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Ten horror books to pick up this fall if you enjoyed watching Widow’s Bay on Apple TV this summer ⚓️🌊

books featured:
The Creeper by AM Shine
Cunning Folk by Adam L.G. Nevill
Scuttlers Cove by David Barnett
The Dead Of Summer by Ryan La Sala
The Haar by David Sodergren
Harvest Home by Thomas Tryon
Diavola by Jennifer Thorne
the Burial Tide by Neil Sharpson
the September House by Carissa Orlando
Hex by Thomas Olde Heuvelt

horror | paranormal | fantasy | bookstagram | reading | what to read | tbr | reviews | indie author | haunting | horromance | folk | spooky | creepy | recommendations | booktok | gothic | horror movies | witches | haunted house | ghosts | possession | creature feature | thriller | slasher | monsters | horrormance | movie to book recs by @bookswithjc

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Breaking down the American Gothic Horror tradition by region with a few classics and personal favorites from each 🌾

Be sure to share this one with the horror lovers in your life, and hit save to keep these reads on your TBR for spooky season 👻📚

horror | paranormal | fantasy | bookstagram | reading | what to read | tbr | reviews | indie author | haunting | horromance | folk | spooky | creepy | recommendations | booktok | gothic | horror movies | witches | haunted house | ghosts | possession | creature feature | thriller | slasher | monsters | horrormance | western gothic | southern gothic | coastal gothic | midwestern gothic | frontier gothic | appalachian gothic | new england gothic | american horror taken in San Francisco, California by @bookswithjc

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2 months ago

november is the witchiest month of the year, so here are a few musicians that are definitely giving witch energy and the spooky books you should read if you enjoy their music 🎧

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andrew hozier, aurora, florence and the machine, shakey graves, ethel cain taken in San Francisco, California by @bookswithjc

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10 months ago

horror reads to add to your spooky season tbr if you’re looking for similar vibes to these songs from Noah Kahan’s latest album, the Great Divide🍂🧡

what’s your favorite song from the album? tell me in the comments!

and be sure to check out part 1 if you haven’t yet, and share this post with the music loving horror readers in your life 👻

horror | paranormal | what to read | tbr | reviews | haunting | folk | spooky | creepy | book recommendations | fyp | gothic lit | horror movies | witch | haunted house | ghost | possession | creature feature | thriller | slasher | monsters | horrormance | haircut | willing and able | 23 | dashboard | porch light | stick season | orbiter | music to book recs taken in San Francisco, California by @bookswithjc

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Steal from my top autumnal horror reads list so your next spooky read can perfectly match the season 🍂🧡

horror | paranormal | what to read | tbr | reviews | haunting | folk | spooky | creepy | book recommendations | fyp | gothic lit | horror movies | witch | haunted house | ghost | possession | creature feature | thriller | slasher | monsters | horrormance | cozy horror | fall reads | october | september | november | ber month reading list taken in San Francisco, California by @bookswithjc

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14 days ago

if you loved the movie the Craft, I think you should pick up these witchy, girlhood horror reads for your fall tbr 🍂🧡

books featured:
Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix
The Invocations by Krystal Sutherland
My Dearest Darkest by Kayla Cottingham
Our Crooked Hearts by Melissa Albert
Bunny by Mona Awad
Cackle by Rachel Harrison
The Once and Future Witches by Alix E Harrow

horror | paranormal | what to read | tbr | reviews | haunting | folk | spooky | creepy | book recommendations | fyp | gothic lit | horror movies | witch | haunted house | ghost | possession | creature feature | thriller | slasher | monsters | horrormance | cozy horror taken in San Francisco, California by @bookswithjc

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send this one to your cozy horror loving friends (or tag them below) to see which book setting matches your vibe 🔮✨

Be sure to add all of these atmospheric reads to your fall reading list!!

I think I’m currently leaning toward Cackle 🧹

horror | paranormal | what to read | tbr | reviews | haunting | folk | spooky | creepy | book recommendations | fyp | gothic lit | horror movies | witch | haunted house | ghost | possession | creature feature | thriller | slasher | monsters | horrormance | cozy horror taken in San Francisco, California by @bookswithjc

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A few perfect-for-fall horror reads I think you’ll enjoy if you’re a Hozier fan 🌾🍂

horror | paranormal | what to read | tbr | indie | haunting | horromance | folk | spooky | creepy | recommendations | gothic | horror movies | witches | haunted house | ghosts | possession | creature feature | thriller | slasher | monsters | forest rot | autumnal taken in San Francisco, California by @bookswithjc

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25 days ago

just a few perfect harvest season folk horror reads to add to your spooky season tbr 👻

what are you reading this fall? drop your recs in the comments 👇 taken in San Francisco, California by @bookswithjc

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a month ago

just a few horror book recs to fuel your rage 🧨🔥

share this with the girlies or bad luck for seven years! 👻

horror | paranormal | fantasy | bookstagram | reading | what to read | tbr | reviews | indie author | haunting | horromance | folk | spooky | creepy | recommendations | booktok | gothic | horror movies | witches | haunted house | ghosts | possession | creature feature | thriller | slasher | monsters | horrormance | movie to book recs taken in San Francisco, California by @bookswithjc

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2 months ago

if you enjoyed these 2026 horror movie releases, I think you should check out these horror books with similar themes, tropes, tone + general vibes 🎥🍿

what’s been your favorite horror movie of 2026 so far? drop it in the comments!!

and be sure to go check out PART ONE of this post series for more book recs based on the horror movies of the year 👻

movies featured here:
Obsession
Exit 8
Teenage S** and D**** at Camp Miasma
Backrooms
Leviticus

horror | paranormal | fantasy | bookstagram | reading | what to read | tbr | reviews | indie author | haunting | horromance | folk | spooky | creepy | recommendations | booktok | gothic | horror movies | witches | haunted house | ghosts | possession | creature feature | thriller | slasher | monsters | horrormance | movie to book recs taken in San Francisco, California by @bookswithjc

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2 months ago

Back to school scares! The countdown to spooky season is on with the return of classes and the approach of autumn 🍂 👻

here are a few reads from a wide range of spooky sub-genres that feature academic / school / university / boarding school settings and student protagonists ✏️📚 Be sure to share this post with the horror lovers in your life!

what is your favorite horror read with an academic setting? tell me in the comments 👇

horror | paranormal | fantasy | bookstagram | reading | what to read | tbr | reviews | indie author | haunting | horromance | folk | spooky | creepy | recommendations | booktok | gothic | horror movies | witches | haunted house | ghosts | possession | creature feature | thriller | slasher | monsters | horrormance taken in San Francisco Bay Area by @bookswithjc

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