Halloween is fast-approaching, so what better way to get into the spirit 👻 than with some Haunted House reads! Grab your flashlights and EMF detectors and join the Nerds as they give you a guide to books about haunted houses.

Titles mentioned in this episode:

Emma’s Titles:  

1. Starling House by Alix E Harrow  
2. Home Before Dark by Riley Sager 
3. The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters 
4. Just Like Home by Sarah Gailey  
5. The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe 
6. Charnel House by Graham Masterton 
7. Nothing But Blackened Teeth by Cassandra Khaw 

Joe’s Titles 

1. White is for Witching by Helen Oyeyemi 
2. A House with Good Bones by T. Kingfisher 
3. The Grownup by Gillian Flynn 
4. The Night House by Jo Nesbo 
5. The Broken Girls by Simone St. James 
6. Let Him In by William Friend 
7. The Handyman Method by Nick Cutter 
8. Spirit Hunters by Ellen Oh

Readers can sample and borrow the titles mentioned in today’s episode on OverDrive.com or in Libby. Library friends can shop these titles in OverDrive Marketplace.

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