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But perhaps, this isn’t that time.

And bonus: Many of these books have been adapted into TV series or movies.

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So go ahead and compare and contrast once you’ve finished both.

There’s much more to the book than you’ve seen in Stanley Kubrick’s seminal horror flick.)

But one girlKirby Mazrachisurvives, and makes it her mission to track down and stop the murders.

I’ll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara

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Once you’re done with the book, check out the series on Apple TV to complete the experience.

(And with murderous fellow students constantly trying to take a literal stab at you.)

Months later, you’ll still be puzzling out what really happened.

The Shining By Stephen King

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At Camp Emerson two children of the summer camp’s owners disappear more than a decade apart.

This twisting and utterly unique read will have you entranced with every map, diagram, and footnote.

Good luck getting to sleep after even a few pages of this horror classic.

Final Girl Support Group

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And they find much more than they bargained for.

But what they discover is way more terrifying than trying to assemble their cost-efficient Kjerring bookshelves.

Be prepared to be horrified.

The Shining Girls, by Lauren Beukes

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So what happens when your childhood home might be haunted by something sinister?

That’s the predicament in this top-rated tale.

Will she solve the crime and erase the name of the alleged killeror become a victim herself?

Mother-Daughter Murder Night

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(This one has a Netflix series based on it, too!)

The gang gets back together decades after solving a mystery, once they discover they had the wrong guy.

But when Hetty leaves in search of her missing friend, she uncovers there’s more to the story.

Murder Your Employer: The McMasters Guide to Homicide

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Fall books - The Secret History donna tartt

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Bunny by Mona Awad

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The God of the Woods

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House of Leaves, by Mark Z. Danielewski

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It, by Stephen King

It, by Stephen King.

The Haunting of Hill House, by Shirley Jackson

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Horrorstor by Grady Hendrix

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A House With Good Bones

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A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder

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Meddling Kids

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The Silent Companions

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Wilder Girls

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The Other Black Girl

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