Tag: scary books
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An Intense Horror Thriller in Noelle W. Ihli’s The Thicket
How can you get into the spooky reading spirit? Well, I think finding a book where the gruesome setting is an American Halloween fair is a great start. Noelle W. Ihli’s The Thicket does not play around with its apt pacing, firm tension, and thrilling immersion, and if you are searching for a short but…
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Spooktober Returns for 2025
Another October, another round of Spooktober! Spooktober is back and I have many books set aside for this month, from adult fantasy, historical fiction and classic crime fiction to the horrors, the thrillers, and the dark academias that carry that extra tone of sinister. While I would love to do another Spooktober where I post…
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What Makes a Scary Book?
Scary books are not restricted to a genre, nor do they have to contain the same formula or tropes as other scary books. Here are a list of things that make a scary book in my eyes. If you have some favourite scary tropes or elements you want to talk about, leave a comment! An…