BOOKSTHAT / LIST NO. 4086

Books that
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Books for the person who already knows which streaming service has the good spooky stuff.

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Carrying

Samantha Josephs

02 / 22

Back for Blood: Never Whistle at Night Part II

Shane Hawk, Theodore C. Van Alst Jr.

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Bandigoat

Rakesh Khanna, Kuzhali Manickavel

04 / 22

Fabulous Bodies

Chuck Tingle

An aspiring influencer who works as a grave robber must survive a dangerous delivery after the dead rock star she is transporting awakens.

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05 / 22

Dead but Dreaming of Electric Sheep

Paul Tremblay

06 / 22

Bury Your Gays

Chuck Tingle

07 / 22

Tillinghast

Clare Cavenagh

“Moody and expertly rendered, Tillinghast is a lyrical and oddly moving nightmare.”
Paul Tremblay, New York Times bestselling author of Horror Movie and A Head Full of GhostsPublished endorsement

08 / 22

The Eyes Are the Best Part

Monika Kim

“The perfectly executed pacing ensnares readers even as the story’s palpable anxiety evolves into repulsion, daring them to pull their eyes away.”
Library Journal, starred reviewReview excerpt

09 / 22

Midnight Timetable

Bora Chung, Anton Hur

“Even as Chung presents a catalog of grotesqueries that range from unsettling to seared-into-the-brain disturbing, her power is in restraint.”
Violet Kupersmith, The New York Times Book ReviewReview excerpt

10 / 22

Through the Night Like a Snake

Sarah Coolidge, Mónica Ojeda

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The Women of Weird Tales

Greye La Spina, Everil Worrell

12 / 22

Sinophagia: A Celebration of Chinese Horror 2024

Xueting Christine Ni, Yimei Tangguo

13 / 22

Japanese Gothic

Kylie Lee Baker

14 / 22

The Witch

Marie NDiaye, Jordan Stump

“Her dark humor is a constant, and she makes even the hardest moments of the story resonate with a deep understanding of human nature.”
BookPage (starred review)Review excerpt