{"id":942,"date":"2021-10-26T20:59:30","date_gmt":"2021-10-26T20:59:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.digitalbook.io\/blog\/?p=942"},"modified":"2025-09-17T15:42:27","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T15:42:27","slug":"13-scary-halloween-reads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.digitalbook.io\/blog\/13-scary-halloween-reads\/","title":{"rendered":"13 Scary Halloween Reads"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/topics\/halloween\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Halloween<\/a> is observed in many countries on 31 October. It\u2019s a celebration that\u2019s become more secular and commercial in recent years, with lots of popular activities for the whole family. These include trick-or-treating, dressing-up, pumping carving, apple-bobbing and of course, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2017\/10\/28\/16535468\/horror-film-streaming-guide-halloween-hbo-go-netflix-amazon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">watching scary movies<\/a>! It\u2019s also a great time for book lovers to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/blog\/10-creepy-novels-get-halloween-spirit\/\" rel=\"noopener\">get in the Halloween spirit and\u00a0read about all things evil!<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalbook.io\/blog\/top-10-best-horror-books\/\">Horror fiction<\/a> has been around for centuries with early tales\u00a0of witchcraft and self-help books. Since then, the genre has exploded with stories about\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">ghosts,\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">vampires, the supernatural and the demonic. This makes it the perfect genre for this time of year. So as the witching hour approaches, why not let your imagination run wild and enjoy some scary horror fiction. We\u2019ve put together 13 Halloween reads that are certain to send shivers down your spine\u2026<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Also, be sure to browse\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">our\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalbook.io\/audiobooks\/genre\/horror\">horror genre for\u00a0f<span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">ree audiobooks and ebooks<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div id=\"db-13-scary-halloween-reads\" class=\"db-header-image\"><\/div>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" id=\"db-script-13-scary-halloween-reads\">\r\n    var el = document.getElementById('db-13-scary-halloween-reads');\r\n\tvar script = document.getElementById('db-script-13-scary-halloween-reads');\r\n\r\n    if (document.body.classList.contains('single-post')) {\r\n        el.innerHTML = '<ins class=\"adsbygoogle db-banner-ad\" style=\"display:block;border:none;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0553395522680398\" data-ad-slot=\"2983428166\" data-ad-format=\"horizontal\" data-full-width-responsive=\"false\"><\/ins>';\r\n\r\n       \t(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n    } else {\r\n        el.innerHTML = '<a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalbook.io\/blog\/13-scary-halloween-reads\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2244\" src=\"https:\/\/www.digitalbook.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/halloween.jpg\" alt=\"Halloween\" width=\"473\" height=\"115\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.digitalbook.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/halloween.jpg 473w, https:\/\/www.digitalbook.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/halloween-300x73.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 473px) 100vw, 473px\" \/><\/a>';\r\n    }\r\n\t\r\n\t\/\/ el.parentNode.removeChild(el.previousSibling); \/\/ Remove <p><\/p>\r\n\tscript.parentNode.removeChild(script); \/\/ Remove this <script>\r\n<\/script>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/The-Haunting-of-Hill-House\/dp\/B0045XRA1K?SubscriptionId=AKIAJVNP2OY626DGFOKQ&amp;tag=digitalboo025-20&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=2025&amp;creative=165953&amp;creativeASIN=B0045XRA1K\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson<\/a><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\r\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/The-Haunting-of-Hill-House\/dp\/B0045XRA1K?SubscriptionId=AKIAJVNP2OY626DGFOKQ&amp;tag=digitalboo025-20&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=2025&amp;creative=165953&amp;creativeASIN=B0045XRA1K\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"wp-image-965 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.digitalbook.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Hill_House-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"The Haunting of Hill House\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.digitalbook.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Hill_House-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.digitalbook.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Hill_House-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.digitalbook.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Hill_House-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www.digitalbook.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Hill_House.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Ghosts, wall writings, possession\u2026 Shirley Jackson\u2019s 1959 book about a haunted house is a classic and a must-read for all horror fiction fans. Dr. Montague, an investigator of the supernatural, rents Hill House for the summer and invites guests to stay. Eleanor, Theodora, and Luke have all previously had paranormal experiences.\u00a0 The two caretakers refuse to stay in the house at night, while the four temporary residents start to experience strange events.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalbook.io\/audiobook\/62dbc88f9407b9799b668e8727f40eae\/Dracula\">Dracula by Bram Stoker<\/a><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\r\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"172\" height=\"260\" class=\"wp-image-2512 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.digitalbook.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/dracula.jpg\" alt=\"Dracula\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 172px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 172\/260;\" \/><\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Bram Stoker\u2019s famous 1897 Dracula is one of the most famous Gothic Vampire novels. Set in the late 19th-century, Jonathan Harker, a young English lawyer is traveling to Castle Dracula in Transylvania (modern-day Romania). When locals learn of his destination they react with fear, which begins to worry Harker. Nevertheless, he continues on his way to meet Count Dracula, who he is helping to buy an Estate in England.