A 2023 Halloween Spooky Reads List

1.
The Only Good Indians
The Only Good Indians 3.69 avg rating — 102,654 ratings
2.
What Moves the Dead (Sworn Soldier, #1)
What Moves the Dead (Sworn Soldier, #1) 3.86 avg rating — 117,936 ratings
3.
Meddling Kids
Meddling Kids 3.52 avg rating — 35,609 ratings
4.
The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires
The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires 3.79 avg rating — 279,203 ratings
5.
Mexican Gothic
Mexican Gothic 3.67 avg rating — 416,490 ratings
6.
My Best Friend's Exorcism
My Best Friend's Exorcism 3.93 avg rating — 139,983 ratings
6.
The Sun Down Motel
The Sun Down Motel really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 180,204 ratings
8.
Heart-Shaped Box
Heart-Shaped Box
by: Joe Hill
3.84 avg rating — 148,819 ratings
9.
How to Sell a Haunted House
How to Sell a Haunted House 3.65 avg rating — 148,146 ratings
10.
Into the Drowning Deep (Rolling in the Deep, #1)
Into the Drowning Deep (Rolling in the Deep, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 42,641 ratings
11.
Dark Harvest
Dark Harvest 3.60 avg rating — 12,728 ratings
12.
The Graveyard Book
The Graveyard Book 4.16 avg rating — 560,858 ratings
13.
The Halloween Tree
The Halloween Tree 3.77 avg rating — 36,319 ratings
14.
My Heart Is a Chainsaw (The Indian Lake Trilogy, #1)
My Heart Is a Chainsaw (The Indian Lake Trilogy, #1) 3.52 avg rating — 48,528 ratings
15.
Gideon the Ninth (The Locked Tomb, #1)
Gideon the Ninth (The Locked Tomb, #1) 4.19 avg rating — 172,137 ratings
16.
The Last Final Girl
The Last Final Girl 3.11 avg rating — 4,622 ratings
16.
House of Hunger
House of Hunger 3.64 avg rating — 21,724 ratings
16.
The Year of the Witching (Bethel, #1)
The Year of the Witching (Bethel, #1) 3.81 avg rating — 43,565 ratings
19.
The Hollow Places
The Hollow Places 3.79 avg rating — 48,671 ratings
19.
Nettle & Bone
Nettle & Bone 4.09 avg rating — 125,274 ratings
19.
Final Girls
Final Girls 3.82 avg rating — 243,437 ratings
22.
Night of the Mannequins
Night of the Mannequins 3.31 avg rating — 21,348 ratings
23.
A House with Good Bones
A House with Good Bones 3.67 avg rating — 57,866 ratings
24.
We Sold Our Souls
We Sold Our Souls 3.71 avg rating — 30,695 ratings
25.
Silver Nitrate
Silver Nitrate 3.59 avg rating — 28,135 ratings
26.
The Book of Cold Cases
The Book of Cold Cases 3.78 avg rating — 126,109 ratings
26.
A Head Full of Ghosts
A Head Full of Ghosts 3.78 avg rating — 100,581 ratings
28.
Clown in a Cornfield (Clown in a Cornfield, #1)
Clown in a Cornfield (Clown in a Cornfield, #1) 3.74 avg rating — 37,125 ratings
29.
The Broken Girls
The Broken Girls 4.06 avg rating — 123,298 ratings
30.
Night Film
Night Film 3.78 avg rating — 94,537 ratings
30.
John Dies at the End (John Dies at the End, #1)
John Dies at the End (John Dies at the End, #1) 3.87 avg rating — 81,900 ratings
32.
Kingdom of the Wicked (Kingdom of the Wicked, #1)
Kingdom of the Wicked (Kingdom of the Wicked, #1) 3.87 avg rating — 344,598 ratings
33.
Clown in a Cornfield 2: Frendo Lives
Clown in a Cornfield 2: Frendo Lives 3.84 avg rating — 10,730 ratings
34.
Stalking Jack the Ripper (Stalking Jack the Ripper, #1)
Stalking Jack the Ripper (Stalking Jack the Ripper, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 174,894 ratings
34.
