15 Terrifying Mira Grant Books to Make Your Skin Crawl

Stacy and Michael Mason might be the heroes of the zombie apocalypse, but it came at a heavy cost. Still reeling from having to shoot their infected son, the couple decides to document the recovery efforts.

As they document the overwhelming orphanages springing up all around, they can’t wonder if adopting is the next step to healing. The only question is are they ready?

It’s the middle of the apocalypse and five friends have found a way to handle the stress. Every week, they get together to play the Apocalypse Game.

It’s a way to decompress with beer and chips and a plan to take over the world. But when one goes missing, the stakes of their game become higher than ever.

In 2014, humanity cured cancer and the common cold. And the dead began rising.

Twenty-five years later, Georgia and Shaun Mason stumbled on a huge conspiracy, a story that could be the biggest of their generation.

But two years later, the investigation ends up being larger than either of them ever imagined.

And if there’s one thing they should have realized in a post-zombie America, it's that things can always get worse.

Now that the tapeworms have been implanted in almost every human, they’ve successfully turned their hosts into a mindless mob, causing the foundations of society to fall apart.

Sal and her family are one of the few that are torn between their hosts' desires and their own nature.

Can they figure out a way to compromise before humanity is completely destroyed?

Shaun and Georgia Mason were able to tell the truth and escape. That’s the story, anyway. That somehow, they escaped to Canada to live their happily-ever-after.

Only, running away is far more complicated than people want to believe.

And when they’re forced to come back, they have to deal with all the consequences that their truth exposed.

In 2014, everything changed. Diseases ranging from cancer to the common cold were cured. B\

But then people started dying. This is the story about how they came back.

After putting down a monster, Shaun Mason is struggling to find purpose or direction in his life. But when a CDC researcher fakes her own death and shows up on his doorstep, she not only brings zombies with her—she brings news.

Just because the monster died doesn’t mean the conspiracy behind the monster did. Now, Shaun is determined to find the truth once and for all.

After humanity began to rise from the dead and the infection spread. Everyone who rose had the same relentless, uncontrollable desire: FEED.

Now, twenty years later, a team of journalists are determined to hunt down the truth behind the Rising. Beyond the hungry zombies, they’re also competing with the superstar Mason’s.

And now there are dark forces at play controlling the narrative behind the scenes.

The government-sponsored Australia Conservation Corps was created to try and preserve the continent’s natural wealth until a cure for the Rising is found.

But between the zombie kangaroos attempting to knock down the protective fences and the zombie elephant seals decimating a penguin rookery, it’s a dangerous time to be an animal conservationist.

The only answer is to maintain constant vigilance through a sniper scope.

When the pioneering SymboGen Corporation genetically engineered a tapeworm, humanity thrived in the absence of sickness and disease. Once implanted, it boosts the immune system and protects from illnesses.

It’s one of the most successful advancements in medical history. But the tapeworms might want their own lives.

And they’ll do anything to get it. 

Nothing is easy in the post-Rise America. And when it comes to running an underwater virology lab?

Dr. Abbey knows firsthand how difficult and dangerous that can truly be.

And when any unwanted guest shows up, she has to deal with them immediately if she wants to survive. 

For the first time in publication, Rise has every piece of short fiction in the Newsflash series, including two never published novellas and eight short stories.

Start at the beginning and follow along as the horror unfolds, one piece of short fiction at a time.

Before the true horrors of the Rising took over the world, fans from all over the world gathered in San Diego for the annual comic book convention.

They want to forget about the terrifying rumors and enjoy a week of fun. But over the next five days, it becomes more and more obvious that the problems are closer than anyone ever expected.

And anyone who picked up their badge might not make it out alive.

The tapeworms from SymboGen were supposed to make life better. Instead, they attacked their hosts, turning them into a ravenous horde.

The ones free from infection are quarantining.

But unless Sal and her team can figure out why the parasites are taking over the hosts, they’ll never figure out how to stop them.

While the outside threat of the Rising grows, there’s a sanctuary inside a classroom. But their oasis may not be as safe as both teachers and students believe.

On what just might be her last day of teaching, Elaine Oldenburg is determined to protect her students and survive—even if it’s the last thing she does.