By: Sam Defazio

When we think of Halloween, do we just think of kids going door-to-door for candy? Do we think about all the fun decorations there are from Spirit Halloween Stores? Every year in October, some people have a tradition to watch a horror movie a day. Some others like to pick out a creepy book to get into the mood. The question is, what books could possibly get you in the mood for spooky season? Sure, you could get away with reading one of the Stephen King classics or even go down the route of Richard Matheson but if you want some fun reads that don’t rely on the go to’s here are some novels I’ve gone through that can give you nightmares to go with your Halloween mindset.

3. The Haunting Of Whitehall Manor by L.V. Pires

This time of year a good gothic ghost tale read by candle light can still send chills down anyone’s spines. A tale about a woman returning home for the first time since early childhood. What she discovers is more and more family lore. This book is a part of a trilogy of novels called The Towry Trilogy written by L.V. Pires, who is a small independent author and worth checking out. Pires knows how to make one’s heart race in the night. 

2. Horror Movie by Paul Tremblay

If you are a lover of the Cursed Films genre of films this book takes it into a level of its own. Half novel half script, this novel takes the ideas of things on set of a small low budget horror movie going wrong to another place. A fun time for those who like something different and gore filled. Paul Tremblay knows how to let the tension in any situation sink into your skin, and go further under it. The Thin Kid will be known as a horror icon in the book world in

ten years. 

1. The Troop by Nick Cutter

Did you have to read Lord of the Flies in school for an English class? Did it ruin the experience of reading a very visceral novel? Well, this book won’t be hitting schools anytime soon and takes some more drastic measures to this type of story. A troop of kids and their troop master go out camping on an island and they run across a man who landed on the island sick as a dog. What transpires will make readers cringe with horror. A very amazing homage to Lord of the Flies and Body Horror, it will leave you breathless.  

As a horror reader, these novels have left an impact on me, and one has even brought a few nightmares over time. What more could one want for a season filled with ghouls and monsters hiding in your closet? You might want to check that every night of October. There’s no telling what’s behind the threshold!

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