Scary MG recommendations

Elladog

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I've done quite a lot of reading in the MG area, but I haven't actually read an awful lot of recent stuff. I'm embarking on my first attempt at writing an MG novel, and want to see what's out there as far as level of scariness goes. I'm not really looking for Goosebumps style ghost stories, more stuff like The Egypt Game where all the scariness is real-life, even if it may seem at times like there's something supernatural going on.

I'd love some recommendation of titles to check out that will give me an idea of how scary I can go.
 

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A good place to start for older MG would be Down the Rabbit Hole (Peter Abrahams) or Skeleton Man (Joseph Bruchac). I liked them both and they were thriller scary, not ghost pops out of the closet and yells booga-booga scary.
 

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Perfect!
I looked them up and they were exactly what I was looking for. Off to the library.
Thanks!
 

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I loved the Egypt Game when I was a kid.
How about Arthur Slade's Dust? Brilliant book. Though it is sort of fantasy I guess... feels very real though, and scary... reminded me of Ray Bradbury who I also love. Hmm. I'll think about this.