TOP HALLOWEEN SPOOKY READS!

My picks for the best spooky reads to dive into this halloween season!
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[@DanielGreeneReviews]

What’s your favorite hollowed read?

[@justinmonisit5932]

Haunting of Hill House or The Exorcist.

[@leomcallister5302]

Lovecraft

[@andrewmock7086]

Big fan of 'Salem's Lot. Quite spooky

[@jeanfish7]

Needful things, Children of the corn, Dolores Claiborne, agree with Something Wicked this way comes...gave me the creeps..also like some Moon's:)

[@KerstinMamma]

I CAN NOT BELIEVE THAT YOU WOULDN'T RECOMMEND/ HAVEN'T READ " LOCKE & KEY" ! It is my favourite comic book series and it is written by Joe Hill, Kings son. So do yourself a favour and read it Daniel or the spoopy will get you.

[@matthewc5747]

Daniel: "I'm not going to be doing any jumpscares this video." *10 seconds later* BOO! Me: AAAH!...son of a-

[@mikesanders9267]

Dracula: the horror of the supernatural. Frankenstein: the horror of exploring the unknown. Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde: the horror of the evil within us all.

[@wint3rki11]

Great books!

[@KelticStingray]

H P Lovecraft: the horror chaos on a cosmic scale

[@leaf111]

if you're into long slowburn stories and the thought of a respected noble count secretly being a cruel monster and getting away with all the horrible things he does gives you chills, i recommend dracula (though if you're young or just generally bored pretty fast, i recommend frankenstein and the strange case of dr jekyll and mr hyde MUCH more. dracula is genius, but the first time i tried to read it when i was 13 and gave up when i was halfway through because i was so bored with how slow it was, but the same year i read frankenstein and loved every second of it. is it worth the tiring pace? yes, to me it is, but if you want a more entertaining and fast-paced story, dracula may not be the one for you) if you're into shorter books filled with big events that despite being disturbing will leave you feeling extremely sad as well, you find human technology really interesting and the possibilities of technology scare you sometimes, i recommend frankenstein. jekyll and hyde is the shortest and it will keep your attention all the way through, even though we all know the big reveal of the story. its vibe is so mysterious and suspenseful it might make you wonder what the fuck is up before realising you KNOW what's up, and i think that's why i love it so much. how despite everyone knowing the story, we still feel the struggle of the narrators as they're trying to uncover the truth and connect the lines so vividly that the reveal in the last 2 chapters will seem shocking and will disturb you and very few stories can make you feel all that if you know the ending.

[@Archonsx]

Frankenstein is a kids book, probably one of the weakest books i've read.

[@cygnusmir1627]

@@Archonsx I think the more modern versions are directed more towards a younger demographic but the original book definitely isn’t a kids book

[@SufficientlyAdvancedLena]

Daniel you should deffinetly read "The House of Leaves" and "Locke and Key" great spoopy reads

[@Lakefront_Khan]

Why do you like house of leaves? The only things I remember is rhe cool book dedicated and that dude who made a list of of girls he banged, and that there was a minotaur.....apparently.

[@SufficientlyAdvancedLena]

Yeah I really liked to see the protagonist starting to question his reality and then getting all the paranoia in my own head

[@andrewward7265]

@@Lakefront_Khan I personally like House of Leaves because of how unsettling the reading experience is. Like, you feel the characters losing grip on reality and kind of go along for the ride with them.

[@Lakefront_Khan]

@@andrewward7265 Fair.

[@danat7016]

Oh I didn’t care for house of leaves. It read like academia. Not for ne

[@truthserum4662]

It isn’t exactly horror, but Agatha Christie’s and then there were none is amazing and creepy

[@fredrikgranstrom6743]

sure is

[@natasagajic1061]

Totally agree that it's creepy. That's why I didn't enjoy it at all 😅

[@user-ng9ld7yo4v]

Ohh yeah totally. When I read it and couldn't sleep for a week.

