Halloween is lurking right around the corner, readers! Have you started stockpiling candy for trick-or-treaters and getting into the spooky spirit? We've rounded up the 10 creepiest, most chilling, spine-tingling reads of 2015 in time for All Hallows' Eve. Grab a great read and curl up—next to a very bright light, of course!



Slade House by David Mitchell

Every nine years, on the last Saturday in October, twins Norah and Jonah Grayer invite one person into their home. Once you enter Slade House, you'll find that you don't quite want to leave. And by the time you discover that the gracious Grayers are actually soul vampires, you won't be able to.

The Shapeshifters by Stefan Spjut

Vanishing children, a creepy little man standing outside a home, a cultish family, trolls, strange animals and more terrors await in this rich, disturbing mystery set in the beautiful, desolate Lapland region of Sweden. Readers who enjoyed the unsettling suspense of Tana French’s In the Woods may find another winner here.

The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins

Scott Hawkins straddles the line of horror and fantasy in his story focused on a group of 13 orphaned and abducted children. They are forced into apprenticeships with Father—a man who can make light from darkness, raise the dead and see the future. Father seems to have the powers of God, but one day, he disappears, and the children must decide who will rise to take his place.

Finders Keepers by Stephen King

In this sequel to King's 2014 bestseller, Mr. Mercedes, a celebrated and now elderly author is killed by Morris Bellamy—a very disgruntled fan. Lamenting the decades he's had to wait for a new Jimmy Gold book to be published, he steals the author's stash of manuscripts, but is arrested the next day. Thirty-five years later, a teen finds Morris' hidden treasures, but Morris' day of release is just around the corner, and he will do whatever it takes to get his hands back on those stories. . .

The Night Sister by Jennifer McMahon

In the 1950s, the Tower Motel was a glamorous attraction. But an interstate was built, traffic was diverted, and by the ’80s, the motel is a crumbling husk. And there’s no better place for a group of three young friends—Amy and sisters Margot and Piper—to play! Until, of course, they discover something awful. Flash-forward to the present day: A horrific crime forces the sisters to reexamine their gruesome discovery in the motel so many years ago.

The Ice Twins by S.K. Tremayne

What is it about twins? The twins I know are lovely, but woe unto the fictional set of twins—those kids are scary. In this novel, Angus and Sarah are grief-stricken after one of their identical twin daughters, Lydia, dies in an accident. But after the family moves to a small Scottish island a year after her death, the remaining twin sister begins claiming that she's actually Lydia. When Angus has to leave their tiny isle for work, Sarah is left stranded and alone with a daughter she may not really know.

The Blondes by Emily Schultz

One day in New York City, a blonde woman randomly strikes out and kills someone, seemingly for no reason. But what seems to be a freakish, isolated incident isn't isolated at all, and a mysterious rabies-like pandemic that causes random impulses to murder begins spreading to women with blonde (whether natural or dyed) hair. This is a smart literary thriller with plenty of grusome moments, but Schultz expertly weaves in plenty of satire and commentary on gender politics that cause this story to stick with you long after the last page is turned.

House of Echoes by Brendan Duffy

When a struggling author and his family moves to a rambling, ramshackle estate in a remote Upstate New York, he’s looking forward to some peace and family bonding. What he gets is mutilated deer carcasses, weird artifacts, weirder townspeople and a foreboding sense of foreboding. Meanwhile, his son is convinced that there is a presence in the woods, watching them. But I can’t say it better than our reviewer: “Brendan Duffy’s fantastic debut novel is gloomy, small-town Gothic horror in the vein of "Twin Peaks," Alan Wake and The Shining.”

A Head Full of Ghosts by Paul Tremblay

Why bother with demons when humans are monsters enough? Fifteen years ago, Merry’s family starred in a reality TV show documenting the exorcism of 15-year-old Marjorie, who had been acting strangely and hearing voices. Now 23 and recounting the events on her popular blog, Merry paints a different, far more disturbing picture of the events that unfolded on television.

Eileen by Ottessa Moshfegh

Twenty-four-year-old Eileen lives with her abusive, alcoholic father and is deeply lonely, as well as deeply bored. She is desperate for approval and love, and when a new, beautiful teacher arrives at the prison she works at, Eileen is shocked and delighted when Rebecca shows interest in her as a friend. But Rebecca isn't as lovely as she appears. Perhaps the most unsettling thing about this excellent debut novel is how much Eileen may remind you of yourself.

What do you think, readers? See something that thrills you? What's your favorite spooky book from this year?