A scary book you'd read around a campfire

[poshpenny]

What was that noise? Was that a bear?

Deliverance
The Summer that Melted Everything
Devolution: A Firsthand Account of the Rainier Sasquatch Massacre

[Gina]

How about any Stephen King book?

[Gina]

How about any Stephen King book?

[poshpenny]

Poking around, looking for something spooky


The Tell-Tale Heart
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Roald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories
Skeleton Crew

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
Terrifying Tales to Tell at Night: 10 Scary Stories to Give You Nightmares!
Scary Stories to Tell if You Dare 2

[Lilith]

I'm Thinking of Ending Things
Just finished this, and I think reading this book aloud, in the dark, with just a campfire for light, would be perfect for what the book is trying to accomplish.

[Audrey]

I chose Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark. I wanted a shorter novel/anthology because I imagine literally reading this beside a campfire. I don't picture myself sitting beside a fire for 6+ hours to read a whole book lol

[Alison]

I just downloaded Home Before Dark so my husband and I can read it together...I get scared reading horror books but am somehow weirdly drawn to them for summer reading :0

[Heather L]

For those who’d like a short story (and who may not care for the horror genre), I recommend two I read last week:

* The Watcher by Sheridan le Fanu
* The Werewolf by Clemence Housman

The versions I read were each around 34 pages, something easy to read in one sitting. Both have just the right amount of creepiness, but no gore, and while I liked both, I especially liked the second. Both are available at https://www.gutenberg.org/ .

[Marie]

I am not a big horror fan, so if you're like me, here are a few options:

Stolen by Vivian Vande Velde
Being Dead by Vivian Vande Velde
Both of these are labeled as YA, but if I remember correctly, they read younger. They're both relatively low page count and are fast reads.

I also can strongly recommend Seanan McGuire's ghost stories. Big suicide trigger warning for Dusk or Dark or Dawn or Day, but it is handled respectfully in my opinion.
Dusk or Dark or Dawn or Day by Seanan McGuire
Sparrow Hill Road Seanan McGuire

[Diana]

Anyone looking for more family-friendly type of ghost stories to tell around a campfire might consider any of the old Goosebumps books. They're light enough to not scare the kids, but most still carry just enough of a spook-factor that they would fit the prompt.

[Alicia]

I don’t do scary at all. I chose Conviction bc it is labeled as a thriller but I am not getting any goosebumpy feelings at all. Bummer.