The Realm presents our favourite reads for the spookiest time of the year!
Any list of chilling or thrilling reads wouldn't be complete without something from the King of Halloween himself! Check out our collection below:
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The first novel to return to the world of Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House authorised by the Shirley Jackson estate -
From the New York Times-bestselling author of Mexican Gothic comes a fabulous meld of Hollywood glamour, Mexican horror movies and Nazi magicians! -
The New York Times bestselling author of Heart-Shaped Box returns with Horns: a relentless new supernatural thriller. -
Instant global sensation NINTH HOUSE is the long-awaited adult fantasy debut by the creator of SHADOW AND BONE, now a major Netflix series. -
Prepare to be chilled, electrified and entertained - a gem of a novel from 'one of the most brilliantly inventive writers of this, or any country' - Independent. -
Newly re-covered reissue of the first volume of Anne Rice's celebrated Vampire Chronicles - a cult classic. -
The first instalment of the bestselling THE PASSAGE TRILOGY. -
Discover the Dark Romance classics: Daphne du Maurier's timeless novels are now available with stunning, contemporary new covers for a new generation. -
Terror has never been so unrelenting in the classic debut by Nick Cutter, a bestseller and TikTok sensation. -
A major launch for 2022: a deliciously dark retelling of Dracula, A Dowry of Blood is a sensual story of obsession, desire and the lengths we will go to protect the ones we love. -
The Exorcist meets Lord of the Flies, by way of Midnight Mass, Boys in the Valley is a chilling folk horror set in a remote orphanage in turn of the century Pennsylvania. -
The unforgettable debut thriller from Jason Rekulak with a twist you simply will not see coming... guaranteed to keep readers up at night. -
From the creators of the wildly popular Welcome to Night Vale podcast comes an imaginative mystery of appearances and disappearances that is also a poignant look at the ways in which we all struggle to find ourselves . . . no matter where we live. The Telegraph calls Night Vale a 'cultural phenomenon' and Time Out says it's 'as hilarious as it is macabre'. For fans of Stephen
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