20 Scary Books for Adults to Read This Halloween

With the pandemic, 2021 has been so stressful for the majority of Americans and if you need to relax and dive into a spooky story, this book list is for you! Whether it’s a classic like Carrie or Dracula or a more modern story like The Hunger or Black Eyed Susans you should find a book to keep your attention. If you find yourself home this Halloween and want to get scared by some classic books, here is a list of scary books for adults to read this Halloween.

1. Carrie
2. The Haunting of Hill House
3. Frankenstein
4. Black-Eyed Susans
5. Ghost Story
6. Dracula
7. My Best Friend’s Exorcism
8. Something Wicked This Way Comes
9. The Graveyard Book
10. Let the Right One In
11. Bad Girls Don’t Die
12. It
13. Salem’s Lot
14. House Of Leaves
15. The Butterfly Garden
16. Hell House
17. Haunted
18. The Silence of the Lambs
19. Rebecca
20. The Hunger

Have you read any of these scary books for adults to read this Halloween? Would you add any to the list? Sound off in the comments!

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