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15 Horror Books to Read This Halloween That’ll Haunt You Long After the Last Page 🎃👻
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items Want to make this Halloween one to remember? Add these haunting reads to your list for a night filled with creepy stories, unsettling twists, and all things spooky.
🖤 P.S. Some of these books have movie adaptations too, so you can read the book fir...
From the first page, Tender is the Flesh made my stomach turn and my mind race. In a world where a virus makes all animal meat poisonous, humans have turned to eating each other instead. Marcos works at a processing plant for “special meat,” trying t...
Tender Is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica
This book gave me the worst nightmares of my life even when I read it in the daytime. It is beyond terrifying and Blatty gives you unbelievable descriptions of things that happen that just stick in your mind. You honestly can't stop thinking about it...
The Exorcist (40th Anniversary Edition)
When twenty-one-year-old Devin Jones starts his summer job at Joyland, he’s just there to earn money for College, but before the year is out, his life has been radically changed. To begin with, he learns a lot and makes some true friends. He finds he...
Joyland
My Favorite Pen Pal is about love, friendship, and discovering that sometimes the person you’re looking for isn’t who you expected. It is definitely creepy and will keep making you think until you finish the whole book. Overall, it is a good read. Th...
Penpal
A literal gut wrenching horror offering so much.
This was a fantastic way to begin a novel. It immediately pulled you in, leaving you to wonder who this character was and what was really happening. You can already feel the sadness and desperation tha...
Indigent: A Literary Horror Novel
Beautifully written, we follow Lee as he escapes to Japan to stay with his father after murdering his college roommate. The biggest problem Lee has is that he cannot remember why he would have killed his roommate. While staying in Japan, he must face...
Japanese Gothic
There were moments when I had to take breaks because I was deeply disturbed, and too terrified to continue. "It" is as spine-chilling as it is weird & unearthly!
You can also watch the movie version, but even the Book version was cool
It: A Novel
We’ve all read Goosebumps books from our childhood, but Night of the Living Dummy is one I’d recommend again and again! There’s something about creepy dolls that just gets under your skin, and this book genuinely gave me the creeps. If you love a lit...
Night of the Living Dummy (Classic Goosebumps Series #1)
It's fun to read and it is also exciting and thrilling. I think anyone who likes scary books should read this. For some people this book may be challenging but it is still a fun book to read!
The Haunted Mask (Classic Goosebumps Series #4)
If you’re into extreme horror, Girl Flesh by May Leitz is one to look into. This isn’t the kind of book you pick up for a cosy, spooky read—it’s disturbing, intense, and definitely not for the faint-hearted. If you’re putting together a horror readin...
Girl Flesh: An Extreme Horror Story About Love
We Used to Live Here by Marcus Kliewer is a good read. What starts with a couple asking to look around a house soon turns into something deeply unsettling. If you love slow-building dread, strange happenings, and stories that leave you questioning wh...
We Used to Live Here: A Novel
Bird Box was a really solid read but I think I slightly overhyped it in my head. First, I did something I rarely do and watched the movie first. I actually really enjoyed the movie and found it to be a fun reading experience comparing the differences...
Bird Box: A Novel
The Troop is so scary for reasons I didn't think would be! The "monster" here was totally unexpected and gave me a whole new fear!
The Troop
This book was extremely entertaining and really hooked me. The way everything was worded was spectacular and made this story very easy to get through. The storyline in general was quite eventful. I would highly recommend this book to anyone of all ag...
Pet Sematary: A Novel
I still read goosebumps as an adult and this book, honestly is the best of all read
A Nightmare on Clown Street (Goosebumps Most Wanted #7)