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Spooktacular Halloween Reads

Just in time for Halloween! Here is a list of some of my favorite spooky and/or paranormal reads.

Favorite Spooktacular Paranormal Series:
Experiment in Terror Series – Karina Halle


Darkhouse (Experiment in Terror #1)
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Red Fox (Experiment in Terror #2)

The Benson (Experiment in Terror #2.5)

Dead Sky Morning (Experiment in Terror #3)

Lying Season (Experiment in Terror #4)


On Demon Wings (Experiment in Terror #5)

Old Blood – A Novella (Experiment in Terror #5.5)

The Dex-Files (Experiment in Terror #5.7)

Into the Hollow (Experiment in Terror #6)

And With Madness Comes the Light (Experiment in Terror #6.5)


Come Alive (Experiment in Terror #7)

Ashes to Ashes (Experiment in Terror #8)

Dust to Dust (Experiment in Terror #9)

I simply adore this series by Karina Halle. There were MANY parts were I freaked myself out during the course of reading. I would certainly recommend reading this with a nightlight! In addition to the spooktacular awesomeness of this series, there is also the romance aspect too….aahhhh Dex and Perry! A perfect blend of suspense, creepiness, angst, and romance …and the series is now complete!

 

Favorite Paranormal Romance Series
Ghosts and Reincarnation Series – Kristen Ashley

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Penmort Castle

Sommersgate House

Lacybourne Manor

Fairytale Come Alive
ADORE this book!

Lucky Stars

Everything Kristen Ashley writes is like gold to me…but I was apprehensive of reading her paranormal. I’m really not sure why. But then, I did, and I was like, “WHY DID I WAIT SO LONG!” I loved these books. They do not have to be read in order, but there are mutual side characters in a couple. My favorite in this series is Fairytale Come Alive. If you do not get anything else…GET THIS BOOK.

Favorite YA Paranormal Series
Darkest Powers Trilogy – Kelly Armstrong


The Summoning (Darkest Powers, Book 1)

The Awakening (Darkest Powers, Book 2)

The Reckoning (Darkest Powers)

I read this series a long while back (as in I read the hard cover books!) and I really enjoyed it. There were definitely parts that creeped the shit out of me! I scared myself silly. There is a small romantic element; however, it is a YA, so no straight up sexy time. If you are looking for a book that will give you the willies and has a great story line, this one is for you!

Favorite “Gave Me Goosebumps” Series
Seasons of Deception Series by Adam Kunz


One Tiny Secret

Two Little Lies (Seasons of Deception Book 2)

This one was a fantastic mystery read for me. I found myself scooching in to my husband while sitting on the couch reading it. This series is NA, so there are steamy scenes, but nothing too smutty. I really enjoyed this one!

 

Favorite “Why the Fuck Am I Reading This In The Dark” Book of All Time
The Shining – Stephen King

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“All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy”….enough said. Jeeezus H. This book is a masterpiece of creepiness!

 

Favorite Vampire Series
Twilight Saga – Stephanie Meyer


Twilight (The Twilight Saga Book 1)

New Moon (The Twilight Saga Book 2)

Eclipse (The Twilight Saga Book 3)

Breaking Dawn (The Twilight Saga Book 4)


This series will always hold a special place in my heart. It opened me up to reading again! If you haven’t read it yet, you really need to. It is a fantastic story!

Favorite Underworld/Shadowhunter Series (YA)
The Mortal Instruments Series – Cassandra Clare


City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments Book 1)

City of Ashes (The Mortal Instruments Book 2)

City of Glass (The Mortal Instruments Book 3)


City of Fallen Angels (The Mortal Instruments Book 4)

City of Lost Souls (The Mortal Instruments Book 5)

City of Heavenly Fire (The Mortal Instruments Book 6)

GAH! I loved this series! So much going on…I loved diving into the world of shadowhunters. This is truly an amazing series, if you enjoy books about the underworld, shadowhunters, vampires, warlocks, fae, and demons. It is YA, so again, no straight up smut; but the romance portion of this series is pretty fantastic. I love Jace and Clary!