[@janhavi1977]

Absolutely! The atmosphere Agatha Christie creates is so creepy! It’s almost like a slasher story, without all the unnecessary gore and one that is actually intelligent.

[@chrismel9142]

I have seen a lot of versions of this book. Maybe I will try reading it too. Agatha Christie is amazing.

[@fardareismai4495]

I like the diversity of the recommendations you give! Exactly what I needed for my spooky season reading 😄. Lovely video, thank you.

[@colingrimes4632]

Just finished “House of Leaves” last week. Now reading, “Haunting of Hill House”

[@Lakefront_Khan]

Why do you like house of leaves? The only things I remember is rhe cool book dedicated and that dude who made a list of of girls he banged, and that there was a minotaur.....apparently.

[@colingrimes4632]

Electronic Corgi no arguments from me!!! It’s overrated forsure, but on myHalloween list... people act like it’s crazy good but it isn’t l

[@thomaskittock2866]

I've heard House of Leaves is really challenging to read.

[@Lakefront_Khan]

@@thomaskittock2866 It's written like how the lore of Bloodborne is: vaguely, with nothing being actually conferred and lots of people lying and misremembering, with a sparkle of everyone else fucking buts.

[@wint3rki11]

I need to finish House of Leaves.

[@dhmig88]

The Exorcist. I found the novel equally as horrifying as the film with so much more detail.

[@geslinam9703]

The one book I wouldn’t keep after reading it. I didn’t want it in my house.

[@kyrilson71]

I think "Salem's Lot" is the best Stephen King book for Halloween. "Locke and Key" is an excellent horror story in graphic novel format, as well.

[@geslinam9703]

‘Salem’s Lot is King’s spookiest novel. I first read it in grade school, not long after it came out. Then there was the 70s film, it became so ingrained in me that I forgot much of the novel. Just re-read it last winter, really enjoyed experiencing it again. Such a great book!

[@upstatelee18]

Definitely one of his best because the ending is better than some of the newer novels. Generally prefer his short stories over all

[@SheIsAnOpenBook]

Yess!! I’m loving all the great Halloween content that comes out during this time! I’ve had a bunch of these on my shelves for years... I need to fix this ASAP! Dracula is a good place to start 😊

[@NicheInterests82]

The Terror. Optimally experienced at night, with the patio door cracked and cold air blowing in. Feel free to play the series's soundtrack in the background while you're at it. To this day I think about it.

[@wanghiskhan7345]

Loved the series, episode three grabbed me by the cojones and never let go. Need to decide if I can handle that Mammoth book after watching the show

[@jamiewarkentine7108]

Yes ,The Terror stays with you . I’ve loaned this out only under the promise I get it back . Fantastic story !

[@soraauri3686]

Every goddamn time I watch a new video of Daniel I am intrigued by the books he recommends and end up ordering more and more books while I am still trying to finish "The Eye of the World".

[@Ben-xj2rf]

SoraAuri one of the classic blunders.

[@movedtomisslucia1187]

the turn of the screw by henry james and the lottery by shirley jackson are my personal favorites - they’re short stories and not books, but are very well written. honestly, anything by shirley jackson is a particular favorite of mine.

[@irockmajorly]

Just saying, your editing has gotten so good. I love the little edits, theyre funny without being too over the top, most are actually quite subtle.

[@Geekritique]

Can confirm, Frankenstein is one of my favorite reads ever, and effectively invented the science fiction genre. I have not seen an adaption that actually captures the character.

[@Hospitaller187]

Geekritique Penny Dreadful’s version of the creature is pretty accurate to the original character imo

[@redmilo92]

Would second Penny Dreadful as the closest adaptation I've seen to capture the soul of the character

[@alpertroncp2198]

No no no, it didn't effectively event the science fiction genre. I'd absolutely credit Margaret Cavendish's 'The Blazing World' for doing that - travel to another world, different species, new gadgetry and inventions, it's all there.

