Take one part witchcraft, one part uncanny, and a generous helping of weirdness. Stir well, and you’ll have a stack of books perfect for bewitching autumn nights.
From haunted cabins to supernatural creatures to otherworldly terrors, each pick promises atmosphere to spare and characters you’ll root for long after the jack-o’-lanterns dim. So make room on your nightstand, pour something spiced, and prepare to slip into these wonderfully spooky pages.
Who decides what you’re allowed to remember? In the model town of Bliss Creek, seventeen-year-old Iz wakes with no memory, no trace of her life, and a creeping sense that something’s wrong. Fear keeps the people in line, armed guards patrol the walls, and no one dares to ask questions. But when Iz begins to uncover hidden clues, she must decide whether to accept the safe lie she’s been handed or risk everything to find out who she really is.
If you’re looking for a hero to root for in your next YA read, Iz’s search for identity is both haunting and unforgettable.
Can you outrun evil when it knows your name? Years after being accused of his fiancée’s murder, former reporter David Lighthouse is the prime suspect…again. This time it happens when a friend turns up drained of blood with twin puncture wounds on her neck. As dark echoes of the past resurface, David uncovers a demonic conspiracy rooted in Nazi secrets, occult rituals, and his father’s buried history.
Are you a fan of Frank Peretti, Stephen King, or Dan Brown? Then you’ll drink in this supernatural thriller faster than spiced wine on a storm-struck night.
Ready for something part fractured fairy tale, part nightmare fuel, and entirely bubbling over with characters teetering on the edge of sanity? This award-winning collection of six short stories has all that, and more. From a town driven mad by television to a detective who may be investigating his own death, these tales blur the line between reality and madness in twisted, unforgettable ways.
“Twilight Zone” fans, take note, this one’s calling your name if you’re craving a little weirdness this spooky season.
One minute, Cara O’Sullivan was a struggling actress in Galway. The next, she’s waking up in a tomb with only her cellphone and a song on her lips. But in this strange, undead-infested world, music isn’t just comfort…it’s magic. As her voice lights up the dark, Cara draws the attention of a ghostly knight, a grieving necromancer, and something far more dangerous that stirs beneath the surface. She didn’t believe in heroes. But becoming one may be the only way she survives.
Part paranormal fantasy, part musical spellbook, “Gravesong” is not just on Kindle, it’s an Audible Original perfect for nights when the veil feels thin and the dead don’t stay that way.Â
After losing her best friend, ten-year-old Seraphina feels adrift until a frantic talking butterfly whisks her on a quest to restore balance to a hidden world inside a rainbow. Her journey takes her through six enchanted realms where she faces witches, trolls, and the challenge of returning a stolen crystal to its rightful wizard. Along the way, Seraphina discovers courage, hope, and a truth brighter than any spell: love and friendship don’t end, even after death.
A magical fantasy filled with fairies, unicorns, and guardian angels, this is a story to share with the younger reader in your life or to savor yourself if you need a little wonder this fall.
On the Eden, a moon-sized cemetery drifting through space, the dead don’t rest. They stir. When visiting musician Ava performs her Requiem, she summons a cosmic entity that reveals the crew’s darkest fears and secrets. One by one, the living unravel. The souls of the interred return, even Ava’s lost love. Will she be brave enough to face her grief and stop it before Earth itself becomes the next graveyard?
For those who hear beauty in the darkness, this requiem is yours.
Three years after the car crash that stole her husband and son, Maggie retreats to a remote cabin to write, to heal, and maybe to disappear. But solitude doesn’t bring silence. Shifting shadows, fractured time, and dreams that feel like warnings begin to close in. When Maggie shows her neighbor’s daughter an unfinished video game her late husband designed, the line between fiction and reality blurs. The game seems to…know things. And Maggie begins to slip. Will she be able to navigate a landscape stitched from memory and grief before it’s too late?
A psychological ghost story that may give you courage, or pull you into an inescapable realm where lost souls linger. Ready for something raw, dark, and immersive?