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/The-Shining\/dp\/B008U2P6HC?SubscriptionId=AKIAJVNP2OY626DGFOKQ&amp;tag=digitalboo025-20&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=2025&amp;creative=165953&amp;creativeASIN=B008U2P6HC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Shining by Stephen King<\/a><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\r\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/The-Shining\/dp\/B008U2P6HC?SubscriptionId=AKIAJVNP2OY626DGFOKQ&amp;tag=digitalboo025-20&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=2025&amp;creative=165953&amp;creativeASIN=B008U2P6HC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"160\" height=\"160\" class=\"wp-image-910 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.digitalbook.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/SK_Shining.jpg\" alt=\"The Shining\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.digitalbook.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/SK_Shining.jpg 160w, https:\/\/www.digitalbook.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/SK_Shining-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.digitalbook.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/SK_Shining-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.digitalbook.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/SK_Shining-50x50.jpg 50w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 160px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 160\/160;\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>King\u2019s third book focusses on Jack Torrance, a writer and recovering alcoholic who is working as a caretaker in the Overlook hotel. He becomes trapped there after a storm with his wife and psychic son Danny, who can see the atrocities of the past that took place in the hotel. Jack\u2019s sanity begins to slip away as the mysterious forces surrounding the hotel begin to take control.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>See blog post: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalbook.io\/blog\/top-10-stephen-king-books\/\">Top 10 Stephen King Books<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalbook.io\/audiobook\/6d8d9a7c37c8bfb524ff4c3cade089e7\/Frankenstein%3B%20or%20The%20Modern%20Prometheus%20(1818)\">Frankenstein &#8211; Mary Shelley<\/a><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\r\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"265\" class=\"wp-image-1931 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.digitalbook.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/frankenstein.jpg\" alt=\"frankenstein\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 170px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 170\/265;\" \/><\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>In Shelley&#8217;s timeless work, Victor Frankenstein, after discovering the ingredients for reanimating life after death, assembles the body of a man from miscellaneous corpses. This goes about as well as expected. After several grisly murders and a scuppered attempt to provide a bride for the melancholic and neglected Frankenstein, Victor loses almost everything to a monster with revenge in mind.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/I-Am-Legend\/dp\/B000V5QJC2?SubscriptionId=AKIAJVNP2OY626DGFOKQ&amp;tag=digitalboo025-20&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=2025&amp;creative=165953&amp;creativeASIN=B000V5QJC2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">I am Legend by Richard Matheson<\/a><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\r\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/I-Am-Legend\/dp\/B000V5QJC2?SubscriptionId=AKIAJVNP2OY626DGFOKQ&amp;tag=digitalboo025-20&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=2025&amp;creative=165953&amp;creativeASIN=B000V5QJC2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"wp-image-967 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.digitalbook.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Legend-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"I am Legend\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.digitalbook.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Legend-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.digitalbook.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Legend-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.digitalbook.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Legend-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www.digitalbook.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Legend.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>If Zombie-Vampire genre is your thing then Richard Matheson\u2019s 1954 novel will tick the box.\u00a0 As a vampire pandemic spreads, Robert Neville is the apparent sole survivor.\u00a0 Neville, who is immune to the disease, tries to discover what has happened as he goes about his daily life slaying vampires. While on his journey he comes across another survivor of the pandemic, Ruth, who has her own story of survival. However, not all is as it seems, and Neville becomes suspicious of this other supposedly immune survivor.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/The-Exorcist\/dp\/B015GCOUM0?SubscriptionId=AKIAJVNP2OY626DGFOKQ&amp;tag=digitalboo025-20&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=2025&amp;creative=165953&amp;creativeASIN=B015GCOUM0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty<\/a><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\r\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/The-Exorcist\/dp\/B015GCOUM0?SubscriptionId=AKIAJVNP2OY626DGFOKQ&amp;tag=digitalboo025-20&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=2025&amp;creative=165953&amp;creativeASIN=B015GCOUM0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"wp-image-963 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.digitalbook.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Exorcist-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"The Exorcist\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.digitalbook.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Exorcist-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.digitalbook.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Exorcist-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.digitalbook.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Exorcist-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www.digitalbook.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Exorcist.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Based on a 1949 possession and exorcism, this novel depicts the events that took place in a rented house in Georgetown to Regan MacNell and the two priests that try to help her. \u00a0Staying with her famous actress mother, Regan becomes ill and poltergeist activity starts occurring in the house. The physical and psychological changes quickly begin to take hold as Regan becomes antagonistic and violent. As medical treatment fails, her atheist mother turns to a priest for help to try and exorcise the demon.