Who Is Frances Rain? 3.80 avg rating — 483 ratings
38.
Halloween: Stories and Poems
Halloween: Stories and Poems 3.42 avg rating — 43 ratings
38.
Adam's Common
Adam's Common 4.45 avg rating — 11 ratings
40.
The Revenge of Samuel Stokes
The Revenge of Samuel Stokes 3.77 avg rating — 56 ratings
41.
Emily and the Haunted Castle
Emily and the Haunted Castle it was ok 2.00 avg rating — 1 rating
42.
Headless Roommate and Other Tales of Terror
Headless Roommate and Other Tales of Terror 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
43.
King Death's Garden: A Ghost's Story
King Death's Garden: A Ghost's Story
by: Ann Halam
3.74 avg rating — 23 ratings
44.
Blossom Culp and the Sleep of Death (Blossom Culp, #4)
Blossom Culp and the Sleep of Death (Blossom Culp, #4) 3.97 avg rating — 453 ratings
45.
The Time of the Ghost
The Time of the Ghost 3.71 avg rating — 2,937 ratings
46.
The Ghosts of Departure Point
The Ghosts of Departure Point 4.15 avg rating — 170 ratings
47.
The Ghost Children
The Ghost Children 3.29 avg rating — 221 ratings
48.
Ghost in the Mirror
Ghost in the Mirror 4.11 avg rating — 61 ratings
49.
The Ghost Upstairs
The Ghost Upstairs 3.47 avg rating — 30 ratings
50.
Whispers from the Dead
Whispers from the Dead 3.85 avg rating — 1,208 ratings
51.
Shadow in Hawthorn Bay
Shadow in Hawthorn Bay 3.93 avg rating — 446 ratings
52.
The Ghosts of Stony Clove (Stony Clove, #1)
The Ghosts of Stony Clove (Stony Clove, #1) 4.23 avg rating — 35 ratings
53.
The Haunting of Grade Three (Third-Grade Ghosthunters #1)
The Haunting of Grade Three (Third-Grade Ghosthunters #1) 3.68 avg rating — 177 ratings
54.
The Ghost Maker
The Ghost Maker 3.57 avg rating — 7 ratings
55.
Devil's Race
Devil's Race
by: Avi
3.51 avg rating — 116 ratings
56.
The Ghosts of Austwick Manor
The Ghosts of Austwick Manor really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 53 ratings
57.
T.J.'s Ghost
T.J.'s Ghost 3.92 avg rating — 12 ratings
58.
Maxie's Ghost
Maxie's Ghost 4.17 avg rating — 6 ratings
59.
Five Days of the Ghost
Five Days of the Ghost 3.76 avg rating — 103 ratings
60.
Ghost Girl
Ghost Girl 3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings
61.
Whisper of the Cat
Whisper of the Cat 3.45 avg rating — 38 ratings
62.
House of Shadows
House of Shadows 3.72 avg rating — 78 ratings
63.
The Clock Tower Ghost
The Clock Tower Ghost
by: Gene Kemp
3.95 avg rating — 38 ratings
64.
Jason Bodger and the Priory Ghost
Jason Bodger and the Priory Ghost
by: Gene Kemp
3.80 avg rating — 25 ratings
65.
Emer's Ghost
Emer's Ghost really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 11 ratings
66.
The Ghost Messengers (Knight Books)
The Ghost Messengers (Knight Books) 3.62 avg rating — 16 ratings
67.
The Ghost of Graydon Place (Windswept, #10)
The Ghost of Graydon Place (Windswept, #10) 3.46 avg rating — 61 ratings
68.
Black Harvest
Black Harvest 3.80 avg rating — 223 ratings
69.
Jumping Jack
Jumping Jack 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings
70.
The Beggar's Curse
The Beggar's Curse 3.72 avg rating — 29 ratings
71.
The Ghosts of Lupus Street School
The Ghosts of Lupus Street School liked it 3.00 avg rating — 3 ratings
72.
Games
Games 3.66 avg rating — 148 ratings
73.
Poppy and the Vicarage Ghost
Poppy and the Vicarage Ghost really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating