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Scary Stories: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Scary Stories, updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $6.99, median 880 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 23/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $3.99 – $9.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 3% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 14% of the parent category Science Fiction, Fantasy & Scary Stories (6,280), one of the easier corners under it.
- Only 3% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 88% of Kindle eBooks categories: established titles hold the list.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 86% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 880 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 Scary Stories best sellers
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The Secret Zoo: A Fast-Paced Middle Grade Fantastic Tale About Kids Discovering a Zoo's Dark Secret
by Bryan Chick
- List rank#2
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews6,257
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Bad Blood (The Naturals Book 4)
- List rank#3
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews11,987
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Rowley Jefferson’s Awesome Friendly Spooky Stories 2: From the Creator of Diary of a Wimpy Kid (The Awesome Friendly Kid Series)
by Jeff Kinney
- List rank#5
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews511
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Bridge to Terabithia: A Newbery Medal Winner―A Beloved Children's Classic About Friendship, Imagination, and Coping with Loss
- List rank#6
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews13,703
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Breaking Dawn (The Twilight Saga Book 4)
- List rank#7
- Price$10.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews30,830
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You Can't Come in Here! The Graphic Novel (You're Invited to a Creepover: The Graphic Novel)
by P.J. Night
- List rank#8
- Price$8.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews70
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The Girl Who Could Not Dream: A Humorous Fantasy Mystery about Missing Parents and a Hidden Dream Shop for Kids (Ages 10-12)
- List rank#9
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews360
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Truth or Dare . . . The Graphic Novel (You're Invited to a Creepover: The Graphic Novel Book 1)
by P.J. Night
- List rank#10
- Price$8.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews52
FAQ
Is Scary Stories a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 23/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 880 reviews and sells for $6.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Scary Stories?
The median best seller has 880 reviews, and 25% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Scary Stories best sellers cost?
The median price is $6.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $3.99 and $9.99.
Can new books break into Scary Stories?
3% of the current best sellers were released in the last 90 days.
About this data
Data comes from KDPTop's daily crawl of Amazon's public Best Sellers pages; medians use the latest list. The opportunity score (0–100, higher is easier to enter) combines the review barrier, the share of low-review books, list turnover, new-release share and price.