It’s almost
Halloween and I thought it would be a good idea to highlight some Spooky Reads!
There are many different types of scary stories. Some are horror, some are
fantasy or science fiction; and others are combinations of all of these. These kinds
of stories may be terrifying, weird, or even funny. I’ve tried to list a sampling of books that would appeal to different readers, so, please enjoy!
Classic Horror Stories and Writers
- The House of Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- The Case of Charles Dexter Ward by H. P. Lovecraft (again, anything from Lovecraft)
- Bartlby the Scrivner by Herman Melville
- The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe (really, just about anything from Poe)
- Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
- The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
- Dracula by Bram Stoker
More Contemporary
Horror Writers and Novels
- The Hellbound Heart by Clive Barker
- The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
- Under the Dome by Stephen King
- Odd Thomas by Dean Koontz
- The Haunted by Bentley Little
- Figures of Fear by Graham Masterton
- Queen of the Damned by Anne Rice
- Perfect Nightmare by John Saul
Urban Fantasy
Series and Authors
- Vampire Huntress Legend by L. A. Banks
- Vampire Queen Betsy Taylor Series by MaryJanice Davidson
- The Otherworld Novels by Yasmine Galenorn
- Anita Blake Series by Laurel Hamilton
- Sookie Stackhouse Series by Charlaine Harris
- Dark Hunter Novels by Sherrilyn Kenyon
- The Black Dagger Brotherhood by J. R. Ward
- Novels of Count Saint-Germain by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro
Zombie Fiction
(Just for the Heck of It!)
- Death Warmed Over: Dan Shamble, Zombie P.I. by Kevin J. Anderson
- I Saw Zombies Eating Santa Clause by Scott G. Brown
- Severed Souls by Terry Goodkind
- Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Seth Grahame-Smith
- Zombie Island: a Shakespeare Undead Novel by Lori Handeland
- Apocalypse Cow by Michael Logan
- Strands of Sorrow by John Ringo
