Treat yourself to this season’s scariest stories that’ll keep you up all night. From haunted houses to chilling mysteries, these spooky reads are perfect for the season. Check them out below… if you dare.

Forget Me Not by Stacy Willingham

When Claire Campbell returns to her South Carolina hometown hoping for a quiet summer, she instead uncovers a hidden diary that reveals chilling connections to her sister’s disappearance twenty-two years ago. As long-buried secrets come to light, Claire learns that some mysteries are far too dangerous to uncover.

Girl Dinner by Olivie Blake

At the university’s most exclusive sorority, perfection is power, and it comes at a cost. Sophomore Nina Kaur and Professor Sloane Hartley are drawn into The House’s seductive rituals, but the deeper they go, the more they uncover the dark price of belonging and the true cost of having it all.

Gone Before Goodbye by Reese Witherspoon and Harlan Coben

After losing everything, combat surgeon Maggie McCabe takes a secret assignment to treat one of the world’s most powerful men. When her patient disappears, she finds herself caught in a deadly conspiracy that reaches the highest levels of global power and realizes she may be next.

How Bad Things Can Get by Darcy Coates

Prosperity Island promises five days of luxury and sun-soaked fun, but its dark history tells another story. When guests begin to vanish and the games turn deadly, a fugitive and a journalist must uncover the island’s secrets before they become part of its legend.

How to Survive a Horror Story by Mallory Arnold

Seven writers arrive at the estate of horror legend Mortimer Queen expecting an inheritance, not a nightmare. Inside the sprawling manor, they are drawn into a deadly game where each riddle opens a new room and failure claims a life. As secrets unravel, they realize the final story is still being written and the house wants the last word.

Play Nice by Rachel Harrison

Influencer Clio Louise Barnes has built the perfect life, far from her haunted childhood. When she inherits her late mother’s house, the one her mother claimed was possessed, Clio turns the renovation into content gold. But as strange events surface, she begins to suspect her mother’s terrifying stories were true.

Tell Me What You Did by Carter Wilson

True crime podcaster Poe Webb gives strangers a platform to confess their darkest deeds. When one guest claims to have murdered her mother, Poe’s world begins to unravel. The problem is she knows he is lying because she killed her mother’s murderer years ago.

The Intruder by Freida McFadden

During a hurricane, Casey shelters alone in her remote cabin until she spots a blood-covered girl outside her window. The stranger will not explain where she came from or drop the knife in her hand. As the storm rages, Casey begins to realize the real threat may already be inside.

The Reformatory by Tananarive Due

In 1950s Florida, twelve-year-old Robbie Stephens Jr.is sent to the infamous Gracetown School for Boys after defending his sister. Inside its brutal walls, boys vanish without a trace. Gifted with the ability to see ghosts, Robbie uncovers the school’s dark truth as his sister fights to bring him home. Inspired by true events, The Reformatory is a haunting story of injustice, survival, and the spirits that refuse to be silenced.

This Book Will Bury Me by Ashley Winstead

After her father’s death, college student Jane Sharp finds escape in online true crime forums. When three girls are murdered in Idaho, she and her fellow sleuths dive into the case only to find the truth is far more dangerous than anything they imagined. One year later, Jane’s confession reveals how deadly the search for justice can be.

Too Old for This by Samantha Downing

Lottie Jones has spent decades hiding her past as a serial killer. Life in a quiet small town has kept her safe until a journalist starts asking the wrong questions. To protect her secret, Lottie must do what she does best. After all, what is one more murder?

Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix

In the summer of 1970, fifteen-year-old Fern is sent to the Wellwood House, a home for wayward girls meant to erase their shame and their babies. Under strict control and silence, the girls have no power until Fern discovers a book of witchcraft. As dark forces awaken, Fern learns that freedom always comes with a price.

Feeling brave enough for one more scare? Find these chilling reads and other spooky favorites at your Books-A-Million.

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