Help me choose my spooky season reads 🦇🎃 AUTUMN/FALL TBR 🍂

[@amandahartung6287]

Interview with the vampire and the whole Anne Rice vampire series is my all time favorite books. Mayfair witches is also AMAZING!

[@AFrolicThroughFiction]

oooh I'm glad to hear that! I'll definitely check out Mayfair Witches too!

[@reginad91]

Perfume is amazing. I think I've read it 3 times now and not enough people talk about it 😬

[@moonlette]

Perfume is such a wild book, I loved it. Phantom is also a great time. Haunting of Hill House is unsettling. Perfume and Haunting are both unsettling creepy.

[@VividReads]

House of Hollow was really good, a very atmospheric novel with plenty of twists. Perfect for this season.

[@MeMyshelfAndI]

You should check out Dracula Daily. It's an email subscription that sends out the novel in real time. The whole story happens between May 3 and November 10. So Dracula Daily will post a newsletter each day that something happens to the characters, in the same timeline that it happens to them. I adore the little weirdo that is Mexican Gothic. It's one of those books that's really grown on me more and more over time.

[@AFrolicThroughFiction]

I've heard of Dracula Daily earlier this year, I think when the timeline started! I feel like I missed the cue this year but may jump on board next time. Such a genius idea!

[@BabyLou02]

House of Hollow is amazing! I think you’ll really enjoy that one the atmosphere and vibes are just 👌 Come Closer is also a really good quick creepy read!

[@natcommon]

I mean….all of them do seem like amazing reads. 😂 But prioritize Dracula and all of your vampire reads. And I for sure vote for a Sleepy Hollow weekend.

[@ellietaylor6940]

Interview with a Vampire, Dracula and Phantom definitely! I love all three and agree with the other comments that Anne Rice's Witching Hour is amazing for gothic creepy atmosphere. Really like the idea of the Sleepy Hollow and Gothic Edinburgh weekends too :)

[@stephbarry8971]

Sleepy Hollow themed weekend definitely, I used to love the 30min disney cartoon of Ichabod Crane lol 😆

[@clairescott568]

I too would highly recommend the Mayfair Witch trilogy by Anne Rice. The first book is The Witching Hour. So good!

[@AFrolicThroughFiction]

Seems to be a popular one! All I needed to hear was "witches" to b sold ahaha

[@SallyBowles5050]

I just started this one. 📚

[@writtendell]

House of Hollows is AMAZING! I really didn't know what I was getting into and wow...

[@FaeryLaume]

it was a real page turner.

[@AFrolicThroughFiction]

It seems to well loved!

[@Thirdeyeddeer]

the Phantom of the opera is amazing! the book is so dramatic and just perfect and lovely🥰 Mexican gothic, is one I really wants to read this autumn☺

[@lellymills]

Mabon Blessings! The Whistling was one of my favourite books of last year. It's not really scary but it def has a gothic, haunting vibe. Highly recommend! X 🎃

[@literarylove123]

I suggest pairing The Legend of Sleepy Hollow with Horseman by Christina Henry. Horseman is one of my favorite books. Adding in the movie adaptations would make for a perfect weekend!

[@Emiliemooles]

I’m so intrigued by Anatomy. For some reason I feel like it would be a good time too! 🤷‍♀️

[@AFrolicThroughFiction]

does this make us morbid ahahaha

[@spcyfic68]

Read Anatomy last week and adored it ! I think you'll love it. I have a few Bradbury books on my TBR too. Cannot wait to dive into them !! And now that I've read all the comments I think in need to read interview with a vampire 🤗

[@dwoodw6990]

I recommend Misery. I loved the book and the movie as well. Kathy Bates plays a great crazy stalker fan. You could always do a vlog with Misery and Interview with a Vampire where you read the books and then watch the movies. 🎃

[@OpenStyle102]

I really enjoyed The Spirit Engineer ! It's very Gothic-esque as far as the writing and there is a twist ! Very short chapters too!! I think you'll like Interview with a Vampire because the plot is pretty close to the movie (or rather the other way around haha)...there's so many I want to read too!! 🎃 I'm in the middle of a few rn though 😅

[@cleg78]

Spirit Engineer is definitely a book I would recommend and I think it would be very much an Ashleigh book

[@bellsbabbles]

100% go with The Perfume, it's so good, how it depicts the senses, I can't even

[@meghan375]

Misery is one of the only King books I've read but it is SO good, highly recommend. The 1990 film is also so great, I recommend watching it after reading!!

