Monsters & Mayhem: Halloween Book Recs

By Heather A.

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This is Halloween, everybody make a scene! Every year I vow to get into a spooky mood by reading spooky books and I thought I would share some of my reads with you! Some favorites are always Frankenstein and Dracula, but I wanted to expand my reading repertoire to include non-fiction, young adult, and maybe some unexpected choices (check out the Monsters and Mayhem section at the end). What do you think of the list? is there anything that gets you in the mood for Halloween? Leave a comment and let us know!

Magic

The Witches of New York by Ami McKay

All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders

The Ballad of Black Tom by Victor LaValle

Labyrinth Lost by Zoraida Córdova

Toil & Trouble: 15 Tales of Women & Witchcraft edited by Tess Sharpe and Jessica Spotswood

Ghosts

White is for Witching by Helen Oyeyemi

Ghost Talkers by Mary Robinette Kowal

The Ghost Bride by Yangsze Choo

Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake

Half-Resurrection Blues by Daniel José Older

Vampires

Dracula by Bram Stoker

Interview with a Vampire by Anne Rice

Certain Dark Things by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Fledgling by Octavia E. Butler

Soulless by Gail Carriger

Werewolves

Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater

Moon Called by Patricia Briggs

Zombies

Feed by Mira Grant

The Girl With All the Gifts by M.R. Carey

Undead Girl Gang by Lily Anderson

Dread Nation by Justina Ireland

Zone One by Colson Whitehead

Monsters & Mayhem

Lagoon by Nnedi Okorafor

My Soul to Keep by Tananarive Due

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

The Girl from the Well by Rin Chupeco

American Monsters: A History of Monster Lore, Legends, and Sightings in America by Linda S. Godfrey (non-fiction)