[@wickedfire91]

One of my favorite horror stories of all time is the re-telling/prequel to "Dracula", "The Historian" by Elizabeth Kostova. It's so immersive, so evocative of Stoker's original tale, and it's one of those creeping ones that you don't realize you're sucked into it until you're already 150 pages in and you can't slow down. Nothing will ever top Stoker's original, but it's just a beautiful read. I also highly recommend King's son Joe Hill as an author in general; his books "NOS4A2" and "Horns" are both great horror ("NOS4A2" scared me, actually) and also just amazing stories in general.

[@missyl3119]

The Historian is one of my all time favs!!!

[@tracy2919]

That Freddy Murcury costume 😂😂😂 digging the shelf lights

[@monsouranda2822]

Ok that mask lady clip really caught me off guard.

[@laurenschnoebelen3740]

I’m very happy that you’ve become a full time booktuber to provide quality endings to videos like this 👻

[@johnnycoleman75]

The original Dracula. A phenomenal read and my introduction to the genre which would become "found footage." written as a series of journal entries and letters it kept me on the edge of my seat.

[@ShalomDove]

“...and all that happens is a cat walks by the screen..” hopes for a pips cameo for a second there... even though he’s not allowed in the studio/office , still couldn’t help it ❤️

[@b2ickwall978]

Something Wicked is one of the best on your list. Definitely kudos to your dad! If you haven't read Dr. Sleep I feel it is a worthy sequel to the Shining which is indeed good scary!

[@mpjedi2355]

I read a lot of Clive Barker while reading Stephen Kings stack of books in the 90’s

[@chrisr3380]

I am really surprised no one mentioned Algernon Blackwood. He's what i would call classic short story horror. If you haven't read The Willows or The Wendigo you should definitely check them out!

[@jramsey9690]

Totally agree. The Wendigo scared the crap out of me.

[@geslinam9703]

I love short horror/ghost stories, have dozens of anthologies, particularly like the ones written in the Victorian times, up to mid century. Those are some of the best.

[@charlottestewart1851]

* covers my eyes with a blindfold * spooky

[@BernasBookishAdventures]

Spoopy hehe. Great video, I loved how you analyze the works and how they should be adapted.

[@coreyschultz2033]

I am legend is probably my favorite movie of all time. (i need rewatch it ) but hearing the ending in the book so much better then the movie's ending . Tells me i need to read this book and Daniel how described how you felt reading each page . Makes me want to read it more I need to get my hand on this book.

[@Law-of-EnTropy]

Spooptober! I recommend _The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland With A Ship Of Her Own Making._ Not horror, not even scary, but it gives off the best halloweeny feel!

[@basketballahmed]

I don't know if Mangas are classified as fantasy or even as a "Book" but the best and the most horrifying sorry I have ever read is Uzumaki! I really really recommend it. I know you're not very found of anime but it's a manga soooooooo..... Try it....... if you dare.

[@jadthemad7871]

You could really put down most of the works of Junji Ito.

[@andocommando3071]

Parasyte is also a good horror manga to check out

[@rahulmore7681]

@@andocommando3071 I don't think parasyte is considered horror.

[@andocommando3071]

@@rahulmore7681 it is, but there's a lot of other genres attached to it as the story tackles a lot of topics. Nevertheless it's still a sci-fi horror manga

[@pratyushbzr]

That Manga kept me up at night... It was really really disturbing... Go read it everyone

[@Noeton]

I'm glad someone shares my resentment for jump scares and alltogether cheap horror.

[@hellohaley45]

I 100% agree about The Shining! My favorite Stephen King book, and my favorite Halloween read, of all time.

[@DevanBaird]

I was totally waiting for a jump scare at the end and was so pleasantly surprised!!! cracked up! best jump scare!

[@MaryAmongStories]

yeeeess I'm ready for all the spooky recommendations :D Dracula is amazing! I really need to read The Shining, the movie is one of my favourites!