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/It\/dp\/B019PHYQG2?SubscriptionId=AKIAJVNP2OY626DGFOKQ&amp;tag=digitalboo025-20&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=2025&amp;creative=165953&amp;creativeASIN=B019PHYQG2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">IT by Stephen King<\/a><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\r\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/It\/dp\/B019PHYQG2?SubscriptionId=AKIAJVNP2OY626DGFOKQ&amp;tag=digitalboo025-20&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=2025&amp;creative=165953&amp;creativeASIN=B019PHYQG2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"wp-image-906 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.digitalbook.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/SK_It-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"IT\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.digitalbook.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/SK_It-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.digitalbook.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/SK_It-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.digitalbook.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/SK_It-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www.digitalbook.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/SK_It.jpg 160w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Stephen King, t<\/span>he master of horror fiction,\u00a0 published It in 1986 and tells the story of a group of children terrorized by\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">the clown\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Pennywise,\u00a0 who feeds on their fear. The group set about fighting off the demonic clown. 30 years later, Pennywise returns and the terror begins once more. The group must come together again as adults and encounter the evil clown for a second time.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>See blog post: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalbook.io\/blog\/stephen-kings-still-got-it\/\">Stephen King&#8217;s Still Got &#8216;It&#8217;<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/The-Terror-A-Novel\/dp\/B06X16NFKQ?SubscriptionId=AKIAJVNP2OY626DGFOKQ&amp;tag=digitalboo025-20&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=2025&amp;creative=165953&amp;creativeASIN=B06X16NFKQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Terror by Dan Simmons<\/a><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\r\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/The-Terror-A-Novel\/dp\/B06X16NFKQ?SubscriptionId=AKIAJVNP2OY626DGFOKQ&amp;tag=digitalboo025-20&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=2025&amp;creative=165953&amp;creativeASIN=B06X16NFKQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"wp-image-971 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.digitalbook.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Terror-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"The Terror\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.digitalbook.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Terror-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.digitalbook.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Terror-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.digitalbook.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Terror-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www.digitalbook.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Terror.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>This 2007 fiction novel tells the story of John Franklin\u2019s lost 19th-century expedition of HMS Erebus and HMS Terror in the Arctic. The ships have been trapped in the ice for a year as the weather has been colder than usual. Poisoned food rations and the b<span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">listering cold weather conditions\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">threaten the crew&#8217;s survival. However, a bigger threat lurks around them in the ice. A monster resembling a huge polar bear, which the crew members refer to as \u2018The Terror\u2019.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalbook.io\/audiobook\/8bd70ab8b4517c97834e030a677147b3\/Strange%20Case%20of%20Dr.%20Jekyll%20and%20Mr.%20Hyde\">The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson<\/a><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\r\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalbook.io\/audiobook\/8bd70ab8b4517c97834e030a677147b3\/Strange%20Case%20of%20Dr.%20Jekyll%20and%20Mr.%20Hyde\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"276\" class=\"wp-image-1932 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.digitalbook.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/jekyll_hyde.jpg\" alt=\"The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 170px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 170\/276;\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Robert Louis Stevenson\u2019s late 19th-century gothic novel tells the story of the strange happenings between Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Gabriel John Utterson investigates his old friends after his cousin, Richard Enfield tells him that he saw Hyde trample a girl to death after bumping into her. Hyde pays Enfield to keep quiet about what he saw to avoid a scandal. The cheque he receives is from the reputable Dr. Jekyll, who has also recently changed his will to make Hyde the sole beneficiary.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/The-Amityville-Horror\/dp\/B0032JKU88?SubscriptionId=AKIAJVNP2OY626DGFOKQ&amp;tag=digitalboo025-20&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=2025&amp;creative=165953&amp;creativeASIN=B0032JKU88\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Amityville Horror by Jay Anson<\/a><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\r\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/The-Amityville-Horror\/dp\/B0032JKU88?SubscriptionId=AKIAJVNP2OY626DGFOKQ&amp;tag=digitalboo025-20&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=2025&amp;creative=165953&amp;creativeASIN=B0032JKU88\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"wp-image-961 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.digitalbook.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Amityville_Horror-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"The Amityville Horror\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.digitalbook.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Amityville_Horror-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.digitalbook.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Amityville_Horror-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.digitalbook.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Amityville_Horror-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www.digitalbook.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Amityville_Horror.