Books Banned for Occult/Supernatural
17 books · 339 total challenges
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Alvin Schwartz was the most challenged book in America from 1990 to 1999, targeted ...
The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials)
Philip Pullman's fantasy novel about a girl in a parallel universe, challenged for anti-religious themes and criticized ...
Where the Wild Things Are
Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak has been challenged and banned since 1963 for being too dark and frightening...
A Wrinkle in Time
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle is a beloved science fantasy novel challenged for decades by both religious conse...
James and the Giant Peach
James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl is a children's fantasy about a boy who escapes his cruel aunts inside a magical...
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West...
Pet Sematary
Pet Sematary...
Shiver
Maggie Stiefvater's novel about Grace, who has been watched by a yellow-eyed wolf for years, and Sam, who is that wolf, ...
Stardust
Neil Gaiman's fantasy novel about young Tristran Thorn, who ventures beyond the wall of his English village into the mag...
Salem's Lot
Salem's Lot...
Soul Eater, Vol. 1
Soul Eater, Vol. 1...
Frostbite
Frostbite...
Needful Things
Needful Things...
Shadow Kiss
Shadow Kiss...
The Eyes of the Dragon
The Eyes of the Dragon...
Thinner
Thinner...
Blood Promise
Blood Promise...