[@emmaelizabeth3373]

The moment you said there would be no jump scares my dog started barking out of nowhere 😂 Anyway, I think Neil Gaiman’s books are perfect for Halloween! Out of the ones I’ve read, I think The Graveyard Book probably fits the “spoopy” vibe the best, although it is a children’s book and one of Gaiman’s more polarizing works, so just be mindful of that!

[@TheXXLGamer]

You mentioned graphic novels, but the artist who - to me - best encompasses what comics can bring to horror OVER OTHER MEDIA is Junji Ito. Yes, it is a manga writer, but bear with me here. He is a master of the "page turn", which is that little bit of interactivity that separates comics from other visual media. His use of this interactivity, the art of building up suspense to make that single double-page spread image all that more horrifying is awe-inspiring. For a specific work of his, I would recommend "Uzumaki". His short stories are his biggest strength and if you want a small taste of what he has to offer, I'd recommend The Enigma of Amigara Fault as an appetizer - you can find it online for free and it's a 10 minute read. Uzumaki on the other hand is not a short story, it's more about the scope of a novella I'd say. It's deeply unsettling lovecraftian horror about a small japanese town that becomes obsessed with the form of the spiral and plundges deeper and deeper into madness. It's not a particularly long read either, you can easily read it in an afternoon and man it is worth it.

[@billkeon880]

Recent favs. Kin by KP Burke, Brother and Seed by Ahlborn, and Let the Right One In which has a King vibe because it’s so descriptive, detailed and great characters

[@deanryanmartin]

Fantastic recommendation. Advance happy Halloween, Daniel Greene!

[@christianantal8574]

Old heads? From Hell is like 30 years old! Us "Old Heads" were reading Alan Moore in our teenage years. Awesome pick!

[@brockbirkner4686]

I read Hellbound Heart by Clive Barker last year and thought it was a perfect Spooktober book. This year I read the short story collection "Her Body and Other Parties" by Carmen Maria Machado and thought those stories were really good at being both poignant and scary and they had this almost 'folklore' theme to them that fits Halloween really well.

[@marcusmusings]

Spreading some love for The Exorcist. I have been a lover of the movie since I was 13 or so. About 10 years back, I decided to give the original source material a try and boy, it's just as good. Creeped me out like nobody's business

[@leyankee247]

"The Judge's House" by Bram Stoker is a wonderful short story that terrified me when I read it....in college, in the middle of the afternoon, with people coming and going in the dorm. I don't know what it is about it, but it creeps me out.

[@h.calvert3165]

It's about cramming for finals. 📚 🐀

[@clairemeehan4141]

Great list!!! And I hadn't realised From Hell was a book originally. I enjoyed the film but suspect the book is much better, so will try and pick it up once I have finished my current read.

[@desiree5974]

I LOOOOVE the Dresden Files!!!!! Doing a reread right now. I'm on Summer Knight.

[@benparrish6157]

ROSEMARY’S BABY IS ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS I’VE EVER READ!!!

[@WitchyCoffeeGal]

Agreed! One of my favorites!

[@mikeprince6685]

Holy hell I just finished this book 2 days ago and I can’t get it out of my mind.. i can’t wait to read that shit again

[@NoAmmo22]

Shadow over innsmouth - HP Lovecraft Hellraiser - Clive Barker The raven - Edgar Allan Poe

[@TheShadesofOrange]

This is a great list of classic horror, but I would love to encourage you to try out some modern horror books. (I think even that graphic novel is pretty old now) There are so many fantastic new diverse voices bringing smart, fresh ideas to the genre. From Kristi DeMeester to Iain Reid to Joe Comeau and Mira Grant, I have so many favourite. I read and review a ton of horror all year round and am always trying to expand people's perceptions of the genre.