#1 on My TBR for Paranormal Spookiness
Mara Dryer Trilogy – Michelle Hodkin

 


The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer (The Mara Dyer Trilogy Book 1)

The Evolution of Mara Dyer (The Mara Dyer Trilogy Book 2)

So, I haven’t read this one, but it is HIGH on my TBR for paranormal awesomeness. I have heard amazing things about this series, and I will be reading it very soon!!

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Hi! Ana here!

I don’t want to take over Megan’s post, and I don’t do scary books or even movies, but I have to mention a few of my favorite paranormal series here. As much as I LOVE the Twilight Series, which actually brought back my love for reading, my favorite Vampire Series is tied between The Night Huntress Series by Jeaniene Frost & The Black Dagger Brotherhood by JR Ward.

The Night Huntress Series (series order) features the same couple in each book battling ghosts, ghouls and all sorts of scary shit. It’s sexy, it’s fun, and I absolutely LOVE that series. The Black Dagger Brotherhood (series order) is filled with all kinds of Alpha Vampires who secretly protect humans from another bad race. Each book features a different vampire’s love story.

Another mention is CC Wood’s Bitten Series, Bite Me (my review) & Once Bitten, Twice Shy (my review).  They aren’t really scary, more fun and sexy, but I love them, and a character is modeled after me so they must be mentioned.

Last, I have to mention Karen Marie-Moning’s FEVER series (series order) because these are scary as shit, and totally awesome and sexy books where Fae start taking over the world.

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The sassy ladies of sexy Romantic Comedy serve up some spooky and spicy Halloween fun.

Bewitched by Daisy Prescott
A crush. A love spell. What could go wrong?

Nightmare in Night Court by N.M. Silber
Lusty lawyers meet creepy criminals.

Mystery, Mazto Balls, and Moxie by Z.B. Heller
A mystery weekend gets steamy and stuffed… with food.

Spandex is for Superheros by Ruth Clampett
Beware of the terror of your Halloween costume not fitting.

A Halloween Hook-up by Jennie Marts
A sexy physic and a private eye solve a ghostly murder.

Macabre Magic by L.H. CoswayHalloween, a bet, one spooky magic trick.

Candy, Dentures, and Way Too Much Spandex by R.S. Grey
He stole my heart in between gyrating geriatrics.

Peckers by Liv Morris
A hot cop with handcuffs and a dimpled smile can be frighteningly sexy.

One Little Bite by C.C. Wood
Even the big, bad wolf can fall in love.

Double Dare by Penny Reid
Never play truth or dare with identical twins.

Red Rum by Ashley Pullo
Trick o’ treat, a girl to meet, blood sangria wicked sweet.

Lights Out by Jodie Beau
A single mom, a single dad, a common enemy. Will their feelings come to light on Halloween?

Better The Devil You Know by Belle Aurora
When you know, you know.

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  1. I am going to read the Experiment in Terror Seriesby Karina Halle. They have been on my tbr list for awhile now so this is the perfect time to start! 🙂

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  4. I adore KMM’s fever series. I read it twice. I also love Black Dagger Brotherhood. I recently read tue Night Huntress series and enjoyed it quite a bit. I love Kate Daniels and Mercy Thompson series. I picked up one of Megan’s Kristen Ashley recommendations.

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  7. I’m not much of a scary book reader…back in the day I loved Stephen King. Now, I adored Karina Halle’s EIT!! Thanks for this giveaway!

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  8. Lol!! I always like to go the old standby author – Stephen King!! I love IT and The Stand, I can’t even remember how many times I’ve read them ….. but they still scare the h*ll out of me 😛

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  10. I can honestly say I have never read a “scary” book. From lists above, I did enjoy the Twilight series…

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  16. I don’t much read horror / paranormal books even though I watch a lot of paranormal docs and horror movies (I don’t get scared easily). My favorite so far is Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake and Dark World: Into the Shadows by Kelly Criger & Zak Bagans

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  18. I’m still a big kid at heart so I still read RL Stine’s Goosebumps books lol…now that I have a son it’s my excuse to continue reading them.

