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Spooky Season Books

Perfect for autumn nights — eerie, creepy, or outright scary.

11 books
Carrie
Horror

Carrie

by Stephen King
Coming of Age8/10Dark Secrets9/10Psychological Thriller9/10Revenge Plot7/10Supernatural Creature Horror8/10
Dark and UnsettlingEdge of Your SeatFeminist Rage
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It
Horror

It

by Stephen King
Dystopian Society7/10Psychological Thriller7/10Small Town Secrets8/10Supernatural Creature Horror9/10
Dark and UnsettlingEdge of Your SeatPage-Turner
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Lock Every Door
thriller

Lock Every Door

by Riley Sager
Dark Secrets8/10Gothic Horror7/10Psychological Thriller9/10Unreliable Narrator6/10
Dark and TwistyEdge of Your Seat
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Mexican Gothic
Gothic Horror

Mexican Gothic

by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Dark Forest Cult9/10Dark Secrets9/10Gothic Horror10/10Historical Setting8/10Psychological Thriller8/10
AtmosphericDark and TwistyDark and Unsettling
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The Bear and the Nightingale
Historical Fantasy

The Bear and the Nightingale

by Katherine Arden
Coming of Age8/10Historical Setting10/10Witchy Cottage Core7/10
AtmosphericCozy and Slow
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The Exorcist
Horror

The Exorcist

by William Peter Blatty
Dark Secrets9/10Psychological Thriller8/10Small Town Secrets7/10Supernatural Creature Horror9/10Unreliable Reality8/10
Dark and UnsettlingEdge of Your SeatGut Punch
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The Guest List
thriller

The Guest List

by Lucy Foley
Mystery9/10Small Town Secrets7/10Unreliable Witness6/10Whodunit10/10
Dark and TwistyPage-Turner
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The Haunting of Hill House
Horror

The Haunting of Hill House

by Shirley Jackson
Psychological Thriller7/10Small Town Secrets7/10Supernatural Creature Horror8/10Unreliable Narrator8/10Unreliable Reality7/10
AtmosphericDark and UnsettlingMind-Bending
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The Hound of the Baskervilles
thriller

The Hound of the Baskervilles

by Arthur Conan Doyle
Gothic Horror7/10Mystery10/10Whodunit9/10
AtmosphericEdge of Your Seat
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The Shining
Horror

The Shining

by Stephen King
Dark Forest Cult7/10Dark Secrets9/10Psychological Thriller8/10Supernatural Creature Horror8/10Unreliable Narrator8/10
Dark and UnsettlingEdge of Your SeatMind-Bending
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We Have Always Lived in the Castle
Horror

We Have Always Lived in the Castle

by Shirley Jackson
Dark Forest Cult8/10Dark Secrets10/10Psychological Thriller7/10Small Town Secrets8/10Unreliable Narrator7/10
AtmosphericDark and UnsettlingMind-Bending
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