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17 BEST HAUNTED HOUSE NOVELS

Perfect for spooky season!

It's officially spooky season! Here are some of the best haunted house books, from classic novels to modern horror books by popular authors.

THIS LIST INCLUDES:

• books set in haunted houses (or other buildings) with ghosts & things that go bump in the night

• both classic horror novels & modern books by popular authors

by John Boyne

THIS HOUSE IS HAUNTED

This Gothic horror novel is reminiscent of Henry James' classic, The Turn of the Screw. It's about a governess who is hired care for two children - but something is very wrong.

by Stephen King

THE SHINING

This classic horror novel (set in a haunted hotel) will scare your socks off - especially if you watch the movie adaptation afterward!

by Grady Hendrix

HOW TO SELL A HAUNTED HOUSE

A woman returns to her childhood home in Charleston to sell her parents' house after they pass away - but the house has other plans.

by Sylvia Moreno-Garcia

MEXICAN GOTHIC

Set in 1950s Mexico, a young woman travels to a mysterious gothic mansion to find her cousin, only to be greeted by dark secrets.

by Shirley Jackson

THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE

One of the most well-known and classic haunted house stories, about a notorious mansion with a sordid past.

by Carissa Orlando

THE SEPTEMBER HOUSE

Margaret has finally found her dream Victorian house - but she finds out that every September, the house comes alive in a terrifying way.

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