Halloween is the perfect time to pick up a book that scares you. While there are some classic tales worth reading this time of year (see our recommendations at the end\u00a0of the article), there are also some great modern books of note, too.<\/p>\n
So turn on all the lights and curl up with one of these chilling stories \u2026 just be prepared to be up late, listening for things that go bump in the night (hopefully it\u2019s only your cat!).<\/p>\n
no no 9780804178013 Black-Eyed Susans<\/i> http:\/\/www.penguinrandomhouse.com\/books\/235697\/black-eyed-susans-by-julia-heaberlin\/ by Julia Heaberlin <\/p>\n
Imagine barely surviving a murder attempt that claimed the lives of three other girls, with only scattered memories of what happened. Now imagine waking up two decades later to a sign outside your window that hints that the killer, whom you thought you helped put behind bars, may still be roaming free. Heaberlin has written a tense, page-turning thriller.<\/p>\n
9780307455178 Zone One<\/i> https:\/\/www.penguinrandomhouse.com\/books\/189758\/zone-one-by-colson-whitehead\/ by Colson Whitehead <\/p>\n
You probably know Colson Whitehead from his recent bestsellers, The Underground Railroad<\/a><\/i> and <\/a>The Nickel Boys<\/a><\/i>, but don\u2019t miss out on one of his earlier works, a literary zombie novel that reimagines the genre. After a pandemic wipes out the planet, Mark Spitz is charged with sweeping lower Manhattan for lingering zombies \u2014 a mission that quickly unravels. <\/p>\n 9780735212534 The Hunger <\/i> https:\/\/www.penguinrandomhouse.com\/books\/549615\/the-hunger-by-alma-katsu\/ by Alma Katsu <\/p>\n Alma Katsu combines elements of the supernatural with the already horrifying story of the Donner Party to create a tale that even Stephen King recommends not reading after dark. The isolated travelers reach the brink of desperation as members of their party disappear one after the other, and they\u2019re left to root out the source of evil before it swallows them all. <\/p>\n 9780399184604 Fever Dream <\/i> https:\/\/www.penguinrandomhouse.com\/books\/533971\/fever-dream-by-samanta-schweblin-translated-by-megan-mcdowell\/ by Samanta Schweblin, translated by Megan McDowell <\/p>\n Hypnotic and surreal, Fever Dream<\/i> is the sort of novel that grabs you and doesn\u2019t let go. Told almost entirely through dialogue \u2014 between a woman dying in a rural hospital and the child at her bedside \u2014 the ghost story that unfolds is all the more unsettling for how realistic it feels. <\/p>\n 9780525559757 Bunny <\/i> https:\/\/www.penguinrandomhouse.com\/books\/576726\/bunny-by-mona-awad\/ by Mona Awad <\/p>\n Bunny<\/i> takes place at a New England art school, where scholarship student Samantha feels entirely out of place \u2014 particularly when it comes to the cardigan-wearing clique of rich girls in her program known as the Bunnies. But when Samantha\u2019s invited into the Bunnies\u2019 eerie rituals, the monsters of their collective imagination come to life. <\/p>\n 9780399590290 The Wolf Wants In <\/i> https:\/\/www.penguinrandomhouse.com\/books\/549349\/the-wolf-wants-in-by-laura-mchugh\/ by Laura McHugh <\/p>\n In Blackwater, Kansas, certain secrets can get you killed. Eighteen-year-old Henley Pettit is desperate to escape her family\u2019s seedy actions, while Sadie Keller is determined to find out the cause of her brother\u2019s death. But in a small town gripped by the opioid crisis, secrets have a way of staying buried. Gritty and suspenseful, McHugh\u2019s latest is another page-turner. <\/p>\n 9781524745165 Lock Every Door <\/i> https:\/\/www.penguinrandomhouse.com\/books\/606723\/lock-every-door-by-riley-sager\/ by Riley Sager <\/p>\n Some things are too good to be true. That\u2019s what Jules Larsen is starting to realize about her new apartment-sitting gig in a glamorous old building called the Bartholomew. Jules isn\u2019t allowed visitors or to spend nights away from the apartment, and when another sitter disappears after confiding her fears in Jules, the building\u2019s dark secrets begin to reveal themselves. <\/p>\n 9780451491732 My Lovely Wife <\/i> https:\/\/www.penguinrandomhouse.com\/books\/570125\/my-lovely-wife-by-samantha-downing\/ by Samantha Downing <\/p>\n When an ordinary suburban couple\u2019s 15-year marriage needs a little spicing up, they develop an unusual \u2014 and murderous \u2014 hobby. Devious and unsettlingly told, Samantha Downing\u2019s debut promises to shock even the most avid readers of suspense. Caution: you may not look at your neighbors the same way again. <\/p>\n yes yes 13 Oldies But Goodies 9780425188934 The Damnation Game<\/i> http:\/\/www.penguinrandomhouse.com\/books\/290221\/the-damnation-game-by-clive-barker\/ by Clive Barker 9780375753411 Frankenstein<\/i> https:\/\/www.penguinrandomhouse.com\/books\/595367\/frankenstein-by-mary-shelley\/ by Mary Shelley 9780307743305 Dracula<\/i> https:\/\/www.penguinrandomhouse.com\/books\/595378\/dracula-by-bram-stoker\/ by Bram Stoker 9780143134190 Haunting of Hill House<\/i> https:\/\/www.penguinrandomhouse.com\/books\/538991\/the-haunting-of-hill-house-movie-tie-in-by-shirley-jackson\/9780143134190\/ by Shirley Jackson 9780141441351 The Turn of the Screw<\/i> http:\/\/www.penguinrandomhouse.com\/books\/308592\/the-turn-of-the-screw-by-henry-james\/ by Henry James 9781984898104 Carrie<\/i> https:\/\/www.penguinrandomhouse.com\/books\/92955\/carrie-by-stephen-king\/ by Stephen King 9780143129400 Lord of the Flies<\/i> https:\/\/www.penguinrandomhouse.com\/books\/541036\/lord-of-the-flies-by-william-golding\/ by William Golding 9780345409645 Interview with the Vampire<\/i> https:\/\/www.penguinrandomhouse.com\/books\/153679\/interview-with-the-vampire-by-anne-rice\/ by Anne Rice 9781400032822 Haunted<\/i> https:\/\/www.penguinrandomhouse.com\/books\/126183\/haunted-by-chuck-palahniuk\/ by Chuck Palahniuk 9780525620891 Nightflyers<\/i> https:\/\/www.penguinrandomhouse.com\/books\/575561\/nightflyers-the-illustrated-edition-by-george-r-r-martin\/ by George R.R. Martin 9780143129318 Haunted Castles<\/i> https:\/\/www.penguinrandomhouse.com\/books\/314289\/haunted-castles-by-ray-russell-foreword-by-guillermo-del-toro\/ by Ray Russell, foreword by Guillermo del Toro 9780141441030 The War of the Worlds<\/i> https:\/\/www.penguinrandomhouse.com\/books\/296630\/the-war-of-the-worlds-by-h-g-wells-edited-by-patrick-parrinder-introduction-by-brian-aldiss-notes-by-andy-sawyer-cover-illustrated-by-coralie-bickford-smith\/ by H.G. Wells <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Halloween is the perfect time to pick up a book that scares you. 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