Two Horror Authors on the Scary Books You Should Be Reading

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The Book Review

Halloween is just around the corner, so we turned to two great horror authors — Joe Hill and Stephen Graham Jones — for their recommendations of books to read this season.

Books discussed:

  • "Mean Spirited," by Nick Roberts
  • "Maeve Fly," by CJ Leede
  • "Come Closer," by Sara Gran
  • "It," by Stephen King
  • "Experimental Film," by Gemma Files
  • "A Head Full of Ghosts," by Paul Tremblay
  • "Lost Man's Lane," by Scott Carson
  • "Fever House," by Keith Rosson
  • "The Devil by Name," by Keith Rosson
  • "The Reformatory," by Tananarive Due

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