If they like horror, they'll love Darren Shan's [[Blood Beast (The Demonata) by Darren Shan|Demonata]] series. [[My Swordhand is Singing by Marcus Sedgwick]] is a much more literary, but equally horrific, affair. [[The Ribbajack and Other Curious Yarns by Brian Jacques]] has horror and humour combined in six delicious short stories.