NoveList 2024 Reading Challenge - hosted by sarahm

October

Embrace the scary by reading a creepy horror novel or ghost story. 


NoveList Suggestions
You definitely don't have to stick to these options. NoveList encourages readers to choose any book they'd like for the prompts, these lists just give a starting point. 
  • Jackal by Erin E. Adams
  • Nineteen Claws and a Black Bird by Agustina Maria Bazterrica 
  • The Haunting of Alejandra by V. Castro
  • Ghost Eaters by Clay McLeod Chapman
  • The Whispering Dead by Darcy Coates 
  • The Reformatory by Tananarive Due
  • Boys in the Valley by Philip Fracassi 
  • A Haunting on the Hill by Elizabeth Hand
  • Black Sheep by Rachel Harrison
  • Lone Women by Victor LaValle
  • Maeve Fly by CJ Leede
  • Spin a Black Yarn: Novellas by Josh Malerman
  • Silver Nitrate by Silvia Moreno-Garcia 
  • The September House by Carissa Orlando 
  • Small Angels by Lauren Owen 
  • A Light Most Hateful by Hailey Piper 
  • Tell Me I'm Worthless by Alison Rumfitt
  • Monstrilio by Gerardo Samano Cordova
  • Camp Damascus by Chuck Tingle 
  • Little Eve by Catriona Ward 
  • Mister Magic by Kiersten White
  • White Horse by Erika T. Wurth
  • Echoes: The Saga Anthology of Ghost Stories, edited by Ellen Datlow
  • Ghosts From The Library: Lost Tales of Terror and the Supernatural, edited by Tony Medawar
  • Out There Screaming: An Anthology of New Black Horror, by Jordan Peele
All books added
Echoes: The Saga Anthology of Ghost Stories by Ellen Datlow, Dale Bailey

Echoes: The Saga Anthology of Ghost Stories

Ellen Datlow, Dale Bailey

816 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction horror short stories dark mysterious slow-paced
White Horse by Erika T. Wurth

White Horse

Erika T. Wurth

320 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction contemporary horror mystery thriller dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
Mister Magic by Kiersten White

Mister Magic

Kiersten White

304 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction horror thriller dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
Little Eve by Catriona Ward

Little Eve

Catriona Ward

271 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction historical horror thriller dark mysterious slow-paced
Camp Damascus by Chuck Tingle

Camp Damascus

Chuck Tingle

246 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction horror lgbtqia+ dark emotional tense fast-paced
Monstrilio by Gerardo Sámano Córdova

Monstrilio

Gerardo Sámano Córdova

336 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction horror lgbtqia+ literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
Tell Me I'm Worthless by Alison Rumfitt

Tell Me I'm Worthless

Alison Rumfitt

264 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction contemporary horror lgbtqia+ literary challenging dark tense medium-paced
A Light Most Hateful by Hailey Piper

A Light Most Hateful

Hailey Piper

279 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction horror lgbtqia+ dark emotional tense fast-paced
Small Angels by Lauren Owen

Small Angels

Lauren Owen

386 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction horror dark mysterious tense medium-paced
The September House by Carissa Orlando

The September House

Carissa Orlando

352 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction horror mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced