Best Paranormal Books to Read

1. 'The Haunting of Hill House' by Shirley Jackson

First published in 1959, this classic in horror fiction tells the story of four characters who are invited to the mysterious Hill House to investigate reports of the supernatural. The tension builds as the characters confront their fears and the house's dark history.

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2. 'Ghost Story' by Peter Straub

A group of elderly men in a small town is haunted by a shape-shifting entity from their past. As they confront their personal demons, they must unravel the mystery of the entity that has been hunting them for decades.

3. 'Something Wicked This Way Comes' by Ray Bradbury

Two teenage boys in a small town are drawn to a sinister traveling carnival led by the mysterious Mr. Dark. As the carnival's true intentions are revealed, the boys must find a way to save their town from an evil that promises the darkest desires of the townsfolk.

4. 'The Shining' by Stephen King

Isolated in the eerie Overlook Hotel, Jack Torrance, his wife, and their son Danny are subjected to a winter of supernatural events. As Danny's psychic abilities reveal the hotel's violent past, the Torrance family must fight to survive the malevolent forces that have taken hold.

5. 'The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires' by Grady Hendrix

Fed up with their passive book club, a group of Southern women decide to read and hunt a real live (un)dead vampire. Armed with steel sporks from the hardware store and a copied library book about vampire hunting, they set out to save their friend and themselves from a very real creature of the night.

6. 'The Thirteenth Tale' by Diane Setterfield

A biographer is approached by a famous and enigmatic author to write her life story. As she delves into the author's past, she discovers a tale of gothic suspense, family secrets, and a spectral presence that has haunted the family for generations.

7. 'The Graveyard Book' by Neil Gaiman

Nobody Owens, known as Bod, is raised in a graveyard by ghosts after his family is murdered. As he learns about the supernatural world around him, he must also navigate the challenges of growing up and confront a threat that wants to destroy him and his ghostly guardians.

8. 'The Historian' by Elizabeth Kostova

A young woman becomes entangled in her father's lifelong obsession with the historical legend of Dracula. As she unravels the secrets of the past, she is drawn into a world of dark mysteries and becomes the hunted by a figure from history's darkest corners.

9. 'The Ocean at the End of the Lane' by Neil Gaiman

A man returns to his childhood home and recalls a searing encounter with a terrifying witch and an ancient, malevolent force that threatened to destroy his family. The story is a journey through memory and a tale of magical realism that explores the power of stories and the forces that shape our lives.

10. 'The Turn of the Screw' by Henry James

A governess for two children at a remote estate becomes convinced that the house is haunted by the ghosts of the former governess and her lover. The psychological horror of the story is heightened by the ambiguity of whether the ghosts are real or figments of the governess's imagination.