As the nights draw in and knitwear comes out, it's time for ghosts and ghouls to come to play. Check out our selection of the best Halloween books for big ones, medium ones and little ones, whether it's terrifying tales, petrifying picture books, or frightful things to make and do you're looking for, we've got it.
New & Bestselling Horror
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Further Reading
See MoreExtracts, blogs, articles, interviews and more: taking you behind the scenes of all things bookish and giving you a flavour of what’s coming up
Halloween Picks
Halloween Picks
If you’re hearing weird howls in the distance or sudden knocks on your window late at night, don’t fear! It’s just our booksellers telling you about some of their favourite eerie reads that set the tone for Halloween. READ MORE
Halloween Recommended Reading List
Halloween Recommended Reading List
Get cosy with these creepy reading recommendations from our Children's booksellers, with a little of everything for a reader of any age. READ MORE
Our favourite Horror
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Horror Classics
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British Library Tales of the Weird
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Non-Fiction for Halloween
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Junji Ito
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Further Reading
See MoreExtracts, blogs, articles, interviews and more: taking you behind the scenes of all things bookish and giving you a flavour of what’s coming up
Read an extract from 'The Lamb' by Lucy Rose
Read an extract from 'The Lamb' by Lucy Rose
A dark gothic tale that has as much in common with the Brothers Grimm as with Shirley Jackson or Julia Armfield. Rose has created a disturbing novel of love—in its most pure, but also most twisted forms—innocence, obsession and coming-of-age. Read an extract here: READ MORE
Horror Book-and-Movie Double Bills by Anna Bogutskaya
Horror Book-and-Movie Double Bills by Anna Bogutskaya
To mark the publication of her new book, Feeding the Monster, Anna Bogutskaya shares her horror reading recommendations, inspired by classic films of the genre. READ MORE
Teen & Young Adult
See MoreNefarious novels for abhorrent adolescents and torturous teens
Baby & Toddler
See MoreBeastly board books and petrifying picture books
Activities
See MoreSpooky sticker books and frightful things to make and do
Toys & Gifts
See MoreCreepy things to cuddle and terror-fic toys
Younger Readers
See MoreGhosts, Vampires, Werewolves and Witches for frightful 5-8's
Older Readers
See MoreTerrifying tales and shocking stories for nasty 9-12's
