Spooky Season Book Haul! Dark Academia, Gothic & Horror Reads For Autumn/Fall 2021

[@AFrolicThroughFiction]

Just adding a note to say I’m aware there is an editing issue in this video - I’m really sorry about that! It bothers me to no end but unfortunately I can’t do anything about it now 😅

[@nula14]

Doesn't bother me. I'm new to your channel. Appreciate the reviews.

[@samreadsbooks_13]

I recently read A Head Full of Ghosts and I'm still not sure if it was paranormal or psychological

[@kristenhoughton4891]

I think Clown in a Cornfield is kinda like Footloose but with a killer clown

[@sakurahan91]

I’m going to try to get The Nature Of Witches onto my TBR for October! I’m definitely a seasonal reader when it comes to autumn/winter. I’ll read anything in Spring/Summer though.

[@sabrinaford9]

I have those same editions of Poe and Jekyll and Hyde.

[@saragouveiaa]

Oooh The Atlas Six!! I hope you love it! I read it in June and gave it 5 stars

[@elina4538]

🧛🏻‍♀️ I really liked The hollow places by T. Kingfisher, it was creepy, characters were likeable and the ending was satisfying. Recommend👍

[@sylla_headhunter4725]

Carmilla!! I read the book together with a friend recently and we both adore it. The language? the imagery? Everything? It's so beautiful and I hope you'll enjoy it, too!

[@silkemaria7339]

That was a lovely haul and I ended up buying "The Nature of Witches" and "Atlas Six" because both sounded so interesting. I love the spooky/witchy and dark academia vibes but I'm still a bit hesitant going in to horror though Lianne often really makes me want to read them. And I think I'm a seasonal reader of some sorts, there are lots of books on my tbr that I can instantly link to a certain season I'd love to read them in. Hopy you have a lovely week and happy reading ♥

[@libraryofkayla]

I'd forgotten about Carmilla so thanks for the reminder to pick it up!

[@samreadsbooks_13]

Oh my. I need that Poe bindup! It's stunning!

[@odditycat6233]

Jack Ketchum is a well seasoned author in the "extreme horror" genre :). So yeah his books are kinda brutal.

[@tamerarogers6170]

I definitely read more thrillers and horror in autumn. Reading Imaginary Friend at the moment.

[@rocknregalia]

Great haul!! I love your warm fall colors.

[@dn3ll94]

Omg yes! Finally someone is talking about The Nature of Witches! I picked it up randomly and needed falling in love! Also the hardcover is beautiful!

[@Anaieseart]

Idk if u already know but at 3:10 the clip plays 3 times in a row

[@AFrolicThroughFiction]

Yep, nothing I can do about it now I’m afraid 😕

[@frannieforthoughts9527]

Carmilla was AMAZING! I suggest you listen to the audiobook, it literally gave me chills!! :D Also, I had never heard of The Atlas Six but it sounds AMAZING!!!

[@shreyabooked9309]

That copy of Carmilla is gorgeous! 🧛

[@hadesorami]

ugh i love this vibe, I read Atlas 6 recently and it's totally Dark Academia! It's a good one but I think it really starts to come together in the last third of the book

[@TheKickasskatie]

Read everything by T. Kingfisher! She's amazing. The twisted ones and the hollow places were both great.

[@booklover8872]

So lovely to see you back! You absolutely have to add Gothikana to your spooky season TBR. I've just read it and it's perfect for the vibe. Dark academia and gothic romance combined. It would add so well to your haul! ❤️

[@delatoba]

I loved The Atlas Six! I could not stop reading it. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@JayGTheAwkwardBookworm]

I have a copy of the nature of witches and I’m so excited to read it!

[@faustianacademia]

The Atlas Six has been acquired by Tor publishing House. I love your collection. 🖤

[@AFrolicThroughFiction]

I know, this video came out before it happened though ☺️ and thank you!

[@faustianacademia]

@@AFrolicThroughFiction my pleasure. Yes, I am excited for Tor to publish it, as Egypt does not get self-published books.

