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Of Poseidon by Anna BanksThe Little Mermaid by Hans Christian AndersenForgive My Fins by Tera Lynn ChildsIngo by Helen DunmoreRising by Holly Kelly
Best mermaid books
440 books — 955 voters
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley JacksonThe Shining by Stephen KingHell House by Richard MathesonThe Amityville Horror by Jay AnsonThe Woman in Black by Susan Hill
Haunted Houses
610 books — 613 voters

City of Bones by Cassandra ClareClockwork Angel by Cassandra ClareHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Twilight Saga by Stephenie MeyerHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
Werewolves, Vampires, Angels, Faeries, and Ghosts! OH MY!
837 books — 602 voters
The Woman in Black by Susan HillThe Thirteenth Tale by Diane SetterfieldThe Haunting of Maddy Clare by Simone St. JamesThe Little Stranger by Sarah WatersThis House Is Haunted by John Boyne
Historical Ghost Fiction
231 books — 348 voters

Coraline by Neil GaimanThe Graveyard Book by Neil GaimanA Monster Calls by Patrick NessDoll Bones by Holly BlackThe Last Hope in Hopetown by Maria Tureaud
Spooky Middle Grade Reads
391 books — 265 voters
THE ECHOING GUN by Yasmin ChinoyCOAST TO COAST PARANORMAL INVESTIGATION by Carolyn BennettParrish by Shannen Crane CampCoast to Coast Paranormal Investigations by Carolyn BennettLoose Ends by Terri Reid
Paranormal must reads.
111 books — 196 voters

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom RiggsAnna Dressed in Blood by Kendare BlakeAsylum by Madeleine RouxThe Diviners by Libba BrayBad Girls Don't Die by Katie Alender
Young Adult Horror: Ghosts
146 books — 191 voters
Spirit of the Knight by Debbie PetersonSpirit of the Rebellion by Debbie PetersonSpirit of the Revolution by Debbie PetersonLove You to Death by Meg CabotHigh Stakes by Meg Cabot
Ghostly Romance
150 books — 127 voters

Written in Red by Anne BishopSkinwalker by Faith HunterMoon Called by Patricia BriggsCry Wolf by Patricia BriggsBitten by Kelley Armstrong
Monster Is Only in the Eye of the Beholder: Paranormal Xenofiction
220 books — 125 voters
The Reckoning by Kelley ArmstrongThe Summoning by Kelley ArmstrongThe Ghost and the Goth by Stacey KadeThe Awakening by Kelley ArmstrongA Haunting at Hawthorn by Gail Grant Park
I See Dead People
182 books — 113 voters

The Raven Boys by Maggie StiefvaterThe Dream Thieves by Maggie StiefvaterThe Casquette Girls by Alys ArdenBeautiful Creatures by Kami GarciaCompulsion by Martina Boone
Southern Paranormal YAs
102 books — 109 voters
Empress of All Seasons by Emiko JeanRed Winter by Annette MarieShadow of the Fox by Julie KagawaKamisama Kiss, Vol. 1 by Julietta SuzukiImmortal Fire by Annette Marie
Fiction Novels Featuring Yokai
97 books — 100 voters

Witch in Disguise by Karen McSpadeA Haunting at Hawthorn by Gail Grant ParkThe Body in Brú na Bóinne by Gail Grant ParkWe Are Shadows by Gail Grant ParkGrimdark by Shannon Morgan
Top Paranormal Books to Read
75 books — 94 voters
A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba BrayClockwork Angel by Cassandra ClareClockwork Princess by Cassandra ClareClockwork Prince by Cassandra ClareRebel Angels by Libba Bray
Victorian Paranormal YAs
143 books — 81 voters