[@dina019]

Yes to Ray Bradbury! You should check out his short stories collections in general, they are weird and very creative!! And Dracula! And I really think you would enjoy House of Hollow, its one of those books you can't put down and I was still thinking about it weeks after finishing it.

[@karenjobim5794]

I read Perfume when I was 14. I never forgot this story ever since, and I saw the movie. Mexican Gothic is amazing and it dealt so well with the cultural and gothic side. Interview w the Vampire - classic! I hope you have a great reading experience with those.

[@AFrolicThroughFiction]

It definitely seems the sort to stick in the mind! I'm excited to add it to my morbid internal filing cabinet ahaha

[@lea7753]

Definitely read Perfume. It's one of the few books on the required reading list back in high school I absolutely loved.

[@yasmine7305]

You read it in HIGH SCHOOL, for required reading woww😳😂

[@lea7753]

@@yasmine7305 It was my final year so we were 18-19. But yes, German schools let you read some disturbing books

[@OnceUponATimeL]

🎃All the books that take place in Scotland and/or are witchy 🧹 🌙

[@annami_]

I recently read The Haunting of Hill House, and I really enjoyed the athmosphere. It's been over 10 years since I read Dracula, but I loved it when I read it, so I'm recommending that one too.

[@jenny_readss]

I'd love a Sleepy Hollow weekend, I was obsessed with the film as a teen, also I vote for Edinburgh gothic too!

[@jealousmaenad]

Oh, don’t worry, the book will rock your world. There’s a reason it’s a series. If I could read it all again for the first time, I would 🥲

[@missmeganxtc]

Eric larocca collection and come closer are fun reads! I liked Mexican gothic a lot, very atmosoheric. Read it for the vibes.

[@stargazerbird]

Another gothic classic I really loved was Trilby by Gerald DuMaurier. It’s about mesmerism and obsession and music.

[@kestnah]

🎃 the sleepy hollow vlog sounds like it would be soooo cozy. Personally found Dracula a bit meh but I loved interview with a vampire.

[@spc.aesthetic]

I've read The Book Eaters and House of Hollow recently and I think they're perfect autumn/spooky reads! Both are new faves for me :)

[@ellie-elles.bookshelf]

Love this video idea! I definitely recommend Dracula, I think you’ll love it 😃 I also vote for House of Hollow, it was so good!!

[@isabellavalentine7268]

I recently listened to Legend of Sleepy Hollow on Scribd and it was such a quick and immersive audiobook! I listened to it while just running errands

[@AFrolicThroughFiction]

oooh that's good to know! I wouldn't have thought to look on Scribd but that's such a good shout

[@jamieserrano827]

You should definitely do a sleepy Hollow weekend at story I’m getting into for my autumn goth girl era here I’m excited to read some Edgar Allan Poe as well Sleepy Hollow in my opinion is the original American ghost story

[@AFrolicThroughFiction]

You've just managed to sell it to me even more aha! We love Autumn goth girl era

[@mikithompson745]

House of Hollow and Mexican Gothic are awesome. 🎃

[@theBookMage]

I can’t recommend Interview With the Vampire enough as it’s one of my all-time faves, even just the writing is beautiful and atmospheric. I didn’t find Small Angels all that spooky or gothic, but I’d highly recommend Lauren Owen’s debut novel The Quick, which I can only describe as wintery Dickensian-esque vampires and secret societies - not to add to your list or anything 😅

[@AFrolicThroughFiction]

the list is already never-ending, may as well add more ahaha

[@nomikonrad]

Read Dracula last year and loved it! The Halloween tree is amazing I read it every year Hose of hollow really surprised me

[@AnniesBookNook]

Comfort me with apples was great!! I’m also going to read Dracula for the first time in October

[@EviLittlefoot]

Oo! I love the atmospheric writing of the Vampire Chronicles books but I think I’m going to vote for Misery. Nothing quite like unchecked human obsession to get you really creeped out! Haha.

