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Created by Veronica - Updated on April 12th 2022

Creepy crawly reads that may or may not keep you awake at night. 

The girl from Widow Hills : a novel

Miranda, Megan, author.

From the Publisher

"From the New York Times bestselling author of "The Last House Guest"--a Reese's Book Club pick--comes a riveting new novel of psychological suspense about a young woman plagued by night terrors after a childhood trauma who wakes one evening to find a corpse at her feet"-- Provided by publisher.

My Thoughts

I love reads that keep me guessing the entire time. This was one of them.

The cabinet of curiosities Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child.

Preston, Douglas J.

From the Publisher

In an ancient tunnel underneath New York City a charnel house is discovered. Inside are thirty-six bodies all murdered and mutilated more than a century ago. While FBI agent Pendergast investigates the old crimes, identical killings start to terrorize the city. The nightmare has begun. Again.

My Thoughts

I loved the combination of history and thriller in this book. It kept me guessing and making the wrong predictions until the end.

Pretty little wife : a novel

Kane, Darby, author.

From the Publisher

"Lila Ridgefield lives in an idyllic college town, but not everything is what it seems. Lila isn't what she seems. A student vanished months ago. Now, Lila's husband, Aaron, is also missing. At first these cases are treated as horrible coincidences until it's discovered the student is really the third of three unexplained disappearances over the last few years. The police are desperate to find the connection, if there even is one. Little do they know they might be stumbling over only part of...

My Thoughts

I couldn't put my finger on who I thought was responsible until it was right in front of me.

Home before dark : a novel

Sager, Riley, author.

From the Publisher

"In the latest thriller from New York Times bestseller Riley Sager, a woman returns to the house made famous by her father's bestselling horror memoir. Is the place really haunted by evil forces, as her father claimed? Or are there more earthbound-and dangerous-secrets hidden within its walls?"-- Provided by publisher.

My Thoughts

I loved this book. It gave me "Haunting of Hill House" vibes the whole time, and it painted amazing imagery the entire time.

Imaginary friend

Chbosky, Stephen, author.

From the Publisher

Christopher is seven years old. Christopher is the new kid in town. Christopher has an imaginary friend. The epic work of literary horror from the #1 bestselling author of THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER. We can swallow our fear or let our fear swallow us. Single mother Kate Reese is on the run. Determined to improve life for her and her son, she flees an abusive relationship in the middle of the night with Christopher at her side. Together, they find themselves drawn to the tight-knit...

My Thoughts

Cue all of the creepy crawly feelings from this book.

Cruel and unusual

Cornwell, Patricia Daniels.

From the Publisher

"A thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Patricia Cornwell featuring medical examiner Kay Scarpetta. "Killing me won't kill the beast" are the last words of rapist-murderer Ronnie Joe Waddell, written four days before his execution. But they can't explain how medical examiner Dr. Kay Scarpetta finds Waddell's fingerprints on another crime scene--after she'd performed his autopsy. If this is some sort of game, Scarpetta seems to be the target. And if the next victim is someone she...

The lost village

Sten, Camilla, 1992- author.

From the Publisher

"Documentary filmmaker Alice Lindstedt has been obsessed with the vanishing residents of the old mining town, dubbed "The Lost Village," since she was a little girl. In 1959, her grandmother's entire family disappeared in this mysterious tragedy, and ever since, the unanswered questions surrounding the only two people who were left--a woman stoned to death in the town center and an abandoned newborn--have plagued her. She's gathered a small crew of friends in the remote village to make a film...

The maidens

Michaelides, Alex, 1977- author.

From the Publisher

"Edward Fosca is a murderer--of this Mariana is certain. But Fosca is untouchable. A handsome and charismatic Greek tragedy professor at Cambridge University, Fosca is adored by staff and students alike--particularly by the members of a secret society of female students known as The Maidens. Mariana Andros is a brilliant but troubled group therapist who becomes fixated on The Maidens when one member, a friend of Mariana's niece Zoe, is found murdered in Cambridge. Mariana, who was once herself...

My Thoughts

I love stories that make me gasp and say "wait what?!" at the plot twist. This is one of those stories!

Ariadne

Saint, Jennifer, author.

From the Publisher

"Ariadne, Princess of Crete, grows up greeting the dawn from her beautiful dancing floor and listening to her nursemaid's stories of gods and heroes. But beneath her golden palace echo the ever-present hoofbeats of her brother, the Minotaur, a monster who demands blood sacrifice every year. When Theseus, Prince of Athens, arrives to vanquish the beast, Ariadne sees in his green eyes not a threat but an escape. Defying the gods, betraying her family and country, and risking everything for love,...

My Thoughts

Not so much as a scary book, but I adore the Greek mythology in this. If you know anything about Greek mythology, you know that there are some scary elements in it.

When the stars go dark : a novel

McLain, Paula, author.

From the Publisher

"Anna Hart is a seasoned missing persons detective in San Francisco with far too much knowledge of the darkest side of human nature. When unspeakable tragedy strikes her personal life, Anna, desperate and numb, flees to the Northern California village of Mendocino. She spent summers there as a child with her beloved grandparents, and now she believes it might be the only place left for her to heal. Yet the day she arrives, she learns a local teenage girl has gone missing. Anna is in no...

My Thoughts

This was one story that I could not put down.

A flicker in the dark

Willingham, Stacy, author.

From the Publisher

"From debut author Stacy Willingham comes a masterfully done, lyrical thriller, certain to be the launch of an amazing career. A Flicker in the Dark is eerily compelling to the very last page. When Chloe Davis was twelve, six teenage girls went missing in her small Louisiana town. By the end of the summer, her own father had confessed to the crimes and was put away for life, leaving Chloe and the rest of her family to grapple with the truth and try to move forward while dealing with the...

My Thoughts

As soon as I thought I had it pinned down, I realized I was very mistaken. Such a great read.