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Spooky Books for Your October TBR

Hey there BOO-k worms! (Sorry, I had to). Are you struggling to pick spooky books for your Halloween TBR? Here are some suggestions, which are various levels of scary.

It Came from the Closet

Queer Reflections on Horror

By: Joe Vallese & various authors
Narrated by: various narrators, Graham Halstead, Aven Shore, Aida Reluzco, Mark Sanderlin, Tori Barron, Krystal Hammond, Daniel Henning, Ron Butler, Hope Newhouse, Lindsey Dorcus, André Santana, Joel Froomkin, Mike Cooper, Em Grosland & Vikas Adam
Length: 10 hours 58 minutes

Through the lens of horror—from Halloween to Hereditary—queer and trans writers consider the films that deepened, amplified, and illuminated their own experiences.Horror movies hold a complicated space in the hearts of the queer community: historically misogynist, and often homo- and transphobic, the genre has also been inadvertently feminist... Read more

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Summer Sons

By: Lee Mandelo
Narrated by: Will Damron
Length: 12 hours 37 minutes

“A southern gothic horror with dark academia vibes, a murder mystery, and a ride-or-die found family, all with a supernatural twist. What else could you need? My favourite horror book. Read more

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The Haunting of Hill House

By: Shirley Jackson
Narrated by: Bernadette Dunne
Length: 7 hours 27 minutes

The Haunting of Hill House is unlike any haunted house book that I have read. There are no monsters, no gore and no in your face horror. The horror of this book is psychological, with the realization that there is no hope. The house will have its way. Dr. Montague, an occult scholar, arranges for three people to spend a weekend at Hill House as... Read more

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The Spirit Bares Its Teeth

By: Andrew Joseph White
Narrated by: Raphael Corkhill
Length: 10 hours 44 minutes

“One thing about Andrew Joseph White books - they are not for the faint of heart and they turn me ABSOLUTELY FERAL. The Spirit Bares Its Teeth is White at the height of his visceral, shocking, beautiful, monstrous, tender, transgressive powers. I could not stop reading - though I did occasionally have to put the book down to audibly gasp and/or... Read more

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Saint Death's Daughter

By: C. S. E. Cooney
Narrated by: C. S. E. Cooney
Length: 23 hours 12 minutes

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Life gets complicated when Death gets involved.

To be born into a family of royal assassins pretty much guarantees that your life is going to be... rather unusual. Especially if, like Miscellaneous "Lanie" Stones, you also have a vicious allergy to all forms of violence and bloodshed, and an uncanny affinity for bringing... Read more

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Queer Little Nightmares

By: David Ly & Daniel Zomparelli
Narrated by: Danielle Verayo
Length: 7 hours 20 minutes

The fiction and poetry of Queer Little Nightmares reimagines monsters old and new through a queer lens, subverting the horror gaze to celebrate ideas and identities canonically feared in monster lit. Throughout history, monsters have appeared in popular culture as stand-ins for the non-conforming, the marginalized of society. Pushed into the... Read more

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The City Beautiful

By: Aden Polydoros
Narrated by: Maxwell Glick
Length: 12 hours 45 minutes

Would you sacrifice your soul to stop a killer?Chicago, 1893. For Alter Rosen, this is the land of opportunity. Despite the unbearable summer heat, his threadbare clothes, and his constantly empty stomach, Alter still dreams of the day he’ll have enough money to bring his mother and sisters to America, freeing them from the oppression they face... Read more

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Into the Drowning Deep

By: Mira Grant
Narrated by: Christine Lakin
Length: 17 hours 15 minutes

“This book is a masterpiece. Horror story about mermaids. Such a good monster book. Read more

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