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The perfect reads for spooky season

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Another summer has flown by, so now my friends, we are zooming into another spooky season! If you're anything like me, you are a mood reader so the vibe outside must match the vibe of your book. So therefore, I have gathered some of my favorites in t...
 
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I've recommended this book before, but I must do it again for it is simply that good. This is a new adult horror book that takes place within a secret society at Yale and follows a girl who can not only talk to ghosts, but interact with them as compl...
Ninth House|Paperback
 
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The sequel to Ninth House. In this one, our protagonist has the simple task of breaking her mentor's soul out of Hell and returning him to Yale.
Hell Bent|Paperback
 
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Mexican Gothic follows a young woman in Mexico City in the 1950s who is given the task of visiting her cousin in the Mexican countryside - the catch? Her cousin is seemingly unwell in her new marriage, the house itself is foreboding at best, and our ...
Mexican Gothic|Paperback
 
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A feminist historical reimagining of "The Island of Doctor Moreau" set in nineteenth century Mexico.
The Daughter of Doctor Moreau|Paperback
 
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Have you ever ran into a book you wish would go viral? This is one of those for me! This book is the first in an ongoing series inspired by the hit series Peaky Blinders with elements of fantasy. If you're like me and anxiously waiting for the Peaky ...
House of Bane and Blood|Paperback
 
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This is book two to House of Bane and Blood as well as a continuation of Nicolai and Camilla. This story has even more family drama, higher stakes, and action than the first.
City of Mirth and Malice|Paperback
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From the official description: "One evening after book club, Patricia is viciously attacked by an elderly neighbor, bringing the neighbor's handsome nephew, James Harris, into her life. James is well traveled and well read, and he makes Patricia feel...
The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires|Paperback
 
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The Lost Apothecary weaves a tale of two women from centuries apart connected by one apothecary shop that catered to a select clientele - women seeking to take their lives back by taking the lives of the oppressive men in their circles.
The Lost Apothecary|Paperback
 
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In what is probably the least shocking choice on this list, I consider The Shining (and its sequel Doctor Sleep) quintessential Stephen King books.
The Shining|Paperback
 
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Doctor Sleep, the sequel to The Shining, follows Danny Torrance as an adult who overcomes addiction that results from the trauma of the Overlook hotel... Only to have to go on another quest to help save a little girl from a psychotic cult who wants t...
Doctor Sleep|Paperback
 
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While the movie starring Ethan Hawke is incredible, the book is doubly spine chilling. Our story follows a young boy in the suburbs who is kidnapped by a sadistic serial killer who left him in his tiny cell with a disconnected phone - well, disconnec...
The Black Phone [Movie Tie-in]: Stories|Paperback
 
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Books of Blood launched the career of Clive Barker - a cult favorite horror writer whose imagination provided us with the basis for the Hellraiser and Candyman films.
Clive Barker's Books of Blood 1-3|Paperback
 
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This is an incredibly unsettling dystopian horror novel that follows our protagonist as he works in a world where rather than the human race feeding on animal meat (due to a disease that the government claims makes animals poison to humans) - we feed...
Tender Is the Flesh|Paperback
 
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From the world of the podcast Lore, this book serves as an anthology that explores some truly spooky places across the country.
The World of Lore: Dreadful Places|Paperback
 
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The London Séance Society is a paranormal historical mystery that follows two women attempting to solve a crime while grappling with their feelings towards each other.
The London Séance Society (B&N Exclusive Edition)|BN Exclusive
 
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One Dark Window is a dark fairytale that is the first in a duology. This duology follows a girl who is trying to navigate the King's court (and then committing treason against that court) while sharing her mind with a 500 year old demon.
One Dark Window (B&N Exclusive Edition)|Paperback
 
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The sequel to One Dark Window, this continues the story of our main character from book one while also adding two new characters' perspectives.
Two Twisted Crowns (B&N Exclusive Edition)|Paperback