By Jenn Marie on
Sep 12th, 2020 (Last Updated Oct 11th, 2020
This is a list of best Halloween books to read (for adults!) for some spine-tingling fun, creepy reads and otherwise spook-tacular goodness. I usually like to go out for Halloween, but I like reading Halloween-ish books
Find the perfect read to get into the mood for a Halloween in or just something to get you in the mood for all Hallows Eve.
Rebecca Daphne Du Maurier
What It's About:
Publication Date: November 1, 1997
out of 5 on Goodreads
Thirteenth Tale Diane Setterfield
What It's About:
Publication Date: September 12, 2006
out of 5 on Goodreads
We Have Always Lived in the Castle Shirley Jackson
What It's About:
Publication Date: October 31, 2006
out of 5 on Goodreads
Practical Magic Alice Hoffman
What It's About:
Publication Date: August 5, 2003
out of 5 on Goodreads
Hallowe'en Party (Hercule Poirot #39) Agatha Christie
What It's About:
Publication Date: February 18, 2024
out of 5 on Goodreads
Little Edward Carey
What It's About:
Publication Date: October 23, 2018
out of 5 on Goodreads
Amphigorey (Amphigorey #1) Edward Gorey
What It's About:
Publication Date: January 28, 1980
out of 5 on Goodreads
House of Leaves Mark Z Danielewski
What It's About:
Publication Date: February 18, 2024
out of 5 on Goodreads
Something Wicked This Way Comes Ray Bradbury
What It's About:
Publication Date: October 24, 2017
out of 5 on Goodreads
The October Country Ray Bradbury
What It's About:
Publication Date: September 24, 1996
out of 5 on Goodreads
The Shadows Alex North
What It's About:
Publication Date: July 7, 2020
out of 5 on Goodreads
Ghost Story Peter Straub
What It's About:
Publication Date: September 1, 1989
out of 5 on Goodreads
The Graveyard Book Neil Gaiman
What It's About:
Publication Date: September 30, 2008
out of 5 on Goodreads
The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane Katherine Howe
What It's About:
Publication Date: June 9, 2009
out of 5 on Goodreads
American Gothic Tales Joyce Carol Oates
What It's About:
Publication Date: December 1, 1996
out of 5 on Goodreads
The Phantom of the Opera Gaston Leroux
What It's About:
Publication Date: December 30, 1987
out of 5 on Goodreads
The Picture of Dorian Grey Oscar Wilde
What It's About:
Publication Date: February 4, 2003
out of 5 on Goodreads
The Witch Elm Tana French
What It's About:
Publication Date: July 30, 2019
out of 5 on Goodreads
A Discovery of Witches (All Souls Trilogy, #1) Deborah E. Harkness
What It's About:
Publication Date: February 8, 2011
out of 5 on Goodreads
The Shining (The Shining #1) stephen king
What It's About:
Publication Date: February 17, 1978
out of 5 on Goodreads
Doctor Sleep (The Shining #2) Stephen King
What It's About:
Publication Date: September 24, 2013
out of 5 on Goodreads
Equal Rites (Discworld #3) Terry Pratchett
What It's About:
Publication Date: September 13, 2005
out of 5 on Goodreads
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Robert Louis Stevenson
What It's About:
Publication Date: September 2, 2003
out of 5 on Goodreads
Get in Trouble Kelly Link
What It's About:
Publication Date: February 18, 2024
out of 5 on Goodreads
The Good House Tananarive Due
What It's About:
Publication Date: February 18, 2024
out of 5 on Goodreads
Slade House David Mitchell
What It's About:
Publication Date: June 28, 2016
out of 5 on Goodreads
The Only Good Indians Stephen Graham Jones
What It's About:
Publication Date: July 14, 2020
out of 5 on Goodreads
NOS4A2 Joe Hill
What It's About:
Publication Date: April 30, 2013
out of 5 on Goodreads
Dracula Bram Stoker
What It's About:
Publication Date: April 29, 2003
out of 5 on Goodreads
Twilight Eyes Dean Koontz
What It's About:
Publication Date: December 4, 2007
out of 5 on Goodreads
Odd Thomas Dean Koontz
What It's About:
Publication Date: August 29, 2006
out of 5 on Goodreads
Dead Until Dark (Sookie Stackhouse #1) Charlaine Harris
What It's About:
Publication Date: May 1, 2001
out of 5 on Goodreads
The Necromancer (Johannes Cabal #1) Jonathan L. Howard
What It's About:
Publication Date: July 7, 2009
out of 5 on Goodreads
Mexican Gothic Silvia Moreno-Garcia
What It's About:
Publication Date: June 30, 2020
out of 5 on Goodreads
The Complete Tales and Poems Edgar Allan Poe
What It's About:
Publication Date: Not Available
out of 5 on Goodreads
Ancient Sorceries and Other Weird Stories Algernon Blackwood
What It's About:
Publication Date: August 27, 2002
out of 5 on Goodreads
Songs of a Dead Dreamer and Grimscribe Thomas Ligotti
What It's About:
Publication Date: October 6, 2015
out of 5 on Goodreads
Count Magnus and Other Ghost Stories M. R. James
What It's About:
Publication Date: October 4, 2005
out of 5 on Goodreads
The White People and Other Weird Stories Arthur Machen
What It's About:
Publication Date: September 27, 2011
out of 5 on Goodreads
Home Before Dark Riley Sager
What It's About:
Publication Date: June 30, 2020
out of 5 on Goodreads
Gideon the Ninth (The Locked Tomb #1) Tamsyn Muir
What It's About:
Publication Date: September 10, 2019
out of 5 on Goodreads
Let the Right One In John Ajvide Lindqvist
What It's About:
Publication Date: February 18, 2024
out of 5 on Goodreads
American Psycho Bret Easton Ellis
What It's About:
Publication Date: March 1, 1991
out of 5 on Goodreads
The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires Grady Hendrix
What It's About:
Publication Date: April 7, 2020
out of 5 on Goodreads
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies Jane Austen
What It's About:
Publication Date: April 4, 2009
out of 5 on Goodreads
Through the Woods Emily Carroll
What It's About:
Publication Date: July 15, 2014
out of 5 on Goodreads
Fantastic list, a lot of my favorites made the cut.
thank you! glad to hear it!
What a fabulous list, Iām going add some of these to my October TBR
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Woohoo, this post is getting me so excited for spooky season now! I really loved The Graveyard Book but there are so many more on this list that I definitely need to read!
I recently finished an e-arc of The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow – it’s out in October and would definitely be at home amongst some of these horror classics!
ooo that’s great to know, I’ll definitely have to look at that title when it comes out! thanks for the tip! :)
GREAT list! And so many of them are already on either my wishlist or TBR pile.
thank you! and thanks for dropping by! :)
Amazing list! Will definitely be taking some inspiration from this for my autumn TBR
thank you! happy reading! :)
What a perfect list for Spooky Season reading! Happy to say some are on my shelf!