Halloween might have come and gone but who says horror can only be in October? Dive into one of the following books ranging from horror to thriller and more. Warning… You might not want to read these late at night 🙀
House of Leaves, by Mark Z. Danielewski
Barnes and Nobles call this one of the most frightening books ever written. So if you are looking for a true horror book beyond Stephen King (who is the amazing and makes this list too) why not give Danielewski a try? It starts out in normal horror genre trope which involves a house, a big and slightly scary-looking house.
“Danielewski spins out a dizzying tale involving multiple unreliable narrators, typographic mysteries, and looping footnotes that manage to drag the reader into the story and then make them doubt their own perception of that story. It’s a trick no one else has managed to such dramatic effect, making this novel more of a participatory experience than any other work of literature—which, considering the dark madness at its core, isn’t necessarily a pleasant experience.” – Barnes and Noble Review
Described asThe Bone Witch meets Sherlock Holmes in this thrilling historical fantasy about a girl with the ability to raise the dead who must delve into her city’s dangerous magical underworld to stop a series of murders. This is a great book for those who love fantasy with a twist.
Not every Halloween book needs to be terrifying and Powell proves that!
Stephen King is considered one of the most prolific horror writers of our time with countless of his books. Many of his books have been turned into movies too that have haunted many of us including a certain clown…
Pet Sematary is not only one of the creepiest movies I have ever watched but it doesn’t compare to the book. The book is the definition of horror and disturbing. Warning to all potential readers, this book is very intense!
Beloved is many things, but it is also a horror novel. It deals with the psychological impact of slavery as it affects the characters Sethe, her daughter Denver, and the other freed Black men and women who are still processing their losses. The main characters are living in a home that is haunted by a house. A house whom they believe to be the ghost of Sethe’s eldest daughter that Sethe killed. As the book progresses the ghost eventually is able to take human form as a young woman named Beloved.
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