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A perfectly bite-sized, cozy-creepy mystery that turns an ordinary attic into a playground for the imagination. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Ghosts Don't Eat Potato Chips.

  • cozy-creepy
  • adventurous
  • nostalgic
  1. 01

    Skeletons Don't Play Tubas

    Debbie Dadey and Marcia Thornton Jones

    A delightfully mild, schoolyard mystery where everyday adult eccentricities are spun into thrilling supernatural possibilities.

    Shares:
    • playful
    • inquisitive
    • lighthearted
    • childhood imagination
  2. 02

    Zombies don't play scoccer

    Debbie Dadey and Marcia Thornton Jones

    A fast-paced, playground-rumor mystery where everyday school life collides with safe, silly supernatural thrills.

    Shares:
    • playful
    • inquisitive
    • mildly suspenseful
    • childhood imagination
  3. 03

    Goblins Don't Play Video Games

    Marcia Thornton Jones

    A brisk, imaginative romp that turns the familiar schoolyard into a playground for lighthearted fantasy and adventure.

    Shares:
    • adventurous
    • playful
    • lighthearted
    • childhood imagination
  4. 04

    Gargoyles Don't Drive School Buses

    Marcia Thornton Jones and Debbie Dadey

    A fun, fast-paced schoolyard mystery where everyday authority figures might just be hiding supernatural secrets.

    Shares:
    • playful
    • inquisitive
    • lighthearted
    • childhood imagination
  5. 05

    Christina's Ghost

    Betty Ren Wright · 1987

    A delightfully eerie, classic haunted house tale that balances spine-tingling chills with unexpected emotional warmth.

    Feels:
    • eerie
    • isolated
    • cozy-spooky
  6. 06

    Don't Ever Get Sick at Granny's

    Jahnna N. Malcolm

    A creepy, escalating nightmare where a grandmother's house transforms into a laboratory of twisted home remedies.

    Feels:
    • creepy
    • claustrophobic
    • bizarre
  7. 07

    Bad Girls Don't Die

    Katie Alender · 2009

    A snarky, fast-paced descent into suburban horror where high school angst collides with genuine supernatural dread.

    Feels:
    • creepy
    • tense
    • chilling
  8. 08

    Mrs. Patty Is Batty!

    Dan Gutman

    A hilarious, fast-paced romp through the rumor-filled, candy-crazed chaos of an elementary school Halloween.

    Shares:
    • playful
  9. 09

    Welcome to Dead House

    Robert Lawrence Stine

    A delightfully eerie introduction to childhood horror, where every shadow hides a secret and the adults are no help at all.

    Shares:
    • nostalgic
  10. 10

    Nancy Drew ghost stories

    Carolyn Keene

    A delightfully eerie collection of bite-sized mysteries where classic sleuthing meets things that go bump in the night.

    Shares:
    • cozy-creepy
    • nostalgic
    • inquisitive
  11. 11

    The ghosts of Mercy Manor

    Betty Ren Wright · 1993

    A gentle, atmospheric mystery where a displaced child finds purpose in uncovering the sorrowful secrets of a haunted house.

    Feels:
    • eerie
    • melancholic
    • atmospheric
  12. 12

    The ghost sitter

    Peni R. Griffin · 2001

    A sunlit summer vacation slowly gives way to a gentle, spine-tingling mystery about the ghosts we leave behind.

    Shares:
    • nostalgic

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