Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ameri-scares New York | 2013 | Elizabeth Massie | Buy |
| 2 | Ameri-scares Virginia | 2013 | Elizabeth Massie | Buy |
| 3 | Ameri-scares California | 2013 | Elizabeth Massie | Buy |
| 4 | Ameri-scares Maryland | 2013 | Elizabeth Massie | Buy |
| 5 | Ameri-Scares Illinois | 2014 | Elizabeth Massie | Buy |
| 6 | Ameri-Scares North Carolina | 2018 | Elizabeth Massie | Buy |
| 7 | Ameri-Scares: North Carolina: Mountain of Mysteries | 2018 | Elizabeth Massie | N/A |
| 8 | Ameri-Scares West Virginia | 2019 | Elizabeth Massie | Buy |
| 9 | Ameri-scares Tennessee | 2019 | Elizabeth Massie | Buy |
| 10 | Ameri-Scares Michigan | 2019 | Elizabeth Massie | Buy |
| 11 | Ameri-Scares Montana | 2020 | Elizabeth Massie | Buy |
| 12 | Ameri-scares Ohio | 2020 | Elizabeth Massie | Buy |
| 13 | Ameri-Scares Washington | 2021 | Elizabeth Massie | Buy |
| 14 | Ameri-Scares New Hampshire | 2021 | Elizabeth Massie | Buy |
| 15 | Ameri-Scares Georgia | 2022 | Elizabeth Massie | Buy |
| 16 | Ameri-Scares Hawai’i | 2023 | Elizabeth Massie | Buy |
| 17 | Ameri-Scares New Jersey | 2023 | Elizabeth Massie | Buy |
| 18 | Ameri-Scares Pennsylvania | 2024 | Elizabeth Massie | Buy |
Ameri-scares is Elizabeth Massie’s longest-running children’s horror series, with eighteen books published between 2013 and 2024. Each entry is set in a different U.S. state and features a self-contained scary story appropriate for middle-grade readers. The series expands on the concept Massie first explored in her 1995 American Chills books.
The series covers states from coast to coast, including New York, California, Virginia, West Virginia, Tennessee, Michigan, Montana, Ohio, Washington, and Hawaii, among others. Each book uses the geography, history, and local legends of its featured state to build its horror story. The standalone format means readers can jump in at any book that interests them, whether they want to start with their home state or explore someplace new.