This is the first round of many Halloween themed recommendation posts I have planned for October! I decided it would be more fun to break them up than have one giant rec post, so we are starting with not just scary books but THE SCARIEST books I’ve ever read!
These aren’t in any particular order and I will link up my full reviews to each one in case you’re curious for more info! Just click the book titles!
Let’s begin!
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish.
It was kind of hard for me to come up with a Halloween theme for this week’s Top Ten Tuesday because I’ve already done so many Halloween themed posts! So I decided to just go with some horror books that are still on my TBR but I can’t wait to read them!
You can find some of my other Halloween posts here:
10.) Girl of Nightmares (Anna #2) by Kendare Blake
The sequel to the amazing “Anna Dressed in Blood” so of course I need to read it! Hopefully it’s as good as the first one, I wasn’t expecting “Anna” to be as gory and scary as it was!
9.) The Suffering (The Girl from the Well #2) by Rin Chupeco
I was terrified by the first book and since I’m a sucker for scaring myself I want to read the sequel!
8.) The Diviners by Libba Bray
This might just be more of a paranormal/supernatural book and not horror but I’m including it anyways. I read the first chapter and it was pretty creepy so I’m excited to get into this series!
7.) Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill
This is a book I picked up and read a quarter through and set back down. It was definitely creepy though and I do plan on picking it back up. It’s basically about a haunted suit and the ghost of the old man is haunting the main character now. Like I said it’s super creepy.
6.) It by Stephen King
I don’t think this one needs an explanation.
5.) The Child Thief by Brom
Peter Pan is my favorite fairy tale and so I’m ALL for any retelling of it but especially a dark, horror retelling.
4.) Bird Box by Josh Malerman
A short, slow horror style book but I want to give it a go. Especially since it’s really short….because I’m lazy.
3.) The Ravenous by Amy Lukavics
I’m not too sure about this book anymore since it hasn’t been getting the best of reviews but I really enjoy Lukavics’ books so I’d like to at least try it.
2.) Say Her Name by James Dawson
I’m always pretty creeped out by Blood Mary stories so I’m ready to be scared with this one.
1.) Pitch Dark by Courtney Alameda
I’m currently reading Alameda’s other novel “Shutter” and really enjoying it PLUS this one sounds very similar to the Alien movie franchise and I’m here for it.
Have you read any of these books? What did you think?
Do you have any of these on your TBR as well?
What are some horror books that are on your TBR?
Any favorite horror books?
Let me know in the comments and Happy Halloween guys!
This post is pretty straight forward! You can read my first post of creepy covers here! I’m trying to keep a lot of my posts here for the rest of the month Halloween related so here goes nothing.
Keep in mind these are only covers of books I have either read or are on my TBR. If there are any other super creepy covers you know of let me know in the comments below!
It by Stephen King
Of course I’m going to include this one with its many variations of creepy covers but this is the one I own and its the one that I think looks great and also creepy. I like the big Cheshire cat style clown grin full of teeth, it’s definitely scary!
Unwind by Neal Shusterman
While this might not necessarily be a horror book it seems to have a pretty dark synopsis and the cover is more than a little creepy. Hands pressing against things like that always freaks me out.
Say Her Name by James Dawson
Bloody Mary and mirrors make for a pretty scary cover especially with all of that condensation….
The Wood by Chelsea Bobulski
I think this cover is gorgeous and creepy all at the same time! The leaf dripping blood is just really neat, maybe I’m strange?
The Hollow Girl by Hillary Monahan
Creepy setting, dark, with a creepy girl on the cover = one big creepy.
Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake
The ghost of Anna standing with blood dripping down her dress on the cover is pretty darn creepy.
The Replacement by Brenna Yovanoff
Something about old fashioned baby strollers creep me out especially with the creepy little mobile there…..
A Drop of Night by Stefan Bachmmann
Also not the creepiest cover on this list but the colors and font give off an eerie vibe in my opinion.
Diary of a Haunting by M. Verano
This is super scary looking, anything that’s faceless gives me chills especially with the one girl climbing up the wall. Nope!
Bad Girls Don’t Die by Katie Alender
I don’t like anything being covered with fabric like this, it’s always creeped me out and while this one isn’t super terrifying it’s a little bit…uncomfortable to look at!
Have you read any of these books? What did you think?
Do you find any of these covers to be creepy?
What are some of your favorite creepy covers?
Let me know in the comments!
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