What better day to delve into a spine-tingling read than on Friday the 13th? From horror to suspense, these reads are a great place to start if you’re looking for a thrilling tale. Along with the recs, we’ve shared some of our favorite creepy lines from each book to get you in the spooky season mood!
You Can Kill by Rebecca Zanetti
Available 10/22
“The place felt like murder. Like evil had been there. Do you believe in coincidences, Agent Snow?”
Where I End by Sophie White
Available 9/24
“It is a figure bent backwards over the wall, its head cracked right back to face me. Its white eyes are wide and rolling, and a terrible creak emits from the stretched gash it has for a mouth.”
What Waits in the Woods by Terri Parlato
“Something about him sends chills down my back. Nothing I can put a name to, but like a bad dream. My phantom man.”
The Eyes are the Best Part by Monika Kim
“I imagine that, even in the darkness, I can see his eyes clearly. Their brightness and their beauty. They’re so close, just on the other side of this wall. . . .”
The House by the Cemetery by Lisa Childs
“She could see it now, glowing behind her in the dark. And around it . . . there seemed to be the silhouette of a tall, skinny . . . man or skeleton . . .”
Our Little Secret by Lisa Jackson
“And there was no telling what he would do to up his game. She had to find some way to stop him. Forever.”
Echoes of Memory by Sara Driscoll
“Someone is watching. She knew she wasn’t being paranoid. Deep in her gut, she felt it.”
The Bitter Truth by Shanora Williams
“I step away from the box, bile rising in my throat. This is worse than I thought and changes everything.”
Secrets of Rose Briar Hall by Kelsey James
“Utter terror overcame me, seeping into my bones, and I stood completely still.”
Long Time Gone by Charlie Donlea
“They both looked toward the tunnel to their right. The pleas were coming from the darkness within.”
In the Lonely Hours by Shannon Morgan
“Edie heard it a moment later. A rapid click-clack-click-clack coming towards them. Her blood ran cold. She whipped around, peering down the long passage, but nothing wavered in the banded light.”
The Sorority by Nancy Bush
“She couldn’t shake the feeling that whoever was on the other end of the line was sending her a force field of evil intent.”
The Resurrectionist by A. Rae Dunlap
Available 12/24
“But quite unlike the dissection hall, this room was windowless, dark, reeking with an unholy stench, and filled with grotesque horrors the likes of which my mind had never conjured, even in my darkest nightmares.”
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