Now in its eighth year, the Summer Scares picks are ready to delight and fright readers throughout the summer. Here are this year's picks.

Alt: an animated bird is startled by the date on a calendar, Friday the 13th

As we have done every year since the program inception, the Summer Scares Committee is announcing our next Spokesperson on Halloween. This y...

Becky Spratford, Library Journal horror columnist, talks with LJ about her forthcoming book Why I Love Horror: Essays on Horror Literature, along with her own love of horror, and offers some readers’ ...

Poetry, chapbook, 40 pages, from Bottlecap Features. Abandoned in his summer cottage and missing his childhood friends dearly, a boy summons their ghosts with the hope of seeing them one last time. Wh...

Click on the image to access  a folder with the logo graphics Summer Scares 2025 Resources for Library Workers Below is a list of resources ...

Podcast Episode · Books in the Freezer - A Horror Fiction Podcast · 05/20/2025 · 32m

Click here to get to the Summer Scares Resource page One of the best things about the Summer Scares partnership with Booklist Magazine is ...