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Dark Supernatural Fiction

(Vampires, Werewolves, Zombies, and Demons)

Prepared by Lynette Pitrak, October 2008

YA/F/ATWATER-RHODES
Atwater-Rhodes, Amelia - Demon in My View - 2000, 176 p.
Loner Jessica feels more at home with the vampires and witches created in her poetry than with normal high school students until she realizes they are not just in her imagination.

YA/F/CLARE
Clare, Cassandra - City of Bones - 2007, 485 p.
An ability to see monsters forces Clary into a battle between underworld demons and the Darkhunters determined to banish them from Earth.

YA/F/KLAUSE
Klause, Annette Curtis - Blood and Chocolate - 1997, 264 p.
Should hauntingly beautiful Vivian remain loyal to her were-wolf pack or start a relationship with sensitive human Aiden?

YA/F/MEAD
Mead, Richelle - Vampire Academy - 2007, 332 p.
Mortal vampire princess Lissa should be safe at St. Vladimir’s Academy, but high school can often be deadly.

YA/F/MEYER
Meyer, Stephenie - Twilight - 2005, 498 p.
Bella Swan falls for a beautiful high school boy only to find his perfection is too good to be human.

YA/F/SHAN
Shan, Darren - Cirque du Freak - 2001, 266 p.
An illegal freak show, a cruel vampire and a lethal spider change Darren Shan’s normal high school life forever.

YA/F/VANDE VELDE
Vande Velde, Vivian - All Hallows Eve - 2006, 225 p.
Thirteen terrifying stories of ghosts, vampires, and monsters… perfect for Halloween.

YA/F/WATERS
Waters, Dan - Generation Dead - 2008, 392 p.
Zombies and normal teens attend high school together, but inter-dating is not accepted.