TheComic Compass

Horror and spooky books for adults

48 award-winning books for adults. Monsters, ghosts and things that go bump.

Early readers4–7Kids8–12Teens13+Adults18+
Fantasy and magic86Science fiction69Superheroes28Memoir and real lives139History98Funny109Manga124Horror and spooky48Crime and mystery57Adventure30Friendship and school25Family81Animals35Science and the real world130LGBTQ+ stories19

48 books

Cover of Feeding Ghosts: A Graphic MemoirWinner2025Feeding Ghosts: A Graphic MemoirTessa Hulls2025 Eisner Award for Best Graphic Memoir winnerCover of Suffrage Song: The Haunted History of Gender, Race, and Voting Rights in the U.S.Winner2025Suffrage Song: The Haunted History of Gender, Race, and Voting Rights in the U.S.Caitlin Cass2025 Eisner Award for Best Reality-Based Work winnerCover of Lovesickness: Junji Ito Story CollectionWinner2022Lovesickness: Junji Ito Story CollectionJunji Ito2022 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material: Asia winnerCover of MonstersWinner2022MonstersBarry Windsor-Smith2022 Eisner Award for Best Graphic Album: New winnerCover of The Complete American GodsWinner2022The Complete American GodsNeil Gaiman, P. Craig Russell, and Scott Hampton2022 Eisner Award for Best Graphic Album: Reprint winnerCover of ReminaWinner2021ReminaJunji Ito2021 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material: Asia winnerCover of My Favorite Thing Is MonstersWinner2018My Favorite Thing Is MonstersEmil Ferris2018 Eisner Award for Best Graphic Album: New winnerCover of The Sandman: OvertureWinner2016The Sandman: OvertureNeil Gaiman2016 Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story or Comic winnerCover of From HellWinner2000From HellAlan Moore and Eddie Campbell2000 Eisner Award for Best Graphic Album: Reprint winnerCover of Sin CityWinner1998Sin CityFrank Miller1998 Eisner Award for Best Graphic Album: Reprint winnerCover of Raised by GhostsNominee2026Raised by GhostsBriana Loewinsohn2026 Eisner Award for Best Graphic Memoir nomineeCover of My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, Book 2Nominee2025My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, Book 2Emil Ferris2025 Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story or Comic nomineeCover of #DRCL midnight childrenNominee2024#DRCL midnight childrenShin-ichi Sakamoto2024 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material: Asia nomineeCover of #DRCL midnight children, vol. 1Nominee2024#DRCL midnight children, vol. 1Shin-ichi Sakamoto2024 Eisner Award for Best Adaptation from Another Medium nomineeCover of My Favorite Thing is Monsters Vol. 2Nominee2024My Favorite Thing is Monsters Vol. 2Emil Ferris2024 Harvey Award for Book of the Year nomineeCover of BubbleNominee2022BubbleJordan Morris, Sarah Morgan, and Tony Cliff2022 Eisner Award for Best Adaptation from Another Medium nomineeCover of Destroy All Monsters (A Reckless Book)Nominee2022Destroy All Monsters (A Reckless Book)Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips2022 Eisner Award for Best Graphic Album: New nomineeCover of Locke & Key: Keyhouse CompendiumNominee2022Locke & Key: Keyhouse CompendiumJoe Hill and Gabriel Rodríguez2022 Eisner Award for Best Graphic Album: Reprint nomineeCover of BTTM FDRSNominee2020BTTM FDRSEzra Claytan Daniels and Ben Passmore2020 Eisner Award for Best Graphic Album: New nomineeCover of MooncakesNominee2020MooncakesSuzanne Walker2020 Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story or Comic nomineeCover of Something is Killing the Children Vol. 1Nominee2020Something is Killing the Children Vol. 1James Tynion IV and Werther Dell'Edera2020 Harvey Award for Book of the Year nomineeCover of Abara: Complete Deluxe EditionNominee2019Abara: Complete Deluxe EditionTsutomu Nihei2019 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material: Asia nomineeCover of One Dirty TreeNominee2019One Dirty TreeNoah Van Sciver2019 Eisner Award for Best Reality-Based Work nomineeCover of When I Arrived at the CastleNominee2019When I Arrived at the