    I’m not really into adult horror stories …love horror movies though 🙂

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  19. I don’t think I’ve read a Halloween book. I read more romance than thriller or paranormal.

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  21. Thank you for this spooky giveaway. I do not like horror books at all. I do love vampires and witches and shifters that howl at the moon. I don’t mind suspense and or mystery. Thank you.

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  24. Paranormal…anything paranormal as long as it’s not horror, but then I read those weekly!

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  25. Oh, love Karina Halle´s EiT *shudders* that´s spooky enough for me =)
    Happy Monday!
    //Linda

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  26. I don’t think I’ve read any Halloween books that were scary except for Easy had them dress up and Connections series she dressed up and met River!! Thanks for the chance!!

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  27. I used to be able to read Horror, but no more. I like paranormal romances. That’s about all I can read.

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  28. Hands down Experiment in Terrors series!! I still can’t believe that I started that series a year ago.

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  31. I LOVE Stephen King’s books and on the lighter side, I did enjoy The Sookie Stackhouse series.

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  32. I’ve read a lot of Stephen King’s work most of it from Bag of Bones and before. Never have read anything scary. Reading horror isn’t scary to me. I refuse to watch horror movies of today though. I’ve read a lot of the books you have on your favorite lists.

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  34. Every year, I’ve read Dracula by Bram Stoker and Blood and Gold by Anne Rice. This year, I’ll be reading an erotic retelling of the first, called Dracula: In the Flesh by T.K. Hardin. Highly recommend it!

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  40. Probably one of my most favorite scary reads would be Phantoms by Dean Koontz…super scary to me!

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  46. I live for this time of year and all the great holidays!!! I grew up on scary movies and books. My mom and I loved scary movies and watched them all the time. I then in turn watched them with my kids when they were small. There are really only 2 scary/horror books that ever really gave me a moments pause or two and they were Stephen King’s “It” and “The Hunger” by Whitley Strieber. I still really those two books completely. Thx!

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  47. I LOVED Most of the Sookie Stackhouse Series. (True Blood) (Southern Vampire Series) by Charlaine Harris. I am also looking forward to reading the Black Dagger Brotherhood Series. I have heard it is close to if not the BEST Paranormal Series out there.

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  50. Hmm I think the closes I would get to that would be The Vampire Chronicles by Anne Rice. I’m not into Horror.

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  53. I don’t have a favorite Halloween book, but I do love dark romance books. Thanks for the giveaway!

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  54. I haven’t read any Halloween books. Kristen Proby put out a bonus Halloween scene for Safe With Me and that was great. I can’t wait for Shiver.

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  55. I love the Experiment in Terror series! I still have to read the last 2 books! Thanks for the great list! I’ll have to check some of these other series out.

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  56. Not sure if this counts as a Halloween read, but I absolutely LOVED The Mortal Instrument Series along with The Inferno Devices! 🙂

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  57. I don’t read horror but, I have read the Twilight series and love it and my most recent Paranormal Romance read was the Ruin Series by Lucian Bane.

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  67. I don’t have a specific Halloween read, but I enjoy the Kat & Bones series by Jeaniene Frost. Thanks for the giveaway!

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  68. My favorite Halloween reads are Pet Semetary and It by Stephen King. Thanks for the giveaway!

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  70. When I was a teen, I loved Christopher Pike and R.L. Stine books. Now I tend to go for Stephen King. Especially Salem’s Lot, Pet Cemetery and The Shining. It makes you want to stick them in the freezer when it gets too scary. 😉

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  72. I usually prefer Halloween movies or books – but tis the season, I just might check out a KA paranormal book 🙂

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