Spooky Season: Books for Adults

Updated September 18, 2025
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A season with the witch : the magic and mayhem of Halloween in Salem, Massachusetts
Ocker, J. W.
Paper Book
Salem, Massachusetts, may be the strangest city on the planet. A single event in its 400 years of history-the Salem Witch Trials of 1692-transformed it into the Capital of Creepy in America. But Salem is a seasonal town-and its season happens to be Halloween. Every October, this small city of 40...
The Djinn waits a hundred years
Khan, Shubnum
Paper Book
A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITOR'S CHOICE "Rich and swoony...an ambitious delight, with rich characters and some exceptionally lovely writing...This is the start of a major career." -- The New York Times Book Review AN INDIE NEXT PICK A LIBRARY...
Haunted nights : a Horror Writers Association anthology
Morton, Lisa
Paper Book
Sixteen never-before-published chilling tales that explore every aspect of our darkest holiday, Halloween, co-edited by Ellen Datlow, one of the most successful and respected genre editors, and Lisa Morton, a leading authority on Halloween. In addition to stories about scheming jack-o'...
Shook! : a Black horror anthology
Alleyne, Shawn
Paper Book
12 Funkdafied Tales of Terror! In partnership with Second Sight Publishing, Dark Horse Comics is proud to present, Shook! A Black Horror Anthology. With over 190 pages of terrorizing material, the anthology is filled with stories from a range of award-winning Black writers and...
Taaqtumi : an anthology of Arctic horror stories
Christopher, Neil
Paper Book
"Taaqtumi" is an Inuktitut word that means "in the dark"--and these spine-tingling horror stories by Northern writers show just how dangerous darkness can be. A family clinging to survival out on the tundra after a vicious zombie virus. A door that beckons, waiting to unleash the terror behind it...
The guests on South Battery
White, Karen
Paper Book
With her extended maternity leave at its end, Melanie Trenholm is less than thrilled to leave her new husband and beautiful twins to return to work, especially when she's awoken by a phone call with no voice on the other end-and the uneasy feeling that the ghostly apparitions that have stayed silent...
Universal Studios monsters : a legacy of horror
Mallory, Michael.
Paper Book
From the 1920s through the 1950s, Universal Studios was Hollywood’s number one studio for horror pictures, haunting movie theaters worldwide with Dracula, Frankenstein, and the Creature from the Black Lagoon, among others. Universal Studios Monsters: A Legacy of Horror explores all of these...
The me you love in the dark. Vol. 1
Young, Skottie
Paper Book
A gorgeously rendered blend of horror and romantasy that spirals into obsession, isolation, and unholy inspiration and provides the perfect read for spooky season Writer Skottie Young (I Hate Fairyland, Fortunately, the Milk, Deadpool, Strange Academy) and artist...
Atlas of paranormal places : a journey to the world's most supernatural places
Hollow, Evelyn
Paper Book
Uncover fascinating paranormal activity on this chilling, nerve-wracking global tour of 100 haunted locations. Set out on a uniquely dark armchair journey, and witness the shocking supernatural events, ghosts and unexplained phenomena that have captivated humankind for as long...
Yours cruelly, Elvira : memoirs of the mistress of the dark
Elvira
Paper Book
The woman behind the icon known as Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, the undisputed Queen of Halloween, reveals her full story filled with intimate bombshells--told by the bombshell herself.  On Good Friday in 1953, at only 18 months old, 25 miles from the nearest hospital in...
The science of monsters : the truth about zombies, witches, werewolves, vampires, and other legendary creatures
Hafdahl, Meg
Paper Book
A must-have for any fan of horror and fantasy movies--Night of the Living Dead, A Nightmare on Elm Street, The Shining (Stephen King), and so many more!   If you love film that scares, and want to believe that zombies, vampires, and other deadly and terrifying...
Matters Most MacabreEQUIRED FIELD
James, Tylor
An alien-green light gleaming from behind a door that shouldn't exist. A world of sudden desperation --- all its stories have vaporized overnight, gone from the shelves of libraries, from the internet, from the human mind itself. A Fourth of July in Holebrim, Texas, so explosively grotesque, you'll...
Halloween party murder
Meier, Leslie
Paper Book
Small town traditions are celebrated throughout Maine during the holiday season. But when it comes to Halloween, some people are more than willing to reap a harvest of murder... HALLOWEEN PARTY MURDER by LESLIE MEIER Tinker's Cove newest residents Ty and...
We live here now : a novel
Pinborough, Sarah
Paper Book
Limited edition printing with stenciled edgesUSA TODAY BESTSELLER! "Atmospheric, immersive, surprising and as dark as wet tires." --New York Times Book Review "Brilliant. . . The twist completely blew my mind. I adored every page." --Lisa Jewell...

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