Spooky books for Halloween - what would you read?

[StillTryingHard]

So December will be all about Christmas books. But as it's October what would you recommend for some seasonal spooky fiction?

[LiveLifeWithPassion]

Hoyse is house

[LiveLifeWithPassion]

The Waiting Room FG Cottam
Naomi's Room Jonathan Aycliffe
This Hoyse is Haunted John Boyne

[elQuintoConyo]

Thanks lumpy if I could work out how to name change I'm sure i'd win this year's MN Hallowe'en competition

[LumpySpacedPrincess]

Edgar Allen Pie, that's amazing!

[Willow2016]

The Vincent Price film of The masque of the Red Death freaked me out when I was young, fab film, love VP.

[elQuintoConyo]

Edgar Allen Poe. I read him while eating some Edgar Allen Pie

Any of his stories are bum-clenchingly scary. The Masque of the Red Death scares me rigid!

[thedevilinside]

I agree about Adam Neville - extremely disturbing, stuff of nightmares and I'm a seasoned horror fan. For well-written, spooky, I'd go for Jonathan Aycliffe. Dark Matter is also good

[Teddy1970]

I might read Salems lot, I remember the film and that scared me, I was quite young though! I remember my Dad telling me he'd read the book "Alien" and it really did unnerve him (he doesn't scare easily), he also said that the film was rubbish compared to the book.

[DidoTwiteInnit]

I second M R James. I always dip into his stories this time of year.

Novel-wise The Loney is a spooky read.

[DidoTwiteInnit]

I second M R James. I always dip into his stories this time of year.

Novel-wise The Loney is a spooky read.

[alrightarekid]

Dr Sleep by Stephen King. It's the sequel to The Shining but very different. So, spooky and so readable.

[Willow2016]

'The Magic Cottage' James Herbert is pretty good.
'77 Shadow St' Dean Koontz is creepy too.
'Moonlight Bay' Dean Koontz is chilling but not because its old fashioned gothic horror, its new science 'could be in the future' horror!

[glenthebattleostrich]

I was going to recommend Haunted or The Secrets of Crickley Hall, also by James Herbert. I always read them around Halloween.

I'm currently reading the woman in black, so far it's very atmospheric.

[LumpySpacedPrincess]

Merrily Watkins is ace and v. spooky, so there!

The girl in the swing by Richard Adams is chilling, I had trouble sleeping afterwards.

[redannie118]

Try Haunted by James Herbert-proper old fashion haunted house tale with romance and a brilliant twist at the end
Or for short stories try 20th century ghosts by Joe Hill Stephen kings son and IMHO a much better writer

[RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie]

Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo to Merrily Stupid Whatshername. I loathed that book.

[NotAMammy]

Salem's Lot was the first book I read that absolutely terrified me. I think I was about 12 when I read it too, as I'd nicked it off my sister.

It also taught me the word 'sphincter'

Can I recommend Dracula too?

I've just started Birdsong, but I might see if I can get Dark Matter downloaded and try that afterwards.

[LooseSeal]

Adam Nevil isn't spooky, his stuff is bloody terrifying! End of Days had me genuinely sleeping with the lights on, and I consider myself a seasoned horror fan.

[LooseSeal]

For classic spooky it's got to be M.R James, if you want something more contemporary I'd go for Phil Rickman and his Merrily Watson series.

[TolpuddleFarterOATB]

Woman in White - Wilkie Collins

[SashaCattyGarfield]

the SO loves Graham Masterton. im not keen but you may like them.

[nobodysbabynow]

Any Adam Nevill, but especially House of Small Shadows.

[MaddyHatter]

Faerie Tale by Raymond E Feist.. very creepy.

[RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie]

And if we're talking King, I'd suggest 'It'.