Books I’ve Read This Year That Has Spooky Season Vibes

I’ve read a few books this year that would be perfect for spooky season. These books are thrillers, witchy, mysteries, paranormal, monsters, zombies, horror and just make for some good fall reads because they are dark.

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Witches, demons, the paranormal…and some romance too!

Bring Me Your Midnight by. Rachel Griffin – witchy vibes, angst, forbidden love

Night of the Witch by. Sara Raasch and Beth Revis – witch and witch hunter falling for one another

Bittersweet in the Hollow by. Kate Pearsall – strong women/family bond, Mothman urban legend mystery

A Hunger of Thorns by. Lili Wilkinson – dark fairytale

Bewitched Shadows by. Autumn Blake – spicy paranormal romance

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Fighting zombies, the dead, vampires, monsters, monster hunters…

The Scarlet Alchemist by. Kylie Lee Baker – alchemy, monsters, political intrigue, family

Bonesmith by. Nicki Pau Preto – zombies, ghosts, fighting

The Hunting Moon by. Susan Dennard – sequel, monsters, monster hunters

Unholy Terrors by. Lyndall Clipstone – girl falls for monster boy, dark

Sign of the Slayer Sharina Harris – vampire slayer

Vampires of El Norte by. Isabel Cañas – vampires, history and romance

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Gothic, dark academia, some horror, lots of creepy…

All That Consumes Us by. Erica Waters – dark academia

Mexican Gothic by. Silvia Moreno-Garcia – gothic horror, creepy house

Immortality: A Love Story by. Dana Schwartz – gothic romance, secret society, women in medicine

All the Dead Lie Down by. Jylie McCalley – gothic mystery and horror

The Last Heir to Blackwood Library by. Hester Fox – sentient library, alchemy,

House of Roots and Ruin by. Erin A. Craig – plant experiments, romance, paranormal, gothic

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Mystery, who done it, who to trust or not, suspense, thriller, murder…

Stranger Danger by. Maren Stoffels – suspense, secluded house

The Last One to Fall by. by. Gabriella Lepore – murder mystery

Hatchet Girls by. Diana Rodriguez Wallach – murder mystery, Lizzie Borden axe murders, paranormal

Lying in the Deep by. Diana Urban – murder mystery, surprising twist

The Black Queen by. Jumata Emill – suspense, thriller, murder mystery, twisty

Play the Fool by Lina Chern – twisty, quirky MC, murder mystery

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Strange small towns, strange magic, strange weather, secrets, horror, missing people, body horror, cults…

Starlings by. Amanda Linsmeier – small town, family secrets, mysterious, monster

Wildblood by. Lauren Blackwood – jungle with monsters, suspicious characters, dark themes

Where Darkness Blooms by. Andrea Hannah – strange small town, missing women, strange weather

In Nightfall by. Suzanne Young – The Lost Boys retelling, strange mysterious small town, vampires

Together We Rot by. Skyla Arndt – body horror, cult, missing people, dark themes

Swarm by. Jennifer D. Lyle – giant scary butterflies, zombies

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These are titles I’ve read in 2023 so far but I will be hopefully adding more spooky reads this month since it’s officially spooky month! Have you read any of these titles? Are you planning to?