[@MattInmanReviews]

The tough thing with recommending horror is there’s so many facets to consider. For a younger crowd, say early teens, I’d go with The Demonata series by Darren Shan. Great horror and gore verging on the disturbing, but also just a great story in general. For haunted house horror, The Haunting of Hell House, Burnt Offerings, and The Woman in Black are all great recommendations. For Stephen King, I always go with Pet Sematary. And as an all around recommendation, if anyone hasn’t read Clive Barker, do so. So much weird, fun in Barkers work.

[@patrickgkirwanable]

I just finished "The Exorcist" a few days ago. Really enjoyed it. There's a real pervading sense of dread and pathos to it, and no cheap scares! If you're looking for eldritch horror in the vein of Lovecraft, I'd recommend Laird Barron. I read "The Imago Sequence" this year and a tribute to his writing by various horror authors, called "The Children of Old Leech" which was fantastic! Really weird, not-straightforward stories which are unsettling and creepy, and follow a central lore-based theme.

[@elviraahzamova2364]

Something Wicked This Way Comes is such a beautifully written book! I read it on Halloween last year and was completely mesmerised, it is one of my favourites!

[@robdempsey4384]

I'm a pretty avid comic/graphic novel reader (I'm 24), and From Hell has been on my radar for a bit. You've convinced me to take the plunge and check it out. Thanks Daniel!

[@AllTheNamesIPickedWereTaken]

I’d recommend “The Colour Out of Space” by Lovecraft. It’s a short story but incredibly creepy and intriguing and considered by many to be among his best

[@seanmcbride7795]

Also a bit off topic, but In the Walls of Eryx is just a creepy sci fi extravaganza!

[@KimbaZed]

Thank goodness for your dad. I was absolutely convinced you were going to leave Something Wicked off the list. You have to love a creepy traveling circus.

[@matthewjury4385]

The short stories of Thomas Ligotti are definitely worth checking out for some unsettling vibes

[@ikekobrinsky5517]

This is a superb recommendation. Penguin classics has a great edition and there’s a graphic novel with disturbing art titled ‘The Nightmare Factory’

[@TRUc972]

Older head here from the Uk 🇬🇧 👋 one of the main reasons I follow you (other than your quality videos and love for The Wheel of Time) is because you don’t sound like most young Americans on KZbin who fill their videos with ‘likes’ and ‘OMG’s’. Years ago I picked up the regulators, by Richard Bachman. I didn’t know at the time it was Stephen King writing under a pen name. It scared the crap out of me.

[@carlwilliams9642]

I HIGHLY recommend Brandon Sanderson's "Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell". It's a Cosmere Novella that can be found in the "Arcanum Unbounded".

[@HeroOfTwilight1]

The end of the video just made giggle uncontrollably 😆

[@terryhickman7929]

Marooned alone at midnight, miles out of town at the top of a hill, in a raging blizzard in the small town radio station I worked in, I knew I wasn't getting out of there before late morning. The only thing to read I could find was The Shining. I'd avoided King, being a chicken, but I spent that incredibly scary night reading the whole thing. Finished it *just* as the road crew arrived to plow my way out of the parking lot. Unforgettable experience. As for my favorite horror book, of course: Shirley Jackson'sThe Haunting of Hill House. None. Better.

[@goodwolf152]

2:02 This! Good lord, that is the most hopeless and despairing story ever told, lol. I tend to gravitate toward the heavier/darker type of stuff, and The Road was a little too hopeless, even for me, lol. An objectively impressive work, to be sure, but man, not a reading experience I look back on fondly, lol.

[@jamesrich5640]

I own and have wanted to read Frankenstein and I am legend for a few years now. Gonna pick up one of these this year. For recommendations I would say graphic novel series Locke and key by joe hill

[@b-chanzabytko332]

"Necroscope " by Brian Lumley . It's the first book in the series of the same name. It's one of my favorites. Also "Weaveworld" by Clive Barker.

[@Michijere77]

The Shining is fantastic! Thank you for that!