Coraline
Coraline 4.13 avg rating — 760,543 ratings
36.
Batman: The Long Halloween
Batman: The Long Halloween
by: Jeph Loeb
4.34 avg rating — 107,438 ratings
37.
The Last House on Needless Street
The Last House on Needless Street 3.83 avg rating — 132,557 ratings
38.
Lone Women
Lone Women 3.70 avg rating — 34,419 ratings
39.
Anna Dressed in Blood (Anna, #1)
Anna Dressed in Blood (Anna, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 107,203 ratings
40.
The Ballad of Black Tom
The Ballad of Black Tom 3.84 avg rating — 32,628 ratings
41.
Hide
Hide 3.32 avg rating — 41,840 ratings
42.
Dead Silence
Dead Silence 3.79 avg rating — 35,040 ratings
43.
Episode Thirteen
Episode Thirteen 3.49 avg rating — 25,516 ratings
44.
101 Horror Books to Read Before You're Murdered
101 Horror Books to Read Before You're Murdered 4.41 avg rating — 1,754 ratings
45.
Dead Flip
Dead Flip 3.48 avg rating — 1,473 ratings
46.
Out There Screaming
Out There Screaming 3.77 avg rating — 11,615 ratings
47.
Mister Magic
Mister Magic 3.57 avg rating — 25,738 ratings
48.
Paperbacks from Hell: The Twisted History of '70s and '80s Horror Fiction
Paperbacks from Hell: The Twisted History of '70s and '80s Horror Fiction 4.26 avg rating — 11,487 ratings
49.
The Gathering Dark: An Anthology of Folk Horror
The Gathering Dark: An Anthology of Folk Horror 3.55 avg rating — 4,115 ratings
50.
The September House
The September House 3.89 avg rating — 75,566 ratings
51.
The Final Girl Support Group
The Final Girl Support Group 3.51 avg rating — 170,942 ratings
52.
The Daughter of Doctor Moreau
The Daughter of Doctor Moreau 3.57 avg rating — 37,720 ratings
53.
Certain Dark Things
Certain Dark Things 3.72 avg rating — 18,983 ratings
54.
20th Century Ghosts
20th Century Ghosts
by: Joe Hill
3.90 avg rating — 46,892 ratings
55.
Found: An Anthology of Found Footage Horror Stories
Found: An Anthology of Found Footage Horror Stories 3.91 avg rating — 1,735 ratings
56.
The Strain (The Strain #1)
The Strain (The Strain #1) 3.80 avg rating — 89,389 ratings
57.
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark 4.02 avg rating — 599 ratings
58.
The Fisherman
The Fisherman 3.86 avg rating — 39,597 ratings
59.
Hunting Prince Dracula (Stalking Jack the Ripper, #2)
Hunting Prince Dracula (Stalking Jack the Ripper, #2) 4.19 avg rating — 83,448 ratings
60.
In the Shadow of Spindrift House
In the Shadow of Spindrift House 3.65 avg rating — 2,232 ratings
61.
Sparrow Hill Road (Ghost Roads, #1)
Sparrow Hill Road (Ghost Roads, #1) 3.96 avg rating — 6,915 ratings
62.
Skeleton Song (Wayward Children, #7.7)
Skeleton Song (Wayward Children, #7.7) 4.01 avg rating — 3,424 ratings
63.
Laughter at the Academy
Laughter at the Academy 4.36 avg rating — 711 ratings
64.
The Neil Gaiman Reader: Selected Fiction
The Neil Gaiman Reader: Selected Fiction 4.45 avg rating — 2,109 ratings
65.
Johnny Halloween: Tales of the Dark Season
Johnny Halloween: Tales of the Dark Season 3.51 avg rating — 391 ratings
66.
October Dreams: A Celebration of Halloween
October Dreams: A Celebration of Halloween really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,495 ratings
67.
The Halloween Moon
The Halloween Moon 3.71 avg rating — 2,022 ratings
68.
Halloween Night (Halloween Night, #1)
Halloween Night (Halloween Night, #1) 3.58 avg rating — 2,088 ratings
69.
