Halloween is nearly hereβ¦ and if youβre in the market for a chilling read to help set the mood for your Hallo-week, todayβs post is for you! Weβve got two days to go until the 31st, so youβll want something quick - and scary - to get you in the Halloween spirit fast. In this post, youβll find a few of my personal favorite spine-tingling, binge-worthy scary stories that you can devour in a couple sittings. From straight-up horror fiction to psychological thrillers with an edge and more, thereβs a little something for everyone in this postβand you can always find even more creepy books by perusing my Quick Reviews page. Happy reading, and happy (almost) Halloween!
Read MoreIf You Like That, Read This: Friday the 13th Edition
Happy Friday the 13th, CBTB readers!! Whenever a Friday the 13th rolls around, I always find myself in the mood to revisit some of my favorite horror moviesβand in todayβs blog post, Iβm doing exactly that! Iβm pairing a few of my personal favorite horror movies with crime novels that involve some of the same themes, topics, or tropes. Since CBTB is a crime fiction-focused blog, the books recommended here will primarily be crime fiction, rather than straight horror - though theyβll each have a certain element of something particularly chilling or even horror-inspired to them.
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