Katie recommends five spooky reads for Halloween
Here are five spooky reads I would recommend to get you in the mindset for Halloween.
Five Survive by Holly Jackson. perfect for YA readers aged 14+
Red and her friends are on a road trip in an RV, heading to the beach for Spring Break, until the RV breaks down in the middle of nowhere in the dark or so they think until the wheels are shot out, one by one, they soon realise that this is no accident. What's the sniper after and which teenager holds the secret he is after?
The Institution by Helen Fields
On a locked ward in the world's highest-security prison hospital, a nurse's body is found and her baby daughter has been taken. A ransom must be paid, and the clock is ticking. Dr Connie Woolwine goes deep undercover as a patient in the locked ward in order to find the killer / kidnapper. So, when a thunderstorm strikes and closes all the access points to the institution Dr Connie Woolwine is left on her own to find and save the child while surrounded by the most dangerous men in the world.
A post-apocalyptic novel set in a burned-out America, a father and son walk the desolate journey to the coast. Facing all the depravity that this desperate situation causes. All the father and son have to protected them is pistol . This novel highlights the worst of humankind.
Nineteen Claws and a Black Bird by Agustina Bazterrica
A collection of macabre and shocking short stories. Ranging from a man falling from the sky to devilish visions. Perfect for a dark rainy night some stories will terrify you others with make you laugh in surprise.
Tales of Mystery and Imagination by Edgar Allan Poe
A selection of gothic short stories including Murders in the Rue Morgue which is considered the first modern detective story, which inspired the creation of Sherlock Holmes.