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...
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...
Yours cruelly, Elvira : memoirs of the mistress of the dark
Elvira
Paper Book
**Instant New York Times Bestseller, Los Angeles Times Bestseller, USA Today Bestseller, Publishers Weekly Bestseller** On Good Friday in 1953, at only 18 months old, 25 miles from the nearest hospital in Manhattan, Kansas, Cassandra Peterson reached...
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...
Halloween party murder
Meier, Leslie
Paper Book
Visit small-town Maine in a trio of Halloween cozy mystery tales by New York Times bestselling authors Leslie Meier, Lee Hollis, and Barbara Ross. Small town traditions are celebrated throughout Maine during the holiday season. But when it comes to Halloween, some...

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