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Graphic Horror

Horror takes on new meaning when you have visuals to go with the text! Check out one of these scary, creepy, or even downright frightening horror graphic novels. From ghosts to ghouls, zombies and werewolves, this selection covers a wide range of horrors to keep you up at night. Best for adults and teens (teen books are noted in the annotations). Enjoy these suggestions? Looking for a new book to read? Book Match is a book recommendation program offered through AC Library. Check out the website at the top of the list to go to the Book Match page.

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  • Teen GN. Becca desperately wants to fit in at her new high school, but her friendship with the popular girls will be tested at a party under the full moon. For fans of gore!
    Graphic Novel, 2021New York, NY : Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2021] — TGN SQUAD
  • Teen GN. What would you do if you could see spirits, ghosts and ghouls? Miko can and as to not attract them, pretends she can't. Great if you like things that are spooky or gross.
    Graphic Novel, 2020New York : Yen Press, 2020 — TGN MIERUKO-CHAN v.1
  • Teen GN. "Yuji Itadori is resolved to save the world from cursed demons, but he soon learns that the best way to do it is to slowly lose his humanity and become one himself!"
    Graphic Novel, 2018San Francisco, CA : VIZ Media, LLC, 2018 — TGN JUJUTSU v.1
  • Teen GN. "Brody hoped it was just a hallucination. But no, the teenaged ghostly girl who'd come face to face with him in the middle of a busy city street was all too real. And now she was back, telling him she needed his help in hunting down a…
    Graphic Novel, 2016Milwaukie, OR : Dark Horse Books, 2016 — TGN BRODY'S
  • Five Nights at Freddy's

    the Graphic Novel. Volume 1, The Silver Eyes

    Cawthon, Scott, 1971-
    Teen GN
    Graphic Novel, 2020New York, NY : Scholastic, Inc., 2020 — TGN FIVE v.1
  • "As he struggles to exist in a world that can’t be bothered with him, Ryohei feels like everything would be better if he were anywhere else. When a strange fireworks show transports him and his friends to a parallel world, Ryohei thinks all his…
    Graphic Novel, 2022San Francisco, CA : Viz Media, [2022] — GN ALICE v.1
  • Good date gone wrong when college student Kaneki Ken goes out with a Rize Kamishiro, who is revealed to be a ghoul. Kaneki later finds himself turned into a ghoul after undergoing surgery and Rize's organs were transplanted into him and he must…
    Graphic Novel, 2015San Francisco, CA : VIZ Media, LLC, [2015] — GN TOKYO v.1
  • Zom 100

    Bucket List of the Dead. 1

    Aso, Haro, 1980-
    "After spending years toiling away for a soul-crushing company, Akira’s life has lost its luster. But when a zombie apocalypse ravages his town, it gives him the push he needs to live for himself. Now Akira’s on a mission to complete all 100 items…
    Graphic Novel, 2021San Francisco, CA : VIZ Media, LLC, [2021] — GN ZOM v.1
  • "This is the story of June Branch, a young woman trapped with four cunning criminals who have snatched her boyfriend for deranged reasons of their own. Now she must fight for her life with the help of an impossible 8th-century Viking axe that can…
    Graphic Novel, 2020Burbank, CA : DC Comics, [2020] — GN BASKETFUL
  • Uzumaki

    Spiral Into Horror

    Itō, Junji, 1963-
    "Kurouzu-cho, a small fogbound town on the coast of Japan, is cursed. According to Shuichi Saito, the withdrawn boyfriend of teenager Kirie Goshima, their town is haunted not by a person or being but by a pattern: uzumaki, the spiral — the hypnotic…
    Graphic Novel, 2013San Francisco, California : Viz Media, [2013] — GN UZUMAKI
  • Graphic Novel, 2014Seattle, Washington : Fantagraphics Books, 2014 — GN NIJIGAHARA
  • "Ever since they were young girls, best friends Yorino and Haruka have been training to become Bastioners--soldiers who battle in a walled area that protects humanity from the kaiju trying to break through. But when Haruka is killed during a routine…
    Graphic Novel, 2021[Santa Barbara] : Seven Seas, [2021] — GN SEMELPAROUS v.1
  • Zombies

    a Brief History of Decay

    Peru, Olivier, 1977-
    Sam fled Seattle when the zombie apocalypse began, leaving his daughter behind. Now he's heading back to Seattle and his only goal is to find her.
    Graphic Novel, 2017San Rafael, California : Insight Comics, 2017 — GN ZOMBIES