10 Halloween Autumnal Reading Recommendations

[@WithoutAnAnchor]

I can definitely recommend Rebecca by Daphne DuMaurier as a great Autumnal/Halloween read - it's just so atmospheric and creepy and perfect for this time of year. x

[@JeansThoughts]

I have read it, good suggestion, I'm actually reading My Cousin Rachel by her at the moment and it's so sinister!

[@beccahamilton1314]

love this book

[@lyphan3521]

The color theme of this video is so cute. It's purple and pink and green!

[@pagesofDawn]

Say her name is an amazing choice for Halloween reading. I read it 3 years ago and it's stayed with me.

[@MetalGearChief]

For spooky books you can't go past The Thief of Always by Clive Barker and Coraline by Neil Gaiman. I know they are not the most adult horror books out their but even still I think they will send a tingle down the spine.

[@autumnrosedearborn8923]

I picked up the penguin deluxe editions we have always lived in the castle and the haunting of hill house to read this month and I can't wait! I'm currently reading Frankenstein.

[@carly885]

I'm not normally that much of a themed reader but I do want to try reading more horror for Halloween, so thank you for this video 🎃

[@veronica.theswamphag]

I always come to you for recommendations because you have unique suggestions! SO many booktubers are so repetitive and you're always a breath of fresh air :)

[@Rachelw]

I'm currently reading Hangsaman by Shirley Jackson and The Women in White by Wilkie Collings. I'm also planning on reading Hell House by Richard Matheson and My Best Friend's Exorcism by Grady Hendrix.

[@serenity8910]

I'm reading Rebecca as well as The Lottery & Other Stories and they really fit the mood! Another suggestion would be Bird Box. Incredible book and very disturbing atmosphere!

[@CodiesBookCorner]

I've just added the loney to my tbr and after hearing you recommend it, I'm even more intrigued to pick this up! 😬

[@JeansThoughts]

It's very slow paced but wonderfully written, I hope you enjoy it!

[@SavidgeReads]

Ooh I love a spooky list like this. I might have to do one. I’ve still not read The Girl with the Gifts and have meant to for ages. I need to read more Scottish literature. I must read Ludmilla’s stories especially as you just compared them to Roald Dahl’s, The Landlady has creeped me out since school. The Graces is high on my TBR. Great TBR. Have you read any of Susan Hill’s ghost stories. Ps check out the acknowledgments in Say Her Name ;)

[@oprazerdaliteratura8856]

Oh, and "The Landlady", by Roald Dahl, is my favourite scary story of all times!

[@finassm]

I agree about The Girl With All The Gifts!! Even if horror is not your genre, this book will impress you! Thank you for sharing your spooky recs Jean :3

[@JeansThoughts]

It was the specific horrific creatures I was thinking of in particular but yes, it would appeal to so many readers who wouldn't necessarily be drawn to the initial premise. So clever and well written. Love it ^_^

[@xThisCityisatWarx]

The Mara Dyer Trilogy by Michelle Hodkin are pretty spooky. I wanna try and get to the Diviners by Libba Bray this month, which I've heard is really good.

[@HeyPaulaCooper]

I am currently reading "The haunting of Hill House" so far so good! I really like Shirley Jackson, her charcaters and scenery are BRILLIANT.

[@JeansThoughts]

Glad you're enjoying it! I love Shirley Jackson, I really need to read the novels by her I have yet to get to.

[@LeanneRose]

I've had copies of The Loney and The Girl With All the Gifts for aaaaages and really want to get to them this month. May be a challenge squeezing them in among my Victober TBR but fingers crossed I can! This is such a great list of recommendations, I really enjoyed this one! :)

[@lisaishuman]

The only time I read season specific books is during autumn! The Haunting of Hill House sounds amazing. THE WITCHES is my absolute favorite of Dahl's!

[@JeansThoughts]

The Witches is perfection ^_^ and I have to agree aha this is one of the only times I feel compelled to seasonally read.

[@tommykayreads6436]

I totally agree about the genre of The Girl with All the Gifts--not one I ever read. The title lured me in, and despite my feelings about this type of book, I actually ended up enjoying it. Very compelling and easy to read.

[@JeansThoughts]

Totally! I can see why the initial marketing didn't push the type of creatures as the main focus as it would not have appealed to me but I had already picked it up before I realised what it was about so read it anyway and it blew me away.

[@heavynov]

Damn it, the Rabbie Burns poem sounds so freaking intriguing... I'll have to find an annotated version. Personally, I'd recommed "The Willows" by Algernon Blackwood, Lovecraft's "Music of Erich Zann", "The Boats of the Glen Carrig", Gaiman's "Feeders and Eaters" and "The Price".

[@nerdtastic2014]

I love Roald Dahl! The Witches is one of my favorites, and "The Landlady" is so creepy and unsettling. I also love Roald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories, which is an anthology collection he edited.

