While you are only required to read just one sinister story ( in the genre of your choice, horror, mystery,etc), some of us do tend to dive into the deep end of the page turning pool and go for as many as we can cram into our trick or treat TBR piles. I keep my reading list at a minimum of three-with the option to switch out a book, if need be-and my theme was Horror Movie Adjacent, as my first pick will show:
Turns out that dog was actually a werewolf and, according to her new associate Gideon, if she can’t break the curse before the next new moon, Claire will become a lycan and it’s Gideon’s duty to take her down.
However, the two of them start to fall in love and the closer it gets to the new moon, the more intense the odds become for them both. Even if the curse isn’t undone in time, can their relationship survive beyond the night?
This does sound enchantingly fun and it would be great to get a werewolf romance made into a movie someday; as much as I adore vampires, it’s only fair to let the werewolves have their turn here:
When social media influencer Clio inherits the haunted family house from her recently deceased mother (who wrote a book about those harrowing days), she sees this as a prime opportunity for the ultimate in home makeovers.
However, perhaps her mom wasn’t exaggerating about the demon lurking in the walls there. After several strange occurrences, Clio finally reads the infamous book her mother wrote and begins to believe that this was more than just a suburban scary story. The evil within this dwelling may be truly terrifying in a very personal way.
I am planning to read this one first(in spite of the order of this listing) as Harrison is a new-to-me author that I have heard excellent word of mouth praise about and this premise brings back fun pop culture memories of The Amityville Horror (yes, I am old enough to remember when that franchise started!), quite the homeowner nightmare indeed:
This twist on true crime has two women, Pamela(who survived an attack on her college dormitory) and Ruth(whose best friend was an early victim of the same man suspected in that later incident) teaming up to get justice for their mutual losses at the hands of a celebrated spree killer.
This novel was quite the sensation a couple of years ago, praised for keeping the fictional focus on the women rather than the man who gained notoriety for his brutal deeds. Personally, I do appreciate a solid story where women can get the upper hand on the slasher stalking them on and off screen and this book promises to deliver on that fearsome front nicely:
The FrightFall readathon starts on October 1st and lasts through out the month-more details can be found via the link in the top section of this post-and there’s plenty of time to sign up and join in the spooky seasonal fun!
While our daily headlines are certainly just as frightening as any horror movie, just remember that a good way to channel that anxiety is through a good book. At least with a book, you can always stop and mark your spot when you need a break from the terror within. Not to mention that it’s good to know that some nightmares can end with a turn of the last page.
But that doesn’t mean you can’t have a little bit of entertainment in all sorts of flavors, from ghoulishly sweet to darkly delicious and yes, Halloween is the best holiday for sugary indulgences of all sorts so do enjoy!:
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