Ominous October

Devour Your TBR 2024 - hosted by howlinglibraries

It’s spooky season, and it’s time to bust out the spooky reads! This month is all about horror, mystery/thrillers, and dark fantasy.

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Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology by Shane Hawk, Theodore C. Van Alst Jr.

Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology
Shane Hawk, Theodore C. Van Alst Jr. with Stephen Graham Jones (Contributor), Mathilda Zeller (Contributor), Rebecca Roanhorse (Contributor), Conley Lyons (Contributor), Marcie R. Rendon (Contributor), Nick Medina (Contributor), Phoenix Boudreau (Contributor), Cherie Dimaline (Contributor), Brandon Hobson (Contributor), D.H. Trujillo (Contributor), Norris Black (Contributor), Tiffany Morris (Contributor), Shane Hawk (Contributor), Kelli Jo Ford (Contributor), Richard Van Camp (Contributor), Royce K. Young Wolf (Contributor), Theodore C. Van Alst Jr. (Contributor), Mona Susan Power (Contributor), Morgan Talty (Contributor), Kate Hart (Contributor), David Heska Wanbli Weiden (Contributor), Carson Faust (Contributor), Andrea L. Rogers (Contributor), Tommy Orange (Contributor), Darcie Little Badger (Contributor), Amber Blaeser-Wardzala (Contributor), Waubgeshig Rice (Contributor), Erin Tripp (Narrator), Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers (Narrator), Joelle Peters (Narrator), Kaniehtiio Horn (Narrator), Lisa Cromarty (Narrator), Maika Harper (Narrator), Shane Ghostkeeper (Narrator), Sheldon Elter (Narrator), Tara Sky (Narrator)

13 hours, 23 minutes • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction horror mystery short stories thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology

Shane Hawk, Theodore C. Van Alst Jr. with Stephen Graham Jones (Contributor), Mathilda Zeller (Contributor), Rebecca Roanhorse (Contributor), Conley Lyons (Contributor), Marcie R. Rendon (Contributor), Nick Medina (Contributor), Phoenix Boudreau (Contributor), Cherie Dimaline (Contributor), Brandon Hobson (Contributor), D.H. Trujillo (Contributor), Norris Black (Contributor), Tiffany Morris (Contributor), Shane Hawk (Contributor), Kelli Jo Ford (Contributor), Richard Van Camp (Contributor), Royce K. Young Wolf (Contributor), Theodore C. Van Alst Jr. (Contributor), Mona Susan Power (Contributor), Morgan Talty (Contributor), Kate Hart (Contributor), David Heska Wanbli Weiden (Contributor), Carson Faust (Contributor), Andrea L. Rogers (Contributor), Tommy Orange (Contributor), Darcie Little Badger (Contributor), Amber Blaeser-Wardzala (Contributor), Waubgeshig Rice (Contributor), Erin Tripp (Narrator), Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers (Narrator), Joelle Peters (Narrator), Kaniehtiio Horn (Narrator), Lisa Cromarty (Narrator), Maika Harper (Narrator), Shane Ghostkeeper (Narrator), Sheldon Elter (Narrator), Tara Sky (Narrator)

13 hours, 23 minutes • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction horror mystery short stories thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced

The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix

The Final Girl Support Group
Grady Hendrix

339 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction horror thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced

The Final Girl Support Group

Grady Hendrix

339 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction horror thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced

A Glow of Candles and Other Stories by Charles L. Grant

A Glow of Candles and Other Stories
Charles L. Grant

211 pages • first pub 1978 (editions)

fiction horror short stories adventurous dark slow-paced

A Glow of Candles and Other Stories

Charles L. Grant

211 pages • first pub 1978 (editions)

fiction horror short stories adventurous dark slow-paced

Someone You Can Build a Nest In by John Wiswell

Someone You Can Build a Nest In
John Wiswell

310 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ romance adventurous dark funny medium-paced

Someone You Can Build a Nest In

John Wiswell

310 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ romance adventurous dark funny medium-paced

Insomnia
Stephen King

787 pages • first pub 1994 (editions)

fiction horror dark mysterious tense slow-paced

Insomnia

Stephen King

787 pages • first pub 1994 (editions)

fiction horror dark mysterious tense slow-paced

The Castle of Otranto
Horace Walpole

125 pages • first pub 1764 (editions)

fiction classics horror dark mysterious medium-paced

The Castle of Otranto

Horace Walpole

125 pages • first pub 1764 (editions)

fiction classics horror dark mysterious medium-paced

Doctor Sleep
The Shining #2

Stephen King

485 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction fantasy horror thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Doctor Sleep

The Shining #2

Stephen King

485 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction fantasy horror thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Hurricane Season
Fernanda Melchor with Sophie Hughes (Translator)

224 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction contemporary horror literary mystery challenging dark tense medium-paced

Hurricane Season

Fernanda Melchor with Sophie Hughes (Translator)

224 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction contemporary horror literary mystery challenging dark tense medium-paced

Three Men in the Dark: Tales of Terror by Jerome K. Jerome, Barry Pain and Robert Barr (Collins Chillers) by Barry Pain, Robert Barr, Jerome K. Jerome

Three Men in the Dark: Tales of Terror by Jerome K. Jerome, Barry Pain and Robert Barr (Collins Chillers)
Barry Pain, Robert Barr, Jerome K. Jerome

320 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction horror short stories dark funny medium-paced

Three Men in the Dark: Tales of Terror by Jerome K. Jerome, Barry Pain and Robert Barr (Collins Chillers)

Barry Pain, Robert Barr, Jerome K. Jerome

320 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction horror short stories dark funny medium-paced

Heads Will Roll
Josh Winning

368 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction horror dark funny tense fast-paced

Heads Will Roll

Josh Winning

368 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction horror dark funny tense fast-paced

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