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Horror books evoke fear with supernatural elements, psychological suspense, and chilling stories that tap into primal fears.

Bitten

Author: Kelley Armstrong

Average Rating: 4 / 5 (Based on 1 Rating)

Bitten by Kelley Armstrong is an exciting and fast-paced novel that introduces readers to Elena Michaels, the world’s only female werewolf. Elena struggles to maintain a normal life while being pulled back into the dangerous world of the supernatural, and the story balances action with emotional depth as she faces the challenges of both human and wolf sides. What really makes Bitten stand out is the way Armstrong...

The Only One Left

Author: Riley Sager

Average Rating: 4 / 5 (Based on 1 Rating)

Riley Sager’s The Only One Left is a gripping thriller set in a creepy mansion on a cliff in Maine. The story follows Kit, a young woman who becomes a caretaker for Lenora Hope, a mute woman accused of killing her family years ago. The book has a great, eerie atmosphere that makes you feel like you’re right there in the mansion, uncovering its dark secrets with Kit. Lenora’s silence adds a lot of mystery, and as Ki...

Disturbing the Dead

Author: Kelley Armstrong

Average Rating: 4 / 5 (Based on 1 Rating)

I really liked Disturbing the Dead by Kelley Armstrong because it kept me hooked from start to finish. The story follows Olivia Taylor-Jones, and I couldn't get enough of her complex character. The mix of supernatural mystery and emotional depth really pulled me in. I love how Armstrong builds the tension around Olivia’s past and how she tries to navigate this strange world. What really worked for me was how the b...

American Psycho

Author: Bret Easton Ellis

Average Rating: 4 / 5 (Based on 1 Rating)

American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis is a chilling and satirical look at the emptiness of consumer-driven 1980s America. The novel follows Patrick Bateman, a wealthy, privileged Manhattanite with a double life as a ruthless serial killer. Ellis’s portrayal of Bateman’s descent into madness is unsettling, filled with graphic violence and a cold, detached narrative that mirrors the protagonist's inability to connect wit...

Home Before Dark

Author: Riley Sager

Average Rating: 4 / 5 (Based on 1 Rating)

A chilling mix of haunted house horror and psychological thriller, Home Before Dark by Riley Sager is an eerie, unputdownable read. Twenty-five years ago, Maggie Holt’s parents fled Baneberry Hall in the dead of night, claiming it was haunted. Her father turned their experience into House of Horrors, a bestselling memoir filled with ghostly encounters. But Maggie doesn’t remember any of it—and she certainly does...

The Book of Cold Cases

Author: Simone St. James

Average Rating: 4 / 5 (Based on 1 Rating)

A haunting and suspenseful mystery, The Book of Cold Cases by Simone St. James combines true crime, ghostly elements, and psychological intrigue. In 1977, Beth Greer, a wealthy and eccentric woman, was accused of the infamous Lady Killer murders. Though acquitted, she became a recluse, living alone in her mansion for decades. Forty years later, Shea Collins, a true crime blogger and survivor of an abduction at...

The Sun Down Motel

Author: Simone St. James

Average Rating: 4 / 5 (Based on 1 Rating)

Simone St. James delivers another spine-chilling thriller with The Sun Down Motel, a dual-timeline mystery packed with eerie atmosphere and supernatural suspense. 1982: In upstate New York, Viv takes a night shift job at the rundown Sun Down Motel. When she starts noticing strange occurrences and sensing that someone—or something—is watching her, she decides to investigate. Then, she vanishes without a trace. ...

The House Across the Lake

Author: Riley Sager

Average Rating: 3 / 5 (Based on 1 Rating)

Riley Sager delivers another twisty psychological thriller in The House Across the Lake, a story filled with unreliable narrators, eerie atmospheres, and unexpected turns. Casey Fletcher, a once-famous actress, is drowning in grief—and bourbon—after the tragic loss of her husband. Banished to her family’s remote lake house to recover from a public meltdown, she spends her days drinking and spying on her neighbors ...



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