[@circlesofflame]

I LOVE The Haunting of Hill House, really enjoyed House of Hollow and the same with Perfume, which I read as a teenager. I felt quite let down by The Whistling - like you, I was excited for it, but it wasn't particularly memorable. I also didn't love Things Have Changed Since We Last Spoke, but I know that collection is a bind up of that story and others, so I'm still going to check those out because the twists were very weird in THCSWLS

[@LittleLunarReads]

Anatomy: A love story is an amazing book! I read it whilst I was in Edinburgh 🎃

[@FaeryLaume]

I just finished it, it was sort of a cozy read actually despite all the corpses.

[@chrissyplanteater2892]

I found the whistling in Waterstones a few months ago I also was attracted by the cover 😂 will read it now it’s darker nights 🕷

[@sophiecarbone4977]

Perfume is so so good! And a lot funnier than you would expect!

[@isabellakatelyn]

House of hollow and Dracula are a must!!

[@suehayward-ault3587]

Not bookish related but love the colour of your lipstick and nails ❤ stunning 😊 loved The spirit Engineer 😊

[@rosewalls4218]

Very interested to hear your thoughts on Mexican Gothic and The Spirit Engineer. Also, I can't recommend Misery enough, it is brilliant.

[@cleg78]

I read The Spirit Engineer and adored it, highly recommend

[@anateator486]

I just finished Mexican gothic and I loved it! The witching hour by Anne Rice is also amazing!

[@YarnReader]

I enjoyed Mexican Gothic, it's strange but in a good way. I have that copy of the Washington Irving collection! A Secret History of Witches is a favorite of mine, it's sooooo good.

[@gailgilchrist5421]

I have two recommendations for the start of spooky season. The first is Anno Dracula by Kim Newman. It is the first in a fantasy series presenting an alternate history in which Dracula was not stopped but has married the widowed Queen Victoria and vampires represent a large segment of society. The second is The Laws of the Skies by Gregoire Courtois, which is a horrific tale of a school outing gone wrong. You read right on the first page that none of the twelve first graders on this camping trip will make it back home. This hooked me right from the start as I had to know each and every one of their fates, along with whether or not justice would eventually be meted out to the instigator of the cycle of violence. After hearing your description of it, I think I’m going to have to pick up my own copy of The Whistling. It sounds like a perfect way to kick off the season!

[@AbiofPellinor]

Dracula is one I'm thinking about for Gothtober too, but I'm a bit intimidated! And I've read Comfort Me With Apples via audiobook and it was a great time

[@emilyjess6418]

I would love to see the Sleepy Hallow Weekend.

[@shannonbookworm6108]

Uzumaki is so great. Can't wait to see what u think

[@amongstthebookshelves]

Ah, I want to add sooo many of these books to my tbr now! 😍 I read House of Hollow earlier this year and loved it - it was creepy, sinister and very atmospheric (plus it’s a pretty short book). I was disappointed by Mexican Gothic - the first half was great, the second half was ridiculous and gross imo. Misery is great too but I do think you should read Dracula/Interview with the Vampire as I am torn between which one to read so would be great to hear your thoughts on them 😁🎃xx

[@gailgilchrist5421]

I have to agree with you about Mexican Gothic. It started off so well, and I had such high hopes for that to continue, and then it went completely off the rails. And all the stuff about fungi got to be really tiresome.

[@biblio.beth3]

I absolutely adored The Witchling's Girl when I read it! It's so atmospheric and I wish more people were talking about it! 🖤🍂

[@AFrolicThroughFiction]

It'll definitely be one I aim for next time I need something witchy!

[@courtneylynnreads9593]

Great fall tbr! 🍁 I’m looking forward to getting into Mexican Gothic too!

