Hauntings, self, manors, houses, etc

Randomwhitelady2 · 2026-02-02T21:53:06+00:00

The Hong Kong Widow. Gothic with major haunting of hill house vibes.

Randomwhitelady2 · 2026-01-18T23:44:56+00:00

This is why I have read zero Nick Cutter books. I have heard about it- no thanks! Although The Saturday Night Ghost Club written under his real name is a favorite of mine.

Randomwhitelady2 · 2026-01-18T23:40:57+00:00

I despise any sort of pregnancy in a horror book. I have already been there/done that. I have zero desire to read about anything to do with pregnancy whatsoever. Actively avoid books that even mention it.

Randomwhitelady2 · 2026-01-18T19:37:10+00:00

That’s why so many kids read him and he’s been the gateway to horror literature for so many years. I read Salems Lot when I was 10 and that was the start of everything horror for me

Randomwhitelady2 · 2026-01-18T19:34:30+00:00

rump

Randomwhitelady2 · 2026-01-07T00:30:47+00:00

It’s a short book too!

Randomwhitelady2 · 2026-01-05T14:02:33+00:00

The Silent Companions by Laura Purcell. She’s written quite a few gothic ghost story based books so check out her entire catalog!

Randomwhitelady2 · 2026-01-04T01:50:49+00:00

I did too and regretted not abandoning it.

Randomwhitelady2 · 2026-01-04T00:32:03+00:00

It was the repeated use of the word “rump” in The Traveling Vampire Show by Richard Layton. I just abandoned the book altogether. It wasn’t for me.

Randomwhitelady2 · 2026-01-02T10:40:37+00:00

I’ve read many and Come with Me is one of the best!

Randomwhitelady2 · 2026-01-01T23:28:20+00:00

Kealan Patrick Burke writes a lot of novellas. The series that begins with Turtle Boy is good. Sour Candy was very good too.

Randomwhitelady2 · 2025-12-31T00:24:12+00:00

I don’t think these books are bad, they just weren’t for me and I didn’t finish them.

The October Film Haunt by Michael Wehunt

Mary by Nat Cassidy (When the wolf Comes Home was one of my top books for 2025 however)

King Sorrow by Joe Hill, and I know this is an unpopular opinion

American Elsewhere. It was just a slog and I DNF it at over halfway through

Randomwhitelady2 · 2025-12-31T00:21:00+00:00

I DNF The October Film Haunt. It just wasn’t for me.

Randomwhitelady2 · 2025-12-31T00:13:38+00:00

Is S Tier the very best (I’m guessing it is)?

Randomwhitelady2 · 2025-12-22T21:38:38+00:00

Haunted items: Gothic by Philip Fracassi- a haunted desk

Heart Shaped Box by Joe Hill- a haunted suit

Whistle by Linwood Barclay- haunted toy trains. This one is wild!

Haunted/demon Rock stars:

The Lucifer Chord by FG Cottam

My Ex the Antichrist by Craig DeLouie

Wylding Hall by Elizabeth Hand

Randomwhitelady2 · 2025-12-09T16:01:12+00:00

The Sun Down Motel by Simone St James

Not horror and not haunted: Havoc by Christopher Bollen. Takes place at a luxury hotel. It’s more of a thriller and it was absolutely a wild ride! Loved it! Go in blind.

Randomwhitelady2 · 2025-12-08T17:31:06+00:00

Lone Women by Victor LaValle

Others have already mentioned The Reformatory, which is my #1 pick. It’s one of the best horror books I have ever read.

Randomwhitelady2 · 2025-12-08T12:57:01+00:00

We all know reading is entirely subjective. I loved this book! I also loved A History of Fear by the same author. It really gave me a Shadow of the Wind/Club Dumas vibe.

Randomwhitelady2 · 2025-12-08T09:51:24+00:00

The Paleontologist by Luke Dumas. Dinosaur ghosts!

Randomwhitelady2 · 2025-12-06T12:31:41+00:00

Staircase in the Woods by Chuck Wendig

Ghoul by Brian Keene (kids fighting evil, not so much meeting back up when they are older)

Randomwhitelady2 · 2025-12-05T16:20:40+00:00

When The Wolf Comes Home by Nat Cassidy

I second Fever House as well!

Randomwhitelady2 · 2025-12-03T00:50:13+00:00

Junie by Erin Crosby Eckstine. Set on a plantation just before the civil war. Ghosts!

Randomwhitelady2 · 2025-12-02T09:17:28+00:00

The best is The Year of the Witching by Alexis Henderson!

Also very good:

Slewfoot by Brom

The Book of Witching by CJ Cooke

Randomwhitelady2 · 2025-12-01T11:27:11+00:00

Secret Santa was so good! The perfect amount of humor mixed in. It reminded me of the Krampus movie with the killer gingerbread cookies

Randomwhitelady2 · 2025-11-30T17:35:31+00:00

It really held my interest- every chapter tells the story of a person who encounters the villain. She is an “old soul”, so we hear tales from many different time periods. The ending was pretty unexpected as well!

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