Hey friends! It’s October and you know what that means. It’s officially spooky season where people dig out their scariest books to read as the days get darker and the weather takes a frosty turn.
Me, being a huge chicken when it comes to super scary books, tend not to read horror books if I can help it. Let’s just say the imagination runs a little wild, shall we? However, that doesn’t mean there aren’t books that give me the odd goosebump or two that I do enjoy.
If you’re like me who wants a tiny dose of fear in your reading just for excitement’s sake, then this list is for you!
Good ol’ mysteries
- A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson
- Suddenly a Murder by Lauren Muñoz
- Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson
- Someone is Always Watching by Kelley Armstrong
Thrillers that take weird turns
- Zero Days by Ruth Ware
- Her Every Fear by Peter Swanson
- Verity by Colleen Hoover
- The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn
Supernatural elements (I’m not talking about witches and vampires, ok?)
- Cryer’s Cross by Lisa McMann
- Dark Secrets #1-2 by Elizabeth Chandler
- All These Bodies by Kendare Blake
Horror-lite (aka I stumbled across it and probably classifies under horror)
- There’s Someone Inside Your House by Stephanie Perkins
- House of Ash and Bone by Joel A. Sutherland
What kind of books do you pick up this time of year? Are you a horror lover or someone more like me that is on the fringes? Let me know in the comments below!
Down the Rabbit Hole 
I’m not much of a horror reader either, although I practically grew up on the Fear Street books.
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Ooo the Fear Street ones are terrifying, or so I’ve heard. You’re definitely far braver than I am!
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I never thought of them as terrifying and I was reading them as a preteen lol
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