[@dubbingsync]

Currently one of the books I'm reading is Misery (the Stephen King book) Not exactly spooky but definitely a thriller. Kind of works for this month

[@msfromwonderland9536]

Talking about Shirley Jackson, We Have Always Lived in a castle is a nice read for the season :)

[@JeansThoughts]

That's my favourite book I've read by her as well ^_^

[@stacereadsabit2816]

The Girl With All The Gifts was so good! I listened to the audiobook earlier this year.

[@JeansThoughts]

Yes! It's so surprising. I loved it.

[@narflet]

Close Your Pretty Eyes by Sally Nicholls is an excellent ghost story. Reading it in the pitch black night that you get in a tiny Yorkshire village was not the best idea! 😱👻

[@teaspoones]

I love reading spooky books this time of year and so I loved this video (and your thumbnail is the best!) :D I definitely need to read the Scottish Ghost Stories. I love Scotland and its mythology/folklore so it sounds perfect! And I want to read more literature from Scotland in general.

[@JeansThoughts]

Yas, I'm glad someone appreciated the thumbnail! You should definitely give Burns a shot if you want to experience Scottish literature. And I hope you enjoy the ghost stories ;).

[@jackiesliterarycorner]

I haven't read The Witches, but I saw the movie. The scene where the boys are transformed into mice freaks me out. I'm reading Frankenstein, some Ghost stories, The Vanishing Game, rereading The Night Circus, 2 stories from King's Four Past Midnight, Dark Witch, continuing IT, and Practical Magic. Reading a few non creepy books: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, The Boston Girl, Queen of Shadows, East of Eden, and Secret History.

[@nka30]

Will definitely try some of these books. I’m reading Frankenstein at the moment 😳

[@KittyAndTheBooks]

I've ordered a collection of Penny Dreadfuls and I want it to arrive! :D

[@EveCat921]

Thank you for making this video! Makes me excited to try one of these books for Halloween! 😊

[@racheljreviews]

I need to get my hands on some Shirley Jackson! Love this video!!

[@cordzgaut]

This is exactly the video I was craving! Thanks for the spooky recommendations!

[@JeansThoughts]

Yay perfect timing :D. Glad you enjoyed it.

[@oprazerdaliteratura8856]

I simply love your recommendations! I was really intrigued by the Russian scary fairy tales!!

[@zoeyarymowich9708]

The coldest girl in coldtown is a good vampire YA

[@Notpennysboat7]

Have you read Emil Ferris graphic novel My favourite thing is monsters? I haven't yet, but it seems like a perfect halloween-read! :D

[@underlinetruth9745]

The girl with all the gift is more of a thriller than horror but it was a damn good thriller with good twist and intersting ending that, thank God, didn't disappoint me.

[@JeansThoughts]

The ending was the best bit, brilliant!

[@loruffa]

The Girl with all the Gifts is excellent, it's one of my all time favorite novels. The second/companion book, The Boy on the Bridge is just as good IMO. I was skeptical, but ended up adoring it!

[@JeansThoughts]

I have yet to get it but do want to read it. I'm glad to hear it stands up to the first!

[@cristinagasparbooksandbeers]

Great recommendations!! Thank you 😁

[@TheNovelSanctuary]

I'm reading The Witches by Dahl this month!

[@JeansThoughts]

Perfect choice ;)

[@GreenBitterfly]

All I can say is 'The Woman in Black' by Susan Hill, the ultimate scary read, imo!

[@MinxLaura123]

great vid!! great books... ooooooo haunting of hill house sounds WOW!

[@MinxLaura123]

omg! I LOVED say her name !!!! : )

[@EllanaRose]

I'm curious - are there any ancient Greek and/or Latin works you would consider spooky enough for Halloween? I'm trying to keep my reading to Classical literature (I'm doing an MA in Classical Studies) but I still want to read something spooky.

[@JeansThoughts]

+Ellana Rose Thornton-Wheybrew Oedipus Rex always seemed pretty horrific to me and theirs the Apocolocyntosis which some people translate as the pumpkinification aha - I've never really thought about Halloween appropriate classical literature hmm

[@EllanaRose]

Thanks so much! Yea, Oedipus Rex is pretty damn terrifying, but I've not read Apocolocyntosis, I look forward to reading it. Thanks again!

[@quirkydee45]

I'm planning to finally give Frankenstein a try.... hoping it's more 'enveloping story that had a kind of creepy premise' than 'horrifying and disturbing' bc I'm not a horror/scary *anything* really fan myself. :-/

[@cocoswan3844]

Kiss kiss is amazing

[@chiming_]

Love The Witches. Love it.

[@JeansThoughts]

A work of genius ;).

[@ayloak291]

I’m going to authors live tomorrow:)))

[@massm490]

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