Halloween Fiend
Halloween Fiend
by: C.V. Hunt
3.55 avg rating — 2,055 ratings
70.
Trick or Treat: A History of Halloween
Trick or Treat: A History of Halloween 3.71 avg rating — 1,083 ratings
71.
The Gates (Samuel Johnson, #1)
The Gates (Samuel Johnson, #1) 3.81 avg rating — 13,517 ratings
72.
Looking Glass Sound
Looking Glass Sound 3.46 avg rating — 16,596 ratings
73.
Sundial
Sundial 3.79 avg rating — 23,882 ratings
74.
Little Eve
Little Eve 3.73 avg rating — 10,248 ratings
75.
The Monstrumologist (The Monstrumologist, #1)
The Monstrumologist (The Monstrumologist, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 20,417 ratings
76.
Johannes Cabal the Necromancer (Johannes Cabal, #1)
Johannes Cabal the Necromancer (Johannes Cabal, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 21,590 ratings
77.
Carter & Lovecraft (Carter & Lovecraft, #1)
Carter & Lovecraft (Carter & Lovecraft, #1) 3.86 avg rating — 6,221 ratings
78.
Lovecraft Country (Lovecraft Country, #1)
Lovecraft Country (Lovecraft Country, #1)
by: Matt Ruff
4.01 avg rating — 47,795 ratings
79.
Broken Monsters
Broken Monsters 3.59 avg rating — 23,645 ratings
80.
Anno Dracula (Anno Dracula, #1)
Anno Dracula (Anno Dracula, #1) 3.76 avg rating — 14,782 ratings
81.
Tender Is the Flesh
Tender Is the Flesh 3.78 avg rating — 338,633 ratings
82.
It Rides a Pale Horse
It Rides a Pale Horse 3.37 avg rating — 1,811 ratings
83.
My Sister, the Serial Killer
My Sister, the Serial Killer 3.65 avg rating — 332,386 ratings
84.
Bad Cree
Bad Cree 3.91 avg rating — 17,859 ratings
85.
All Hallows
All Hallows 3.53 avg rating — 10,558 ratings
86.
Burn the Negative
Burn the Negative 3.37 avg rating — 3,340 ratings
87.
The Handyman Method
The Handyman Method 3.26 avg rating — 6,966 ratings
88.
Dead Eleven
Dead Eleven 3.69 avg rating — 12,091 ratings
89.
Fear Street The Beginning: The New Girl; The Surprise Party; The Overnight; Missing
Fear Street The Beginning: The New Girl; The Surprise Party; The Overnight; Missing 3.65 avg rating — 1,867 ratings
90.
The Dead Take the A Train (Carrion City, #1)
The Dead Take the A Train (Carrion City, #1) 3.62 avg rating — 6,759 ratings
91.
The Only One Left
The Only One Left 4.13 avg rating — 518,701 ratings
92.
Black River Orchard
Black River Orchard 4.10 avg rating — 8,791 ratings
93.
Universal Harvester
Universal Harvester 3.18 avg rating — 19,300 ratings
94.
It Came from the Multiplex: 80s Midnight Chillers
It Came from the Multiplex: 80s Midnight Chillers 3.53 avg rating — 632 ratings
95.
The Saturday Night Ghost Club
The Saturday Night Ghost Club 3.83 avg rating — 27,955 ratings
96.
You're Not Supposed to Die Tonight
You're Not Supposed to Die Tonight 3.57 avg rating — 23,857 ratings
97.
There's No Way I'd Die First
There's No Way I'd Die First 3.18 avg rating — 2,531 ratings
98.
The Weight of Blood
The Weight of Blood 4.19 avg rating — 31,633 ratings
99.
Find Him Where You Left Him Dead (Death Games, #1)
Find Him Where You Left Him Dead (Death Games, #1) 3.36 avg rating — 1,444 ratings
100.
Slewfoot: A Tale of Bewitchery
Slewfoot: A Tale of Bewitchery
by: Brom
4.23 avg rating — 73,848 ratings