coming of age + horror

4 books tagged both “coming of age” and “horror”.

Fairy Tale

Stephen King · 2022

A grieving teen cares for a recluse and his old dog, then finds a shed well leading to Empis, a fading world at war.

3,203-word summary · 14 min read

The Graveyard Book

Neil Gaiman · 2008

A toddler escapes the murder of his family and is raised by ghosts in a graveyard, learning from the dead while the killer who hunts him waits outside.

2,786-word summary · 12 min read

It

Stephen King · 1986

Seven friends in Derry face a shape shifting evil as kids in 1958 and again as adults in 1985.

2,229-word summary · 10 min read