Books
Our Library of Frights and Faves
Welcome to the Spooky Readers Book Club Reading List, your go-to destination for eerie and captivating stories! Each month, our members dive into a new chilling tale, exploring the darker corners of literature while sharing their thoughts and unique perspectives. Below, you’ll find our curated selection of recent reads – tales designed to send shivers down your spine and ignite your imagination.
Peter Grant, a probationary constable in the Metropolitan Police, expects a quiet career until he interviews a ghost who claims to have witnessed a brutal murder. Recruited into a secret branch that investigates magical crimes, Peter begins training under Chief Inspector Nightingale while pursuing a killer tied to something far older than modern London.
Patricia Campbell feels invisible. As a devoted wife and mother in 1990s suburban South Carolina, her days blur into an endless cycle of errands, dinner parties, and quiet domesticity — until her book club becomes the most exciting thing in her life. A group of women bonding over true crime novels and bottomless glasses of wine, reveling in stories of real-life monsters.
Books We’ve Read
Explore the titles the Spooky Readers Book Club has read over the years. Click a year below to view that season’s selections and revisit the stories that shaped our discussions.
- Sept. 2024: Someone You Can Build a Nest In by Josh Wishwell
- Oct. 2024: The Haunting of Velkwood by Gwendolyn Kiste
- Nov. 2024: Dead Set by Richard Kadrey
- Dec. 2024: Dark Matter by Michelle Paver
- Jan. 2025: Diavola by Jennifer Thorne
- Feb. 2025: Ghost Bride by Yangsze Choo
- Mar. 2025: The Luminous Dead by Caitlin Starling
- April 2025: Strange Practice by Vivian Shaw
- May 2025: The Twisted Ones by T. Kingfisher
- June 2025: The Ruins by Scott Smith
- July 2025: The Devil and the Dark Water by Stuart Turton
- Aug. 2025: Carmilla by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
- Sept. 2025: Catherine House by Elisabeth Thomas
- Oct. 2025: Slewfoot by Brom
- Nov. 2025: Eat the Ones You Love by Sarah Maria Griffin
- Dec. 2025: The Village Library Demon-Hunting Society by C.M. Waggoner
- Jan. 2026: Victorian Psycho by Virginia Feito
- Feb. 2026: I’ll Be Waiting by Kelley Armstrong
- Mar. 2026: The Silent Companions by Laura Purcell
- Apr. 2026: Midnight Riot / Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch
- May 2026: The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix
Are you ready to join the fun? As a member of the Spooky Readers Book Club, you’ll get the chance to recommend and vote on future book selections, helping shape our ever-growing reading list. It’s the perfect way to connect with fellow book lovers who share your passion for the spooky and mysterious.