Recs if you like How to Survive a Horror Movie...

the people of this town love halloween so much they celebrate it twice a year

mystery and thriller books that are ya but perfect for adults

as comprehensive a guide to ya horror as i can make it! work in progress, suggestions welcome ♡

It's super hot outside and you're in the mood for summer slasher books and/or a lowkey mysterious fall vibe just like in the Gravity Falls summerween episode? Then this list is for YOU. 🙂‍↕️ Feel free to comment your own recs, I'll add those. 🫶🏻

Books with popcorn on the cover.

Books with college/school setting, where weird stuff is happening and students just can't enjoy their education in peace. 😂

Summerween recs

Slasher Season, for me, runs from the beginning of Summer— when it’s just warm enough for a dip in the lake— through Fall, when the leaves turn brown again. If roasting marshmallows around a campfire is in season, so is reading about masked psychos terrorizing people. ❤️💀 (I’m sure this list will remain under construction for a while as I discover more to read and add)

Slasher - a subgenre of horror involving a killer or a group of killers stalking and murdering a group of people, often by use of bladed or sharp tools.

This is a big list of (almost) all slasher books (only first books in a series). As long as there is a killer(s), victims and blood, it counts!

I was raised by a mother who read murder mysteries, and would promptly DNF if they didn't follow her body count rule. One dead body by the fourth chapter. Here are a few books that she wouldn't leave behind.