Six Spooky Reads for Halloween
It's spooky season and what better way to get in the mood than with a good book sure to give you chills
Frankenstein
Mary Shelley
Nothing beats the classics when it comes to the spookiest time of year and Frankenstein has certainly stood the test of time. Written by a teenage Mary Shelley, the tale has seen countless adaptations, but nothing beats the original. A tale of pride and obsession, decide for yourself who the real monster is.
Itch
Gemma Amor
Returning to her isolated hometown overlooking the Forest of Dean, Josie is at rock bottom. When she discovers a body in the woods, a creeping obsession begins to take hold as she desperately tries to solve the case in a community gripped by local folklore and superstitions.
The Long Walk
Stephen King
Set in a dystopian near future, a group of young men prepare to take on the annual Long Walk, an endurance challenge like no other where only one can be crowned champion. Forced to keep a steady pace of four miles per hour day and night, winning means being granted anything you want for life, and stopping means certain death.
Sacrificial Animals
Kailee Pedersen
When their estranged father calls to tell them he is dying, brothers Nick and Joshua return to the home they left behind hoping for reconciliation. But something dark and vengeful has followed them too, and the three men are all set to face a reckoning they’re not ready for.
Girl Dinner
Olivia Blake
Welcome to The House, the most exclusive sorority on campus and an institution that second year Nina Kaur is desperate to be part of after a disastrous first year. But the sorority has a dark underbelly, and as Nina is drawn deeper into its rituals, she must decide how much she’s willing to stomach in the name of sisterhood.
What Hunger
Catherine Dang
It’s the summer before high school and Ronny spends her days lazing around, feeling disconnected from her Vietnamese parents and her golden-child older brother who’s preparing for college. The one thing they can all agree on is a love of food, and when something unspeakable happens, Ronny is consumed by a new hunger entirely.