The Diviners by Libba BrayA Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba BrayJus Breathe by B. Lynn CarterGrave Mercy by Robin LaFeversRebel Angels by Libba Bray
YA Paranormal Historical Fiction
119 books — 79 voters
The Séance by John HarwoodAffinity by Sarah WatersThings Half in Shadow by Alan FinnThe House of Velvet and Glass by Katherine HoweThe Diviners by Libba Bray
Victorian Spiritualism Fiction
132 books — 79 voters

The Cider House Rules by John IrvingThe Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan PoeThe Master and Margarita by Mikhail BulgakovDandelion Wine by Ray BradburyA Moveable Feast by Ernest Hemingway
Cheers!
285 books — 78 voters
Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare BlakeMina and the Undead by Amy McCawAshwood by C.J. MalarskyGirl of Nightmares by Kendare BlakeThe Vanishing Game by Kate Kae Myers
YA Haunted Houses
124 books — 78 voters

The Casquette Girls by Alys ArdenMina and the Undead by Amy McCawThe Beautiful by Renée AhdiehRuined by Paula MorrisLocked In Time by Lois Duncan
Paranormal YA set in Louisiana
64 books — 69 voters
The Graveyard Book by Neil GaimanMina and the Undead by Amy McCawWait Till Helen Comes by Mary Downing HahnRuined by Paula MorrisThe Legend of Decimus Croome by Kevin Purdy
YA & Middle Grade Graveyards
136 books — 64 voters

A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba BrayStalking Jack the Ripper by Kerri ManiscalcoJus Breathe by B. Lynn CarterThe Madman's Daughter by Megan ShepherdThis Dark Endeavor by Kenneth Oppel
YA Gothic Historical Fiction
72 books — 63 voters
The Wakeful Wanderer's Guide to New New England & Beyond by Jim InfantinoBooke of the Hidden by Jeri WestersonThe Physick Book of Deliverance Dane by Katherine HowePractical Magic by Alice HoffmanConversion by Katherine Howe
Fall, Halloween, New England Fiction
31 books — 38 voters

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom RiggsAnna Dressed in Blood by Kendare BlakeAsylum by Madeleine RouxInsanity by Susan VaughtHollow City by Ransom Riggs
YA Ghostly Covers
66 books — 36 voters
The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston LerouxStage Fright by Wendy ParrisThe Year of Shadows by Claire LegrandPhantom of the Auditorium by R.L. StineMaskerade by Terry Pratchett
Haunted Theaters
60 books — 32 voters

Uncle Montague's Tales of Terror by Chris PriestleyTales of Terror from the Black Ship by Chris PriestleyTales of Terror from the Tunnel's Mouth by Chris PriestleyThe Ghost of Crutchfield Hall by Mary Downing HahnA Drowned Maiden's Hair by Laura Amy Schlitz
Middle Grade Historical Ghost Fiction
34 books — 16 voters
Cork Dork by Bianca BoskerMatt Kramer on Wine by Matt KramerStalin's Wine Cellar by John BakerThe Botanist and the Vintner by Christy CampbellMuck and Merlot by Tom Doorley
Sommelier Book Club
43 books — 12 voters

Charmed Life by Diana Wynne JonesTrinkets and Charms by Eleanor Rose StandleyThe Charms of Harms by Daniil KharmsThe Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper by Phaedra PatrickSacrifice by Helyn Dunn
Hidden Charms
96 books — 10 voters
In the Shadow of Blackbirds by Cat WintersThe Seer of Shadows by AviAffinity by Sarah WatersPicture the Dead by Adele GriffinThe Haunting of L by Howard Norman
Spirit Photography
25 books — 8 voters

When the Reckoning Comes by LaTanya McQueenRedemption by Regina M. JosephCherish Farrah by Bethany C. MorrowThe Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila HarrisBlack Candle Women by Diane Marie Brown
If You Loved The Film Get Out, You'll Love These: Black Southern Gothics by African-Americans
6 books — 6 voters
Talking to the Spirits by Kenaz Filan
Best non-fiction for non-Wiccan pagans/polytheists
1 book — 1 voter

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