Recs if you like The House Next Door...

Fiction stories about Haunted houses and other locations. Maybe it’s ghosts, maybe it’s cursed, maybe it’s ancient gods or creatures? All kinda of supernatural haunts and creatures attached to homes, objects, or locations.

Inspired by reading Paperbacks from Hell (by Grady Hendrix), I wanted to broaden the horror novels under my belt. I might have grown up reading King and a little Koontz (and way too much Pike and Stine), but there are so many fascinating titles that predate those greats. Feel free to suggest older horror books and why they'd make a great addition to this list in the comments.

if you’re craving something that feels like the next martha’s vineyard (iykyk)! books that evoke the same feeling as the magnificent tv show ‘widows bay’

Horror that validates the quiet unease already inside you.

There are horrors in these homes. (Recommendations appreciated!)

Haunted houses, or homes that just aren't quite right... Enter at your own risk.

Horror books that either primarily or exclusively take place in Georgia. Tried to stick to horror and not venture out into thriller territory!

Books from Grady Hendrix’s Paperbacks from Hell chapter 4 which focuses on haunted house stories

A list no one asked for and no one needs! But there’s something so atmospheric and aesthetically pleasing about trees with no leaves on them. So here’s a long list of just that on the cover of books! You’re welcome.

it’s haunted, it’s evil, it’s gonna eat us alive

This is a list of horror books written by women, as recommended by Sadie Hartmann (Mother Horror) in her book Feral and Hysterical. I highly recommend that you pick up a copy of Feral and Hysterical because it is so much more than a list of books. There are more lists of books, but also thoughtful essays by women writers. It's worth spending some time with Feral and Hysterical.

"Women are overqualified to write fictional horror. Period." -- Sadie Hartmann

This is the hope for summer-ween 2026. feeling a haunted house vibe

It's horrific, it's hair-raising, but it's home.