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Jay Anson\u2019s 1977 novel is said to be loosely based on the Lutz family and their paranormal experiences. George and Kathleen buy a house, which has been empty for over a year following the DeFeo murders that took place there. They move in with Kathleen\u2019s 3 young children, and it\u2019s not long before the paranormal activity begins to terrify the family. Visions, cold spots, nightmares, moving objects, and voices are a few of the happenings that can\u2019t be explained.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/The-Phantom-of-the-Opera\/dp\/B071D6QX7D?SubscriptionId=AKIAJVNP2OY626DGFOKQ&amp;tag=digitalboo025-20&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=2025&amp;creative=165953&amp;creativeASIN=B071D6QX7D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux<\/a><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\r\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/The-Phantom-of-the-Opera\/dp\/B071D6QX7D?SubscriptionId=AKIAJVNP2OY626DGFOKQ&amp;tag=digitalboo025-20&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=2025&amp;creative=165953&amp;creativeASIN=B071D6QX7D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"wp-image-968 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.digitalbook.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Phantom-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"The Phantom of the Opera\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.digitalbook.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Phantom-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.digitalbook.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Phantom-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.digitalbook.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Phantom-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www.digitalbook.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Phantom.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Gaston Leroux\u2019s novel is set in the Paris Garnier in the early 20<span style=\"font-size: 13.3333px;\">th-<\/span>century, which is said to be haunted by a ghost. When stagehand Joseph Buquet is found hanged, all fingers point to the Phantom. Meanwhile, Christine Dae\u00e9, a Swedish soprano has been getting lessons from the Angel of Music, who she believes has been sent by her dead father. The Phantom then starts making demands, which the\u00a0Opera managers ignore.<span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"> Events then occur with devastating consequences as the Phantom reveals himself.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/American-Psycho\/dp\/B002L7KRY4?SubscriptionId=AKIAJVNP2OY626DGFOKQ&amp;tag=digitalboo025-20&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=2025&amp;creative=165953&amp;creativeASIN=B002L7KRY4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">American Psycho by Brett Eaton Ellis<\/a><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\r\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/American-Psycho\/dp\/B002L7KRY4?SubscriptionId=AKIAJVNP2OY626DGFOKQ&amp;tag=digitalboo025-20&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=2025&amp;creative=165953&amp;creativeASIN=B002L7KRY4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"wp-image-969 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.digitalbook.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Psycho-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"American Psycho\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.digitalbook.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Psycho-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.digitalbook.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Psycho-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.digitalbook.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Psycho-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www.digitalbook.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Psycho.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>This disturbing 1991 novel tells the story of psychopath Patrick Bateman, a good looking 26-year-old Wall Street Investment banker, and serial killer. Narrated by Bateman, he tells of his daily life in 1980s New York. Long working hours, nightclubs, drugs, relationships and a lot of blood. This psychological thriller is so frightening, as Bateman describes a life that so many people can relate to.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Check out some more black comedy novels in our blog post: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalbook.io\/blog\/top-black-comedy-novels\/\">Top Black Comedy Novels<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Rosemarys-Baby\/dp\/B000BVGTSA?SubscriptionId=AKIAJVNP2OY626DGFOKQ&amp;tag=digitalboo025-20&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=2025&amp;creative=165953&amp;creativeASIN=B000BVGTSA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rosemary\u2019s Baby by Ira Levin<\/a><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\r\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Rosemarys-Baby\/dp\/B000BVGTSA?SubscriptionId=AKIAJVNP2OY626DGFOKQ&amp;tag=digitalboo025-20&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=2025&amp;creative=165953&amp;creativeASIN=B000BVGTSA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"wp-image-970 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.digitalbook.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Rosemarys_Baby-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Rosemary\u2019s Baby\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.digitalbook.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Rosemarys_Baby-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.digitalbook.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Rosemarys_Baby-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.digitalbook.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Rosemarys_Baby-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www.digitalbook.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Rosemarys_Baby.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Ira Levin\u2019s Rosemary\u2019s Baby is the bestselling horror novel of the 1960s. Rosemary has just moved to a New York apartment building, Bramford, with her husband Guy. The building has a record of witchcraft and murder, which the couple promptly ignore and move in. The neighbors take a keen interest in the new residences and welcome them to the building. Soon after, the couple decides it\u2019s time to have their first child. However, it\u2019s not long before Rosemary learns more about her eccentric neighbors. As a result, she begins to fear for the safety of her unborn child.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Browse, download and listen online to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalbook.io\/audiobooks\/genre\/horror\">free horror audiobooks and ebooks at digitalbook.io<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player lazyload\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/taLpGO7Azs0?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><em>*Digitalbook is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program<\/em>. 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