Houston County Public Library discussion

This challenge runs from October 1st ~ October 31st.

Books should be Horror/Thriller, have typical Halloween themes (vampires, witches, ghosts, etc) or be set during Halloween.
The minimum requirement is to complete 3 books but the "Magic number" is 13 for those who want a bit more of a challenge.

Extra Challenges:
Mystery, Murder or Mayhem
For those not into Horror, read 3 Books of Mystery, Murder or Mayhem (perfect for those who love Seasonal Cozy Mysteries)

Ghouls, Goblins or Cursed Objects
For our Halloween Junkies, read 3 Books of Ghouls, Goblins or Cursed Objects (perfect for those who love Ghost stories)

Anyone brave enough to attempt all three challenges must complete 9 Books (minimum of three from each challenge) with the final book being about Witches.

Revisit the Classics or try some newer releases & as always Have Fun! :)

Happy Hallo-Reads 2025


1. Dead Trees Give No Shelter by Wil Wheaton 3.5★ 01 Oct
2. 20th Century Ghosts by Joe Hill 3.5★ 02 Oct
3. Certain Dark Things by Silvia Moreno-Garcia 4★ 03 Oct
4. House of Bone and Rain by Gabino Iglesias 3.5★ 06 Oct
5. What Feasts at Night by T. Kingfisher 4★ 10 Oct
6. Poe's Children: The New Horror by Peter Straub 4★ 11 Oct
7. Sign Here by Claudia Lux 4★ 13 Oct
8. The Resurrectionist by A. Rae Dunlap 4★ 15 Oct
9. Nothing But Blackened Teeth by Cassandra Khaw 3★ 15 Oct
10. Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman 4★ 17 Oct
11. White Smoke by Tiffany D. Jackson 4★ 17 Oct
12. The Girl in the Bog by Keith Donohue 3.5★ 18 Oct
13. An Authenticated History Of The Bell Witch by M.V. Ingram 4★ 18 Oct

Mystery, Murder or Mayhem
1. Where Sleeping Girls Lie by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé 4★ 08 Oct
2. Meddling Kids by Edgar Cantero 3.5★ 09 Oct
3. The Likeness by Tana French 3.5★ 14 Oct

Ghouls, Goblins or Cursed Objects
1. Horrorstör by Grady Hendrix 3.5★ 05 October
2. Night of the Mannequins by Stephen Graham Jones 3.5★ 12 Oct
3. Ghost Eaters by Clay McLeod Chapman 3.5★ 14 Oct

I enjoyed this challenge so much, I'm going to attempt it twice :)

Happy Hallo-Reads 2025 #2

1. Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology by Shane Hawk 4★ 19 Oct
2. The House by Raelyn Drake 3.5★ 19 Oct
3. Dark Screams: Volume One by Brian James Freeman 3.5★ 20 Oct
4. All the Dangerous Things by Stacy Willingham 4★ 20 Oct
5. The Tale of Halcyon Crane by Wendy Webb 4★ 21 Oct
6. A Botanical Daughter by Noah Medlock 3.5★ 22 Oct
7. Seven Dirty Secrets by Natalie D. Richards 4★ 24 Oct
8. Universal Harvester by John Darnielle 3.5★ 25 Oct
9. The Wrong Family by Tarryn Fisher 4★ 26 Oct
10. The Monster of Florence by Douglas Preston 3.5★ 26 Oct
11. The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde 4★ 28 Oct
12. The Ridge by Michael Koryta 3.5★ 29 Oct
13. A Lullaby for Witches by Hester Fox 4★ 31 Oct

Mystery, Murder or Mayhem
1. A Potion to Die For by Heather Blake 3.5★ 19 Oct
2. One Potion in the Grave by Heather Blake 3.5★ 25 Oct
3. Ghost of a Potion by Heather Blake 3.5★ 30 Oct

Ghouls, Goblins or Cursed Objects
1. Slade House by David Mitchell 4★ 19 Oct
2. Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake 3.5★ 23 Oct
3. The Fate of Mercy Alban by Wendy Webb 4★ 27 Oct

Happy Hallo-Reads 2025 Challenge:

1. Lightlark by Alex Aster 10.04.2025 4★
2. Nightbane by Alex Aster 10.06.2025 4★
3. Angelic by Kelley Armstrong 10.10.2025 3★
4. One by One by Freida McFadden 10.14.2025 4★
5. Strange Sally Diamond by Liz Nugent 10.14.2025 5★
6. The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde 10.18.2025 3★
7. The Watchers by A.M. Shine 10.16.2025 5★
8. A House at the Bottom of a Lake by Josh Malerman 10.13.2025 3★
9. Riding the Bullet by Stephen King 10.13.2025 4★
10. This Is Not a Ghost Story by Andrea Portes 10.18.2025 5★
11. Dead Trees Give No Shelter by Wil Wheaton 10.20.2025 4★
12. A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness 10.26.2025 5★
13. Shadow of Night by Deborah Harkness 10.29.2025 5★

Mystery, Murder or Mayhem:
1. I Am Not a Serial Killer by Dan Wells 10.11.2025 4★
2. Rolling in the Deep by Mira Grant 10.18.2025 4★
3. A Potion to Die For by Heather Blake 10.31.2025

Ghouls, Goblins or Cursed Objects:
1. Far Far Away by Tom McNeal 10.30.2025
2. The Ghoul Next Door by Lisi Harrison 10.30.2025
3. Goblin Secrets by William Alexander 10.31.2025

Happy Hallo-Reads 2025

1: Nothing But Blackened Teeth by Cassandra Khaw 10-5
2: World War Z by Max Brooks 10-5
3: The Patient by Jasper DeWitt 10-6
4: Revenge Of The Witch by Joseph Delaney 10-7
5: Bird Box by Josh Malerman 10-8
6: The Mist by Stephen King 10-12
7: The Living Dead by George A. Romero & Daniel Krause 10-15-25
8: Arart by Christopher Golden 10-20
9: The Luminous Dead by Caitlin Starling 10-25
10: Dark Screams Vol. 1 by Stephen King, Kelley Armstrong, & Bill Pronzini 10-25
11: Certain Dark Things by Silvia Morena-Garcia 10-28
12: Dark Worlds Of H.P. Lovecraft by H.P. Lovecraft 10-29
13: Island Witch by Amanda Jayatissa 10-31


Murder, Mystery or Mayhem

1: The House by Raelyn Drake 10-5
2: Hallowe'en Party by Agatha Christie 10-28
3: Asylum by Madeleine Roux 10-23


Ghouls, Goblins or Cursed Objects

1: Night of the Mannequins by Stepehen Graham Jones 10-29
2: Ghost Eaters by Clay McLeod Chapman 10-30
3: Slade House by David Mitchell 10-30