[@jasonkirk7748]

Hello, I've just discovered your channel and found this video very enjoyable. Hah! I've always found The Mysteries of Udolpho intimidating too, it's a real chunky monkey 🐒🙂. Dracula is one of my all-time favourites, a real one-of-a-kind experience. I re-read Interview With The Vampire a couple of months ago and second time around it was a 5* read for me, so tragic and atmospheric. I'd definitely suggest reading The Haunting of Hill House, Misery and Off Season as they are all great books in their own way. Misery is the Stephen King film adaptation that stays closest to the original novel. Ray Bradbury is one of the masters of the macabre short story. The October Country is a collection of either 13 or 19 stories depending on which edition you have, so will be between 180 and 330 pages long. The Halloween Tree is classed as a 'middle grade' children's book & is just 160 pages. Oh and a 'yay!' for The Legend of Sleepy Hollow too, such a classic tale. Coincidentally, the three novellas you showed at the end are ones I also want to read! Come Closer is a possession story, Things Have Gotten Worse...is set around a dysfunctional relationship borne out of early 2000s internet chat rooms and includes body horror and all I know of Comfort Me With Apples is pretty much the same as you....plus that it goes to a very unexpected place that could possibly blow one's mind. Most intriguing! Oops, apologies if I've been a Ramblin' Ronnie but I just love spooky books (and just books in general). I'll be interested in seeing what you pick for your TBR. Happy reading 🙂🎃🎃.

[@demeldapenkitty7937]

A Sleepy Hollow weekend vlog would be awesome, Sleepy Hollow has a special place in my heart. Some great books there. 🍂🎃

[@manoeksbooknook]

House of Hollow and The Haunting of Hillhouse are two of my favourite books of all time!! And I'm hoping to also finally read Dracula and Mexican Gothic this year

[@AFrolicThroughFiction]

And are both books I've been meaning to read for way too long now!

[@audreyhertz301]

Definitely Dracula and Interview with the Vampire! Though honestly those all sound fun to read. 🍁📚🎃

[@AFrolicThroughFiction]

I sense a vampire vlog calling...

[@audreyhertz301]

@@AFrolicThroughFiction I'm good with that!! 🧛‍♀️🧛‍♀️🍁🍁🍂🍂📚📚

[@FaeryLaume]

I think the eeriest part of Spooky Ready Season this year is how the stacks of books I want to read in the next three months is inexplicably growing into an impenetrable wall around my bed. Soon I will be forced to have tea and tarts slipped through to sustain me as my only hope of escape will be to read as many hours as possible.

[@JayGTheAwkwardBookworm]

Ooo digging the cover of Bewitching 👀

[@midnightrose6868]

There’s going to be a TV show based on Interview with the Vampire that’s coming out October 2 on AMC and AMC+. I can’t wait to watch it. There’s also a TV show that’s filming in New Orleans that’s based on Anne Rice’s other series called The Lives of the Mayfair Witches.

[@kelynspear5863]

one thing to keep in mind about sylvia moreno-garcia is that all of her books are very, very different - you've probably been told this ad nauseum, but mexican gothic and velvet was the night and certain dark things are all drastically different genres. certain dark things is a vampire cyberpunk noir set in mexico city, so i think that might be nice for spooky season! but yeah. they are a grab bag of genres, all of which are very very different.

[@Steph_W]

Ok. Read The Vampire Lestat first. It happens before Interview. In retrospect I’d wished I’d done that. And yes, read Dracula!!!!! It’s good. And I recommend listening to Haunted of Hill House. And Ray Bradbury is a must. Misery can wait til January. Trust me. Hope this helps.

[@cleg78]

Spirit engineer definitely needs to be on list

[@faye9839]

You must read Dracula. It is my all time favourite book, can’t wait to re-read it this year

[@samreadsbooks_13]

I'm currently reading Uzumaki. It's messed up haha. I need to read Frankenstein this spooky season. Lots others on my tbr, but I'm ashamed I haven't gotten to that classic.

