Creepy Book Recommendations! 🎃📚

Some creepy book recommendations and a look at what books are on my own spooky TBR. Grab a cup of tea and pull up a seat. xx

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MY BOOKS:

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Things mentioned:

Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam
Mrs March by Virginia Feito
The Talented Mr Ripley by Patricia Highsmith
The Red Room by Nicci French
Boy Parts by Eliza Clark
Death in Her Hands by Ottessa Moshfegh
The Witch Boy by Molly Knox Ostertag
Speak Gigantular by Irenosen Okojie
Japanese Ghost Stories by Lafcadio Hearn
Flowers of Mold by Ha Seong-nan
Come Let Us Sing Anyway by Leonie Ross
Itza by Rios de la Luz
The Last House on Needless Street by Catriona Ward
The Youngest Doll by Rosario Ferré
How to Wrestle a Girl by Venetia Blackburn
The Beginning of the World in the Middle of the Night by Jen Campbell
The Dolls by Ursula Scavenius*
Dead Relatives by Lucy McKnight Hardy*
Bluebeard's First Wife by Ha Seong-nan
Tell Me I'm Worthless by Alison Rumfitt*
A Ghost in the Throat by Doireann Ní Ghríofa
The River Within by Karen Powell*
Deep Water by Patricia Highsmith
Strangers on a Train by Patricia Highsmith
The Dumb House by John Burnside*
Something Like Happy by John Burnside
From the Neck Up by Aliya Whiteley
The Loosening Skin by Aliya Whiteley*
Cursed Bunny by Bora Chung
My Life in the Bush of Ghosts by Amos Tutuola

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This video contains no sponsored content. Books marked with * were sent to me for an honest review.

[FreakUsOut]

I love how quick yet fully you describe these books! Sometimes I feel like some videos with descriptions are too long. So this was perfect!

[EpicReads]

The blue wig may be our favorite!! ♥♥Can't wait to check out your new book!

[everClubfan]

It must bei really wonderful to know that something that you have created will soon be available all around the world. So no matter where ever you travel you'll propably find your creation in every book store.

[amandagarcia]

Watching this now in August bc I’m in need of spooky book recs! Thanks for coming through Jen! 🙌🏼

[remlya]

I just finished reading Rosemary’s Baby by Ira Levin having seen the movie version many years ago. The book is exceptional. Not scary in the traditional sense and many already know the basic story. But Levin did a great job of dropping in parts of the story along the way allowing you to join Rosemary as she pieces together that things aren’t as they seem. Really enjoyed it despite a few racial references that are unfortunate but it was written in 1967.

[amarantareyes]

Jen two mexican authors that I am sure you are going to like a lot: Amparo Dávila and Inés Arredondo. Both wrote about your favorite themes, both are great.

[keenasartorio]

Neil Gaiman reviewed your 📖 ❤️❤️ btw thanks for the spooky recs

[rickmills]

FABULOUS wig Jen :-) My two favourite books for this time of year are Dark Matter (A Ghost Story) by Michelle Paver and Mr Wroe's Virgins by Jane Rogers (historic wintery gem of a novel).

[c.j.harden]

I was so happy to receive my copy of The Sister Who Ate Her Brothers in the mail yesterday. I will soon be curling up with it for a creepy Halloween read. Best!

[oliviaoeff]

Hi Jen!! This is the video that finally convinced me to pick up The Dumb House after having bought it on your recommendation ages ago- can’t wait!!!

[miaarndt]

My spooky TBR was already too large (currently reading The Animals at Lockwood Manor and The Chestnut Man) and now you’ve added so many to my list (I have a copy of Leave the World Behind and I forgot that it had an unsettling vibe)!

[ALias-jgmb]

Haha, I kept thinking how you reminded me of Coraline right at the start of the video, then BAM! You said it yourself as well. Thank you for all the wonderful book recs! 😄👍

[katieannwicked]

I have your new book on preorder, im in the US so a lil wait, but cant wait to read it! 💗

[christinacampbellbooks]

Definitely want to read The Last House on Needless Street this year. Very much looking forward to hearing your thoughts on it. Very interested in reading Mrs March now too ☺

[allisonzhang]

Help, I want to read every single book you recommended!

[BohoBookworm]

Aoife from Words of Clover LOVED A Ghost In The Throat and I've been so intrigued by it ever since!

[gillianwinzinger]

Right now I'm reading The Upstairs House by Julia Fine, in which a dazed new mother realizes that the ghost of Margaret Wise Brown is living above her apartment. I'm only about fifty pages in, but so far I'm very impressed with the writing.

[FaeryLaume]

So many intriguing titles I've never even heard of, you're definitely my go-to booktuber for that sort of thing. Thank you! If you like books about dolls, I picked up a middle grade a few years back called Frozen Charlotte by Alex Bell. It was quite spooky for a MG and made me question whether or not to keep the tiny Frozen Charlottes I happen to own. LOL

[nymeria]

This is fantastic! I think I'll be rereading "All the Bad Apples" by Moira Fowley Doyle for spooky season.

[jacquelinemcmenamin]

A Ghost in the Throat is now out in audio which will make all the difference hearing the poem in the original Irish ☘️
I’m currently reading
Platform Seven ( ghostly psychological thriller)
Shelter
We Begin At The End
☘️👋🍀📖🫖☕️📚🐝