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
Silver Nitrate by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Silver Nitrate

Silvia Moreno-Garcia

318 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction horror lgbtqia+ dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Spin a Black Yarn by Josh Malerman

Spin a Black Yarn

Josh Malerman

386 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction horror short stories speculative fiction dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Maeve Fly by C.J. Leede

Maeve Fly

C.J. Leede

288 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction horror thriller dark funny tense fast-paced
Lone Women by Victor LaValle

Lone Women

Victor LaValle

281 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical horror dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Black Sheep by Rachel Harrison

Black Sheep

Rachel Harrison

289 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction horror dark mysterious tense medium-paced
A Haunting on the Hill by Elizabeth Hand

A Haunting on the Hill

Elizabeth Hand

334 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction horror dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Boys In the Valley by Philip Fracassi

Boys In the Valley

Philip Fracassi

316 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction horror thriller dark tense fast-paced
The Reformatory by Tananarive Due

The Reformatory

Tananarive Due

576 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction historical horror dark emotional tense medium-paced
The Whispering Dead by Darcy Coates

The Whispering Dead

Gravekeeper #1

Darcy Coates

272 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction horror mystery thriller emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced
Ghost Eaters by Clay McLeod Chapman

Ghost Eaters

Clay McLeod Chapman

304 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction horror dark emotional reflective medium-paced