Things in the Basement

Ben Hatke
(Juvenile Graphic Novels - J-GN Hatke Things in the Basement)

The basement in the new family house is scary to Milo, but he bravely ventures down looking for his baby sister’s special sock. When he finds a hidden door, he realizes the basement is not as small—or as empty—as he thought. Milo must face his fears in this imaginative and unpredictable quest into the unknown. Recommended for ages 9–12.


Spooky (But Not Too Scary) Stories

  • Hardly Haunted


  • Leo: A Ghost Story


  • How to Make Friends with a Ghost


  • Things in the Basement


  • There’s a Ghost in this House


  • The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale


  • Vampire Baby


  • Beneath the Bed and Other Scary Stories


  • Nightmares: Poems to Trouble Your Sleep


  • The Haunted House Next Door


  • The Haunted Library


  • The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything


  • The Haunted Library


  • Los Gatos Black on Halloween


  • Beneath the Bed and Other Scary Stories


  • In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories


  • The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything


  • Leo: A Ghost Story


  • Room on the Broom


  • Never Kick a Ghost and Other Silly Chillers


  • Never Kick a Ghost and Other Silly Chillers


  • Creepy Crayon!


  • Vampire Baby


  • Nightmares: Poems to Trouble Your Sleep


  • Room on the Broom


  • Hardly Haunted


  • Ghosts in the House!


  • Fox at Night


  • There’s a Ghost in this House


  • How to Make Friends with a Ghost


  • The Haunted House Next Door


  • Things in the Basement


  • Los Gatos Black on Halloween


  • Ghosts in the House!


  • The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale


  • Fox at Night


  • In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories


  • Creepy Crayon!