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Horror Books That Will Keep You Up At Night
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items My top-tier horror book picks! I seriously think about some of these books all the time. There are some REALLY great horror books in this collection that I don't see on many lists and are severely underhyped. If you're a horror book fan, this list is...
my FAVORITE horror read of 2025 this book knocked my socks off. Two siblings at odds with each other must band together to sell their parents house after they perish in a car accident. Their mom was a puppeteer enthusiast and I know what you're think...
How to Sell a Haunted House|Paperback
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This book was so scary that I feel like I am on a balancing scale between reading more Nat Cassidy books and never reading them again lol! His writing is so rich and haunting - I finished this book in a day. It's like a spicy sauce that just builds and builds and builds until you can't take it anymore.
Mary: An Awakening of Terror|Paperback
This book is like the southern gothic horror version of the show From.
The Toll|Paperback
One of the most unique plots I've ever read and the book that made me love T. Kingfisher. I think about this one often. I often have nightmares that there is a space between the walls at my grandmother's old house that leads to a liminal space. That ...
The Hollow Places|Paperback
My FAVORITE horror short story collection. These stories are so unique and deliciously scary.
Wounds: Six Stories from the Border of Hell|Paperback
Deeply unsettling and atmospheric. This book made me never want to hike in Sweden. Ever. Also, the movie is NOTHING compared to the book, which I enjoyed 10x more. I feel like the movie had to water down some of the wtf-ery that happens at the end of...
The Ritual: A Novel|Paperback
This book wiggles into every corner of your brain. You won't be able to stop thinking about it. The scariest line in this book to me was “phairs” and if you know, you know.
House of Leaves (Remastered Full-Color Edition)|Paperback
I think about this book ALL the time. Genuinely horrifying. It started off as a wildly successful reddit story turned book.
Penpal|Paperback
This is one of the most insane books I have ever read. If you're looking for a witchy read for spooky season that delivers, this is it.
HEX|Paperback
This book is a WILD ride and so so good. Horror, serial killers, time travel, multi-universe, , family drama, this book serioiusly has it allllll.
The Book of Accidents|Paperback
This was such a good documentary horror type read. This is a found-footage style horror novel that follows a reality TV ghost-hunting crew as they investigate an abandoned mansion with a dark and mysterious past.
Episode Thirteen|Paperback
Another really good documentary horror type read. This book is a psychological thriller that follows a documentary filmmaker and her crew as they explore an abandoned Swedish mining town where an entire population vanished without a trace. As unsettl...
The Lost Village: A Novel|Paperback