[@lecturaslunares926]

I bought The atlas six because i saw the cover on a tiktok and fell in love with it, maybe ill read it on this season! I have also planned to read "These witches dont burn" and "La nación de las bestias" which i know nothing about, but have been told its an amazing fantasy/spooky book

[@miriamgomez9296]

I loved to read Autumn and winter I like academia dark creepy and of course Gothic I enjoy reading nature of witches and I am waiting to get lesson of vengeance I just got six atlas which I heard is good I will be reading it during October 🦋📕💕🍁

[@margolindner3952]

I save up all of my thrillers and horror books for the year for September and October. But the rest of the year I read whatever whenever.

[@caitlyn.m.t9618]

I am not a seasonal reader, but I have been on a gothic kick lately. Some of the books I have reread, and some are new reads. Most recently (gothic/horror at least) I have finished Mexican Gothic which I loved. I do disagree with describing it as body horror, but that also might be a just me thing. I actually do plan on reading Dracula soon, and I also plan on reading Edgar Allan Poe's poetry soon as well. I grew up on his poems, and it was one of my editions (Tales of Mystery and Imagination) that introduced me to my drawing style. Harry Clarke if you are curious. But I haven't picked up a Poe related thing for so long, so I want to return to him.

[@brookee7243]

I just started getting back into reading and spooky books are my favorite and it’s the perfect season to enjoy them 🍂 thank you for all the recommendations!

[@angelaholmes8888]

I really enjoyed the nature of witches I already requested a lesson in vengeance a few weeks ago at the library can't wait to read it I'm planning on reading firestarter by Stephen king and needful things in October along with supernatural and the firekeeper daughter

[@polly2900]

The Firestarter movie is my favorite never read the book.

[@angelaholmes8888]

@@polly2900 I have seen the movie as a child I heard there's going to be a remake of it 🎥🎞🎫

[@cleg78]

I absolutely loved The Maidens (I did work out the killer by chapter 11 BUT this was only found out obviously at end) I gave it 5⭐️ as loved the writing, the atmosphere. It is fabulous it really is 🤗

[@cleg78]

I managed to nab a copy of A Lesson In Vengeance so am chuffed as punch to read this one.

[@cleg78]

How we fall apart… my best friend had been anticipating this big time and yeah let’s say it didn’t go well. I sooooooo want The Atlas Six, sounds bloody fantastic

[@cleg78]

I brought the Ketchum book as well and need to read it still as I started and had to put it down…yes it freaked me out 🤭 I will pick it back up though. Poor Gav is scared shitless about this so I need to find out what is going on x

[@cleg78]

I normally read darker books from September through to November, I am currently reading Empire of the Vampire 🧛‍♂️ and bloody hell it is good and on my two readathon tbr’s for this month 🤗

[@valrogers5251]

Some nice choices. I've added the last three books to my 'to buy' list, two of which I already have but yours are fab editions 'drool'. Thanks for sharing these x

[@booksandquills]

I listened to the first hour of The Maidens and it was a big no for me. Just couldn't get on with the writing and it felt very transparent and like a first draft or a basic outline. Very disappointing because I loved the idea of it!

[@genregarden]

I'm reading it now and definitely agree! I'm pushing through to see if it gets better, but close to 100 pages in and I do not like it. 😅

[@EmilyKathrynH]

Ooh the Nature of Witches sounds amazing! I just placed a hold at my library!

[@demeldapenkitty7937]

Loving those special editions, stunning!

[@enviouswords]

glad to have found you.

[@kaesinfinitelibrary]

"I don't know what genre this classifies as besides weird" 😂😂😂 I WANT THAT EDITION OF JEKYLL & HYDE!!!

[@BookedandBusy]

I’ve read the maidens and I’m in the 2 star crowd 🙃🙃🙃🧛‍♀️

[@WhatVictoriaRead]

That edition of Jekyll and Hyde is 😍😍😍 we love the spooky vibes, happy reading! 🧛‍♀️🧛‍♀️🧛‍♀️

[@Maugrimm]

I have actually read "Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde" and "Carmilla" last year. I was sadly a bit disappointed in "Jekyll and Hyde" but I liked "Carmilla". I am a seasonal reader as well. I'm just waiting that we get a few rainy days so I can re-read "The picture of Dorian Gray" again, since with the sun out, I don't enjoy it not as much. Also "A head full of ghosts", "The nature of witches" and "A lesson in Vengence" sound interesting. I want to check those one out. Also might read a bit of Poe, since I only read "A tell tale heart" back in school.

