Emily's Staff Picks
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You will not be able to put this book down! Catriona Ward has written a brilliant horror-thriller that manages to be terrifying, tense, funny, and heartwarming all at the same time.
This weird little novella really packs a punch. It is short but deadly and had me sleeping with the lights on!
Full of fantastic book recommendations and thought provoking analysis, this is the perfect nonfiction read for spooky season from the king of horror himself!
This is one of the best haunted house stories I’ve ever read. Featuring Sarah Waters’s signature stunning prose and a crumbling old house plagued by supernatural occurences, this is the perfect book to curl up with on a chilly autumn night.
This is a wonderfully eerie story about two reclusive sisters who are shunned by their community after a family tragedy. Shirley Jackson can do no wrong and this gothic classic is one of her best with a narrator you will never forget.
This book scared the living daylights out of me as a kid and to be honest, it still does. This is the perfect Halloween read for children and adults alike, serving up spooks galore but also reminding you that monsters can be defeated in the end.
These macabre stories have influenced everything from the work of H.P. Lovecraft to True Detective, but few people have read the originals and that’s a damn shame. These are some of my favorite classic horror stories, full of atmosphere and madness.
This is a fantastic collection of spooky stories selected by the classic children’s writer Roald Dahl. The stories are all winners and Dahl’s introduction alone is worth the price of admission.
