It is now October, the month of many different things: the leaves turning into majestic shades of reds, oranges and yellows, the air becomes crisp and cool, Hot Apple Cider and Pumpkin Spice, Sweater Weather, and the sky becomes darker earlier which may or may not bring me to my next example: Halloween.
People love to be creeped out this time of the year and go all out for the candy-crazed holiday: there’s costumes to be made or bought, trick or treating, maybe a halloween themed party, and enjoy a horror movie marathon or two. I personally will do doing pretty much all that, plus reading some creepy, thrilling stories that might make me need a flashlight when I go to bed. In honor of October and Halloween, the only reviews will be about books that have things that go bump in the night! I plan on reading some new titles as well, which will be some amazing fun!
I will admit, I’ve never read “Pet Semetary” by Stephen King or “Dracula” by Bram Stoker, but wanted to save both of these horror classics for the festivities. Below will be the titles to look for during the next couple of weeks that I’ll post reviews about:
Ninth House (Alex Stern #1): by Leigh Bardugo
A young woman is given a miraculous chance of attending an Ivy league school to investigate it’s secret societies, but is in for a shock at the sinister plans she may discover…
Project 17: by Laurie Faria Stolarz
A group of kids break into an old, abandoned insane asylum in order to record a short video for a film contest, but things take a turn for the worse when they realize they’re not alone…
The Woman in the Window: by A.J. Finn
A woman with a passion for classic film noir, and suffers from agoraphobia, suddenly feels like she’s in her own Hitchcock movie when she see’s a neighbor murdered within their house, but no one believes her…Was it a lie? Was it all fake, or is that just what a killer wants her to think?
Two Can Keep A Secret: by Karen McManus
Sometimes we have secrets that we’d rather keep buried. In a luxurious small town with a mysterious history of disappearances and secrets, a young girl and her friends must find a missing person and stop a murderous tradition that her family is oh so familiar with…
Vicious (Villains #1): by V.E. Schwab
Former college roommates and best friends Eli and Victor made a terrible discovery during their senior thesis science experiment. Years later, Victor breaks out of prison in order to exact his revenge; who will still be alive when the dust has cleared?…
Dracula: by Bram Stoker (with Ben Templesmith’s Illustrations)
An OG horror story for the ages; a man is sent to a looming castle in Transylvania and comes face to face with the Count himself, and must save his wife before the King of vampires can carry out his sinister plans…
Pet Semetary: by Stephen King
A man moves to a rural home in Maine with his family and pet cat, but with an indian burial ground near the cemetery filled with people’s pets of the past, some things don’t like to stay buried…
There you go, it sounds like some pretty fun titles are coming your way! Which ones sound better to you? Are there other titles you’d recommend? What are your favorite horror or thriller books to read? Let me know, I love to hear other people’s recommendations!
While I have you here, be sure to check out some book reviews I already have posted below! Why not look into some more creepy, twisted tales?
Click HERE to see my book review for Stephen King’s “IT”
Click HERE for my book review of Agatha Christie’s “And Then There Were None.”
Click HERE for my book review of Riley Sager’s “The Last Time I Lied.”
Click HERE for my book review of Taylor Adams’ “No Exit.”
Click HERE for my book review of Claire Legrand’s “Sawkill Girls.”
Click HERE for my book review of Shari Lapena’s “An Unwanted Guest.”
Click HERE for my book review of Colleen Hoover’s “Verity.”
Thanks for Reading!
–Nick Goodsell
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