[@bosquedetinta]

I'd love to hear your thoughts about The Witchling's Girl, the Book Eaters and The Witching Hour 😍

[@Browndrea]

I defs vote for House of Hollow and Mexican Gothic! House of Hollow is perfectly witchy and dark but still very light feeling so it won’t drag on. I haven’g read Mexican Gothic yet but I’ve read three other Silvia Moreno-Garcia books and she just has such a talent for transporting you to different time periods!

[@zainabismail2474]

Just realising how many gothic books I need to get my hands on. Feels like there is so little spooky season time to devour these. Definitely looking forward to reading Anatomy:love story and House of Hunger 🖤 🎃🖤 🎃

[@Books_on_the_Brain]

I never see anyone talk about A Secret History of Witches, it's sooo good! The audiobook was amazing, too! Off Season and Luckenbooth are also great! You should check out the Folio Society, they just put out an edition of Turn of the Screw and it's gorgeous.

[@AFrolicThroughFiction]

I got the Folio edition of Turn of the Screw! It was announced right after this video was made ahaha

[@lesliegordon2313]

The Ceremonies by T.E.D. Klein. One of the spookiest books you will ever read...

[@LindseyMCruz]

I love your copy of Dracula

[@kreativekatevlog]

Just finished Horseman by Christina Henry. Really very good… I enjoyed it a lot.

[@autumnritchie1473]

I want to read Dracula, Phantom of the Opera, & check out Eric LaRocca. I started reading House of Hollow & it was pretty good. I need to finish it…it was just one of those situations where it got lost in the shuffle. There wasn’t really anything wrong with it. I hope you can get to as many of these as you can! 🥰🥰🥰

[@carlee3958]

AFTER you read Dracula...I thoroughly recommend Dracul by Dacre Stoker...it's a prequel and just lovely

[@AFrolicThroughFiction]

adding to my list ahahaha

[@kathleenbaker2791]

I loved Lost Boys. I vote for Dracula, Book Eaters and Small Angels. And an Edinburgh weekend sounds amazing! No Legend of Sleep Hallow for me, even the Scooby Doo unused to freak me out as a kid 😂. Thanks for the video!!!!

[@kirstensbooknook6575]

I have Perfume on hold at my library, and would love to hear your thoughts on it.

[@Silverraine1]

I'd love a sleepy hollow vlog! I have the Horseman too but am hesitant to read it for the same reason. And you have so many good books like Dracula, Interview, Uzumaki, Phantom!

[@cleg78]

Did i mention Spirit Engineer? It is very good and I think you will gel with the writing and the story because you will give it the time it needs

[@fictionalqueer]

You always talk about so many interesting books that others don’t talk about and I’ve never heard about! 🎉

[@AFrolicThroughFiction]

Aw well I'm glad to show you some books you haven't heard of!

[@jackiesliterarycorner]

I'm excited for you to read Perfume. I'm currently reading it. As for Sleepy Hollow, if you're comparing it to Burton's movie its a bit different. I might reread Interview with a Vampire, but I'm more focused on The Witching House. I'm also reading The Historian, which is a historical fiction with vampires, particularly Dracula and the historical figure. I just bought House of Hollow.

[@millymollymrst3537]

I've just read Anatomy a love story. It's a great book.😃

[@Catcupid]

You can't go wrong with a Sleepy Hollow weekend.

[@kayleighjustreading4815]

There are so many great books here! Personally I love all of dracula, interview with a vampire, perfume, misery... watching this has made me want to re-read them all! Magic cottage by James Herbert is a woodland cottage spooky horror you might enjoy🦇🎃

[@sandyokey7728]

Dracula is on my tbr for Victober. And I also want to read Ann Rice’s book. Plus I’ve added some to my wish list from the other books you’ve mentioned.....Perfume for starters. Legend of sleepy hollow. I also love the musical Phantom of the Opera, so much so I’m kind of afraid to read the book and be disappointed. And I’m always up for witchy books😊🧡🎃🧛‍♂️🧙‍♀️🎃🧡

[@laurensibley4642]

Ooo love house of hollow!!!

