ADD-ON Halloween Books

The Witch — Freida McFadden (Thriller)

A modern-day woman finds herself tangled in a dark mystery with roots stretching back to the Salem witch trials. As disturbing secrets surface and seemingly supernatural events begin to blur the line between reality and something much darker, she has to figure out who—or what—she can trust.

Choose this if you like: psychological thrillers • witchy history • eerie atmosphere • family secrets • paranormal elements • twists & turns • Freida McFadden's addictive pacing

The Sleeping Sisters — Jennifer Givhan (Gothic / Horror)

A haunting, atmospheric story steeped in sisterhood, grief, folklore and the supernatural. The Sleeping Sisters blends gothic storytelling with Mexican-American mythology for a darker, more lyrical kind of Halloween read.

Choose this if you like: gothic fiction • folklore • supernatural elements • complicated sisters • haunting atmosphere • literary horror • slower, moodier reads

Kiss Slay Replay — Rachel Harrison (Slasher / Horror)

A woman trapped in a horrifying cycle finds herself reliving a deadly night again and again—and escaping means figuring out why she's there in the first place. Rachel Harrison combines slasher horror with a time-loop premise for something bloody, clever and seriously fun.

Choose this if you like: slashers • time loops • dark humour • fast pacing • bloody horror • final-girl energy • horror that doesn't take itself too seriously

The Calamities — Chuck Wendig (Horror / Dark Fantasy)

Something ancient and terrifying is stirring, setting the stage for an ambitious battle against forces far beyond ordinary human understanding. Wendig blends supernatural horror, dark fantasy and apocalyptic stakes into a big, strange and sinister story.

Choose this if you like: supernatural horror • demons • dark fantasy • apocalyptic stakes • epic storytelling • weird & imaginative horror • bigger books to disappear into

The House That Eats the Dead — Max Doty (Horror)

Claire thinks her family's beautiful new suburban home is a fresh start—until she realizes the house is literally eating things that were once alive. Flowers disappear. Wooden furniture vanishes. Then Claire discovers there are people willing to give the house what it really wants: human flesh.

Choose this if you like: haunted houses • creepy domestic horror • sinister suburbia • impossible-to-explain phenomena • escalating dread • The house is definitely the problem horror

Never Whistle at Night Part II — Shane Hawk (Horror Anthology)

A new collection of dark Indigenous stories exploring monsters, spirits, folklore, contemporary fears and things that are probably best left alone after dark. With multiple authors and storytelling styles, every story offers a different doorway into the unsettling.

Choose this if you like: short stories • Indigenous horror • folklore • legends & spirits • varied horror styles • bite-sized scares • discovering new authors

Stay Buried — Jennifer McMahon (Horror / Suspense)

In isolated Boone's Ferry, Vermont, a woman searching for answers about her mother's death uncovers generations of secrets, superstition and fear. Told across timelines beginning in 1919, the mystery connects a strange illness, a suspicious community and the unsettling possibility that something supernatural may be responsible.

Choose this if you like: folk horror • small-town secrets • dual timelines • supernatural mysteries • historical elements • atmospheric suspense • queer horror

Them — W.H. Chizmar (Sci-Fi Horror)

A top-secret experiment brings something alive back from across the universe—and when it escapes, humanity's place at the top of the food chain ends abruptly. Years later, a lone survivor travels through the ruins of America, where the creatures waiting in the darkness may not be the only monsters left.

Choose this if you like: creature features • post-apocalyptic horror • survival stories • sci-fi horror • monsters • The Mist / Bird Box vibes • higher-stakes horror

Sacrifice Me — Gemma Morr (Dark Romance)

A seductive, dangerous romance where desire and darkness collide. This is the choice for the reader who wants their Halloween book spicier than it is cozy, with morally questionable choices, obsession and a much darker romantic edge.

Choose this if you like: 🌶️ spice • dark romance • morally grey characters • obsession • danger • darker themes • romance with serious bite

Grim Tidings — B.K. Borison (Paranormal Romance)

Darcy has one small problem: she's a Grim Reaper who has decided she doesn't want people to die anymore. When she tries to save her latest assignment, she clashes with Gabriel, a Guardian Angel who definitely doesn't trust Reapers—and definitely isn't supposed to start falling for one.

Choose this if you like: paranormal romance • enemies-to-lovers • Grim Reapers & angels • banter • whimsical magic • cozy spooky vibes • romance without the scares

Nightjars — Michael Wehunt (Vampire / Horror)

A man is confronted with evidence that he has committed horrific crimes he doesn't remember committing. What follows is a deeply unsettling mystery involving an inherited curse, doppelgängers, folklore, serial murder—and vampires. The author describes it as Memento meets Dracula.

Choose this if you like: psychological horror • vampires 🧛 • unreliable narrators • Southern Gothic • serial-killer mysteries • folklore • literary/weird horror • darker, sophisticated scares

Meet Cute Magic — Morgan Elizabeth (Witchy Romance)

A witch, a curse, a little magic and a whole lot of romantic chaos come together in this playful paranormal romance. It's the pick for readers who want to celebrate spooky season with magic and romance instead of murder and nightmares.

Choose this if you like: witches 🧙‍♀️ • romance • Halloween vibes • cozy magic • banter • lighter reads • spice • spooky-season books that aren't actually scary

Portrait of a Witch Undone — K.S. Shay (Witchy Fantasy)

Once one of the strongest witches of her generation, Maeve Ryan is now being consumed by dangerous wild magic after a disastrous spell. When her best friend disappears through the empty frame of a stolen painting, Maeve follows her into a deadly otherworld connected to the infamous Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum art heist.

Choose this if you like: witches • covens • eerie New England settings • dark magic • art heists • friendship • folklore • mysterious otherworlds • atmospheric fantasy