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The Ooky-Spooky Reads for October.
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items Listen, I went full spooky librarian mode 👻📚 and pulled together 31 horror books! One for every single day of October. 🎃🩸 Think of it like a creepy advent calendar but with jump scares and chills instead of chocolate. Eek!
There is so much heart break in this book. All the characters have a story that just makes you ache.
Surrounding the mysterious disappearance of a child, we follow how that one night has affected the lives of these people.
If you want a little s...
Middle of the Night by Riley Sager
This one’s on every horror list for a reason. The Troop is Lord of the Flies…but grosser. Seriously, the ick factor is 100. It’s brilliant, it’s brutal, and if you’ve got a weak stomach—consider yourself warned!!!!
The Troop: A Novel: Cutter, Nick: 9781501144820
Oh my god did this scare me! I was pulling the covers up to my chin and checking under the bed. There is an HBO adaption of the book but I recommend reading the book. It's so much better.
The Outsider: A Novel by Stephen King
I have this book on my "Hard Reads" list. Reading this book was a ride. It had me hooked but wow…its intense. The way it digs into privilege, race, and power dynamics honestly made me so uncomfortable at times but in that necessary, eye-opening way. ...
Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
Do I believe in Bigfoot? No. Am I afraid of Bigfoot? I am now!
I’ve read this book three times. It’s that good. Even told through journal entries, it captures the horror and sheer helplessness of survival when everything falls apart.
Devolution: A Firsthand Account of the Rainier Sasquatch Massacre|Paperback
This is a thriller that deserves to be on everyone's list. When I tell you this book is good, I mean it's so freaking good! I recommend it to anyone who will listen to me.
If you take anything from this list, take this book!
False Witness, (Paperback)
This is legit so spooky. I read this in one sitting and was left shaking because I was sure this was going to happen to me! Ahh! 🫣😱
Come Closer
It's beautiful and horrific and just a masterpiece in the absurd. Junji Ito tells a story of a town in a strange twisted and horrifying anthology that follows our main characters, Kirie and Shuichi as they navigate the horror of their town haunted by...
Uzumaki (3-In-1 Deluxe Edition) (Issue 3) (Hardcover)
If I could give a manga a kiss it would be this one. It's a beautiful blend of sci-fi and horror. If you love the movie The Thing I'd recommend this manga.
Parasyte Full Color Collection Manga Volume 1 (Hardcover)
Read the book. I know you've seen the movie. It's great but this book is on a whole other level. Michael Crichton is the master at story telling and so smart that I actually believe cloning dinosaurs are possible. But don't do it. Never do it. This b...
Jurassic Park|Paperback
I knew I had a good reason not to like puppets!
This story is so good. Grady does a great job at turning the strange and almost comical things into scary reads.
How to Sell a Haunted House - by Grady Hendrix (Paperback)
I don't need to tell you. It speaks for itself. 🫣
Thomas Harris: The Silence of the Lambs (New edition) (Paperback)
It’s one of those books that gets under your skin. Part Southern Gothic, part domestic nightmare and so unsettling in the best way. Dark, messy, addictive. I couldn’t stop thinking about it after.
When the Wolf Comes Home, (Paperback)
I'm afraid of what AI will become all thanks to Harlan Ellison. "I have no mouth and I must scream" is one of those short stories that just make you fear what people can come up with!
Greatest Hits book by Harlan Ellison
Unsettling but addictive. This will mess with your head (in the best way). This book was on President Obama's favorite reads in 2022!
The School for Good Mothers book by Jessamine Chan
Someone ask Nick Cutter if he's going through something because this is his second book on my list and I'm scared.
This book is creepy and spooky and underwater. I have thalassophobia and just thinking about the deep dark water makes me sick. If yo...
Nick Cutter: The Deep (Paperback)
This is a kids book. Kids are supposed to read this. Hello? Lol why is this book so heavy?!
Classic Goosebumps The Ghost Next Door (Classic Goosebumps #29), (Paperback)
God, you wish it was fiction. It's a good and interesting read but equally disturbing. There are details I had to skip for my own peace of mind.
Just goes to show the scariest monsters are the ones next door.
Deviant, (Paperback)
Creepy, smart, and totally unhinged in the best way. It’s part possession story, part psychological thriller, and it’ll leave you questioning what’s real the whole way through. Read it so we can scream about it together!
A Head Full of Ghosts, (Paperback)
My husband bought this for me one night and I couldn't put it down. This book is always recommended for good reason. It's terrifying when you think about what survival of the fittest and luck have to do with your life. Are you eating or being eaten? ...
Tender Is the Flesh book by Agustina Bazterrica
You have to read Swan Song. It’s post-apocalyptic horror at its best! Dark, heartbreaking, but also weirdly hopeful. Swan is a character you’ll never forget!
Swan Song book by Robert McCammon
Imagine a creepy farm story that flips into full-on horror. You’ll never look at pigs the same way again! 🐖😳 It’s unsettling, fast-paced, and so hard to put down. If you want something unique and super creepy, this is it.
On This, the Day of the Pig book by Josh Malerman
Wow…this one is intense. It’s raw, messy, and doesn’t hold back at all. If you like your horror dark, bloody, and unforgettable, you’ve gotta pick this up. I was obsessed with the cover and had to grab it and it did not disappoint!🩸📚💀
Cuckoo, (Paperback)
It’s so haunting. It's about four friends make a choice in their youth that comes back to hunt them years later. Literally. It just reminds you that every action has a reaction and this is the worst possibility.😩 It’s part slasher, part psychologica...
The Only Good Indians The Only Good Indians, Book 1, (Paperback)
My Best Friend’s Exorcism is like if an ’80s teen movie and The Exorcist had a baby. 👩🎤👹 It’s funny, creepy, and somehow super heartfelt. Under all the horror and retro vibes, it’s really about friendship and it totally got me. It reminded me of ...
My Best Friend's Exorcism
This book freaked me out in the best way. It’s brutal, heartbreaking, and seriously one of the darkest takes on parental love I’ve ever read!
Suffer the Children book by Craig DiLouie
Home invasion freak me out! They can happen to anyone. I was very paranoid after reading this. 💀
I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer
Never trust the friendly old folks who just move in. They might be satanists. 😱😵💫
Rosemary's Baby|Paperback
a body, a deadly secret. Dark, twisty, and impossible to stop thinking about. 😳📼
Home Is Where the Bodies Are by Jeneva Rose, Paperback
Beautiful and a little disgusting. This should be a classic for everyone.
Camille DeAngelis: Bones and All: A Novel (Media tie-in) (Paperback)
Current read. I love witches and historic fiction and this has a mix of it all!
Slewfoot, Book 1 (Paperback)