10/16/2026
It's Spooky Season and we figured you might want to new read (or two!) to get you in the spirit...👻 Take a look at some of our favorite fiction & non-fiction titles for a good, and spooky, time!
"The Night House"
by Jo Nesbø
After witnessing a classmate get gruesomely swallowed by a roadside telephone booth, fourteen-year-old outcast Richard Elauved is blamed for the disappearance and must venture into an abandoned mansion in the woods to prove his innocence. However, as supernatural terrors unfold around him, the narrative shifts sharply into a psychological puzzle where the boundaries between Richard's terrifying reality, grief, and delusions begin to blur.
"Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Spooky Stories"
by Jeff Kinney
Crack open this collection of comical, gently frightening short stories written and illustrated from the perspective of Greg Heffley's best friend. The book features a variety of goofy monsters, including zombies, vampires, and ghosts, all reimagined through Rowley's uniquely naive and humorous lens. It delivers the same signature cartoon style and laugh-out-loud humor as the core Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, making it an accessible, lighthearted read for children.
"The Witch"
by Marie NDiaye
NDiaye's The Witch follows Lucie, a mediocre witch who initiates her twin daughters into the family's magical lineage, only to be abandoned when their superior powers cause them to fly away. Left alone, Lucie must navigate the collapse of her marriage and her own unmoored identity in a surreal, dark satire of suburban domestic life.
"The Ghost Variations: One Hundred Stories"
by Kevin Brockmeier
Say hello to this collection of 100 flash fiction stories that explores the afterlife through a wide variety of spectral lenses. Across these brief tales, Kevin Brockmeier blends the eerie with the melancholic to examine how memory, grief, and ordinary moments linger long after death.