[@solithedreamer]

wow i've never heard of Carmilla before, im intrigued! 🤔 also LETS GO HORROR!! 🥰🧛‍♀️🦇

[@leeh4343]

I’m reading all things witchy in October and The Nature of Witches is at the top of my list 😊

[@colethroughthepages]

Love the new intro! I’m not much of a horror fan but I do like to read witchy/ supernatural books around this time 🧛‍♀️

[@readinginthelairlunadrakon8028]

these all sound super cool. Adding them to my check it out list.

[@leonief8066]

I’m working my way through T Kingfisher - and though the books a mixed (in every way) Kim thoroughly enjoying myself!

[@charityyoder9028]

I'm one of the few people that 3 starred the maidens. Yeah. If the one plot twist is the best plot twist... my sister disagreed with me and really liked it.

[@joanyleduc3181]

I loooove these genres, thanks for all these recommandations! 🧛🏻‍♀️

[@amy_harboredinpages]

Books📚 you chatted on about that I would like to read... sometime😉!: The Nature of Witches... owned the cover is so 🥰pretty. A Lesson in Vengeance sounds interesting, as does The Atlas Six🤔. Gothic hasn't really been a hit with me, but I'm courious of Camilla. I recently picked up an old illustrated 1960's hardback of Poe for my husband. It's the only book I've ever seen him sit & read in all our years together. Usually it's a Modern Day Drummer magazine, or a catalog for 🥁. We both have our things! 💞😁 📚📚📖🥰📚📚📚

[@aylah.astrology]

your joy and excitement is this vídeo is palpable 😂

[@readernac13]

I'm going to read Carmilla for the first time in a couple of weeks also and very excited to see how I like it. I just love Edgar Allan Poe, especially in the autumn. 🍂📚🍁

[@RandiLynnK]

I randomly bought The Nature of Witches recently (from the grocery store of all places lol) and I can't wait to read it next month!

[@CharI0tte]

If you don't have it yet, I would recommend The Devil Makes Three by Tori Bovalino. A mystery/horror set in a school library that blew me away with its character work.

[@szonjajurasek368]

This new seasonal intro is soo cool. ✨🧛 I tend to read darker books all year but this season makes me go even darker. 🦇 I'm about to start to put together my tbr for fall so thank you for this video. My wallet will love you. 🖤

[@cmmosher8035]

Good luck with the Jack Ketchum novel. I grew up reading Stephen King and Clive Barker but Jack Ketchum is pushing my limits.

[@solithedreamer]

also can i just say i love the seasonal outro+intro, the vibes 🙌

[@carriem2655]

I love the spooky books any time of the year but especially the Fall🎃👻💀

[@Books_BrewsandBeyond]

I'm planning on reading The Maidens next month for October. I read Clown in a cornfield by Adam Cesare a while ago and I gave it a 4 star- all up a suspenseful, creepy YA with a good twist at the end. I hope you enjoy it. This was a really cool book haul- great reading choices. I need to get Carmilla on my kindle as I enjoyed Dracula. 🧛‍♀️🧛

[@MrsLilSmile]

I just finished Carmilla and gave it 5 stars! I am sure you will love it :)

[@jordanmoore8210]

Jack Ketchum writes some intense books. I read one book by him, The Girl Next Door, which is based off the murder of Sylvia Likens from 1965 in Indiana in the US. That novel really made my skin crawl knowing how it was loosely based off what happened to a real young girl.

[@ReadingNymph]

I really liked Carmilla, love that edition of Dr Jekyll

[@tattoowithlea]

Uh Carmilla sounds so interesting! Definitely adding it to my tbr and right now searching for where I can get it 🧡 I love autumn, I wish it could be longer because it's my favourite reading time 🧛‍♀️

[@lucretiamacevil362]

I've read Head Full of Ghosts, despite not being much of a contemporary reader. I liked it, though I feel the end kind of fizzles a tad. And the very few blog post style bits annoyed me. It's sad, and scary in different ways throughout. If you want some good scary stories, I recommend Charles Beaumont's The Howling Man. He inspired and taught guys like Ray Bradbury, and wrote several scripts for the Twilight Zone. I'm thoroughly enjoying it. Not a seasonal reader, since Florida doesn't really have seasons, just humidity. This Halloween season I want to get into the spirit, though.

