Calling all book lovers! This list covers my favorite books to read to get in a cozy autumn vibe.
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Horror
Fantasy
Horror
My favorite horror genre books
My favorite movie as a kid was Coraline and I didn't read the book until 7th grade in which the similarities gave me so much joy. Grab your button eyes and rain coat and enjoy a simple horror.
Coraline by Neil Gaiman
Witchcraft, mayhem, history what more could one possible want?
The Hanging Tree by Irina Shapiro
Winner for best horror in 2021, beware of being the last girl standing in slashers
The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix
Who knew vinyl records would be so dangerous
Schrader's Chord: A Novel by Scott Leeds
The ultimate creep-factor
The Nightmare Man: A Novel by J. H. Markert
Nominee for Best Horror 2016, this book takes Lovecraftian to a beautiful level
The Ballad of Black Tom by Victor LaValle
The perfect preacher‘s daughter, and outcast boy trope who just so happen have a mystery to solve.
Midnight Is the Darkest Hour by Ashley Winstead
Oh the things desperation can lead you to… Is the job really worth it?
Craven Manor by Darcy Coates
Halloween wrapped inside a nightmare
The Shining by Stephen King, Paperback
If you hear the whisper, watch your back.
The Whisper Man: A Novel by Alex North, Paperback
Fantasy
Seasonal classic that never gets boring
Harry Potter by JK Rowling
Talents, monsters, Victorian London, the epitome of autumn imo
Ordinary Monsters: A Novel by J. M. Miro
Hell's library where books don't go to die.
The Library of the Unwritten by A.J. Hackwith
A curse and fairies combine together to make this fairytale fantasy dark, twisted and nothing like the original…
Thornhedge by T. Kingfisher
Nominee for Best Fantasy 2022, a twisted, obsurdly great novel that reaches out to you and welcomes the cozy feeling of autumn with you
The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean
Beyond the beautiful cover, this fantasy is the fine line between real and imaginary.
Other Birds: A Novel by Sarah Addison Allen
Sabrina the Teenage Witch feels: A young witch must rely on investigating to clear her aunt's name
In the Company of Witches by Auralee Wallace, Paperback
A journey of heart, mystery and enchantment
Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett
Nominee for Best Fantasy (2022) a cozy fantasy about an isolated witch who gets to experience a new adventure
The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna
A middle-grade, fall read about woodland creatures solving a murder of one of their own.