[@bookling_of_bohemia]

After I have abandoned reading in university, Dracula was the book that actually got me back into reading. I found it super readable. The Interview with the Vampire is BRILLIANT as a book. The film is really good, but the book gives you more - just know it is much more somber and quiet than the movie. Very introspective. Mexican Gothic - definitely recommend, especially since you are the Mushroom girl :D Perfume is on my TBR so I am curious about what you think of it if you decide to read it now. Same with House of Hollow and Luckenbooth. Mysteries of Udolpho.... is LONG and I would not recommend it for right now. Read it just this summer and while it has some tantalizing stuff, I found it underwhelming as a whole. The Phantom of the Opera was the book I read right AFTER Dracula made me a reader again :D I found it to be a very quick read in spite of it being a classic. I liked it! The Haunting of Hillhouse - do NOT expect the TV show at all. But it is beautifully written and I found it spooky as well as an interesting exploration of mental health. Probably pass on it at this moment, there are other books I would say belong into the spooky season more. SO HAPPY somebody has mentioned The Whistling! Absolutely recommend! I enjoyed it immensely and it is PERFECT for October! Also a very quick read. The Spirit Engineer is truly disturbing and dark. A good book that I personally found to be quite depressing at the same time. Recommend, just make sure you are in the right state of mind. The Houdini and Conan Doyle only make brief appearances. Small Angels sound wonderful! Thank you for the tip! Happy reading! 🎃

[@Jojojozilla]

The Perfume is one of the weirdest, unsettling and most intriguing book I've ever read. Sometimes I felt a disorienting dissonance between what is being said (what is happening in the story) versus how it's being said (the prose). The ending left me starring into the middle distance for a long time before I could normalize my thoughts again.

[@joslyngibson9965]

Interview with the vampire, Anatomy, and The Spirit Engineer

[@whatindiaread]

omg Interview with the Vampire and the Lost Boys, ICONIC movies 🙌🏼

[@whatindiaread]

oooh Anatomy is on my Autumn TBR 👀

[@nataliat094]

I'm reading The Phantom of the Opera this spooky season, you should consider getting around to it!

[@storiesofroa]

i just finished the phantom of the opera and it was so, so good

[@faerietalereads]

omg phantom of the opera 😭 the musical has literally been my life and soul since I was like 7 ❤ I wrote part of my dissertation on the book, it’s deffo a wild gothic time ahaha

[@faerietalereads]

also house of hunger & the whistling are my top votes 😈

[@MilenaReads]

I didn’t expect to like Perfume, but it was surprisingly readable and even funny at parts. Hope you enjoy it!

[@AFrolicThroughFiction]

I'm really not sure what to expect but I have high hopes I'll think the same as you!

[@surpriseitsus9622]

I vote for Interview with a Vamp, but the Mayfair Witches series I liked better. Save Mexican Gothic for November? I haven't read Perfume. The Sleepy Hollow movie is great, stick with that. Ray B is fabulous, his short stories are great. The Witchling Girl sounds fun. A good King book for you is Salems Lot. Vampires 🧛‍♂️ House of Hollow...yes please

[@SemplicementeSE]

🎃 I truly recommend Dracula, Misery, Haunting of Hill House and Interview with the Vampire, all amazing books!!! :)

[@KaylaTalksBooks]

I’ll always say the Vampire Chronicles by Anne Rice. One of my all time favorite series. I once fell asleep after reading one of the later books, and the writing is so detailed and atmospheric that it creeped into my dream and I had the most vivid nightmare about it. That’s a sign of a good book for me lol.

[@AFrolicThroughFiction]

I love that ahahaha

[@monicamerle1417]

"Horseman" by Christina Henry and "Sleepy hollow" the film by Tim Burton are both retellings based on the original W. Irving story, you should read that first. "Sleepy hollow" is one of my favorite Burton movies and "Horseman" is quite good though it gravitates towards YA. "The phantom of the opera" the book is quite different from the Broadway musical. I prefer the musical. I recommend you also: "Anatomy a love story", "House of hollow". I'm currently reading a Jean recommendation "The Kingdoms" by Natasha Pulley and enjoying quite a lot so far. I also have on my TBR for the next weeks 2 books based on your reviews (and bought myself copies of): "Babel" & "The witches of New York".