[@cristianmezzogori2778]

Not a book, just a short story: The Jar, by Ray Bradbury. According to Stephen King is one of the best horror story ever written and I agree. Short and sweet so you can read it in one night, it really gives you the spoop.

[@jayviz2158]

This one is so spoopy indeed

[@wanghiskhan7345]

Was that made into an Alfred Hitchcock presents episode?

[@harrycoleman727]

No Mistborn? :( I love Spook so much

[@loreleyzambrano7856]

Oh my god. Such a missed opportunity 😂

[@bnshdjw]

😂

[@Bagonnn]

Lol Spook is the best

[@Al-nj8ow]

looks like he got abandoned

[@drlc6051]

@@Al-nj8ow Which seems to always be the case for him

[@tobysaunders]

I've been reading Wuthering Heights. I've heard the second half isn't great but the slow decline of the two houses is really intriguing to read. Plus I like to give classics ago to see what people have drawm from.

[@j0nhurry459]

I’d recommend some short stories by Flannery O’Connor; she mainly writes souther gothic and is incredibly gifted. I’d also like to mention House of Leaves and Her Body and Other Parts......

[@robertdochter277]

Ray Bradbury is my favorite author, and both Something Wicked This Way Comes and The Halloween Tree are great, spooky fun. Though nothing holds a candle to the fear of his short story The Crowd. It explores the fascination of car accidents and of the people who seemingly come out of the woodwork to view the aftermath. Scary stuff!

[@stevendotson9819]

Dracula and I Am Legend are two of my all time favorites! Read these at least once, maybe twice a year along with King's IT, Salem's Lot and Fred Saberhagen's Dracula Tapes!

[@marktgreene]

Spooky Shakespeare: Macbeth, Act 4, Scene 1 includes: Second Witch : By the pricking of my thumbs, Something wicked this way comes. Open, locks, Whoever knocks. [Enter Macbeth] Check out the whole scene (inc. "double, double, toil & trouble")!

[@jenw7283]

I agree. Macbeth is one of my favorite Shakespeare plays and definitely a good one for Haloween. I also like Hamlet during this season, though the ghost doesn't play as big a role there as the witches do in Macbeth.

[@td3699]

I know this was geared more towards novels, but some of the best horror/suspense is found in short stories in my opinion. The Lottery by Shirley Jackson is one of my all time favorites and even our dude Brandon Sanderson’s Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell is an insanely good spooky read.

[@briancorbitt6179]

Pardon for the late reply as this just came up on my feed. I am currently reading IT as my scary movie month read. I read The Shining this last winter. My favorite line in that book was toward the end when Jack said "Masks off then" when he had Danny trapped in a hallway. It refers back to the mask party that is still being played out by the spirits haunting the hotel and the hotel basically telling Danny no more games, your dad is gone and it's just you and me.

[@jam_sam_]

I love Stephen kings misery. It’s a very fast read!

[@TwistInMC]

One of the greatest horror books I’ve ever read is “Fevre Dream” by George R.R. Martin

[@alexpollock2505]

I'm reading this now and I love it! I can't put it down.

[@TwistInMC]

Alex Pollock I know right I just love how different it is than anything else I’ve read

[@ANT96-x8d]

Question:I know that Halloween ended, but I want to know what is a good Horror book series that has these qualities?: -Can be full on Dark Fantasy or Paranormal/Supernatural Horror. -While being mainly horror, can also have elements of mystery, humor, and romance(NONE of that Twilight related garbage). -Mainly centering around Vampires and Werewolves, but can also have Witches, Zombies, Ghosts, Demons, etc. -Getting deep and heavy on ancient lore and mythology of those creatures of the night. What are some good recommendations?

[@shamsham1229]

Goodness gracious I don’t think I can handle the spookiness of this video

[@myrdraal2001]

I'm surprised that you didn't also pick "The Invisible Man" by H.G. Wells or "Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" by Robert Louis Stevenson for your classic horrors.

