The Writing Cartel's 2023 Reading Challenge - hosted by ashleybakerwrites

October: Read Something "Spooky" or "Dark"
It doesn't have to be horror- but that's an easy choice. Maybe it'll be a witchy romance. Or a dark mystery. Or perhaps a dark fantasy setting. Up to you!
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Coraline by Neil Gaiman

Coraline

Neil Gaiman

162 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)

fiction fantasy horror middle grade adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced
Season of Skulls by Charles Stross

Season of Skulls

The New Management #3

Charles Stross

16 hours, 10 minutes • first pub 2023 (editions) user-added

fiction fantasy horror adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson

We Have Always Lived in the Castle

Shirley Jackson

146 pages • first pub 1962 (editions)

fiction classics horror literary dark mysterious medium-paced
All the Lovely Bad Ones by Mary Downing Hahn

All the Lovely Bad Ones

Mary Downing Hahn

182 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

fiction horror middle grade dark mysterious fast-paced
These Violent Delights by Micah Nemerever

These Violent Delights

Micah Nemerever

480 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ literary thriller dark emotional tense slow-paced
Nine Liars by Maureen Johnson

Nine Liars

Truly Devious #5

Maureen Johnson

445 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction contemporary mystery thriller young adult dark mysterious tense fast-paced
How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix

How to Sell a Haunted House

Grady Hendrix

432 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction horror dark mysterious tense medium-paced
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