Spooky Scary Skeletons
Books with skeletons on the cover.
created by j.bateman
last updated September, 2026
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Any other books that tickle your funny bone?
Some more bonetastic additions for your consideration: The Sins on Their Bones, Bitterthorn, The Burn Line, The Halls of the Dead, Between Two Fires
Thank you!! ☠️
The iliac crest by Cristina Rivera Garcia also has part of a skeleton on the cover! I’ve not read it yet though so I’ve no idea what it’s like haha
Ok I’ve had the chance to scour my bookshelves for more covers with skeletons on: Summer sons by Lee Mandelo What feasts at night by t. Kingfisher The killing song by Felix Graves Faded moon by t l morgan
The Death I Gave Him has a more stylised skull on the cover, the art of medicine has an X-ray skeleton of a hand, and Between Two Fires has a skull visible in the suit of armour
These books also have parts of skeletons on the cover but they’re quite a small part of the cover so I don’t know if they’re prominent enough to count:
Apparently sir Cameron needs to die by Greer Stothers (very small skulls in one corner) The heroic facade by Angela Funk (small skull in corner) The bone witch by Rin Chupeco (small skull) The traitor and the wretch by jasmine wells and Rowan macColl (small skulls) Fallen Thorns by Harvey Oliver Baxter (small skeletal hand) Mal by Perla Zul (small rib cage) The reanimators heart by Kara Jorgensen (very small skull)
Also don’t know if you’re just looking for human skeletons, but if animal skeletons count then there’s also these books:
When the world starts to fray by Sam Parrish The devil in the woods by s. Jean Eyetooth by Mars Adler When your heart is a broken thing by Helen whistberry
Omg thank you for all this! I'll parse through these all when I get the chance. I didn't even consider animal skeletons, maybe that's a different list?
