YA Horror Round-Up Jan/Feb 2026: Must-Read Thrills, Zombie Classics & LGBTQ+ Chills In an attempt to clear the decks, here are a new bunch of books either already published or dropping before March. My favourite, by some distance, is a rerelease of a superlative and totally unique YA zombie novel, … YA Horror Round-Up Jan/Feb 2026: Must-Read Thrills, Zombie Classics & LGBTQ+ ChillsRead more
The 2025 YA & Middle Grade Horror Roundup: The Best (and Worst) New Scary Books for Teens & Kids Today we have a batch of Middle Grade and YA horror novels I read in 2025 but was unable to review at the time. There are some solid reads here, but … The 2025 YA & Middle Grade Horror Roundup : The Best (and Worst) New Scary Books for Teens & KidsRead more
The Ultimate YA Horror Reading List: The Best Young Adult Horror Books of 2025 Welcome to our ultimate YA horror reading list for 2025! This curated selection features the best young adult horror books of the year, packed with supernatural scares and dark fiction to thrill every teen horror fan. Within this YA horror reading … The Ultimate YA Horror Reading List: The Best Young Adult Horror Books of 2025Read more
The Best Middle Grade Horror Books of 2025: A Spine-Tingling Guide Here are my top ticks for 2025, featuring my favourite Middle Grade horror and dark fiction titles. There is a wide selection of books which are presented alphabetically by author. Amongst the mix there is some historical fiction, werewolves, … The Best Middle Grade Horror Books of 2025: A Spine-Tingling GuideRead more
November 2025, YA and Middle Grade Round Up We have nine books this month and I’m going to start at the top: the return of Cliff McNish. Cliff has long since been one of my favourite authors and featured in my own YA Horror 400 almanac, so it was fantastic … November 2025 YA & Middle Grade Horror Roundup: Ghosts, Monsters & MysteriesRead more
Top YA Killer Thrillers: Must-Read Halloween Books for Halloween 2025: There’s a Killer on the Loose This Halloween Young Blood heads deep into serial killer territory with a selection of teen novels which (mostly) feature killers of one kind or another. Horror and thrillers have always been very close bedfellows … Top YA Killer Thrillers: Must-Read Books for Halloween 2025: There’s a Killer on the LooseRead more
Scary Books for Teens & Kids: Our Fall 2025 YA & MG Horror Guide Our latest roundup features a nice split of Young Adult (YA) and Middle Grade horror, including two authors making their Young Blood debuts and a mixture of notable old hands, Kalynn Bayron, Lorien Lawrence and Kate … Scary Books for Teens & Kids: Our September 2025 YA & MG Horror GuideRead more
Colm Field Pays a Visit to Uncle Zeedie Please tell the readers a little bit about yourself. I’m a big horror nut, who writes during every spare interval from a day job in construction and my three kids. Fortunately I write a big chunk of my books (and this interview) … Colm Field Pays a Visit to Uncle ZeedieRead more
July YA and Middle Grade horror roundup In recent months I have been struggling to find the time for Young Blood reviews of YA and Middle Grade fiction, but instead of letting time drag on, here is a smaller more select roundup than usual. I enjoyed all four of … UFOs, Conspiracies, and Chills: Our July YA and MG Horror RoundupRead more
To celebrate the launch of Gloam by Jack MacKay, we welcome Jack to Ginger Nuts of Horror with a brillaint entry in our Childhood Fears series of articles. Described as “Featuring a bold and tenacious protagonist, a supporting cast of instantly endearing characters, and a veritable phantasmagoria of ghastly ghouls, debut … Jack MacKay Opens the Door to His Childhood FearsRead more
The Young Adult (YA) Bram Stoker Award: my top picks from the last decade of Final Ballots In my previous Young Blood article “A depressing night for quality children’s fiction” I criticised the 2024 Bram Stoker Award, particularly the members who voted for two very weak novels, which clearly do … My Top YA Bram Stoker Award Picks of the Last Decade by Tony Jones.Read more
How can underwhelming novels win prestigious international gongs? In mainstream YA and MG awards, such as the Newbery (USA) and Carnegie (UK) Medals, this is just not possible. What makes the Stoker different is that the voting members of the HWA decide who win, the majority of which clearly know … The 2024 Bram Stoker Award: A depressing night for quality children’s fictionRead more
May/June YA and Middle Grade horror roundup Our latest YA and Middle Grade roundup has a mixed bag of bangers and duds. My absolute favourite here was Mar Romasco-Moore’s Deadstream which is a terrific YA tale which will put you off livestreaming for life. My top pick from the Middle … YA and Middle Grade Horror Picks for May/June 2024Read more
Top YA and Middle Grade Horror Books of March/April We have eight books in our latest Middle Grade and YA roundup and open with the junior category. Lindsay Currie returns with another enjoyable romp, with an engaging historical slant, with It’s Watching, whilst Gabriel Dylan delivers the fourth entry in … Top 8 YA and Middle Grade Horror Books of March/AprilRead more
For the last decade or so I have reviewed all the books on the YA category for the Bram Stoker Award and you can find my thoughts on the current Preliminary and Final Ballots here: Ginger Nuts of Horror breaks down the Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a … Bram Stoker Award Breakdown: Middle Grade Horror GuideRead more
