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
The Haunting of Alejandra by V. Castro

The Haunting of Alejandra

V. Castro

272 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction fantasy horror literary dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
Nineteen Claws and a Black Bird by Agustina Bazterrica

Nineteen Claws and a Black Bird

Agustina Bazterrica

154 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction horror short stories dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Jackal by Erin E. Adams

Jackal

Erin E. Adams

328 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction horror thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
The Book of Accidents by Chuck Wendig

The Book of Accidents

Chuck Wendig

544 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction horror thriller adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix

How to Sell a Haunted House

Grady Hendrix

432 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction horror dark mysterious tense medium-paced
The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix

The Final Girl Support Group

Grady Hendrix

352 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction horror thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced
The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones

The Only Good Indians

Stephen Graham Jones

320 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction contemporary horror thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
The Woman in Black by Susan Hill

The Woman in Black

Susan Hill

200 pages • first pub 1983 (editions)

fiction classics horror mystery dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced
Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill

Heart-Shaped Box

Joe Hill

384 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

fiction horror thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Coraline by Neil Gaiman

Coraline

Neil Gaiman

208 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)

fiction fantasy horror middle grade adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced