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The Haunting of Hill House

by: Shirley Jackson
Ave. Rating: 3.82
Pages: 182
Year Published: 2006 (1959)
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"I really loved parts of this, but in the end I found it unsatisfying. I didn't need it to be sewn up neatly, but I was hoping for something more. Something to point to a reason or some kind of explanation.

The writing was great though - characters, dialogue and sense of place. It kept me chilled."
- katelynn
10/08/2018
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The Bog Wife

by: Kay Chronister
Ave. Rating: 3.96
Pages: 336
Year Published: 2024
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The Turn of the Screw

by: Henry James
Ave. Rating: 3.39
Pages: 121
Year Published: 1994 (1898)
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"Definitely very creepy. I read for a bit before realizing the Netflix series was based on this. But as so often happens with horror, there was just no point to it all. I needed something to elevate it."
- katelynn
03/11/2022

Ninth House (Alex Stern, #1)

by: Leigh Bardugo
Ave. Rating: 4.02
Pages: 461
Year Published: 2019
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The Shining

by: Stephen King
Ave. Rating: 4.24
Pages: 659
Year Published: 1980 (1977)
Date Read: 02/07/2016
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Nettle & Bone

by: T. Kingfisher
Ave. Rating: 4.13
Pages: 243
Year Published: 2022
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Small Spaces (Small Spaces, #1)

by: Katherine Arden
Ave. Rating: 4.01
Pages: 216
Year Published: 2019 (2018)
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Hidden Pictures

by: Jason Rekulak
Ave. Rating: 4.16
Pages: 372
Year Published: 2022
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Mexican Gothic

by: Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Ave. Rating: 3.67
Pages: 320
Year Published: 2020
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"4.5 - Wow, great setting, great heroine, great concept. Not too scary, not too tame. Sweet romance. Loved it!"
- katelynn
12/27/2020
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The Lovely Bones

by: Alice Sebold
Ave. Rating: 3.86
Pages: 372
Year Published: 2006 (2002)
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"Tough to listen to - probably a bit over the line for what I usually read. It was very well written though. The family relationships, the way they break apart and come together, make it a worthwhile read. There were some elements that were a little too fantastical for me – it just seemed out of the tone of the rest of her novel. Also kind of creepy and weird."
- katelynn
04/04/2019
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Wylding Hall

by: Elizabeth Hand
Ave. Rating: 3.79
Pages: 146
Year Published: 2015
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"This was a fun listening experience. I enjoyed the setting (place AND time) and the characters. I liked the oral storytelling method - I feel like the author did it really well. I was never confused. The horror aspects of it were subtle, more creepy than terrifying.

As with other horror stories I've read, I wish they had explained more. I don't totally understand what happened, but I suppose I'm okay with that."
- katelynn
04/17/2019
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Coraline

by: Neil Gaiman
Ave. Rating: 4.12
Pages: 176
Year Published: 2006 (2002)
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"I would not want my child to read this. I just finished The Shining a few weeks ago and this book gave me a way more unsettled/creepy/icky feeling than that one. Very dark – without a plot good enough to make me OK with it."
- katelynn
03/22/2016
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Anya's Ghost

by: Vera Brosgol
Ave. Rating: 3.91
Pages: 224
Year Published: 2011
Date Read: 08/02/2021
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The Hound of the Baskervilles (Sherlock Holmes, #5)

by: Arthur Conan Doyle
Ave. Rating: 4.13
Pages: 256
Year Published: 2001 (1902)
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The Other Black Girl

by: Zakiya Dalila Harris
Ave. Rating: 3.36
Pages: 357
Year Published: 2021
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"The reveal in this was so.. unexpected! The concept was a little hokey, but _very_ thought-provoking. This would be a great one to discuss!"
- katelynn
08/13/2022
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The Luminaries (The Luminaries, #1)

by: Susan Dennard
Ave. Rating: 3.67
Pages: 294
Year Published: 2022
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The Phantom of the Opera

by: Gaston Leroux
Ave. Rating: 3.96
Pages: 360
Year Published: 1987 (1910)
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Pet Sematary

by: Stephen King
Ave. Rating: 4.07
Pages: 424
Year Published: 1989 (1983)
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The Passage (The Passage, #1)

by: Justin Cronin
Ave. Rating: 4.05
Pages: 784
Year Published: 2010
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White Smoke

by: Tiffany D. Jackson
Ave. Rating: 3.82
Pages: 373
Year Published: 2021
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The Silent Companions

by: Laura Purcell
Ave. Rating: 3.88
Pages: 305
Year Published: 2018 (2017)
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The Death of Jane Lawrence

by: Caitlin Starling
Ave. Rating: 3.2
Pages: 368
Year Published: 2021
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Ghost Story

by: Peter Straub
Ave. Rating: 3.93
Pages: 523
Year Published: 2016 (1979)
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Frankenstein

by: Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Ave. Rating: 3.88
Pages: 273
Year Published: 2003 (1818)
Date Read: 06/25/2008
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Into the Drowning Deep (Rolling in the Deep, #1)

by: Mira Grant
Ave. Rating: 3.96
Pages: 562
Year Published: 2017
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The Woman in Black

by: Susan Hill
Ave. Rating: 3.75
Pages: 138
Year Published: 2001 (1983)
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The Ocean at the End of the Lane

by: Neil Gaiman
Ave. Rating: 4.02
Pages: 181
Year Published: 2013
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"It was very well-written and I loved the narration by a child. It was really neat to be introduced to new fantastical experiences from his perspective - he just never questioned anything that was happening. Made me remember my own imaginative childhood! But I only give four stars because the whole fantasy concept was a little weak - it just didn't intrigue me that much. I loved the characters - their weaknesses and strengths were well fleshed out and relatable."
- katelynn
04/04/2015
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The Woman in White

by: Wilkie Collins
Ave. Rating: 4.01
Pages: 672
Year Published: 2003 (1859)
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"This book had me hooked from the start. Its language was elegant and often funny – while preserving an atmosphere of mystery and foreboding. I was expecting a dull, slow read considering it's a Victorian novel. But I flew through it! "
- katelynn
02/27/2014