CastleE.M. Carroll2019 Harvey Award for Book of the Year nomineeCover of H. P. Lovecraft's The Hound and Other StoriesNominee2018H. P. Lovecraft's The Hound and Other StoriesGou Tanabe2018 Eisner Award for Best Adaptation from Another Medium nomineeCover of Shiver: Junji Ito Selected StoriesNominee2018Shiver: Junji Ito Selected StoriesJunji Ito2018 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material: Asia nomineeCover of The HiveNominee2013The HiveCharles Burns2013 Eisner Award for Best Graphic Album: New nomineeCover of ChimichangaNominee2012ChimichangaEric Powell2012 Eisner Award for Best Humor Publication nomineeCover of MonstersNominee2010MonstersKen Dahl2010 Eisner Award for Best Reality-Based Work nomineeCover of Cat Eyed BoyNominee2009Cat Eyed BoyKazuo Umezu2009 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material: Asia nomineeCover of Naoki Urasawa's MonsterNominee2009Naoki Urasawa's MonsterNaoki Urasawa2009 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material: Asia nomineeCover of Dead EndNominee2003Dead EndThomas Ott2003 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material nomineeCover of UzumakiNominee2003UzumakiJunji Ito2003 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material nomineeCover of Ghost WorldNominee1998Ghost WorldDan Clowes1998 Eisner Award for Best Graphic Album: Reprint nomineeCover of Mr. Monster: OriginsNominee1997Mr. Monster: OriginsMichael T. Gilbert1997 Eisner Award for Best Graphic Album: Reprint nomineeCover of Bloodlines: A Tale from the Heart of AfricaNominee1993Bloodlines: A Tale from the Heart of AfricaCindy Goff, Rafael Nieves, and Seitu Hayden1993 Eisner Award for Best Graphic Album: New nomineeCover of The Yattering and JackNominee1992The Yattering and JackClive Barker, Steve Niles, and John Bolton1992 Eisner Award for Best Graphic Album: New nomineeGhost Boys: The Graphic NovelSetor FiadzigbeyNominee2026Ghost Boys: The Graphic NovelSetor Fiadzigbey2026 Eisner Award for Best Adaptation from Another Medium nomineeTalking to My Father's Ghost: An Almost True StoryAlex KrokusNominee2026Talking to My Father's Ghost: An Almost True StoryAlex Krokus2026 Eisner Award for Best Graphic Memoir nomineeMy Favorite Thing Is Monsters Book TwoEmil FerrisNominee2025My Favorite Thing Is Monsters Book TwoEmil Ferris2025 Eisner Award for Best Graphic Album: New nomineeLittle Monsters Vol. 1Jeff Lemire and Dustin NguyenNominee2023Little Monsters Vol. 1Jeff Lemire and Dustin Nguyen2023 Harvey Award for Book of the Year nomineeGhost-Spider, Volume 1: Dog Days Are OverSeanan McGuireNominee2021Ghost-Spider, Volume 1: Dog Days Are OverSeanan McGuire2021 Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story or Comic nomineeGhost of GaudiEl Torres and Jesús Alonso IglesiasNominee2018Ghost of GaudiEl Torres and Jesús Alonso Iglesias2018 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material nomineeLafcadio Hearn's “The Faceless Ghost” and Other Macabre Tales from JapanSean Michael Wilson and Michiru MorikawaNominee2016Lafcadio Hearn's “The Faceless Ghost” and Other Macabre Tales from JapanSean Michael Wilson and Michiru Morikawa2016 Eisner Award for Best Adaptation from Another Medium nomineeThe Zombie Nation Book #2: Reduce Reuse ReanimateCarter ReidNominee2015The Zombie Nation Book #2: Reduce Reuse ReanimateCarter Reid2015 Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story or Comic nomineeCaptain Britain and MI13. Volume 3: Vampire StatePaul CornellNominee2010Captain Britain and MI13. Volume 3: Vampire StatePaul Cornell2010 Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story or Comic nomineeEssex County, vols. 1-2: Tales from the Farm/Ghost StoriesJeff LemireNominee2008Essex County, vols. 1-2: Tales from the Farm/Ghost StoriesJeff Lemire2008 Eisner Award for Best Graphic Album: New nomineeDungeon: The Early YearsJoann Sfar, Lewis Trondheim, and Christophe BlainNominee2006Dungeon: The Early YearsJoann Sfar, Lewis Trondheim, and Christophe Blain2006 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material nominee