Other than movies and carving your pumpkin, there's nothing like a spooky book to get you in the mood for Halloween. You can lose yourself in stories of the paranormal, things that go bump in the night, all manner of weird creatures, and anything else that makes your spine tingle or your hair stand on end. Here are ten books to get you in the mood for Halloween.
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1. The Woman in the Window by a.J. Finn
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This thriller about an agoraphobic woman who thinks she witnesses a terrible crime from her window has enough tension and creep factor to put you on edge just in time for Halloween! Not to mention a few twists along the way!
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2. Providence by Caroline Kepnes
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This is a story about blossoming romance that is disturbed when one of the pair disappears. He returns four years later with no memory of what happened to him, with the added feature of dangerous powers and a link to a mysterious serial killer!
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3. Genuine Fraud by E. Lockhart
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This is a super dark and twisty thriller about a woman who lets jealousy get the better of her, and proves just how far she would go to get the beauty, attention, and wealth of another woman that she knows. It’s not like anything you have read before!
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4. The River at Night by Erica Ferencik
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It’s every traveler’s worst nightmare: you find yourself stranded in the dark woods after a freak accident. Three girls in that situation think they have been saved when they come across a group of people with a campfire, but are they in even more danger now than before?
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5. Final Girls by Riley Sager
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You know that a book is scary when it has been recommended by none other than Stephen King! This book follows a group of women who have all survived different horrendous massacres, but when one of them is found dead, it sparks panic in the rest.
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6. My Soul to Keep by Tananarive Due
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If creepy origin stories are your thing, then you will love this book, the first in a trilogy about an investigative journalist who discovers that her seemingly perfect husband has a deep, dark secret!
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7. Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn
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Recently made into a hit HBO show starring Amy Adams, this book tells the story of a troubled journalist who goes back to her hometown to cover a series of murders, but that is only the beginning of her problems.
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8. The Grownup by Gillian Flynn
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Yep, yet another Gillian Flynn novel! This one is about a con artist who poses as a medium in order to get rich off of vulnerable people, but she bites off more than she can chew when tasked with getting rid of a particular house’s evil spirit.
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9. The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
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This is an interesting take on the legend of Dracula in which an academic goes on a search to try to prove that the infamous vampire really existed.
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10. Night Film by Marisha Pessl
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This is a tale of obsession, madness, and spookiness, three of the key things you should be looking for in a pre-Halloween creepy read! It’s about a mysterious horror film director, and I don’t want to say more for fear of spoilers!
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