[@StorybooksInn]

i read a head full of ghosts recently and was super let down :(

[@joanne1486]

🦇some really good books there, I also bought The Atlas Six as I saw some good reviews, I’m keen to see what you think I haven’t read it yet, I may get it on my Spoopathon TBR. I am reading The Maidens this Month I didn’t really think the Silent Patient was that great as I saw what was coming, so I hope this one is better 😊

[@Aliawayinpages]

Hi, I want to read off season for the same reason lol. Could you please tell me where you got the copy from? I’m trying to find the uncut original Version but not having any luck

[@AFrolicThroughFiction]

I just got it from Amazon 😅

[@sandy23stories40]

I love gothic novels hope you like Carmilla 🧛‍♀️

[@BrittanyLovesReading]

🧛‍♀️ So many of these books are on my TBR. I feel like I need to read The Nature of Witches ASAP

[@angelaholmes8888]

Yes you definitely should read the nature of witches it's really good 😃👍

[@hadesorami]

i hadn't heard of it before this video but it's definitely going on my TBR

[@evilredcaboose]

These books look fun! I'm in love with the fall season. Both because of Halloween and of my birthday 🎂

[@kathleenbaker2791]

I liked the Maidens and A Lesson in Vengeance, not my favorites for sure, but worth the read. Added The Nature of Witches and The Atlas Six to my TBR, thanks for the recommendations! Recommendation for you: I just finished Small Favors by Erin A. Craig--it's very good. 👻👻👻🎃🎃🎃

[@writtendell]

"A head full of ghosts" had been on my tbr forever and there are way better covers of it out there. I'm also planing to finally read it this spooky season! :D

[@judithcakelover]

I am also a seasonal mood reader😄🧛

[@sarahsperusals]

the atlas six has been all over my fyp, i’m curious to hear your thoughts!!!

[@applemelaine4989]

I don't if it's just in my phone but I think the part where you say "my review on this one is in the" while you're holding the witches book, was repeated 3 times but anyway, thank you for these recos!!! will definitely check them out. ❤️❤️❤️

[@AFrolicThroughFiction]

Probably an editing error, I had some trouble proofing this one before upload 😅

[@Catmason13]

Don't mind me adding every book mentioned to my TBR

[@GavinReadsItAll]

"What I got from that was cannibalism" 😂 🧛‍♀️

[@scrapbookingmuchmore9884]

Love loved the spooky book haul so ready for your feedback on all of them!!!!! 🧛‍♂️🍂🍁👻👀🎃

[@emergentrealms89]

You should try The Fear by Spencer Hamilton! 🧛‍♀️

[@sandyokey7728]

🧛‍♀️🧛‍♂️Wonderful books!

[@queenlucysroyalmaid1]

Ooooh that new intro thoooo 👀💖

[@breannethompson7776]

Watches video, immediately goes and buys The Maidens and A Lesson in Vengeance!

[@livslibrary]

Just added so many books to my TBR 😂

[@vickyjwalters]

Such a fab book haul 🍂🍂🍂❤️❤️

[@marlenerichardson4429]

Hi, are you from Lancashire?

[@AFrolicThroughFiction]

Nope, Sheffield!

[@Thebeccafowell]

I’m really hating myself for not preordering A Leason In Vengeance 😂

[@SlowpokeReads]

Alex Michaelides writing was not impressive in The Patient. I think I gave it 2 stars? So Im really not surprised people dont like The Maiden. I would just go into his books with a neutral point of view so you have 0 expectations lol I feel that partially played into why I really didnt like his first book because it was SO hyped and then I was just like :| thats it really?

[@jiji-wr3qh]

F... ME!!! I just added half your recs on my wishlist ...

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[@readinginthelairlunadrakon8028]

"Sadly there are too many books to link them properly! " >> My suggestion= if you become an amazon affiliate you could make an amazon idea list into an amazon "storefront". so you make the list. one link in your description {either to specific list / your storefront} ppl click to see the list. and amazon uses a 24hour? cookie so you make {for most items 4%} on anything they buy from amazon that day. affiliate money adds up slow, but with a bigger audience can be a side income in time. As long as ppl actually click your link. I've made 30 cents, lol. but I'm a small channel right now.

[@AFrolicThroughFiction]

I used to use Amazon affiliate (still technically am one) but I don’t like it as a programme, as it often doesn’t redirect people to the country they’d need to purchase from. I use book depository as its more accessible to most of my audience ☺️

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