[@alb0zfinest]

myrdraal 2001 The time machine is far scarier. With massive wealth inequality and environmental disasters it’s a genuine possibility. I actually listened to the audiobook through the apple books app and it was even more terrifying.

[@myrdraal2001]

@@alb0zfinest sorry but "The Time Machine" isn't horror. What wealth inequality?

[@alb0zfinest]

myrdraal 2001 The time machine is scifi and horror. The wealth inequality that is bigger than at any time previously. Wealth inequality that literally almost rivals the time of the pharaohs.

[@myrdraal2001]

@@alb0zfinest please post this information because mine says that it is only dystopian, not horror.

[@myrdraal2001]

@@alb0zfinest catalog.loc.gov/vwebv/search?searchCode=LCCN&searchArg=24030456&searchType=1&permalink=y

[@mincingwords2812]

Would recommend Head Full of Ghosts by Paul Tremblay. Also, Algernon Blackwood’s The Willows (Lovecraft said it was the best supernatural story) Not necessarily horror, but In the Miso Soup by Ryu Murakami. And Junji Ito’s manga.

[@dandunning7731]

Daniel, wtf were those title cards?! The second one scared the hell out of me!

[@tedpogue6531]

😂wow gonna call your friend out on the shining like that😂😂

[@Yesica1993]

By the time I finished The Road, I felt like I had walked all that way with them. Holy cow, that was relentless grim. It was exhausting - mentally & somehow physically. I've never had that reaction when reading a book. In fact, the only way I managed to endure was by letting my mind go even further, darker than what was happening. By the time I got to the end, it felt like a relief because it didn't end quite as horrifically as I expected.

[@katieamarsh]

The part with the baby and the part with the nightmarish basement haunt me many years later.

[@Greatsky]

The Road was the last book I read that brought me to tears. Brilliantly written.

[@knitty781]

I had to read it for three different English classes: American Novelists, Modern American Novels, and ...well, I cannot remember what the third class was. i mentioned to my advisor that I really despised this book, that it was so dark and so much imagery I couldn't fathom, but my imagination could. That I never want to read it again. She was surprised so many professors included it in their curriculum. My advice was that the professors should talk to each other and find out what they were using as source literature. Yes, it was popular at the time, but there were a lot of other equally as good novels of the same genre they could have used.

[@hugorosales1346]

I would definitely recommend Just After Sunset by Stephen King. It’s a collection of stories, so it perfectly fits the Halloween style

[@hamidhashemi8763]

Hi Daniel...as always great work...Good recommendations, but there is also another author who is missing (as with sooo many others) but the great James Herbert is the British Stephen King...with classics like Rats, Magic Cottage etc...but a few years ago there was a great book released - badly adapted for TV though - The Secret of Crickley Hall - Spooky, tragic, intrigue...the lot. I would like to wish your channel and you every success buddy :D

[@fabrisseterbrugghe8567]

I read "From Hell" 20+ years ago. You young whippersnapper!😂

[@darrelltaylor5072]

Though it isn’t highly regarded, King’s Tommyknockers evokes horror to me. Imagining being in some of those situations.

[@KierTheScrivener]

I am reading Dracula this month, Frankenstein is one of my favourite books. The Haunting of Hill House is magnificent.

[@justiniswesleyandnotdavid3831]

Great video. I just recently finished Dracula. It was an exceptional gothic horror story. Masterly crafted, so much so that it is No wonder it's kept us scared for over a century. At the moment I'm in the middle of The Huanitng of Hill House by Shirley Jackson. Three chapters in and it is weird, however in the best way I think. I recommend two books for you; that is Let the Right One In by John Ajvide Lindqvist and Hemlock Grove By Brian McGreevy. Happy reading. And happy Halloween.

