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Can anyone recommend anything spooky and atmospheric on this Halloween week?

Can anyone recommend anything spooky and atmospheric on this Halloween week?

Kristi #recommend

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Piepie

The Spellbook of Katrina van Tassel, by Alyssa Palombo. It’s a retelling of the Headless Horseman/Sleepy Hollow legend.

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Rebecca

I didn’t care for it that much

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KristiQuestion author

I love The Legend of Sleepy Hollow! This sounds good.

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Kendra

I just stared hocus pocus the all new sequel.

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Barbara

Way outside my comfort zone, but it was an incredible read: SEE WHAT I HAVE DONE (a novel about Lizzie Borden) by Sarah Schmidt.

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Courtney

All the Missing Girls!

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Vicki

I can’t read those. Scare me!!!

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Cathy

Hell House by Richard Matheson
The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty
Intensity by Dean Koontz
Ghost Story by Peter Straub
Amityville Horror by Jay Anson
Origin by Jack Kilborn
Bird Box by Josh Malerman

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Tammy

I’ve read all of these also. Great suggestions!

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Vickie

The Dark Half, Stephen King

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Justine

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Lisa

The Rules of Magic by Alice Hoffman. About witches but not scary

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DonnaLee

I’m reading The Loney right now…just started it but it’s supposed to be creepy

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Lori

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KristiQuestion author

Oooh, I forgot all about this one!

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Heather

Click Clack Rattle Bag by @Neil. You can listen to him read it aloud on YouTube.

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Patti

Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewel. Anything by Ruth Ware!

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Susie

Yes! A Noise Downstairs by Linwood Barclay – the audiobook was perfect

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Cherri

Pet Cemetery-Stephen King or Heart Shaped Box-Joe Hill

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Sally

Heart Shaped Box not my favorite.

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Cherri

OOO, I loved it! It reminded me so much of early Stephen King. Isn’t it funny how much tastes can differ? 🙂

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Whitney

Slade House by David Mitchell and Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson

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Lori

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