For the horror and scary stories lovers! 👻

12 Pins

·1w

Penguin Books UK

Blending horror, fantasy and science fiction, weird fiction is in a category of its own. This new collection is a must-have for the subgenre's fans and newcomers alike... Algernon Blackwood, Vernon Lee, Gothic Literature, Weird Fiction, Edgar Allen Poe, Conan Doyle, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Penguin, Scary Stories

The Penguin Weird Fiction Series | Best Weird Fiction Books

Blending horror, fantasy and science fiction, weird fiction is in a category of its own. This new collection is a must-have for the subgenre's fans and newcomers alike...

a book sitting on top of a red table next to a white light in the background

Penguin Clothbound Classics

Lunatic Asylum

Scary Books

Bram Stoker's Dracula

Count Dracula

Dracula Book | Penguin Clothbound Classics | Scary Books to read for Halloween

When Jonathan Harker visits Transylvania to help Count Dracula with the purchase of a London house, he makes a series of horrific discoveries about his client. Soon afterwards, various bizarre incidents unfold in England: an apparently unmanned ship is wrecked off the coast of Whitby; a young woman discovers strange puncture marks on her neck; and the inmate of a lunatic asylum raves about the 'Master' and his imminent arrival.

an open book sitting on top of a green table next to a white light in the background

Frankenstein Mary Shelley

Mary Shelley Frankenstein

Victor Frankenstein

Frankenstein Mary Shelley | Penguin Clothbound Classics Books | Scary Books for Halloween

Obsessed by creating life itself, Victor Frankenstein plunders graveyards for the material to fashion a new being, which he shocks into life by electricity. But his botched creature, rejected by Frankenstein and denied human companionship, sets out to destroy his maker and all that he holds dear.

a book sitting on top of a table next to a moon filled sky with moths

Sherlock Holmes Books

Tight Boots

The Hound Of The Baskervilles

Hound Of The Baskervilles

Hound of the Baskervilles Arthur Conan Doyle Sherlock Holmes Books | Penguin Clothbounds | Halloween

The Hound of the Baskervilles gripped readers when it was first serialised and remains one of Sherlock Holmes's greatest and most popular adventures.

a book sitting on top of a purple table next to a full moon with an eye pattern

The Turn Of The Screw

The Turn of the Screw Henry James | Penguin Clothbound Classics Books | Scary Books for Halloween

In 'The Turn of the Screw', one of the most famous ghost stories of all time, a governess becomes obsessed with the belief that malevolent forces are stalking the children in her care. But are the children really in danger - and if so, from whom? The novella is accompanied here by several more of the very best of Henry James' short stories, including 'The Jolly Corner' and 'The Third Person', all of which explore human psychology through ghostly visitations and the uncanny.

a red book sitting on top of a green table next to a white crescent moon

Edgar Allen Poe Books

Edgar Allen Poe Books | Penguin Clothbound Classics Books | Scary Books to Read for Halloween

Arguably America's most influential short story writer, Edgar Allan Poe's tales of suspense never fail to spook and amaze. Gathered in this selection are his very best horror stories, including the gothic tour de force 'The Fall of the House of Usher', the other-worldly 'The Masque of the Red Death', and the murderous 'The Tell-Tale Heart'.

a green book sitting on top of a purple table next to a half - moon

The Lottery Shirley Jackson

Shirley Jackson

The Lottery

American Gothic

The Lottery Shirley Jackson | Penguin Clothbound Classics | Spooky Halloween Books

Step into the unsettling world of Shirley Jackson with a collection of her finest, creepiest short stories, revealing the queen of American gothic at her mesmerising best. This selection includes 'The Lottery', Jackson's masterpiece and one of the most terrifying and iconic stories of the twentieth century.

a yellow book sitting on top of a purple table next to a pink moon and black background

Japanese Literature

Halloween Books

Halloween Books | Penguin Clothbound Classics | Scary Books to Read for Halloween

Akutagawa was one of the towering figures of modern Japanese literature, and is considered the father of the Japanese short story. This paradigmatic selection, which includes the stories that inspired Akira Kurosawa's 1950 film Rashomon, showcases the terrible beauty, cynicism, sublime pain and absurd humour of his writing.

a green book sitting on top of a table next to a half moon and a black background

Ghosts And Goblins

Japanese Folklore

Halloween Books | Of Ghosts and Goblins | Scary Books to Read for Halloween

In this haunting collection, the phantoms and ghouls of Japanese folklore stalk the page. Lafcadio Hearn, a master storyteller, drew on traditional Japanese folklore, infused with memories of his own haunted childhood in Ireland, to create these chilling tales. They are today regarded in Japan as classics in their own right.

a pumpkin carved to look like a penguin with bats coming out of it and the moon in the background

The best horror books to read this spooky season | Halloween Books | Scary Books to Read

Whether you're looking for a new scary read, or a bone-chilling classic, we've rounded up the best horror books below. Read if you dare...