[@P.HATHCOX]

Very seldom do I see a recommendation for Let The Right One In so I was surprised to see your comment here. I absolutely agree with you. I read the book a few years ago and really enjoyed it. I don't usually enjoy vampire type stories but Let The Right One In had had so many other good story elements to it they I couldn't put it down.

[@bentheoverlord]

A classic by Bradbury I’ve read every year since I was a kid was The Halloween Tree, I dunno why but I adore that book. A good King book that isn’t too long but is good for this time of year is Bag of Bones or Christine, read both recently and loved them

[@kevinquirion4367]

Locke and Key audio book was great. Many great Lovecraft radio dramas. First post here. love the channel.....

[@colburn0004]

Recommendation off the basis of your GF loving The Road: The Devil All the Time by Donald Ray Pollock. Really dark mix of McCarthy and the Coen brothers. Author from Ohio actually.

[@christophervaughn372]

When you said I Am Legend I smiled hard af.. My first horror book and it was awesome

[@ckurnath]

The Elementals my Michael McDowell was the scariest book I have ever read

[@robertdochter277]

That third house slowly sinking into the sand. Chills!

[@rhysaia]

In my opinion they changed a lot more than just the ending in the movie I Am Legend. Reading the book was a very different experience for me. I'm glad you included it, it's brilliant, makes you question the very concept of humanity. I read it when I was about 13, and man, it was one of favourites.

[@theScifiCultist]

Locke and Key - Joe Hill's venture into Comics. A fantastic piece of work and my ultimate read every Halloween. The character development in the first few issues is exceptional.

[@Inka.R.]

Why did I look at those Frankenstein movie titles too closely, now I definitely want to watch Frankenhooker and it looked old enough that it will be impossible to find 😂😂😂

[@andocommando3071]

Not the most horror of classics out there, but Picture of Dorian Gray is an absolute must read. Oscar Wilde's prose is next level.

[@jasonvizcarra709]

Since last month i’ve read haunting of hill house, something wicked this way comes, frankenstein and the picture of dorian gray. For this month i’m currently reading dracula, salem’s lot, hell house, and the halloween tree.

[@chrismel9142]

I reread "Deadbeat" - Dresden Files. It has one of my favorite scenes in literature. For my next "scary" read I will probably try "The Female of the Species."

[@Tanarosblack]

Agree on Richard Matheson 100 percent. Just brilliant! I, myself do not read much horror, and I know the book I am recommending is not horror but it does have a creepy and unsettling atmosphere, which could be related to horror. It is the Gormenghast trilogy by Mervyn Peake. A lot of writers have used motives from this trilogyin their own work, Martin and Zelazny, for example, to name but a few. It is a unique work of art.

[@Jana-gz9ho]

I'd love it if you pick up Samanta Schweblins "Fever Dream"! It is super short but so suspense (and weird). It's translated fiction and maybe a bit out of the range you normally read. Second choice: Brian Evensons short story collection "Song for the Unraveling of the World" because he is an amazing author and this collection has sci-fi elements too

[@hannah-nn9zl]

i’m reading the road right now for school!! (and my test for it is on halloween)

[@nicholasjohnson5944]

Love this so much!!! :D I also love the recommendations from everyone who is posted- so cool!!! :D I will add my two cents and say Ghost Story by Peter Straub is a marvelous book for Halloween, along with The Other and Harvest Home by Thomas Tryon- very creepy and unsettling!?!?! :D

[@geslinam9703]

“Julia” by Peter Straub, one of if not his first novel, about a woman whose young daughter dies, she leaves her husband and buys a house in london haunted by the ghost of a 12 year old girl who in life was a sociopath. Creepy slow burner. Also loved the Thomas Tryon books….all great 70’s books!

[@sethhale235]

I've always felt like The Road is light compared to some of McCarthy's other novels. Namely Blood Meridian and Child of God. They aren't horror so much as they are horrific. And by the way, glad your dad picked Something Wicked. It's the perfect Oct. book in my opinion.